Energy Conservation Category
New Anderson Riverfront for Sale
December 3rd, 2009
By Ross Domke
There is a newly constructed home for sale on the river.
If you’re a local, you realize what an oddity this is; all the best riverfront property was snapped up 30 or more years ago and has been either wasting away or developing well out of reach. Also: new construction.
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The Year Santa Wore Green
October 29th, 2009
By Ross Domke
There are a variety of ways to make your home a little more green and a little less red (or blue) this season. Not only will these tips reduce your carbon footprint and buy you some good karma, they just might be the best thing to shake up your usual holiday routine.
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The Giddy Transition
October 1st, 2009
By Ross Domke
The fact that we defend our hot little town doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate a good autumn when it starts to edge its way in. In fact, we get downright gleeful. The first day the mercury fails to climb past 90 is the day scarves and pumpkins and galoshes appear. We love fall here in Shasta County, because we have the trees to show it off. While you’re plotting your Halloween costume, knitting new scarves, and stocking up on hearty soups, here are things you should do around your home to ensure the best transition from hot to cold.
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Apple Launches Construction Firm
May 12th, 2009
By Ross Domke
Actually, That Headline is a Total Lie
But there really is a thing called the ‘I-Home’, and yes it comes in white. Clayton Homes , one of the world’s largest builders of manufactured homes has recently launched into the world of Prefab. If you aren’t familiar with the terminology, you can click here and get the [...]
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Spring Maintenance Checklist
May 12th, 2009
By Ross Domke
A Few Tips to Keep Your Home in Shape…
Baby your cooling system
Before firing up your air conditioner, change or clean the filter. You’ll want to change it every couple of months while the system is in use. The owner’s manual will explain how to change filters and clean coils and fins in the exterior evaporator [...]
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A New Shade of Green
April 24th, 2009
By Ross Domke
Green Roofs- More than just an adjective
Researching some new ‘green’ topics, I came across some green roof articles. Originally assuming it was an environmentally friendly way or product to produce roofing materials, imagine my surprise when I found out it really is a Green Roof.
Apparently I’m new to the parade, because there is all sorts [...]
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Passive Energy- not as oxymoronic as you might think.
March 13th, 2009
By Ross Domke
I feel like every time I turn around, I’m learning something new about how awesome the sun is. I mean, not only is it a mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace, AND huge atom smashing machine (turning hydrogen into helium at a temperature of millions of degrees), but apparently, the sun has also got into [...]
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The Giving Tree(s)
March 9th, 2009
By Ross Domke
Redding, California… where we call home. While it’s brief history as a mining town may be unknown to most residents nowadays, we do know one thing about this town- It has trees. Lots, and lots, and lots of trees. In fact, if you don’t know someone in the logging or forestry industry, you probably haven’t [...]
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Lighten Up
March 5th, 2009
By Ross Domke
There is a term in the “green” world (which in and of itself is terminology I’m starting to see too much of, even I myself propagate it’s ubiquity.) called “daylighting”. And no, it is not a new TV show based loosely on a beloved 80’s sitcom, in case you were wondering. Now, I’m the type [...]
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It’s Radiant!
March 3rd, 2009
By Ross Domke
Sometimes I find myself getting ridiculously giddy about the strangest of things. Last week it was spider monkeys, and the week before that it was Chinese cave dwellers. This week, however; I’m all jazzed on something that is actually pertinent to what we in the North State deal with on the regular. Well, during the [...]
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