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New Report shows better to have Energy Efficient Retrofits

kwalker — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:08:15 +0000

Many homeowners should know that renovating your existing home to make it more energy efficient is more environmentally beneficial than demolishing an existing structure and building a more energy-efficient one, that’s according to a new report by the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preservation Green Lab. The report states that “ renovating an existing structure is more environmentally beneficial because it takes between 10 and 80 years for the benefits of a new energy-efficient building to compensate for the carbon emissions incurred during its construction.” – ecohomemagazine.com

The report, which is called “The Greenest Building: Quantifying the Environmental Value of Building Reuse,” basically uses a life cycle analysis (LCA) methodology in order to compare the environmental effects of renovation, demolition and new construction on six building typologies in Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix, and Portland, Ore. over a 75-year period.

The typologies were single-family homes, multifamily complexes, commercial offices, “urban village” mixed-use structures, and elementary schools. All of which the report found “is nearly always greener in terms of ecosystem quality, human health, resources depletion, and climate change, to let an existing structure stand.”

For more information on the article read “Report Shows Environmental Benefits of Retrofits”. Interested in energy efficient renovations for your Kansas City area home? Contact Quality Home Concepts at 888-808-3249.

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The Wall of Windows

kwalker — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:12:26 +0000

Have you ever thought about remodeling your living room, bedroom or some other room in your home to have a wall of windows? There is something about seeing the bright sunshine flow into the home that just lifts spirits and creates a sense of warmth and cheerfulness. And if you have a view that consists of something other than your neighbor’s home, it can be the perfect picturesque scene for your home interiors.

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Where would you like a wall of windows in your home? At Quality Home Concepts, we are nationally certified general contractors with formal education in the engineering field. There are no projects outside of our grasp. If you live in the Kansas City, MO area, give us a call at 888-808-3249.

Is Door Design that Important?

kwalker — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:54:29 +0000

You may not think too much about the doors on the outside and inside of your home, but their design does make a significant difference. Your home’s interior and exterior doors are what stands between your guests and your home interiors, you and another room in your home and you and the outside world. Basically put, you and other people see doors all day long, but the only door that really stands out, is one that is either really ugly or trendy and eye-catching. And Quality Home Concepts is sure you’d rather your doors have the latter impression on people.

Let’s look at a few interior and exterior doors that make the right statement.

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What would you like your exterior doors and interiors doors to look like? Send Quality Home Concepts a comment. We’d love for you to share.