Green Remodeling Guides

I meant to write this post yesterday, but it almost seems more appropriate to do so today given the fact that my first two issues of Natural Home Magazine arrived.

That being said, I should warn you that this is not going to be much of a post at all - just wanted to point you in the direction of some interesting and useful resources.

I’m continuing to (slowly) make my way through my copy of Worldchanging (at this rate I should have a review for you by May) and frequently learn about great eco-resources I hadn’t previously heard about.

One such resource, listed at the end of the ‘Green Remodeling’ chapter (surprise!), is a series of PDFs put together by Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development, called the “Green Home Remodelling Guides“.

Here’s what Worldchanging has to say:

These online PDF guides are the best, currently available, free resource on sustainably remodeling your home - period. Covering painting, roofing, landscaping, plus salvage and reuse and working with a contractor, these guides are simply indispensable…

I’ll admit to not having spent too much time with them yet myself - but I have to say they definitely look great!

If you are thinking about doing some remodeling around your home be sure to check them out.

By the way, I’ve added the link to these guides in the ‘Excellent Free Resources’ section of our EcoSherpa Squidoo lens, in case you need to track down the link at some later time. I think the Squidoo lens is going to be very useful as a place to go & easily find some of the cool stuff we mention in our posts here on the blog.

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Written by Bentley on January 18th, 2007 with 2 comments.
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Tory Environmental Announcements

The Toronto Star ran an article yesterday describing in more detail the environmental news (I mentioned HERE) coming from Stephen Harper’s camp.

OTTAWA–The federal government intends to create a monitoring system to assess the impact of new technologies on the environment as it launches a campaign to convince Canadians of its green credentials.

The monitoring system will help Canada set goals for reducing harmful energy sources or switching to green energy, according to Environment Canada documents.

But even before the new system is in place, the Harper government will today begin rolling out environmental initiatives, expected to include new funding for clean-energy technologies, a wind-energy program similar to one set up by the Liberals, and an overhauled EnerGuide tax-credit program for homeowners, which was shelved by the Conservatives early in 2006.

The government also is reportedly on track to set a short-term emissions target of 2015 for some companies, a date which would fall three years behind Canada’s deadline under the Kyoto Accord.

Today’s announcement is expected to be multi-year federal funding for environmentally friendly technology, and the Tories are going to great lengths to package the announcement.

Full article: Tories set to roll out their green scheme

I have to admit, some of the above sounds pretty cool (considering who we are dealing with here), and hopefully this all pans out to be more than just a “green scheme”.

Only time will tell!

I will report any follow-ups I come across.

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Written by Bentley on January 18th, 2007 with no comments.
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