http://conservationpros.com/blog - The Efficiency Experts Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:41:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At long last, there’s a set of comprehensive guidelines for Green Remodeling projects!  REGREEN, developed by the United States Green Building Council and the American Society of Interior Designers’ Foundation, is available as a free download from REGREENProgram.org. REGREEN is an amazingly rich resource for builders, homeowners, designers, architects, remodelers, and ... http://conservationpros.com/blog/2008/08/20/regreen-has-graced-us-at-last/ Conservation Pros is pleased to announce their Spring 2008 Cellulose Insulation Discount for Asheville and the rest of Western North Carolina! For the month of April only we’re holding a Monster Cellulose Insulation Sale… 15% off any and all cellulose attic insulation jobs! We want to get your attic insulated before it becomes ... http://conservationpros.com/blog/2008/08/20/huge-cellulose-insulation-sale-april-2008-only/ Remember those heady days when anyone with a 600 credit score and a remote control could nurse their dreams of becoming the next Donald Trump? They’re gone. Remember that market run-up when you couldn’t build them fast enough? Gone. It’s no longer speculation. According to the National Association of Home Builders, new-home sales dropped 29 ... http://conservationpros.com/blog/2008/08/20/green-remodels-bucking-the-downward-trend/ Here’s a sobering statistic; the average American household spends about $3,000 each year to heat, cool and power a home.  That means that, over the next decade, assuming energy prices remain fixed at current rates, you’ll spend thirty thousand dollars on electricity.  And that’s not even the sobering part!  According ... http://conservationpros.com/blog/2008/08/20/save-energy-save-real-cash/ There’s a huge amount of money to be made in convincing home and business owners that their windows are horribly wasteful and in dire need of replacement.  HUGE!   The collateral damage of this sales tactic is that, now, everyone without twenty grand to spend on this year’s Super-Vinyl-Low-E-Ultimate-Replacement-Windows thinks themselves left ... http://conservationpros.com/blog/2008/08/20/how-can-i-possibly-go-%e2%80%9cgreen%e2%80%9d-with-leaky-windows-and-doors/ Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! http://conservationpros.com/blog/2008/08/20/hello-world/