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Claim your share of the fed stimulus bill by investing in your home, The government will pay you to save money on your energy bills.
Below is a short summary of some of the many tax credits that are available to homeowners. Visit the ENERGY STAR page for more details on the federal incentives and the complete list of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency.
The Bill States "Consumers who purchase and install specific products, such as energy-efficient windows, insulation, doors, roofs, and heating and cooling equipment in existing homes can receive a tax credit for 30% of the cost, up to $1,500, for improvements placed in service" this program already started effective January 1, 2009, and will continue through December 31, 2010.
There are other items you can invest in which much like a new energy efficient garage door increase your homes value that qualify for the federal tax credit under the "RESIDENTIAL RENEWABLE ENERGY TAX CREDITS"
These items include;
Solar energy systems (including solar water heating and solar electric systems),
Small wind systems,
Geothermal heat pumps,
Residential fuel cell
Microturbine systems
Home owners can receive a 30% tax credit for systems placed in service before December 31, 2016; (the previous tax credit cap no longer applies).
In parts 1 - 4 we covered how the need for a garage arose, what the original garage doors were made of, and how they were fastened to the garages. How the home garage as opposed to communal garage came to be. And the inventions in garage door technology
Now we will further explore the inventions in garage door materials and how we have come almost full circle.
Overtime garage door materials as with most building materials were upgraded and changed to match the progress of technology has made on building materials. Being that wood were susceptible to the elements and wood rot from all the rain and snow, the sun would bleach them, and the cycle of what try would warp them, this is where technology was used to combat these issues.
In the 1970s Steel garage doors were introduced, being that steel was not a good insulator they sandwiched 2 sheets of steel over steel garage doors were introduced Styrofoam and had a durable insulated door that can be pressed out of a machine in minutes not weeks like wood, and they out lasted wood by many years.
Another new material was "fiberglass" these were light and impervious to the weather but not very pretty, the next step was the invention of composites, such as resin-filled wood, these were slightly more aesthetically appealing and also impervious to the weather. Eventually vinyl-covered aluminum, much like aluminum siding which at the time was widely used, and sold by door-to-door salesman throughout the states. And much like wallpaper to a lamp shade, these vinyl siding garage doors were easy to match to the rest of the vinyl sided house.
Today there is an extremely wide variety of garage doors available on the market from traditional, to custom wood, carriage house designs, modern sleek metal and glass, and everything in between. During the financial boom and the explosion of building growth over the last decade the trend shifted towards classic Carriage House, custom wood and Mediterranean garage doors as homeowners opted for authentic and unique garage doors to represent their homes as opposed to the cookie cutter stamped steel doors made popular in the 70's and 80's. That said Steel has also come a long way Mesa Garage Doors in Southern California has been the leader in the development of steel doors that to the human eye cannot be distinguished from any of their large selection of solid wood doors.
The history of garages, and garage doors part 2
In part 1 we covered how the need for a garage arose, here we will explore how the individual as opposed to communal garage came to be.
The word garage comes from the French "Garer" which means to shelter or protect which is exactly what the owners were trying to do.
Architects went back to the drawing boards about the old carriage house models and modified them to accommodate the new occupants of these new buildings, in essence they were very similar to the original structures where they would protect what was inside from the elements and this required a garage door that would be practical and secure.
The original garage doors were made out of wood they were fastened to the structure by leather straps, being that the hinges and the weight of the door in and the frequency of use in those days made for a bad combination, hinges would bend and break, screws would get pulled loose, the most common means of fastening that garage door to its structure was by the use of leather straps they were durable and versatile and didn't break when you had to drag your door open, they had not yet invented tracks that you could simply bowl your garage door overhead, in those days you would drag your door that was fastened to the garage by a leather strap hinges outwards, pull your car in and then drag the garage doors closed and fastened it, this was done on almost daily basis.
In the early 1900s as cars worked their way into the American society so did a need to find a location to store these modern marvels. What was needed was the creation of "a new type of building" as the conventional carriage houses just weren't cutting it you couldn't possibly expect high society to keep their new automobiles in the same barn as their horses which come along with horse manure, the unpleasant smell was seeping its way into these new automobiles and the owners just wouldn't have it. The original garages were a lot like modern-day parking lots with garage doors, they were single level structures that house many cars some were publicly owned some were privately owned they were maintained and heated, but as cars became more prevalent this solution was working out too well the communal garages were filling up leaving no room for the expanding new car owners, they were simply too many cars for the garages to accommodate.
As a result people started to look for more convenient locations to house their precious automobiles somewhere closer to their homes, the old stable carriage house wasn't such a bad idea after all if only they could remove the horses and the stench that came along with them, clean it out and make it accommodate new cars.
In Part 2-5 we will explore the individual as opposed to communal garage came to be. The inventions in garage door technology, The inventions in garage door materials and how we have come almost full circle.
As of today roughly 1.4% of the world's greenhouse gas or 6.2 of the total U.S greenhouse gases is produced by the state of California, it is for this reason that the state has been working feverishly to find solutions to affect and impact global climate change since 1988. In 2005 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued an Executive Order to further advance cream and clean and renewable energies, this order the California global warming solutions act of 2006 would establish the first in the world comprehensive program of regulatory and market mechanisms that would result in quantifiable and impact foam yet cost-effective reductions of greenhouse gases.
Part of these initiatives include;
* Renewable Electricity Standard
* Scoping Plan
* AB 32 Fee Regulation
* Cap-and-Trade
* Clean Car Standard (Pavley)
* Early Action Measures
* Low Carbon Fuel Standard
* Voluntary Actions
* Advisory Committees
* Public Health Workgroup
* Reporting and Inventory
* Verification
* Greenhouse Gas Protocols
* Climate Action Team (CAT)
California is not acting alone in fact in 2008 at the Florida summit on global climate change, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger addressed the 800 industry leaders, policymakers, academics, environmentalists, over and business leaders, as well as scientists. The governor outlined how local governments and the federal government can work together to create comprehensive and innovative energy policy that would be to set dependence on foreign oil help consumers protect the planet by building a less petroleum dependent, independent nation, removing the stranglehold that foreign governments have on our nation.
California and Florida two of the largest states in the nation have partnered to fight global warming and cut greenhouse gas emissions by increasing renewable energy.
The governor stated that the nation needs to follow California's roadmap that emphasizes and reinforces innovation and invests in new technologies, this new energy policy would give consumers alternatives when they arrive at the pump, and thereby reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
In a recent poll three out of four California voters support the state energy policies to reduce global warming pollution nearly 90% stated but a that it was extremely crucial to reduce our dependence on oil.
The governor has set milestones by 2010 to increase California's renewable energy 20% and aspires to reach 33% by 2020. In 2007 the California governor unveiled the world's first "carbon fuel standard" this is the first of its kind standard which would requires the fuel refineries and producers to reduce the amount of carbon essentially the carbon intensity from California passenger vehicles, this mandating a demand for low carbon fuels. From the outset this standard will reduce the carbon intensity of by at least 10% by 2020.
In addition to the above-mentioned policies which are aimed at fostering renewable energy growth, the great state of California has also launched the world's most aggressive energy efficiency program in the world. It is projected that over the three-year period the program will in itself eliminate the need to construct the equivalent of three full-scale power plants, reducing energy costs for homes and businesses in the state of California by $5 billion dollars.
