Tag Archives: Environmentally-Friendly

Cheap, Sustainable Building With Earthbags

April 21, 2010 – 10:24 am

Imagine building a solid home with thickly insulated walls that keep a home warm in the winter and cool in the summer. That’s the beauty of earthbag homes. Some people are building beautiful homes that look normal while others are taking full advantage of the earthbag building process to construct spacey houses that defy the look of conventional homes.

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Homestar Program Would Offer Rebates For Energy-Efficient Home Retrofits

March 15, 2010 – 5:58 am

Obama’s Homstar program would offer up to $3,000 in federal rebates for energy-saving home renovations.

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Termites: Destroyers or Green Builders?

March 7, 2010 – 6:21 am

Scientists are studying how termites build their mounds for tips on how to build better green buildings.

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California Passes Strictest State Green Building Codes in the US

January 19, 2010 – 1:08 pm

Despite budgetary problems over the past few years, California has imposed the strictest green building code standards that the country has.  The decision was made unanimously by the California Building Commission to integrate green practices into state construction codes, which is the first legislation of its kind on a state level. The new CAL Green [...]

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10 Global Landmarks You Didn’t Know Were Green

December 31, 2009 – 7:43 pm

1. The Empire State Building – New York City NY For years, the Empire State building was one of the tallest buildings in the world, and a symbol of commerce and modernity.  It was also famously and iconically featured in the 1933 movie King Kong, when the titular giant ape King Kong fell from the [...]

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