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How can you tell if it is truly a "green paint" from start to finish?

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Victoria Schomer
Green Built Environments
Asheville, NC

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Ellen Wallingford, Rockport, ME

What would you recommend as a durable, environmentally responsible, and attractive countertop material that is also reasonably priced?

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Victoria Schomer
Green Built Environments
Asheville, NC

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Kaye Key, Bangor, ME

What is truly the healthiest wood floor option, and what are the safest finish products to use?

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Victoria Schomer
Green Built Environments
Asheville, NC

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Stewart Forsbrand, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

I need to find low-toxic carpet for my rental apartment. What are some reliable brands?

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David Rodriguez
Ware Architecture
Dallas, TX

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Linda MacEwen, Santa Monica, CA

We are considering radiant heat. Will manufactured bamboo flooring stand up to the challenge?

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Lily Livingston
Lily Marie Livingston, AIA
San Francisco, CA

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Julie Reimers, Stony Brook, NY

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The house is a system. You save money and improve performance when you take cost-effective measures that reduce building loads, and then install systems and appliances that are the right size to meet the reduced loads. In general, over-sizing worsens performance and increases costs. More...

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LEED for Homes Certification Program

LEED for Homes is a voluntary rating system that promotes the design and construction of high-performance green homes, including affordable housing, mass-production homes, custom designs, stand-alone single-family homes, duplexes and townhouses, suburban and urban apartments and condominiums and lofts in historic buildings. More...