More Ways to Go Green on St. Patrick's Day, Great Sources for Learning About Sustainable Living
In honor of wearing “the green” on St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I’d share these resources and sources for built green and sustainable living. I wrote a post a few weeks ago with some suggestions from a Built Green classI took over at Windermere Real Estate taught by Rachel Shindler and Thor Peterson.
The two had assembled a terrific list of books and other sources, some free, in the Seattle area to learn more about sustainable living and building and built green techniques.
FREE Seattle/King County area resources for green building:
Natural Choice Directory of Puget Sound
Sources for Built-Green Materials:
Ecohaus, formerly Environmental Home Center
This is a treasure trove of environmental information, products, and materials. You have hit the jackpot if you go here.
makes carpet tiles which can be put down in unique patterns and is easily replaceable.
salvages hardwood trees and turns the wood into “one of a kind” sustainable furniture.
Looking to recycle?
Offer it for free on Craig’s List, it will be gone.
Restore- will dismantle and reuse stuff. In turn you can get credits to buy some of their materials or a tax credit.
Great reading material:
It’s Easy Being Green by Crissy Trask Gibbs
The Green House by Alana Stang and Christopher Hawthorne
What’s Toxic, What’s Not By Dr. Gary Ginsburg
Naturally Clean Jeff Hollender and Geoff Davis
Low Carbon Diet David Gershon
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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