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Key Reasons for Green Building Optimism in 2025, and Beyond

Posted by: Allison Friedman

It’s understandable to be concerned about the future of green building if you expected more from 2024 and are … more...

0 replies | 220 views | Posted on: 12/29/2024

How Wasted* Is Bringing Sustainability To The Portable Sanitation Industry

Posted by: Shyam - The Porta Potty Guy

Believe it or not, there’s a lot of waste in the portable waste industry, and we’re not just talking about h… more...

0 replies | 534 views | Posted on: 10/30/2024

Strategies for Encouraging Continued Green Building Materials Demand and Supply Growth

Posted by: Allison Friedman

I recently had a sober conversation with a colleague where we agreed we should be further along in quite a few ways than… more...

0 replies | 680 views | Posted on: 09/21/2024

VRF Heat Pump Installation - In Progress!!

Posted by: Allison Friedman

Hi everyone -  I've mentioned in our newsletters about how we are going to be intalling VRF heat pumps … more...

0 replies | 532 views | Posted on: 08/10/2024

DIY Solar Power Fan Installation - Reduce Shed Heat and Stagnant Air

Posted by: Rate It Green Team

A solar powered fan is a great and simple idea to remove excess heat from a shed. And this is a Scout project in a… more...

0 replies | 1826 views | Posted on: 09/06/2024

Smart Exhaust Controls - Sensors Improve Garage and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

Posted by: Rate It Green Team

"There are good garages and bad garages…” according to Green Builder Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc… more...

0 replies | 1617 views | Posted on: 09/03/2024

Remote Hood Exhaust Fan Retrofit Delivers Significant Noise Reduction

Posted by: Allison Friedman

Sometimes, a smaller targeted project can be the best project! I am excited to report that we just completed a retrofit … more...

1 replies | 2366 views | Posted on: 09/24/2024

Automatic Bath Fan Sensors Reduce Humidity, Pollutants, and Odors

Posted by: Rate It Green Team

As Green Builder Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. points out, most people don’t use ventilation properly.  Ex… more...

0 replies | 1870 views | Posted on: 11/21/2024

Rainstick Showers - Higher Water Pressure, Using 80% Less Water?

Posted by: Rate It Green Team

The Rainstick shower seems to offer the impossible, delivering high water pressure, while using a lot less water. &n… more...

0 replies | 1841 views | Posted on: 08/28/2024

Heat Pumps and Cold Weather - Q&A / Myth Busting

Posted by: Rate It Green Team

Some myths take a while to go away…  Decades ago, Atlanta Green Builder Matt Hoots would likely hav… more...

0 replies | 1863 views | Posted on: 08/24/2024

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I need a fabulous water-based poly or other eco floor coating

Posted by: Allison Friedman

I need a recommendation for a water-based poly. When I mentioned using a more environmentally friendly floor coating, I… more...

15 replies | 7137 views | Posted on: 05/13/2015

The Green Brick Wall

Posted by: StyroHome

If you attempt to build a "GREEN" home almost anywhere in America fo probably will run head-on to the Invisible Green Wa… more...

7 replies | 3268 views | Posted on: 10/08/2015

use of linoleum flooring in bathrooms

Posted by: Christine O.

Does anyone have any practical experience with linoleum, such as Marmoleum, in a bathroom? The general contractor with w

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6 replies | 6806 views | Posted on: 08/21/2017

Clean Power

Posted by: Steven Fitzgerald

The EPA Clean Power Plan is the nation’s first comprehensive effort to reduce carbon pollution from electric power pla… more...

5 replies | 3294 views | Posted on: 05/01/2015

Details / Specifications

Posted by: Louwrens van der Walt

Is there a company that supplies detailed drawings / specifications for the various green construction methods such as s

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5 replies | 2003 views | Posted on: 03/14/2019

Please help my Mother-In-Law with a simple Intro to MDF products :)

Posted by: Allison Friedman

My mother-in-law is building a new home, and she wants an introduction to the difference between MDF and "real wood." I… more...

4 replies | 3847 views | Posted on: 05/06/2015

How do you determine how "green" a cabinet is?

Posted by: Jonathan Cabinet Representative

When looking at purchasing cabinetry for you home or business, what do you look for? I look for domestically manufactur… more...

4 replies | 3337 views | Posted on: 06/04/2015

Green Building Myth Busting: Nope, You're Not Allergic to Wool (Video)

Posted by: Rate It Green Team


Matt Hoots is always ready to bust a myth.  Recently, he was talking with Daman Dillon and Kristine Hart of C

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4 replies | 7621 views | Posted on: 12/24/2020

Mini Split Compressor Placement in Cold Climates (Think about Snow and Other Conditions)

Posted by: Allison Friedman

It’s important to think about mini split condenser location in cold climates where it’s likely to snow, or r

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4 replies | 8098 views | Posted on: 02/03/2022

What you count counts

Posted by: StacySinclair

I hope you will check out my latest blog for USGBC-LA: http://usgbc-la.org/blog/spotlight-on-sustainability-what-we-counmore...

3 replies | 1907 views | Posted on: 04/26/2017

 

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