Recent Articles
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Details for a “High-Performance Garage”
An insulated slab, Larsen truss wall system, careful air-sealing, and dense-packed insulation in deep cavities mitigate heat losses at a garage door
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Healthy Child Healthy World, Part 3
Top ten products used in the Healthy Home 2010—which you can tour at Greenbuild 2010 next week
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Healthy Child Healthy World, Part 2
How Healthy Home 2010 is bridging the gap between green construction and healthy interiors
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Healthy Child Healthy World, Part 1
Healthy Home 2010, opening September 23 in Chicago, celebrates green building and healthy indoor air quality
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A Rocky Mountain Remodel Story
Green by design
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A Soft Eco-Landing
Environmentally friendly upholstery
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Starting a Revolution at NeoCon
'They paved paradise to put up a parking lot’—Joni Mitchell -
Is Carpet a Four-Letter Word?
Stop, Look, and Read On
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Natural Fibers, Part Three: It’s A Wrap!
A few additional thoughts about natural, eco-friendly fabrics to take into consideration: To dye or not to dye Best practice is using natural, undyed fabrics, but who wants to live…
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Natural Fibers, Part One: The Ultimate in Comfort
Surrounding ourselves with natural fibers is like comfort food—inviting and comfortable in so many ways. All-natural materials like cotton, wool, soy silk, flax/linen, ramie, bamboo, Tencel, corn, jute, and hemp…
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Natural Fibers, Part Two: Meet the Products
As an eco-nerd at heart, I love researching and reading up on products. Here is what I’ve found when sourcing sustainable natural fibers for fabrics and rugs. Organic cotton is…