16 green home projects you can do today -- Change your light bulbs -- Help your toilet use less Water -- Help your shower use low water -- Install occupancy sensors -- Install smart strips and kill switches -- Install a programmable thermostat -- Insulate your water heater -- Insulate your pipes -- Seal your ducting -- Use healthy paints -- Weatherize windows and doors -- Install solar pool heating -- Plant native species and skip the sprinklers -- Buy a water filter Instead of bottled water -- Install a clothesline -- Recycle and compost your trash -- 21 green me projects an do tomorrow -- Add solar power -- Install micro-hydropower -- Bring in natural daylighting -- Replace your windows -- Install a whole-house fan -- Insulate your wails and attic -- Upgrade your appliances -- Upgrade your fireplace -- Heat only the water you use -- Install a solar hot water heater -- Install a cool roof -- Pick a green countertop -- Cover walls with healthy finishes -- Install healthy wall coverings -- Replace vinyl with linoleum flooring -- Install cork, palm wood, or bamboo Hooting -- Install natural carpeting -- Use formaldehyde-free wood for cabinetry -- Build a composite material deck -- Harvest your rainwater -- Disassemble, don't Demolish.
13 green home projects you can do when building new -- Reclaim your water, gray and hot -- Substitute fly ash for cement in concrete -- Incorporate advanced framing techniques -- Build with reclaimed materials -- Build with recycled drywall -- Build with certified wood -- Build with engineered lumber -- Build with structural insulated panels (SIPs) -- Build with Insulating concrete forms (ICFs) -- Install radiant heat -- Integrate your energy systems -- Install a green roof -- Utilize passive solar design.
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