How to Make Your Home Green
From floor plans to new furnishings, home remodeling comes with endless choices and possibilities. Whether it’s a small project or a major addition, one important element to keep in mind as a homeowner makes those choices is green design.

The Five Basics for Non-Toxic Cleaning
Learning to clean from scratch—making homemade recipes—can truly work if you take time to understand a bit about the chemistry behind how the materials work. Here are the five ingredients that I find to be the safest, most effective, and useful for cleaning.

It's Easy Being Green When Painting
As we become more aware of the impact our choices have on the world around us, there are plenty of simple do-it-yourself projects to embrace that can beautify a home while still being kind to the environment.

Tips to Transform Your Home Into An Eco-Friendly Haven
With almost universal agreement by the world’s scientific community that human activity is accelerating global warming, it’s not just the environmentalists that are advocating change.  The concept of “going green” is an increasingly popular lifestyle trend among today’s concerned consumers.  

Improving Air Quality Starts at Home
Air quality in the home is always important but there comes a time when it becomes more important than ever. If you’re planning to start a family, for instance, you want to make sure that during and after your pregnancy your air quality is as healthy as it can be.

Use Less Stuff While Shopping; Save Money and the Environment
If the desire to “go green” leaves you feeling a bit overwhelmed, keep it simple with a “less is more” attitude, advises Bob Lilienfeld, sustainability expert and author of “Use Less Stuff.” You’ll be amazed at how simple lifestyle changes can affect your impact on the environment and your budget.

How to Green-Up Your Home's Value
Want a good way to help protect the value of your home? Remember these two words: green matters. Not green paint, mind you, but green space. It’s an umbrella term for the trees, lawn, shrubs and other plantings that can affect not only the salability of your home, but your utility bills as well.