Showing posts with label Home Improvement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home Improvement. Show all posts

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Gloria's 2010 Green Goals

Well, it's that time of the year again. Time to reflect, assess and re-evaluate.Last year, I purchased more local and organic food, incorporated more vegan and raw foods into my diet, ventured back into thrift stores for fashion purchases,bought less stuff, introduced a few business groups to the green economy, invested in socially responsible stock funds and spent less time at the gym, more on the pavement. Wow! That's a lot of green stuff! So here are my top ten 10 green goals for 2010.

  • Take the bus to work one day a week
  • 20% of clothing purchases from thrift, consignment shops, 20% organic or fair trade
  • Obtain LEED (Leadership in Energy and Enviromental Design) accreditation
  • Green renovation of my bathroom and invest in low flow household water fixtures
  • Take advantage of tax credits for green appliance purchase
  • Apply permaculture principles in my garden and plant more edibles (this will be a challenge, as my garden is shady)
  • Host green events including a women's trade show, an Earth Day party and a garden party
  • Promote Power of Placed Based Educational Principles in my Green Schools Action Circle
  • Act as a Green Coach to an African American business
  • Make five green business presentations
So what are your top three green goals for 2010?

Monday, February 16, 2009

Green Home Improvements

A couple of weeks ago, I needed to find a garage door repairman fast. I Googled "garage door repairman" and was led to a ServiceMagic website. Within a day, a repairman fixed my garage door, relatively cheaply. I just found out that ServiceMagic now offers a service to help you find "Green Home Improvement" contractors that have been pre-screened through a ten point process. The screening includes searches for criminal records, bankruptcy, sex offender records, insurance and licenses. Who has time to do all of these searches yourself? Anyway, some of the green home improvement contractor services are home energy audits, solar energy, energy efficient remodeling, and roofing.

Good luck with your project!