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Your Green Insulation Options: The 7 Most Eco-Friendly Types Of Home Insulation

Which types of insulation are best for your home? It depends on where you live. Here's how to choose a green insulation material with a high R-value. We'll cover these: cellulose, cotton, mineral wool / rock wool, sheep wool, straw bale, soy foam, and recycled plastic.

Reflective Roofing vs. Dark Roof Colors: See How Roof Shingle Colors Affect Your Energy Costs

I'm a roofer and I can tell you that roof shingle colors do matter! It depends on where you live. See when to choose reflective roof shingles instead of dark asphalt shingles.

Cheap Building Materials: How To Get Contractors Discounts On Building Materials For Your New Home Or Remodeling Project

To find cheap building materials for your new home or remodel, use these tips! See how to get a contractor discount when you're not a contractor, and where to look - locally & online.

Green Homes: The Difference Between An Energy-Efficient Home & An Eco-Friendly One

Building a new home? Renovating an old one? Green homes matter. Improvements that make a home green + How to determine the environmental impact of your home

7 Reasons To Install Radiant Barrier Roof Sheathing

Radiant barrier roof sheathing has a highly reflective material facing the interior of your attic. It will seriously reduce your home's energy consumption.

Want To Reduce Your Home’s Energy Consumption? See If Radiant Barriers Are Right For Your House

Radiant barriers are an effective way to reduce your home energy consumption. Here's how to choose the right type of radiant barrier for your home.

Buying New Windows For Your House? Here’s How To Read Window Labels & Make Sense Of All Those Numbers

Window labels make it easier to comparison shop for new home windows. Before you go window shopping, here's what you need to know about replacement windows.

4 Cool Home Products I Found At The Atlanta Home Show

I looked high and low at the Atlanta Home Show for cool homebuilding products. I found a few that I think you're going to like: solar thermal water heaters, attic access insulation covers, tubular sun skylights.

A French Drain System Made Easy With EZflow Pre-Engineered Drainage System

The EZflow French drain system is an innovative product consisting of 90% recycled content. It counts toward LEED credits, is easy to install, saves time & money.

EcoStar Roofing Tiles: These Synthetic Slate Roof Tiles Earn LEED Credits

By using synthetic slate roof shingles that are made from recycled materials, you can earn LEED credits. EcoStar Majestic Slate roof tiles are one example.

Conservation Subdivisions: Why Trees And Green Space Are Important Where You Live

Conservation subdivisions combine green space and trees with community living, for the ultimate in eco-friendly community design.

Net Zero Homes: The New American Dream

The National Institute of Standards & Technologies (NIST) built a net zero home as a living laboratory to gather info to help make net zero homes popular.

Eco-Friendly PaperStone Countertops Are Hard To Beat

PaperStone is one of a handful of brands of eco-friendly, post-consumer recycled paper countertops. It's durable, hard as nails, versatile and much more. Get the scoop to make an better decision on your next home building project in the kitchen or bathroom.

Eco Friendly Countertops: Are Paper Countertops A Good Eco-Friendly Choice?

Exploring eco friendly countertops? You might want to add paper countertops to the top of your list. They're rock solid and do not harbor bacteria, among other things

(Formaldehyde-Free) Bamboo Plywood Is Ready For Prime Time

Not only can you install FSC-certified bamboo flooring in your home, you can also use bamboo plywood for your walls for a very cool eco-friendly interior!

Aluminum Tiles Made From Aircraft Cladding Create A Unique & Sleek Kitchen Backsplash

Aluminum tile as a green homebuilding material? Yes, it's true. But only because they're made from retired aircraft cladding. Recycled and reclaimed = green

Green Roofs: How To Choose A Green Roof For Your House

Choosing green roofs for your home building project is a daunting project when you consider all of the options available in the roofing market today. If you want to make an informed choice in your next roofing purchase, you might want to take a few minutes to gather a few great links for some answers.

Green Footstep’s Carbon Footprint Calculator To The Rescue

Determining the carbon footprint of your building project just got much easier than ever before, thanks to Green Footstep. Their aim is to free the global economy from dependence on fossil fuels. There's no better time than in the planning stages to reduce the carbon emissions of your project and this tool gets it done.