bamboo - Part 7

12 Companies Leading the Way With Eco-Friendly House Building Materials

Green building is booming and it’s revolutionizing every type of material, product, and technology related to home building, design, and renovation. Your options are getting better every year so if you’ve been waiting for the right time to build your dream green home, the time to do it is right now.

What is a High Performance Home?

The construction industry has been cautious about change. Rules of thumb and decades-old conventional wisdom tend to rule the day. This innate conservatism makes sense given the high stakes of construction. Buildings are a big investment with big health and safety implications. Why risk something new when we can just follow the well-worn path, the tried and true?

Before & After: Eco-Friendly Bathroom with a Zen Aesthetic

EcoArtisan Builders, based in San Diego, California, renovated this 1920’s bathroom in Point Loma giving it a calm, Zen aesthetic at the homeowner’s request. What made it more eco-friendly? They repurposed and reused materials wherever possible to reduce the resources necessary to complete the project. They also opted for sustainable bamboo products when needed.

10 Stunning Sustainable Bathroom Vanities

A bathroom vanity is the perfect example of a small bathroom update with a big impact. We couldn’t believe the available selection of stunning sustainable bathroom vanities – we found everything from timeless stand-alone, small bathroom vanities to modern wall-mounted units, all with some truly impressive eco-friendly features.