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Here's How You Can Prevent Motion Sickness On A Road Trip

People tend to suffer from motion sickness while on a road trip. Symptoms of motion sickness include nausea, headaches, vomiting, dizziness and a feeling of sickness.

Are Larger Cars Safer for Teen Drivers?

For parents car shopping for teen drivers, safety remains a top priority when selecting a vehicle. But what exactly determines a cars safety?

10 Pet-Friendly Hotels For Your Next Vacation

It's still (barely) summertime, which means there's still time to take the family on a vacation. For some families, it makes more sense to have someone watch

Using hemp as a sustainable building material

Hempcrete is made from a mixture of the woody part of the hemp plant and lime. When used as a building material, it "has an energy saving of 67 percent over using traditional concrete." And, when it is mixed with other materials such as sand or cement, the result becomes a versatile building material that can be used to make plywood, insulation, sills, roofs, floors, wallboard, pipes and bricks. This article examines the sustainable aspect of research and development of hempcrete as a…

Building Materials, Fossil Fuels' Ugly Cousin

Green building materials are being developed all around the world using recycled, rapidly renewable, or easily sustainable content.

Clever Construction: 6 Green Building Materials of the Future

Think of the future. What comes to mind? Flying cars perhaps? What about robots? Most people would probably go to the extreme and think of these two things. But, why don't we take a look at some green building materials of the future? These 6 materials are seeing increasing usage in the building industry, so their entrance into mainstream home construction might not be so far away from our present time after all. SensiTile You wake up in the middle of the night…

7 Questions To Help Choose Green Building Materials

In green building , the lifecycle analysis (LCA) of materials is critical. The stages in this cycle as we know them are: raw material, manufacturing, distribution, use, and end-of-life management ….. so-on-and-so-forth. I’m sure many of you have heard this more than once. But what does any of that mean? Well, the simple answer is, products that we can use fully with little to no waste…

Wooden Wonders: Innovative Updates to an Ancient Building Material

Despite the fact that wood has been in use as a primary building material for millennia, it’s being hailed as the material of the future. Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Wooden arch…

The Ultimate Green Building Material: Dirt?

Dwell Earth has high aspirations for a humble building material: Dirt.

Truths and Myths: Green Building Materials

Many companies are going green and using sustainable, renewable construction materials. Still, some people are misinformed about green building materials.

These Green Building Materials Don't Just Feel Good. They Look Good!

At TerraMai, we think most people want to be eco-minded and believe that using green building materials on a project is the responsible thing to do. But, a sense of environmental goodwill isn’t the only benefit of using these sorts of materials. They can lend a unique aesthetic appeal to any space, and when combined, …

The positive health effects of wood as a building material

The positive health effects of wood as a building material

Great used building materials resource: DiggersList

I came across this really great resource for finding used/extra building materials for sale in your area. It’s basically a Craigslist just for home improvement/building materials/appliances, …

Energy Efficient Building Materials

Using renewable, recyclable materials is an increasing trend in building. Both builders and consumers are more concerned about energy efficiency and leaving a s...

Yes to Wood as a Green Building Material

This release is promising news for the green building materials business. I’d like to see the actual lifecycle analysis for wood products re...

Is timber a sustainable building material?

Timber is a renewable resource that can lock away carbon dioxide, but deforestation is wiping out fragile ecosystems and the species that inhabit them.

Building Materials by Mother Earth

Hempcrete is the newest green building material.

Hempcrete is made from hemp fiber, lime and water. When cured, it floats, has excellent insulating power. It's fireproof and resists insects and termites.

5 Sustainable Building Materials Changing the Way We Build

Sustainable building materials contribute to healthier environments<br>and a greener future.

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