10th Annual AltBuild Conference & Expo, May 10-11 Offers Cutting Edge Discussions by Industry Thought Leaders on the Future of the Los Angeles Region and Related Building Issues to Pros and Public FREE Expo Also Offers Popular ‘Ask an Expert’, Compost and Vegetable Garden Workshops, Wildlife Backyard Certification On May 10-11, 2013, the [...]
Saving The Planet One Green Home At A Time: a Guest Post by David Glen When we think saving the Planet, we often imagine the Hollywood summer blockbuster: A rugged antihero and his strong-yet-beautiful partner take on armies of invading aliens intent on usurping our world’s natural resources. In reality, the war for Mother Earth [...]
The Benefits of Green Remodeling By Sundong Kwong, Founder of Green Remodel Forum In the past people often think that “green” is about recycling and more recently about saving energy. Actually, “green” is a general term for sustainability. Remodeling an existing home or building a new home is a perfect time to incorporate the [...]
Living Walls: More than Just Elegance: a guest post by Paul Taylor A living wall isn’t a new concept. It’s when you take the building blocks for plant life and essentially create a wall from them. This turns your wall into a living, breathing construct that serves a great many purposes that some may [...]
The ARC and The Covenants: a guest post by, Mike Collignon As we start to see signs of a housing recovery, slow as it may be, I feel the industry is in a great position. All the effort put in by so many to improve our energy codes, green building programs & rating systems will [...]
What if instead of filling landfills with Garbage, we could reuse it to build homes? Beer cans, bottles, car tires… doesn’t sound like a construction list, right? It does if you are renegade eco-architect Michael Reynolds, in which case they are tools of choice for producing building energy-independent housing. For more than 30 years Reynolds [...]
Building a new home or renovating an existing one? You might want to consider using sustainable building products. Sustainable building products have come down in price over the past few years. In many cases you may also be able to receive a tax credit for using them. And you’ll be doing a large part to [...]
This is a guest post reprinted from our friends at Greenspiration Home We would like to thank Trish Holder and Greenspiration Home for sharing this great informative post with us! How Lead Paint In Homes Impacts Buyers, Sellers and Homeowners; Part 1 of 3 by Trish Holder, with James Kozachek For the sake of this [...]
A Green Home is an Energy Efficient Home. One of the biggest culprits in energy in-efficiency: Air leaks. Air Leaks can cost you money and energy. In many cases air leaks can be easily spotted and easily repaired. One of the quickest energy- and money-saving tasks you can do is caulk, seal, and weather strip [...]
Walking and Dining on Broken Glass Guest Post by Marie Bodnar If you have a remodel or new construction project in the works, check out Glass Recycled. GLASS RECYCLED – turns discarded glass and porcelain into beautiful interior design elements creating gorgeous countertops, fabulous flooring and dazzling landscaping options by mixing crushed recycled glass with [...]
Case Study: Embassy Suites, Denver Downtown Convention Center, LEED Silver Embassy Suites Denver Downtown Convention Center LEED Silver Hotel Sustainability & Green Building Services Project duration: 2006 – 2009 Project monetary value: $33,724,699 Client contact: Judy Esterbrook 1420 Stout Street Denver, CO 80202 O: 303-592-1000 Case study written by: Amber Keenoy, Senior Consultant - [...]
With the temperatures here in Los Angeles starting to creep up and the summer months lurking just around the corner, I got to thinking about something that I had heard about a few years back. White Roof? From Energy Secretary Steven Chu in a CNN report back in 2009, “Whitening the world’s roofs and roads [...]
Green Building materials are on the rise and that’s a good thing. If you are remodeling or involved in new construction it is important to find out what is available to help make your project a Green one. For this reason I have added Go Green Construction to my categories here at Go Green America [...]
Blindsided By Mold: A True Story About A Bathroom Renovation Gone Bad—So Very, Very Bad A Guest post by Trish Holder of Greenspirationhome.com Photo by PhotoDu.de, on Flickr “Trish, there were mold hairs on the closet wall that were as long as my finger,” she said, her face contorting in displeasure as though she were [...]
Green Home This will be the first of many posts on Going Green for the home. I will be covering all aspects of home remodeling, new construction, and just upgrading systems in the home. In this post let’s discuss Hot Water options. An area of the home where we use a lot of energy, weather [...]
This is guest post by Lou Manfredini, Ace Hardware’s home expert. Lou is a nationally recognized home and do-it-yourself expert who has an energetic and entertaining personality. Lou is a master at giving tips on greening your home, home maintenance, home projects that can save you money, and do-it-yourself projects in a way that [...]
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Hybrid vessels lead the way, but U.S. tax incentives are needed
Hybrid vessels lead the way, but U.S. tax incentives are needed Guest Post Reprinted by permission from Professional Mariner Magazine Originally Printed Aug 22, 2012 01:38 PM by Capt. Kelly Sweeney In 2009, even before the general public had a chance to ride the vessel, I was lucky enough to take a trip on the [...]
Green Chemistry: California Leads the Nation
Amber Keenoy, Senior Consultant – Antea Group, LEED AP BD+C The state of California is set to launch a new green chemistry initiative. The driving forces behind the impending legislation are public health (children’s biology), marine biology, ocean litter, and skyrocketing costs of toxic waste sites. Children are especially susceptible to exposure from toxic chemicals. [...]
Understanding the Value of Water – Guest Post from Nick Martin
Guest Post by Nick Martin, Associate, Antea Group and as originally published in the NAEM e-news – http://naem.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/Docs/enews-2012-03-antea-spo.pdf Understanding the Value of Water Generally speaking, water is undervalued. On average, my family pays $28/month for water. I pay twice that much for a landline phone I rarely use and three times that much for cable [...]
Why Are Kids Today So Sick? Food For Thought!
So I was reading a Parenting Magazine recently (which I don’t normally do as the hypocrisy ….for things like “how to have healthy kids” articles next to articles about how to make sugary snacks for your kids…but that is for another blog) and came across an article that really struck a cord with me. It [...]
5 Creative Ways to Upcycle Your Baby Clothes
5 Creative Ways to Upcycle Your Baby Clothes – Guest post by David Copley Upcycle Your Baby Clothes and make them live on. In a realistic sense, recycling is only just beginning to catch on with the masses as something that they not only should be doing but could be doing with relative ease. [...]
Do You Really Need Organic Clothes For Baby?
In my business I’m constantly asked about organic clothing (especially for children) and whether it’s worth the extra money. My short answer is yes! Definitely. Let me tell you why. WHY? Buying organic clothing for your children reduces their exposure to pesticides… and cotton is one of the most heavily sprayed crops out there. [...]
Building Green? Join The Go Green Guy at AltBuild Expo 2013
10th Annual AltBuild Conference & Expo, May 10-11 Offers Cutting Edge Discussions by Industry Thought Leaders on the Future of the Los Angeles Region and Related Building Issues to Pros and Public FREE Expo Also Offers Popular ‘Ask an Expert’, Compost and Vegetable Garden Workshops, Wildlife Backyard Certification On May 10-11, 2013, the [...]
LED Light Bulbs from Cree, I love this new one!
The new LED light Bulbs from Cree! As I sit here at my computer thinking about all that we can do for the environment and how much momentum we are getting from people around the world… I can really see people finally getting an idea of the big picture and the small steps to get [...]
Eco Artists love Bristle magic and so do I
Eco Artists, If you ever paint, have painted, plan to paint… you get the picture, you have to try this amazing brush cleaner. Not only does it work it is environmentally responsible and safe! And Eco Artists love it! Bristle Magic is: * Non-toxic * Biodegradable * Sustainable * Non-flammable * No-fumes * [...]
Saving Profits from Metal Recycling
One of the most important things to metal recycling scrappers is making money. The more knowledge and resources you have for scrapping, the more money you can make. Knowing when to strip copper wire loads or how to take apart computers are all useful steps to making more money. What happens after you make the extra money? After scrappers [...]
A Family That Scraps Together, Stays Together
Scrapping copper, aluminum, brass, steel, and other metals can be very rewarding to your wallet if you do it the right way. While your scrapping can be rewarding with money, it can also be rewarding with your family and children especially. Teaching the rights and wrongs of the industry and how to make money recycling [...]
Understanding the Two Types of Metal When Scrap Metal Recycling
Understanding the Two Types of Metal that are Regularly Recycled: Guest post by Kylie Elcano Year in and year out, millions of tons of metal are recycled in the United States alone, helping scrap metal recycling generate billions of dollars in profit for scrappers. Some of the recycled metals are exported to other countries to meet [...]
Common Backyard Plants That You Can Eat
Common Backyard Plants That You Can Eat: a guest post by Linda Bailey When you think about eating plants you typically picture a salad or maybe a nice ripe tomato. Of course you know that you can grow tomatoes or lettuce in your backyard, but most of us do not have the time or energy [...]
Green Technology Trends in 2013
Green Technology Trends in 2013 a guest post by Lindsey Mcmahon Green technology has come a long way. As little as 20 years ago, few people gave thought to the long-term effects of their lifestyles. Today, more people and companies than ever are jumping on the green trends to help make our world a better [...]
The Greener Way to Get Around: Eco-Friendly Travel
The Greener Way to Get Around: Eco-Friendly Travel a guest post by Sam Marquit Being a commercial contractor gives me some insights into certain aspects of businesses in the eco-friendly travel industry. There’s a greater trend recently towards green materials and eco-friendly building, mostly to become LEED certified. However, that’s not where hotels and tourism [...]
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