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About Us
Our Values: We are committed to the integrity of empowering people, companies and communities with knowledgeable of inexpensive, free or same cost products and practical activities that financially benefit themselves while reducing demand for natural resources.
Our
Beliefs: We believe people WANT to insure a healthy quality
of life for themselves and those they
love ~ and given easily available information they will ACT on this for their own good and the
good of all.
We believe for EACH person to experience, “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”, that Good Health is necessary. We believe the fundamental building blocks of Good Health are: Clean, Available Water – free from mercury and other poisons.
Good Food - grown in soil free from poison’s without genetic alterations or loaded with hormones & antibiotics.
Clean Air – free of pollutants.
A Healthy Planet Earth to insure our water, food and air!
We believe governments do not change the world…only “we the people” hold that power…one household and one vote at a time.
Hi! My name is Brenda.
Remodeling old homes, condo’s and buildings is something I do for FUN and enjoyment! When I was a kid we moved a lot. My dad was always adding a room in the basement and I liked to help.
My real interest began when I was 19 years old. My aunt and uncle bought a home built in the late 1800’s. I spent a summer stripping paint from their chandeliers (turned out to be solid silver) and wall paper from their walls. Every day was a new adventure and so my hobby was born.
Over the last 30 years I have remodeled or helped remodel: 4 older homes, 2 Commercial Buildings and 1 Condominium. I also helped build one of my homes. In the midst of all this “beating and banging” and gathering of information (I learned as I went along…asking tons of questions), I noticed my utility bills were getting higher. I soon learned that it was easy enough to make them lower by doing some common sense things – like insulating, caulking, weather stripping, etc.
The more I asked and read and researched – the more I learned and did, the lower my utility bills. In 2001, I went looking for a little book with only projects to improve utility bills…there was none. So, I started to write.
These projects are scattered everywhere…various websites, buried in 250 page home improvement books, sometimes mailed out as a leaflet in utility bills. But, bottom line – they weren’t easy to find, easy to access and didn’t provide enough information, like: How long will this take? Exactly what should I buy? About how much will it cost? And most importantly, about how much will I $ave?
“25 EZ Home Improvement to $ave Your Green” answers these questions and has easy-to-follow instructions. Of course, products and processes change all the time, so in every case, one should FOLLOW the DIRECTIONS. When in doubt, ask the person in your Home Improvement Store; they will be able to explain or may offer a workshop for free that covers a project.
My utility $avings will be different from yours, (because of where we live, design of our homes, etc.). Our rates in this part of Austin are about $.12kwh.
Even with rate increases, my energy bill is lower than my neighbors – and I have very little shade around my condo; they have a lot more! My water bill is about half. My savings are around $75-$115/month or $900-$1380 per year…not too shabby and it was EZ to achieve.
As you may have guessed, I am not a “youngster”…but, solidly middle age. So, lest you think you have to be one of the “younger crowd” to do this…not so!
If you can move your body and spend 1-2 hours on weekends, or even one weekend per month; you can finish all of these projects in 1-6 months! It is that simple!
About Our Artist: Rachael Cansler was 13/14 years old when she illustrated this book. I didn’t want something “slick” or computer generated – just simple illustrations that made good common sense. Rachael is now 17 and just in her Junior year in High School. Computers are now, “her thing”! I think she did a great job on this book…and know you’ll agree.