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Green Homes Special Series
Part Eight: Windows
Windows affect your comfort, health, heating and cooling bills, need for artificial light and even your mood. Learn how ... |
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Green Homes Special Series
Part Eleven: Furniture
If you’re adding just one piece of furniture or buying an entire room grouping, consider not only style and price but a ... |
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Green Homes Special Series
Part Five: Water-Efficient Plumbing Fixtures
Across the country, demands on our freshwater resources are growing. About seven percent of the supply goes to household water ... |
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Green Homes Special Series
Part Four: Lighting
Put your home in the best light, use less energy and create a healthier living environment with eco-friendly lighting options. ... |
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Green Homes Special Series
Part Nine: Window Treatments
Window treatments are largely chosen for how well they enhance a room’s décor and afford us privacy. With the importance of ... |
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Green Homes Special Series
Part One: Overview
The push to bring "green" strategies home is growing. But many homeowners wonder what making a project "green" involves, if it ... |
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Green Homes Special Series
Part Seven: Foundations
A solid foundation is essential for any home. But today’s emphasis on “green” suggests that other factors be considered as well. |
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Green Homes Special Series
Part Six: HVAC
Years of research into heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) have created a body of knowledge just now entering the ... |
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Green Homes Special Series
Part Ten: Flooring
Because your choice of flooring can have far-reaching implications, explore the options. A greater awareness of the history of ... |
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Green Homes Special Series
Part Three: Water-Friendly Landscapes
Our growing water supply challenge is evident with shrinking lakes, expanded drought zones and lower groundwater tables. And ... |
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Green Homes Special Series
Part Twelve: Home Controls
The rapidly evolving home technology industry can help make your home greener by making it more energy-efficient. |
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Green Homes Special Series
Part Two: Home Sealing and Insulation
High energy costs, drafts, rooms too hot or too cold, condensation on windows and air that is too dry do not have to be part ... |
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Green Mortgages
Eco-friendly homeownership involves more than water-efficient plumbing fixtures. Homeowners can get reduced mortgage fees and ... |
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Green Occupations: Educating Builders and Brokers
The movement to create "green" residential properties is changing the way homes are built, bought and sold. New industries ... |
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Greenwashing: What It Is and How to Avoid It
The increased flow of money being poured into all aspects of the green building movement has attracted less-than-noble ... |
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Heating with Biomass: Pellet and Corn Stoves
More homeowners are considering biomass heating, a renewable energy source that burns clean and has little impact on the ... |
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Indoor Air Quality: Is Your Home’s Air Safe?
Here are some common culprits of indoor air quality problems— mold, smoke, candles, formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds ... |
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LEED Green Building Certification for Homes
With a LEED green building certification in place, consumers finally have the option to buy or build a home that is guaranteed ... |
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Making Sense of WaterSense
The Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense program encourages greater use and manufacture of water-efficient products in ... |
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NAHB National Green Building Program
In February 2008, the National Association of Home Builders released their new standards for “green” home builds. Here’s an ... |
