You can think of a home energy audit as your home’s energy efficiency check-up. We use diagnostic tools like a blower door test, manometer (a pressure-measuring gauge), smoke sticks, and thermal imaging cameras to see where your home’s energy efficiency could be...
Several months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we purchased a retired shuttle bus from a government auction. We wanted a way to travel while still following the CDC guidelines on safe social distancing. Before deciding on the eleven-passenger shuttle bus, we...
We are always looking for ways to live more sustainably. There are numerous ways to reduce our carbon footprints, specifically the amount of plastic waste we produce in our everyday lives. Here we will...
We had a lot of rain this past summer and we’re seeing a lot of crawlspaces that are still wet. And this is the time of year when the dryer wintertime air should have absorbed the excess moisture from the torrential rain we experienced over the summer. So if you...
It’s that time of year again. Cold nights and cooler temps during the day. New River Valley area residents are remembering the arctic freeze that took place last winter and thinking about preparations needed to prepare for the winter to come. Yes, this is our...
Composting for a Smaller Ecological Footprint Composting your food waste has numerous benefits. Besides reducing greenhouse gas emissions, saving water, reducing stormwater pollution, and conserving...