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KOHLER CO. FINDS INNOVATIVE RESUSE FOR MATERIALS ONCE DESTINED FOR LANDFILL Kohler partners with businesses, municipalities to keep porcelain waste out of landfills for past 15 years. This vitreous china (porcelain) cull comes from toilets and lavatories that have not passed inspection for sale to customers. If a defect is found after glazing, the standard…
Study: 95% of Green-Marketed Products Are Not That Green Study: 95% of Green-Marketed Products Are Not That Green According to TerraChoice only 5% of the 5,300 products they examined were truly Green. GreenWashing TerraChoices’ 2010 report called “Sins of Greenwashing” found some form of greenwashing in more than 95% of consumer products labeled as “green.”…
Photo: Concord Carpenter at Baltimore’s 2010 Remodeling show GreenFiber is a natural fiber cellulose insulation GreenFiber is a natural fiber cellulose insulation product that converts used paper materials that would otherwise be placed in a landfill into an environmentally-sustainable product that helps homeowners reduce their monthly heating and cooling costs. With eco-friendly living becoming a…
How To Address Sealing Air Leaks Many people think that just because a house is insulated that the insulation is effectively performing its job. The truth is that in order to improve the energy efficiency of your insulation you seal air leaks to prevent heat loss. Insulation works best when air is not moving through…
Green Roofs May Reduce Carbon Planting the rooftops in Detroit would have the same environmental benefit as removing 10,000 SUVs from the road, a new study shows. Michigan State University researchers found that planting vegetation on roofs can store heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The theory that green roofs combat pollution is not a…
Best Practice: Foam Insulation For Windows For years builders and remodeling contractors have been stuffing fiberglass insulation between the door and window jambs and the house framing as a way of “insulating” or sealing air leaks. Using Foam Insulation To Seal Windows is a better alternative and will seal out air leaks. The problem with…
Vertical Farming – Can It Work? By the year 2050 this planet will have 9.5 million people and need additional farming space equivalent to the size of Brazil to feed them. Agriculture uses 70 percent of the worlds freshwater and is not reusable for drinking since it leaves it polluted with fertilizer, pesticides and herbicides.…
Building Green According To The Green Report Building green does not just mean building eco-friendly, it also means building smart. The Green Report educates the smart builder and interested consumer by detailing the basic principles of green building, numerous strategies designed to lower on-site costs and how to gain credibility and fast-track your project with…
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