Articles tagged “Green Roofs”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Build a Green Roof on Your Dog's House By NaturallySavvy.com IN Home & Garden Oct 16 2010 Tossing your dog house to buy one with a green roof is wasteful when all you need to do is modify your pet's current home to make it eco-friendly and a healthy environment for your dog's beloved naps. + READ MORE

DEP Announces $2.6 Million for Stormwater Capture Projects Around NYC By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Jul 13 2010 DEP called for innovative projects to capture and manage stormwater runoff to help improve the water quality in the city's harbor, and chose five winning applicants based on what seemed most promising for success and replicable on a large scale. + READ MORE

A Riot Of Gorgeous, Green And Practical Sheds From USA To UK By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Jun 9 2010 There is an explosion of creativity going on in backyards across Europe and North America. + READ MORE

Energy Efficient Homes Are The Stars Of The Future By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Apr 23 2010 Are you in the market for a new home? If you are, you are not alone. Millions of new homes are built every year. How will all of the materials needed to build and sustain these new homes accommodate our dwindling and limited natural resources? + READ MORE

When Solar Panel Installation Goes Wrong: 5 Things to Avoid When Solar Powering Your Home By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Sep 25 2009 One Colorado man experienced solar panel installation gone wrong. Read these tips and learn the lessons he did, but without going through all the trouble (and expenses) first. + READ MORE

Can You Use Spray Foam to Insulate an Energy-Rated Metal Roof? By Steve Thomas IN Home & Garden Aug 28 2009 Steve Thomas, Host of Renovation Nation, answers some questions about insulating your attic and roof. + READ MORE

Which is Greener: Solar Panels or Fixing Your Roof? By Steve Thomas IN Home & Garden May 21 2009 The Flemming family, Nica and Robert, were a nice Philadelphian couple who wanted to put solar panels on their roof. The Flemming's roof was in terrible shape. It looked like it was about ready to collapse, but instead of fixing it, they were spending twenty-thousand dollars on solar panels. + READ MORE

2 Ways to Green Your Roof on a Budget By Steve Thomas IN Home & Garden Apr 29 2009 In Tuscon, we looked at how expensive it is to go green. If you're trying to get the most LEED points in the United States, you may have to shell out a few bucks. However, you always have green options, no matter your budget. + READ MORE

Lower Cooling Bills with a Reflective Roof By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Apr 7 2009 The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire. How prophetic, that party song. Our roofs are "on fire" in the warmer months. The roof is a broad, unshaded space on which the sun's heat can pound mercilessly. Most of the heat transfer into our house comes through the roof. Hence, the roof is on fire + READ MORE

7 Reasons to Go Solar By Josh Peterson IN Tech & Transport Apr 6 2009 The Sierra Club, the oldest and most trusted environmental group in the United States, has launched a website called Green Home. It's filled with facts and informative tips on how to green around the home. One of my favorite articles on the site was a piece called "Why Go Solar?" The article details the benefits of solar power to the homeowner, the environment and the country + READ MORE

What is the Insulation In Your Attic Made Of? By Seth Leitman IN Home & Garden Feb 3 2009 What Is The Insulation In Your Attic Made Of? The two most popular types of insulation that are in your homes are fiberglass and cellulose fiber. In my house, we use fiberglass batts. Fiberglass comes from glass that has been crushed and packed into these things called batts. + READ MORE

How To Mount a Solar Panel, in 7 Steps By Josh Peterson IN Tech & Transport Oct 27 2008 Solar panels are quite possibly the future of home-energy production. Solar panels are somewhat costly to buy, but once you've purchased the panels and installed them, the money you will save in the long run will become exponentially greater as energy prices increase. + READ MORE

Raise the White (Light Reflecting) Roof—Fight Global Warming By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Sep 24 2008 In grade school, we all learned that white reflects heat and black absorbs it. There would always be that one kid on the playground who would chide you for wearing a black shirt on a hot day. Did you listen to that kid? Probably not. He seemed weird with his white shirt and Square One lunch box, but he was actually ahead of his time. + READ MORE

When Construction Materials Finally Die By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jul 4 2008 The Harlem building on World?s Greenest Homes is a showcase for the amazing transformations that can happen when your green remodel uses anything and everything you find on a building site. But, what are the eco-smart options for building materials that are really, seriously, definitely, totally, absolutely non-negotiable trash, and can?t be re-used? + READ MORE

Urban Heat Islands By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Jun 12 2008 When I think of green roofs, I think of my Lincoln Log set that I had as a kid. It literally had a green roof. From that simple, classic toy, I learned that interlocking logs were more fun than regular logs and that all logs are boring in comparison to Nintendo. + READ MORE

Green Areas around America By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 15 2008 While Greensburg explores a robust example of an entire town that's voluntarily gone green, many other areas across America are going the extra mile and reducing their eco-footprints one step at a time.The Solaire in New York City Residents of America's first environmentally advanced residential tower take pride in... + READ MORE

Build a Greener Roof By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Sep 11 2007 From the musty archives of Ask Metafilter (circa 2006), we dredged up one reader's request for eco-friendly alternatives to the traditional shingled roof on his dad's 1940s Cape Cod-style home. If you're worried about neighbors and zoning boards blanching at the sight of admittedly less-quaint-looking photovoltaic... + READ MORE