We just wanted to say congratulations to a brand new green community near Chapel Hill called Briar Chapel, North Carolina!
We already wrote a nice article on Briar Chapel, so take a look! They are going to be having an open house September 27th, 2008 11:00-3:00.
The question on everyone’s mind is how do I begin a ‘Green Eco’ path to make up for the years I took the environment for granted?
Here are 4 steps down the Green Eco path to a healthier lifestyle for your family and the environment:
1.) Start by discussing ‘Green’ issues with your family, friends [...]
Jeff McIntire-Strasburg of ‘Green Opinions Media‘ is our guest writer this week.
Jeff started ‘Sustainablog’ in July 2003, he is the Managing Editor, and ‘Sustainablog’ is now one of the longest-running green blogs on the web.
Jeff has been mentioned in the San Francisco, Chronicle and St.Louis, Post Dispatch as well as dozens of blog sites [...]
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Pete Halsall from Bioregional Quintain visited us this weekend, and left some very interesting news happening in the UK, so instead of me re-writing his comments, I thought I would just show them here in a post. There is alot of exciting news happening across the pond with sustainable communities!
“We develop sustainable communities in the [...]
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Everyone knows the current condition of the housing market is less than favorable, and many people wonder what it will take to get the market back on its feet. I’m sure time is a huge factor in the recovery of the housing market, but the emergence of green communities may actually speed things up a [...]
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Green building technology will be available and affordable for low income families in Ohio and they are calling it ‘Ohio’s Green Building Boom.’
Project developers announced today that Ohio has 16 affordable housing developers who will receive funding for ‘greening’ up the homes they will provide, these projects are in the wings for low income families.
Doug [...]
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Please take a look at this video that just was put out by the Wall Street Journal a few days ago. The bottom line is that smaller homes are back in style coupled with green communities. Here are a few excerpts from the video, enjoy….
“Mr. Moon says he and his wife dumped a [...]
Wow, it was just announced that Mount Dora, Florida will be home to a green community of about 400 Green homes. A developer in North Carolina supposedly is going to begin plans on the development. Some of its features will be apartments, mansions, townhouses and single-family homes in an eco friendly environment.
Other green details are:
Irrigated [...]
Let’s just say, you could begin with a blank slate, have the home of your dreams in a community that’s as concerned about the environment and the future of your children as you are. Imagine a community with green space, and walking paths through forests and meadows, a place for picnics, and possibly a [...]
In short, here is how Wikipedia defines this term; “Sustainable communities are communities planned, built, or modified to promote sustainable living. They tend to focus on environmental sustainability (including development and agriculture) and economic sustainability. Sustainable communities can focus on sustainable urban infrastructure and/or sustainable municipal infrastructure.”
There are several websites that define, and educate people [...]
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