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Winter Time Air Filter Check-up

We spend more time indoors during the winter months. That’s why it makes sense to keep your heating and cooling system’s air filter changed. Here are a few details to consider. Air filters are manufactured with a rating called the MERV or minimum efficiency reporting value.  That’s a number from 1 to 16 that’s relative to [...] [...]

Ergonomics :: Is Your Work Space Hurting You?

Ergonomics is the study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body, its movements, and its cognitive abilities. Follow these basic Laptop safety tips to improve your experience: √ If you use your laptop on the couch : • Make more frequent breaks because it is the best posture for the back. • Try to have [...] [...]

ATTIC STAIRS – You Could Have a Mind-Blowing Hole in Your Building Envelope

I’ve lost count of the number of homes I have inspected that folding disappearing stairs built into their ceilings. More often than not the folding legs are not trimmed to the correct length or properly secured to the framing and thereby creating a fall hazard. The energy loss factor is the most convincing reason to [...] [...]

The Secret of Giving 100%

What makes us human beings different than any other creations in this world? It’s our ability to take our thoughts and translate them into speech and the written word so that our ideas can be shared with generations. The words we speak, the words we write are powerful. [...]