Long Island Green Homes

01/26/2011

http://www.longislandpress.com/2011/01/26/contest-seeks-affordable-green-home-designs-in-wyandanch/

Piles of snow, sand and leaves lined the quiet residential street in Wyandanch. A handful of cars idled nearby with their occupants hidden behind fogged

10/16/2010

http://blog.energy.gov/blog/2010/10/15/energy-101-home-energy-assessments

Earlier this week, Secretary Chu responded to a number of your questions about home energy efficiency. During the course of that discussion, it became clear that many of you are looking for straightforward ways to identify potential energy savings around your home. The Secretary pointed out several ...

08/25/2010

Get more information and sign up online at www.ligreenhomes.com

Long Island Green Homes Program is a self-financing residential retrofit program for upgrading the energy efficiency of existing homes in the Town of Babylon. The program will enable residents to make their homes greener and healthier at little or no out-of-pocket cost. Often, residents will save mo...

08/04/2010

Check out this new video on the Green Homes Program by On Earth Magazine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rt0pIxbLts&feature=player_embedded

http://www.onearth.org In the Long Island town of Babylon, N.Y., a White House-backed program known as PACE has been creating jobs and saving homeowners money. But now the energy efficiency project is threatened by the nation's largest mortgage agency, and the town plans to file a lawsuit to keep th...

07/08/2010

Green Homes will be at Gilgo this weekend! come down and check us out

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120658061306890&ref=ts

07/01/2010

Green Homes promo movie... what do you think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmIEvxcFp84&feature=player_embedded

There may be no better proof that a home energy-efficiency upgrade can be a win-win for homeowners, the environment and our struggling economy, than when you visit the town of Babylon, N.Y.

05/04/2010

A Salute to the Pioneers Who Cracked Scientific Problems and Led the Way for the Adoption of Renewable Energy Read more by Michael Kanellos on CBS News' The Green Eye.

05/01/2010

Babylon included in first wave of Sir Richard Branson's Carbon War Room Green Capital Global Challenge!

Carbon War Room Selects First Wave of Cities for Green Capital Global Challenge. Civic and Entrepreneurial Action on Climate Change is boosted by Cities from Around the World Joining a Challenge to Create Low Carbon Prosperity.

04/16/2010

Read about the benefits of Long Island Green Homes in the Natural Resource Defense Council's OnEarth magazine. What can LIGH do for you? Contact our office to find out or fill out a self-check home inventory on our website right now!

Efficiency improvements can save property owners money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Now there’s a painless way to pay for those fixes.

04/14/2010

Do you have a second refrigerator or freezer? You are not alone, but it is probably an older unit and not very efficient. Do you really need a second refrigerator? Is it worth what you're paying to operate it?

Two new studies suggest that while more households are buying energy-efficient refrigerators, the old units remain in use, adding to overall energy consumption.

04/13/2010

LIPA's new Refrigerator Recycling Program will pick up your old, working refrigerator or freezer for free, properly recycle it, and pay you $35! With all the money you save on your reduced electric bill you can buy fresh groceries for the BBQ this weekend! After that call LIGH to schedule an energy audit with a BPI accredited contractor to learn how you can save even more.

04/12/2010

Do you know that you could have gotten another $1500 dollars back with your tax refund? Long Island Green Homes measures are eligible for various rebate incentives and tax credits. Go green and Save green - schedule your comprehensive home energy audit today!