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Being Green - it's the little things...

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Yada, yada, yada... we've all heard the slogans, and unfortunately too many of us don't give enough attention to these important maxims. Did you know that the typical U.S. family spends over $1,600 per year on home energy bills and a large percentage of that energy is wasted.  In addition, electricity generated by fossil fuels for a single home deposits more carbon dioxide into the air than two cars.  However, there is a lot we can do to save energy and money at home by making small changes and becoming more green (see the tips below).

Energy saving bulbs 5,000 hrs.Energy-saving improvements not only make your home more comfortable, but can yield long-term financial rewards as well. Reduced utility bills more than make up for the higher price of energy-efficient appliances and improvements over their lifetimes.  In addition, your home could bring in a higher price when you sell.  The tips and information on this page shows you how easy it is to reduce your energy use all around your home .

Use wood - build organically - it's LOGical

Logs are organic and don't emit VOCs or other noxious waste.  Wood is the only building product that is renewable, biodegradable, recyclable, energy efficient and exceptionally attractive.  Logs as basic building components, generate the least amount of air and water pollution, emission of greenhouse gases and solid waste.

Concrete or steel requires tremendous amounts of energy to produce. Fossil fuels consumed in the manufacturing process lead to greater emissions of greenhouse gasses.  In fact, steel and concrete require 2.4 times and 1.7 times more energy than wood to produce and 1.42 times and 1.67 times more airborne emissions with potential toxic or negative health effects.  Go here for more information on the benefits of wood

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BuildingGreen, LLC is an independent company committed to providing accurate, unbiased, and timely information designed to help building-industry professionals and policy makers improve the environmental performance, and reduce the adverse impacts, of buildings. Find both print and electronic resources to help design and build construction projects from a whole-systems perspective and take an integrated design approach that minimizes ecological impact and maximizes economic performance.  Learn more...

CAUTION - Green isn't always green!

Greenwashing

You've heard of "whitewashing", which is typically lies of omission in which errors or offenses are deliberately concealed or downplayed.  This practice runs rampant with supposedly eco-friendly products and it even has a name... "Greenwashing".

View this quick video about The Six Sins Of Greenwashing! Products stretching the eco-truth according to a study released by TerraChoice Environmental Marketing.

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Environmental shortcomings were so common that TerraChoice separated them into 6 categories Energy-efficient does not always mean Energy-efficient and organic is often just a great marketing term.

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