_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Water Harvesting Water harvesting is practiced around the world and is a great benefit to the community when used on a large scale. You can take steps to contribute and save water by harvesting at home. Here's how: • Shape the ground where water falls from the roof of your home so that water is channeled to landscaping. • Use rain water tanks/barrels to collect and store water that runs off your roof. Usage of the collected water will be dependent on whether or not the water will run through a septic system. • You can (2 comments)
ecofriendly: Green Up Your Holidays: Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas and Supplies
- 12/18/07 04:06 AM
For full pdf of newsletter, click here: As I sit here brainstorming about how to "Green Up Your Holidays," I can't help but think of how not eco-friendly the season can be: racing from mall to mall for the perfect gift, creating extravagent home light displays, and of course, the wrapping paper! A.K.A. Green (http://www.akagreen.com/), a green home store in Scottsdale, has come up with some suggestions to help inspire environmental responsibility this holiday season. Try LED Holiday Lights for indoors and out. They're energy-efficient, longer lasting, and sure beat the tangled mess of ancient strings of lights we have crammed in (2 comments)
ecofriendly: Green Building Takes Nation By Storm
- 11/30/07 04:37 AM
For full pdf of newsletter, please click here: It seems like everywhere you turn, green is where it's at. From hybrid vehicles, to new "carbon footprint count" food packaging, there's no question that people are becoming much more aware of their impact on the Earth. In the world of real estate, this is no exception. Financial benefits, demand, and clean consciences have pushed builders to implement green products and practices more than half of the time in new home construction. But don't think that your older home can't be a part of the green revolution. An Arizona State University graduate student, as (7 comments)