Tag: green building
Sustainable Furniture Brands That Will Keep Your Home Healthy And Stylish
From sustainably sourced materials to mindful manufacturing practices to nontoxic materials and end-of-life cycles, we’re laying out what you should look for when buying sustainable furniture, and a few brands to choose from that adhere to these elements.
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Extreme Panel Energy-Saving Structural Integrated Panels
Extreme energy savings Building with Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) from Extreme Panel...
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The Basics of Green Building and Energy Efficiency [Podcast]
On the House Planning Help Podcast, Ben Adam-Smith and his guests talk about building homes that are comfortable for us, but also kind to our environment. Like many of us, he is educating himself before he builds his own home. He’s exploring how we can build better homes and he’s passionate about educating people to build more sustainably and with greater energy efficiency.
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The Many Benefits of a LEED Home
LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the most widely used third-party verification for green buildings. LEED-certified buildings are resource efficient through water and energy use reductions and they also reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Materials used are safer for human health and designs are aimed at improving indoor environmental quality for the occupants.
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Why Build Green? The Benefits of Eco-Friendly Building [Infographic]
The benefits of building green go beyond monthly energy bill reductions (though that is a major perk!). When you build green, you get your money’s worth in plenty of ways — like raising your property value and enjoying better indoor air quality.
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