Dec 23, 2018 | Green Home Living
Everyone knows when the holidays are coming, just like every year we know when taxes are due–yet somehow many of us wait until the last minute to take care of these things. Here’s an article I wrote for Rise to help readers with some unique ideas for gift...
Dec 20, 2018 | Green Home Living, Green Intention, Healthy Home, Materials, Trash and Waste
My from the Editor article for Rise, about our office’s single use ban on plastics. Some people think it doesn’t make a difference…read on!
Dec 4, 2018 | Energy, Energy & Water, Green Home Building/Remodeling, Green Home Living, Green Intention, Healthy Home, Landscaping, LEED Certification, Location, Materials
I had the honor of visiting with Mark and Kate Hanson and touring their home and gardens earlier this year. Here’s the story I wrote about their inspirational home and site–and how it serves their community in Roseville, Minnesota.
Oct 2, 2018 | Green Home Living, Green Intention, Healthy Home, Toxins & Chemicals
Excerpted from my book and re-published by Mother Earth News. Keeping a clean home and a healthy home should go hand in hand; learn how to skip the harsh chemicals while still getting a powerful clean.
Sep 25, 2018 | Expert Contributor, Green Home Building/Remodeling, Green Home Living, Healthy Home, Materials, Toxins & Chemicals
Written for House Method. Even though hardwoods are thought to be safer and cleaner than carpet, they may not be as safe as you think. We reviewed the health implications of carpets and hardwoods and talked to a few allergy experts about which flooring type is better...
Aug 17, 2018 | Green Home Building/Remodeling, Green Home Living, Toxins & Chemicals
You know that new paint smell? Does it every give you a headache or irritate your sinuses? That’s because most paints contain VOCs – volatile organic compounds. VOCs are a class of carbon-based compounds that readily become volatile under ordinary atmospheric...
Jul 14, 2018 | Green Home Living, Toxins & Chemicals
Why do we use anti-bacterial soaps and cleaners? Because we are all basically germophobes, and we believe that using these types of cleaners will help keep our families healthy. Antibacterial products have taken off in the market place, primarily due to advertising...
Jul 1, 2018 | Green Home Building/Remodeling, Green Home Living, Healthy Home, Toxins & Chemicals
Let’s start with the obvious question: what is wrong with household cleaners? The big picture answer, which will span the rest of the tips in this Season, is that there are at least 83,000 chemicals on the market today, and for the most part they are not well...
Jun 6, 2018 | Green Home Building/Remodeling, Green Home Living, Healthy Home, Toxins & Chemicals
In green building literature, the primary aspect of a healthy home is indoor air quality. How many times have you walked into a home and smelled a peculiar odor? Does your own home have a smell? That can be a sign of an unhealthy home. Many people think that if they...
May 16, 2018 | Energy & Water, Green Home Building/Remodeling, Green Home Living, Healthy Home, Toxins & Chemicals
We drink water, water is the main ingredient in many things like coffee, tea, and soups, we bathe and wash clothes in water. Because of water’s omnipresence, I put filtered water at the top of the list of priorities for having a healthy home. We cannot live without...
May 1, 2018 | Green Home Building/Remodeling, Green Home Living, Healthy Home, Toxins & Chemicals
Welcome to Season Two, which ties in with Spring Cleaning! In Season One, we looked at reducing energy and water consumption to save money on our utility bills and, indirectly, improve our health by helping to burn less fossil fuel. Energy and water efficiency are...
Apr 1, 2018 | Energy, Energy & Water, Green Home Building/Remodeling, Green Home Living
The tips I have included for lowering energy and water usage in the home really only scratch the surface. They also only deal with today’s technology, which is changing very rapidly. So how to you keep up with the possibilities? Local Resources For those concerned...
