The Department of Energy recently announced that it has awarded nearly $120 million to 120 companies to drive innovation for weatherization projects. This funding is not limited to traditional government-funded weatherization programs, but also goes out to private and non-profit companies, including select Habitat for Humanity chapters. ... (read more)

Homeowners are looking for ways to improve their energy bills and make their home a little greener. One important first step in that process is evaluation through a home energy audit. Remodelers and contractors looking to get into the home performance arena have some resources they can use ... (read more)

The old adage that everything’s bigger in Texas doesn’t extend to the power bill for one Fort Worth home. ... (read more)

If you’ve had to climb up into your attic lately, you know how summer heat can build up in that space. Attic venting and air circulation is important for releasing built up heat and moisture, and in this brutal August weather better attic ventilation can help cool your whole house and lower energy costs for running your AC. ... (read more)

A student in the United Kingdom has designed a system that converts the kinetic energy created by falling wastewater in multi-level buildings to usable electrical energy. ... (read more)

Duke Energy out of North Carolina has teamed up with City of San Antonio-owned CPS Energy and juwi solar Inc. to create the Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute, housed on the campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). The institute will include the 14-megawatt Blue Wing Solar Project which broke ground in April with plans to be operational by the end of the year. ... (read more)

We’re only in July and it’s already been a long, hot summer—nothing new for Southern states like Louisiana. So now is the time to gauge how homes built during the cooler months are going to stand up against humidity and brutal triple-digit temperatures. ... (read more)

You have finally replaced your ancient air conditioner or your Buick of a refrigerator or just need to get rid of that enormous CRT television.  Sure you have found some places, like McCoy’s, that recycle old cell phone batteries, but how do you recycle old appliances? ... (read more)

Radiant barrier is increasingly popular in the Sunbelt region of the United States as a method of reducing attic temperatures and therefore heat gain for your entire house. It helps your insulation work harder by cutting the amount of heat that reaches your attic by reflecting solar heat. But radiant barrier placed between layers with no air gap could actually work against you. ... (read more)

Are you trying for an energy efficient tax credit by adding insulation this year? Whether you’re adding insulation to your attic yourself or having someone doing the work for you, you should know the steps to properly insulate and what to expect during the job. ... (read more)