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A few weeks ago, I connected with author and activist April Langschied. She writes under the pen name of A Brewster Smythe and is the Founder of the Waynedale Green Alliance. The WGA, like the Irvington Green Initiative that I work with, is a grassroots organization that seeks to better our … (0 comments)
Do you remember NO CARBS? It was the last BuZZZZZZ word that I can remember. Every restaurant I went into had a "no carb" menu. Bagel shops were empty. Now, people are eating bread and carbs and realize that you cannot go without a balanced menu, carbs are back in.
What do music, chili peppers, bamboo, wine, watermelon, ice cream and Eeyore the donkey from Winnie the Pooh have in common?
I continue to field an increasing number of inquiries from buyers who want to build green. One option that I like to make my buyer's aware of comes through a Maui based company. Bamboo technologies is offering attractive, cost effective green homes.
It is my pleasure to represent a gorgeous 3-level townhome at popular Thayer Pond Village. Located in Oxford, MA, convenient to the Mass Pike, I-290, and I-395 - perfect for commuter access. It is offered at $219,900.
Please click on the link below if you would like to view my April GreenAZ Newsletter: 
The Green Living Center (GLC), located at 1020 N. Monroe Street on the same block as Decent Pizza, aims to be Tallahassee's answer to all things green.
One of my favorite things to write about is What's HOT on the market. Most of my What's HOT came from the REALTOR magazine, but just know I wouldn't have decided to write about it, if I didn't believe it myself from what I've seen in the marketplace. So whether or … (10 comments)
Bamboo flooring? I know some of you are thinking what the? But yes there is a great product that has been out for many years but is now pretty much main stream. It is Bamboo flooring.Bamboo is technically a grass not a wood so it lends itself well to adding to … (1 comments)
One of my favorite plants is BAMBOO!!! There are so many varieties of bamboo that when I first started researching it I was amazed! Bamboo can grow virtually anywhere in the world - there are so many hundreds of varieties that there is something for each climate zone!!! From the tropics … (2 comments)
Bamboo Flooring
Technology Snapshot & Benefits:
Bamboo flooring is a cost-effective and environmentally sensitive choice among traditional hardwood flooring options. An appealing building material, it is very durable, strong and long-lasting. Bamboo, a grass product and not a wood product, is harvested every 5 years without damaging the actual bamboo plant, … (8 comments)
Wicker furniture can be fashioned out of willow, rattan, bamboo, or reed. 
As green building becomes more popular following the increased warnings about global climate change we need to be more vigilant than ever about "grennwashing". While I would be among the first to say that bamboo flooring is a great choice I recoil at the fact that some manufacturerers use toxic adhesives … (1 comments)
The popularity of bamboo as a hardwood alternative and an environmentally friendly flooring has resulted in some inferior product on the market, according to a Wall Street Journal article several months ago. Although bamboo is harder than maple, the quality will depend on which part of the bamboo stalks are used, … (3 comments)