Bamboo: Is It Really As Green As It Is Made Out To Be?
Apartment Therapy recently asked the question and concluded that “Bamboo isn’t always better.” Like everything in building and life, there are tradeoffs and compromises. TreeHugger and Planet Green...
View ArticleGlam, Gorgeous and Green Entertaining
So you’ve made the environmentally conscious choice to be green this year… but how will this decision impact your entertaining? Maintaining environmental self-discipline can be difficult while...
View ArticleEd Begley Jr. on Going Green From the Ground Up and More
Living with Ed follows Ed Begley, Jr., and his wife, Rachelle, as they green their home, family, and celebrity friends. But if you’ve ever wondered what kind of advice they’d give the rest of us, then...
View ArticleWelcoming Spring with Green Onions
By Mindy McIntosh-Shetter I have always associated the start of spring not by what is on the calendar but what I plant in the garden. The planting of fresh spinach, and Bibb lettuce along with green...
View ArticleFour Green Features Customers Want
Selling clients on the environmental benefitsrather than the added valueof green homes is akin to asking them to write a check for charity. That wake-up call was delivered in a Greenbuild education...
View ArticleTips for a green and clean house
Ruth Ann Norton, executive director of the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative, recently was a guest on The Washington Posts Home Front online chat. Here is an edited excerpt: Q. I live in a 60s ranch...
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