Water is liquid gold. Water is everywhere. It’s necessary for our survival and the survival of life. Water is very powerful – both in its chemical make-up and its key to life, but also in its sheer force. Put water and rock together and water wins, just think about how the magnificent Grand Canyon was … Continue reading Water and Your Landscape
Today at The Green Gab Marla and Tony are gabbing with Mike Collignon, Executive Director of The Green Builder® Coalition which is a not-for-profit he started with Ron Jones in 2010 dedicated to supporting builders and suppliers drive advocacy, education and policy change for more sustainable home building practices. They are expanding quickly in many … Continue reading Drought Monitoring Plus Performance Based Approach to Water Efficiency with Mike Collignon
Gabbing with Michelle Foster of Home Innovation Research Labs, the VP of Innovation Services. Michelle speaks a lot with the housing financial industry to help them see the impact of an NGBS (National Green Building Standard) green certified home or project. Taking the lower expenses of a better-built home into account in the financial process … Continue reading Helping Builders Build Green Homes
Gabbing with Bob Fincher, the CEO and publisher at Sustainable Community Media, LLC with 2 media websites – Proud Green Home and Proud Green Building. These sites were created and shared for the marketplace to learn about high-performance, green building in both the homes and commercial building industries. Learn one reason some builders may be … Continue reading High-Performance Homes at No More Cost
Habitat for Humanity helps many people have a home of their own. Gabbing with Michelle Woods with Habitat for Humanity- St. Charles. To date, Habitat for Humanity – St Charles has built 75 homes, all to green building principles. Michelle says “Green Building is common sense building.” The vision of Habitat for Humanity- International is … Continue reading Affordable Does Not Necessarily Mean Cheap
Conversations about green homes often start with energy efficiency and it is a large part of the whole package. A basic understanding of the energy efficient practices and features in a home and the anatomy of a typical green home provides a starting place for understanding the terminology used when building an energy efficient home. … Continue reading Zip the Coat for Your Home Energy Efficiency Basics
Gabbing about green remodeling in historic homes and general remodeling projects with a green tint with Kate Ewing of Mosby Building Arts. Mosby Building Arts is a custom design/ build remodeler here in the St Louis Metro area. Kate shares her own experience buying a sustainably remodeled home, plus lets us in on the processes … Continue reading Preserving a Bit of History – the City’s or Your Own
Gabbing about food and appliances with Joan Hart of Autco Home. She inspires and educates us in the world of resource efficient appliances. From energy efficient ovens and ranges to water and energy efficient dishwashers, energy efficient appliances are a Foodies dream to cooking great and using less energy …and helping to save on the … Continue reading What the Heck is an REC? And Other Answers About Green Energy Programs
Gabbing about food and appliances with Joan Hart of Autco Home. She inspires and educates us in the world of resource efficient appliances. From energy efficient ovens and ranges to water and energy efficient dishwashers, energy efficient appliances are a Foodies dream to cooking great and using less energy …and helping to save on the … Continue reading Foodies Rejoice – Energy Efficient Appliances are It!
Working with Hoodle to make the home building experience easier and smarter is right up my alley. And sharing information about how to make it happen is exactly what Cindi Rhinehart is doing in her role with content marketing and social media. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links … Continue reading Hoodle for Homes