| Fri May 22, 2009 | Total posts : 3 |
|  Topic: Green Homes-Green Earth
Green Earth is every body's responsibility and it starts from how green our home can be. In this forum I invite all of you to share your opinions about how we can make our homes green. you could do any of the following.
1) Share your experiences
2) Link to good articles/knowledge you find on the web
3) Or just write about what you would love this World to do.
Enjoy
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| Mon May 25, 2009 | Post #2 | Karan
Join date: May 2009 |  Post subject: 25 ways to create a green and healthy home
You can make your home green by saving electrical energy,
cleaning air and also by using non toxic products and which can make your home
healthy. You can find more tips to make your home healthy and green.
25 ways to create a green and healthy home
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| Sat Nov 21, 2009 | Post #3 | Girish
Join date: Oct 2009 | use of bio degradable products more as much as possible
I am currently handling one LEED project.
replaced the use of nylon ropes we use on sites with coir ropes (specially coir ropes last long than nylon ropes on hot climate) for demarkation and path marking
use of Areca leaf plates instead of polystrne plates for staff and workers.
use of fly ash in concrete mixes
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