Attic Exhaust Fan

Maybe you’ve seen the rather odd, tall, skinny structures, usually in wide open spaces where high winds move the propeller-like sections. When a group of these wind turbines work to move air- which then turns into energy- they are identified as wind farms. In some locations, such as the Gansu Wind Farm in China or the Alta Wind Energy Center in California, the wind farms produce electrical power for several hundred people within several hundred square miles.

Rising energy prices and more...

You took the leap and jumped headfirst into the real estate pond. You've fulfilled a lifelong dream: the purchase of a sprawling, two-story Victorian home. You fell in love with the original hardwood floors, the beautiful windows, a wrap-around porch, birds in the trees and woodwork so gorgeous that it makes you want to weep. Congratulations!

There’s just one something that’s missing - And it’s an important something.

As it turns out, your residential gem has no central air conditioning. But...

Yes, it's been a warm winter most everywhere in the nation. That may mean that this summer is going to be beastly. So NOW is the time to install that attic fan you have wanted because you KNOW that venting the hot air that gets trapped in the attic all summer is a good way to cool the rest of the house.

Think of it this way:

You have a nice, tall, cool glass of iced tea, chock full of ice cubes sitting on the kitchen table. It's hot in the kitchen because there's a cake baking in the oven. You get...

Do you have a sensitive sniffer? I mean, does your nose burn and itch when you get in the detergent aisle at the grocery store? How do you get relief?

For some, food odors, the scent of perfume and chemical smells do more than just annoy. For those with asthma, being in close proximity to strong scents can trigger serious respiratory ailments. So when a friend says she doesn't want to accompany you to the boutique filled with bath and body items, it is probably not that she doesn't enjoy your...

Homes across America haven’t always provided two or more bathrooms for the convenient use of all the people living there. In fact, most of us can remember sharing only one bathroom with two or three people or even more.

In our house, four people needed access to the bathroom all at the same time. Because he was the grumpiest, my Dad got use of the bathroom before anyone else. And I very vividly remember ducking into the bathroom after my Dad rushed out of a hot shower. He left a big whiff of Old...

Every summer for several years, I dreaded the days I found electricity bills in the mailbox. Our air conditioner kicked on all the time and yet, there were rooms in our home that might have actually been cooled better by opening the window and turning on a box fan.

Then we learned about solar attic fans, one of the products we have here at AirFlow Technology. Choices include the Roof Mounted Solar attic fan, available in 10-watt, 20-watt and 30-watt or the Gable Mounted Solar attic fan, also...

Did you know that there are an estimated 10,000 attic fires in residential buildings every year? I was shocked - and then the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) goes on to say that these fires cause an estimated 30 deaths, 125 injuries and $477 million in property loss.

Electrical malfunction is the leading cause, but the second leading cause they list is "natural fires."

I don't know exactly what a "natural fire" is, but I am wondering if it has anything to do with the amount of heat that builds...

In 2010 President Obama urged Congress to pass a group of incentives to encourage citizens to make their homes more energy efficient. That "Homestar" legislation has not been passed - yet - but the message is clear.

The ozone layer shows further damage

Over the last couple of years I have witnessed something I think is pretty remarkable happening between Indianapolis and Chicago on I-65. Right around West Lafayette, Ind., spread out across acres of farmland, a wind turbine farm has cropped up. I've watched them grow in number for some time, amazed at the sheer size of each of the windmill structures. I'll admit I could be caught ogling out the window like I was seeing skyscrapers or the larger-than-life structures in Las Vegas for the...

This summer has been one of the hottest on record but something really cool has happened. The Ten Million Solar Roofs Act of 2010 (S.3460) was passed by the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on July 21. The Act was introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. 

Here at Airflow Technology, we are all about saving energy and reducing the costs associated with heating and cooling homes. So we listen when Sanders explains the goal of the Act is to get solar electric or water heating systems on...