One of the most positive things I have see in my years of researching green materials for interiors, is that increasingly mainstream manufacturers feel that they must have a green story to compete. It used to be that green counter top materials were made by small producers such as Vetrazzo or Paperstone, who just wanted [...]
I am very excited that I have just passed my LEED Green Associate exam. But, I realize that this is only exciting news if you know what the heck it means. As in any profession, there are any number of alphabet letters one can put after one’s name. Some mean more than others. If [...]
I love the integrity of architecture from different periods. Each style of home reflects the concerns, the dreams, the optimism and the fears of the period when it was built. An important consideration, when remodeling, is to be true to the architecture, the feeling, the gesture of the existing building. I don’t think remodels should [...]
Sometimes saving the environment seems like an exercise in denial: don’t buy things, don’t take planes, don’t use your car. Now personally, I think saving the world might be worth a teensy sacrifice, but it is lovely when saving resources also adds a little more comfort to your life.
How long before you want to [...]
Hey, did you ever wonder if the simple act of lighting up your house when you are reading or working makes a difference in the environment? I know, we all feel like we have been beaten repeatedly about the head and shoulders with the compact fluorescent bulb concept. Yeah we get it, and [...]
A couple of Blogs ago, I started to talk about everything that Walls do for us. In most of the country it has been cold, cold, cold and I am sure you have been thinking about whether or not your walls are doing the important job of keeping you warm! Well the walls might not [...]
One of the basics- the biggest difference your house makes on the environment is by the energy it uses. We just got our first big rainstorm of the year here in N. Ca, and that got me thinking about wall systems. (Have I ever disclosed to the group that I am totally a [...]
So this coming week, January 28th thru February 3rd, is Sustainable Energy Week in Europe. The EU has set very aggressive renewable energy targets, and I am sure there will be lots of informational conferences and seminars. Road trip, anyone? Oh yeah, the carbon footprint of flying might be a bit of [...]
First of all, the energy savings. After the refrigerator, the dryer uses the most energy of all your appliances. The only reason the refrigerator is the energy hog winner is that, unlike the dryer, it is on all the time.
Second, the clothes wear out more slowly. Basically your dryer is beating your [...]
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