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Prefab Green Homes Are The Eco Friendly Answer For Chic Modern Living

by Nicola Temple on October 25, 2011

in Eco Friendly Home Tips

I own a little property, just under an acre, on a little island in the Pacific Northwest. It’s only accessible by water and there is no building on it…yet. The dream is that it will one day be my writing retreat or a family vacation home…and for that I will need a building. I’ve done some research, [...]

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The World’s Most Environmentally Friendly Hotel

by Joe Barrios on January 8, 2009

in Green Issues

Introducing the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina–the world’s most environmentally friendly hotel. It is the first hotel anywhere to obtain the extremely difficult LEED PLATINUM green building standard for commercial buildings promulgated by the Green Building Council. What did the hotel do to earn such a distinction? Consider: It recycled 87% of construction debris [...]

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