green building
Green Building - How Much Would You Guess Is Going On? May 9th, 2008
These Statistics on Conventional vs. Green Building May Surpise You
I realized we've never looked at any statistic here. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) offers the following statistics for buildings - keep in mind this is just in the U.S. Once you imagine how...more
Green Homes for Less Money April 24th, 2008
How To Go Green Without Breaking the Bank
CNET is one of my favorite websites - mostly because they always offer the best tech advice in town. If you buy a camera or pda they reviewed, you know what you're getting. Because I...more
Passive Solar Design -- Angling Doors and WIndows to Get the Most out of the Sun's Natural Heating Power April 10th, 2008
Interview with Expert Architects at Sealander Studio in Maine
Robyn and Mike Sealander, of Sealander Studio in Brooklin, Maine are wonderful architects, builders and experts in passive solar design. They have agreed to tell us everything about designing a home to use passive solar...more
Honoring Earth Day This Month – With Green Building & Home Ideas April 4th, 2008
Greening Your Home Gives Back on Earth Day and Beyond
Sorry to be MIA readers, I caught my son's bad cold and felt icky for days. I'm feeling a bit perkier now and just in time too because April is a busy month. As many...more
Locating Green Goods & Services March 28th, 2008
Find What You Need For Your Green Home
If you’re building or remodeling green you’re likely interested in finding products, companies, and services that match your green values, offer real eco-friendly solutions, not just a green sticker, and if all goes your way,...more
Beware of Greenwashing While Building Your Eco-Friendly House March 21st, 2008
Greenwashing is a term used to describe companies, people, or products that claim environmental-friendly features that they don't actually possess. A good example of greenwashing is the Clorax company. They recently released a line of "green"...more
Smart Green Home Design Option - Earth Floors March 17th, 2008
Earth floors, sometimes called adobe floors, are pretty cool. I had some pals put one it and I've done the planning for my own, although, in the end we went with different flooring. If you're...more
Green Design Gets Groovy March 11th, 2008
The Latest and Greatest in Smart Green Design
As I was checking out the latest issue of Popular Mechanics in my dentists’ office (not at all because the latest issue of People was taken up by a surly-looking woman with a swollen jaw)...more
Super Slick Solar Home Lighting Design March 11th, 2008
Great Solar Sun Tunnels for Your Eco Home
Green Home the Environmental Store has these great solar sun tunnel light fixtures available for your home. I've actually been obsessed with these lights for a while. I'd seen some in action at a friend's home,...more
Awesome Solar and Wind System for Greener Building March 9th, 2008
Inhabitat, one of my favorite blogs, has a super slick recent post on this great new green building solution, Solar and Wind Photovoltaic ‘Leaves’. SMIT (Sustainably Minded Interactive Technology), one cool sustainable design group has released info on a...more
