Smart (wired), eco (green) and prefab homes designed by San Francisco architect Michelle Kaufmann. Prefab homes are partially built in a factory and then assembled at the building site. The advantage over site built homes is cost (less waste) and better quality control.
Michelle collaborated with Sunset Magazine on one of its "Idea Homes. She has tips at her website on do-it-yourself projects such as the "Smart Fire" fireplace project that involves the use of glass rocks.
Click on the link below to learn more about Michelle's work.
Michelle Kaufmann Studio
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Saturday, November 12, 2011
Low-impact bathroom tips - Video - Sunset.com
I like the bit about the home-made tooth powder made from baking soda and Stevia. I am not sure what Stevia -- a natural sweetener -- brings to the table, perhaps it just sweetens the baking soda? Not necessary in my opinion.
Low-impact bathroom tips - Video - Sunset.com
Low-impact bathroom tips - Video - Sunset.com
Friday, January 15, 2010
Your Health and the Environment: Protecting Your Piece of the Planet
Think your home is pretty green? Maybe it is. But take a look at the darker corners of your basement, garage, and backyard shed. You'll likely find a miniature toxic waste dump, getting larger by the year.
Americans generate more than 1.5 million tons of hazardous household waste every year. Anything that has a label with the word poison, danger, warning, or caution is considered hazardous household waste and all of them pose potential risks to your health and the environment. If your home is like most, you could easily have 100 pounds of toxic junk lurking in the basement, garage, and closets.
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When it's time for the next cleaning (spring or otherwise), do it in a way that makes your home and the environment safer, says Kathy Shay, water quality education manager for Austin, Texas and its Grow Green program. "Your home has its own environmental protection agency, and it's you," says Shay. "There are dozens of ways you can go a little greener at home that are simple, but also powerful."
Go Green: Plan, Don't Just Pitch It
In a garage overpopulated by cans of crusty paint, sludged oil, half-full pesticide sprayers, and cemented caulk tubes, the solution can seem easy. Put them down the storm drain or into the trash bin -- anything to be rid of the stuff.
Experts warn against ever pouring suspect chemicals down the drain, into storm sewers, or backyard dirt. "A single can of oil can travel through acres of soil," says Paul McRandle, deputy editor for National Geographic's Green Guide. "And water treatment plants aren't set up to process petrochemicals. They end up in the water, in the fish -- and eventually back on your plate."
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