The Conversation Continues......Indoor Air Quality Dangers and Solutions - 05/27/10 09:26 PM
I know indoor air quality isn’t a sexy “green” topic.  It isn’t as interesting as eco-friendly kitchen countertops or solar power.  In fact it’s kind of a scary topic because, well, there seem to be so many unknown variables.  But every day, in our homes, we live with dangerous chemicals that we have complete control over and can choose to minimize and even eliminate from our homes.  So I hope you will take a few minutes to read this blog and then take stock of your home.
This year—last month in fact, for the first time ever the President’s Cancer Panel reported that the country … (0 comments)

Beware--The Air You Breathe At Home Could Be Hazardous To Your Health - 05/21/10 06:38 PM
 

You may assume that air pollution is what is going on outside your home--smog, gas fumes, pollen, etc.  A number of years back we heard about “sick building” syndrome where some employees got sick working in large windowless, ventilation poor office buildings.  But you probably don't think of air pollution as something that’s found in your home. The truth is, that you are in far more danger from what you breathe inside your home than outside or at your workplace. Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is not something most people think about when they are buying, selling or living in a home.  … (3 comments)

Water-The New Oil - 05/11/10 07:21 AM

This morning I installed an EcoFlow (Waterpik)* shower head.  Of course I installed it incorrectly the first time because it I’m spatially challenged and it is absolutely impossible for me to complete any mechanical project correctly the first time. But still it only took me 15 minutes to install, even with the mistakes.
So why use an EcoFlow showerhead?  Well, a regular showerhead uses about 20 gallons of water for a five minute shower while the EcoFlow uses about 7.5 gallons.  The EcoFlow showerhead uses 40% less water than a 2.5 GPM showerhead, which is now the minimum standard.  And … (3 comments)

Literally Walking the Walk: Walkable Communities are Green Communities - 05/11/10 07:08 AM

The word pedestrian pertains to walking. But another somewhat derogatory meaning is: monotonous, dreary, commonplace, dull--which is what some diehard city dwellers often think of suburban living.  Well, tell that to the homeowners with a 70-100% walk score on www.walkscore.com even though they live in "the burbs". Tell that to my clients whose home sold for $40,000 above list price in 2009 in the middle of a housing recession, partly because their 1938 cape cod was walking distance to the vibrant Clarendon section of Arlington, VA. Walkability is the new green and sustainable. All over the country “more and more buyers want to live where they can park … (0 comments)

 
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Gayle Fleming, Your Going Green Realtor

Arlington, VA

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This blog is my attempt to share all of the information and knowledge that I have gained and continue to gain about how to "green" our lives. I want to help people to look at their carbon footprints when they buy, sell and renovate homes.


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