FEATURES
Bright Ideas
Tips for lighting your whole house.
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Change a Light, Change the World
Dos and Don'ts for compact fluorescent lightbulbs.
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Spotlight on Sunlan Lighting
If you need a lightbulb odds are “The Light Bulb Lady®” has it.
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Green Building Materials and
Products: From the Roof Down
An overview of green home products.
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Re-Building Green:
Easier Than You Think
Deconstruct, reuse, recycle, and use sustainable products to convert your remodel into a green home.
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What Is Green Seal Certification? Or
The Many Shades of Green Paint Certification
Read about how Green Seal Certification works.
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Green Incentives Programs and Agencies
Learn about the Energy Trust, Energy Star, Green Seal, and the EPA WaterSense programs.
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How-To
Replacing a Front Entry Door
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Can You Be Your Own Plumber?
Yes, With the PEX System
Basics of using the PEX tubing system for new construction or retrofitting.
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Recycled Glass Tile With Style
Local couple creates hand-made glass tiles from recycled post-industrial scrap glass.
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NWR Profile
Construction Consulting Can Save Money, Time — and Headaches
Local Construction/Owner-Builder Consultants provide their knowledge and experience to help homeowners make their next home improvement project a success.
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The Ins and Outs of Caulking
Learn all about preparation, storing, and the use of caulk.
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Five Steps to Take When
Buying a Tankless Water Heater
Mike Filbin of A-Boy Supply offers tips for buying a tankless water heater.
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Discovering Portland's Art Deco Heritage
Jack Bookwalter provides us with a tour of Portland's art deco homes and buildings.
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The Architectural Designs of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret MacDonald
Jack Bookwalter concludes his architectural tour of the British Isles
with a visit to Glasgow, Scotland, and the work of the Mackintosh movement.
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Venerable Vintage
Rideout Reclamation gives new life to old wood.
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The Historic Balch Hotel
One couple takes on the challenge of restoring and reopening the hotel to weary travelers.
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Three Hot New Sustainable Finishes for the Home
From the 2007 USGBC Greenbuild Conference and Expo.
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DEPARTMENTS
New Architectural Salvage and
Antique Shop Opens in Portland
Architectural salvage-hounds in the Northwest have a new destination for discovering recycled treasures.
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News
• New Green Products and Catalog
from Schoolhouse Electric Co.
• Efficiency Washers Clean Up on Savings
• Compost Bin, Kitchen Scrap Collector, and More
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• The Latest Dirt...
Two Green Organic Garden Products
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Solar Now! is heating Up in Oregon
• New Lumber Product Made From Sunflower Seed Hulls
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• MetroPaint Recycled Latex
Now Certified Earth-friendly
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Paintbrush That Cleans in Seconds!
• Ecologically Sound Insulation
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