Tag Archives: Common Sense Building

Building Green Homes: Looking back & Lessons Learned

By SLS | Published: July 19, 2010
Final_MILCI guess I can credit some of my desire to learn about and utilize energy efficient designs, green buildings, & solar power with the area I grew up in. I can recall some of our schools field trips where we would go see new houses being built with photovoltaic panels, and eating food cooked on
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Energy Efficiency vs. Conservation – what is the real issue?

By SLS | Published: June 6, 2010
bring-it-onI have to admit, I was originally confused by some of the attitudes or opinions given about those in the Energy Efficiency fields. I grant you that there are quite a few individuals in the green community that are five cans shy of a six pack, but the following quotes come from some of the
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Remodeling Right: A Hedge Against Changing Technology

By SLS | Published: January 19, 2010
When having your house remodeled, you as a homeowner you have so many choices to make and so many things to consider. How many nights have you spent worrying about your project, hoping that you and your contractor have thought of everything? As a contractor, I can honestly tell you that many of us go through the same thing. In some
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Utilizing Universal Design Principles to create an Accessible Deck

By SLS | Published: September 19, 2009
I don’t know about you but I like to be able to sit outside on my deck or porch and enjoy the weather while my wife likes to work outside in the garden. I do not foresee that changing anytime in the future, nor do most individuals with disabilities want to be cooped up inside.
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Green Building Principles & Common Sense

By SLS | Published: November 10, 2008
Common sense unfortunately is missing from most discussions of building green. There are groups that state that petroleum based products, concrete, & other items should never be used. There are contractors that simply state that it is a fad, and a complete joke while others push it no matter what the
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What is Green Building?

By SLS | Published: November 3, 2008
It seems like everywhere you turn - people are talking about building or remodeling green. Well what is it exactly?
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