January 23, 2008 – 12:26 am
By : Paul Purcell
With many areas of the country in drought conditions, all of us could use a reminder list of ways to cut back on our water consumption around the house.
You can go three weeks without food, but only three days without W.A.T.E.R.:
Waste: “Tighten plumbing leaks and prevent other needless losses of water.
Application: Where [...]
January 22, 2008 – 11:11 am
By : Jerry Work
Despite what some environmentalists preach about the evils of using wood for purposes such as wood flooring, purchasing cork wood flooring can actually be very beneficial to you and this planet.
Cork is prized for its use in flooring for a variety of reasons, the foremost being that is a very attractive flooring [...]
January 15, 2008 – 8:34 am
You are working hard to make your home energy efficient, comfortable and self-sufficient what more can you do? How about making sure that the environment inside your house is not as bad or worse then that of a major city industrial zone.
It has been shown that because of building materials, furniture, carpet, animals and so [...]
January 12, 2008 – 1:42 pm
LEED®, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating Systems™, has taken the important step of creating a third party certification that is a separate entity.
The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) has been established as a separately incorporated entity and is supported by U.S. Green Building Council. GBCI will be administering the credentialing programs [...]
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