green living: Don't Be Foooled-This Blue House is Really Green - 11/24/09 06:13 PM
No there isn't a problem with your computer monitor the house you see is actually wrapped in blue insulation but the house is actually a green house under construction in Lorton VA.This home being built by the Speer family is utilizing all of the latest green technologies including both solar … (7 comments)
green living: Virginia Tech's 2009 Entry in the Solar Decathalon - 09/17/09 07:30 AM
Virginia Tech will be the only US Team competiting in both the upcoming 2009 US Department of Energy Solar Decathalon and the 2010 European event as well.The entry in the competition Lumenhaus features sliding walls of glass, concrete floors to provide passive solar heating and technology that can be operated from an … (2 comments)
green living: Keep Al Gore Happy- Think Creatively About Recycling - 01/25/08 05:34 PM
Our family has always been good about recycling. In fact we have shared trash service with neighbors, as we couldn’t fill one of those large bins that all of the local trash services want you to have. Big, bulky and ugly are the only way to describe them but they … (7 comments)
green living: Fix One Leaky Faucet in Your House Today - 10/15/07 06:52 PM
Today is a day like many others where we have been asked to stop and think about the environment for "Blog Action Day" and consider how we might be able to make a change to provide a better future for the earth, ourselves and the generations to follow. Interestingly enough driving … (6 comments)
green living: Head to DC for the 2007 Solar Decathlon - 10/15/07 07:31 AM
The Solar Decathlon sponsored by the US Department of Energy kicked off this weekend in DC and will run until October 20th. The 20 college teams must design and build a solar house that runs entirely on the sun during the competition The homes are designed and built at their home campuses, disassembled and then reassembled … (2 comments)
green living: Earth Sheltered Home Finds a New Steward - 08/31/07 04:37 PM
The terrific Earth-Sheltered home that I have been marketing in Prince William County went to closing today. The owner who had bought the property in 1989 was sad to let it go but the new owner is going to be a great steward of the property. Having been studying Earth-Sheltered homes … (4 comments)
green living: How Green is Your Money? - 07/12/07 11:44 AM
As someone who took out part of the front yard of two of my previous homes and turned them into a wildflower gardens, I have been thinking about the environment and green living for awhile now. As I try and wait patiently, okay I'm actually fidgeting, for a freelance writer from the … (3 comments)
green living: Going Green doesn’t require you to become a Frog! - 06/24/07 05:18 PM
Sorry Kermit but actually it is easy to start the process towards green living. A few inexpensive steps by everyone can lead to some big changes overall. As more and more consumers become aware of the threats to the environment with rising energy prices and decreasing renewable resources they are … (6 comments)
green living: Earth-sheltered home offers "green" lifestyle - 06/12/07 06:08 PM
Nestled in a hillside in the Hunter's Grove development in Manassas, this earth-sheltered house is one of about a half dozen residential and commercial buildings in the Washington metropolitan area that rely on the earth's consistent temperatures to assist in heating and cooling, and to provide protection from the elements. With its … (2 comments)
green living: What's Growing on Your Roof? - 06/11/07 05:26 PM
For most of us looking up and seeing green on our roof or plants growing in our gutters we know that serious roofing issues can't be far behind. For the owners of an earth-sheltered home it just means that all is well.
With so much focus in the press on energy … (2 comments)
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