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• Spending on Remodeling to Accelerate in 2011
  July 27, 2010, 6:25 am

  A recovery in home improvement spending will soon be underway according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released today by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. Remodeling spending is expected to increase on an annual basis by the end of the year, and the LIRA [...]

• Home Star Program Teeters On The Brink
  July 26, 2010, 8:01 am

  Remember Home Star, the killer bill that would incentivize thousands of home energy retrofits across the country, reduce energy bills for struggling homeowners, put some of America’s hardest hit trades back to work, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions? The one backed by a coalition of more than 1,700 organizations including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce [...]

• Adsorption chiller research receives $2.54 million from DOE
  July 21, 2010, 6:19 am

  Power Partners, Inc. has revealed that it is teaming up with the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Arkema Inc. on a $2.54 million research programme to improve the efficiency and test new refrigerants in a type of air conditioning unit that runs on waste heat or heat from solar thermal [...]

• What are “Real Ingredients”???
  May 28, 2010, 3:08 pm

  So I saw a commercial yesterday for some food product that said “Made with Real Ingredients!”.  Made with Real Ingredients????  What is that???  Are they saying that other companies put “fake”  ingredients in their food?  As baffled as I was by this statement it reminded me of quite a few “green” campaigns I have seen [...]

• Will we ever catch up?
  May 26, 2010, 5:55 pm

  One of the things that constantly amazes me is how far ahead other countries are when it comes to smart affordable ways to leave a smaller footprint with our daily lives.  This is one of those articles that makes you go, hmm…  Energy Efficiency Is A Lot Of Garbage - By: Jim Olsztynski - From: The New [...]

• Voted Marin’s Best Plumber 2010!!! Thank You Marin!!!
  April 5, 2010, 12:22 pm

  Just a quick thank you to everyone who voted for us in the Pacific Sun’s annual Best of Marin Contest.   We are here to serve our community, and your votes are the ones that count.  Thank you to all our loyal customers, friends and family who support us and our families!  Without you there would [...]