by Luke | Apr 3, 2014 | Energy
As the cold weather begins to take hold across the Kansas City metro many homeowners are beginning to fire up their fireplace. There have already been five house fires siting fireplaces as the cause so far this year in the Kansas City area. We recommend following...
by Luke | Apr 3, 2014 | Energy
The construction industry uses a lot of technical jargon, and homes don’t come with instruction manuals or glossaries. So what exactly is a rim joist? It is the area of a house where the foundation wall meets the floor joists. In a basement or crawl space, it’s the...
by Luke | Apr 3, 2014 | Energy
Most of us are aware that a leaky home will mean higher utility bills and more drafts. But, what exactly is going on that makes this happen. Let’s get nerdy with a little science on a Friday afternoon. We all know the saying that “warm air rises.” This is somewhat...
by Luke | Apr 3, 2014 | Energy
Last month we posted a blog about the HERS index. In order to have a home energy rating performed on your new or existing house and receive a HERS index score you must do so through a certified rater. GIC is excited to announce that we now have a certified rater on...
by Luke | Apr 3, 2014 | Energy
We ran across a very interesting blog that explained a fascinating concept. Off Grid World describes a process of turning your urine into energy in a recent blog. Believe it or not this process was discovered by a 14 year old girl and some of her friends. They...
