The Environmental Blog
JANUARY 17, 2023
With today’s climate change issues, people are paying more attention to their carbon footprint and, overall, trying their best to be environmentally conscious. An eco-friendly house is designed with recycled materials, renewable energy sources, and sustainable landscapes. Buy Energy-Saving Appliances. Washing machines.
Grist
APRIL 16, 2021
Compared to solar panels and electric cars, painting the roof of a building white is a suspiciously cheap, analog way to usher in a low-carbon future. But it works — white roofs reflect sunlight back into space rather than absorbing it, lowering building temperatures and reducing the need for energy-intensive air conditioning.
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AGreenLiving
MARCH 29, 2021
When the Baboolals looked around their North Carolina community, they saw what many people see in their local areas: cookie-cutter houses that consume excess energy. First, the net-zero home needed to be well-insulated, air-tight and energy-efficient. The windows are also triple-glazed and protected with deep roof overhangs.
Green Business Bureau
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. Eco-Friendly, Ethically-Sourced Building Materials. RECLAIMED LUMBER.
EDF + Business
APRIL 25, 2023
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Grist
OCTOBER 11, 2023
But as we’ve discussed in this newsletter, promising adaptations to extreme heat abound, and many cities and towns are already planning for a hotter future and implementing life-saving measures like cool roofs, green corridors, and tree-equity plans. could generate 7.6 gigawatts of power, enough juice for millions of homes.
Business Green
APRIL 17, 2020
Historically, the proposed examples have been pretty far out - including some in the literal sense, such as the mirrored "space shade" originally proposed back in 1989 that would deflect the sun's rays - like the white, cool roof concept used for buildings only on steroids and in orbit. Intriguing? Yes, but not immediately feasible.
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