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Green Fiber Cement Siding Options

If your doing research about how to build a green home then siding is a concern. There are not a lot of reasonably priced options to choose from when it comes to green siding. But Certainteed has introduced a siding … Continue reading

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Green Living in your Kitchen

Many people begin their quest for living green by changing their diet. While this is a wonderful first step, the room where your food is prepared is a next important step in the process of making your home, and therefore … Continue reading

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Green Waste Water Construction for a home

One of the biggest waste of natural resources in a home is the use of water, then sending down the drain to the city for processing. This is a huge burden ecologically on our environment and creates unhealthy creeks and … Continue reading

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Ten Cheap Going Green Tips

We all want to help out but the question is how without growing broke. Going green  requires a commitment and if your really committed you have to replace everything in your house. Well I don’t know about you but I … Continue reading

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Green Roofing Alternatives

If you live in the typical American home you have shingles. Most of today’s homes have ashpalt shingles which is a residue formed after the distillation of petroleum. This is mixed with sand and other materials to make the modern … Continue reading

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Radiant Barrier Insulation

Radiant Barrier is a great option to keep your home cool in Summer and warm in Winter. It works the same way wrapping a potato in foil works. It slows the transfer of heat from the roof to the attic … Continue reading

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Installing Green Insulation

Insulating a house is very green. To not do so is not only irresponsible, but very costly. New homes usually are pretty well insulated but tend to use products that are not very green. There aren’t very many choices when … Continue reading

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Granite and Green Countertops

We recently got a question about the greenness of Granite and Silestone Countertops. Both are attractive options for countertops and are very popular at the moment.  Silestone and Corian are clearly not green simply becuase they are made out of … Continue reading

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How green are Compact Fluorescent Bulbs?

They are everywhere. You can’t walk into a store without seeing CFLs on the end caps and  on each aisle. They are being pushed down our throats as an amazing way to save money.  But, recently it has come to … Continue reading

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