Posts Tagged ‘energy star’

October 26, 2010

Small Steps Towards a Sustainable Remodel

by: Taz Loomans

Tweet A few months ago, when the rental unit at the Blooming Rock duplex 3 Palms became available, I got a call from a woman named Theresa who was very interested in the place. But she stipulated that she needed the lease to be on a month-to-month basis because she was moving here from Chicago and wanted to buy a house for the long term, instead of renting. Normally I wouldn’t entertain the idea of a month-to-month lease, but I was intrigued when she told me that she just got a tenured position at a university in a very interesting…

June 28, 2010

Sunday Studio Turns Blight into Bright with their Garfield Eco-Flip

by: Taz Loomans

Tweet I was very excited when I got invited to an open house by Sunday Studio a couple of weeks ago to check out the eco-flip they did on McKinley and 16th St. in the Garfield Neighborhood. The photo of the end product was gorgeous and it intrigued me. I was duly impressed when I got a tour, it was a house that any downtown resident would be proud to call their home. When I saw the slide-show of the before and after pictures of the house, I knew we had a visionary on our hands, a person who cared…

March 09, 2010

Arizona Appliance Rebate Program: How to get yours. Part II: Dishwashers

by: Taz Loomans

Tweet The latest news on the Arizona Appliance Rebate Program is the confirmation that you can’t buy your appliance before April 12, 2010 if you want to participate in the rebate program. But this doesn’t mean you have to sit idle between now and April 12. Use this time to research and price out the appliance you want and get ready to apply for the reservation on April 12. You’ll be able to make your reservation on the phone or through a website, but neither the phone number or website have been released yet. I’ll post those as soon as…

March 08, 2010

Arizona Appliance Rebate Program: How to get yours. Part I: Clothes Washer

by: Taz Loomans

Tweet The Arizona Department of Commerce’s Energy Office just announced the Arizona Appliance Rebate Program. Details are still sketchy, but I’ll give you a low-down on what you need to know in this week’s posts. There are three items that are eligible for this rebate: clothes washers, dishwashers and water heaters. The reason Arizona decided to give rebates on these three items and not others is because it feels that these three items address the usage of water as well as energy, which is a uniquely important aspect of living in the desert. To get this rebate, you need to…