Green living magazines and other popular forums spend a lot of space on high-end LEED house designs and systems that run completely on alternative or sustainable energy services. As inspirational and interesting as it is to browse through fancy new stuff like geothermal and straw bale construction solutions, these kinds [...]

Painting can always seem like a daunting task.  Choosing the right color can be very difficult and you can’t always be sure that the color you do choose will actually turn out looking like what you anticipated.  Then there’s the actual process of painting which leaves little room for error [...]

Although anyone can decide to renovate their home to make it more energy-efficient, there are some areas that place an emphasis on using green building techniques. Either way, however, it is possible to have an energy-efficient house anywhere in the country. Before you begin a renovation or new home construction [...]

Green initiatives and finding ways to save money and the environment have steadily grown in popularity over the past few years, so by now many people have heard of energy efficient windows. They’re so popular that companies who make and install them have even aired television commercials promoting was that [...]

As we move further into the early years of the 21st century, there is a growing consciousness of the need to create more sustainable systems to maintain our society. Natural resources have for too long been exploited and utilized with little regard for posterity. Our cities and towns require large [...]

If you’re interested in sustainability and green living, you’ve probably heard the term environmental remediation. It likely conjures up images of ancient, rusty oil tanks being excavated from the ground and overflowing landfills being vented or capped. But soil remediation and excavation does so much more than that. If done [...]

Sustainable design goes much further than sourcing eco-friendly materials and limiting the effect on the environment. It’s about creating places which people respect and feel connected to. Wayfinding and place-making are two methods which can find the soul of a place and give it meaning and narrative for a community. [...]

What? One very important addition to your home is energy-efficient insulation. Older ways to insulate, such as fiberglass and foam insulation, protect your home from conduction and convection. Conduction is the transfer of heat from one object to another, and convection is when hot air and cold air act to [...]

Though the burgeoning city-state of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates may be many wondrous things, a haven for green development and sustainability has not been one of them. In almost the blink of an eye Dubai has evolved from a small brown desert port into a glistening jungle of [...]

People get sick and animal get sick; these are facts that we all know. But do buildings get sick? If you’ve heard the term “sick building” being tossed about, you may be as confused as others. The term doesn’t refer to the building itself, but to the health of the [...]