Tag: Countertops
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In New York, New LEED-Certified Hotel Opens with Free Bike Sharing and EV Charging Stations (Photos)
While the greenest vacation is often a staycation, it's nice to know that when you do travel, whether it be for business or pleasure, a hotel can meet you half way.
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Sustain: An Eco-Supply Store On The Rocks
It is a tough environment for brick-and-mortar retailers right now. It is tougher still if you are in a niche market, like green bricks, mortar and eco-supplies. It is even tougher if you are in a small town on the Canadian shield like Huntsville,
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The Designer's Material of the Year: Cork
Last year at ICCF the material du jour was felt; while its presence is still being, well, felt, this year the stuff that dreams are made of is cork. And not just thin sheets of cork but big honking blocks of the stuff. It is post-industrial recycled
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Green Kitchen Designs, Countertops, Cabinets, and Flooring
Your kitchen is the heart of your home, so it's easy to see why so much time, energy, and money gets spent on just that one room. From floor to ceiling (and the cabinets and countertops in
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Green Materials 101: Your Guide to Green Building, Remodeling, and Home Improvement
When it comes to building or renovating a home, there are few simple choices. From styles and colors to location and design, there's an awful lot to consider. Thankfully, you don't have to settle for
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Minimalist Soap Holder Alert
Sure you could just toss the soap on the counter, or if you're lucky your sink has a little cut-in indentation for holding soap. But it's inevitable that that soap will end up a slimy mess as the water pools under the soap
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GreenBuild: Buildclean is a Breath of Fresh Air
I have never understood why the Environmental Protection Agency is in charge of the Energy Star rating system; it is not as if the American government really believes that Carbon Dioxide is a problem, and yet in the interest of reducing fossil fuel use
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At IIDEX: Green Concrete Counters from Concrete Elegance
"Green" and "concrete" are two words that I never thought I would use together, but Alla Linetsky convinced me. She mixes up a special
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Bluehouse Offers Two Stores in Baltimore
New to Baltimore is Bluehouse, a fabulous organic, eco, sustainable store (& coffee shop). Those not in Baltimore can enjoy Bluehouse online, but you won't enjoy it as much as if you were able to visit this new store,
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Don't Take it for Granite that Your Countertop isn't Radioactive
I have a lot of issues with granite countertops, the cherry on top of the McMansion sundae; they are heavy, expensive and cost a lot to ship. I have heard stories of Brazilian granite being shipped to China for cutting and then to Toronto for
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Trinity Glass - A Merger for Beautiful Countertops
At the West Coast Green conference last weekend, I had the opportunity to sit down with EcoTop/EcoClad creator Joel Klippert, and Squak Mountain Stone creator Amee Quiriconi to talk about the creation of green surfaces. The two recently joined creative
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Greenwash Watch: Greenwashing Your Countertop: LG Eden
First off, anyone who markets green products with lame hippie imagery should be smacked round the head, and is going to get looked at really closely. So what is it? It is a thermosetting acrylic countertop material that is "one of the most
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Fuez Blends Recycled Materials
Comprising 41 to 77 percent
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GetWithGreen's Eco-Friendly Counterop Options
Though it's getting easier and easier to source green materials and products with stores like the Green Fusion Design Center and resources like the GreenHomeGuide, sometimes it's helpful to do some of your own research when looking for the best
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Green Fusion Design Center: Green Retail, Education & Showroom All In One
As the name suggests, the Green Fusion Design Center (GFDC) offers a slick combo of green building and design retail, a bookstore, and a showroom for all of their green products. Offering not just the stuff to make your home healthier and more
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Sustainable Materials Review: Is Corian TreeHugger Green?
Responsible materials selection is one of the most important steps in creating sustainable design. While many materials featured here at TreeHugger represent different shades of green (and few are perfect), we think it's important to know the
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TreeHugger Picks: Green Countertops
Green remodeling and home improvement have been a pretty hot topic here at TreeHugger for awhile now, with good reason. Investing in a greener abode is a great way to make your home's interior healthier, as well as more valuable upon resale. Though
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domino & TreeHugger's Green List: Renovating
When it comes to greening your home, we much prefer renovating to starting from scratch with new construction, so TreeHugger was happy to help domino magazine find some great resources for new floors, kitchens and lighting for the Green List in their
