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About | Green Intention
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Welcome to my website on sustainable, green homes, where you will find tips on how to live more sustainably — based on personal research, experience, and bottom line cost/benefit analysis. I haven’t found another resource like this out there, so that’s why I’m here. Going green may be a lofty goal for some, but not even enter others’ minds. For those that don’t think they care, I offer two benefits:. I named my business “Green Intention.” Why? In today’s world, we are so overwhelmed with the number of ch...
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Energy | Green Intention
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Archive for the ‘Energy’ Category. Weekly Tip #12: Learn More. The tips I have included for lowering energy and water usage in the home really only scratch the surface. They also only deal with today’s technology, which is changing very rapidly. So how to you keep up with the possibilities? The Minnesota Energy Challenge is a non-profit group that challenges individuals, businesses, and organizations to sign up for reducing their energy consumption: www.mnenergychallenge.org. The US Department of Energy.
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Energy & Water | Green Intention
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Archive for the ‘Energy and Water’ Category. Weekly Tip #2: Filter Your Water. We drink water, water is the main ingredient in many things like coffee, tea, and soups, we bathe and wash clothes in water. Because of water’s omnipresence, I put filtered water at the top of the list of priorities for having a healthy home. Posted by Green Intention. In Energy and Water. Keep Reading →. Where Do We Get Our Electricity in Minneapolis? Posted by Green Intention. In Energy and Water. Keep Reading →. The tips I ...
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Food | Green Intention
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Archive for the ‘Food’ Category. Now that summer is finally here and we are seeing its bounty in the grocery stores, the question arises as to which fruits and vegetables are the most important for choosing organic. If you. Afford it, I would say. Books, and of course everything they eat is organic (as my daughter pointed out), because pesticides had not been invented then. Posted by Green Intention. Keep Reading →. Posted by Green Intention. Keep Reading →. Starting Our Vegetable Garden.
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Green Home Living | Green Intention
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Archive for the ‘Green Home Living’ Category. Weekly Tip #6: Look for No- and Low-VOC paints, sealants, adhesives and coatings. You know that new paint smell? Does it every give you a headache or irritate your sinuses? According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), VOCs are emitted by a wide array of products numbering in the thousands. Examples include:. Building materials and furnishings. Office equipment such as copiers and printers. Correction fluids and carbonless copy paper. Antibacterial ...
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Weekly Tip #5: Do Not Use Antibacterial Products | Green Intention
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Weekly Tip #5: Do Not Use Antibacterial Products. Why do we use anti-bacterial soaps and cleaners? Because we are all basically germophobes, and we believe that using these types of cleaners will help keep our families healthy. Benefits of germ-killing soaps. But wait what does antibacterial really mean. The claim anti-bacterial or antimicrobial means the product contains the chemicals TRICLOSAN, or its cousin TRICLOCARBAN. Developed in the 1950s and 1960s, triclocarban and triclosan were first used ...
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Water | Green Intention
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Archive for the ‘Water’ Category. Weekly Tip #8: 3 Easy Ways to Save Water (and Energy). This first quarter of the year is supposed to be devoted to tips on home energy savings, but it would not be complete without talking about water. Saving water also saves energy, especially if you are talking about saving hot. Water, because it takes energy to make it hot. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, water heating can account for 14% to 25% of the energy consumed in your home. Posted by Green Intention.
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Leed Certification | Green Intention
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Archive for the ‘LEED Certification’ Category. Top 5 Things to Know About LEED Homes. After taking a year of blogging about getting our home LEED certified, and writing about every minute detail, I wanted to share some key findings. (I am also working on a comprehensive eBook on the costs and benefits of LEED Homes. It will be available on this website; stay tuned! There are 18 prerequisites across eight sections in the rating system. You have to dig through each section of LEED Homes Reference Guide.
