Materials/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...materials这可能会被认为弊大于利，许多产品都有利弊需要权衡，而且并不总是有一种“正确”的产品凌驾于其他产品之上。正如一只聪明的青蛙曾经说过的那样，做一只绿色的青蛙并不容易。New and recycled buildingmaterials: Cost: First of all you need to deter...

...materialsat the end of its life Cons: Installation is time consuming, hail can cause splitting of shingles, they aren’t permitted in all regions due to higher than average fire hazard and may need to be stained every 5 to 15 years depending on the type of finish. Lifespan and cost: They will generally last ove...

...materialsbecomes greater all the time. And that is simply considering the direct cost to the consumer; indirectly, the costs are exponentially higher through environmental destruction and the costs that come with it. Depending on the type of product, some used buildingmaterialswill save you a lot of money and add ...

...materialsthat could be used again, but when buyers can’t find sellers, otherwise usablematerialsare being sent to a land fill. There is a growing amount of used buildingmaterialsthat can be found at online classified websites such as Craigslist and Kijiji , but finding what you are looking for can be very hit and ...

...materials(PCMs) and how they can be incorporated into buildings to improve energy-efficiency by harnessing a naturally-occurring physical reality, 'the melting point'. When looking for commercially available phase change drywall and other buildingmaterials, we first came across Thermal Core, a drywall product said ...

...materials. © Bio-Luminum CoveringsETC is now able to melt the reclaimed aluminum into blocks which are then sliced into tiles much like the way a quarry would slice stone. This procedure produces a very distinct, almost industrial aesthetic to the aluminum tiles. Arizona hosts the biggest ai...

...materials. After 2 months of filling his home with thousands of dollars worth of recycledmaterialsdonated through Craigslist, Joel Allen finally had all he would need to build the Hemloft, his egg shaped stealth mountain hideaway Tiny House - crazily enough it's even perched in a tree! Originally a software desig...

...materialsnot only reduces the risk of exposure to VOCs in the home, it amounts to a reduction in the manufacturing of toxic syntheticmaterials，从而保护全球空气质量和水道。应用麻建筑板麻芯板是一个可持续的替代刨花板和…

...materialsincluding solidified linseed oil, calcium carbonate, cork dust, wood chips and burlap to name but a few. More on Marmoleum flooring as an Eco-Friendly Green Flooring alternative Pros: Very durable; good ones can be natural, anti-allergenic and anti-bacterial. Be sure not to confuse them with vinyl til...

...materialsfound on Craigslist and salvaged from the landfill, Jenine Alexander built herself this super affordable Tiny House. Since first building this sweet little home on wheels, she has actually completed two more. If you're interested in DIY Tiny House projects, be sure to check out her blog where she writes about...

...materials, more labour and more fumes, and really for no tangible reason. There will be virtually no UV exposure on your ceiling, so the colour shift will be minimal and very slow to take place. And as no one will be touching it, you won’t need to wash it. All this is to say that you don’t need to apply oils, stains ...