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Does anyone have any good resources on the energy use of various window air conditioners? Even more points if you have ones that can be monitored remotely via the internet. Need to put one in a place where I care how...

For this he used a double coat of Behr Ultra Paint/primer, and had to deal with a lot of oils from the kitchen, but I still don't understand how it could be this expensive.

Even if I choose to be ultra conservative and go with the 50% rule.

. ($18,000 with a re-roof which is ultra conservative).

hope you didn't buy the semi gloss yet. satin is the best sheen. most cabinets come from the factory with a satin finish. satin is as durable as semi gloss, and looks 10x better. semi gloss is old school mindset that still holds up but lower sheen paint formulas in the recent years have come up. if your going white,off the shelf behr ultra pure white is always nice or white dove benjamin moore leaves a great impression.

Check out this:http://blog.metrotrends.org/2014/11/data-clear-ultra-low-payments-arent-risky/

Please don't perceive this post as boastful...it is not meant to be.  

Most of these C buildings the developers decades ago didn't separate it out as water was in abundance and the rates charged for water/sewer per gallon usage was ultra cheap.

You do not want a commercial zoning for years paying ultra high taxes.This is why sellers of land will make the developer rezone to save on taxes until it sells.