The Green Clean: Cleaning Products and Your Eco-Friendly Home
Running an environmentally conscious home means considering every aspect of your lifestyle. From energy usage to food waste, there are myriad ways to cut your family's energy footprint and soften your impact on the environment, and today we're focusing on one often overlooked aspect of the home: your choice of [...]
Creating a Low Carbon Home | So what can you do to contribute to the global effort?
With the world's largest countries continuing to rely on burning hydrocarbon fuels, cutting carbon emissions has never been more important. So what can you do to contribute to the global effort? Today we're looking at ways to shrink your footprint and create a low carbon home, giving you the power [...]
Traditional Handmade vs Mass Produced: An Honest Summary
The great philosopher Immanuel Kant once said that “the hand is the window onto the mind”, when praising the uniqueness of human craftsmanship. The ability to fashion beautiful objects by hand, whether they be utilitarian, religious or aesthetic in their nature, has long differentiated us from all other animals on [...]
Simple ways to make your home more efficient and save money each year
Do you want to save money and energy? Are you concerned about environmental protection and the efficient energy management of your home? If you are thinking how to provide comfort to your family while saving you money, there are some simple steps you can take to make your home [...]
10 reasons why you should switch to natural paints and why should you care?
They do not contain chlorinated hydrocarbons or other toxic non-degradable substances. They don’t release hazardous artificial solvents or formaldehyde They do not release harmful gases after drying. Direct contact with organisms is harmless. They have a positive effect on the atmospheric conditions of the area. They maintain the ideal natural [...]
Customer Profiles: Jon Fitzgerald & His Sugar Glider Enclosure. Build to Finish
The Custom Made Sugar Glider EnclosureI have kept sugar gliders for almost a year and gradually increased my small colony from two to four gliders. The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum belonging to the marsupial infraclass. The common name refers to its preference [...]
What is Passive house? (Passivhaus) – We give you the latest low down on this ultra efficient energy contruction.
This construction standard was “rediscovered” in the early 90s by the German physicist Wolfgang Feist, who worked, studied and built in 1991 in the city of Darmstadt, southwest of Frankfurt, the first modern Passive House. A few years later, in an effort to develop and promote the existence of this [...]
Auro 114 Natural Clinker Oil Protection for Clinker, Stone & Cotto – Review
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Auro 651 REVIEW – Natural Kitchen Degreaser
Non toxic kitchen degreaser spray and friendly kitchen surface cleaner. 651 Kitchen Degreaser is an all- alternative to conventional kitchen degreaser sprays, and offers the fantastic cleaning performance you need without chemical emissions. This non toxic kitchen degreaser spray makes the ideal friendly kitchen surface cleaner, and is always [...]
Painting a Greenhouse: A Step-by-Step Guide
Painting a Greenhouse: A Step-by-Step Guide A well-maintained greenhouse can be both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Over time, the paint on a greenhouse may fade, chip, or peel, making it necessary to apply a fresh coat. Painting a greenhouse not only improves its appearance but also helps protect the [...]