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2 Nov 2009 IN GREEN-MATERIALS-GUIDE | COMMENTS
Made of a variety of materials, including ceramic, glass, and stone, tile flooring offers a wide mosaic of colors and styles. Because it's made from such hard materials, it's a super-durable option, used most often in high-traffic areas like the kitchen.+ READ MORE
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2 Nov 2009 IN GREEN-MATERIALS-GUIDE | COMMENTS
Previously relegated to your garage or patio, concrete flooring has become increasingly popular choice for interior floors. It's perhaps the most durable option out there for flooring, and, thanks to better and more sophisticated technology, concrete flooring can be made to look like just about...+ READ MORE
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22 Oct 2009 IN GREEN-MATERIALS-GUIDE | COMMENTS
These windows have upper and lower moving sections that give a lot of flexibility; if you open the top and the bottom you can create a convection current in the room; If you open it at the bottom in one room and the top in another you can tune the windows to maximize ventilation.+ READ MORE
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14 Oct 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Green home renovation gives your home a fresh new look and gives the environment a break! Find out more about eco-friendly home renovation with How to Go Green: Green Home Renovation.+ READ MORE
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16 Sep 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Renovating your home can help prevent injury and increase your ability to live independently. Find out how retrofitting your home can help you age self-sufficiently. + READ MORE
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18 Jun 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Oh no, it's the dreaded clogged toilet. Whether you are at a party or in your own home, nobody ever wants to have to deal with a clogged toilet. But it's Planet Green to the rescue with a batch of 7 of the greenest ways to get the blockage cleared and you back on the track to smooth flushing. These...+ READ MORE
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12 Jun 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
I grew up on a farm. My dad is a farmer out there in Iowa, and he's well-versed in carpentry and mechanics as well as agriculture. He's added three rooms onto his home by himself and fixes his own tractors and combines with the help of his hired hand. Growing up, I used to assist him in his work....+ READ MORE
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9 Jun 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Good toilet habits are one thing, but a good, healthy toilet is a whole other subject. If we would tally up the amount of water coming from leaking toilets across America, it would quickly add up to over 5.5 million gallons. While some toilets offer the telltale sign of phantom flushing (running...+ READ MORE
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4 May 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Alright, you know the basics: unplug appliances you aren't using, keep the heat down, composting, etc. But what if you really want to make a splash, and green your home in ways homes have never (okay, less often) been greened before? You're going to have to get a little weird. And bear in mind, when...+ READ MORE
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25 Mar 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Unwanted sound, aka, noise pollution will enter your home through thin walls and windows. Before you go off and buy any soundproofing materials, you should spend some time assessing exactly where the sounds are coming from. That way you can concentrate your sound insulation on those areas. I will...+ READ MORE
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22 Mar 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
20% of your home's heating and cooling energy could be wasted by faulty ducts. You wouldn’t allow one fifth of your paycheck to leak out of your pocket or one fifth of your food to be stolen by wolves. Why would you allow one fifth of your heating and cooling energy go to waste?+ READ MORE
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17 Mar 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
When asked the question, "If you could run back into your burning house to save one item, what would it be?" No one has ever said, "my cupboard doors." Probably because they'd perish in the fire trying to remove them. In fact, most people don't take their cupboard doors when they move. That means...+ READ MORE
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10 Mar 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Not much has been written on the subject of garage doors. No one has written a novel about a garage door who has an existential crisis. There aren't any action films where the plot revolves around a garage-door heist, and a cartoon about a talking garage door would probably put kids to sleep or...+ READ MORE
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1 Mar 2009 IN WA$TED! | COMMENTS
Joe is engaged to Laurel, and they live in a house in rural New Jersey with her sister, Alexa.They love living in the country and their house would be a perfect model of green living, except that their road to green is paved with good intentions gone sour.+ READ MORE
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