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Eco-Friendly Landscaping

How to Ensure That Your Landscaping Is as Eco-Friendly as It Is Beautiful

February 7, 2018

Landscaping around your home is a great way to improve its value, create natural beauty, give yourself a perennial hobby, and grow healthy food for your family (if that landscaping includes a vegetable garden). It’s all for naught, however, if you don’t make eco-friendly choices when building the space and maintaining your plants. Here are…

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Going Green: Tips On Eco-Friendly Cleaning For Your Home

Going Green: Tips On Eco-Friendly Cleaning For Your Home

November 16, 2017

Cleaning your home–and keeping it that way–is a big job, particularly if you have children or pets. It can be hard to find easy ways to keep things tidy that is also good for the environment; however, it’s important to use the right tools for the job and to think about the outside of your…

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Duct Leakage Test in Middletown R.I.

September 20, 2017

Timing is Important When it comes to duct leakage testing in new homes, we recommend testing during the rough-in, after the ductwork has been installed but before the insulation and sheetrock go up. That way if the ductwork system fails the test, leaks are easy to find and seal. During a recent duct leakage test…

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FORTIFIED Home Silver Certification

September 18, 2017

A program of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety Energy Geeks President-Ed Beauchemin FORTIFIED WISE-ID#500000508 FORTIFIED Home Program-SILVER Certification What is FORTIFIED Home? FORTIFIED Home is a third party certification program which specifies design and construction standards to increase a homes resilience during tropical storms and hurricanes. The FORTIFIED Home program has three…

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FORTIFIED Home Bronze Certification

September 13, 2017

A program of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety Energy Geeks President-Ed Beauchemin FORTIFIED WISE-ID#500000508 FORTIFIED Home Program-BRONZE Certification What is FORTIFIED Home? FORTIFIED Home is a third party certification program which specifies design and construction standards to increase a homes resilience during tropical storms and hurricanes. The FORTIFIED Home program has three…

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Ed Beauchemin

RI Builders Member Profile: Ed Beauchemin

August 24, 2017

Nobody can accuse Ed Beauchemin of having modest ambitions. “My goal is to build houses that produce all the energy they consume. Eventually, I want to build whole neighborhoods that do that,” says the energetic lumber-dealer-turned-energy-efficient home designer. “I like the idea of energy conservation. It was something my father instilled in us when we…

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