Still Don’t Have Halloween Plans?
There are almost too many Halloween parties to choose from in Charleston. Some sure-fire stand-outs include Vickery’s Wicked Little Halloween Party (see write-up below), the Saints ‘n’ Sinners party at aloft, Haunted Hollywood at Social, Pantheon’s $1000 prize party, and more. Check out the full listings here, and find your party, [...]
Universal upgrades for a better, safer home
Lou Manfredini on helping the aging community live and work more easily
By Lou Manfredini
TODAYShow.com contributor
updated 11:02 a.m. ET, Wed., Sept. 24, 2008
As people get older, there are often many modifications that need to be made to their home. Lou Manfredini shares smart tips and helpful advice to add value [...]
Useful things rise from ashes
Coal-plant waste is recycled into building materials
By Tony Bartelme (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
GEORGETOWN — At Santee Cooper’s Winyah generating station, powerful generators make enough electricity to light 577,000 homes. In the process, the plant creates vast amounts of ash, and for years, hundreds of thousands of tons ended [...]
Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to slash a key interest rate by a half-point, pushing the federal funds rate down to 1 percent, as they wrap up a two-day meeting Wednesday.
The worst financial crisis in 70 years has forced the Fed to employ all the weapons in its arsenal — including cutting interest rates to [...]
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BATTERY ISLAND ROW provides 6 select residents with a choice never before offered in Charleston - a neighborhood of detached, single family homes arranged around a modern eco-friendly lifestyle. The focus at Battery Island Row is a better quality of life. All facets of the development focus on Green Building techniques and construction principles based [...]
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a nonprofit organization composed of leaders working to advance buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. Driving its mission to transform the built environment is USGBC’s LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System™, which is accessible online and [...]
What measures determine if a home is green? Does using recycled materials make a home green? How about locating the home on reclaimed land? Or, what if the homeowners have energy bills significantly lower than those for a similar-sized conventional home?
