Solar Decathlon The 2005 International Competition of Solar Home Design

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In 2003 eighteen teams of students accepted an ambitious challenge: to design, build and operate the best solar powered home. Studying at colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Spain, they spent the next two years researching the latest solar energy and energy efficiency technologies, and applying that knowledge to creating world class zero-energy homes. In the fall of 2005 they transported their houses to the National Mall in W… More >>

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4 Reasons for a Home Security System

Your home security system should be the most important appliance in your home. One of the first investments that you should make after purchasing a new home is a home security system. Now more than ever, with drug use among America’s youth holding at a steady pace or rising, a home security system should be on top of your priority list.

As an ex home security system salesman, it always amazed me how many people would purchase a home security system after they had been victimized. The main problem is, people have the true ability to think that crime will not happen to them. I would have to say that at least 6 out of 10 times that I went to an appointment, it was after an incident of some kind. Most people, if not all, like to think they live in a nice neighborhood, so they think that they don’t need a home security system. The problem is, I can tell you first hand that crime happens everywhere. Lots of times crime happens in a neighborhood without anyone but the victims knowing about it. People don’t always like sharing bad news with their neighbors, especially if they are not on speaking terms. Industry statistics show that chances are that if you are burglarized, it is by someone who is familiar with your home or neighborhood. Usually it is someone that lives in the neighborhood or maybe knows someone in the neighborhood.

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Home Plan Doctor: The Essential Companion for Anyone Buying a Home Design Plan

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Every new house begins with a dream—and a home plan. For the buyer, it’s often a frightening proposition to commit a lifetime of savings to a two-dimensional drawing that’s difficult to interpret and challenging to visualize. Will the space meet the particular needs of the people who will call it home? Is the plan well designed? Will it, indeed, be the realization of the buyer’s dream, or does it hold the makings of a nightmare?

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