Something that smells bad is your first key that it probably is bad, yet airborne pollutants that are harmful to your health don’t always smell bad. Controlling the stuff that causes problems, or pollutant source control, is key to controlling the air flow and air quality in your home. As Marla says, “to control the [...]
The home we live in is serving our needs very well right now. However, it is not our dream home; at least not yet. We have the opportunity to make this home our dream home or search for another home to fill that spot. Who knows? It may be a remodeled home, a home we [...]
If Your Firm Values Green Building, Let People Know Focusing on your company’s values and how they are portrayed in your communications and media—can play a big part in attracting your ideal clients. Because today’s buyer looks not only for energy efficiency but also for green and sustainable products and practices, these values are often [...]
“The whole idea of green can be done one choice at a time” which is basically what Marla’s book Living Green Effortlessly: Simple Choices for a Better Home, is about. Marla and Tony agree that it’s not just about radical “tree-hugger” kind of stuff but everyday simple choices. Tony wants folks to know that making simple changes can [...]
This week I stumbled on a video that was jaw dropping. It was a video about a glacier calving a section about the size of lower Manhattan. Whoa! The video is an excerpt from a documentary called Chasing Ice. Could a photographer be key in illustrating rate of climate Change? “In the spring of 2005, [...]
Where a home lives. Too many times it seems there is a mystery about green homes. There really isn’t. The basic principles of green homes are just good old common sense. It does seem that sometimes common sense is not so common. One of the basic premises of green design is lot and site or [...]
Nothing’s new under the sun. Marla and Tony discuss how the basic principles of green and sustainability have been around for centuries, even since the times of the Greeks and Romans. However, as technology has evolved in our society we have become lazy. We choose convenience over stewardship and then we find ourselves struggling with [...]
Thank you to AeroBarrier – breakthrough envelope sealing technology – for sponsoring this Green Gab podcast episode. Gabbing with Kellye Markowski with Energy Smart Homes. Kellye is a residential and commercial energy audit provider and project management. She works independently and does not promote any products. Her goal is to help homeowners/residents reduce their energy and costs and [...]
Gabbing today about using water wisely. Because water is integrated into almost every part of our lives and is used in almost everything we manufacture, water affects us on every level. And because water is a limited resource which we cannot live without, it’s vital we keep learning and remembering to use water responsibly. Tony [...]
Erica Reiner with E. Leigh Designs, the creator and owner of a Los Angeles based, interior design studio formed her business to help people create ideal residential, retail and commercial spaces. Erica specializes in eco-friendly and non-toxic interior designs for every budget without compromising quality or style. Her journey into sustainable, healthy, eco-friendly design began with [...]
