Almost everyone knows by now that many of the refillable water bottles we love are lined with an epoxy-based material that contains carcinogenic chemical called Bisphenol A (BPA). Public outcry has resulted in several manufacturers now offering bottles with alternative, non-epoxy-based linings.
What is not quite so well known, however, is that the linings of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Green Design’
BPA in Canned Foods, and Kitchen Design
Posted in Food Safety, Green Design, Kitchen and Bath Design, Storage, Working With a Designer, tagged interior designer, kitchen, Storage, health, Green Design, sustainability, food storage, canned food, BPA, Bisphenol A, Consumer Reports, Eden Foods, Eden, epoxy resin, Ball Corp, corn enamel, oleo-based, organic food, food, kitchen storage, steam oven, steam, kitchen designer, sustainable design, fresh food on November 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Stylish, Sustainable Fall Interior Design Ideas
Posted in Color, Design Ideas, Energy Efficiency, Finishes, Green Design, Remodelling, Saving Money, tagged affordable, antique, autumn, bamboo, certified, Color, cotton, earth friendly, eco-friendly, Energy Efficiency, energy-efficient, environment, environmental, fall, formaldehyde free, green, Green Design, Greenguard, GREENGUARD Environmental Institute, indoor air emissions standards, indoor air quality, insulation, Interior Design, interior design ideas, low VOC, natural materials, organic, paint, pillow, recycle, recycled, reduce, renewable, repurpose, reuse, secondhand, shade, shading, slipcover, style, stylish, sustainable, VOC, window treatment on October 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
(ARA) – When you think of the colors associated with fall, green doesn’t necessarily come to mind. Environmentally speaking, however, it should. There’s no better time than now to lessen your home’s impact on the environment and change the way you decorate and live. So, why not go green this fall? It’s not nearly as [...]
Tax Incentives for Home Furnishings Purchases?
Posted in Saving Money, tagged economy, Energy Star, Georgia, Green Design, LEED, Saving Money, tax incentives on July 31, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Tax incentives proposed for home furnishings purchases
Bill would give deductions, credits to consumers, retailers
Larry Thomas — Furniture Today, July 31, 2009
WASHINGTON — Two Georgia congressmen have filed a bill that would give a variety of income tax deductions and credits to consumers and retailers who purchase home furnishings and building products.
Known as the Home Improvements [...]
New Furniture Tip-Over Guidelines
Posted in Accessible Design/Universal Design/Aging in Place, Furniture, Green Design, Safety & Welfare, Saving Money, tagged Accessible Design, AHFA, American Home Furnishings Alliance, American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM, comfort, cost effective, durability, durable, earthquake, earthquake safety, fall over, furnishings, Furniture, Green Design, home, home safety, quality, restraints, safety, safety standards, Saving Money, standards, sustainability, sustainable, tip over, tipping, tipping over, Universal Design on July 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Furniture tipping over can create a significant hazard in the home, particularly to young children, although the frail elderly and the disabled may also be disproportionately negatively impacted as well. Top quality furniture has always resisted tipping over as a result of use far more effectively than cheaper goods, because best manufacturing practices and [...]
Can’t Afford to Remodel? Think Again…
Posted in Construction, Remodelling, Saving Money, Working With Contractors, Working With a Designer, tagged addition, architect, area rug, artwork, bath fixtures, cabinet, discount, efficiency, Energy Efficiency, energy savings, energy-efficient, fixtures, Furniture, Green Design, hardware, Interior Design, interior designer, kitchen, Kitchen and Bath Design, kitchen design, kitchen fixtures, Lighting, nesting, paint, pillow, rebate, redecorate, redecoration, redesign, remodel, Remodelling, rug, tax incentives, tax savings, value engineering, windows on April 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you’ve put remodelling and redecorating plans on hold because of the economy and thinking you can’t afford to do it right now, it’s definitely time to rethink that position, for a variety of reasons.
If you’re like many people, you’re likely spending more time at home these days instead of out and about, eating out, [...]
Pet Friendly Interior Design
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Green Design, Kitchen and Bath Design, Organizing, Pets, Saving Money, Space planning, Storage, tagged Brunschwig et Fils, built in, built in dog bed, C2, camouflage, carpet, cat, Cricket, Crypton, custom dog bed, dog, dog bed, durability, Fennel, flooring, Green Design, Interior Design, kitchen, kitchen design, linen, litter box, moisture proof, natural fabrics, paint, pet, petproofing, Pets, poodle, Pratt & Lambert, safety, slipcovers, stain resistant, standard poodle, Sunbrella, sustainability, wall treatment, wallcovering, wallpaper, waterproof, wool, Xorel on April 24, 2009 | 14 Comments »
I’m sitting here with Cricket on my lap, my boyfriend’s cat who’s “on loan” for a few days, since I volunteered to cat sit while he’s out of town. It’s been a few years since I had a kitty of my own in the house, my beloved old Standard Poodle Fennel
died last fall, and [...]
Green Science Policy Institute Symposium: The Fire Retardant Dilemma
Posted in Green Design, Health/Safety/Welfare, tagged fire retardant, fire retardant chemicals, fire retardants, Green Design, Green Science Policy Institute, organic pollutants, PBDE, symposium on April 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Please join us and forward this invitation:
Green Science Policy Institute Symposium: The Fire Retardant Dilemma
Fridays, May 8, and September 25, 2009, 8:30am – 4:00pm
150 University Hall, UC Berkeley, 2199 Addison Street, Berkeley
o Susan D. Shaw, director, Marine Environmental Research Institute (MERI), Blue Hill, Maine, Bioaccumulation and Health Risks [...]
Cardboard Advertising Agency
Posted in Design Ideas, Green Design, Remodelling, Saving Money, tagged cardboard, economical, Green Design, Saving Money on March 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Innovative Dutch ad agency built entirely of interlocking pieces of reinforced cardboard – and no screws, glue, or other fasteners.
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