Propeller Sustainability Series: "SHELTER, Part 4" — Dec 3rd 2007

By Alexia Prichard

The initial costs of living green can sometimes be daunting--"Should I add solar panels, a composting toilet, wind power?"--but you don't have to go that large-scale all at once. The key to going green is understanding what to do when, whether you're remodeling your old house or trying to decide between straw bale or prefab modular construction for your new house.

In this segment we tour the "mkLotus," a prefab modular home designed by Michelle Kaufmann for West Coast Green, and talk with green builder Tim Schmidt, CEO of Xtreme Homes, an environmentally-conscious home production company, about what to keep in mind if you're building green.



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Cradle to Cradle/McDonough-Braungart Design Chemistry

"TreeHugger: Top 5 Plants For Improving Indoor Air Quality"

NASA Study about pollution-fighting plants

Nike Considered, evironmentally-conscious shoe design

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