High efficiency water heating can save you a considerable amount of energy each day. There are...
Green Term Defined: Recycling Content
Recycling is the universal sign of "going green." It is a process that takes a waste material and...
Green Term Defined: Stormwater
Those living in the Chesapeake Bay Water Shed are going to start hearing a LOT about stormwater...
Green Terms Defined: Permeability
Permeability is a HUGE topic in our mixed humid climate for anyone involved in the construction...
EarthCraft: Green Term Defined
There are many terms used to describe a home that is built to a higher standard, green,...
Green Terms Defined: Dark Sky (Light Pollution)
Light pollution is excessive, misdirected, or glaring artificial light. There are many...
Green Terms Defined – Low Impact Development
Low Impact Development (LID) is an approach to site planning the is holistic looking at a building...
Green Terms Defined: Energy Recovery Ventilator
An Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) is the system used for energy recovery by exchanging the...
Green Terms Defined: Green Building (Part 1)
There are many definitions of what green building is or does. Definitions range from a building...
Beginners guide to green terms
Ambient lighting: Lighting in an area from any source that produces general illumination, as...