If you think you can skip winterizing your house or apartment just because you rent, think again. Your rental can have just as many energy-wasting leaks as any other home, and sealing it up for winter just makes sense.
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Heating an apartment is the single biggest energy expenditure during winter. But while home owners can do things like purchase new energy efficient heating systems, renters don't have the same options to improve heat in a home they don't own. Or do they?
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