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Greener Stock offers eco-building options
Posted on: 8/22/2010
COLUMBIA TUSCULUM - After the slowing economy walloped her architectural design firm, Heather Curless found another livelihood in Greener Stock. Now, she's selling environmentally friendly building products at her building supply and design center along Columbia Parkway. It's a natural fit, she says, after revenue from her previous projects designing new homes and room additions dropped 50 percent from 2008 to 2009.
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The 411 on Cincinnati's new recycling plan
Posted on: 8/2/2010
The City of Cincinnati will be implementing a new recycling plan starting this fall. The plan will include the addition of new recycling containers and an option to participate in Recycle Bank. Here's what you need to know about the new recycling program.
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Greener Stock program to highlight green financial incentives Posted on: 7/18/2010
Going green saves money in the long run, but many people don't know that significant financial incentives exist for those looking into sustainable new construction or remodeling projects. "Build Green-Save Green: An Introduction to Financial Incentives for Green Building and Remodeling", to be held Thursday, July 29 from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at Greener Stock, will offer information valuable to anyone related to the building trades – from home and business owners to contractors and builders.
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Raising the Roof Posted on: 7/18/2010
As homeowners are looking to stretch their dollars, they are becoming more and more astute when it comes to building material choices. They’re still willing to pay a little more initially for features that will not only satisfy their sense of aesthetics but also provide peace of mind with durability, energy
savings and less impact on the environment. “Demand for all roofing has softened recently, but green as a roofing product segment is really hot,” says Charlie Taft, national sales manager for EcoStar, manufacturer of emulated slate, shake and tile roofing. “We still see robust opportunities for many high-end products as people are looking at life cycle costs, longer warranties and energy savings more than ever.”
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Taking The Sizzle Out Of Summer In The City Posted on: 7/8/2010
As the mercury soared into the triple digits this week along the East Coast, you can bet it was even more stifling in the asphalt and concrete jungles of cities like New York and Washington than in nearby rural areas.
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U.S. Green Building Market Will Balloon to $173.5 Billion by 2015 Posted on: 7/6/2010
Think the trend of businesses making green office renovations is just a passing fad? Not according to the latest issue of EL
Insights, which reports that the U.S. green building market value will balloon from $71.1 billion now to $173 billion by 2015.
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This Summer, Travel with ENERGY STAR® Posted on: 6/26/2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging people to travel green while on the road this summer, and choosing hotels that have earned EPA’s Energy Star is a great place to start.
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New
Facebook Application Gives You the Quick and Dirty on Your Personal Water
Consumption Posted on: 6/22/0201
Facebook is featuring a new water conservation application that gives you a speedy rundown of your personal water use. You can complete the test in a few minutes and then afterward see where you fall in comparison to other Facebook peeps.
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Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity Starts Construction on GREEN Homes Concept Posted on: 6/14/2010
The new build at 1141 Homeside Avenue is a green design by SHP Leading Design, winner of a statewide architecture contest sponsored last year by Cincinnati Habitat, the American Institute of Architects Ohio Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE), and other Ohio Habitat affiliates.
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Come to CiTiRAMA® on Saturday, June 12, meet Cincinnati Reds Players Posted on: 6/11/2010
CiTiRAMA® at Rockford Woods, now through June
13th, invites you to Build-Live-Play GREEN at CiTiRAMA® this Saturday June 12th
beginning at 12noon. This family friendly Green themed day is sponsored by
Greener Stock, a locally owned company featuring “building materials with a
conscience”.
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Marvin's Organic Gardens, Wal-Mart partner to compost food and plant waste Posted on: 6/8/2010
Marvin's, in Lebanon, will soon begin receiving food and plant waste for composting from 160 regional Wal-Mart stores in partnership with Future Organics
Inc., a private company working with Wal-Mart stores in Ohio and Michigan.
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