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Green Building Materials

Where Can You Find Green Building Materials?

by admin on \'Thursday, May 15th, 2008\'

The green building industry is still fairly new. It can be difficult, especially for homeowners, to find green and sustainable building materials for our projects. It is also a challenge, to make sense of some of the labeling, which at times is up to interpretation or downright misleading. And without green building materials, we can’t [...]

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Recycled Concrete – A Green Alternative To Tiles, Stone Or Granite

by admin on \'Saturday, May 10th, 2008\'

Did you ever consider using concrete for flooring instead of stone, granite, marble or tiles to store the passive solar heat? Concrete can be a very green option, especially if the concrete is made locally or within 100 miles. Shipping tiles and granite plates from hundreds or thousands of miles away is not a sustainable [...]

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Green Building Materials

by Christiane on \'Tuesday, April 29th, 2008\'

The materials used to build a green home must meet certain criteria. Green and sustainable homes not only use minimal energy, they also provide the owners with high indoor air quality. Occupants in homes built with standard building materials are exposed to hundreds of chemicals. Many of these chemicals are toxic and can have a [...]

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