Green Home
Building Green Can Save You Money May 28th, 2008
Find Out the Return on Your Green Home Investments
Many people would like to build or remodel green, but feel like they can't afford it. However, green can actually save you money. If you’d like to learn how, visit one cool site that can...more
Recycled Glass Tiles for the Home May 27th, 2008
Locate Recycled Glass Tiles for New and Remodeled Green Homes
Recycled tiles are a great green choice for homes. Most contain at least 30% recycled content but many contain much more then that, some up to 100%. Recycled glass tiles use glass from old bottles,...more
Save Energy: The Best Home Cooling Systems May 21st, 2008
It's Not Your Air Conditioner Cranked on High
Now that summer is right here upon us, many of us are thinking about home cooling. Sadly, when summer arrives is not the time to think about this major issue. It's actually best to consider...more
Reclaimed & Salvaged Home Building Material Use May 21st, 2008
Build Green with Reuse Materials
I recently read a great article, Bronx-based Rebuilders Source shows it's easy building green, from the NY Daily News. There were some pretty interesting points in the article. For example, they note, "There are more than...more
Sustainable Kitchen and Bathrooms More Popular May 19th, 2008
Locate Green Materials for the Bath & Kitchen
A fairly recent AIA Home Design Trends Survey shows that kitchens and bathrooms remain a popular key design area in the home, and that includes green additions and green remodels and features. Bathrooms have gone...more
Green Home Building Link Love May 17th, 2008
Green Building News - What You Should Be Reading This Week
Here's a nice little round-up of some of what I've been reading this week. There's plenty going on, and hopefully, you'll find something to enjoy. Get Solar Makes Finding a Solar Contractor Easier: Ah, how...more
Intro to Green Prefabs May 16th, 2008
Basics About Green Prefab Homes
One type of green home that's all the rage are prefabs, or prefabricated houses. Prefab 101 is fairly easy to catch up on. Prefabs, sometimes called modular homes differ wildly but all have one thing...more
Best Green Educational Product and Information Website May 15th, 2008
The Green Log Home Website for Consumers
Recently, the Green Log Home website was voted "'Best Green Educational Product and Information' website. It hit the winner's circle when consumers voted it into the top tier as one of seven finalists in the...more
35 Ideas for Building A Greener House May 14th, 2008
Tactics That Can Help You Build Green
Here are 35 ideas for building green... Feel free to add your ideas in the comments. 1. Use salvaged, recycled, and reclaimed materials. 2. Build small. At least only build what you need; no more than...more
Will $100,000 Build A Good Green Home? May 13th, 2008
The 100K House Project
Postgreen and ZeroEnergy Design are going to be constructing an urban infill home for just 100K. The main goal of the house building project is that the home ends up using only 53% of the...more
