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Photo of wood stove fire by Steven-L-Johnson/Flickr.

A Year Ago on Networx.com

Posted by Chaya Kurtz | Feb 11, 2013

2010 Basic Interior Paint Maintenance: Learn paint maintenance tips to keep your interior paint in tip top shape, like how to touch up cracks, and when to peel off paint and reprime...


Photo of a modern boiler room by frankoppermann/istockphoto.com.

Converting From Oil Heat to Gas Heat

Posted by Chaya Kurtz | Dec 19, 2012

We’re not sure if it is worth it to convert from oil heat to gas heat. Although plumbers and utility companies in the Northeast report record numbers of conversions from oil heat...


Photo of a pellet stove by USDA.gov/flickr.

Year Round Pellet Stove Maintenance Tips

Posted by Cris Carl | Dec 17, 2012

Pellet stoves are a great way to save energy and money, but they must be maintained properly. Unlike a wood stove, pellet stoves are operated electrically and have circuits and moving...


This oil boiler could run on a biofuel blend. (Photo: salem/iStockphoto.com)

Advantages of Biodiesel Fuel Blends for Home Heating

Posted by Chaya Kurtz | Nov 26, 2012

Biodiesel fuel blends don't necessarily cost more than standard heating oil. Give or take ten cents per gallon, it is comparable in price. However, depending on one's local biodiesel...


An Introduction to Earthships

Posted by Kevin Stevens | May 16, 2012

Imagine a home that heats and cools itself without the need of a furnace or AC unit; one that produces its own zero emission supply of electricity, and is not dependant on a municipal...


The Grocoff's zero net energy house. Photo by the author, green building consultant Carl Seville.

Checking Out a Historic Net Zero Energy Home

Posted by Carl Seville | May 10, 2012

When planning my visit to Michigan to see my daughter graduate college, I took the opportunity to invite myself to spend the night at an over 100 year old net zero energy home renovated...


Knowing the angle of the sun makes a difference in passive solar design.

Thermal Mass in Passive Solar Design

Posted by Carl Seville | Mar 07, 2012

People have been talking about passive solar buildings for a long time, although there have been surprisingly few actually built during that time. In the 1970’s and early 1980’s...


The cabin in autumn. -- Kevin

Passive Solar for Beginners

Posted by Kevin Stevens | Feb 07, 2012

One of the benefits of living in the Wild West is our abundant sunshine. An advantage for home builders in Denver is that Colorado averages over 300 sunny days per year; Arizona and...