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    6 Little-Known Ways to Green Your Kitchen

    by  • January 18, 2012 • Building, Home & Garden • 3 Comments

    Kitchen Remodel

    About 39% of the nation’s carbon dioxide emissions come from buildings like our homes, both from their construction and operation, according to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). But amazingly, up to 85% of the country’s electrical needs could be met if all buildings adopted energy-efficient practices. Green practices, features and technologies that can be [...]

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    Top 5 Eco Innovations of 2011

    by  • December 30, 2011 • Building, Business, Green Technology, Home & Garden, Other Energy, Science & Nature • 2 Comments

    Biome Terrarium

    Being green is still a relatively new philosophy; so much so, that there is still ample opportunity to both create new and improve upon existing home, lifestyle, style and technology products that focus on environmentally-smart form and function. Throughout 2011 we saw industry and innovation that turned up the aesthetic and performance notches on basic [...]

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    Bolefloor brings natural wood appearance to floorboards

    by  • December 8, 2011 • Building • 2 Comments

    Bolefloor Natural Wood Floorboard

    Bolefloor is a natural wood floorboard company which produces unique, one-of-a-kind planks to give floors a more natural appearance, rather than the straight cut boards we have all grown accustomed to. Bolefloor’s environmental claim is that they make use of more wood in the process of creating the planks than traditional wood floors would, and [...]

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    Environmentally Friendly Modular Buildings

    by  • April 13, 2011 • Building • 0 Comments

    There is a large emphasis at present for businesses to be taking environmental issues into consideration, from the methods its employees travel to work, to recycling and business premises. Businesses can help to make a huge impact in the fight against global warming due to their size, power and ability to gain green credentials that [...]

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    Bacardi’s Green Building: USA Headquarters Earns LEED Gold Certification in Commercial Interiors

    by  • March 30, 2011 • Building • 0 Comments

    Bacardi, one of the world’s best known alcoholic beverage producers, announced today that the headquarters of its American office in Coral Gables, Florida has earned LEED Gold Certification in Commercial Interiors. The green building received 36 LEED credits for its unique green design. Bacardi’s Headquarters: a Gold LEED Green Building The areas the Bacardi Americas [...]

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    Building green, reducing health risks

    by  • March 23, 2011 • Building • 0 Comments

    Using green products in the building and remodeling process is more than just a lifestyle these days. Many builders and architects, as well as residents in the remodeling process are making a concerted effort to increase sustainability through their building materials. It’s proving to be more than just cost effective, but is also helping to [...]

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    Energy Efficient Houses by Blu Homes Cut Owners’ Electricity Bills by 50-70%

    by  • March 17, 2011 • Building • 0 Comments

    Blu Homes have created a new series of energy efficient prefab houses which will decrease homeowners’ energy bills by 50-70%. According to Blu Homes, living in one of their green design energy efficient models is the homeowners’ equivalent of driving a hybrid vehicle. Cutting your carbon footprint at home with Blu Homes While changing the [...]

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