Green And Sustainable Homes

Examples of Green Remodeling

July 13, 2008

I came across these videos on green remodeling. Excellent examples of how it can be done. I hope you are inspired! Are you remodeling your home? Steve and JD did a great looking renovation. What made it something special was the fact that it was done using green home products and environmentally friendly processes. Reusing [...]

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How You Can Green Your Home Immediately

July 12, 2008

Are you feeling overwhelmed and don’t know where to start with making your home green? So much is being published about green living, going green, remodeling or building green homes that it can be overwhelming if you are just starting to learn about eco-friendly, energy efficient green homes. What is mostly talked and written about [...]

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Wind Power Generator For Homes

June 3, 2008

This post focuses on planning and installing a [tag-tec]home wind power generators for homes[/tag-tec], not as much on how a wind energy system works. Wind power generation has seen a dramatic increase in the last few years. Technological advances make it more and more feasible to install wind power generators for individual homes. The newer systems are more efficient and quieter.

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Green And Sustainable Homes

May 30, 2008

Building and living in a green home is making a commitment to oneself, future generations and the environment. For me, the question is not â€œwhy would you build a green home?â€ the question is: WHY WOULD YOU NOT build a green home? Add to Favorites

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Where Can You Find Green Building Materials?

May 15, 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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Are Top Home Builders Going Green?

May 14, 2008

It appears that the none of the US largest publicly-traded home builders have fully embraced green and sustainable building practices. This is the outcome of a study by Calvert Group, Ltd. (free download), one of the nation’s leaders in the field of sustainable and responsible investing, with support from the Boston College Institute for Responsible [...]

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Solar Water Heating Systems For Your Home

May 13, 2008

Residential solar water heating systems consist of solar collectors, sometimes called solar panels, water piping, pump,storage tank and a heat exchanger in cold climates. These systems supplement, and do not replace (!) the oil boiler, gas furnace and/or water heater.

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