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A good referral is always a good thing!

Thank you and I have told my friends to call PSE and look at your company for similar tests! We have purchased a new fridge, very energy efficient and Al is looking at providing us a water heater too. Along

What’s the best temperature to set my hot water baseboard heating to when I leave the house?

With hot water baseboard heating, is it better to keep the heat at 60+ degrees when you leave the house so it doesn’t take as much energy to heat the house up to 65+ degrees? What we have been doing

Green energy alone won’t save the earth – social change is also needed

The most popular techno-fix for global warming is green energy. If energy companies would only deploy wind, hydro, solar, geothermal or nuclear, then emission-intensive fossil fuels will eventually disappear. But will that actually work? A new study by Richard York

Are there lenders and appraisers who focus on green homes?

I recently had solar panels installed on our California home to boost the value to refinance. We got an appraisal from Wells Fargo, but the appraiser had no experience with solar panels, so the value was ridiculously low. Therefore, we

They said ventilation in attics is a thing of the past

If these insulation companies are suggesting spraying foam over the bottom of the roof and rafters, then they are correct. Once the underside of your roof is covered with spray foam, it becomes a part of the inside of your

13-Year-Old Makes Solar Power Breakthrough

While most 13-year-olds spend their free time playing video games or cruising Facebook, one 7th grader was trekking through the woods uncovering a mystery of science. After studying how trees branch in a very specific way, Aidan Dwyer created a

How should I add insulation to my 87 year old house?

My house has no insulation. It is brick on the first floor and wood on the second floor. The inside walls are lathe with expanded metal and cement plaster on top Hi Maria, That is a great question with a

An Ahh-Haa Moment: Our April Green Biz Interview with Clean Conscience

For Corie and Jerry Thornton, being green is a holistic pursuit. With their reusable bags designed to help you avoid disposables when you go shopping, they’ve also created a business that uses recycled materials for its made-in-the-USA manufacturing. “We are

Game of homes

Energy Battle is a new game that may be the solution to training a younger generation to save energy at home. It was developed by graduate students at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. The gaming behavior learned

Habitat for Humanity Builds a LEED Platinum Home

At $175,000, this extremely energy-efficient house, built by Habitat for Humanity and designed by Building Science Corporation, may be the most affordable LEED Platinum home in the country. in this video Architect Betsy Pettit gives an overview of the important

Private Investments Exceed $3 Trillion in Green Economy

Ethical Markets Media released their >2012 Green Transition Scoreboard®, which tracked private sector investments since 2007 in green companies and technologies globally. The global report finds Asia, Europe and Latin America catching up with the USA in total non-government investments

Anders and Sarah Miller

Thanks to the crew at Revolution Green Power for all the hard work you put into our house. From the initial energy audit, all the way through the completion of the job, your whole crew has been great to work