To make your home greener, you don't have to put sod on your roof, collect rain water in a cistern, and use a composting toilet. Not that there’s anything wrong with those things. But there are a few, far simpler ways to start making your home green. When I was studying for my LEED exam, I was surprised by some of the simple changes you can make that can have a big impact. Making your home greener is not just about being environmentally responsible, but will also pay off by improving the health and quality of your life.
Here are 10 things you can do today:
Change your furnace filters.
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Martin Marren was interviewed for former Senator Bill Bradley's Sirius XM radio show about Adventure Philanthropy, and told the story of his playground building effort in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam:
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CNN's Natalie Allen covers our playground building effort for CNN International's Freedom Project:
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One of our favorite materials for floors and walls is natural Travertine. We used it here for the floor, base, and chair rail of this powder room. (The wainscot below the chair rail is a grasscloth wallcovering):
So what is Travertine and what are the pros and cons of using it?
Travertine is a natural limestone that is formed by the deposit of carbonate materials by mineral hot springs. Most Travertine comes from Italy, but it is now also quarried in Turkey, Iran, Mexico and Peru. Most famously, it was used to build the Colosseum in Rome.
Like all natural stone, correctly installed,...
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CNN's Backstory
Go behind the scenes of our expedition to Vietnam to build the playground we designed on CNN Backstory:
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