Green Home Guide roundup: Natural stone, non-PV solar and restoring an old home

On Fridays, USGBC shares green home-related content curated from around the web. If you see a great article on aspects of environmentally friendly home living such as green building, renovation, energy use or cleaning, please send it our way.
- Inhabitat details some of the special characteristics of natural stone as an indoor or outdoor building material for green homes, such as durability, aesthetics and passive heating and cooling capability.
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Beyond rooftop solar panels, there are lots of other ways to harness solar energy for your home. Scan Proud Green Home's quick list of seven solar applications.
- If you are looking to renovate an older or historic home, Old House Web offers a series of videos with tips, "Going Green in an Old Home." Watch their first video, "Old Is the New Green."