When you are looking for places that supply green building materials, you need not look further than you might anticipate. There are some mainstream specialty companies, such as paint companies, that will offer green alternatives. But there are also more and more stores popping up that are green building specialty stores that carry nothing but […]
Buying your building materials locally can be a very rewarding and cost effective experience. It seems to me that the most common place we hear about supporting locally is in the grocery store. It seems that more and more farmers are getting their local goods into our stores. I think it is so great! It […]
There are many different reasons why to choose an eco-friendly building material over something that is not very environmentally aware. In this blog post, I hope to cover several different aspects to this issue.
The building materials you choose affect you inside your home as well as outside.
Certain materials, such as those made with plastics, glues, […]
Building a green house, structure, unit can be challenging, yet very rewarding at the same time. In case you have not previously visited this blog, it and the website thereof are dedicated to helping you create a green building, structure, or green remodel project, and at the same time provide you with as much […]
Schellac is a resin used much in the same way we use varnishes. Schellac is made from lac, which is a secretion from the female Kerria lacca insect. When schellac dries, it becomes incredibly hard, which makes it a very durable surface. While it is durable and hard, it is sensitive to […]
Wool carpeting is a wonderful alternative to carpet made out of nylon or other synthetic materials. One of the great safe features of wool carpets is that they are fire safe. Wool also improves indoor air quality by absorbing contaminants in the air and is very durable. The great thing environmentally about […]
You may or may not be aware, but there are paints on the market that contain low volitile organic compounds (more commonly referred to as VOC’s). Basically what it means is that there are low levels of organic compounds that are able to significantly vaporize into the atmosphere. These types of paints are basically toxic-free […]
If you are interested in finding local recycled materials for your building project, but don’t know where to look, this post should help to give you some direction with where to start looking. Online, you have so many different sources for types of recycled materials. There are websites specifically set up for exchange or sale […]
Aluminium is a great building material, especially when you consider it’s draw on natural resources. This building material has been used widely for about the past 50 years and will continue to do so well into the future. One of the best parts environmentally about aluminium is that it can be melted down and used […]
In general, thermal mass refers to heat storing materials. This type of integration into your heating and cooling system has the potential to greatly reduce the needed amounts of active heating and cooling, as well as the consumption of fossil fuels and non-renewable resources. As with any type of passive heating and cooling system, when […]