http://www.examiner.com/x-11857-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner?cid=exrss-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:23:24 -0700 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:07:44 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-11857-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner~y2009m7d19-Get-your-ducts-in-order-for-energy-savings?cid=exrss-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner If your apartment or house  is in South Florida, the EPA estimates that about 20 percent of the air that moves through the duct system is lost due to leaks, holes, and poorly connected ducts. The result is higher utility bills and difficulty kee... Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:07:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11857-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner~y2009m7d19-Get-your-ducts-in-order-for-energy-savings?cid=exrss-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11857-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Programmable-thermostats-save-energy-money-fight-global-warming?cid=exrss-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner  An ENERGY STAR qualified programmable thermostat is one of the easiest and least expensive things you can do if you are committed to going green, reducing greenhouse emissions, practicing energy conservation, or just interested in saving money.... Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:07:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11857-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Programmable-thermostats-save-energy-money-fight-global-warming?cid=exrss-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11857-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Most-homes-still-underinsured-for-hurricanes?cid=exrss-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner MSB, the leading provider of building cost data to the property insurance industry just released its findings for current estimates of homeowner insurance coverage across the United States  MSB’s research reveals an estimated 64 percent of... Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:58:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11857-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Most-homes-still-underinsured-for-hurricanes?cid=exrss-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11857-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner~y2009m7d3-Foreclosed-properties-pose-hurricane-protection-problems?cid=exrss-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner If you live in South Florida, chances are good there is a foreclosed home somewhere in the neighborhood. Chances are even better it isn’t being properly maintained. The owners are gone and nobody wants the responsibility to trim the trees, cut ... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:56:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11857-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner~y2009m7d3-Foreclosed-properties-pose-hurricane-protection-problems?cid=exrss-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11857-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Fireworks-can-threaten-property-and-people?cid=exrss-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the leading authority on fire, electrical and building safety, says legal or not, fireworks are too risky for amateurs.In 2006 for example, fireworks caused an estimated 32,600 reported fires, includin... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:51:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11857-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Fireworks-can-threaten-property-and-people?cid=exrss-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11857-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner~y2009m6d28-South-Florida-unprepared-for-another-hurricane?cid=exrss-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner A recent poll conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research and funded by the NHSI surveyed 1,100 adults in Atlantic and Gulf Coast states in May 2009 and found despite an active hurricane season in 2008, and more of the same predicted for 2009, mo... Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:23:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11857-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner~y2009m6d28-South-Florida-unprepared-for-another-hurricane?cid=exrss-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11857-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Comparison-shopping-for-home-services-goes-online?cid=exrss-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner  There is nothing new about websites that offer product comparisons between different models of products or manufacturers. Sites like www.bizrate.com, www.nextag.com and others have been around for quite a while. They typically offer ratings bas... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:52:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11857-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Comparison-shopping-for-home-services-goes-online?cid=exrss-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11857-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner~y2009m6d19-South-Florida-goes-digital-and-recycles?cid=exrss-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner If you came home from work today and found your TV offered nothing but static, you aren’t alone. Somehow you must have missed the months of warnings that that at noon today, analog broadcasts were out and digital was in. No, this isn&rsquo... Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:05:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11857-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner~y2009m6d19-South-Florida-goes-digital-and-recycles?cid=exrss-Miami-Home-Improvement-Examiner