WWF-Canada – Living Planet @Work
Posted by admin in green living on 01 6th, 2011
Learn more about WWF-Canada’s Living Planet @Work here: wwf.ca
read comments (0)Earthship Webinar: March 20, 2010: Part 1 of 8
Posted by admin in green living on 01 5th, 2011
www.earthship.com Michael Reynolds, inventor of the Earthship Concept sits down ‘with the world’ live, over the internet at the Phoenix Earthship. Entirely powered by the sun and the wind, the ‘Earthship Webinar’ is broken down into 8 parts and covers all aspects of Earthship Biotecture. Part II: www.youtube.com
Earthship Webinar: March 20, 2010: Part 3 of 8
Posted by admin in green living on 01 4th, 2011
www.earthship.com Michael Reynolds, inventor of the Earthship Concept sits down ‘with the world’ live, over the internet at the Phoenix Earthship. Entirely powered by the sun and the wind, the ‘Earthship Webinar’ is broken down into 8 parts and covers all aspects of Earthship Biotecture. Part IV: www.youtube.com
Inside a ‘Green’ Chip Factory
Posted by admin in green living on 01 3rd, 2011
Lee Patrick Sullivan tours the Shearer’s tortilla chip factory, the world’s first LEED Platinum certified snack food plant, and interviews its manager, Ken Brower. It starts in the room where Shearer’s unloads its corn from trucks and cooks it using recycled heat from the infrared oven that’s used to bake the chips. That allows water to come into the cooking kettles at about 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The plant also uses real corn, right off the cob, not corn mash like some other plants. The room is lit using skylights and large windows, and the in-house lighting is adjusted according to the amount of natural light coming in. Brower says this lighting system is the key component that allows the factory to use 30 percent less energy than others of the same size. Brower says it allows the company to buy higher-quality materials and produce a better product than its competitors, while offering it to consumers at a competitive cost. Brower says the energy-saving components aren’t all that revolutionary, just a lot of commonsense ideas that are being put together in a manufacturing plant for the first time. Brower says the reason other plants don’t have these features is because it would cost a lot of money to retrofit an existing building, Shearer’s was able to save some money by incorporating them into a new plant, but it is getting ready to put some of the same features into an older plant. The centerpiece of the plant is its infrared oven, which bakes the chips before they …
A Green Gingerbread House
Posted by admin in green living on 01 2nd, 2011
Colin’s green gingerbread house has a lollipop wind turbine,chocolate solar panels, candy water catchment system (for the plants and “potty”), clerestory windows, gumdrop skylights, and gumball LED lights
This Week in Review – 8.27.10 – Greenroofs.com
Posted by admin in green living on 12 29th, 2010
August 27th, 2010.Stay on top of the greenroof world with our weekly review of what’s new: hot topics, the project of the week, upcoming events, latest newslinks, videos, advertiser press releases and more.
Building a Natural Nursery
Posted by admin in green living on 12 27th, 2010
Watch and learn with Sara Snow about making your nursery as natural and green as you can with small steps. A few tips can start you on the path to more green living for you and your baby.
ZK Homes – Enclave at Bellaire – New TownHomes in the Bellaire and Houston Area
Posted by admin in green living on 12 26th, 2010
Enclave at Bellaire – Offering an exciting dimension of luxury and green living to Bellaire. An exclusive gated community of townhomes featuring classic Mediterranean architecture and abundant amenities including private, secure gated entry, landscaped community park and common areas, dog park, well-lighted streets and entry area, and more. Residences in a variety of floor plans from the high $300′s. New Homes in the Houston and Bellaire Area.
Beyond Building Green: Transcendental Meditation at Work
Posted by admin in green living on 12 25th, 2010
Discover how Transcendental Meditation has helped The Tower Companies grow their success, and how it has empowered their employees to extend their success to others.
Lisa Paris Brings Organic, Green Cooking to the Food Network
Posted by admin in green living on 12 20th, 2010
New Raw Beets Ebook is available for only $5.99! Buy here: www.rawbeets.com Lisa Paris, the raw vegan gang-star, wants to rep the first organic, whole food veggie/ vegan “cooking” show on the Food Network. Comment on the vid and show some love!
