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 [...]
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Earth Day and Personal Environmentalism
Managing One’s Time Effectively
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 [...]
Straight Talk on Solar Powering Your Home
Solar power has been of interest to us for some time. However, many people are unsure of the costs and long term payback value of solar panels. Luckily, 20 year industry consultant Lee Devlin published this article detailing the cost effectiveness of solar panel installation. Devlin pulls no punches in showing the cost of installation [...]
The Benefits and Drawbacks of Twitter
Maintaining a Twitter account is something people don’t expect from a construction company. However, this medium provides unique opportunities for us to interact with you, our customers. We can rapidly post information about our latest project or news in the field of green construction. Many prejudices about Twitter are falling by the wayside as an [...]