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If you're planning to buy a toilet or bathroom sink faucet this fall, timing your purchase to coincide with Georgia's sales tax holiday for WaterSense labeled products can help you save a little money. Between October 1 and October 4, 2009, customers will not have to pay sales tax on toilets and ...
09/29/2009
Much attention has been paid in recent years to what seems to be a growing environmental conscience in the United States. Going green used to be considered expensive and a luxury for those who could afford the trend. Now it appears that we are learning that not only is adopting more environmental...
06/21/2009
Learn about how the historic Hurt Building was converted to be managed sustainably. The two-hour educational program will focus on how the building was turned into the first LEED EB office building inside the perimeter of Atlanta. The program will also include a behind-the-scenes tour of the prop...
06/09/2009
This chart shows how much water can be saved by replacing an old, inefficient toilet with a Dual Flush HET (High Efficiency Toilet). It compares the water used per person or per family of 4 utilizing a Dual Flush toilet versus all other, currently available toilet models (1.28 per flush, 1.6 per ...
05/31/2009
Source http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-news/first-time-years-new-homes-are-shrinking by Martin Holladay  The McMansion Era May Be Ending WASHINGTON, DC - For the first time in at least ten years, the average size of new homes sold in the U.S. is shrinking. In the fou...
03/20/2009
More and more cities and municipalities are offering a rebate for the replacement of old, inefficient toilets with Low Flow or High Efficiency Toilets (HET) using 1.6 gallons or less per flush. I compiled this list to make it easier for you to find out if your city, county or water authority is p...
03/14/2009
Every Drop Counts More than 1 trillion gallons of water are wasted in U.S. homes each year from easy-to-fix leaks. That's why ecoTransitions is participating in Fix a Leak Week, March 16 to 20, 2009, and we encourage you to join us. Sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's)...
03/14/2009
Living "green" is about more than just energy efficiency and recycling - it's also about giving your family a healthier home.  Breathing "greener" air means checking your home for radon, a leading indoor air problem that is the second leading cause of lung cancer.  Breathing in high levels of rad...
01/10/2009
What is LEED® LEED® stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. It was created and is administered by the U.S. Green Building Council, a nonprofit environmental organization with more than 14,000 member organizations dedicated to sustainability in building design and construction. T...
01/10/2009
Source EPA WaterSense It's a story more complicated than it first appears. A drought looms. A community conserves. And then, even though less water is being used, the cost of water rises. This is the situation facing Atlanta's northern and western suburbs, where regional water wholesaler Cobb Cou...
10/25/2008
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