... of us, out of mind. But just because you trod on it doesn't mean you shouldn't pay close attention to the materials that make up your flooring. Here are a few tips to find the best green material for the job; check out the full Green Materials Guide for Home Flooring over on Planet Green to get all the details....Read the full story on TreeHugger

... in your house, check out this guide for all the pros and cons of certain types of flooring and their environmental impacts.  The guide includes the traditional options of wood and carpet to ... a grass which can harvested after four years, and is grown without any pesticides.  Other interesting flooring options to think about are carpet tiles, which you can replace individually, and rammed earth ( ...

... People can be allergic to things they touch or put on Green Flooring their bodies, or even wear. Even plant materials ... upholstery, or formaldehyde or other chemicals used in the manufacture of some types of flooring. All of these reactions can be controlled by washing or avoidance or in the case ... laminates that are marked hypo-allergenic or “green” and that will give you a big head start ...

I was reading an article on home remodeling and was so excited to read about the vast selection of going green materials that are available now for floors, cabinets and countertops. I already knew about some going green flooring, woods that come from a managed forest to bamboo. My neighbor put in bamboo flooring last year in their kitchen ...

... decades ago and make it better for the environment when we are about the business of remodeling with green in mind. There are countless ways to remodel a home and ... new paint job, and you can make your paint job more “green” by choosing paints with low VOC numbers. ... forests. Composite flooring made from recyclable material is also an excellent choice for those remodeling with green in mind. ...

... = 15; // ]]> // GREEN NEWS SQUARE INSIDE */ google_ad_slot = "0351568959"; ... Rob Watson states that, by late 2009, flooring registered and certified by the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED green ... when compared to the standard. Watson goes on to evaluate the impact of the green building boom outside the United States, estimating heavy ...