http://sturtzconstruction.com building a more beautiful greater Pittsburgh area since 1976 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:09:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://sturtzconstruction.com/saving-money-recyclable-materials/ http://sturtzconstruction.com/saving-money-recyclable-materials/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:03:27 +0000 seimiya http://sturtzconstruction.com/?p=175 Now, we all know that one of the ways to make a green building is to power it with a renewable resource: sun, wind, tidal power, what have you. Of course, another thing about buildings that can be made ‘green’ is the materials itself. When building a new structure, ask yourself, ‘am I using recycled [...]]]> http://sturtzconstruction.com/saving-money-recyclable-materials/feed/ 0 http://sturtzconstruction.com/earth-day-and-personal-environmentalism/ http://sturtzconstruction.com/earth-day-and-personal-environmentalism/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:08:16 +0000 cmcmahon http://sturtzconstruction.com/?p=169 http://sturtzconstruction.com/earth-day-and-personal-environmentalism/feed/ 0 http://sturtzconstruction.com/165/ http://sturtzconstruction.com/165/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:14:32 +0000 seimiya http://sturtzconstruction.com/?p=165 Social Media has a habit of eating into one’s time for doing other things. With the addition of a twitter feed and a web site, you risk running all that extra ability to waste time on the Internet. It’s important to make sure that you keep yourself in line, use good time management skills, and [...]]]> http://sturtzconstruction.com/165/feed/ 0 http://sturtzconstruction.com/another-renewable-source/ http://sturtzconstruction.com/another-renewable-source/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:22:17 +0000 seimiya http://sturtzconstruction.com/?p=161 The thing is, being “green” isn’t just about solar energy. It’s a big one that we like to talk about here at Sturtz Construction, but there’s lots of other ways to go about saving the planet besides installing some huge solar panels on your roof. So, to move the topic away from solar, let’s see [...]]]> http://sturtzconstruction.com/another-renewable-source/feed/ 0 http://sturtzconstruction.com/straight-talk-on-solar-powering-your-home/ http://sturtzconstruction.com/straight-talk-on-solar-powering-your-home/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:19:42 +0000 cmcmahon http://sturtzconstruction.com/?p=153 Solar power has been of interest to us for some time.  However, many people are unsure of the costs and long term payback value of solar panels.  Luckily, 20 year industry consultant Lee Devlin published this article detailing the cost effectiveness of solar panel installation.  Devlin pulls no punches in showing the cost of installation [...]]]> http://sturtzconstruction.com/straight-talk-on-solar-powering-your-home/feed/ 0 http://sturtzconstruction.com/the-benefits-and-drawbacks-of-twitter/ http://sturtzconstruction.com/the-benefits-and-drawbacks-of-twitter/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:28:51 +0000 cmcmahon http://sturtzconstruction.com/?p=146 http://sturtzconstruction.com/the-benefits-and-drawbacks-of-twitter/feed/ 2