http://livinghomes.modtech.com/ How fast can a house go? This 4000 sq ft modular green home contains 5 bedrooms and 4 full bathrooms and was installed on a steep hillside in only 2 days! This video covers the installation of the house in the hills of Los Angeles, California. The project qualified for LEED Gold Standard and included numerous interior Green features such as recycled glass bathroom countertops, LED lights that consume less energy than conventional light bulbs, bamboo flooring, low-maintenance ecological kitchen cabinetry and an environmentally friendly washer/dryer system that uses less water and energy. Other green features include 4 kw roof mounted photovoltaic array, windows and doors constructed with recycled glass and aluminum, soy based open cell expanding insulation and redwood siding reclaimed from old military barracks.

The modular building process itself reduced the construction time significantly and also provided a variety of green benefits: reduction of waste sent to landfill, lower raw material waste due to weather damage prevention, decreased traffic & pollution caused by labor force traveling to site.

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As we await the warm weather, let’s do some all-natural Spring Cleaning! This week, we learn how to make homemade, organic cleaning supplies and how to create a lovelier library. In preparation for the up-coming gardening season, we get a quick tip on bringing a little green into our nests.

links in this episode:

Dr. Bronner – http://www.drbronner.com/
Drugstore.com – http://www.drugstore.com/
Green Living Ideas – http://greenlivingideas.com/
Martha Stewart – http://www.marthastewart.com/
Method Home – http://www.methodhome.com/
Mrs. Meyers – http://www.mrsmeyers.com/
Seventh Generation – http://www.seventhgeneration.com/

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http://www.how2gogreen.com – has many practical tips when it comes to selecting earth friendly products. Regardless if it is for use in your home, for the office or something else.

Earth friendly living is of course a huge subject, but the general concept is not difficult to understand: everything that is sustainable and not harmful to the planet and those (people plants and other organisms) living here is earth friendly.

The best approach is usually to change your lifestyle gradually to more eco friendly practices. Cleaning products for example, are one of the more significant pollutants that the average household produce. Simply by paying attention to what these products are actually made of and if they are biodegradable or not is a great step in the right direction.

In all fairness I should also mention that “Earth Friendly” is the brand name of a company producing a series eco friendly products. You can find them on Youtube or in Google.

Here is a more detailed article on the subject of earth friendly living:

http://searchwarp.com/swa549641-Earth-Friendly-Living-Made-Simple.htm

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