WCCO-TV, a CBS affiliate, completes its coverage of Live Green Live Smart's The Sustainable House project - the first US Green Building Council LEED for Homes project to receive a platinum rating for home remodeling. The rambler was slated for teardown, but was instead recycled into one of the most energy efficient and healthy homes in the nation. This short transcript and video show the progress, and reportage from esteemed experts in energy and sustainability. Live Green, Live Smart will launcha green builder certification program in partnership with Saint Paul College.
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Live Green Live Smart goes LEED Green for Home Remodel
(via wcco.com)
Submitted by Practica on Sun, 2008-01-13 01:44. | Tags: architecture | co-generation | environment | geothermal | Keith Poets | peter lytle | photovoltaic | Randy Moon | reduce carbon footprint | SKD Architects | solar | solatube | Steve Kleineman
Living Green Means Living in a Sustainable Home
(via livegreenlivesmart.org)
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.
Submitted by Practica on Mon, 2007-12-10 20:04. | Tags: architecture | carbon footprint | green grandma | green house | green shelter | how to live green | live green | permaculture | peter lytle | sustainability | sustainable house
