Winterizing the House

Winterizing the House...

Truss Built Home Now is the time when everyone wants to get the bills lowered and the food budget raised. Just one problem: in a sustainable household the math doesn’t alway meet in the middle. Here are some ways to change that. How many have you accomplished?  1. Lay down...
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Winterize Green

Winterize Green...

It’s winter time and the home must convert from coolness conserving breeze promoting airways to warmth catching pockets of warmth. Cold and flu season means lost productivity from in the home shivering. Make sure your home passes the heat test. Make some simple changes to make...
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Solar Decathlon Winners

Solar Decathlon Winners...

Team California won the Solar Decathlon in Washington D. C., for Architecture and Communications, and the University of Lousiana at Lafayette for won for Market Viability. More categorical wins will be announced. The Solar Decathlon houses will be open in the National Mall for public...
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Rate Home Energy Efficiency

Rate Home Energy Effici...

Recycled lumber helps in framing If only there were a way to check out a home in the manner that really counts before buying: the monthly operating costs. Too often home owners get surprised with drafty homes, ill operation of fireplaces, gas guzzling heaters and energy dependent...
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Spare the Landfill, Spoil the Helmet

Spare the Landfill, Spo...

Here is a great list of eco-friendly actions you can take or share with others. Take a look at number 7, reducing sports equipment waste. Ideas for green living 1. Use fish tanks water for plants Do you have a fish or know someone who does? Hang around when they empty their tank...
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BrandX reads

BrandX reads...

Some good green snippets have been in the news in and around the latest publication in the Southland. This BrandX seems like a poorly written giveaway but is really a savvy read on what’s happening in Los Angeles sustainable downtown and around the area in various venues and...
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Recycled Media Bits

Recycled Media Bits...

Here are some quick links to get your organic “on” and sustain some peace of mind while remaining up on all the latest technology. Eco friendly processes and environmental tips can be conslidated to save time. First, a passive warmup with the Scientific American blog...
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Green Can-Do List

Green Can-Do List...

A list of things to do, items to buy, practices to observe and/or communications to make and projects to do  regarding sustainability. 1. Sign the Greenpeace petition Global warming is an environmental crisis the likes of which we’ve never faced before. And given the powerful...
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Free Green Tips & Samples

Free Green Tips & ...

Well the “reduce” part of the 3 R strategy does include savings. Once in a while it’s not a sin to indulge in some free stuff. See the links below and possibly save yourself a trip in the car or some cash that might be better spent for solar power battery chargers...
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Tax Reductive Reminders

Tax Reductive Reminders...

Hybrid Car Sometimes the big part of the trio of “R” words is to reduce. The mission to reduce unnecessary consumption of energy, and reduce need for it can be a tricky thing. Outsmarting bad consumer habits is half the job. The financial reward to eco-friendly energy...
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