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Latest Blog Posts
Interior Demolition Example
Interior Remodel Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by the powerhouse. So be…
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Sustainability Concept History
The now-famous definition of sustainability is: ‘Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.’ Our Common Future 1987. The development of the concept of sustainability is characterised by certain environmental milestones as follows: 1962 – 1st publication of Rachel Carson’s book Silent…
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Sustainable Living!
Showcase of Options For Sustainable Living! Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by…
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Building Green Homes in Collin County, Texas
Congratulations! montgomeryfarm.com TERRACourt Home sets a new standard for energy efficiency and green construction Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls…
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Building Green Floors
The Art of Hand Scraping Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by the…
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Life Cycle of a Brick
Extraction This involves loss of land for a clay pit; detrimental impacts upon plants and animals (noise, land clearance, habitat destruction); impacts on water flow (affecting vegetation more widely, water pollution); loss of soils; noise; dust; and environmental remediation when all the clay is taken. There is also the energy used (fossil fuels) to power…
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Cleaner Greener Home 3
Use Natural Products Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by the powerhouse. So…
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Building Green Homes on the Thames
Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by the powerhouse. So be it, the…
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Building Green Homes 22
EcoFabulous Home Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by the powerhouse. So be…
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Convert Space into a Habitable Room
Home Improvement Ideas Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by the powerhouse. So…
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Green Bathrooms
Healthier and Greener Carter Oosterhouse teams up with Lowe’s and Green Works to revamp a family’s second bathroom to make it healthier and more eco-friendly. #1: Get surface smart. Bathroom surfaces can be hotspots for mould, mildew and dirt. Install non-porous, recycled countertops for an eco-friendly way to minimize mould. Carter is also adding flooring…
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Building Green Homes 21
The Ultimate Green www.heggblog.com – Today’s inspiration comes from an article titled “The ultimate in ‘green’ construction” published by Lowe’s this week. Well, you can google it. Restore & Renovate Old Buildings It shares how adapting buildings we’ve already built is really the greenest form of construction. Adapting, renovating, restoring. The life span of buildings…
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