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The first thing your guests are going to see when they step on your property is your front yard. Every responsible owner needs to know how to maintain the yard and keep it clean and neat. Once you start taking good care of the outside space, you will be able to enjoy spending more time in nature. Your house will look more appealing if you start new projects and make small improvements.

Using an AC unit is a simple and efficient way of keeping your place cool, however, it's neither energy-efficient, green nor healthy. First of all, air conditioners will just circle the air around the room (most of the time), which doesn't do much to free your interior of various allergens and other harmful things circling around the room. Second, some people just can't restrain themselves and lower the temperature down to quite chilly. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what these extreme temperature differences can do to your metabolism.

You may know you want energy-efficient windows for your property, but do you know what to look for when shopping for them? For contractors or property owners interested in reducing their carbon footprint, their utility bills or both, everything they need to know about the type of window they choose can be found on the energy performance label as created by the National Fenestration Rating Council.

In a world where climate change is wreaking havoc in unprecedented ways, the need of the hour is to cut down our carbon footprint and become energy efficient. People are gradually making the shift from expensive fossil fuels and rising energy costs, to a cleaner, greener future. You should join this trend and do you part in saving our world. The journey to a brighter tomorrow starts today at your home. With some upgrades/modifications in your home, you can reduce your dependency on fossil fuels. Here are the 6 best energy-efficient home improvements for you to make:

After the frigid winter temperatures and the powerful windy rainstorms spring has to offer, you're probably in the market for hot summer days and sunshine. As with any season, your home will need a little attention to help prepare it for the long days ahead. Use this run-down on summertime home maintenance to get your home ready for its most memorable summer yet!

Do you want to have your backyard cleaned? Below are some tips, such as fertilizing, removing weeds and planting beds, to name some that you can use if you want to maintain a lovely and clean garden no matter the season.

Windows are easily one of the most underappreciated items on your house. We typically only think of it as a visual gateway to what’s happening outside but don’t factor in how it can actually be doing more than that. Your windows can actually be the reason why your energy bills have been skyrocketing over the last few months or even why your A/C is working overtime to keep the house cool during the summer. In this infographic, we’ll help you build a concrete understanding in the world of window shopping through topics such as knowing when to replace your windows,  what makes a great window, the little known tricks to picking the perfect window and then answering those questions every homeowner should ask when it comes to replacing those outdated windows.

A Spring Cleaning Calendar To Help You Stay On Task

In many ways, spring is characterized as the time of year to start anew, the point on the calendar at which people make a truly fresh start. With the approach of springtime, you may be starting to think about undertaking a spring cleaning at your residence. If that is the case, you most definitely are not alone. As you contemplate embarking on a spring cleaning mission, there are seven tactics and strategies to bear in mind when it comes to that task and seven more over here.

If you look around your home or office, you will find lots of objects that can be recycled. What you probably did not know is that you can be paid to get those things recycled! How? Read on.