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Monday, November 23rd, 2009

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	Home Energy Assessments Available in Burke County Posted October 22nd, 2009 in Home & Family
Qualified Burke County residents have a tremendous opportunity to save energy and money with a low-cost home energy audit being offered through Cooperative Extension's E-Conservation Program.... MORE

What About the Laundry Room?
Posted July 23rd, 2009 in Home & Family

The laundry room can be a big consumer of energy—more than 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) a year—and water—and a big producer of unwanted heat and humidity in summer. It makes good sense to think about both the location and the appliances in it if you want to run an energy-efficient laundry.About 80 to 85 percent of the energy used for washing clothes is used to heat the water. To reduce this cost, use less water: ... MORE

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• Childcare & Parenting
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• Home Care & Maintenance
• Home Water Issues
• Household Pest Control
• Housing & Home Furnishings
• Personal Finances

Extension Programs at NC State University

• Extension's Successful Family
• Family Resource Management
• Housing
• Human Development
• North Carolina Cooperative Extension Disaster Information Center
• Soil Science: Septic Systems and Soil Properties

Newsletters

• Extension's Successful Family

Partnerships and Organizations

• Blue Ridge Community Action
• Blue Ridge Healthcare
• Burke County Department of Social Services
• Burke County Health Department
• Burke County Smart Start, Inc.
• Burke County United Way
• Center for Universal Design
• Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network
• Extension & Community Association
• North Carolina Solar Center

Publications, Information, and News

• Burke County Video Lending Library
• Extension Online News: Home and Family
• Pollution Prevention: Home*A*Syst, Farm*A*Syst, Coast*A*Syst
• Population, Housing, and Economic Data for North Carolina
• Residential, Structural and Community Pests
• Stormwater Resources for Officials, Real Estate Professionals, and Homeowners
• Wildlife Damage Control

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