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House to Home Remodeling is a boutique residential remodeling company.


San Francisco, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) March 10, 2011

Stephen Donnelly of House to Home Remodeling feels green usually means something different to different people, but because he considers his home remodeling company to be a San Francisco green builder, he feels the word is ever-changing.

“What is green building? That is the proverbial question that is highly debated,” said Donnelly. “I feel that first and foremost, ‘green’ means good decision-making. If you are not making a wise decision on what you are putting in your home than that is not being green. For instance, when you do a major remodeling project, you are likely putting something in that will be around for a future owner or owners. If this is not something that is universally liked, or is very specialized, the new owner may rip it out and start a new project, and that is not being green.”

Donnelly likes to refer to House to Home Remodeling as a “boutique residential remodeling company” because his people take the time to give people the treatment that they deserve. They give clients their proper due and strive to take away a little of the stress from having these people invading their home for months at a time during a remodeling project by being polite, respectful and always available to answer their questions and concerns.

“I also consider communication as being green,” said Donnelly. “People know a remodeling project is going to cost money, but breaking down every single item and what it costs helps to break down a little bit of the stress. Nothing will take away all the stress of a remodeling job, but it helps.”

House to Home Remodeling has been serving the San Francisco area for 21 years and will do any type of remodeling project and using green materials in practices during that remodeling job.

For more information about green building or any of House to Home’s services, call them at (415) 992-5743 or visit their website at http://www.housetohomesf.com. They work weekdays from 7:30 am to 5 pm.

About House to Home Remodeling

House to Home Remodeling is a San Francisco home remodeler that specializes in green homes and sustainable remodeling services for kitchens, bathrooms, exterior (including windows and decking), interior (including built-in closets, home entertainment centers, and home offices), tenant-in-common conversions, income properties, and more.

House to Home Remodeling serves the San Francisco Bay Area communities of Brisbane, Burlingame, Colma, Daly City, Millbrae, Pacifica, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Francisco, San Mateo, and South San Francisco.

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Energy Efficient Clopay Garage Doors Qualify for Energy Tax Credit

Mason, OH (PRWEB) October 6, 2010

Homeowners have until the end of the year to take advantage of up to ,500 in federal tax credits worth 30% of the cost of qualifying energy-efficient upgrades to heating and air conditioning units, water heaters, insulation, roofing, windows, entry doors and garage doors.

“October is Energy Awareness Month and a good marker to remind homeowners that they only have about 90 days left to purchase and install qualifying products to meet the December 31, 2010 deadline,” says Pat Lohse, vice president of residential marketing for Clopay Building Products, the nation’s leading manufacturer of residential garage doors.

Replacing an older garage door with a new, energy efficient model can reduce energy loss through the garage by up to 71%, according to a comparison study conducted by Clopay engineers.

“Since attached garages typically share one or two common walls with the house, any hot or cold that travels through a door will ultimately affect the adjacent living areas,” says Mark Westerfield P.E., Director of Product Development for Clopay. “An insulated garage door can help stabilize temperatures in the garage to reduce heat losses or gains.”

Depending on the specifics of the home, a well insulated door can help keep an unheated garage 10 to 20 degrees warmer on a cold winter day. “That can have a significant impact on the comfort of family rooms or bedrooms located above or next to the garage,” adds Westerfield.

Garage doors must meet the following criteria to qualify:

– The door must be an insulated residential garage door installed by December 31, 2010.

– The door must have a U-factor equal to or less than 0.30, and there must be a means to control air filtration at the door perimeter.

– The door must be expected to remain in service for at least five years.

– The garage must be an insulated space and part of the taxpayer’s principal U.S. residence.

A tax credit is more valuable than a tax deduction because it reduces the actual tax paid, dollar-for-dollar, while a deduction only decreases the amount of income that is taxed.

Professional garage door dealers should provide a manufacturer’s certification statement for all qualified insulated garage doors at the time of installation. Homeowners do not need to submit a copy with their tax return, but should keep a copy for their records.

Visit the Clopay Energy Efficient Garage Doors page or call 800-225-6729 for more information.

With three manufacturing facilities and 50 distribution centers across the U.S. and Canada, Clopay Building Products is North America’s leading manufacturer of residential garage doors and a preferred supplier in the commercial industrial door market. Bringing more than 40 years of experience and innovation to the garage door industry, Clopay Building Products maintains a strong family of brands including Clopay®, Holmes Garage Door Company® and Ideal Door®. Since 1996, Clopay is the only garage door manufacturer to earn the Good Housekeeping Seal.

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Akmal and his brother check out some of the hydroponic ingredients they will be using for the vegeta


New York, NY (Vocus) October 1, 2010

Five students from the Malaysia Petaling Utama District were given a first-hand look into the ‘greener’ side of life on the Thai island of Koh Samui last week, thanks to Vijayaratnam Foundation, the Malaysian-based philanthropic arm of prominent direct selling company, QNet Malaysia.

As part of international Earth Day, Vijayaratnam Foundation and QNet Malaysia engaged the students of 45 Malaysian schools to become more environmentally aware and ‘green’-focussed, with the 1 Murid 1 Pokok (One Student, One Tree) programme. The result was more than 6,000 trees being planted throughout the Petaling Jaya district.

The brainchild of the Mayor of Petaling Jaya,the 1 Murid 1 Pokok programme saw children planting one tree each, for which they will care for and nurture until they graduate from primary school.

As part of the initiative, an Earth Day art competition was won by five lucky students, who were awarded the opportunity to vacation in the dream ‘green’ destination of Prana Resorts & Spa, on Koh Samui, Thailand. Prana is a boutique, eco-friendly beach resort that also boasts an onsite vegetarian restaurant and hydroponic vegetable gardens. The resort was the perfect location for more first-hand experiences of nature, the environment and healthy living.

Of the five grand prize winners (Akmal Hazim bin Safri (age 7), from SK Seksyen 6 Kota Damansara; Kanageswary Selvasugumaran (age 7) from SK Sri Petaling; Muhammad Daniel Haiqal bin Bakordin (age 7) from SK (2) Petaling Jaya; Natalia Faritzbt. Sallehudin (age 7) from SK Assunta (2); and Nur Natasha Hanimbt. Azmi (age 7), also from SK Assunta (2)), Muhammad Daniel and Nur Natasha have opted to their families to the resort at a later date.

But for Akmal, Kanageswary, Natalia and their families, it was time to get up-close-and-personal with nature on their prize holiday from 24-26 September 2010. The trip, sponsored by QNet Malaysia (a subsidiary of international conglomerate the QI Group of Companies) with the facilitation of the Petaling Jaya City Council, included a variety of eco-conscious activities and lots of fun.

On their first day, the young winners learned about Prana’s active role in the ‘Green Island Project – Koh Samui’ and its ‘Low Carbon School Project’ initiative, which involves contributing and working closely with school children to educate them on the three Rs – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Akmal, Kanageswary and Natalia are well equipped to now bring these Rs back to their homes in Malaysia.

The children also learned other aspects of eco-responsibility, such as growing hydroponic vegetables and an interactive vegetarian cooking class with Prana’s highly decorated resident chef, John Goodall, to recreate some of the resort’s gourmet vegetarian recipes using the resort-grown hydroponic vegetables.

“The cooking class was a lot of fun and Chef Jonny was also funny. I enjoyed making the vegetarian dishes with my parents helping me. We ate the food afterwards and it was delicious!” said Kanageswary, who also mentioned that she liked eating vegetables and will try to remember how to make the dishes again when she returned to her home in Malaysia.

After some frolicking in the resorts beach-side infinity pool, the second day of the trip saw Akmal, Kanageswary, Natalia, and their families get out-and-about in the natural splendour of the island in a full-day nature adventure tour that included a 4×4 jungle ride, elephant trekking, a visit to Bhudda’s Magic Garden, and a live crocodile show.

“I really enjoyed the elephant trekking and watching the crocodile show the most,” said 7-year-old Natalia.

Datin Umayal Eswaran, Chairperson of the Vijayaratnam Foundation, said the initiative was about giving children a real life experience that opened their eyes to the importance of cherishing our Earth.

“Children learn best from practical experience,” said Datin Umayal. “Getting them to plant and nurture their own tree is a great way to educate them on the importance of preserving their natural heritage. The art competition is also a great incentive for the kids to express their feelings about the environment and will help spur their interest in conservation and green efforts. Vijayaratnam Foundation is happy to be part of the endeavours to bring the importance of the environment into the lives of these children.”

QNet Malaysia General Manager, Mr V. Navaratnam, also commented that QNet believed both corporate sector and local government had a shared responsibility to create a healthy environment for communities to thrive.

“One way of doing this is by inculcating ‘eco-responsibility’ in children,” said Mr Navaratnam.

About QNet Malaysia

QNet (M) SdnBhd(or QNet Malaysia), an affiliate company of the international direct selling company, QNet Ltd., was officially launched in 2008with a dream to touch and enrich the lives of the Malaysian people through quality lifestyle products and business opportunities.

Through innovative products that engender high brand loyalty and satisfaction, combined with local, on-ground support and services, QNet Malaysia has established itself as a leading Malaysian direct selling company. By offering a proven business opportunity to promote the company’s products, QNet represents the potential for additional or sole income for business entrepreneurs.

For more information about QNet Malaysia, please visit www.qnet.net.my.

About Vijayaratnam Foundation

Vijayaratnam Foundation was established in April 2006 by Datuk Vijay Eswaran, Executive Chairman of the QI Group as the Malaysian Chapter of RYTHM Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the QI Group of Companies. The Foundation is a tribute to his father Mr S Vijayaratnam, to continue his legacy of philanthropic activities started over 60 years ago. The Foundation focuses on four main areas – education, community development, arts & culture, and the environment.

The Vijayaratnam Foundation facilitates the inception and implementation of various initiatives and projects through its work with the public and private sectors, civil society, and the philanthropic community in Malaysia.

VF has lined up various activities and constantly encourages others to join in its mission to help support the community.

Please visit www.vf.org.my for more information on Vijayaratnam Foundation

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North Royalton, OH (PRWEB) September 21, 2010

Glossy Clean is offering new cleaning methods that are environmentally-friendly with ingredients and chemicals to preserve human health and environmental quality. In our green cleaning services we are avoiding the use of chemicals and other cleaning products which contain unhealthy toxins, some of which may cause respiratory and dermatological problems among other adverse effects.

In our green cleaning services we are proudly using Green Seal certified products that are recommended by the US Dept. of Health and Human Services. All vacuum cleaners used by our company are Certified Asthma Friendly by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America and made specifically for allergy and asthma sufferers.

For best results we mix and match with well-chosen and environmentally friendly green cleaning products found in health food stores, such as: vinegar, baking soda, washing soda, good liquid soap or detergent, tea tree oil which can easily and simply transform your home into a non-toxic and healthy haven.

Glossy Clean – home cleaning company based in North Royalton, OH. We are providing our customers with wide variety of services, such us: kitchen cleaning, bedroom cleaning, bathrooms cleaning, laundry room cleaning for the most affordable price.

For more information visit our web-site at www.glossyclean.com

For instant web-estimate please visit http://www.glossyclean.com/quote/

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Tucson, AZ (Vocus) September 24, 2010

Green building industry leader Jerry Yudelson says that green building has continued to grow worldwide in spite of the global economic crisis and the ongoing credit issues in most countries. The green building consultant is now looking to document how well these projects are doing by looking at ongoing performance data, especially those rated at the highest levels in the various national green building rating systems (e.g., LEED Platinum, BREEAM Outstanding, Six-Star Green Star).

“What we’re seeing is that more projects are going green each year, and there is nothing on the horizon that will stop this trend,” explains Jerry Yudelson, the principal of Tucson-based green building consultancy, Yudelson Associates, “but the bigger issue is: how are they performing?”

An upcoming book from Yudelson and Ulf Meyer, “The World’s Greenest Buildings: Promise vs. Performance in Sustainable Design,” will be published in Spring 2012 by Routledge Taylor & Francis, a leading global publisher based in London.

Yudelson and his co-author, Professor Ulf Meyer (currently teaching at the University of Nebraska), are asking for submissions of top-rated green projects (such as LEED® Platinum in the U.S.) worldwide that are willing to release at least a year’s worth of documented energy and water use. Projects must be at least 5,000 square meters (or 50,000 square feet) in floor area and have been completed no later than the beginning of 2004.

“We want to establish metrics of contemporary practice for building teams to aim at. For example, one possible benchmark might be100-kilowatt hours per square meter per year of primary or source energy use,” said Yudelson. “Only when we know what to aim at can we begin to confidently start reducing carbon emissions from new buildings.”

Yudelson has prepared a simple online survey that project owners, managers and architects can use to submit buildings for the authors’ consideration. The survey can be accessed at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/worldsgreenestbuildings. Submission deadline is October 31, 2010.

About Yudelson Associates and Jerry Yudelson

Yudelson Associates is a leading international firm in sustainability planning and green building consulting. The founder, Jerry Yudelson, is widely acknowledged as one of the nation’s leading green building and sustainability consultants. He is the author of 12 green building books and served for two years as Research Scholar for Real Estate Sustainability for the International Council of Shopping Centers, a 70,000-member international trade organization. He is a frequent green building keynote speaker at industry and professional conferences around the world. He chaired the industry’s largest annual show, Greenbuild, from 2004 through 2009.

For more information please contact Jerry Yudelson, 520-207-9759, or visit the Yudelson Associates website, www.greenbuildconsult.com.

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Green Realtor Amy Hyde


Greenbrae, CA (PRWEB) November 10, 2009

Marin Green Realtor Amy Hyde recently launched PremierMarinHomes.com, an extensive online real estate resource for buyers and sellers in Marin County, California. The site serves as a comprehensive introduction to the vibrant, laidback and one-of-a-kind region that reflects Marin County and was designed with users’ convenience in mind.

Buyers interested in Marin County homes for sale can preview properties currently available in the area, check for dates and times of Marin open homes, as well as launch custom searches in the "Property Search" section. Newcomers to the world of real estate investment who also want to learn more about Marin County’s neighborhoods can find a wealth of information in the “Community” section, while a host of invaluable guides and resources can be found in the “Tools” tab.

Amy Hyde’s new website is also the best place to obtain advice from a Marin Green Realtor specializing in "green" or eco-friendly homes. As a certified EcoBroker, Amy can assist you in finding the best energy-efficient homes and provide advice about the many ways that you can live greener lives by making right, environmentally-sensitive choices.

A Realtor for Frank Howard Allen, Amy’s residential real estate career spans more than a decade. Her communication and managerial talents combined with her previous extensive experience in the financial industry enable her to offer clients with exceptional service, utilizing both online and offline strategies. Her certifications as an E-Pro Realtor, Ecobroker, and Feng Shui consultant provide an additional edge to her commitment in giving her clients the best possible experience.

Whether you’re interested in Corte Madera Homes for Sale or investing in properties found in Larkspur, Ross, Greenbrae, San Rafael, San Anselmo, Mill Valley, and other Marin County communities, Amy Hyde’s new website is a great place to start your search.

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