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.
Green Building Materials
Trying to live greener these days? Want your home to be eco-friendly without spending too much money? Home experts share their professional advice for choosing green home building materials, using eco-friendly building methods, reducing your home’s energy consumption — and saving money in the process! Our environmentally conscious homeowners can answer your questions about ecofriendly lumber, windows and countertops, green roofing and insulation options, and high-tech solar ideas. If it affects your home’s basic foundation and design, we’re talking about it here.
Net Zero Homes: The New American Dream
The National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) is designing and building a net zero home that will be a living laboratory to gather info to put these types of homes into the mainstream of the national home building industry.
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?
Thinking about picking out a new countertop in the near future? Add paper countertops to your list of types of materials to consider. Paper composite countertops are rock solid and do not harbor bacteria. It’s a serious contender amongst other green materials used and it’s green in many different ways.
(Formaldehyde-Free) Bamboo Plywood Is Ready For Prime Time
Not only can you install FSC-certified bamboo flooring in your home, you can also purchase bamboo plywood for your walls for a very cool eco-looking 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 are 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.
Damaged Windshields See A New Life As Unique Green Home Building Products
Damaged and junk windshields come to life once more through a unique process combining both art and science to create beautiful building products. Seeing is believing.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Recycled Plastic Lumber
Recycled plastic lumber has many useful attributes such as being impermeable to water. But there are some disadvantages to go along with the advantages of this green building material. Find out what those assets and liabilities are right here.
