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Home show turns on star power
TODAY is the first day of the BC Home & Garden Show and this year promises to be one of the best years for star power on the HGTV Main Stage.
Retailers offer incentives to make wise choices during Power Smart Month
B.C. Hydro is partnering with Ladner and Tsawwassen retailers to offer incentives for the purchase of energy-efficient products during October, Power Smart Month.
Energy efficiency can lead to healthier living
Are you trying to live a healthier lifestyle? Are you trying to make healthy living choices for you and your family? Are you eating a balanced diet? Are you getting enough exercise?
Going out of town? Unplug and save money
Planning a vacation this summer or even a small getaway trip over a long weekend?
Consider 'heart and lungs' of your new home
With interest rates at all time lows, and given the compelling and encouraging trend toward energy efficiency and green products in the new homebuilding market, there really has never been a better time to buy a brand new home.
Five ways to reduce your air conditioning bill
(NC)-While many of us long for the hot days of summer, we don't look forward to the high electricity bill that comes with increased use of air conditioning. Here are a few things you can do to keep those air conditioning costs under control:
Make your home efficient
Are you trying to live a healthier lifestyle and make better choices for you and your family?
Reduce your air conditioning bills
- Keep your blinds closed and the heat out. Using window blinds or shades can block up to 65% of the heat that would otherwise come in through your windows.
Tips for building an energy efficient home
Today, many Canadians are buying, renovating, and building homes that take their family's health and comfort into consideration. For example, with initiatives like the R-2000 Standard and ENERGY STAR for New Homes, you can work with your builder to incorporate energy efficiency upgrades into your home before it's built, to ensure that the upgrades you choose reflect your family's lifestyle.
Insist on energy efficiency
Are you trying to live a healthier lifestyle and make better choices for you and your family? Are you eating a balanced diet and getting enough exercise? Even with our increased awareness of healthier living, it can be difficult to always make the best and most efficient choices.
Golf course getting smarter
A Langley golf course has gone through a program to help it cut costs and carbon emissions at the same time.
Here are some little energy-saving tips
- Electronic devices continue to consume "phantom" or standby power even when not being used, adding five to 10 per cent to your energy bill. Culprits include televisions and home theatre systems, computers (including monitors and printers), cellphone and other chargers and game consoles.
How to corral the energy hogs
Yes, little things do add up to big things when it comes to energy conservation. Here are some little energy-saving tips.
It's easy being green with small changes
January is done - and with it may go all those good intentions to make positive changes this year.
Switch your lights & save
I f you're using lights to decorate during the holiday season, make the switch to LED (light emitting diode) holiday lights. LEDs have been rapidly improving in quality and efficiency. They are now the norm in bicycle lights, many new flashlights, and holiday string lights. LEDs have a long life (30,000 to 50,000 hours), and, unlike CFLs and other fluorescents, they don't use mercury vapour.
Our tax dollars pay for carbon neutrality
"Public institutions such as schools and hospitals spent $18.2 million last year buying carbon offsets to compensate for greenhouse gas emissions - money that subsidized energy efficiency programs of big industry rather than being reinvested in energy projects within the public sector."
In the market?
Purchasing a home involves making many decisions. How many bedrooms do you need? What neighbourhood do you want to live in? Should it be previously owned, brand new or custom-built?
