Green Model Homes

I’ve been looking forward to the day when builders’ model homes showcase environmentally-friendly materials, finishes, and furnishings. That’s exactly what happened in Austin, Texas by a large-scale community developer of sustainable homes.
The model home serves as a beautiful example of what measures consumers can have incorporated into their own new homes in the community [...]

Green Construction, A Positive For Hospitals

One important benefit of building green includes improved indoor air quality, which goes hand in hand with a health care center’s mission.

The Eco-Friendly Shower Curtain

If you’re in the market for a new shower curtain and want to get one that won’t off-gas into your bathroom for the next few years, fabric ones are much healthier than vinyl curtains. And better yet are ones made from organic cotton or hemp.

The OC Gets a Second Chance at Water Resources

As water supplies dry up out west, an intriguing water treatment system has been developed in California to magically turn sewage effluent into drinking water! Sounds too good to be true?! Maybe to Oscar the Grouch.

Green New Year’s Resolutions

As we reflect on this past year’s accomplishments and mishaps, the message to “Save the Environment” was certainly at the forefront much of the time. I was thinking about New Year’s resolutions, and it occurred to me that I’m not sure that I ever made any. So in the spirit of global [...]

Build on a Marsh, Get Mold

It makes sense to me, but years ago (1970 to be exact), there seemed to be nothing wrong with building a baseball dormitory on a marshy area in Sarasota County. Since then, the building had been sold to the county to be used as an office building. It underwent a renovation in 2003 [...]

Green Technology Finds Funding

With the financial and environmental costs of using fossil fuels getting out of control, many venture capitalists are investing in cleaner, greener technologies.  According to an article at CNET news this morning, investors provided “$2.6 billion to clean-tech start-ups in the first nine months of 2007.” 
From solar thermal to energy efficient building materials, new technologies are emerging and receiving necessary [...]

Degree of Green™ Will Guide Consumers

With home improvement and building products, there are many shades of green. An increasing number of manufacturers are introducing new products which claim to be more environmentally-conscious, but retailers and consumers are confused about how green some products really are.

Green TVs?

Thinking about buying a new plasma or LCD television for that special someone? Well, now you can find TVs that aren’t quite the energy hogs as they used to be. A program to reduce electricity usage, and thereby reduce pollution and global warming, “Energy Star” comes to the rescue.

What’s Your IAQ?

IAQ, or Indoor Air Quality, is how good or bad the air quality inside a building is. The EPA estimates that indoor air is two to five times more polluted than outdoor air. It’s heavily influenced by furnishings and finishes that contain, and “outgas”, chemicals into our homes and places of work. [...]

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