Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden (MBBG) is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to promoting Earth-friendly landscape techniques, encouraging the use of climate appropriate water-wise plants, including California natives whenever possible, and conserving our natural resources.
We promote Earth-friendly gardening for the conservation of water, wildlife and the well-being of our community via
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By consistently focusing on its mission, TRP has diverted over 260,000 tons of used building materials from landfills, trained dozens of contractors and provided full-time employment to hundreds of people.
Through our efforts, 75 to 80 percent of a building can be kept out of the landfill – in fact, on
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Harding Construction & Sustainable Solutions is an industry leader in green building, net zero energy retrofits, and energy auditing services in the greater Orange County and Los Angeles areas.
From concept to completion, we work with our clients to build green homes that are energy efficient and considerate of environmental design
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The Lux TX9600 TS touchscreen programmable thermostat is the latest in a thermostat line recognized for its accuracy, ease of installation and use as well as having a quick pay back to the homeowner by virtue of its energy cost saving ability. According to EPA, a homeowner using a programmable
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EcoDrain™ high-performance shower heat exchanger saves money and energy every time you shower.
Showering is likely your most energy-intensive daily household activity. And yet an enormous amount of that energy goes straight down the drain.
The EcoDrain™ is a small, easy-to-install device with no moving parts which transfers heat from hot shower waste
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Taylor Meta-tec® MS-Plus Advance™ Wood Flooring Adhesive with Meta-tec® technology, is a one component 100% solids, cross linking, MS polymer-based Greengaurd® certified adhesive formulated for the interior installation of virtually all wood flooring. MS-Plus Advance™ also has good concrete moisture inhibition capability as well as good sound reduction properties that
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For over 60 years, Runtal has been world –renowned as the premium manufacturer of sleek, decorative radiators. The Swiss panel design provides the most healthy and comfortable living environment of any heating system available today. In Europe, where heating technology is most advanced, Runtal’s all welded steel construction and stylish
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CELOTEX® PREMIUM INSULATING SHEATHING, as manufactured by BLUE RIDGE™ FIBERBOARD (http://www.blueridgefiberboard.com/pages/green-building.php) is a key component of a superior exterior building envelope design. An R-value of 1.3 per ½” provides superior insulating qualities in comparison to standard O.S.B. and plywood sheathing, thus providing an excellent thermal break. The indoor air quality
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The seven things that make this project different:
Family project – Were not developers, architects, manufacturers or consultants who have something else to sell. We are only selling the idea that we should all be building
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