3 Money Saving Tips Before You Invest in Solar Energy
These are the tips that keep coming up from a few solar pros in the community. They can be common sense but tend to be overlooked by most folks who…
A Modern and Sustainable Cabin in Marin: The Hillside House Story
Who said green homes have to look like hay barns? Here is a great example of how sustainability does not have to define the aesthetic. This was exactly the idea…
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Frank Schiavo Solar Home’s Legacy to San Jose
When many of us think of a solar home we normally envision a specially designed, carefully crafted construction . Hardly ever we can think of a modest 1,200 square foot tract home…
8 Popular Energy Efficiency Upgrades that DON’T Save Energy or Cash
We all love a good myth. “Goldfish have a memory of only three seconds”, “Water drains backwards in the Southern Hemisphere due to the Earth’s rotation”, or maybe “A dog’s…
Non-toxic and Sustainable Materials Tour at the Green Pika
Let’s face it, no home is truly green without supporting the health of its inhabitants. With a rise of cases where more and more people, and especially our children, are…
Remodeling Green – 5 Tips You Wish You Heard Before you Started
Some say that remodeling green is an incredibly joyful adventure. Some feel that planning, choosing, and fighting with one’s spouse over the colors and materials is more painful than waxing…
Deconstruction vs. Demolition and Homes from Garage Doors in Mexico?
You’ve heard the saying: “One man’s trash is another one’s treasure.” Nothing can be more true when speaking about the actual parts of your house. We reuse and recycle things…
Home Roofs – Big Problem and Simple Solution?
Some people believe that nuclear power is the answer to climate change, others have proposed green technologies such as wind or solar power, but Barack Obama’s top man on global…