MEDIA ADVISORY Washington, D.C. Residents Celebrate Their Independence from Fossil Fuels Couple Takes Step toward Zero Carbon Footprint with Installation of Largest Residential Solar Panel System in Washington, D.C. WHAT: Great environmental and human interest story, complete with strong visual elements. As the country witnesses first-hand the need for alternative energy sources, Shelley Cohen and [...]

The first thing one notices upon entering this perfectly situated Jewel is the massive picture-story window, the biggest one I have seen in ages. A few more steps and your gaze is pulled in by the gorgeous dark expresso wood plank flooring that leads straight through to the generous open kitchen. Everything about this place [...]

The summer attic; it’s hot. Really hot. 140 degrees Fahrenheit, sometimes hotter. Boilers attached to your radiators make water cooler than this for heating. So getting that heat out of your attic should prevent some of it from heating your house and should decrease your air conditioning bills, right?

It depends. As with all real situations, there are circumstances under which an attic fan works and others under which it increases rather than decreases your bills. So, before you spend $500 wiring up a fan, let’s review.

The New York Times recently introduced an article “Showing the Benefits of ‘Green’ Retrofits”, announcing that Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the bank, is financing a public database of several hundred retrofitted buildings in New York City, and will additionally produce a report examining the cost savings associated with such buildings.