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Does Your City Have a CHaRM? It should.
Atlanta’s CHaRM is making it easier for city residents to deal with household chemicals, paint and other materials that are a challenge to dispose of properly.… Read more
Posted in Design, Energy, Government
Tagged aggregate, Center for Hard to Recycle Materials, CHaRM, City of Atlanta, concrete, construction waste, curbside recycling, demolition, electronics, Habitat for Humanity, homeless shelters, household chemicals, illegal dumping, landfill, lead, Lifecycle Building Center, Live Thrive Atlanta, mattress, mercury, paint, Peggy Whitlow, porcelain tile, quarry, recycle, recycling, reduce reuse recycle, renovation, ReStore, tires, toilets, water system
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This Holiday Could Save You Money!
Don’t you hate it when something goes on sale right AFTER you buy it? Be sure you wait until October 2-4th to buy any of this stuff if you’re in or near Georgia.… Read more
Posted in Blog: Drawing Attention, Energy, Finance, Water
Tagged appliances, DOE, electronics, energy conservation, energy efficient, ENERGY STAR, EPA, plumbing fixtures, sales tax, sales tax holiday, U.S Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, water conservation, WaterSense
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Counterpoint: Home Energy Efficiency is Making a Difference
In a recent MNN post, Lloyd Alter contends “having more stuff is eating up all the gains from being more efficient”. Is that true?… Read more
Posted in Building Codes, Design, Energy
Tagged appliances, cooling, DOE, EIA, electronics, energy efficiency, EPA, gadets, heating, Lloyd Alter, Mother Nature Network, net-zero, RECS data, renewable energy, water heating, zero energy ready homes
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