Alex Wilson, founder and executive editor of BuildingGreen, LLC in VT offers lessons and advice from his own green home building experience to make better use of a tight budget: 1) Keeping your remodel compact and square footage reasonable will go along way in keeping energy costs manageable. 2) Rigid mineral wool accomplishes a secure insulation wrap on walls for a reasonable price. 3) Instead of replacing windows, choose low-emissivity (low-e) high-performance storm windows. 4) Use air-source heat pumps to save significantly over options like propane, heating oil, and natural gas. 5) Try water-efficient products like the Kohler WaterSense showerhead to save water considerably. See the article for more money-saving tips.
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