Black Friday Green Tag Sale
Posted by admin on Nov 26, 2009
Black Friday Green Tag Sale Event!
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New Natural Light 30 watt Solar Attic Fan
Posted by cchurchley on Sep 18, 2009
We are now selling a new, more powerful 30 watt solar attic fan. This attic fan has the venting capacity of up to 2,500 sq ft at up to 1,550 cfms.
The new 30 watt fans are available in all three popular models; roof mounted, gable mounted, and curb mounted. The new 30 watt fans have an unmatched capacity for larger jobs that require the most powerful and reliable solar attic fan on the market today. Backed by the best 25 year product warranty in the industry you can purchase these fans with confidence.
Buy yours today and get the optional thermal switch for only $19.99 with the purchase of any solar attic fan.
Buy yours today… CLICK HERE!
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Daily Green Rates Oxygenics Showerheads as a Top Green Gift
Posted by cchurchley on Nov 26, 2008
Give the gift of great design and savings! The Oxygenics showerheads make a great gift. They offer different finishes to suit everyone’s desing needs and they also save you a lot of money because they are low flow showerheads.
A team of marketplace and web editors at thedailygreen.com recently announced their favorite green products for this holiday season. Oxygenics showerheads were chosen as one of their must have green home products in this year’s holiday gift guide.
“For true shower power that won’t waste water or money, consider the Oxygenics LowFlow showerhead” thedailygreen.com
3R Green Building Solutions carries these great Oxygenics showerheads at a great price! We also have more great gift ideas if you need help finding the perfect green gift this year.
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Carbon Offsets and Environmental Corporate Responsibility
Posted by cchurchley on Sep 29, 2008
Sometimes it is hard, or even impossible, to green every aspect of your business or life. It takes time for such things as shipping and transportation to catch up and innovate to become green. That is when such things as carbon offsets can help. Carbon offsets give businesses and individuals an option to solve these problems.
All of us here at 3R Green Building Solutions, LLC strongly believe in the underlying principle
s of our company. We embrace the best known business practices to ensure we are doing our part to conserve our earth’s natural resources. We not only strive to find the best and most innovative green products for our customers, but we also strive to come up with innovative ways to keep our company committed to our green principles.
Our commitment to our customers and our planet are illustrated through our following business practices:
- Our use of 100% Green-e Energy Certified wind power.
- Our use of recycled office paper, business cards, shipping materials, and supplies.
- Our participation with Carbon Fund to be a carbon neutral company.
- Our 100% carbon offsetting of all shipments to our customers.
- Our use of energy efficient lighting and office equipment.
- Our support of telecommuting options for our employees.
- Our engagement in business activities with other green companies.
- Our use of all electronic advertising material instead of bulk mailings.
- Our office wide recycling program for everything that is recyclable.
That is why we offset our carbon emissions with CarbonFund.org.
Carbonfund.org is leading the fight against global climate change, making it easy and affordable for any individual, business or organization to eliminate their climate impact and hastening the transformation to a clean energy future. Carbonfund.org achieves its goals through:
- Climate change education
- Carbon offsets and reductions
- Public outreach
So do your part and reduce what you can and offset what you can’t. It is an easy and very effective to help save our planet.
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Easy Eco-Fixes to Drastically Improve Your Home
Posted by cchurchley on Sep 19, 2008
Are you aware of how easy it is to make a huge difference in how healthy and efficient your home is? Some people shy away from going green because they think it has to be expensive and hard to do. There are so many new products available today that make it easy for homeowners to go green.
We have come up with a list of very simple, inexpensive DIY steps that you can take to become a smarter home owner!
Try some or all of these steps and see just how easy it can be to make a drastic difference!
- Turn down your hot water heater temperature
- Install CFL lightbulbs
- Install a toilet tummy
- Caulk around doors and windows
- Use weatherstripping around doors
- Install switch and outlet sealers
- Use non-toxic cleaning supplies
- Install a low-flow showerhead
- Install a smart sprinkler control
- Install faucet aerators
- Use non-toxic paints and sealants
- Use a refrigerator coil cleaning brush
All of these steps can improve your life and your pocket book! Try some out and let us know just how easy you thought it was!
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Easy Ways to Save $$ and Conserve Water
Posted by cchurchley on Sep 18, 2008
It really is easy to make a dramatic difference in the amount of water that you use! Today there are so many DIY options that take just a few minutes to install.
We found a great article about 5 easy steps to reduce your water usage. Let us know what you think!
To purchase products to complete these steps please check out our complete product listings online!
5 Perfectly Painless Water Savers
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Changing Views on Sustainable Building
Posted by cchurchley on Sep 18, 2008
Why does it seem like everyone is starting to build sustainable? Well it just makes sense! The benefits are endless when using sustainable materials and practices. More and more people are becoming aware of these benefits and are beginning to make better choices.
Why would you consider sustainable building?
We found this great article on all the benefits of sustainable building and why it just makes sense. Check it out and let us know what you think!
A New Lease on Sustainable Building
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What makes a product green?
Posted by cchurchley on Sep 18, 2008
In today’s society there is a lot of “green” being thrown around and used in deceptive ways, also refered to as greenwashing. Without restrictions on the use of the term green, it can be confusing figuring out what products are truly green.
As a consumer you should always be aware of what makes products truly green and decide for yourself what you consider to be green. Some companies use evaluation methods in selecting green products to sell which save you the time and effort in figuring it out for yourself. 3R Green Building Solutions uses its exclusive GreenStamp selection process to reassure its customers that they are buying green products.
Here is a great article about what makes products green… Let us know what you think!!
Building Materials: What makes products green?
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Product Life Cycle Assessment
Posted by cchurchley on Sep 18, 2008
When deciding what products to buy there are many important factors to consider. One of which is the life cycle of the product. This element of each product can have a profound effect on the environment.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a way to quantify all the impacts of a product. Manufactures often use this to decide certain elements of their products. This process can be very intensive and hard to figure out. You should always consider what the LCA of the product is before purchasing it.
Here is a great article about LCA and how it works… Let us know what you think!
Life-Cycle Assessment:
Tracing a Product’s Impacts
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Green News
Posted by cchurchley on Sep 18, 2008
3R Green Building Solutions is passionate about being informed of what is going on in the world and how it effects the daily lives of everyone living in it. We sort through thousands of news articles and bring you the ones we find to be most important.
If you stumble upon a news article that you find to be important… Let us know! We would love to hear what is important to you!
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