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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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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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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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