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GREEN
HOMES
Sustainable - Earth Friendly Strategies for Making Your Home Green
(This is a new section that we will be adding more content to
in the months ahead.)
Videos Generously Provided
by
Building
Green TV.
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Eco-Friendly Yards:
Landscaping using Water-Wise Plants & Creating Natural Habitats
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Lawn Statistics, Water Usage, Creating
Habitats, Native Plants. |
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Earth
Science, Sustainable/Green Living, Water Conservation,
Environment, Earth Day, Making a Difference. |
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Episode 11:
Landscaping.
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Introduction to
Building a Green Home
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Introduction
and Goals of Green Building / Ecological Design, Benefits
(Environmental, Health, Productivity, Sales), Costs. |
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Environment,
Sustainable / Green Living, Resource Conservation, Architecture,
Improving Our Environment, Making a Difference. |
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Episode 1:
Breaking Ground
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Building a
Foundation for a
Green Home
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Foundations,
Straw Bales, Radiant Floor Heating, Non-toxic Floors. |
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Environment,
Sustainable / Green Living, Architecture. |
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Episode
2: Foundation |
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Building
with Straw Bales
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Reasons to
Build with Straw Bales, Natural Building Materials, Renewable
Resources, Green Alternatives for Insulation, Does Not Effect
Allergies. |
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Environment,
Sustainable / Green Living, Architecture, Natural Building
Materials, Saving Energy, Conserving Resources, Renewable
Resources, Improving Our Environment. |
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Video:
Exterior
Walls:
Covering Straw Bales with
Natural Plaster.
Episode 4: Straw
Bales
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Exterior
Walls:
Covering Straw Bales with
Natural Plasters
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Reasons to
use Natural Plasters, Benefits of Natural Plasters, Protecting
Straw Bales from Moisture. |
Curriculum Connections:
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Environment,
Sustainable / Green Living, Architecture, Natural Building
Materials. |
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Video:
Building
with Straw Bales
Episode 6:
Exterior Finishes |
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Framing &
Roofing
(Includes Information on Catching Rainwater from the Roof)
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Using Water Wisely: Catching Rainwater & Using
Gray Water for Landscaping
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Radiant Floor Heating &
Blue Jean Insulation !
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Radiant
Floor Heating: What It Is, How It Works, Benefits.
Blue Jean Insulation: Green Insulation Option, What It
Is, Benefits. |
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Environment,
Sustainable / Green Living, Architecture, Green Insulation
Option, Conserving Energy, Energy Efficient Heating, Reusing
Manufacturing Wastes. |
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Episode
8: Floors & Closets
Blue Jean Insulation |
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We would like to thank Building Green TV for generously allowing
ChildrenofTheEarth.org to use their wonderful videos.
Building
Green TV's mission is to provide homeowners with an
understanding of how easy, cost-effective and healthy it is to go
green, while also showing that an
environmentally conscious lifestyle does NOT
mean doing without.
Through
this TV series,
host and home builder, Kevin Contreras
takes viewers through his
journey of building his sustainable - green home. The
program's interesting, clear and easy-to-follow presentations show
what it’s like for an ordinary person
to really go green.
The website,
www.BuildingGreenTv.com,
provides detailed how-to information and
connects readers with green
building resources. Their site also
offers readers a place to share their own
green building stories and tips, and to
interact directly with Kevin himself and a
growing number of self-taught green building
fans and experts.
This is the first time I am
encouraging users of
ChildrenofTheEarth.org
to watch a television
program.
I
highly recommend Building Green TV. It is an excellent series which
teaches very important green building and sustainable living practices.
The series is aired on PBS, and you can
visit this page to find your local PBS station. If your PBS station
does not offer this program
- call, write or email your local PBS
station saying: “Please
add Building Green TV to
your programming. We need more television programs which help us learn
practical and valuable ways to improve the environment."
Jennifer Reinfeld, MS Ed.
Executive Director
Children of the Earth United
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would like to share information on other green building and
sustainable living practices, please
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or mail the information
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Earth United -
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