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Green Building and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
The UN Sustainable Development Goals can help inform your building choices for a more efficient use of resources and a healthier, happier life. Transform your home and support economic growth and a sustainable future.
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Stuff in Your Home: Making It More Earth Friendly [Podcast]
Stuff in Your Home: Making It More Earth Friendly Marla Esser Cloos (aka The Green Home Coach) is...
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17 of the Best Books About Sustainable Home Design
Even though Elemental Green is an online resource for all things related to residential green building and renovation that doesn’t mean that we don’t love books. Here are some eco-home books packed with great inspiration and information.
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What Home Buyers Should Look For (and avoid) in High Performance Homes
If you are in the market to buy a home, read the sales material carefully. If you aren’t sure about a phrase or a term, make sure to ask what that means. If you see a feature that you’ve never seen before, ask how it works and what the benefit is for having that feature in your home.
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A Roadmap to Building Affordable Zero Energy Homes
To achieve zero energy, designers and builders everywhere are employing an array of design concepts, product choices, and financing approaches. Because there are so many ideas, it seems appropriate to offer a quick rundown of the most cost-effective measures for getting to zero energy.
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18 Trends for Sustainable Homes in 2018
Think sustainable home design is just a fad? Think again. Green is growing and growing and growing. Whether you’re already on the bandwagon or you’re just starting to dip your toes in, here are 18 trends for sustainable homes in 2018, so you can start planning your eco-upgrades for the coming year.
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Sustainability at Home: Raising the Bar
By Christina Stowers, Communications Specialist in the Office of Weatherization and...
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23 Tips That Make Building an Eco-Friendly Home Much Easier
Building a home can be an overwhelming undertaking – one of the biggest of their life for most people. Add in making the home as environmentally-friendly as possible and you might feel like you’re biting off far more than you can chew. This infographic is by no means comprehensive, but it outlines the basics in a bite-size way that can help make the process less daunting.
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