Green Living
What Makes It Green?
Here are 11 smart building choices you can make to benefit your home and your environment.
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Exterior Materials
- When making selections, keep with the green-building idea of using materials that can be sourced within a 500-mile range of your home. Look for locally quarried limestone and marble rather than having it transported in.
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Home Project Calculators
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Figure the amount of materials you'll need for your walls, ceilings, floors, doors, or yard.
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