Are you hunting for the perfect property? Are you a First Time Home Buyer and don’t know what to expect? Maybe you just want to be prepared before you take the steps towards owning a home. Here are the 13 steps every homebuyer will go through to buy their perfect property. Choose your team….
Spring is here! What a better way to welcome this season of new growth than to go Green and start Composting. Going Green is great for your health and for your home! There are hundreds of little things you can do around your house to help cut down energy use, such as turning off your…
Middle Tennessee Serves as Epicenter to Address World Hunger Although the sustainable living movement in Chattanooga may feel like small seismic shifts to us here when compared to innovative sustainable living cultures like those found in California, Washington and Oregon, there is an undercurrent here in Middle Tennessee for global sustainability far greater than any…
Building An Energy Efficient Sunroom Cool weather season may be upon us but there is a way to harness the warmth and sunlight of summer-year round. Adding a sun room to your home adds space and natural light, brings the outdoors in, allows you to enjoy the sun and the stars day, night and year…
World’s first LEED platinum hostel in Chattanooga Chattanooga is at it again with the world’s first and only LEED Platinum-certified hostel, designed by local architects Blythe Bailey and Taylor Bowers of River Street Architecture and built by Collier Construction. Crash Pad uses reclaimed wood and bricks from existing structures on the site, a precast insulated…
19 Things to Do Immediately to Reduce Energy Costs This post originally appeared in the Simple Dollar. You can find the original article by clicking here. 1. Check the insulation in your attic – and install more if needed. If you have an unfinished attic, pop your head up there and take a look around….
NextGen homes coming to Chattanooga! This article originally appeared in the Chattanoogan online. Here is the link to the original article. To learn more about sustainable living and green|spaces, visit their website. green|spaces hosted a bike tour and listing party of its soon-to-be-constructed NextGen Homes on Saturday. The NextGen homes are a first of a…
Solar Power is Now a Sensible Investment Think solar is a poor investment? Guess again. A new study by the NC Clean Energy Technology Center finds that in all but 4 of the 50 largest cities in the U.S., installing a fully-financed 5 kilowatt solar panel system makes more financial sense than investing in a popular stock…
Living Green: Fun for the whole family! “Healthy families create the appropriate environment for sustainable physical, emotional and social development. It is within the family structure that the culture of caring is instituted and valuable norms and values are taught”. Crabtree Farm is a non-profit organization connecting Chattanoogans to our local food shed. Programs at…
Use this when making your next grocery list! We love buying organic. Not only is it smart to reduce your exposure to toxic chemicals, but picking organic also supports environmentally friendly farming practices. Whole Foods Market in Chattanooga brings the very best and freshest pesticide and GMO free foods to you and family. Organics are…