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 [...]
We can live without a lot in our lives. We can even go without food for a while. But water is vital to our survival. Next to air, it’s something that we just can’t do without. And water is used for more than just personal consumption. Our water usage relates to energy usage, and when [...]
We all need to breathe clean air. Unfortunately, it’s becoming more and more challenging in some places to do that. In the US, we’ve finally gotten a lot of the outdoor air cleaned up, but now our indoor air is even more polluted. That makes it difficult to be healthy and well when we can’t [...]
Is a new home on the horizon for you? Or would you like to improve the efficiency of your existing home? This time, we’re gabbing with Christy Howell of Align, who provides suggestions to build a green home that meets you where you are and provides sustainability for the future. What Is Sustainability? At its [...]
Today we’re gabbing with Kellye Markowski of Energy Smart Homes, an energy auditing and consulting company. She focuses on home comfort by helping homeowners reduce their energy consumption and costs. By working with a company like Energy Smart Homes, homeowners are able to improve the home’s energy efficiency, whether it is a new construction or [...]
