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Catching the Rays – Incorporating Passive Solar Design into Your Home

by Andy Greene

If you’re building a new home, or remodeling an existing one, you needn’t spend a great deal of extra money to take advantage of the power of the sun. Incorporating the principles of passive solar design will make your home easier to heat and cool, and keep you more in touch with the natural cycles of the day and year.

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Green Seals for Landscapes

by Andy Greene

USA Today reported an interesting development last week.  According to an article in the Online version:

“Green” seals of approval are slapped on dishwashers, heat pumps, light bulbs and entire buildings. So why not the outdoors?
As of Thursday, even open-air spaces — from parks and parking lots to corporate and college campuses — will have their [...]

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Is Your Kitchen Green?

by Andy Greene

Apparently Americans generate between 10,000 and 15,000 pounds of carbon dioxide each year.  Much of this is used by our vehicles, but we also use a lot of energy cooking our food.  There are a number of ways we can have greener kitchens.
If you are planning to remodel your kitchen then this is the best [...]

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Green Homes – An Educational Video

by Andy Greene

Green homes are gentle on the environment and save energy for the home owner. This video gives a great introduction to green homes and green building practices.

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Solar Thermal vs. Photovoltaic (PV) – Which Should You Choose?

by Andy Greene

When most people think “solar,” they think in terms of solar power – electricity!  Solar electric systems, or photovoltaics (PV for short) allow you to power your home with the sun as fuel.
But if you’re shopping for your first solar system, it pays to do your homework.  PV isn’t the only type of solar energy [...]

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Green Building – Building With Green Construction Materials & Practices

by Andy Greene

Green building is when you build with environmentally sustainable building materials and practices. Green building materials include rapidly renewable plant materials such as bamboo and straw, lumber from forests certified to be sustainably managed, recycled metal, ecology blocks, dimension stone, recycled stone, and other products that are reusable, non-toxic, renewable, and/or recyclable.
Other materials often considered  [...]

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