At Georgia Cooling of Warner Robins, we're proud of our years of service to the Bonaire area and look forward to helping you with your air conditioning and heating needs. We're pleased to serve both residential and commercial customers; each of our experts is prepared to help you with the sales, ...
Rite-Way Quality Homes, Inc., is celebrating its 20th year in business in Middle Georgia this year. It has a long and proud tradition of providing custom homes for every need. Compare our prices, quality and craftsmanship to any builder and you'll agree: if you want a home built with perfection i...
Since it’s beginning in 1993, R.K. Smith Construction Company has become a local leader in building high-quality custom homes and home additions. They have made it this long because of one thing, making sure the customer is happy with their finished home. In fact, in fact, RK himself takes prid...
Snellgrove Properties is an all in one company. We will build you new home, or rent you one. We will even build your new office complex or just an office. Then we will manage it for you. We do it all from remodel to build new, from custom to starter home. Snellgrove Properties also does proper...
Since 1991 AWT Vinyl Siding has been providing Middle Georgians with quality, service and value in their home improvement projects. Owner and founder, Wayne Thompson has taken AWT from a one man operation to the industry leader it is today. AWT is a member of the Better Business Bureau an...
Owning a home is something that gives you a certain pride and status that few other things can offer. But, as I recently discovered, acquiring that feeling can be a bit confusing. When I first set out to buy a home, I had not considered all of the aspects involved in the process. For example, y...
Dixie Delta Corp has been building homes in Warner Robins for over 35 years. Father and son, Bill and Billy Schwanebeck, head a team of experienced professionals who make producing top-quality homes their standard. While their reputation is well-established, Bill and Billy never take it for grant...
The Honeywell Wind Turbine’s Blade Tip Power System (BTPS) replaces the traditional gear box, shaft and generator of current wind turbine technology. The Honeywell Wind Turbine’s gearless Blade Tip...
This guide to effortless environmentalism is based on two assumptions: 1. You want to do your part to protect the earth. 2. Your name is not Ed Begley, Jr.
At Beijing Deqingyuan Chicken Farm Waste Utilization plant, three million chickens are doing their part to help their farm be sustainable– they are powering and heating the farm via the 220 tons of manure...
The LEED rating for homes is designed to encourage the construction of "green" dwellings that use fewer resources and generate less waste. Here is a sampling of the features required for certification:...
When Allison Friedman, a mother of two in Weston, Mass., set out to "green" her home two years ago, she came at the project with a lot of eagerness and energy — and not much knowledge My contractor...
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The LEED rating for homes is designed to encourage the construction of "green" dwellings that use fewer resources and generate less waste. Here is a sampling of the features required for certification: 1. Avoid environmentally sensitive sites and farmland. 2. Build within a half-mile of existing water and sewer lines. 3. In landscaping, use droughtresistant plants and avoid invasive varieties. Plant trees to provide shade. 4. Use water efficiency systems that harvest rainwater (for example, by installing a rooftop garden) and reuse "gray" water from sinks and showers. 5. Meet or exceed requirements of Energy Star for homes, a government backed efficiency rating covering insulation, windows, ducts, heating, cooling, lighting and appliances. 6. Use tightly sealed shared surfaces between garage and home to contain pollutants from motor vehicles. 7. Use carpets, paints and wood finishes that are low in harmful vapors called volatile organic compounds. 8. Use highefficiency toilets, showers and faucets. Source: U.S. Green Building Council |
