Category: Good to Know Living
Leaf Litter Is Good for Habitat—No Raking Needed
Pollinator gardening means less raking. This spring, let your leaves be. Your yard and your tiny, wild neighbors will thank you for the habitat and food.
Read More#EcoRenovate Reveal: Sustainable Updates To A 1960s Kitchen
Fireclay Tile’s handmade tile serves as the design inspiration inside a 1960s kitchen whose sustainable renovation pays homage to its modernist roots.
Read MoreMy Green Mattress: The Organic Mattress Made With Love
My Green Mattress founder Tim Masters first developed an all-natural mattress for his daughter Emily, who suffered from allergies and eczema. Today, the brand is a full-blown family-owned and operated factory handcrafting sustainable mattresses that are GOTS and GOLS Organic certified, making them one of the most environmentally friendly mattresses on the market.
Read More#EcoRenovate Guide to Selecting Sustainable Materials
Selecting sustainable materials is just as important as green design. So look at the entire lifecycle of products, and prioritize on the goals of your project.
Read MoreCasa Zero: A Home Where (Microscopic) Life Flourishes
Focusing on craftsmanship, salvaged materials, and biophilia, CarbonShack’s first branded home achieved LEED Platinum with a West Coast–shingle mashup style.
Read More#EcoRenovate Reveal: Two Bathrooms Undergo A Green Makeover
Handmade tiles and nontoxic paint marry to give the main and guest bathrooms inside a 1960s penthouse a green makeover, pulling color cues from the surrounding Chicago scenery.
Read MoreFernwood Demonstrates Affordable Net-Positive Eco-Renovation
A modest, Arts and Crafts–style home was lovingly renovated to the highest green standards. Today it’s healthy, beautiful, and budget-friendly.
Read MoreSave Water: Reuse & Recycle with a Home Greywater System
Greywater systems reuse our wastewater right at home. They can be highly engineered or super simple. Either way, they conserve Earth’s most precious resource.
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