For generations, homeowners have clearly thought of windows when they heard the term glazing. Single, double and in the meantime also three or four times glazed windows - the properties of the glass however have changed dramatically. Noise and temperature insulation are features and also - if desired - opacity just by pressing a button. Now glass is increasingly becoming a facade, as a solar panel, as insulation or as a photovoltaic system. For Architects this development is really fantastic.
The season’s change is the perfect time to “renest” and fall in love with your home again. Along with Levolor®, HGTV Contractor and Designer Chip Wade demonstrates insider tips to achieve designer style and update any home décor in just one weekend. A lack of confidence can often keep DIY enthusiasts stuck in a style rut, even when shopping for items that easily freshen up a space, such as window treatments. To help homeowners “décor it themselves,” Levolor and Lowe’s have teamed up to offer Levolor Custom Size Now® blinds and shades that can be cut to size for free at Lowe’s in just minutes, offering perfectly sized blinds and shades the same day they shop. Watch and read on for Chip’s inspiring, yet simple, transformation tips that can help you see your space in a whole new light.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/45516-Levolor-Custom-Size-Now/
Natural disasters can have a devastating effect on you, your home and your property. The risk of fire, especially fire associated with lightning, is often overlooked and underrated as a potential threat. Even the most safety-conscious homeowner may not have considered this risk that affects thousands of homeowners each year. Lightning associated with thunderstorms and sometimes hurricanes can pose a variety of fire hazards. The massive power of lightning’s electrical charge and intense heat can induce destructive power surges through home circuitry, burn holes in CSST gas piping, explode brick and roofing materials, and ignite house fires.
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Merillat knows how meaningful innovation and functional storage can make prepping, cooking, entertaining and living in the kitchen easier. Merillat recently launched a number of new initiatives centered around the theme of The Dream Kitchen for the Real World that show homeowners firsthand how Merillat kitchens are highly functional, and jam-packed with a variety of smart storage solutions.
For more information, go to http://multivu.prnewswire.com/player/44070-Kitchen-Cabinet-Makeover-With-Curtis-Stone/
The loss of energy through windows can account for up to 20 percent of a home’s total heating and cooling costs. With a scorching summer drawing to a close and heating costs expected to rise as high as 30 percent this year, many Americans are already looking for ways to curtail energy costs this winter. New Levolor® Accordia™ Cellular Shades offer the most energy efficient window solution available, saving homeowners up to $180 on their annual energy bills. With more than 200 fabrics to choose from, including exclusive woven textures, and ingenious options such as cordless, homeowners will never have to sacrifice style for efficiency.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/45407-Levolor-Accordia-Cellular-Shades/
Where there is light there is life. Natural light is fundamental to the quality of our lives and living environment. More than any other element, light, with its many moods and variations, can make a house a home.
Light enters our homes primarily through windows and doors. But light from above, through venting skylights, continues to gain favor when architects, designers, builders, remodelers, and homeowners consider effective and efficient sources of natural light and passive ventilation.
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Tune in as the Emmy® Award-winning television series This Old House kicks off its first-ever Los Angeles renovation on PBS. With the help of local tradespeople, the expert crew gives a 1933 Spanish Colonial Revival located in the neighborhood of Silver Lake a “Hollywood-style makeover.” In order to accommodate a growing family, homeowners Kurt Albrecht and Mary Blee know they need to expand their home. The This Old House experts are working with Los Angeles-based contractor Steve Pallrand and his design-build firm Home Front on a modest 750-sq.ft. addition, which includes a new second floor, larger kitchen, new family room, two additional baths and two more bedrooms. Throughout the renovation, the series will focus on preserving and replicating the quaint period details that make the property unique, such as the clay roof tiles, arched doorways, tray ceilings, plaster ornamentation, inlaid floors and art deco light fixtures.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/thisoldhouse/48093/
The new Automower® 305 robotic lawnmower represents the third generation of silent, automatic robotic lawnmowers that provide a perfect, trouble-free lawn. The compact and lightweight newcomer targets homeowners with smaller gardens with lawns, up to 500 m2. As with its bigger siblings from Husqvarna, it offers homeowners carefree mowing throughout the season.
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Blu Homes (www.bluhomes.com), a leading designer and manufacturer of beautiful, green, precision-built homes, based in Boston and San Francisco, announced today the unfolding of two eco-friendly faculty homes at Portsmouth Abbey School, one of the nation’s leading Catholic boarding schools. The two-story Blu “Evolution” homes are Energy Star-rated and LEED certifiable, and will be located on the School’s 500-acre campus on the picturesque shores of Narragansett Bay in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. The spacious and highly energy-efficient Blu Evolutions are two of a growing number of Blu homes embraced by Rhode Islanders. A Blu Element was erected in Charlestown last year while a Blu Breezehouse and another Element are currently being prepared for homeowners in Little Compton.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/40401-blu-homes-unfolds-green-faculty-homes-rhode-island-portsmouth-abbey-school
Homeowners in Santa Clara County still can take advantage of a county rebate program that covers 80 percent of the cost of a home energy assessment, up to $800. However, because the program is for a limited time only while funds last, homeowners are urged to contact a participating contractor as soon as possible to schedule a home energy assessment and also qualify for additional incentives up to $6,000 through Energy Upgrade California.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/53504-energy-rebates-air-conditioning-repair-hvac-insulation-home-value
Leviton, a leading global manufacturer of electrical devices, today introduced state-of-the-art Universal Dimmers, engineered to provide homeowners optimal control of current and emerging incandescent, dimmable CFL and dimmable LED bulbs without sacrificing performance. Recognizing that newer, energy-efficient bulbs have specific needs for effective dimming, Leviton worked with bulb manufacturers to develop dimmers that are tested and proven effective to function in harmony with the latest bulb innovations. The new devices give retailers, distributors and contractors the ability to offer a single lighting control capable of properly dimming next-generation lighting sources while remaining backwards compatible with current bulbs.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/53188-leviton-universal-dimmers-compatible-with-led-cfl-incandescent-bulbs
DIY Network is on a mission to find America’s Most Desperate Landscape. The go-to-destination for home improvement television is asking viewers to share evidence of their desperate landscapes with the Network in hopes of receiving a $25,000 yard makeover. Now through Monday, April 30, 2012, homeowners can upload photos and videos of their ugly front yards to DIYNetwork.com.
In this fifth annual challenge where ugly wins, the prize is a complete landscape makeover, courtesy of DIY Network expert host and licensed contractor Jason Cameron and his Desperate Landscapes crew. The winner will also appear on America’s Most Desperate Landscape, a one-hour special documenting the search and build, which premieres on DIY Network Wednesday, July 18 at 9 p.m. ET.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/53969-diy-network-landscaping/
