A number of weeks have passed since the last update here. Our family participated in some weddings, a funeral and a sailing trip around Vancouver Island, Canada.
Over the next two weeks we will post a daily collection of great links that were forwarded via email while we were away.
HGTV with ideas for greening your home
If you like the idea of being green but aren’t sure how to achieve it, visit the HGTV green home blog. HGTV is building an eco-friendly home and then giving it away upon completion. I have learned a few helpful tips and for those just dipping their feet into the pools of eco-awareness you may renovate or decorate with a whole new mindset. – link
Green Home Makeover Video – Part 1
Alive & Well TV Green Home Makeover Part 1. This is great video to watch to get ideas to make your home more eco-friendly. The video features furnishings that are free of particleboard and made from environmentally friendly, natural, sustainable and/or recycled materials. – link
Green home arrives via truck
The PowerPod is a modular home that incorporates many green design elements, including a solar butterfly roof that collects rainwater and includes an active solar array for electricity and hot water. – link
Green home going up in British Columbia
But the house isn’t just a flashy modern pad, it’s loaded with environmentally conscious design features, such as: Reclaimed cedar siding, Concrete floors with hydronic radiant heat, Recessed compact fluorescent lighting, Ecosmart fireplace, Double glazed windows, Construction with insulated concrete forms, Low-flow toilets, faucets and showers, On-demand hot water heating and Good passive solar heat gain. link.
Top 10 Green Building Blogs
I’ve been at the blogging thing for close to a year and wanted to celebrate some blogs that are doing a dang good job providing green building information. There’s nothing empirical about this list. I didn’t use Technorati or Google Page Rank, although these metrics are important to look at. . link.
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