Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 02/02/2010
UL Environment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Underwriters Laboratories, is already getting the word out there about being an independent third party certification agency of green technology claims... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 02/02/2010
There are lots of ways of looking at your home, e.g. “Home is where the heart is”, “Home Sweet Home”, and so on. For many of us, our home is the biggest single financial investment we’ll ever... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 02/02/2010
The Green Glue Co. has entered into an agreement with CertainTeed Gypsum to become the exclusive sales representative to independent professional channels in the United States for Green Glue noise pro... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 02/01/2010
January 2009
32 Room Hotel in Slovakia
Have you ever tried building a shed in your backyard without making any noise or stirring up any dirt? Well try doing that... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 02/01/2010
Boulder is one of two cities in the country where developers Ron Monahan and Terry Britton are spearheading an all Net Zero neighborhood. Net Zero homes produce their own electricity and supply... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 02/01/2010
Peter Burger has found a greener niche for the Privada luxury development in North Scottsdale: creating a net-zero energy home.
January 9, 2010, by Patrick O'Grady Published by Bizjournals... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 02/01/2010
After a solid performance at the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C., the solar-powered, net-zero home built by the Virginia Tech Hokies travels to New York's Times Square for a public reception... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/29/2010
Key Features:
R-43 double walls
R-50 ceiling insulation
Heat Mirror™ windows
Efficient lights and appliances
Solar thermal space and water heating (33%)
PV provides electricity (96%)
Wisdom... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/29/2010
There are several different methods of heating the home, and those thinking of installing new heating systems or those looking at buying new homes and want to carefully factor in the types of... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/29/2010
If you've ever lived in the flight path of a major international airport (I live near two!) you'll understand the need for proper soundproofing. It's a real issue in some of the homes I’ve walked... |