Green Step Blog

In fact, we think anyone can. It's true that our homes are complex, interconnected systems, but understanding how your house functions and how it can function more efficiently is less complicated than you might think.

We're constantly asked by homeowners about incentive programs for home energy efficiency improvements.

There's understandably a lot of excitement about photovoltaics, solar water heaters, geothermal heat pumps and other sources of renewable energy for the home.

For us humans, fresh water is probably the most important single thing on the planet. Yet close to 900 million people worldwide don't have enough, and 36 U.S. states are currently facing a shortage.

Home Performance is a philosophy and a science based on the premise that homes should be safe, healthy, comfortable, durable, and efficient.

One of the key components of an effective home energy audit is infrared thermography. Infrared thermography (or infrared imaging, infrared diagnostics, a rose by any other name...)

Homes burn through a mortifying 21% of the energy used in the United States. A lot of that energy is spent heating and cooling your house.

Sometime during your crusade to seal those energy robbing cracks and holes in your home, you're bound to start asking yourself,

Incandescents are the bulbs we have always known. They are the

A house is only efficient if it's healthy. According to the EPA, most of us don't meet that standard, as indoor air quality makes the top-five list of environmental health problems Americans face.

Your utility bill may be shocking, but it offers few helpful details: it doesn't tell you when your energy use peaks, doesn't explain how best to reduce power consumption, and doesn't tell you how your home is spending your money.

Compare your household's energy use to others across the country and get recommendations for improvement using the Energy Star Home Energy Yardstick.