http://planetgreen.discovery.com RSS Feed for a Tag http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-home-improvement-addvalue.html When you own a house, there may seem like a never-ending list of things you want to improve, whether cosmetic -- like finally replacing peeling wallpaper or adding a splash of color with new paint -- or more functional, as with more insulation in the attic, or a more efficient heating system.Research conducted in the... When you own a house, there may seem like a never-ending list of things you want to improve, whether cosmetic -- like finally replacing peeling wallpaper or adding a splash of color with new paint -- or more functional, as with more insulation in the attic, or a more efficient heating system.Research conducted in the... Architectural Salvage Cooling Eco-Friendly Bathrooms Eco-Friendly Kitchens Energy Green Home Green Home Renovation Heating Home Energy Use Indoor Air Quality Money Non-Toxic Paint Water Conservation Windows Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:23:00 GMT Collin Dunn http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-home-improvement-addvalue.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/green-materials-guide/cooling-lowtech-air-conditioning.html In the world before air conditioning, there were lots of things people did to keep cool. Unfortunately we seem to have forgotten most of them. In the world before air conditioning, there were lots of things people did to keep cool. Unfortunately we seem to have forgotten most of them. Clean Energy Cooling Energy Green Home Green Home Renovation Home Energy Use Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT Lloyd Alter http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/green-materials-guide/cooling-lowtech-air-conditioning.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/cooling-solar-air-conditioning.html Solar powered air conditioning is the holy grail of cooling; you need it most when it is hot and sunny. Solar powered air conditioning is the holy grail of cooling; you need it most when it is hot and sunny. Cooling Green Home Green Home Renovation Home Energy Use Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:00:00 GMT Lloyd Alter http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/cooling-solar-air-conditioning.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/green-materials-guide/green-materials-guide-introduction.html When it comes to building or renovating a home, there are few simple choices. From styles and colors to location and design, there's an awful lot to consider, but, thankfully, you don't have to settle for materials whose production or use has a big-time negative impact on the planet. Here to help is our Green Materials Guide, which will help guide you through the process of finding green materials for every green project in your home. When it comes to building or renovating a home, there are few simple choices. From styles and colors to location and design, there's an awful lot to consider, but, thankfully, you don't have to settle for materials whose production or use has a big-time negative impact on the planet. Here to help is our Green Materials Guide, which will help guide you through the process of finding green materials for every green project in your home. Cooling Eco-Friendly Bathrooms Eco-Friendly Kitchens Green Building Green Building Supplies Green Flooring Green Home Green Home Renovation Heating Insulation Windows Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:30:00 GMT Collin Dunn http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/green-materials-guide/green-materials-guide-introduction.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/green-materials-guide/introduction-efficient-heating-cooling.html Air conditioning is a relatively recent addition to houses, but has completely changed their design. Designers never worry much any more about cross-ventilation, window sizes, window openings, or orientation; just let the thermostat do the work. But it is all a lot more complicated that that. Air conditioning is a relatively recent addition to houses, but has completely changed their design. Designers never worry much any more about cross-ventilation, window sizes, window openings, or orientation; just let the thermostat do the work. But it is all a lot more complicated that that. Cooling Electricity Green Design Green Home Green Home Renovation Heating Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:00:00 GMT Lloyd Alter http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/green-materials-guide/introduction-efficient-heating-cooling.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/fans-thermostat-degrees.html An AC addiction is a disorder marked by an individual that cannot stop turning down the air conditioner and as a result must pay an astronomical amount of money each month for their power bill. But don't fret, you can beat the addiction strategically using fans. In fact, you can resolve to turn the AC 4 degrees just by placing fans in the right places throughout your home. Here's how: An AC addiction is a disorder marked by an individual that cannot stop turning down the air conditioner and as a result must pay an astronomical amount of money each month for their power bill. But don't fret, you can beat the addiction strategically using fans. In fact, you can resolve to turn the AC 4 degrees just by placing fans in the right places throughout your home. Here's how: Cooling Energy Green Home Home Energy Use Penny Pinching Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:42:00 GMT Sara Novak http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/fans-thermostat-degrees.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/air-conditioning-texas.html Most people would say it is impossible to live in Texas without using air conditioning in the summer. After all, in the Dallas area we often get 100 plus degree temperatures for days on end. It seems a given that in these conditions air conditioning would be a no brainer. Maybe that is the problem. Society doesn't really consider alternatives anymore, we blindly follow what others are doing. Most people would say it is impossible to live in Texas without using air conditioning in the summer. After all, in the Dallas area we often get 100 plus degree temperatures for days on end. It seems a given that in these conditions air conditioning would be a no brainer. Maybe that is the problem. Society doesn't really consider alternatives anymore, we blindly follow what others are doing. Cooling Home Energy Use Off The Grid Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT Marye Audet http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/air-conditioning-texas.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/yoga-body-cooling-poses.html In addition to hacking your way to keeping cool with some low-impact lifestyle changes, you can also help cool down the actual temperature of your body with the help of yoga—the union of your body with its breath. In addition to hacking your way to keeping cool with some low-impact lifestyle changes, you can also help cool down the actual temperature of your body with the help of yoga—the union of your body with its breath. Cooling Exercise Outdoors Simple Green Tips Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:40:00 GMT Jessica Root http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/yoga-body-cooling-poses.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/lowtech-tips-working-shutters.html What would you pay for a device that controls sunlight while allowing ventilation, that provides personal security without looking like bars on the window, that protects your windows in time of hurricanes and terrible weather, and looks good too; You certainly wouldn't call it low-tech What would you pay for a device that controls sunlight while allowing ventilation, that provides personal security without looking like bars on the window, that protects your windows in time of hurricanes and terrible weather, and looks good too; You certainly wouldn't call it low-tech Cooling Energy Efficiency Green Home Heating Windows Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:00:00 GMT Lloyd Alter http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/lowtech-tips-working-shutters.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/green-ways-summer-cooling.html As someone who’s spent one too many days in NYC’s sweltering concrete jungle summers, praying to the gods for a cross-breeze through my apartment’s windows doesn’t always cut it. Here are seven tricks of the trade to keep you—and the planet—cool and collected. As someone who’s spent one too many days in NYC’s sweltering concrete jungle summers, praying to the gods for a cross-breeze through my apartment’s windows doesn’t always cut it. Here are seven tricks of the trade to keep you—and the planet—cool and collected. Carbon Footprint Clothing Cooling Drinks Energy Fruit Green Home Sustainable Fabrics Water Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:55:00 GMT Jessica Root http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/green-ways-summer-cooling.html