Jul 30, 2014 |
How many electronic devices do you have in your home? If you’re like most Americans, you’ve got a growing collection of smartphones, flat screen TVs, laptops, e-readers and other electronic goodies crowding your outlets for charging space. And with...
Jul 22, 2014 |
If you live in Hawaii, we’ll bet that you don’t spend your days filled with regret about making your home in paradise. But if you saw the average homeowner’s electricity bill on the Big Island, you might think twice. Hawaiian residents pay $0.37 per...
Jul 18, 2014 |
Earlier this year, we wrote a post about why a single-zone heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system will never keep your home comfortable. These systems don’t have the dynamic monitoring and control of ecovent, so they’re bound to over-heat...
Jul 14, 2014 |
If you’ve ever looked into your attic, you may know that ductwork can be a total mess. That’s a shame because all that tubing is the only way to get conditioned air from your A/C unit to every room of your home. As a general rule, the more ductwork that...
Jul 9, 2014 |
Air conditioning use is on the rise in the United States—in a big way. Nearly 100 million homes now have air conditioning of some kind, and the majority of them—some 72 million—use central A/C, rather than window units or other standalone air conditioners. Using data...