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AppleBlossom Energy will be exhibitors at the 9th Annual Sustainable Energy Conference at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh on April 19-20, 2012. Click here for details
9th Annual Sustainable Energy Conference
AppleBlossom Energy will be exhibitors at the 9th Annual Sustainable Energy Conference at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh on April 19-20, 2012. Click here for details
2012 VIVA VERDE EARTH DAY
Viva Verde Earth Day features fun and educational activities for the family and an opportunity for citizens to come together for the common good of the environment.
This year’s Festival includes:
A celebration of Earth Day
Educational presentations & exhibits to help you learn about building a sustainable society
Viva Verde vendors with ecofriendly products and services
2012 MIDWEST REGIONAL ENERGY STAR CONFERENCE
AppleBlossom Energy will be participating in th 2012 Midwest Regional ENERGY STAR Conference in Lexington, Kentucky on March 8-9, 2012 at The Lextington Center and Hyatt Regency Hotel. Click this link for more information.
What States and Cities are Doing to Help Small Businesses.
While Washington debates how to help the country’s struggling small businesses, states and municipalities have stepped up with an array of initiatives to stanch closings and save jobs.
The local approaches are as varied as subsidizing wages for new hires, running a $100,000 regional business-plan competition and giving out grants to help small manufacturers reposition themselves. Some states and cities are using federal stimulus dollars, and others are mixing federal, state and private dollars.
Apple Blossom Energy Joins U.S. Department of Energy as partner in new Builders Challenge
National building performance program to feature new E-Scale
Apple Blossom Energy joined today with U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman as part of a new national energy-saving initiativeâ€"the U.S. Department of Energy's Builders Challenge.
"For Apple Blossom Energy, building high-performance homes has been a core business model for the last 4 years," said John Meeks, president of Apple Blossom Energy. "We welcome this voluntary initiative for builders, and look forward to working with DOE to build consumer awareness of the benefits for buying highly energy efficient homes."
The EnergySmart Home Scale, or E-Scale, serves as a tool for marketing energy-efficient homes. Consumer interest has been increasing in the top energy-performing homes, and now there is a tool that clearly allows builders to differentiate their products in the marketplace.
Save Up to 40% on Your Heating Bill with the Latest Eco-Friendly Insulation!
The technology employed in building and sustaining energy-efficient homes has advanced dramatically during the past few years. Simultaneously, with population and resource consumption numbers at record levels, the demand for environmentally friendly, "green" building materials has increased as homeowners become more educated about the importance of energy conservation and the potential health benefits associated with "green" living.
These recent technological advances are often used in new construction, but what about existing homes? How can today's homeowner make their home energy efficient while doing their part to ensure a better future?
It's a simple solution: contact AppleBlossom Energy
The Basics of a Net Zero Energy Home
The basics of a zero net energy home is that its produced energy is equal to or greater than it consumes. The ability of the house to be zero-energy is primarily dependent on three elements:
- Advanced shell design
- Super high efficiency heating system
- Photovoltaic power generation
Energy Efficiency: Don't Duct Your Responsibility!
You'd think twice about putting a new engine into an old car, right? Unfortunately, many households don't take this same approach when it comes to their heating and cooling systems. They purchase new, high-efficiency heating and cooling equipment and then attach it to a clunker of a duct system. The equipment may heat and cool the home, but the system never performs at its full potential. The fact is, many forced air duct systems are clunkers. They leak, are poorly-designed and inadequately insulated. This is a big problem since central air conditioners, heat pumps and forced air furnaces rely on these systems to circulate air throughout your home. Poorly-performing ducts can reduce your system's efficiency by up to 20%.
Do you have a clunker of a duct system? Ask yourself these questions...
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