Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
New Eco-Friendly Styrofoam Replacement
With fascinating new technology, the company Ecovative has developed a product called EcoCradle that is a biological and biodegradable replacement for extruded styrofoam packaging. They use farm waste like seed husks and stick it together by growing mushroom roots through it. More info here: evocotivedesign.com They also make a rigid board insulation product for home [...]
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Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
“This Old House” Tackles First Green Building Project
In the next week or so, the PBS show This Old House will start an eight-part series on an environmentally friendly green remodel of an Austin, Texas 1926 bungalow. They are using all kinds of great fancy eco-friendly materials like Trex Brasilia decking (trex.com) and a really cool glass and concrete mix called IceStone (icestone.biz). [...]
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Wednesday, June 7th, 2006
Construction Crews Lead the Way with Solar Equippment
I’ve been seeing more and more solar panels on construction and municipal equippment lately. From solar powered flashing lights in school zones, to solar call boxes and message signs on the highway, renewable energy is popping up all over and making life better by providing power in remote areas.
