This article is part 1 of Landscaping for Energy Efficiency.
Are you looking for cost-effective yet eye-pleasing ways to lower your energy bills? Planting trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, and hedges could be the answer. In fact, landscaping may be your best long-term investment for reducing heating and cooling costs, while also bringing other improvements to [...]
This article is part 2 of Landscaping for Energy Efficiency.
Widespread tree planting and climate-appropriate landscaping offer substantial environmental benefits. Trees and vegetation control erosion, protect water supplies, provide food, create habitat for wildlife, and clean the air by absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen.
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) estimates that urban America has [...]
This article is part 3 of Landscaping for Energy Efficiency.
The United States can be divided into four approximate climatic regions: temperate, hot-arid, hot-wet and cool. The average energy to keep the landscape strategies you use should depend on the region you live. These landscaping strategies by region are listed in order below.
Carefully positioned trees [...]
This article is part 4 of Landscaping for Energy Efficiency.
A well-informed and well-designed home admits low-angle winter sun, rejects overhead summer sun, and minimizes the cooling effect of winter winds. If you are building a home, pay attention to its orientation.
In the northern hemisphere, it is usually best to bring home long axis in [...]
This article is part 5 of Landscaping for Energy Efficiency.
Before you start landscaping, you must first develop a plan. The components of your plan could include deciduous trees and plants, coniferous forests of trees and plants, soil Berm, walls, fences, sheds and garages. This section will help you create a landscape plan before you [...]
This article is part 6 of Landscaping for Energy Efficiency.
Trees and shrubs come in all shapes and sizes. How you select your trees and shrubs and how to plant them will directly affect your home’s comfort and energy efficiency.
Trees and shrubs have a life span of many years and may become more attractive and [...]
This article is part 7 of Landscaping for Energy Efficiency.
Many suburban and urban land need loosening before you plant. If the soil is compressed until it an area of at least five times the diameter of the root ball. Plant your new trees and shrubs in a cool or cloudy days to reduce the [...]
