Category Archives: Efficiency

Knobbers, knockers, and counter intelligence…

This is some rock, isn’t it?  I stumbled upon this one at the Madison Area Builder’s Association Home Products Show last weekend.  It’s actually a counter top, but doesn’t it look 3D?  Very cool. I’m not exactly sure what kind of rock it is either…  In fact, neither was the guy trying to sell it to me.  The sign on… (more…)

Yearly trek to the home show

I went to the home show this weekend.  I love the home show.  Last year when we went, we found our architect, Bouril Design Studio.  This year, we were on a mission to find and research insulation options and windows.  But, wandering around the maze of vendors, I found myself chatting with the radiant heat guys, the geothermal guys, and… (more…)

Green, Efficiency, Carbon Footprint, & Health…

Wow, how’s that for a title.  Let Google crawl all over that one. I consider myself to be relatively green, concerned with efficiency, pretty well informed & educated, and often indecisive.  It turns out, this is a dangerous combination.  Let me ‘splain. Being ‘green‘ means taking care of the environment – reduce, reuse, recycle – taking steps to reduce your… (more…)

Hard work ain’t easy…

Our den sits above a crawl space that is completely insulated.  It’s nice and warm in there.  Our den on the other hand, is not so nice and warm.  In an attempt to warm up the den, Eric climbed into the crawl space to size up the air ducts for insulation. Hope your home improvements are this comfortable! You might… (more…)