GLSL awarded GOLD certified LEED® green building certification
December 11, 2009 by Green Tara
Filed under Green Homes
Green Life Smart Life (GLSL) announced its official rating by the US Green Building Council as a GOLD certified LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design; green building certification system) for Homes Project. The 4529 sq/ft home scored 92.5 out of 136 points. The home is the first LEED-H Gold home in RI and only [...]
Eco-friendly pure glass countertop
October 22, 2009 by Green Tara
Filed under Eco-Friendly Kitchens
I am always looking for new ways to green our home and on the look-out for eco friendly products. The last few weeks I have been cosidering new kitchen countertops and have been doing research on different kitchen countertop options. After looking at recycled glass countertops, concrete countertops and pure glass countertops, I have decided [...]
Spruce up your walls with eco friendly paint
September 1, 2009 by Green Tara
Filed under Home & Garden
With our 5th ecobaby on the way we have been torn between the eco nursery decor and searching for a safe paint we could use on the nursery walls. I was able to find a few paints that claimed to be "green" yet did not convince me at all they were truly ecofriendly, nor did [...]
Energy efficient landscaping
August 30, 2009 by Green Tara
Filed under Home & Garden
In an effort to conserve more energy my husband and I have started workin on some energy efficient landscaping. Energy efficient landscaping is exactly how it sounds, landscaping designed to conserve energy in a home or residentail building. Over the last few weeks we have began to plant additional trees around our home to help [...]
Eco-Friendly Green Culture Rugs
September 12, 2008 by Green Tara
Filed under Eco-Friendly Decor
I was on the hunt today for a rug for my living room. WE have bamboo floors and I needed a nice natural rug for my living room. I came across Green Culture, which is an amazing eco company offering many different Eco-Friendly goods for the home. All of their rugs are designed or manufactured [...]




