The first week of September brought us a mixture of weather patterns. Warm and sunny days were followed by damper, cooler ones. The ones that remind us that the fall is near and so is the upcoming heating season. So before it got too cold it is a good idea to prepare ourselves and our homes for the most efficient …
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It is unbearably humid and hot outside this week in Washington. Sometimes it feels like the humidity has reached 300% and we’re all walking through a wall of water. In temperatures like these, it might seem like no one is thinking about hot water, but the truth is that we’re all running for the shower to freshen up after sweating profusely.
You probably didn’t know it, but heating water in your home …
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DC’s Energy Conservation Campaign: Too “Conservative”?
The District of Columbia recently rolled out its Energy Conservation Campaign to encourage employees of the Office of Property Management (OPM) and the District Department of the Environment (DDOE) to reduce their energy consumption while at work.
As over one third of the DC …
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Congratulations CarbonfreeDC for winning $20,000 from National Geographic for your idea to green 20 local low-income homes!
Out of 2,500 entries into the “Green Effect” competition, CarbonfreeDC’s “Extreme Green Neighborhood Makeover” proposal won one of five $20,000 grants.
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Greening our bathrooms is one of the first things we should do. We spend a significant amount of time in this room, even though we don’t like to admit it, and this is where the most water and energy waste occurs, not to mention all these harmful chemicals we use to pamper ourselves or the cleaning supplies that eventually end …
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