It’s more than a feeling. Some areas of your home are truly draftier or warmer than other areas, and you suspect that you’re heating and cooling your backyard. When homeowners sense there is energy loss in their home, they need to verify they have problem areas by calling their HVAC professionals. All of us recognize [...]
When building a new home, you can be your own general contractor. And save a lot! In addition to their fees, many general contractors markup labor and materials’ cost; it’s a common practice and not dishonest – they are, indeed working hard to get the job done right. If you have the time and energy [...]
Your HVAC unit is a workhorse, designed to function year in, year out, doing a heavy-duty job of heating and cooling your home in all kinds of weather. But even though these systems are well equipped for hard work, they need occasional maintenance. A spring and fall maintenance checkup is a must for ensuring the [...]
Winters are mild in The Woodlands area, offering us an opportunity to lower our energy bills considerably in contrast to the high costs of summer. By taking just a few extra measures to reduce heating costs even more in winter, we can put away the savings for the long cooling season ahead. Install a Programmable [...]
Among the reasons to have a programmable thermostat in your home, saving energy is the top one, followed closely by convenience. Used properly, a programmable thermostat can cut into your monthly cooling and heating costs by as much as 20 percent. The added convenience of not having to worry about adjusting the thermostat all the [...]
If you are scratching your head wondering why the energy bill is high, even though you try to reduce heating and cooling costs, it may be a simple matter of not seeing the forest for the trees. Even in tightly-built homes, there are typically many ways saving money and energy are possible. Here’s the big [...]
Summer is a time of high energy consumption for most families, which translates into big monthly utility bills during the school break. Now that classes are back in session, you have an golden opportunity to get those high energy bills under control. These tips for back-to-school energy savings can help: […]
If you care about your heating and cooling bills, energy audits are something you need to know about. As one of the most effective tools for assessing home energy efficiency, energy audits can help you pay less for cooling during the scorching Southeast Texas summers and cut your winter heating bills, too. […]
We believe in being good stewards of the earth and our resources. That’s why we are committed to helping you reduce your carbon footprint and save money with our green air conditioning and heating options for your home. (And no, we are not talking about the color of your system.) We have broken down several [...]
