October 9, 2008 – 1:12 pm
As the “green” movement continues to grow, we are seemingly inundatedwith “green” products and services. The intent of this article is to help to define green, or eco-friendly, paints and coatings. I differentiate between paints and coatings, because they are not technically the same thing. All paints are coatings, but not all [...]
By Dan
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Posted in green products
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Also tagged coatings, commercial, eco-friendly, green, green coatins, green paints, green products, LEED certified, paints, residential, usgbc
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September 11, 2008 – 9:35 pm
A new building material, these solar shingles harness sunlight to generate electricity that can power your home. Thin-film photovoltaic (PV) cells are now doubling as roof shingles.
Solar power is one of the most low-impact technologies that exist. When operating, PV systems produce no pollution, and they require no fuel (other than the sun) to run [...]
By Dan
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Posted in Green Construction, green products
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Also tagged alpharetta, Atlanta, brookhaven, buckhead, chamblee, dunwoody, environmentally friendly paint contractor, LEED Certification, LEED Credit, U.S. Green Building Council
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September 2, 2008 – 9:34 pm
Hello Everyone,
I have completed my studying for section 2 Water Efficiency for LEED New Construction v2.2. The information that I have learned is quite incredible. It is also very relevant as we are dealing with a serious drought.
This section consists of:
WE Credit 1.1 – Water efficient landscaping – Limit or Eliminate the use [...]
Let’s hear it for Chamblee! I ran across this press release on http://www.usgbc.org/News/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?ID=3670 I didn’t see any copyrights, so I am going to paste the whole thing. I hope that no one gets mad at this free advertising…
CHAMBLEE, GA (March 2008) – We are pleased to announce that the City of [...]
I found this great article on hgtvpro.com It is very informative. It is relevant to eco-friendly painting and green building. This is kind of eco-friendly work that GreenWave Solutions is delivering to Atlanta’s paint contractor community. Check it out….
Busted! Eight Green-Building Myths
Green building has come a very long way in the past [...]
