Making New From Old: 10 Unique Products Using Repurposed or Recycled Materials
The best way to make a difference in your life is to change some of your habits to benefit you and the Earth. Repurposing items, or using recycled materials, is the easiest way to make your house more eco-friendly and stop excessive spending. As long as you’re smart with your spending, you can contribute your […]
Sustainable Investing 101: Your Guide to Getting Started
For modern industry, going green involves focusing on more sustainable and environmentally-friendly initiatives. There’s a big push by many businesses and consumers toward a more healthy and ethical future. For individual investors and larger firms, it begs the question, how can we support and invest in these companies? How can we focus on sustainable investing? […]
Your Guide to Planning and Building a Green Home Without Breaking the Bank
The current status of the climate and economy is prompting many to consider switching to greener living. The market is flooding like never before with options for energy-efficient appliances, water-saving fixtures and eco-friendly building materials. Building a green home on a budget can help you achieve your goals, whether you’re hoping your new build will […]
How Can Commercial Buildings Become More Sustainable?
For the past few decades, most sustainable advances in commercial real estate have been an afterthought. Construction professionals and architects use the same long-standing design methods. When businesses move into the buildings, some do their part to “greenify” the space, installing LED lights, installing solar panels and turning down the thermostat at the end of […]
10 Repurposed (or Upcycled) Furniture Ideas to Give Your Home a Fresh Look in the New Year
The new year is an excellent time to refresh and remodel areas around your home, giving it a fresh start. When you make a change, you don’t have to get rid of everything — you can repurpose and upcycle old furniture to create new items. Old cabinets, drawers and larger pieces are blank canvases for […]
What You Need to Know About Lab-Grown Meat
Humans have been eating meat for over a million years, but people have recently become more conscious about their meat intake because of climate change, animal treatment and more. Vegetarian and vegan products are now more mainstream, leading to a rise in these diets. What if you were able to have meat from an animal […]
6 Easy, Eco-Friendly Winter Tips for Your Home
Your home is your castle and winter means spending more time in it. Why not create an environment to make you feel cozy and snug? Better yet, let what happens inside your walls harmonize with your outside environment. You can tread more lightly on the planet, and it doesn’t necessarily take much money or major […]
Planning a Remodel? Think About Using These 10 Greener Options
Renovating your home to make it more eco-friendly requires a different approach than traditional remodeling work. You’ll need to know how brands source their materials, how they create their products and what kind of environmental impact the process has. Make your upcoming remodel easier by considering these greener options for your home. You’ll have a […]
10 Types of Sustainable Materials Changing the Built Environment
Construction is one of the world’s least eco-friendly industries. It makes up 40 percent of all carbon emissions and pumps waste into local ecosystems. Thankfully, the industry has started to make positive changes to reduce its environmental footprint. These 10 building materials in particular are changing the game and creating new-look sustainable communities. 1. Bamboo […]
Every Aspect of Construction Needs to Focus on Sustainability…Especially Project Managers
Sustainability is a popular value amongst consumers, but it also benefits professionals who embrace it. Project managers have an influential role in promoting eco-friendliness in construction to push the industry forward. You can focus on these aspects to integrate green practices into every part of the construction process. 1. Prioritize Sustainability in RFPs Minimizing carbon […]