Tag: surfaces
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New Hardwood Flooring Improves Value of Home and Quality of Life
When it comes to flooring your home, you can’t go wrong with hardwood flooring. Maple and oak floors don’t just look nice they have other benefits including: They’re easily cared for They’ll last a long time They’re easily restored and maintained They’re always in style They have natural insulation properties They work to improve the…
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Using Grasscloth and Natural Wallcovering for Eco-Friendly Decor
Our homes are one of our primary outlets for self-expression. Whether we are entertaining guests or simply welcoming friends and family, our home decor says a lot about who we are and the type of atmosphere that we wish to present. For those with eco-friendly or earth-based style preferences, finding wallcoverings which project your…
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Radiant House Uses Bamboo as Primary Construction Material
The Santa Clara team are designing a 980-square-foot Radiant House for their entry into the Solar Decathlon 2013 competition. The team’s goal is to expand the accessibility of solar energy and prove that sustainable living is something that can easily be achieved in this day and age. Another important innovation of the Radiant House project…
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Big Budget Historical Renovation Gets the (LEED) Gold
One of the twenty-one projects that have been named as winners by REMODELING magazine in the 2013 Remodeling Design Awards, the Shornecliffe Residence gets its recognition in the category, Green Remodeling Over $250,000. The sustainable renovation of the 1914 arts-and-crafts-styled home has achieved it a LEED for Homes Gold rating. When the homeowner called upon…
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Custom Color Sustainable Ceramic Tile Now Available from Fireclay Tile
Founded in 1986, Fireclay Tile is a leading manufacturer of sustainable glass and ceramic tile that is based in San Jose, California. Fireclay creates 100% of its own product from locally sourced and recycled materials and produces its lead-free glazes in-house. All of its product lines can contribute to achieving LEED certification. Earlier this year,…