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A verdant living wall at the Queen's university, Kingston, Ontario. Source: Wikipedia.81

The Basics of Living Walls, Green Walls, and Vertical Gardens

When many people first hear the term "living wall," they think of ivy covered houses and other buildings. Though the appearance might be similar, the execution is very different, however. Ivy growing up a...

8 comments    hubchallenge gardening
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Underrated Green Design Strategies

It's easy to be caught up in the sustainable hype and believe that it's all about solar panels and wind turbines. In contrast, there is a whole host of underrated green design strategies that don't get that...

0 comments    green home design
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GREEN DREAM HOME: Earthship

. One of the most interesting, artistic and special ideas for building the green, sustainable home is - EARTHSHIP. It is great solution for the enhusiasts to build such home (very cheap if there is group...

18 comments    design homes solar energy
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Green Catwalk: Versace, Jil Sander & Narciso Rodriguez go sustainable

In no time, environmental issues have transform from a neo-hippie cause to a fashionable social and cultural issue. It is trendy and politically correct to be eco-smart, eco-friendly, eco-chick and eco-hip....

1 comment    celebrity fashion hollywood
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TAKE The ECO - INITIATIVE

Ah...GREEN, when I say the word, I think CLEAN! Green is also my color of preference! It's always great to share your story; someone might learn something from it! I. Even the 1st year when we took over,...

0 comments    finance home water
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10 Flowering Houses that Make Me Long for Spring

I am enjoying the change of weather. It's getting cooler out but it's not too cold. It's beautiful. However I'm also already starting to get that itch that makes me wish that spring would get here again....

3 comments    flowers interior design exterior
Architect's Vision by rlz65

Using an Architect

Typical Architect by rlz Perhaps you recognize the name of Frank Lloyd Wright, one of America’s greatest architects of the past. Or maybe you’ve heard of that other Frank — Frank Gehry, one of...

2 comments    design environment construction
Sustainable interior. by rlz68

Sustainable Commercial Buildings

Sustainable interior. by rlz Consider this: no matter how modern, high-tech or appealing our commercial buildings are, there may be far better ways to construct them, for us, for the planet, and for...

0 comments    energy green commercial
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ABOUT INTERIORS: WHAT DOES GREEN REALLY MEAN?

Going green…we seem to hear that phrase constantly. Each night on the news there is another story about “going green”, talking about saving on energy requirements and recycling our trash. When it comes...

0 comments    interior design going green
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Green Movement and Design

  The Green Movement has swept our nation and globe in a whirlwind of new ideas and old habits.   The green movement in this country is not something innovative; it was begun by Transcendentalists, in...

1 comment    design art global warming
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