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Green Talk is a blog based on the personal experiences of the author who built her house using many green materials. The blog contains a mix of posts relating to green building products, green living ideas, home decor products, organic gardening, a
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You’ve Got Green Mail, June 9, 2009 Round-up
Photo by Cavin B. This week’ s roundup is an eclectic mix of green news form the state of green marketing to IBM’s big splash into water management: Financial Incentives Could Spur Green Roof Installations “The Clean Energy Stimulu...
Take Care of the Earth and Yourself On Earth Day
With Earth Day fastly approaching, I have been pondering what should I write about. A list of 10 items on how to be kinder to the Earth? Earth Day announcements from various not for profits helping to make our world a better place? A gift guide...
VAST® Pavers Are the Green Choice LEED’ing the Way
When I read the inital press release on VAST ® Composite Pavers these pavers had me at hello. I know. How can pavers be so interesting? Using words like made out of recycled content materials, helps storm water management and the pavers looks ...
BASF’s COMFORT FOAM® Reduces Energy bills and Increases Comfort
I recently received literature from BASF Polyurethane Foam Enterprises LLC with regards to their closed-cell polyurethane spray foam insulation, COMFORT FOAM®. What drew me to their product was their initial caption, “[a]re you wasting as ...
Contech Stormwater Solutions Reduce Pollutants and CO2
Last week, Contech Stormwater Solutions installed at Newport Beach, California’s Fashion Island the above stormwater filtration vault, which will block pollutants from flowing into the ocean. Besides removing harmful chemicals from our waterw...
From Safer Artifical Turf to Castor Oil Insulation as Green Shines at IBS
A safer artificial turf The 2009 International Builder Show in Las Vegas this year is full of hope of a greener, stronger building industry. The big players in the build industry all flaunted their energy efficient products and foam insulation v...
Live from the International Building Show Feeling Like a Pig in Mud
Greenguard’s rain channel Housewrap seen at the Show. Last year I promised myself that I would attend the International Building Show. This will be my third time attending and the show has always been tremendously fun and educational. In ye...
Make a New Year’s Resolution to give your HVAC a Tune-Up
Every year, we make New Year’s Resolutions to lose weight, get more sleep, and eat healthier. However, we never seem to make those resolutions about the structural components of our house. Do you ever hear, “I vow to weather-strip m...
Give Your Ducts Some TLC to Stop Global Warming
Photo by Belinda Hankins Miller. This month’s topic on the Green Mom’s carnival is global warming being hosted over at Not Quite Crunchy Chicken. How many of you are freezing as much as I am? How many of you are tempted to crank that th...
New On the Forum. Are you part of the conversation?
Join the happy people on the Forum! Two months ago I started the Green Talk Forum in a Ning version. (You can connect right through the site now by clicking on the Forum Page at the top of the Green Talk website.) What makes this forum different...
PlanetReuse Brokers Salvage Building Materials to help Build Green
Photo courtesy of PlanetReuse Building green is my passion. Do you think I became a LEED AP1 for the heck of it? Although I may not talk about green building products as much on the website as many of my green building aficionados would like, it is a...
“You’ve Got Green Mail” January 4, 2008 Round-up
Photo by permission of Shira Gal 2009 is going to be an amazing green year. My bones can feel it and they are never wrong. In the green mail box this week is an eclectic mix of topics ranging from the old stand-by of green building articles, kiddi...
You’ve Got Green Mail Round-up of December 28, 2008
Photo by Henry Heatly Last week with the holidays, I missed the “Got Green Mail” segment. My cup overflowed with amazing stories for all green palates to enjoy. Remember, if you have a great green story (which includes your own), d...
You’ve Got Green Mail, Dec 7, 2008 Round-Up
Photo by Henry Heatly Here is another I’ve Got Green Mail for the week of December 7, 2008. Just to make this concept interactive, please add any new reports or concepts that you found interesting in your own comments. You can include one o...
Passing the LEED exam AND Surviving
Photo of Tribecca Green in Battery Park City in NYC by Phillip Ritz That “week after” title seems a little mysterious for those of you who don’t know what the LEED AP exam is. I can assure you that it was not a hot, passionate experience that l...
12 Sustainable Design Ideas Perfected by Nature
Video by permission of TED If you are a designer, architect, builder, engineer or love design, this a must see video by Janine Benyus, a biologist and author of Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. In this video produced by TED, Janine explai...
Top 10 2008 Green Building Products from BuildingGreen
This week Boston, Massachusetts hosted the United States Green Building Council’s GreenBuild 365 ,drawing a crowd of over 29,000 people for lectures, green building exhibitions, and networking. During this week, Building Green LLC announced its...
You’ve Got Green Mail
Photo by permission of CalivnB My husband is one of the most prolific readers. He receives dozens of newsletters on all health related subjects and forwards me interesting topics to write about. I have to admit some of my best finds come through hi...
Architect Michael McDonough: A Green Living Perspective Video
Michael McDonough is an award winning architect who has been involved in the green building industry for over thirty years. I have been following him since he started e-house, an experimental house of the future built in the Hudson Valley in...
Twin Maples, a Historic Home Gets Gussied Up with a New Green Look
Isn’t she a Grand Dame? During the month of October, Twin Maples Centennial Show House located in Summit, New Jersey will be open to the public sporting a new green look. This historic grande dame is the home of the Fortnightly Club of Summit...
Needle Point Homes Reveals Essential Ideas to Build Energy Efficient
Considering remodeling or building to create an energy efficient home, but are limited by your budget? I recently interviewed Steve Needle of Needle Point Homes, a twenty-four year veteran builder. Not long ago, he completed a Green Globes commercial...
GleenGlass Creates Functional “Good for the Earth” Art for your Home
GleenGlass offers one of a kind recycled art inspired glass countertops, vessels, architectural elements such as front door inserts, and tile with that Zen Asian/Spartan feel. I was most struck by how gorgeous the vessels were and wanted to rip out m...
Vote For Green Talk for GREEN LOG Home Lifestyle Awards
Green Talk has been nominated by me as a blog making a difference to help people live a greener lifestyle. As many of you know, green building is my passion. For two years, I ate, slept, and talked about building products as I built my house. Who be...
Tru-Stile: A Solution for Architectural Green Designed Doors
Photo by permission of Tru-Stile’s MDF door with 3form® Fossil resin. In the last year, there have been numerous articles about greening your home using bamboo flooring, low flow toilets, and energy star appliances. You never hear a peep ab...
Learning Sustainability Through the National Building Museum’s Green Building Exhibit
Recently, I was alerted by the director of NJ’s Community Green, a terrific green organization, about this wonderful green building exhibit at my local museum. I just could not fathom a green building exhibit in my hometown. Sure enough The Morri...
Could a Paint Brush Save the Planet?
An Unsucessful cleaning of my new Envirobrush I am a complete sucker for any product that includes the word, “Enviro,” in its name. Even if it is pure green marketing, the product definitely has my attention. Well, I had an “enviro” moment ...
Do You Have the Energy Bill Blues?
Photo by Dee Teal by permission. Would your feet look like the above picture if you took off your socks and shoes in your house? Better yet, does your body feel like the picture? Are you cold, unable to stay warm, and tired of giving away your mo...
Is Your Living Area Just One Big Leak?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSKTWc9Lq-c (Readers receive discounts for Battic Door purchases. See below.) Do you feel like Goldilocks in your home? Either it is too hot or too cold. It is never just right? Could your house be ...
Look to Your Attic To Lower Your Energy Bills
Photo courtesy of Energy Star You know the verse, “oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful?” 1 Perhaps it should be changed to “oh the weather outside is frightful, our natural gas bills are not so delightful.” Wit...
Who is the Boss of Your Deck?
Photo with permission by Patty O’Hearn Kickham Every spring do you curse Mother Nature for her horrid treatment of your wood deck? Doesn’t it seem like the weather has taken on the persona of a teenager? You don’t know what you are getting...
