Build That Green

Welcome to Build That Green, a residential green build coaching and publishing company serving primarily the southeast U.S. region. Since 1980, both nationally and overseas, Kim has planned and developed multi-million dollar construction projects and thousands of homes plus managed thousands of acres of valuable land. After 31 years of working stewardship, Kim sees it's a darn good world. To keep it that way, she promotes durable homes that are healthy for you and the environment. Her accreditation as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED-AP) professional and as a registered professional landscape architect (RLA) make an ideal combination for advising owners, builders, designers and others who dream of homes and property with better health, better value, and better balance.

Tweet Green has gone main stream 2012 Earth Day is a day to celebrate all things earthy. It's also an opportunity to celebrate freebies, contests and coupons in the name of improving your green home life. Here's a sampling of some of my favorite promotions available for 2012: 1. Recyclebank- Rewards people with discounts and. Tweet One recent renovation project house was built the same year as the U.S. oil crisis, so you would think the attic insulation would be nice and beefy, right? Guess again.

Tweet The occasion, special. The fire, delightful. On this 'almost-complete' edition of our 12-part series, set the mood with your fireplace and worry less about pollution and impacting your neighborhood air quality. Soon families will be snuggling up in front of a roasting fire to open gifts. Tweet Clever elves decorate with Solar LED lights Start the holidays right and avoid senseless holiday expenses at home. That means use green building ideas to manage your extra decorating and entertaining costs or you'll end up with financial troubles in January - and beyond.

Tweet How to attract toads and frogs to your garden It's Leap Day so let's talk about bug control using frogs, toads and tree frogs. Like 'em or loath 'em, these little hoppers can eat up to 1000 insects in one day from a flower bed or vegetable garden. You can combat declining frogs and. Tweet Sophisticated design for exterior garden rooms Admired gardens have focal points that support a garden room theme. Within that area, you then showcase its best features using focal points. Focal points can be created using splashes of color.

Tweet When you're trying to find a house at night, there's nothing more frustrating than not being able to find the address numbers. Whether you're expecting guests or waiting for a food delivery finding your address could be made way easier with this solar powered address sign. Here's why: It is internally lit. Tweet Clever elves decorate with Solar LED lights Start the holidays right and avoid senseless holiday expenses at home. That means use green building ideas to manage your extra decorating and entertaining costs or you'll end up with financial troubles in January - and beyond.