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wind energy on the cheap?

   Imagine you could go to Home Depot and for a few hundred dollars purchase an appliance that plugs in like a blender and generates a chunk of the energy your home needs, renewable and emissions-free. Once a pioneer at Real Networks in Seattle, Chad Maglaque invented the Jelly Fish wind turbine–It’s a 36-inch-tall rooftop [...]

Busted by the Expert: 3 Green Building Myths!

In celebration of #EarthDay I thought it was in order to write about some of the myths that still exist about green building. As a custom builder and remodeler of energy-efficient and healthy, so called "green" homes, clients always ask…   Are green homes or remodeling projects more expensive? The short answer is: NO! They [...]

What is “Green Built Texas?”

As a member of the Dallas Green Building Alliance I feel it is necessary to let consumers know what green building programs are in our area.  Green Built Texas has been a valuable resource to the green community for some time now.  All members of the Dallas Green Building Alliance are members of Green Built [...]

It’s not easy being Green or Is it??

KERMIT THE FROG: “It’s not easy being Green”. Or is it? There is a lot in the news lately about whether this whole Green Movement is based on a hoax or not.  My take on that as far as Green Building goes is, “What does it matter?”  Sustainable development makes sense all the time, not [...]

Texas Green Building Summit shows growing public interest

This last Tuesday, I was attending the  Texas Green Building Summit at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Dallas. Last years’ event was host to about 700 attendees from all over the DFW Metroplex – Architects, Engineers, Building Officials and people otherwise connected to the green building industry. According to officials, this years’ event had over [...]

Boom or Bust: Green Building Faces a Bonding Crisis

Green building is booming. Energy Star homes and LEED-certified building projects are gaining a greater foothold in communities across the country. But the movement might stall before it truly gets off the ground unless developers, elected officials and the surety industry can find some common ground. The problem lies with performance bonds. These are essential [...]

Practical Green Stuff!!

    VIDEO: Practical Affordable Green Building & Renovation   Check out this video of a Brooklyn, NY based green contractor (ECO-BROOKLYN). They have a very practical approach to renovating brownstones in the Brooklyn area. Their goal is to provide inexpensive practical green solutions to the middle class, which obviously would have the biggest footprint [...]

Net Metering Pays Green

As a new member of the Dallas Green Building Alliance, I was picked to start off our weekly blogs for the month of February. Sunday morning rolled around and my blog was due Tuesday, so I was starting to sweat it! Well as I was sitting at my breakfast table, drinking a cup of coffee [...]

DGBA Video Series: Super Energy Efficient Green Home in Dallas

These are just some of the cool green features of this home. Recycled materials, Demilec spray foam insulation, geothermal heating & cooling, rainwater harvesting system, american clay plaster, etc etc. The members of the DGBA collaborated on this project. document.getElementById(“post-1732-blankimage”).onload();

DGBA Video Series: A Garden in the sky….

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