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  • Drains and Faucets


    For Drains and Faucets, consider: Drain Cleaners, Drain Cleaning, Faucet Installation and Repair, Household Plumbing Projects, Low flow Kitchen and Bath Faucets, and Plumbing supplies and Techniques.

    Every time that water leaves your house you are draining away a natural resource. Low flow faucets are great way to deduce the lost resources. Naturally, low flow shower heads also help along with water efficient clothes washers and dish washers. As Americans, we use an average of 100 gallons of water per day for each household member.
  • Hot Water Heaters


    For Hot Water Heaters, consider: Drain-Water Heat Recovery, Energy Star Water Heaters, Flash and On Demand Water Heaters, Gas and Electric Water Heaters, Heat Traps, Hot Water Heater Timers, hot Water Pipe Insulation, Solar Water Heaters, Tankless Water Heaters, and Water Meter Reading.

    If your current tank hot water heater is coming due for replacement, consider a ‘Tankless’ or ‘On-Demand’ hot water heater. Demand water heaters also referred to as ‘instantaneous’ or ‘flash’ heaters provide hot water only as it is needed.
  • Sinks


    For Sinks, consider: Bathroom sinks, Corner Sinks, Farmhouse Sinks, Kitchen Sinks, Laundry and Utility Sinks, Pedestal Sinks, Stainless Steel and Copper Sinks, Under Mount Sinks, Vessel Sinks, and Wet Bar Sinks.

    Go green with Eco-Friendly Sinks
    Vessel sinks are great looking and there some outstanding new materials and manufacturing options to choose from. Look into these materials:
    1. Recycled Aluminum. Recycled aluminum sinks add a contemporary touch the bathroom.
  • Swimming Pool Plumbing


    For Swimming Pool Plumbing, consider: Chlorine and Alternatives, Pool Filters, Pool Heaters, Pool Pumps and Pool Water Temperature. Make sure to look into salt water systems. The light ‘salination’ is a great alternative to chlorine. As well, look into ultraviolet filtration systems.
  • Toilets


    For Toilets, consider: Composting Toilets, Dual Flush Toilets, Low Flow Toilets, Toilet Paper, Toilet Repair, Toilet Seats, Waterless Toilet, Plus composting toilets and methane toilets. If you are even considering remodeling a powder room, master bathroom, children’s bathroom, or guest bathroom, buy a low flow or even better..a dual flush toilet. The United States consumes water at twice the rate of other industrialized nations. 1.2 Billion is the number of people worldwide who do not have access to clean water.
  • Bird Feeders


    For projects related to Bird Feeders, you may want to also consider: Climate Zones, Container Gardening, Creating Theme Gardens, Garden Designing, Garden Enhancements, Garden Sculptures, Gardening with Children, Indoor Planting, and Planting Seeds. Consider your bird feeder a component of the total habitat of your home and property. Think of your home as an eco-system and not just an object. A bird feeder is one additional component to the ‘residents’ of your eco-system.
  • Water Filters


    For Water Filters, consider: Countertop Water Filters, Filters vs. Bottled Water, In Refrigerator Water Filters, Shower Water Filters, Under Sink Water Filters, Water Coolers and Drinking Water Filters, and Whole House Water Filters.

    We simply got hooked on water bottles. And water bottles by the billions are not only overrunning the landfills and recycling plants, but they are ridiculously expensive at a higher cost per gallon than gasoline. As an alternative to purchasing bottled water, water filters are rapidly becoming everyday household items.
  • Climate Zones


    As you look into the most appropriate solutions for your Climate Zone, you may want to also consider how the zone relates to: Bird Feeders, Container Gardening, Creating Theme Gardens, Garden Designing, Garden Enhancements, Garden Sculptures, Gardening with Children, Indoor Planting, and Planting Seeds. Understanding your climate zone is key to taking advantage of regional impacts of solar gain, wind speed and direction, and rainfall.
  • Home Insulation Overviews


    The right home improvement products, techniques, and services:
    Contractors, home improvement stores, and specialty shops in your area may not yet have a complete familiarity with the ‘green’ opportunities, products, system integration, and overall savings potential. So, you may get some resistance, since people in general are typically more comfortable recommending something that they are already familiar with rather than something new.
  • Basement Insulation


    The right home improvement products, techniques, and services:
    Contractors, home improvement stores, and specialty shops in your area may not yet have a complete familiarity with the ‘green’ opportunities, products, system integration, and overall savings potential. So, you may get some resistance, since people in general are typically more comfortable recommending something that they are already familiar with rather than something new.

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