Green Home

Trading Up to Save Energy on Home Appliances April 28th, 2008

Where to Recycle the Old Models

With Earth Day just passed many are pledging to use less energy, save resources, and cut back. One of the ways you can create energy savings in your home, both with new construction and remodels...more

25 Tools, Ideas, & Activities for Off-Grid-Living April 24th, 2008

Tools You May Need In Your Off-Grid Home

Eventually I want to live off-grid. Off-grid, while not a perfect term, is what usually describes a home that's not powered by a utility grid. Off-grid is deceptive, because people sometimes think that off-grid equals...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

The Zero Energy Home April 23rd, 2008

Are More Zero Energy Homes In Our Future?

It's actually possible that we'll see many zero energy homes in our near future - and if not our future, hopefully our children's. What is the Zero Energy Home (ZEH)?: A ZEH is a home...more

Exciting Week - Earth Day & Blog Contests April 22nd, 2008

What's Happening in the Blog World This Week

Well, it's a busy week if you happen to be a green blogger or green blog reader. Of course Earth Day is today and if you haven't told us here at RiverWired what you're doing...more

Can sippys save the world? April 18th, 2008

We went to a 4th birthday party last week and our hostess put out plastic sippy cups with the kids' names on them instead of juice boxes. What a great idea. We took ours home...more

Green Home Site Selection - Part Two April 14th, 2008

Building Your Green Home - Choose the Perfect Plot of Land

Yesterday we looked at tips regarding land selection for green home building. Since it would be bulky to smash all the tips together, I split up the tips into a more manageable size. Today we'll...more