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Green needs a new name!

Silvertree — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:14:16 +0000

I’m not Green! Today I talked to a client about using remodel funds to enhance the home by installing more insulation and sealing cracks and ultimately make it more efficient and comfortable, you know let’s talk Greener and sustainable. They are getting tile from Turkey instead. That’s a tile that is quarried by people who [...]

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What’s so special about Green Building?

Silvertree — Mon, 10 May 2010 23:38:39 +0000

Written by Carl Seville, GBA Advisor I left off last time with a caution about understanding the differences in green building and potential side effects of changes that are not clearly communicated to the entire team. Another challenge in greening your work is learning new methods and techniques, training your team to properly implement them, [...]

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The Baby Killers Among Us.

Silvertree — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:45:26 +0000

April 22, 2010 Earth Day and the EPA Lead Rule gets legs. By The Paul Lets forget statistics for now, any college student can tell you statistics are for lying, for not being truthful. Statistics are an exercise in spin. 50% of all glasses are half empty and 50% are half full. 90% of the [...]

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EPA and Lead Rule Awareness for all contractors.

Silvertree — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:59:32 +0000

Here’s a few links with the EPA Lead Rules explained by different groups. No one I know has done a plastic wrap containment or asked homeowners to take a blood test so I’m assuming we all still guessing as to how the costs and acceptance by homeowners will play out. Some links for understanding the [...]

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Merry Go Rounds and Lead

Silvertree — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:06:37 +0000

Beautiful and bright colors It would seem a cruel truth that as Merry Go Rounds were turning and happy children were riding those brightly painted ponies and unicorns the rich colors of the ride itself were coats of lead paint. We already knew lead was poisonous, did we know that the ride itself was covered [...]

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Get the Lead out, Boys! Hut, Hut!

Silvertree — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:03:14 +0000

There is a season Turn,Turn, Turn, Turn A time to build up, a time to break down A time to dance, a time to mourn A time to cast away stones, a time to gather stones together/ Written by Pete Seeger and adapted from the bible/ Book of Ecclesiastes. Is it time for our organizations [...]

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Green is giving me the Blues!

Silvertree — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:59:30 +0000

Why is it when we talk about green building or sustainability its many times an all or nothing venture. Homeowners would embrace green building practices if they were inspired, for the most part they are not. If green living saved money, consumers would flock to it, it doesn’t and they don’t. There’s a problem, and [...]

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Eco Friendly Painting Contractor.

Silvertree — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:11:49 +0000

Putting Eco into Environment from Toronto Painters Here’s a little article about my friend George Z of Toronto Painters. Adding to the discussion of the environmental policies of Ecopainting Inc, the following are some of the current policies of our Toronto Painting Company Office – Administration Print only the proposals and related documents needed for jobs in [...]

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