If you have a question regarding your home or commercial building we will be more than happy to have our technical representative recommend the proper materials and procedures for your situation. Use our Feedback form and tell us a little about, where your building is located, the type of construction and the materials on the interior and exterior walls.

Eichler homes were built at a time when energy was cheap (monthly utility bills of $10!), and few people gave any thought to conservation. In the '50s, many experts predicted that nuclear power would create electricity that would be "too cheap to meter". We all know that didn't happen. Nowadays energy conservation is critical, and Eichlers clearly fail in that area. Fortunately, their insulation deficiencies can be addressed.

The first stop is your thermostat - setting it back ten degrees over an eight-hour period can lower your heating costs by 10 percent. Another good option is to add more attic insulation; upgrading from three inches to 12 inches can reduce your heating costs by 20 percent. Weatherizing is also important - sealing up those drafty holes and cracks can help you save another 10-15 percent.

More and more people want to know how they can save money and cut down on their heating and water heating costs. We can design a combination solar system that will provide your domestic hot water and possibly heat your swimming pool and home. In the winter, the system will simply assist the furnace in heating the home. It must be noted that such systems require a larger number of collectors and storage capacity for the hot water to draw from.

The first step is to ensure your home is adequately insulated – an uninsulated house will be more expensive to heat as over 70% of heat will escape through your ceiling, walls and floors. Other steps you can take are as follows: Heat only those areas in use at any one time. Close these areas off and keep windows and doors closed. Draught-proof your home – seal gaps around external doors, unused chimneys and windows, and any visible cracks.

Answer: The largest bandwidth consuming applications have proven to file-sharing as well as on-line streaming media. File-sharing Programs such as Kazaa, BitTorrent, Limewire, and Bearshare (to name a few) are the more popular programs. We suggest you follow these procedures to prevent unnecessary bandwidth usages. Disable all music sharing and shut down file shares, or even uninstall the programs.

Some gas and electric utilities offer credit extensions, deferred payment plans, or other payment plans to eligible customers. Contact your utility company to see which plan would work best for your household. In addition, consumers may be able to establish a bill payment plan with their heating fuels dealer. This plan allows customers to spread their bill payments over a 12-month period, allowing you to pay a balanced amount each month.

Call your NOCO Pro and have your tank filled in late summer or early fall as prices tend to be lower.

Many drives feature a "reduce current at standstill" command or jumper. THis reduces current when the motor is at rest without position loss.

Instead of adding more insulation, you should consider adding a radiant barrier system. This will have a greater effect on your cooling bills because it reflects heat away from the attic before it can reach the insulation and ceiling below. Without a radiant barrier, your roof radiates solar-generated heat to the insulation and, if they are mounted in the attic, your air conditioning ducts below it.

One of the best ways to do this is to be conservative about water use, and to install a water-efficient toilet - they can use as little as 1/10 th the amount of water per flush that a regular toilet does.

Customers can log onto www.delmarva.com and use Energy Know-How Solutions, our online, interactive energy management system. It is free of charge to all our customers. They can also download copies of 85 Ways to Save Money and Energy, which is full of low-cost or no-cost measures that will help customers, cut their energy use without reducing the comfort of their home environment. Pepco will also mail a copy of the brochure to any customer who requests one.

DSS offers a Crisis Intervention Program and the Low Income Energy Assistance Program to help with heating and cooling crises. Contact DSS at 336-372-2411 for more information. Additional resources include the Solid Rock Ministries (336-372-5959) administered through Alleghany Cares.

In 2005, nearly 58 percent of all households (residential sector) used natural gas as their primary heating fuel accounting for about 22 percent of total natural gas consumed in the United States.

Answer: Surgical sterilization (spay/neuter) is completely effective and widely available in most areas of the U.S. The best contribution the public can make is to spay/neuter all cats and dogs—owned, stray, and feral. Cats and dogs can become pregnant far earlier than most people realize. Never allow “just one litter.

STEVE: "Not likely. Induction heating is a very effective, efficient means of heating. Most of our customers who are switching to induction for the first time see their utility bills go down." EXAMPLE

It all depends but you can expect to save about 75% of the heat that would otherwise escape from the roof which might translate to a 10 to 40% saving on your heating bills. You will notice a big difference to the comfort of your home in winter due to the excellent roof insulation. Roof insulation has a payback typically between 3 to 10 years depending on the current thermal efficiency of your home.

Yes! Windows are one of the most important aspects of regulating home temperatures. Most windows in older homes were designed when energy was cheap and new energy efficient materials were unknown. Today's newer energy efficient windows are designed with overall thermal efficiency in mind; keeping the heat in and the cold out. Typically, an older home can lose up to 50 percent of its energy heat through leaky, drafty windows and doors.

During the cold winter months, tint greatly improves heat retention within a room’s interior. With energy costs escalating, retro-fitting window film to existing glass is a valuable investment for commercial and residential owners. Northeast Tint will consult with you to choose just the right film to fit your needs