Your Guide to Eco-Friendly Insulation
What’s in Your House? Around the world, people are calling out for green solutions for everyday occurrences. This includes the building or remodeling of homes. If you are a homeowner...
General Building
Learn more about tips and tricks to building a house from the ground up. These articles cover everything from plumbing and floor plans to flooring and painting
Benefits of a Blue Roof House
First conceived as an environmental solution for stormwater management little more than a decade ago, a blue roof is part of a technologically advanced, low-cost system designed to protect our...
Frequently Asked Questions About Solar Energy
Solar energy is a growing business. Demand increased by 27% in the U.S. in 2004. It’s no wonder—the sun sends the Earth more power in an hour than the entire...
Energy Efficient Roof Shingles
The right roof is essential to designing an environmentally friendly and energy-efficient home. If you’ve got typical shingles or hot asphalt on your roof—as many homeowners do—you could be doing...
Shouldn’t all Homes be Built with Pets in Mind
We finally moved into the new home we had built and boy, were we happy! With all of our earthly belongings hauled inside, it was time to show the place...
Green Roofs for Suburban Homes
Most people spend time and money trying to remove moss and vegetation from the roofs of their homes. They do so because they consider it to be dirty and ugly,...
Environmentally Friendly Carpet
Soft floor coverings help to warm our rooms and reduce energy bills, but this doesn’t mean that all materials are eco-friendly. So if you are keen to lay an environmentally...
Flooring Options for the Kitchen
The kitchen is one of the most hardworking rooms in the house. We use it for food preparation, cooking and sometimes for doing laundry as well. This not only means...
Vinyl Plank Flooring
Vinyl plank flooring is an ideal product for both kitchens and bathrooms where water and moisture are common. Many people choose to use it elsewhere as well since it’s made...
Common Mistakes When Building a House
Building a house is an enormous undertaking; but it is one that a large percentage of the world’s population undertakes at some time in their lives. Some people contract professional...