• Can you really reduce your utility bills with solar panels?
• Do you want to make your current home more energy efficient, or more "green"?
• Would you ever consider building a green home?
• Do you wonder how much “green” will cost and what the benefits are?

Our site is designed to answer these and other questions about green building, alternative energy systems, and sustainable building materials.

As you probably already know, there is a lot of information to sift through. How do you determine where to best spend $'s on energy efficiency?

As an engineer and a home owner, I have spent many years researching these topics because the costs have to make sense for me too. Perhaps we can help make your green projects a little easier.

We also invite you to share our experience in building our own green home. We have information, tools, resources and tips that we have found helpful, and think you will too.

And, if I get too technical from time to time (which I have been known to do), please feel free to send me a question through our Contact Us page. I'm sure it will be helpful to others also.

Here are some of the areas we will explore:

• Staying cozy all winter (or cool all summer) with solar heating and cooling

• Best paints for natural homes

• Home wind power systems are economical, but don't skip a site assessment

• Energy Star appliances, an important part of efficient home design

• Rainwater harvesting – get rid of your water bill too

• Cut your own timber, the ultimate renewable building material

• Advantages and disadvantages of off grid living