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Build and Rebuild

http://buildandrebuild.com

Learn about green and eco-friendly building, from the ground up; as well as recycling tips, energy efficiency, and sustainable living.

• Added on: Oct 22nd, 2009
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Second Project
• Listed in: Green Energy
• Tags: landscaping green building green recycling energy efficiency sustainable building

Recent Posts

• Green Construction with Wind and Solar Energy

  Posted on Friday December 4th, 2009 at 19:54 in green building, solar, landscape, solar power, green cities, news & events

  "Green Building" can mean more than just building environmentally-friendly or energy-efficient structures - clean energy and green techniques can also be used during the construction process itself. This videos show how 150 construction workers in B...

• Vegetation Blankets for Green Roofing and More

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 18:37 in garden, mit, sedum, green cities, walls, featured posts, green materials, green roofs, architecture and design, vegetation blankets

  Vegetation blankets can be used to create green roofs, but they aren’t limited to just that. A vegetation blanket consists of a layer of fiber covered in a substrate on which plant life can live; with various plant species growing on it.This artic...

• Detroit – from Industrial Giant to Sustainable Green City?

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 00:29 in garden, green building, sustainable, detroit, organic gardening, green cities, urban gardening

  Detroit – also referred to as “the city in ruins,” is shrinking. Vast areas of land have remained unused and unwanted, and no one seems to be too interested in taking over – besides nature, that is.This article was first published on Build a...

• Straw Bale Construction

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 20:26 in videos, green building, sustainable, energy efficiency, single mom, straw, green materials, straw bale construction, sustainable green building, how to & tech, building from scratch, house of straw

  This is a great video from a single mom who built her own straw bale home for $50,000 while working still full time and livin on the land. She gives some great advice here for anyone who is considering building their own straw bale home, from labor,...

• Greenhouse Kits

  Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 19:50 in garden, greenhouse, food, plants, greenhouse kits, vegetables, lawn, mit, simple solutions, walls

  Establishing and utilizing a home greenhouse is an excellent way to save money on groceries, follow a healthier and more nutritious diet, conserve on energy, and help the environment at the same time. But greenhouses don’t grow on trees – they h...

• Recycled Composite Decking

  Posted on Sunday August 30th, 2009 at 21:39 in recycling, recycled materials, green materials, composite decking, building & landscaping

  Wooden decks and railings are hard to maintain, not to mention being splinter territory. What’s more, they’re not usually environmentally sustainable due to their use of premium forest products. For this reason alone Recycled composite decking ...

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