See how domestic spaces (homes) evolved from Saxon times to the post-modern era. An interactive website has been created so we can see how far we have come.
Pre 1100
Go to: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/interactive/2011/sep/10/inside-home-architecture
Contemporary home
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#13 of the series
Seal heating and cooling ducts – 20% of the air pushed through ducts doesn’t reach its intended location. Correct problems with a HVAC contractor which could chop $400 off an annual $2000 energy bill.
For more information: http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Research-Review/Highlights/1998/v3/EES_duct.html
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#12 of the series
Install a whole-house fan – A whole house fan is a huge, motorized fan in the attic that cools by circulating air from open windows and doors on lower floors and bring the air up and out. Running a WH fan costs just 1 to 5 cents per hour compared to 20 cents an hour for an AC.
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