This is great news for the homeowner or contractor who wants to do the green thing but has been balked by complex rating systems or the lack of a connection between consumer and builder. Saint Paul Colllege in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is partnering with the builder of the first LEED Platinum certified remodeled home in America (and Minnesota GreenStar Gold-rated) to cut through the pedantic clutter and train remodelers and contractors to rehab homes into sustainable houses.
Marmoleum is one of the more popular eco-friendly flooring products out there. Have you ever wanted to know more about it than what you find at your local retailer, such as how do you install it, or how difficult is it to install? This is a great video from FOX 12 Oregon that details the installation in an Oregon home!!
It's easier to live green when we are living in a sustainable home - but it's not often that we focus on home when we are trying to make the planet more sustainable. This White Paper on The State of Shelter gives a good context for sustainable home-making, and some great ideas for greening your shelter. And as a bonus, it's available for free re-publication.
SMART technology has won the heart of the very richest property owners, but such gadgets are not just toys for the boys. The technology also promises to help to save our planet, according to green experts who should know. Forget the installation of a grass roof or an expensive wind turbine: homeowners determined to consume less and cut carbon emissions are being urged to install smart meters and sensors to help them to monitor their energy use.
Building and sustaining a house costs you money. Money you earn hard, of course. You go to work every day, eat all sort of bossy-style remarks from your bosses and come home to rest. You gotta give your best to build it, and here's how to do it.
The Sustainable House by Live Green, Live Smart is being reviewed by numerous publications and visitors - and one of the features most commented on is the House's use of dual-flush toilets and water conserving shower heads and sink faucets.
The builder used products by TOTO and Grohe, and found that there is no need to sacrifice style when building a more sustainable water management system for a sustainable home.
This house, built with straw in five days, is one of a new crop of home-grown eco-homes
Global dimming is the gradual reduction in the amount of global direct irradiance at the Earth's surface that was observed for several decades after the start of systematic measurements in 1950s. It influences us and it will influence our children, if we don't do something about it. There's also a paradox reffering to what we do to global warming if we diminish dimming. Read all about it on http://www.cars-and-trees.com/?p=57. It's a must-know!
Houses that are energy efficient and environmentally sound are selling well, even in the current market downturn. The Sustainable House being built by Live Green Live Smart in Minnesota with the help of SKD Architects is testing the ease of installation and operation of alternative systems in the remodeled 1948 rambler it is rehabbing to LEDD Platinum standards in chilly Minnesota. Estimated to use no more than $2.50 worth of utilities (at current prices) every day, the House's builders offer you this list of systems and techniques for building your own more sustainable home.
