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Is Your Home Greener Than You Think?

posted by Kelly Magill Apr 24, 2008 7:00 am
Is Your Home Greener Than You Think?

The common misconception about green building is that it is either ultra-contemporary, built with inferior materials, or it is extreme in design like an underground dwelling. In fact, green building does not have to be that exotic. You probably even have materials and applia… more »

Granite Countertops Don’t Rock

posted by Jana Ballinger Apr 17, 2008 7:00 am
Granite Countertops Don’t Rock

Recently I had a Realtor into my house to talk about what kinds of changes we'd need to make if we wanted to sell it. Our hou… more »

Greenandsave.com: Shades of Green

posted by Carl Frankel Oct 21, 2007 3:31 am

Greening your home is the ultimate no-brainer—sort of. We all know it's the right thing to do, and that it'll save money, to… more »

Bay Area builders make green pledge

posted by Annie B. Bond Sep 24, 2007 4:36 pm
Bay Area builders make green pledge

SAN FRANCISCO, JANUARY 15, 2008—Bay Area builders are vowing to curb the energy they use building homes in half by 202… more »

Renovation Plans: What Makes Building Materials Green?

posted by Annie B. Bond Jan 25, 2000 9:12 am
Renovation Plans: What Makes Building Materials Green?

Many of us begin thinking about renovating our nest (along with the birds!) as spring nears. But how to renovate in ways that… more »

Living Buildings

posted by Annie B. Bond Oct 9, 1999 3:00 am
Living Buildings

A few years ago I, and a large team of scientists, engineers, and educators were hired to develop a prototype building for th… more »

Solar On Schools

posted by Annie B. Bond Jun 11, 1999 6:02 am

Schools are natural centers for learning and community activity and thus make ideal sites for photovoltaic (PV) systems. In … more »

Passive-Solar, Straw-Bale School

posted by Annie B. Bond Jun 10, 1999 10:11 am

For the Waldorf School students in the Roaring Fork Valley of western Colorado, first through eight graders there are learnin… more »

Energy Saving Low-e Windows

posted by Annie B. Bond Apr 13, 1999 1:18 pm

The biggest news in window technology is "low-e" films for low-emissivity. These thin metal coatings allow the shortwave radi… more »

Adobe House Design

posted by Annie B. Bond Feb 25, 1999 9:21 am

Depending upon where we live on the earth, we will find different climates, as well as different resources and methods for bu… more »

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