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Storm Windows

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Aluminum storm windows are your best bet to not only save heat but protect your original windows from the elements. Protecting your window with a storm window also defers window maintenance. The secret to energy savings is to have storm windows with Low E glass. This is something that the older storm windows do not [...]

Interior Storm Windows

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What are Interior Storm Windows and why would anyone want to use them? Windows are the most important character defining feature of a home. Why hide them behind a storm window? With interior storm windows your beautiful original windows can shine in all their glory and still get the benefits of insulation and noise reduction. [...]

Insulating Old Homes – Is Yours Toxic?

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Insulating old homes can be toxic and shorten the life of your old home. Be Green! Save energy by insulating old homes! New high energy products are being pushed on homeowners everywhere you look. But what effect do these products have on our health? How can something so toxic be considered Green? Insulating old homes, [...]

Conserving Energy in Historic Buildings

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The National Park Service – Department of Interior, provides a Technical Preservation Service. Writers working under contract with the federal government have assembled more than 40 booklets designed to help owners and developers of historic buildings recognize and resolve common preservation and repair problems.   Preservation Brief #3 – Conserving Energy in Historic Buildings has […]