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Upgrading to a high effiency dual flush in an existing toilet
I have a few 10 year old 1.6 gallon per flush kohler toilets in my house that I wanted to … Continue reading →
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Adding a cheap rain barrel to your home
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LED Lights in your home
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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
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
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
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
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
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