Sheri Koones

10 Energy-Efficient Home Upgrades You Should Make" alt="10 Energy-Efficient Home Upgrades You Should Make" />

On Earth Day and every day, we need to find ways to be kind to the Earth, preserve our natural resources and minimize the energy we are using. There are a variety of things that homeowners can do to make their homes more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. Adam Prince of ZeroEnergy Design recommends implementing ... Continue Reading »

Hurricane Sandy Housing Lessons: How to Build a Better Home" alt="Hurricane Sandy Housing Lessons: How to Build a Better Home" />

There were important housing lessons to be learned from Hurricane Sandy, which ravaged a good part of the East Coast last week. Thousands of houses were without power for more than a week, and some are apt to be out for much longer. If those houses had been equipped with some form of renewable energy with battery ... Continue Reading »

Why Your Next Home Should Be Prefab" alt="Why Your Next Home Should Be Prefab" />

While picking up some prescriptions recently, my local pharmacist, who knows I write about home construction, asked me if I had any suggestions for how he should build his new house. Since I'm a big advocate for prefab, I suggested that he consider building his house modular. His response shocked me: "I wouldn't want to ... Continue Reading »