Recently renovated your favorite room? Share your earth-friendly decorating ideas and room photos with other design enthusiasts. Visit Rate My Space and join the fun!
New year; new book. I just treated myself to a text highly recommended by the folks at GreenBiz.com. I’m already hooked, only after a few pages. Writes author Stewart Brand, “Earth will be fine, no matter what; so will life. It is humans who are in trouble.” Brilliant.
So what’s on your Green reading list this winter?
What a smart way to repurpose! For only $30, the folks at Reknit will unravel your unwanted sweaters and knit the yarn into adorable scarves.
Got a great upcycling idea? Share it with us!
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Earth Advantage Institute, a nonprofit green building resource, recently released its list of the top ten building trends for 2010. Take a peek at the list and pop back here to post your comments. Do you agree with the list? Did they miss a few trends you feel are important?
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I was catching up on green news this morning, and spied the NAHB’s list of top developments honored at the National Green Building Conference. That got me to thinking about HGTV Green Home 2011. (I know, we haven’t even fully geared up for 2010 yet. But a girl can dream, can’t she?!) If you had to choose the neighborhood for HGTV Green Home 2011, which green community would you pick?
I was sitting at my desk, clicking through the morning e-mails and happened upon an article about ecoATMs. It’s a spankin’ new incentive-based recycling concept. Here’s how it works: You insert your old mobile phone into the ATM, the machine assess the value of said electronic device and, if there is any resale value, the machine offers you a store credit or the ability to donate the refund to charity. If your cell phone is trash, the ATM will recycle it for you. Cool, yes?
The first ecoATM was installed in Omaha, Nebraska, and collected 23 cell phones on its first day of operation. Word has it that soon consumers will be able to recycle MP3 players, digital cameras and even computers and printers via the ecoATM. Sounds like a success story to me.
So what do you think? Should we install one at HGTV Green Home this year? Would you like one in your home town?
I was thinking about our HGTV Green Home and how we strive to build a sustainable, eco-friendly home that features the latest in green innovations. And then this article popped up in the New York Times about Dan Phillips, a self-trained carpenter and home builder from Huntsville, Texas, who is building homes from scraps, trash and reclaimed building supplies. His story is an inspiration. And frankly, wouldn’t you love to own one of his homes? I know I would. Click through the photo gallery and come back to chat. Should we follow Dan’s lead with respect to the build of HGTV Green Home?
Update 9/24/2009: Cocoon, the fish and meat maker by Rickard Hederstierna from Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden, won first place. Congrats!
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Have you heard about the global design competition being sponsored by Electrolux? The company invited undergraduate and graduate industrial design students to send in their home appliance ideas for the next 90 years, in honor of the Electrolux 90-year anniversary.
Eight finalists have been chosen from over 900 entries submitted from students in more than 50 countries. My favorite? Le Petit Prince by Martin Miklica from Brno University of Technology in the Czech Republic. His robotic greenhouse carries (and cares for) a plant as it travels and explores the planet Mars in search of nutrients to feed its host. It also reports its movements and progress to its fellow greenhouse robots via wireless communication.
Take a few moments to review the finalists, vote for your favorite design and stop back here to chat about the contest. Got a green home appliance idea you think’s a winner? Post your thoughts below.
Today, you get two Super fan videos! Gail talks about the closets at HGTV Green Home 2009 and some of the best green living tips you’ve shared on the blog. Enjoy!
Hi all,
Before we break for Memorial Day weekend, let’s have a little fun. I pulled together a Green Home style quiz and would love for you to try it. Think you’re better suited to live in a modern cube or one of those new-fangled shipping container homes? Take the quiz and then tell me if the results match your personality.
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