Home and apartment gardeners are discovering the joy of gardening vertically. When space is limited our Smart HydroGro™ Tower is the answer. Place your tower on a balcony or patio and easily support 12 different types of berries, fruits, herbs and/or flowers on a single tower.Backyard gardeners enjoy the ease of standing up while gardening. [...]
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Doormat with Bristles The Iris Hantwerk company produces high-quality household items using techniques that date back to the 19th century. [...]
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The following was spurred by a recent NYTimes blog post about a craigslist post that found a developer who was advertising their “LEED Certified Building” before the certification was complete. From a risk management perspective, it seems to me like this wouldn’t be much of a problem unless the building doesn’t ultimately earn it’s [...]
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Just received an email from Joanna Beiter at USGBC national confirming that the last day to TAKE the current set of LEED AP exams is June 30th, 2009. It is very important to note that the last day to REGISTER for these exams is March 31st, a date that is fast approaching.
Also important to [...]
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This week, in preparation for my "Green in the Stimulus" presentation, I have been providing what I hope is interesting and useful information about the stimulus. Today we are briefly going to review a new website in Virginia, Stimulus.Virginia.gov, which is vitally important to anyone expecting to take part in Virginia projects resulting from the [...]
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This week, I continue to prepare for my "Green in the Stimulus" presentation and so I will provide you with some nuggets I have learned from my research.
Last time, we talked about a ridiculous listing of "LEEDS" projects prepared by the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Today I am going to briefly talk about an extremely [...]
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Thermablok™ Benefits Very significant saving in energy costs 100% recyclable Contains no ozone depleting substances Uses >30% recycled content Composite material consisting of over 95% air Hydrophobic, unaffected by moisture, mold or water Easily applied via stick-on-back “Class A” fire rated Economical Virtually no weight [...]
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The first 60-watt direct replacement, Premium Quality High Brightness (PQ-HB) bulb that uses less than 8 watts. The GeoBulb is the same size as a conventional incandescent bulb suitable for direct replacement in any indoor open fixture. It puts out more light than a standard 60-watt bulb but uses less than 8 [...]
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Power Switching and Remote Monitoring With the sophisticated digital electronics of Watts Up? .Net meter, users can now remotely measure the power consumption of appliances. The built-in web server allows data to be accessed via the internet. Connect the meter to the public internet, via home or office network, and the meter will [...]
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Smarthome Screw-in Motion Sensing Light Adapter
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