The American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009 has increased the tax incentive for homeowners installing geothermal heating.
Previously, any residential installation of a ground loop or water geothermal heat pump was eligible for a credit of up to $2000. The new bill increases the tax credit to 30% of the cost with no limit, making geothermal heating increasingly attractive to those concerned with limiting their carbon footprint and lowering their energy costs in a new or older house plan.
The new incentives are retroactive to geothermal heat installations that occurred on …

Heating a house takes a lot of energy, whether it’s electricity, coal, propane or natural gas. Finding a natural way to heat a home that lowers cost and doesn’t affect the environment is becoming increasingly important to everyone. Geothermal heating is one option.
We all know the power of solar energy, but you may not know that almost half of solar energy is absorbed into the Earth. This heat keeps the Earth at a temperature of 50-70 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the year. Geothermal heating takes advantage of this by bringing the …

Choosing a lot to build your small home on can be difficult if you’ve never had to look at land before, I mean, it does all kind of look the same right? Yea, there are more trees in some areas, there is flat and sloped, but to most people, dirt is dirt. Of course to your builder, each piece of land has it’s own unique problems. So what should you look at?
People who are looking to build their own home usually either know exactly where they want to live, or …