Are you considering making any energy efficient improvements to your home or business?

Have you considered having an energy audit done on your home or commercial property?Electric meter on exterior of house

Despite the fact that you should consider having these things done anyway to take advantage of the energy tax credits available to homeowners and maybe save your business a few bucks in energy savings along the way.

The City of Scottsdale has received approximately $230,000 for a Community Energy Audit Program. These audits will include air leakage testing, heating and cooling system evaluation and an assessment of the property’s last 12 months utility bills. Once the audit is completed property owners will receive a written report of the audit findings and recommendations and available incentives for energy efficiency improvements.

To be eligible for the free audit the property must meet the following criteria:

- Structure must be less than 5,000 square feet

- Lie within the City of Scottsdale’s corporate boundary and be located south of Indian Bend Road

- Property owners must prove U.S. citizenship and provide proof of ownership of the property

There are limited funds available for these audits so I would act fast if you are thinking about having this done.

You can find out more info on the City’s website by clicking here: City of Scottsdale Energy Audits

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I don’t know about you but the art of Maurice Sendek and the book Where the Wild Things Are bring back a flood of childhood memories, so I am very excited that this exhibit is going to be free and so close to home.

The Scottsdale Civic Center Library is hosting the “Where the Wild Things Are: Maurice Sendak in His Own Words” exhibit.  It is completely free and a great exhibit for kids and adults alike. There will also be free events and activities throughout the summer associated with the exhibit.

Here are the details:

“Where the Wild Things Are: Maurice Sendak in His Own Words”

June 17 – August 31, 2010

Scottsdale Civic Center Library – 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd

You can click here for the details from the Scottsdale Public Art website.

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You can click here for the article on AZCentral.

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Scottsdale Camp – Why you should go.

Scottsdale Camp is being organized by Tyler Hurst and myself and will be held at Sky Song (click here for a map) in Scottsdale on April 24th from 1:30pm to 6pm with a special screening of the movie Lemonade at 1pm and a Q&A with the Director after the screening.  Lemonade is a movie by [...]

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One more thing…

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Scottsdale Scenes: Chaparral Park

Scottsdale is one of those fortunate cities that has an abundance of parks and open space for its residents to enjoy the nearly year round beautiful weather.  One of the 11 community parks that the City of Scottsdale has and part of its Indian Bend Wash park system is the 100 acre Chaparral Park.  Located [...]

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Remote Desktop Solution

Having a mobile office can have its pros and cons, one of the cons is not having every single file or document with you or on your laptop/netbook at all times. Unfortunately, I have a lot of experience with this scenario and have been forced to find a solution. So, I thought I would share. [...]

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Get Involved! Apply for a Scottsdale Advisory Board

It is that time of year again, the time when the City of Scottsdale looks to its citizens to be involved and apply to be on one of six advisory boards that have openings right now.  The six boards with openings are the Industrial Development Authority, the Personnel Board, the McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission, the [...]

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Wisestamp for your business. Seriously.

Have you been looking for an easy, diverse and customizable auto signature for your Gmail, Yahoo, AOL or Hotmail web mail?  Maybe one you could display your social media profiles, RSS feeds, fan pages and blog posts in.  Are you a Firefox, Chrome, Flock or Thunderbird user? If so, I have been using a great [...]

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O’ Christmas Tree Pick Up in Scottsdale

Do you live in the City of Scottsdale and still have your live Christmas Tree? Now is the time to put it out for curbside pick up.  The City will pick up all ornament, light and stand free Christmas Trees this week, January 11-15.  If you end up missing the curbside pickup, well, there is [...]

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Scottsdale Area Holiday Events

Are you looking to get into the holiday spirit? Well, AZCentral.com recently posted an excellent list of the Top 10 Arizona holiday events.  As the article points out, it is difficult for some to get into the holiday spirit in the valley, with our 65 degree days and all.  So, here are the top three [...]

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