Green Living

The New Normal: save money on laundry detergent

Better Life

A while back I re-posted a money saving laundry tip from the blog HomeEc101. It mentions the many ways white vinegar can help you save money when you do your laundry at home. See the original money saving laundry tips there and over here too.  Then the super-awesome Sarah Cooper of CoopCrafts dropped by and [...]

22 March 2011 Read the full article →

Clean your dryer lint trap

Homeowner Help

Did you know that the stuff they put in dryer sheets to make your clothes soft comes from… …well forget about it. Trust me, you don’t want to know what it comes from. Suffice it to say that I found out what it comes from one day when I stumbled on a vegan lifestyle website. [...]

29 January 2011 Read the full article →

Arizona tops in alternative energy

Op Ed

8/4/10, from AZCentral.com Business Facilities magazine recently ranked Arizona tops in solar energy and sixth in economic growth potential. It’s more long-term good news for our area, and similar to what we’ve been saying for several years already – survive long enough and everything will be ok.. the growth will come back…  (why do I [...]

7 August 2010 Read the full article →

24 Rooms in a 300 sqft condo

Homeowner Help

Think your house is too small?  Need an extra bedroom, home office, or garage bay?  We’ve written several times over the years about making the most of the space you have, but nothing compares with this… Architect Gary Chang lives in Hong Kong, one of the most densely populated cities on Earth.  But that didn’t [...]

29 April 2010 Read the full article →

Would you live in a shipping container?

Lifestyle

You know those ubiquitous corrugated metal boxes you see on trains and around industrial centers?  AZCentral ran an article this morning about a local architect, Lorenzo Perez, who’s planning to build studio apartments out of them! My first thought was “come on, give me a break.”  But a little more research changed my mind. Turns [...]

14 May 2009 Read the full article →

Pet Safe Pesticides

Homeowner Help

photo credit to eravariel at Stock Exchange I have been suffering for a few days with a mob of home-invading ants. I blame myself, actually. Unknowingly, I’d brought them into the house in a recyclable shopping bag.  After hanging on a door handle for about a week, I took  the bag down and set it [...]

25 September 2008 Read the full article →

Small Private Tempe School Goes Synthetic

Buyer Help

It’s hard to imagine a school without a grassy play area for the kids. But the grass comes with a price… Green, winter rye grass tends to always be wet. Dormant bermuda grass gets dust and “hay” everywhere. Rain, though infrequent in our city, makes mud. Springtime brings new bermuda growth, and lots of allergies! [...]

31 January 2007 Read the full article →