green utah real estate: FreeGreen announces the Simple Villa - 07/07/08 10:50 PM
On July 4th I posted on FreeGreen, the new online free home plan site for green homes. Today I received the press release announcing that their latest home design is now online and available for download.This latest design is called the Simple Villa. It is Mediterranean in design and was inspired … (0 comments)
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green utah real estate: Forward Thinking Town To Provide Funds To Make 65,000 Homes Energy Efficient! - 06/17/08 04:41 PM
How is this for exciting? The Town Of Babylon is basically going to offer each homeowner up to $12,000 with a low 3% interest rate. The home owner then will pay back the town. The idea is that the savings from the energy upgrades should offset the monthly payment to the town. … (4 comments)
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green utah real estate: Fuel-Efficient Lawns and Landscapes - 10 Tips to Have a Fuel Efficient Landscape. - 06/17/08 12:03 PM
I came upon this article today on creating a more fuel efficient lawn and landscape and defiantely thought it was worth reprinting here! To view the actual article at it's source, click here. Of course the best thing you can do is xeriscape with native and water wise plants. It is … (0 comments)
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green utah real estate: ***NEW LISTING*** West Valley City Fourplex. - 06/10/08 11:17 AM
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green utah real estate: Power from EVERY flush! Electricty from the drain. "pooptricity" even. - 05/12/08 03:42 PM
Everytime my wife steps on the brakes in her Prius she generates electricity to charge her batteries. Now, everytime you flush the toilet you can also be generating electricity. Shower = generates electricity. Laundry Day = electrcity, Wash dishes = electricity. Rain in your rain gutters = electricity. How cool is … (3 comments)
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green utah real estate: Who Is The Greenest? Try Brazil or India, Even China, But Don't Look To The US. - 05/08/08 11:12 AM
In another interesting post over at the Green Biz journal they site a recent National Geographic Survey that found that India and Brazil are the greenest countries followed by the Chinese, Mexicans, Hungarians and Russians.
According to the National Geographic Press Release the survey is unlike other measures that rank countries according … (4 comments)
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green utah real estate: What Drives Green Building? How The Slowing Economy Has Helped! - 05/08/08 10:59 AM
The short video below appeared in the Green Biz Journal yesterday and is presented by Kavita Gupta, Director of Business Development for commercial architecture firm Perkins + Will.
"Green is profitable, I think that's the biggest driver", Says Gupta. Green doesn't have to cost more. "It clearly doesn't have to."
Source: Jeston … (0 comments)
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green utah real estate: Parents, how does indoor air quality effect your childs health? - 05/07/08 02:32 PM
With my earlier post about indoor air quality still fresh in my mind I came upon this story over at Treehugger. The focus of the story is on the amount of Formaldehyde in childrens furniture.
From the story: "Environment California found a half dozen products - out of 21 nursery furnishings … (6 comments)
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green utah real estate: The Green Living Manifesto. Are you ready to be a signatory? - 05/01/08 03:23 PM
Green buildings & infrastructure are ½ The Solution. Help us enlist the vast ingenuity of green professionals to solve the other ½: making green lifestyles just as convenient as grey lifestyles. Sign the Green Living Manifesto.
I learned about the Manifesto today over Preston's blog, Jetson Green. I hopped over to the … (5 comments)
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green utah real estate: Suffering from Bloggers Block? What can you do? - 04/30/08 09:42 PM
I had to face it today.
I have bloggers block!
After almost a week without posting I came to the conclusion that I had to face my problem and POST. Write something, anything! I blog on Green things. Tips and tricks to going green. The influx of recent Earth Day everything just … (10 comments)
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green utah real estate: Happy Earth Day! Now celebrate it right. - 04/22/08 05:50 PM
Today is Earth day, just in case you missed all the major networks blasting that news around the world. How are you celebrating? For me, everyday has to be Earth day or, really, there is no point.
I first got involved in Earth day celebrations in the spring of 1988, I was … (6 comments)
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green utah real estate: What would you like to Green today? Find out how at Greenyour.com - 04/14/08 06:00 PM
This site is pretty cool and I stumbled upon it today over at Treehugger. It is www.greenyour.com. You can find out how to green anything here by just typing what it is into this beta search engines site. So you if you want to find out how to green your door, … (8 comments)
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green utah real estate: Really? You (the public) don't care? I find that hard to believe! - 04/11/08 02:35 PM
I came across this comment today in a post over at Tree Hugger.
"There are (expensive) systems available, but they are rarely used in North America, because residential builders don't pay operating costs, and have no incentive to put in expensive things like thermal breaks that purchasers can't see and don't … (4 comments)
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green utah real estate: **NEW LISTING** 1223 S. Lake Street, Salt Lake City - 04/03/08 12:00 PM
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green utah real estate: How to save money on gas and cut global warming! - 03/31/08 08:50 PM
Over at Low Impact Living they have published 11 ways to save money on gas and cut global warming. It is a great post with some simple ideas to make your gas go further. Check it out.
"As gas prices near $4 per gallon and artic ice shelves plunge into the … (5 comments)
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green utah real estate: Looking for a Solar Alternative? Soon, you may just be able to paint it on! - 03/24/08 01:03 PM
Everyday the field of Solar Energy is coming up a with a miraculous new way to generate power and this new way is pretty dang exciting in my book! According to this Swansea university press releasea researcher by the name of Dr. Dave Worsley is developing a way to paint solar … (2 comments)
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green utah real estate: Would you live in a home made out of relish trays and frame corners? Recycling at it's best. - 03/22/08 09:46 AM
Another cool would you live in feature. So how about it? Would you live in a home made out of pictures frames, wine corks and relish trays? This truly brings some truth to the old saying "One man's trash is another man's treasure."
You can learn more about Dan Phillips and the … (3 comments)
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green utah real estate: Everything Old IS New Again! Ideas on Solar Energy from the October 1934 Issue of Popular Science. - 03/19/08 10:28 PM
It is funny how there are no new ideas. Just good old ideas that were left by the wayside.
In October of 1934 Popular Science published this article on Solar Energy and the future that it would hold for us. Why does it seem today that we are just getting to the … (5 comments)
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green utah real estate: Plant More Trees - Spring Planting Season is Here. - 03/19/08 09:38 PM
While Fall is the best time to plant trees, Spring comes in close as another good time. Just don't plant in the middle of the summer.
So if you are thinking of planting a tree this Spring, check out arborday.org for the 9 things you should know about planting trees or click … (2 comments)
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green utah real estate: Treehugger on how to green your home buying. - 03/19/08 09:26 PM
I came upon this postover at Treehugger.com today and it is absolutely worth a read by anyone shopping for a home and by agents who are working with clients in today's developing green marketplace. Believe it or not, but it is happening and people are buying green, looking for green and … (1 comments)
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green utah real estate: Perhaps your next light and your next solar panel will roll off the presses like your newspaper - 03/12/08 12:24 PM
The speed at which technology is changing everyday is amazing to me and what is coming about as a result of this change is even more amazing!
Can you imagine that your next light fixture will be printed on a sheet of plastic? Get ready for it. This article from CNETexplains GE's … (2 comments)
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green utah real estate: The Story of Stuff - Have you heard it yet? - 03/08/08 04:31 PM
I posted on The Story of Stuff several months ago and after reading this quote on treehugger.com I felt compelled to go back and watch the story of stuff again and then I felt compelled to urge all of my readers to once again watch it if you haven't and watch it … (3 comments)
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green utah real estate: Take down that ivy and let GROW fill the space with power from the sun and the wind! - 03/04/08 12:28 PM
I came across thison the web yesterday and I have fallen in love with it as a gardener, environmentalist and lover of the modern ascetic! So I emailed them and asked if I could blog about it and they said yes! Read on to learn more and please visit their website.
The … (5 comments)
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green utah real estate: Turn those trans fats into oil for you car! Green Motor Oil coming at the end of the month! - 03/03/08 11:35 AM
Green Earth Technologies has announced the arrival of their Green Motor Oil on store shelves this month!
This motor oil has been developed by using nano technology to transform those trans fats, now illegal in many places, from fryers to your cars engine. So that 200 pounds of waste tallow from … (3 comments)
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green utah real estate: A taste of why we need clean energy in Utah. - 02/25/08 04:05 PM
I stumbled upon this blog today when doing a search for photos of the dreaded inversion here in Salt Lake City and think it is very worthwhile to post a link on my blog.
If you want to understand my passion for environmental change take a look at this blog. You … (0 comments)
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green utah real estate: Have you ever seen a wind turbine fail? - 02/25/08 03:49 PM
All I can so to the video below is wow! Turbines have a governor to keep them revolving at a slow pace during high winds. This one obviously failed. I can only imagine the damage something like this could cause in a large scale wind farm. By the way I am … (7 comments)
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green utah real estate: Now this is promising! The world's largest (today) solar plant is coming to Arizona in 2011. - 02/25/08 03:45 PM
If, and only if, congress renews the clean energy tax credit this year, they will be building the worlds largest solar plant in the Arizona desert. Thanks to a partnership between Arizona Public Service and Abengoa Solar the state of Arizona will be able to provide solar powererd electricty to about … (6 comments)
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green utah real estate: I have seen the future and the possibilities are endless with renewable power! - 02/23/08 06:01 PM
I came upon this video today over at treehugger. Scientists are now working to make Germany fully reliant on Renewable energy sources. Generating enough power through the use of wind, water and biogas to keep all of Germany electrified. I do hope that we see these things in our country someday … (1 comments)
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green utah real estate: The air car is coming!!! - 02/23/08 08:54 AM
Now this is exciting news! According to this Cnet article the 106 MPG air car will be arriving in the US in late 2009 or early 2010.
From the article: "According to its initial, estimated, specifications the Air Car will go 848 miles on an 8 gallon tank of gas. The size … (14 comments)
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green utah real estate: Would you live in dirt? How would you run the comps on that??? Rammed earth homes. - 02/22/08 10:42 PM
It has been a long time since I posted a would you live story! This one is great. As the world move more and more to alternative and sustainable means of construction things that were laughed at as hippie ideas just 30-40 years ago are proving to be beautiful and doable … (2 comments)
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green utah real estate: Tankless Water Heaters - Does it Take Longer To Get Hot Water? - 02/20/08 05:14 PM
Over on the LA Times Blog called Pardon Our Dust, they have posted an entry on how long it takes to get hot water to your faucet with a tankless heater vs. a conventional heater.
The basis of the story is that tankless owners, myself included, are always asked (told) that … (8 comments)
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green utah real estate: I was on TV thanks to AR! Going Green: Cash-Saving Tips That Help Environment - 02/20/08 11:39 AM
As I posted last week I was contacted by ABC 4 our local affiliate here in Salt Lake City about doing a news story. They came upon my Active Rain Blog through a Google search and called me based on what they saw. Soon after they were at my house filming … (11 comments)
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green utah real estate: They say you need thick insulation. Do you? Listen and see. - 02/17/08 03:06 PM
Here in Utah there is a local podcast production that does casts that debunk a lot of what the "experts" say. Sure the "experts" that are debunking it may be a litle biased, but I think you can learn great things as well.
Last week a local builder and friend of … (0 comments)
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green utah real estate: New Listing-Enjoy Life from High Above The City and Only 10 Minutes From Downtown! - 02/14/08 07:56 PM
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green utah real estate: Tidal and Wave Power: Amazing new technologies for our future. - 02/13/08 11:06 AM
I have covered a lot of alternative sources of energy with Wind Power and Solar Energy, but nothing is more captivating to me than what has been coming along for several years now as a potential power source for millions of people everywhere. Completely clean energy that creates no greehouse emissions … (6 comments)
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green utah real estate: What are you going to do with your tax credit? How can you help the recession get better? - 02/11/08 12:27 PM
According to the latest reports we are in a recession, we are going to be in a recession or we are now exiting the recession. Who knows?!? I certainly don't. What I do know is that recessions seem to be a mindset. They always have been. At least in my 39 … (11 comments)
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green utah real estate: This is one of those duh, why didn't I think of that moments. - 02/09/08 07:11 PM
Forget generating electricity in ways we typically think of it. You know, solar, wind, etc. Think about revolving doors all over the world. Spinning away and doing nothing. Now think about attaching a generator to them and then you have the latest way to generate electricity.
The technology that is growing … (3 comments)
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green utah real estate: Beautiful Prefab Shipping Container home - 02/09/08 06:57 PM
To see this post and many others like it, visit my other blog at www.ecozebra.com
I have posted a lot on shipping container homes and this week I found yet another beautiful example of this architecure that has been built. I really do hope to have a home made from shipping … (11 comments)
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green utah real estate: Weekend Update: Green in the news. - 02/09/08 06:51 PM
Two weekends ago I promised to start doing this every weekend. Then I missed last weekend. So should we call it Every Other Weekend Update? Nah, I'm committed now.
This week there was a lot out there in the way of green news.
From the New York Times we learn that … (2 comments)
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green utah real estate: Working out for the greater good. Or at least for to watch DVD's and keep the lights on. - 02/06/08 11:56 AM
I picked up on this over at Inhabitat today. It seems a personal trainer has built the first green micro gym. While working out you are generating electricity to power DVD players and even help with the light bill. What a concept and why did it take someone so long to … (3 comments)
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green utah real estate: Masdar Initiative - A bit cool, A bit creepy, A bit Star Treky - 100% Carbon Neutral City. - 02/06/08 11:41 AM
The concept is cool, the beauty is amazing, the whole thing is such a great idea, but I find the video a bit creepy. The definition of Utopia. So what am I talking about? I am talking about a city outside of Abu Dhabi that will be 100% carbon Neutral, Car … (2 comments)
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green utah real estate: Solar is going to get cheaper and more efficient everyday! - 02/04/08 09:41 AM
The amount of information that is changing and updating everyday is staggering to me! We live in a wonderful time full of incredible innovation.
According to this article from the Idaho National Laboratories, they are using a special technique to stand millions of tiny antennas on to a thin film of plastic … (4 comments)
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green utah real estate: Solar Tracking Skylights. A Big Energy Saver. - 02/01/08 05:16 PM
I came upon this at another blog today and I am very impressed. The product is a Solar Tracking Skylight and the the company is Solar Tracking Skylights, Inc.
Basically what this product does is function as a skylight that tracks the sun throughout the day and it provides full daylighting … (11 comments)
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green utah real estate: Crimereports.com, something you should check out. - 01/31/08 07:48 PM
If you subscribe to the Salt Lake Tribune, then you saw this in today's paper. If you do not subscribe, it is worth while for you to check out this site as it either applies to you or will probably apply to you in the near future.
So what is crimereports.com? It is … (5 comments)
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green utah real estate: The Secret Life of Cell Phones - 01/30/08 12:39 PM
Very interesting video and a great follow up to this post on the 50 ways to recycle your cell phone. Please recycle your old cell phone and any of your electronics responsibly. If you want to know where to recycle electronics in your area please visit this website, it is a fabulouse … (5 comments)
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green utah real estate: Weekly update: Financing Home 2.0, Green Roofs, LED Cities, fast payback wind turbine. - 01/27/08 12:14 PM
Over at WorldChanging they posted an article on the 26th called financing home 2.0. In the article they discuss various opportunities in Green Mortgages. There is a some good information over there, so check it out.
In another post this week over at Facility Blog they have posted a great Q&A on Green … (5 comments)
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green utah real estate: Last Chance to Register for a great program, that I can't attend...... - 01/25/08 04:47 PM
Well, here it is Friday the 25th and this is the last day to register for this program, but if you are in Utah and your schedule is open on the 29th, you should attend this program. Lunch is provided and you will learn a lot about Energy Rating.
DON'T MISS … (0 comments)
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green utah real estate: What is the story of your stuff? - 01/25/08 07:34 AM
I came across The Story of Your Stuff today and I feel everyone should stop in at this site and watch the whole 20 minutes worth of videos.
This is a quote from the Press Release and there is a short "Teaser Video" Below:
Throughout the 20-minute film, activist Annie Leonard, the … (8 comments)
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green utah real estate: Insurers are paying homeowners to go green. - 01/24/08 07:50 AM
I picked up this article from the associated press and this is very exciting news. Many feel the costs of going green are far too high or that the return is negligible so they argue against it. I personally believe that this article is just one more link to show that … (12 comments)
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green utah real estate: 50 ways to recycle your old cell phone. - 01/19/08 11:08 PM
I can't even tell you how many cell phones I have had since that first phone I purchased in 1998. The number is staggering in my mind and then I think of all the phones all of us have owned and the number is terrifying! A necesarry evil in this day … (4 comments)
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green utah real estate: Juntoventure and the Think Green, Live Green Challenge. - 01/19/08 10:47 PM
In an effort to get the nation acting on earth-inspired ideas, JuntoVenture, a non-profit environmental organization, is hosting a multi-media challenge entitled "The Think Green, Live Green Challenge." JuntoVenture created the interactive challenge to build a community of dialog about the challenges of eco-friendly living. Fun and simple questions about eco-friendly … (2 comments)
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green utah real estate: A strawbale/prefab/modern home combination. - 01/19/08 08:03 PM
This is pretty interesting. Strohaus in Switzerland has taken strawboard panels and made a beautiful pre-fab modern home out of it. It really is another great use for waste straw and an alternative to the typical straw bale home. I really like it, but I like the idea more. The home … (2 comments)
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green utah real estate: "You'll take my plastic bags over my dead body!!!" - 01/16/08 08:00 PM
Or at least that is what some people tell me. I personally take my own canvas bags when I go shopping. Some were made out of some horrible canvas drapes that hung in a decrepit house that I rented in college.
So, with the recent news that China and now Israel … (5 comments)
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green utah real estate: America's 10 Best Eco Neighborhoods - 01/15/08 05:40 PM
So do you live in one of America's 10 best Eco Nieghborhoods? I wish I did, but I really just wish that my city was on the list. Maybe someday as Utah is getting greener everyday.
In the Jan/Feb Issue of Natura Homes Magazine they have published the list of America's … (6 comments)
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green utah real estate: Utah is going greener everyday! - 01/15/08 05:23 PM
I know I have been weak at blogging lately, but time has been getting the best of me since th week before Christmas. I promise to get back on track.
Today's post is covering several recent news items when it comes to green progress in Utah. While it mainly applies to the … (2 comments)
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green utah real estate: Could this be your next car? - 01/09/08 02:47 PM
I magine taking your clients out to see homes in this. The concept here is great and I hope I see it here in America some day. I would love to have one for those short trips around town. I wonder if they could ever come up with one that will … (6 comments)
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green utah real estate: Strawbale may not be right for you , but what about Enviroboard? - 01/03/08 10:25 PM
First, let me say that I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season and I wish everyone a very succesful 2008! My last post of 2007 was on December 19th and I took some time away from the technology for a while to spend time with family! It was wonderful!
So, on … (8 comments)
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green utah real estate: Buy your own Nanosolar Panel on Ebay!!! The second panel ever produced! - 12/19/07 10:23 AM
To see this post and many others like it, visit my other blog at www.ecozebra.com
With being featured, over 700 views and almost 300 clicks I know that many of you have read my post on Nanosolar technology. Well, now you can buy a nanosolar panel on Ebay! The folks at … (8 comments)
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green utah real estate: Calculate the ROI for your own tankless water heater. - 12/19/07 07:58 AM
When I installed my tankless water heater people began asking me what the ROI was on it. All I could say was that my gas bill immediately dropped by $20 the next month and then stayed that way. So I knew immediately that it was doing what it was supposed to … (9 comments)
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green utah real estate: The 5 green elements that I would incorporate into my own home if money were no object. - 12/17/07 11:29 AM
Over at the ECO-All-Stars~ GREEN Resources, Trends & Friends Active Rain group a challenge was postedto list the 5 green elements you would place into your home if $$$$$ were no object. This post today is in response to that.
I will be placing a lot of links in this post that refer … (13 comments)
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green utah real estate: Is buying local always better??? - 12/12/07 12:12 PM
Local First is a call for action that we are hearing more and more everyday and of course this has sparked a lot of debate about whether buying local is always the greenest or best thing to do if your concerns are to have a smaller carbon footprint. With this in mind a … (3 comments)
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green utah real estate: Rebates and Tax Incentives can make going green much easier on the pocket book. - 12/12/07 11:46 AM
It has been a few days since I last posted here and it seems like that "slow" time of year is really filling up quickly and I have less and less time to blog. I figure there are only a few more weeks of this and then I will be back … (2 comments)
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green utah real estate: Consolidation of Solar news from the web. - 12/06/07 08:29 AM
This is a follow-up to my post on NanoSolar technology. Yesterday there seemed to be an influx of news on solar projects that I could share here.
First, there is Solara, California's first solar powered apartment community. They have 56 fully solar powered units. This is one of the first projects built … (0 comments)
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green utah real estate: NanoSolar - Amazing and cheap solar technology for our future. - 12/04/07 04:41 PM
I have posted on NanoSolar before. They have put together an amazing technology that will allow a conductive solar material to be printed onto a paper thin sheet of aluminum. The uses are endless and imagine if you will that every building could have a an entire roof made up of … (27 comments)
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green utah real estate: Ecological Footprint Quiz - I think it hurt my feelings... - 12/04/07 08:31 AM
Today I took the Ecological Footprint Quiz over at http://www.ecofoot.org/ and I think my feeling got hurt. Why? Well, I think I do a lot to help our environment. I drive a hybrid car, I shop locally every chance I get and I continually upgrade my 100 year old home to have … (6 comments)
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green utah real estate: The Cost of Going Green In Real Estate. Is it real or perceived? - 12/01/07 10:05 AM
Ellen Reed over at sustainabuild can ALWAYS be counted on to post some insightful and helpful information and she has done it again with this post on the cost of going green.
A short quote from the site: "Rising Energy Concerns Buoy Green Building IndustryEver-Increasing Energy Costs Boosting Demand for Sustainability in Corporate … (2 comments)
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green utah real estate: How do I read 20 blogs everyday? I don't. I Google Read 20 blogs everyday. - 11/30/07 09:32 AM
A recent comment to one of my posts asked me how I keep up with the research for my blog and while I was responding to the post I decided this would make a worthwhile blog entry as it would be helpful to anyone who is or wants to be a … (18 comments)
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green utah real estate: getwithgreen.com is an excellent resource. So, get with it! - 11/29/07 11:05 AM
Well, I have done it again. I have come upon yet one more wonderful resource for agents or anyone looking for information on green or sustainable products for home remodels and general updates. This may well be the best one yet.
The site is Get With Green and I think this just may … (5 comments)
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green utah real estate: Green Gifts - give to others and the planet. - 11/27/07 01:06 PM
The giving of gifts is a fact a life at Christmas and while I love to give and recieve gifts I prefer homemade gifts over more mass produced items. However, there are times when running out and buying something really is the best idea and when doing so I know many … (5 comments)
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green utah real estate: One Billion Bulbs, How many can you add? - 11/26/07 04:22 PM
First, welcome back to everyone who, like me, took the Holiday off. I hope it was as wonderful as mine. I did stay away from the stores on Black Friday and I am so glad that I did. However, we went shopping on Sunday. The crowds were everywhere, it was all overwhelming … (3 comments)
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green utah real estate: Would you live IN a tree? - 11/21/07 10:31 AM
Happy Thanksgiving Eve! All the shopping is done and the Turkey is defrosting.
So today I ask, would you live IN a tree, not a tree house like you would normally think of the term but a Living growing house, growing walls, growing ceilings. I think the concept is cool, and … (12 comments)
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green utah real estate: Pure Waste Challenge Revisited. - 11/20/07 07:40 PM
(This post is a bit long so please stick with me and read it through....)
A while back I posted about the Pure Waste Challenge. This is where the Hinkle Charitable Foundation is asking people to make a commitment and in return for making the commitment they will donate $100 in your name … (1 comments)
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green utah real estate: Are you LinkedIn? If not, you should be. - 11/20/07 08:09 AM
I was first invited to join LinkedInabout 4 years ago and after looking through it I decided it was a sham and didn't sign up. Besides, I really didn't like the person who invited me. I barley knew them and thought they were just trying to get me to join an … (17 comments)
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green utah real estate: Greenwashing, The Six Sins. - 11/19/07 08:33 PM
There has been a lot of talk about Greenwashing these days and rightfully so. I have said it many times before, you have to take every claim with a grain of salt and do lots of personal research on green products. Find what is best for you and what helps you … (4 comments)
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green utah real estate: Power Generating Wind Dam. Beautiful, yes. Functional, not so sure. - 11/16/07 05:06 PM
I stumbled upon this over at inhabitat earlier today and it's beauty amazed me. The idea is incredible and I hope it is truly functional and that we can ultimately see these in use around the world.
What I am talking about is the Wind Dam project developed by U.K. based architects … (6 comments)
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green utah real estate: Goodbye daily stuff.... - 11/16/07 02:02 PM
Well, so long daily stuff. I will miss you, but I am tired of typing it as the title to almost EVERY post.
As of today the daily stuff is gone. I am not going to stop posting daily, or even several times daily, but I am going to stop calling … (4 comments)
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green utah real estate: Would you live in a house made out of trash? Would you? - 11/16/07 01:36 PM
As you know, if you regularly read my blog, homes can be made out of anything. I personally would love to live in a home made of shipping containers, old airplanes or even out of stacks of straw. Now, I know I would LOVE to live in trash. Yes, you heard … (7 comments)
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green utah real estate: Would you live in a house made of straw? Update on straw bale building. - 11/15/07 12:06 PM
Read this post and many others at my new outside blog at www.ecozebra.com. Remember to also subscribe to the RSS feed.
I while back I posted on Straw Bale Homes. Today I stumbled upon this video and thought it was a good update to my previous post and definitely worth … (3 comments)
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green utah real estate: daily stuff - November 14, 2007 - Buy a laptop and donate one. - 11/14/07 05:23 PM
Most people have heard of the $100 PC and One Laptop Per Child Program so this post may be a bit redundant, but I feel it is worthwhile anyway. It is an excellent program, a great way to help others and you can get a $200 laptop and a $200 deduction … (4 comments)
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green utah real estate: I am GIVING AWAY a Great Book and all you have to do is COMMENT. - 11/13/07 08:28 AM
WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!! Thanks to everyone who participated! The winner is Stephanie Edwards-Musa. Stephanie I will email you for your shipping information! Thanis For playing!
I was given this book by Preston Koerner of Jetson Green. He operates one of my favorite blogs. Since this book was given to me I … (12 comments)
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green utah real estate: daily stuff - November 8, 2007 - Green Finger - What are you voting to protect? - 11/08/07 10:54 AM
There are so many things I wanted to post for daily stuff today. With Greenbuild 365 going on in Chicago as I type there are thousands of things there I could talk about and then this sustainable prefab shipping container project being built in Panama I definately had topics, but then I … (5 comments)
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green utah real estate: daily stuff - November 7, 2007 - Straw Bale Homes - 11/07/07 10:51 AM
I have been a lover of straw bale homes ever since I saw my first one under construction about 13 years ago when I lived in Flagstaff, AZ.
Straw Bale is an amazing construction technique and provides you with a super insulated, very quiet, comfortable and suprisingly fire resistant home. Thanks to … (10 comments)
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green utah real estate: Would YOU make sacrifices to address climate change? - 11/06/07 10:29 AM
today over at greenbiz.com they published an article saying that the majority of people in a 21 country poll said they would make sacrifices to address climate change. In fact 83% of people said they would. You can read the article here.
So, would you? I would love to see how accurate that … (8 comments)
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green utah real estate: daily stuff - November 5, 2007 - House Calls - 11/05/07 10:56 AM
An Article was posted in the Wall Street Journal Online on energy-efficiency audits. What they found is no suprise to me, but can be for many others. You can read the article here.
Many people have questioned me when I tell them that Solar is not the best idea when you suddenly want … (3 comments)
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green utah real estate: daily stuff - November 3, 2007 - Thames and Kosmos Power House - 11/03/07 07:11 PM
So today I was wandering through a little locally owned toy store here in Salt Lake City and came upon what is probably the coolest thing I have seen in a very long time. The is possibly the coolest toy in the whole world, in my book. CHECK IT OUT!!
What I … (1 comments)
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green utah real estate: daily stuff - November 2, 2007 - 50 x 3 = 150 Ways to green things up. - 11/02/07 12:14 PM
In the last few days I have come upon some great lists to help anyone green up things, so I thought I would share them here.
The first one that I really like was post over at bootstraper in Augsut and is called Working Green: 50 Tips To Reduce Your Office's … (2 comments)
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green utah real estate: daily stuff - November 1, 2007 - Titebond Greenchoice Adhesives - 11/01/07 10:35 PM
I stumbled across this product a while back and I think it is pretty cool so I thought I would share it as today's daily stuff. While I haven't had a need to use it yet, I look forward to the day I do.
Titebond manufacturer Franklin International launched the new … (1 comments)
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green utah real estate: New green resource in Salt Lake City! - 10/31/07 05:23 PM
I am very excited to announce the opening of a new green resource here in Salt Lake City! Located just a few blocks from my house within the East Liberty community and just North of Sugar House is the Earth Goods General Store. They are located at 1249 S. 900 E.
According … (3 comments)
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green utah real estate: daily stuff - October 31, 2007 - A window that HEATS and COOLS and bricks made from SAWDUST. - 10/31/07 11:44 AM
I stumbled upon two great products today at Materialicious.com both will work wonders in energy savings if you are building a home or updating a home.
First, we have the KSD Solar Window. This is the only window that will both Heat and Cool your home through a 180 degree spinof the … (4 comments)
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green utah real estate: Zero House an off-grid, pre-fab modern home - 10/30/07 12:04 PM
Well, this is my third post for the day, which is a lot, but I saw this over at jetsongreen.com and just had to share it with everyone. It is beautiful.
Zero House generate it's own electrical power, collects it's own water, processes it's own waste products and is completely automatic. It … (5 comments)
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green utah real estate: daily stuff - October 30, 2007 - 21 things you didn't know you could recycle. - 10/30/07 11:01 AM
This is new today over at Sustainabuild.com and I feel that it is a very worthy topic for today's daily stuff.
Ellen Reid over at Sustainabuild has posted the
21 things you didn't know you could recycle. While I actually knew about most of them it is always good to have a concise resource … (3 comments)
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green utah real estate: daily stuff - October 29, 2007 - Green homes CAN be affordable. - 10/29/07 11:47 AM
A wonderful article was published in the Arizona Daily Star last week. According to the article 24 student architects are building 5 affordable homes that are using passive design features to create 5 affordable green homes. They are proving that green homes need not be only for the wealthy. You can … (3 comments)
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green utah real estate: daily stuff - October 24, 2007 - Rainwater Catchment - 10/24/07 07:13 PM
Have you ever wondered where all that water goes once it runs off your roof? Maybe you think that if only you saved a little from the last rainstorm, you could keep those flower pots watered on the front porch. When the drought restrictions are forcing you to let the lawn … (5 comments)
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green utah real estate: Aldo Leopold Legacy Center - A very cool building. - 10/23/07 12:22 PM
I came across this building in a post at treehugger.com. It is beautiful and amazing and will produce 110% of it's own energy needs. It features everything from Active Solar to Earth Tubes and a lot of great features in between. Follow this link to their website and learn more: http://www.aldoleopold.org/legacycenter/index.html
This … (3 comments)
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green utah real estate: daily stuff - October 23, 2007 - What can we do? The right thing! That's what. - 10/23/07 11:45 AM
As I read the news today and see the horrors of the fires in California, the melting of the ice caps and the stories of the drought in Georgia, I wonder really what we can we do. Is it too late to do anything at all? Is all lost? Do we just … (2 comments)
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green utah real estate: Build the bulk of a home in a day. - 10/21/07 03:31 PM
There are pre-fab homes and stick built homes and then there are pre-fab stick built homes like the one in the vdeo below.
I stumbled upon this video over at materialicious.com and thought it was pretty cool so I am sharing it here. There are so many great options for building … (7 comments)
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green utah real estate: daily stuff weekend edition - October 20 &21, 2007 - freerice.com - 10/20/07 11:20 AM
Have you heard of www.freerice.com?
I hadn't until today. This is a wonderful site that I think everyone should visit at least once a day. What it is a vocabulary test with a twist. The twist is that for every word that you get right, 10 grains of rice are donated to … (1 comments)
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green utah real estate: daily stuff - October 19, 2007 - What to look for when buying a home to upgrade green. - 10/19/07 02:04 PM
As a home buyer or as a buyers agent there a few things that are key to look for when shopping for a home with the intention to update it green. I am going to cover a few of them here today.
1. Which way does the home face? If you … (5 comments)
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green utah real estate: LED street lights are taking hold! - 10/19/07 09:49 AM
This is a technology that I am very excited to see arriving to the mainstream. I like my CFL's, but am concerned about the mercury pollution when you are through with them and the next best technology out there is LED lights.
I just saw over at Endgadget that Ann Arbor is … (2 comments)
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green utah real estate: daily stuff - October 18, 2007 - Great Green Blogs - 10/18/07 10:44 PM
Blogging, as we all know, is becoming pretty important in our day to day lives. Through blogs we can learn things and dissiminate news in ways never thought of before.
I follow several blogs on a daily basis and today I just want to share a few of my favorite green blogs. … (3 comments)
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