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Sustainable Kitchens

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So much has been and continues to be published about green that I am challenged to bring something relevant and new to the topic of sustainable kitchens. The green conversation now happens much sooner in the design process. Before product selection begins, I have my “elevator speech” about a few key categories that you find in the kitchen. Inevitably, we use huge natural resources to design and build products that become part of our living environment. To some degree, I can effect change...
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  • Sustainable Kitchens
    Sustainable Kitchens

    Kitchen and bath designers can guide clients to choices that have less impact on the environment.

    Article • February 9th, 2012

  • Sustainable Design: Projects
    Sustainable Design: Projects

    Design Firm: Design Milieu, Washington, DC Designer: Karen Bengel, ASID Project Location: Washington, DC Karen Bengel’s DC-area project seeks sustainability from many angles, based on her clients’ desire for green.“The homeowners...

    Article • August 26th, 2011

  • Put aside solar and wind … for now

    I live in Vermont, zone 6, where we have 7,771 heating degree days (base 65 degrees). We burn gas in our household for hydronic baseboards; we don’t have air conditioning. Out of curiosity, I started ball-parking costs for a rooftop solar...

    Article • August 12th, 2011

  • Don’t pay more for green

    When I first started writing about green building in 1988 — when we called green building “energy efficient building” — building a green structure cost decidedly more. The new-to-market CFL light bulbs cost upward of $12 each (they are now...

    Article • May 12th, 2011

  • Intelligent Light Control
    Intelligent Light Control

    Wireless Systems Are Easy for Homeowners and Renovators

    Article • March 15th, 2011

  • 10 Practical Steps for Going Green

    Follow these tips for easy and accessible green building practices

    Article • February 18th, 2011

  • Green Building: No Longer a Choice

    McGraw-Hill’s Green Outlook proves that green building has gone mainstream

    Article • January 11th, 2011

  • What Is Green about Siding?

    Siding is only as effective as the housewrap or rain screen behind it.

    Article • December 13th, 2010

  • The Feds Step in

    First NAHB and USGBC focus on green practices and now the FTC moves to impose new green-product labeling laws

    Article • November 22nd, 2010

  • Expansion of Spray Polyurethane Foam
    Expansion of Spray Polyurethane Foam

    SPF is expected to increase in the insulation market

    Article • October 18th, 2010

  • New Formaldehyde Regulations are Headed Your Way

    New federal Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Act regulate products

    Article • October 18th, 2010

  • Green Events Attract and Educate Greenophiles

    Green Events Attract and Educate Greenophiles

    Article • October 7th, 2010

  • Efficiency Rules Begin Soon

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new home efficiency rules begin on Jan. 1, 2011. They are comprehensive, but make a lot of sense and can be easy to comply with.

    Article • September 21st, 2010

  • Incentive, Rebate Programs Feed Green Growth
    Incentive, Rebate Programs Feed Green Growth

    Incentive, Rebate Programs Feed Green Growth

    Article • August 6th, 2010

  • Green Basics will 'Move the Needle'
    Green Basics will 'Move the Needle'

    Enough with exotic green home building products. Stick to basic home building science to achieve energy efficiency and sustainability.

    Article • July 28th, 2010

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