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Windows can account for 10% to 25% of your heating bill. To keep windows from letting in too much heat or cold:

• Install storm windows to keep out cold and double glazed windows to reduce heat gain.
• During hot summer days, closing curtains and shades will reflect heat, and during cold winter nights, will keep out the cold.
• Install reflective window coverings or films to keep heat away from house.
• Install awnings on south and west facing windows.

Landscaping
AACOG also advocates planting trees as they filter many pollutants from the atmosphere including nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO), and particulate matter of ten microns or less (PM10).
Computer models from the Department of Energy show that three properly placed trees around a house can save between $100 and $250 in annual utility bills.

• Deciduous trees planted on south and west sides of the house will keep you cooler in the summer and let the sun shine through in the winter.
• Vines grown on trellises can shade windows or the whole side of a house.
• Evergreen trees and shrubs on the north and west sides of the house can deflect winter winds.

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