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Great Green Home Remodeling Tips
Yodle Local Articles —
Authority: 155
Billy Gafford manages Handyman Connection , a company dedicated to bringing Birmingham area homeowners the best in handyman and home repair services. In this article, he outlines a few techniques to improve your home while remaining good to the environment. Ok, so going green is a term we hear thrown around a lot ...5 hours ago -
Dramatic Rise in Green Building Movement
Calfinder Remodeling Blog —
Authority: 131
Americans, finally convinced we may outlast our resources unless we become more resourceful , are demanding efficient everything. And the government is not slack in pushing incentives to encourage the lean toward sustainability. In 2010, the stimulus package will promote weatherizing low-income houses and ...2 days ago -
Hybrid Heat Pump Water Heater
KitchAnn Style —
Authority: 99
After air heating and cooling, home water heating is the largest in residential energy consumption. Hot water heaters are responsible for about 17% of residential energy use. The new industry-exclusive GE Hybrid Electric Water Heater is designed to provide the same hot water homeowners are accustomed to, but ...4 days ago -
Homes for $1,600: Urban Cowboy Goes Off the Grid
Calfinder Remodeling Blog —
Authority: 131
Not the glamorous living you’d expect to see in Vogue or Elle Magazine , right? Nor would you guess this house belonged to John Wells, a New York photographer that shot wildly popular ad campaigns for Calvin Klein , Abercrombie & Fitch , Ralph Lauren , Honda and a long list of others. After stints ...1 week ago -
California Will Pay for Your New Appliances
Calfinder Remodeling Blog —
Authority: 131
On the heels of the successful Cash for Clunkers trade-in program, the government has now allotted $300 million to encourage consumers to buy Energy Star appliances. $35.2 million of that funding has been allocated to the California Energy Commission, which will in turn pay substantial dividends to appliance ...1 week ago -
Straw Bale Landscape Walls: An Eco-Friendly Alternative
Calfinder Remodeling Blog —
Authority: 131
If you want a truly unique landscape wall, then you’ll love straw bale walls – a style that oozes with the charm of yesteryear and offers a remarkable amount of design flexibility. Made from bales of hay, the straw bale wall offers a rich texture and adobe-like sculptural facade. It’s easy to shape, mold, ...1 week ago -
Houses for $1,500: Breathtaking EarthBag Homes
Calfinder Remodeling Blog —
Authority: 131
If you want to build a dirt cheap house, what better way than to start with the dirt ? An EarthBag home is an economic choice since most of what you need is under your feet. What impresses me most about building with bags is the limitless variety of shapes. No more standard square and rectangular confines. ...2 weeks ago -
The Fun Theory: World’s Deepest Trash Can
Calfinder Remodeling Blog —
Authority: 131
How cool is this concept? People suddenly want to throw away their garbage – not to metion everyone else’s – just to hear that satisfying crash at the bottom of the bin. Maybe if our light switches were rigged to continuously stream clips of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,’” we’d be a little more inclined ...2 weeks ago -
7 Steamy Bathroom Remodel Trends
Calfinder Remodeling Blog —
Authority: 131
Gone are days of sterile and modest bathrooms. Today’s bathrooms are not utilitarian in nature – they’re comfortable, spacious, relaxing and cutting-edge. They’re taking traditional drippy little caves and transforming them into incredible home spa systems. Here are seven of the latest and innovative ...2 weeks ago -
6 Beautiful Tiny House Remodels
Calfinder Remodeling Blog —
Authority: 131
Did you know that building a “too small” house is actually illegal in many states? People want to downsize mortgage payments, minimize their carbon footprint and live the tiny house lifestyle, but there are still some difficult regulations in place. Once they do make the switch, however, the tiny homes are ...2 weeks ago -
Do you want to do some green remodeling?
Colorado Springs Vintage Homes Blog —
Authority: 124
Thinking about going green in your house? If so, here’s some of my favorite websites to check out: Must Read Articles: Colorado Homeowners, don’t remodel until you read this! (1) GreenandSave.com’s slogan is simple and direct – “Saving your Money and the Planet”. If you have ...3 weeks ago -
Green Building Consultant Seville Has Busy Schedule of Industry Appearances
Atlanta Real Estate Forum —
Authority: 483
Carl Seville, Atlanta area green builder, educator and consultant on sustainability to the new home and residential construction industry, has experienced a busy month of appearances at builder events. It all began on Thursday, Oct. 8, when he spoke on “Green Retrofitting of Residential and Small Commercial ...3 weeks ago -
Inventor Brings International Attention to $5 Eco-Oven
Calfinder Remodeling Blog —
Authority: 131
What began as a father/daughter project ended up the $75,000 winner of the Financial Times Climate Change Challenge. Inventor John Bohmer assembled the Kyoto Box , a $5 eco-oven designed to help combat global warming and world hunger. This small solar-powered oven is made from two cardboard boxes, an acrylic ...4 weeks ago -
Eco-Friendly Clay Plaster Walls
Calfinder Remodeling Blog —
Authority: 131
For a rich texture and natural wall surface As an alternative to stucco, wallpaper and paint, you can turn to clay earth plaster to create a truly unique design. All-natural clay plaster adds warmth, architectural interest and textured beauty to your wall surfaces. It’s suitable for any home style, be it ...4 weeks ago -
Green Interiors: Plastic Bottle Curtains & Fun Paper Lounge
Calfinder Remodeling Blog —
Authority: 131
Green interiors are all about earth-friendly design and construction. British artist Michelle Brand takes the concept to a whole new level. After collecting mountains of plastic bottles, she crafts that waste into an art form and fabric. Turn a bottle over and look… you’ll see the five-petal flower shape that ...8 weeks ago
