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Insulation levels Passive Solar House
[Recent Reader Question]
Subject: Insulations levels in a passive solar house
Question:
I’m interested in building a passive solar house using Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) walls, R-60 ceiling. What’s appropriate for under-slab...
Posted on November 30, 2011
Q & A on Passive House Appliances
We recently received a thoughtful email from prospective clients who have been giving energy efficiency and Passive House design some serious consideration; their primary concerns with such a well insulated and tight home is with ventilation of moisture, cooking smells, and excess...
Posted on November 13, 2011
Can I Afford Building Green
I want to share with you this letter we recently received from a reader. Her questions reflect those that we commonly hear about cost to build green. Please note, this is a Seattle based reader and costs for real estate will be...
Posted on February 07, 2011
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays!
As I sit here winding up the week, getting ready to head over to the Methow Valley for a few days of holiday fun with friends, it occurs to me that it’s been a really good year.
These...
Posted on December 23, 2010
Top 500 Green Companies in US
Newsweek compiled a 2009 list of 500 US companies by how ‘green’ they are. It’s an impressive list of some big companies.
I always find these kinds of lists interesting, informative if not a bit sketchy in how to correlate an apple to...
Posted on January 03, 2010
Community Resources-Get involved
For so many reasons, Olympia is a great place to live! I can hardly imagine finding anywhere better. For me it’s a package deal, but the cherry on top is the people. Olympia is such a delightful mixed bag and for the...
Posted on December 22, 2009
FROGBOX A Green Moving Alternative
This is a notable Puget Sound resource I just read about in the Business Examiner, “FROGBOX Brings Totatable Alternatives to South Sound“.
FROGBOX is a sustainable alternative to the resource-rich effort of moving. If you are are relocating your belongings whether from your...
Posted on December 13, 2009
Evaluating Luxury
As with most mornings, today was no different. I woke up to hot breath on my face and eyes loaded with anticipation. That would be Eddy, she’s an 80 lb Chesapeake Bay Retriever, determined to start each day retrieving. Again, like most...
Posted on December 04, 2009
Holiday Food Drive
HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE!
Each year, the members of The Artisans Group sponsors a food drive for those in our community who could use a helping hand.
We match each donation as a way to say thanks for our happy lot in life!
Please join...
Posted on November 20, 2009
New home for plastic foam
Finally a local place to recycle your plastic foam containers! I read this article in the Olympian the other day and thought it was worth passing along.
Enjoy! Zeta
New home for plastic foam
Recycle: Tumwater site takes stuff that was garbage
JOHN DODGE; The Olympian...
Posted on November 14, 2009