Now, we all know that one of the ways to make a green building is to power it with a renewable resource: sun, wind, tidal power, what have you. Of course, another thing about buildings that can be made ‘green’ is the materials itself. When building a new structure, ask yourself, ‘am I using recycled materials?’ ‘Am I buying materials locally?’ These two questions ...
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Bill McKibben's article on the state of environmentalism is a hard hitting look at the movement today. . In hard economic times, it’s often difficult to pass “green” legislation because of the cost and the extra regulation that is needed. As much of a pain as it may seem, effectively written and implemented legislation can help move the green. The movement has somewhat slowed, ...
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Social Media has a habit of eating into one’s time for doing other things. With the addition of a twitter feed and a web site, you risk running all that extra ability to waste time on the Internet. It’s important to make sure that you keep yourself in line, use good time management skills, and don’t waste hours wandering the Internet. This can be ...
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The thing is, being “green” isn’t just about solar energy. It’s a big one that we like to talk about here at Sturtz Construction, but there’s lots of other ways to go about saving the planet besides installing some huge solar panels on your roof. So, to move the topic away from solar, let’s see another renewable source.Can’t look like we don’t support all ...
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