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Everyday Green HomeEveryday Green Home Podcast - Wicked Problems - The Circularity of Plastic with Trent Esser of Printerior DesignsPlastic is a wicked problem! We are finding bits of it everywhere! Plastic was a great invention. It has become an integral part of our convenience lifestyle, so we can’t seem to do without it. But it is filling our landfills and oceans, and we even find it in our food and water! It was exciting when plastic soda bottles came out because they were light and did not break. Since then, however, plastic has gone in unanticipated directions. So what can we do now? I’m Marla, the Green Home C...
2022-11-0933 min
Everyday Green HomeWellness Real Estate with Sheila AlstonWhat is wellness real estate? We hear a lot about wellness real estate lately. Sheila Alston knew nothing about it until she started thinking of ways to bring health and home together. After doing some research, she discovered that wellness real estate had already become a 134-billion dollar industry two years earlier! The very first wellness lifestyle community was built near Atlanta, Georgia. It has been a great success, and people love living there! I’m Marla, the Green Home Coach! I am super excited to introduce you to my guest, Sheila Alston, the...
2022-04-2736 min
Everyday Green HomeA Better Home with Incremental GreenToday’s show topic is very exciting to me. There is not a one-size-fits-all solution for improving eco-friendly living spaces. Everything varies according to your needs, style, and budget!. Today, Tony Pratte joins us and discusses how we can “green up” our homes! He reminds us of exciting opportunities we all have to reuse or reconstruct previously discarded materials and incorporate them into useful things for our homes; while feeling good about keeping discarded items out of the landfills! Incremental green This is incremental green! As you care for, maintain and upgrade your home on...
2022-02-2341 min
Everyday Green HomeReinventing 3D Printing with Trent Esser of PrinteriorThe idea of 3-D printing is exploding right now in almost every sector! Today, I am happy to introduce you, the listeners, to my son, Trent Esser. Trent and his friend are starting a 3-D printing company in St Louis, called Printerior. The company is currently in the beta testing phase, and they are getting ready to have their first product launch within the next two to four weeks. Trent is joining me on the show today to talk about his exciting new venture and explain how 3-D printing works. For this episode, I get the chance...
2021-07-2129 min
Everyday Green HomeB Corporations - What They Are and Why They Matter with Gail GareyCompanies that pledge to be a force for good! That's exactly what B Corporations do. Gail Garey, founder of Impact 360 Strategies, shares what B Corporations are, and how her love of the outdoors and her corporate background set the stage for her work with B Corporations. Her mission is to guide and empower business professionals to accelerate environmentally friendly and socially responsible sustainable business practices that improve the bottom line and create positive social change. Gail provides some tips to assist people in taking the right action. She also shares valuable information about the things that we all can do in o...
2020-07-2933 min
Everyday Green HomeIncremental Green: Greening As You Maintain, Replace and Upgrade with Tony PratteOver the last couple of months, due to the global pandemic, the entire structure is being re-analyzed, and people are starting to make changes based on what they’re finding. Today, Tony Pratte, our regular co-host, joins us to talk about what we can do, incrementally, to green up our homes. This is an exciting topic because now that we are all spending more time at home, we’re beginning to notice the things in and around our homes that we would like to change, repair, or upgrade. Incremental green The concept of incre...
2020-06-1036 min
Everyday Green HomeSolar Power for Homes with JW PetersJW Peters, the President of Solar Power of Oklahoma, joins us today to talk about solar power for homes. JW wants his company to have a strong voice within the community and within the state, to make sure that he is doing everything he can to promote solar. JW and Marla both serve on the Board for the Oklahoma Renewable Energy Council. Currently, the US gets a lot of energy from burning fossil fuels. There is a finite amount of fossil fuel on earth so it will run out at some point. Solar, however, is a...
2020-05-2034 min
Everyday Green HomeEveryday Green Home: Online Shopping For Your Home with Tony PratteToday, Tony Pratte, our regular monthly co-host from The Soundroom, joins us on the podcast. Because the world has been turned upside down right now, and things are a little crazy for everyone, we’re going to be doing things a bit differently. For today’s podcast, Marla and Tony will be reversing roles, so Tony will be driving the show, and Marla will be the co-host. Things are changing– some things a lot and others not so much Tony’s regular daily routine, from 7 am to about 5 pm, has not changed all that much...
2020-04-2234 min
Everyday Green HomeGrow Inside with Jackie of the Green Organic Garden PodcastThere's so much happening in the world right now, as we find ourselves in the middle of an unprecedented global pandemic. This led Marla to reach out to today's guest, Jackie Marie Beyer, of the Green Organic Garden Podcast, because there is always something we can do, and Jackie has some really helpful information to share with all of us today. Jackie is Marla's resident expert about all things gardening. She lives in Northwest Montana, and she works as an elementary school teacher. Today she will be talking to us about some things that we can do f...
2020-04-1537 min
Everyday Green HomeHigh Performance Green Home Upgrades That Won't Break the Bank Matt Belcher works with Hibbs Homes and is well known in the green home world and as the author of Build Green and Save: Protecting the Earth and Your Bottom Line from NAHB Builderbooks. It was written for builders to incorporate green practices into building. Matt has been a long-standing champion of green home building, as well as a hero and mentor to Marla. “Rising tides raise all boats” – Matt. Pat Dodd of Dawson-Dodd Heating and Cooling – we heat and cool the impossible Dawson-Dodd will work installations many contractors will walk away from. Heating and cooli...
2020-01-2915 min
Everyday Green HomeThe Truth About Green Product LabelsLiving green, or sustainably, is about more than just saving on your electricity bill, and doing your bit to protect natural resources. It's about creating a safer and healthier lifestyle without having to compromise on style, quality, or budget. Today, Tony Pratt joins Marla once again, to talk about green labels. They will be explaining what green labels are, what they mean, and how to use them. What are green labels? Green labels are there to show us that there has been third-party certification for a product, an assembly, or even an...
2020-01-2235 min
Everyday Green HomeStuff in Your Home: Making It More Earth Friendly How do you look at your stuff? There’s a lot of stuff that makes up your home. When you think about it, your home is a collection of a bunch of resources, materials, and systems. Or, in other words, a lot of stuff. How can you look at the stuff in your home in terms of the three R’s when you bring in more stuff? The Three R’s and Your Stuff It can be a fun challenge to bring more stuff in your home following the three R’s: reduce, reuse, and recycle...
2019-02-2734 min
Everyday Green HomeBreathe Well All of us want to breathe well in our homes. Yet often, the indoor air quality or the indoor environment, may not be allowing us to breathe as well as we want. There are immediate actions all of us can take to breathe well in our homes. Years ago, I started switching to non-toxic, safer cleaners and now I even use a few homemade cleaners. Both your local stores and online outlets offer many safer, non-toxic cleaning products and natural cleaning recipes abound on the internet. Next, you will want understand how leaky your home is, as leaks...
2019-01-3131 minEveryday Green HomeHow to Build a Green Home with Christy Howell of Align Is a new home on the horizon for you? Or would you like to improve the efficiency of your existing home? This time, we’re gabbing with Christy Howell of Align, who provides suggestions to build a green home that meets you where you are and provides sustainability for the future. What Is Sustainability? At its core, sustainability means that it’s built to last. Anything can be sustainable, from your home to your lifestyle. If it lasts and continues to serve you, then it’s sustainable. To build a green home, you want it to wor...
2019-01-2345 minEveryday Green HomeRunning Your Home So It Doesn’t Run You Learning to drive a home and the systems in it require some basic training something like learning to drive a car. We talk through some basic training on HVAC filters, thermostat operations/programming, lighting controls, appliance operation, water heater, fan controls, recycling practices/resources, app-controlled stuff and maintenance. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | Facebook Page | Twitter Page | Stitcher Page Connect with The Green Gab Podcast Hosts: — Marla Esser Cloos on – The Web – Twitter – Facebook – LinkedIn — Tony Pratte on – Th...
2019-01-0638 minEveryday Green HomeGive the Gift of a Connected Home for the Holidays Today, we’re gabbing with Tony Pratte, the director of builder relations at the Sound Room. We’re talking about how a connected home is a great way to control your energy use, be environmentally aware, and increase safety for homeowners. These devices also make great gift options for others or yourself. What Is a Connected Home? A connected home includes all of the different devices used in a home, all of which are connected via a hub or Wi-Fi. That may include a security system, door locks, thermostat, lighting, shades, and...
2018-12-1343 minEveryday Green HomeLighting with LEDs for the Holidays and Everyday with Tyson TaussigToday, we are gabbing with Tyson Taussig with Lighting Inc. about LED lighting. LED stands for light-emitting diodes, and these LEDs were originally used for computers, cars, and other electronic components. It’s only been recently that LEDs have become commonly used for home and office lighting. And the benefits of switching to LED lighting are worth taking a look. The Benefits of LED Lighting Tyson explored a number of benefits of transitioning your home or business from incandescent to LEDs. Here are the highlights: 1. LEDs Are Available in a Wide Selection Just a...
2018-11-2138 minEveryday Green HomeChemicals Vs. Oils…Do you know what you’re bringing into your home and how those chemicals are affecting your health, cognitive ability, and endocrine system? Most of us don’t even think about it. But many of the products you use at home are doing your family a disservice. Recently, there’s been a movement toward plant-based science and the medicinal nature of our foods and herbs, and it all ties into essential oils. Since the beginning of time, we’ve lived off the land. And essential oils are of the land. Whether we ingest them, use them topically, or diffu...
2018-11-1538 minEveryday Green HomeGetting Green with the Missouri Historical Society Gabbing with Angela Moore, the facilities and sustainability coordinator for the Missouri Historical Society. She works to create more sustainable programs and facilitate more sustainable initiatives for the Historical Society. As Angela pointed out, it’s important to preserve history and culture, and to do that you have to preserve the earth so it’s here for many generations to come. One of the Historical Society’s goals is to make history accessible to all. Pair that with their core value of being good stewards and advocates for sustainability, and it just makes sense to look t...
2018-11-0738 minEveryday Green HomeGreen as You Go…“The whole idea of green can be done one choice at a time” which is basically what Marla’s book Living Green Effortlessly: Simple Choices for a Better Home, is about. Marla and Tony agree that it’s not just about radical “tree-hugger” kind of stuff but everyday simple choices. Tony wants folks to know that making simple changes can greatly affect the environment and the quality of life for decades to come. “Green,” or “going green” is a catch-all term that has come to mean being more mindful and conscientious about things you can do to make better homes, bett...
2018-10-2416 minEveryday Green HomePACE Financing for Home Energy Theresa Garza joins us to gab about the HERO program, a way to help home and property owners make energy efficient home improvements and help finance them in a new way. The HERO program is launching in Missouri in 2017 and utilizes PACE financing. PACE, or Property Assessed Clean Energy is a way to finance energy efficiency upgrades or renewable energy installations. The HERO program helps homeowners and property owners get approved for PACE financing and connects them with qualified HERO contractors to perform the work. The HERO Program can be used for heating and cooling systems, roofing, energy-efficient doors and wi...
2018-10-1739 minEveryday Green HomeWalking the Talk…Millennials are paying close attention to the stories behind the brands, companies, manufacturers and builders they patronize. Before purchasing, consumers today are more apt to research a company’s values and how those values affect the way they conduct business. Millennials tend to choose products, brands and businesses that are involved in the betterment of struggling communities, global social justice issues and the environmental impact of production. Marla recalls an article titled, “Millennial Women have Strong Purchasing Power. What Influences It?” that talks about the collective purchasing power of millennial women that is reaching a staggering 170 billion in siz...
2018-10-0836 min
Everyday Green HomeStuff that Makes a House a Home The stuff our homes are made of has changed as the world has become a smaller place. While houses used to be built from whatever was available, usually locally, materials now may come from anywhere and everywhere. Using resources – materials and products – wisely is a key practice of green building and includes practices ranging from optimizing use of resources (such as wood for framing) to choosing durable materials that will stand the test of time and offer lower maintenance. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe...
2018-10-0329 minEveryday Green HomeYou Can’t Manage It Unless You Measure It – A Visit with Wistar Wood from WegoWiseWistar Wood, Chief Sales Officer for WegoWise, explains the meaning behind the name WegoWise, a web-based, company that tracks a property’s utility data, mainly water, electric, gas, and oil. Using an intuitive software platform, the company provides insight into a building’s energy and water efficiency, enabling building owners and property managers to achieve immediate and sustained savings. While the software is used for most any type of property, they mostly target multi-family buildings. The technology is very simple. For example, in a multi-family building, electric meters almost always track usage for individual units. Typically, the software service and...
2018-09-2638 minEveryday Green HomeDreaming Your Home Building or finding your dream home is a goal for many of us. For me it is building a renovating the green home of my dreams. So, it is important to understand not only how to pay for our dream home, yet also how to plan for it. It is possible for you to have your dream home and make it a green home…with a little planning. Dreams and goals for your home start with what you want your home to feel like. Home is more than a place, it is also a feeling. It’s mo...
2018-09-1927 minEveryday Green HomeGreen Interiors – a Visit with Erica Reiner from E. Leigh DesignsErica Reiner with E. Leigh Designs, specializes in eco-friendly and non-toxic interior designs for every style and budget. Owner and creator of the Los Angeles based, interior design studio, Erica formed her business to help people create ideal residential, retail and commercial spaces. Because of her environmental expertise she made a targeted and purposeful effort to green her design business by researching and specializing in products, materials, furniture and accessories that are better for people’s health and the environment. Erica’s goal is to, “show that conscious consumerism is a beautiful thing.” Erica values the impo...
2018-09-1241 min
Everyday Green HomeFinancing Your Green Dream Home Gabbing about financing for green home projects with Trisha McConkey of Associated Bank on the Green Gab. Trisha and Associated Bank’s experience and expertise with mortgages and loans help homeowners to finance their dream home, especially a green home. All types of home projects may qualify for green consideration – new construction, renovations to a home just being purchased, as well as existing home renovations and refinance. The way they think about new construction residential loans and renovation loans really helps further the whole idea of green homes and their value and benefits. Read more at T...
2018-08-3026 minEveryday Green HomeWater – Just Use What We Need Because water is a limited resource which we cannot live without, it’s vital we keep learning and remembering to use water wisely. As water is integrated into almost every part of our lives and is used in almost everything we manufacture, water affects us on every level. And because water is so affordable and readily available in this country we must be mindful to use what we need – not what we have One of the first things we can do to use water wisely is to turn it off when we don’t need it. Bei...
2018-08-2335 minEveryday Green HomeFind Your Neighborhood – Ron Williams and Cindy Rhinehart of Hoodle Ron and Cindy with Hoodle, share this online web portal to help homebuyers find their neighborhood for building a new home. With Hoodle, homebuyers can learn about neighborhoods with new home construction, as well as the builders building the homes. Hoodle helps new homebuyers learn about the homes in the neighborhoods, the amenities and the community. Hoodle helps people find their dream home. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | Facebook Page | Twitter Page | Stitcher Page Connect with The Green Gab Po...
2018-08-1616 minEveryday Green HomeHarnessing the Wind with Erika Boeing of Accelerate Wind Erika Boeing, systems engineer, entrepreneur, CEO, and co-founder of Accelerate Wind shares her mission of having “as many wind turbines on as many commercial rooftops as possible that are economically viable through the development of several inventions currently in progress.” Current wind turbines tend to be noisy, unsightly and expensive. Rooftop wind also struggles to repay the initial start-up investment, as rooftop wind speeds are too low to extract substantial power. Erika states Accelerate Wind solves these issues by incorporating the turbines into the architectural design of a new building or a retrofit project by placing th...
2018-08-0833 minEveryday Green HomeGreen Living – Saving OurselvesWhat does green living really entail and how can it help save ourselves? Join the gab about green living and consumer education for homeowners and residents to learn how to live greener. Green living can start with our buying choices and our behaviors, and education helps us know where to start. Through a little know-how, homeowners and residents can learn how to “drive” their homes better and get better living from them. Green living can impact our health, comfort and more and works for all homes -existing, new and remodeled. Read more at The Green Home Coac...
2018-08-0128 minEveryday Green HomeLisa Masters with Metro East Home and Garden Show This year’s 5th Annual Metro East Home and Garden Show, led by Lisa Masters, was the biggest and best yet! Hosted by the Knight Stewards organization, a parent group of Metro-East Lutheran High School in Edwardsville, Illinois, the free two-day fundraising event hosted over seventy vendors displaying everything needed to update, renovate or improve the inside and outside of a home. Community services such as confidential on-site shredding, pet adoptions, fire safety demonstrations and fingerprinting for children by the Edwardsville Police Department were also available. Being true to their desire to promote sustainability, the sho...
2018-07-2534 minEveryday Green HomeThe Third “R” – RecyclingAs recycling is the 3rd R in “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle,” the next step is what else can we recycle. How can we turn “trash to treasure” or in keeping with the “R theme… Refuse to Resource?” Recycling is nothing new, Nature has been doing it all along. In William McDonough’s book Cradle to Cradle, in nature there is no such thing as waste. Every output of one process is an input for another. This is a good model for manufacturing, as well as our consumption of stuff. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Gr...
2018-07-1827 minEveryday Green HomeEvery Home a Greener Home with Sheridan Foster of ElementalGreenSheridan Foster, Founder, and CEO of Elemental Green “a digital media company with a mission to make green home building and renovation the status quo,” by connecting people looking for sustainable solutions with up-to-date, easy to understand, information, and green products that are readily accessible. Founded on the vision that “every home can be a greener home,” ElementalGreen provides the resources to help people understand that going green isn’t just about conserving energy but is also about the chemicals that come into a home, the sustainable materials used in manufacturing and how they were sourc...
2018-07-1237 minEveryday Green Home15 Years of Green Building are Better 15 years of Green Buildings are Better in the St. Louis Metro brings Hope Gribble of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) – Missouri Gateway Chapter to the studio to gab with us. The USGBC chapter in the St. Louis area has a wonderful partnership with the Missouri Botanical Gardens and their sustainability arm, EarthWays Center. Hard to believe 15 years ago, 15 volunteers formed one of the first six chapters in the country and now the chapter offers a host of programs to our 500+ members and the community. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Ga...
2018-06-2728 minEveryday Green HomeGrowing Organic Gardens – A VIsit with Jackie Marie Beyer, The Organic Gardener Jackie Marie Beyer, The Organic Gardener and host of the Organic Gardener podcast educates people how to grow successful, healthy and chemical free gardens. Common topics on the podcast include soil health, composting, native landscaping and seed saving. Jackie, along with her husband Mike live on 20 acres of what they lovingly call the “Organic Oasis,” which includes an organic garden, small orchard and mini-farm near Glacier National Park in Montana. Because of her commitment to chemical-free gardening, a large portion of Jackie’s audience consists of young people in their early twenties and thirties. Millennials are naturally drawn...
2018-06-2039 min
Everyday Green HomeEnergy Independence with Brilliance Gabbing about lighting and how it is brilliant – both in beauty and practicality. Nick Frisella of Metro Lighting joins us to share his involvement both at work and in the community. Nick’s passion for energy efficient lighting and community involvement show what a difference people can make. Nick is involved in his community of Maplewood MO as well as organizations in the St. Louis area. This combination has helped raise involvement and action in many areas in and around St. Louis. Some of the highlights of Nick’s energy efficiency and community involvement include helping people save $11 Mil...
2018-06-1327 minEveryday Green HomeLet Your Nose Be the Guide – Controlling Smells and Other Airborne Stuff Something that smells bad is your first key that it probably is bad, yet airborne stuff that is harmful to your health doesn’t always smell bad. Controlling the stuff that causes problems, or pollutant source control, is key to controlling the air flow and air quality in your home. Many odors, such as the smell of paint drying, comes from what is known as off-gassing or the slow release of volatile organic chemicals or VOCs. Per the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), many VOCs are consistently higher indoors (up to ten times higher) than outdoors.” Awareness of this issue is i...
2018-06-0633 minEveryday Green HomeWater and Using it Wisely World Water Day was back in March, so today its gabbing about water and water conservation. Where we live in St Louis, we do not think about water as much, because water is everywhere! But throughout most of the world, water is precious. Only .00001% of all the water on the earth is available for drinking in any given day. Over a billion people do not have access to clean drinking water a day. Gab with us about easy steps you can take to save water for you, your community and the world....
2018-05-3027 minEveryday Green HomeECOBAGS and The Magic of Tiny Business Sharon Rowe, is a well-known entrepreneur, activist, founder and CEO of ECOBAGS Products and author of The Magic of Tiny Business: You Don’t Have to Go Big to Make a Great Living. From tiny changes to tiny businesses, Sharon is in the business of cultural change. Her passion is to inspire and motivate people and businesses to action. Born out of the desire to promote “plastic bag awareness,” Sharon developed the ECOBAG, the original reusable bag, now sold worldwide. Rowe’s mission is to inspire people to reduce, reuse, and recycle by living greener, simpler and more abu...
2018-05-2338 min
Everyday Green HomeGreen & Home Tech at the Home and Garden Show Gabbing about how home automation and technology is rapidly changing our homes with Tony Pratte of The Sound Room. Tony, my intellectual “partner in crime” works with builders to help them create tomorrow’s high-technology home. We cover a range of tech and home topics, including the growing changes in the building industry as builders separate into either a high or low-technology focus. The gab concludes as we talk about how creating a healthier house means living a healthier life, which is a goal everyone here at Green Gab can get behind. Read more at The...
2018-05-1526 minEveryday Green HomeThe Need for Teams, Missions and Goals in Everyday HomebuildingMarla and Tony talk about the need for teams, missions and goals in everyday homebuilding and green home certification. For the Millennials, sustainability is the added value that makes the difference in the homes they choose to purchase. This trend encourages builders and remodelers to adopt more green home building practices which substantiates the necessity of good project management. The homeowner and builder then work together in assembling a cohesive team of professionals, that develop a unified mission, working synergistically towards goals that result in the homeowner’s ideal home suited to their specific needs and lifestyle. The green ho...
2018-05-0934 minEveryday Green HomeSt. Louis Green Business Challenge with Eric SchneiderEric Schneider joins us to gab about the St. Louis Green Business Challenge, a joint program of the St. Louis Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Missouri Botanical Garden. Since its inception in 2010, the program has helped 175 businesses in the St. Louis metropolitan adopt sustainable business practices and engage and educate their employees along the way. 77 of these companies have participated in the program for three or more years and 13 companies have been in the program all seven years of the program. The companies in the program represent more than 150,000 employees. While there are 40 Green...
2018-05-0237 minEveryday Green HomeRepurposing Waste into Beauty Products – Barbara Lee with Trashy Beauty Barbara Lee of Trashy Beauty, is an environmental activist, zero-waste evangelist, entrepreneur, and fellow podcaster of Trash Talking with Eco-Warriors. Known for her signature organic body scrubs made of repurposed coffee grounds, Barbara challenges people to think about the amount they consume, what they throw away and their daily lifestyle habits that affect the planet. Conservation can be as simple as buying a reusable straw, shopping at thrift stores and providing your own grocery bags to researching carbon offsetting or seeking a new career in the conservation field. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website...
2018-04-2537 min
Everyday Green HomeWhere a Home Lives… Good old common sense is really the foundation for the basic principles of green home. It does seem that sometimes common sense is not so common. One of the basic premises of green design is lot and site or rather how the home sits on the land and interacts with it. Homes, even temporary ones, have some impact and interrelationship with the land they sit on. Today’s episode is dedicated to “lot and site” or where the house is and how it interacts and impacts the land it resides on, or better yet, where a home...
2018-04-1829 minEveryday Green HomeAvoiding the Renovation Nightmare – Mina Fies from Renovation Roadmap & Synergy Design and ConstructionMina Fies, creator of Renovation Roadmap and owner of Synergy Design and Construction, assists homeowners in successfully navigating the myriad of decisions and details of the remodeling process from conception to completion. Renovation Roadmap empowers homeowners looking to expand, update or improve their homes by providing industry tested project management tools such as detailed action steps, checklists, sample contracts, and details on hiring the right contractors for the right job. Roadmap to Renovation is a great tool that helps people minimize regrets and enjoy the process of remodeling; ultimately ending up with a sustainable home...
2018-04-1138 minEveryday Green HomeAeroBarrier! NEW Breakthrough Envelope Sealing Technology Revolutionary Air Sealing Paul Springer, of AeroBarrier, sponsor of the Green Gab Podcast, brings to the forefront the importance of “envelope sealing,” which is the process of sealing the cracks and gaps in non-occupied residential or commercial buildings to better control the interior climate and atmosphere from unwanted outside influences. AeroBarrier takes the guesswork out of sealing the building envelope through a unique combination of chemistry (the sealant), and physics (pressurization). Building science professionals are embracing AeroBarrier as the most significant envelope-sealing breakthrough in recent years due to their efficiency and green certifications. Regardless of how tight the buil...
2018-03-2838 minEveryday Green HomeThe Home Detective – Finding How to Get a Home to Perform Well Gabbing with Kellye Markowski with Energy Smart Homes – a residential and commercial energy audit provider and project management. We dubbed Kellye the “home detective” during the podcast recording and it seemed to describe what she does perfectly. When Kellye performs an energy audit on a home, it’s an investigation into the house – the home detective. Many issues in a home are a call for improving comfort and energy efficiency. Kellye works to help homeowners/residents reduce their energy and costs and know the best course of action for their house. An energy audit is a whole house approac...
2018-03-2129 minEveryday Green HomeFind Your Home That Enriches Your LifeKari Klaus of Viva Green Homes, helps to simplify finding a green or eco home for consumers. After Kari did her own eco-renovation, it struck her that there was no real way to market her home with existing real estate sites. And many of the homes that were claiming green, energy-efficient or eco-friendly features had little in the way of proof – a practice known as greenwashing. Solving this bigger issue with sustainability and real estate was what Viva Green Homes sets out do. Viva Green Homes, with its search capabilities and database of green, sustainable and eco-friendly homes offers th...
2018-03-1539 minEveryday Green HomeSustainable AmericaOn the Green Gab with Suzanne Shelton of the Shelton group. The Shelton Group is one of, if not the leading marketing agency exclusively dedicated to the energy and environmental arena, or sustainability arena. Greener, more sustainable practices are becoming mainstream. Their research shows that most people want to be seen as “environmental good guys” and are making buying decisions with this in mind. People don’t want and shouldn’t have to make trade-offs between extra features and green in homes. “We have figured this out, how to build greener more energy efficient homes without breaking the bank.” An...
2018-03-1236 minEveryday Green HomeYou’ve Got the Power – Laura Jones from Regent Power Electrifies Us! Laura Jones with Regent Power in St Louis, Missouri is a renewable energy innovator and integrator. Regent Power is working on projects revolving around renewable energy, especially charging for electric vehicles, and Smart Cities. Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more prevalent daily yet charging infrastructure is still getting put in place. Fast EV charging stations are a key part of this infrastructure. Street lights with LEDs and gunshot detection are helping cities be safer. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | F...
2018-02-2542 minEveryday Green HomeGreen Inspiration and Education We’re gabbing about the benefits of green education, building green, and green financing. Welcome back, Tony Pratte, with The Sound Room. We have plenty of laughs discussing how green isn’t about politics, or living in a tree house. It’s about thinking, and making, conscious decisions about your home and how you live. One of my goals with green education is inspiring people to take action, and contribute to their life being better! Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed...
2018-02-0927 minEveryday Green HomeOh Wait! There’s More! Wrapping up our St. Louis Home & Garden Show Series with quick interviews with exhibitors on the show floor. Maurice Parnell with By the Yard gabs about their outdoor furniture made from recycled products. It’s Made in the USA and has a 35 Year Warranty. On to gab with Matt Keeven with Emerald View Turf Farms for the scoop on dirt! Their Big Yellow Bag of dirt is filled with 100% organic dirt. Charles Johnson shares the St. Louis Post Dispatch newspaper experience in the St. Louis community. Last stop is with Ryan Brown with Energy Panel Struc...
2018-01-3121 minEveryday Green HomeBeing in Your Yard and Children’s Garden Club – Nicholas Citrin with Cloverwall and Douglas Wolter with STL County Parks Being in your yard without mosquitos is just what Cloverwall is all about. Nicholas Citrin with Cloverwall shares their approach to mosquitos or rather getting rid of mosquitos Their multi-step approach helps to prevent mosquitos as well as treat them. Many of the treatments they use are natural based. Douglas Wolter of St. Louis County Parks and Recreation works with the Children’s Garden Club. The Children’s Garden Club is designed to educate, as well as bring delight in gardening and horticulture with projects they start themselves and take home to continue to grow and...
2018-01-1015 minEveryday Green HomeSecond Time Around – Carolyn Dickson of Second Sitting & Jenni Owens of Upcycle Treasure Box Carolyn Dickson of Second Sitting in St. Louis specializes in finding a “second sitting” for furniture and home accessories. This resale and consignment home furnishings and accessories store gets a lot of furniture from display homes, staging companies, and showrooms in the area that are turning over their merchandise. A great way to reuse furniture and get beautiful homes too. Jenni Owens founded Upcycle Treasure Box to put recyclable materials back in the hand of the public for creative reuse. Donations come in from organizations, individuals, schools and more and include things from toilet paper rolls...
2017-12-3116 minEveryday Green HomeThe Eyes of Our Homes – Windows… Debbie Kinsinger of Two Blind Guys and Keith Kessler of Pella Windows Debbie Kinsinger, owner of Two Blind Guys, runs a family-owned and operated business. Debbie and her 2 sons specialize in residential and commercial window covering needs. Many window coverings help a home be more comfortable and energy-efficient with better insulation for windows. Window coverings look beautiful and offer performance too. Keith Kessler, a rep with Pella Windows, gabs with us about the importance of windows in a home. Pella Windows add architectural beauty and performance at all price points. Pella Windows are made in the USA in Pella, Iowa and offer durability and less maintenance for...
2017-12-1916 minEveryday Green HomePreserving Seeds and Materials… Angela Adler of SeedGeeks and Jenny Murphy of Perennial Angela Adler and her husband Mark started SeedGeeks 4 years ago. They had started saving their seeds to preserve the many varieties out there. That blossomed into their company SeedGeeks to preserve the biodiversity of the different varieties. Angela and Mark are also bee keepers and offer a line of raw honey and honey products, as well body care. Jenny Murphy gabs about Perennial, a non-profit all about creative reuse by teaching people how to create new things out of old junk. At their workshop in south St. Louis, they offer classes on how to make rag rugs...
2017-12-1019 minEveryday Green HomeReUse and Renewable… Josh Vaughn – Habitat for Humanity ReStore and Paul McKnight of EFS Energy Gabbing with Josh Vaughn, of Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore in St. Louis. Habitat ReStore sells new and used building and remodeling supplies at a discount to the public. The funds generated are then used to help fund building Habitat Homes in St. Louis. The ReStore program has helped divert about 33 thousand tons of waste since 1997. Paul McKnight is the owner of EFS Energy, providing solar solutions for residential and commercial buildings. With solar becoming more mainstream, organizations and people are adapting to solar power around them. And it is all advancing quickly. The cost of equipment has dropped so...
2017-12-0823 minEveryday Green HomeHigh Performance Homes with Matt Belcher of Hibbs Homes and Heating & Cooling with Pat Dodd of Dawson Dodd Heating and Cooling Matt Belcher works with Hibbs Homes and is well known in the green home world and as the author of Build Green and Save: Protecting the Earth and Your Bottom Line from NAHB Builderbooks. It was written for builders to incorporate green practices into building. Matt has been a long-standing champion of green home building, as well as a hero and mentor to Marla. “Rising tides raise all boats” – Matt. Pat Dodd of Dawson-Dodd Heating and Cooling – we heat and cool the impossible Dawson-Dodd will work installations many contractors will walk away from. Heating and cooling...
2017-11-2916 minEveryday Green HomeThe Tables are Turned – Erin McKee of Next Project Studio Gets the Scoop on How the Green Gab Started The tables are turned! Erin McKee of Next Project Studio – a design build firm in St. Louis – interviews co-hosts Marla and Tony. She digs in about starting the Green Gab podcast and how they each got going in green homes and sustainability. They each bring something different to the podcast as intellectual partners in green. Their goal is to offer education and inspiration on a given green topic by providing basic concepts and vocabulary and offering some actions for people to start. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Link...
2017-11-2132 minEveryday Green HomeFive Generations in the Family Business with David Knoll of Walter Knoll Florist (and Landscaping) David Knoll of Walter Knoll Florist joins us to share his experience as the 5th generation in their family-owned company in St. Louis. Working in a family business brings the realization that there are business decisions and there are family decisions and sometimes you make the sacrifice for the overall good of the company or the overall good of the family. Walter Knoll is very diverse, but is known for their flower shops. Their landscaping division offers all aspects of landscape services from turf to beautiful brick walkways to complete home landscaping. Being a member of...
2017-11-1038 minEveryday Green HomeComfort Solutions with Andrew Armstrong of Fujitsu General America Andy Armstrong is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing with Fujitsu General America. He is responsible for the sales of all the heating and air conditioning products from Fujitsu for the US and Canada and down into the Caribbean.Andy Armstrong is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing with Fujitsu General America. He is responsible for the sales of all the heating and air conditioning products from Fujitsu for the US and Canada and down into the Caribbean. Andy attended Washington University in St. Louis, as did our show host Marla (though different years in sc...
2017-10-2641 minEveryday Green HomeSolar Energy with Dane Glueck of Straight Up Solar and Home Efficiency with Paul Peterson of Peterson EnergyDane Glueck founded Straight Up Solar in 2006, where they look to create solar solutions for people in their homes or businesses. Solar solutions save energy, help protect the environment and help grow a solar tribe in the community. At Straight Up Solar, they work to help people see the bigger picture in clean energy. As the tribe or community of solar users has grown, these people now spread the good news and connect with their communities and others to help grow the tribe of solar users. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Po...
2017-10-1918 minEveryday Green HomeComfort with Geothermal – with Kyle Smith of GeoComfort Heating and Cooling Kyle Smith of GeoComfort Heating and Cooling joins us to gab about the comfort of geothermal heating and cooling. Geothermal heating and cooling uses the constant temperature of the earth to heat and cool a home or building with a heat pump. It is a technology that has been tried and true for several decades and continues to be a great way to keep a home or building consistently comfortable with very little energy use. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | Fac...
2017-10-0343 minEveryday Green HomeHome Building with an Unrivaled Reputation with Gia Linville of McKelvey HomesDane Glueck founded Straight Up Solar in 2006, where they look to create solar solutions for people in their homes or businesses. Solar solutions save energy, help protect the environment and help grow a solar tribe in the community. At Straight Up Solar, they work to help people see the bigger picture in clean energy. As the tribe or community of solar users has grown, these people now spread the good news and connect with their communities and others to help grow the tribe of solar users. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Po...
2017-09-2835 minEveryday Green HomeConnecting with a Homeowner – with Erin Whitehead of Consort Homes Connecting with a homeowner and understanding what’s important to them is just what Consort Homes does. Erin Whitehead of Consort Homes joins us to gab about the home buying and owning experience and the role Consort Homes plays in this experience. One of the first things asked at Consort Homes is “how do you (the future homeowner) live in a home?” It’s about how you live, how you entertain, what the most important part of the home is, and where you want to relax in your home. And then through understanding the future home owner, the peop...
2017-09-1447 minEveryday Green HomeHome Builders Association in St. Louis with Celeste Rueter & Diana ForbesGabbing in two separate interviews with Celeste Rueter, Executive Vice President, and Diana Forbes, Director of Membership and Business Development of the Home Builders Association (HBA) of St. Louis. Celeste directs the HBA in working with its members and the HBA staff to help HBA member businesses succeed in their business. Diana focuses on growing membership and sharing the benefits of membership such as industry news, advocacy, education and networking. In St. Louis, there are around 610 companies in the St. Louis HBA, employing 43,000 people. There are many types of businesses in the home building industry, from bui...
2017-08-1419 minEveryday Green HomeSt. Jude Dream Home with Eva Fryar of Payne Family HomesEva Fryar of Payne Family Homes gabbing about building their fourth Dream Home in the St. Louis area to benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Proceeds from raffle tickets for the Dream Home helps St. Jude kids and the mission of St. Jude: “Finding cures, Saving Children” from St. Jude.com. Payne Family Homes wouldn’t be able to do it without their trade partners and because of this commitment, the Dream Home by Payne Family Homes is able to provide St. Jude with a 100 percent donated home. Every trade donated – from the materials to the labor th...
2017-08-0738 minEveryday Green HomeDoing the Right Thing with Kim Hibbs of Hibbs HomesKim Hibbs of Hibbs Homes is gabbing about doing the right thing – whether its building homes, being involved with the home building industry or living life. Prior to discovering this passion for homebuilding, Kim had a 20-year career in television and radio. He has served the Home Builders Association of St. Louis in many capacities including as President in 2016. Hibbs Homes is a custom home building company building high performance (a.k.a. green) homes in the St. Louis metropolitan area. While high performance and green building have gained a considerable following over the years, Kim states “you wa...
2017-07-2542 minEveryday Green HomeDaylighting from the Fifth Wall with Mike Chance of VeluxMike Chance of Velux has been a champion of daylighting for years. Velux has impacted the idea of daylighting and brought lighting into our homes and buildings from the fifth wall. “The fifth wall is the undecorated wall which is really the ceiling.” Bringing in light from above is the absolute best way to daylight a home or building. While people often worry about putting a hole in the roof, it’s really no different than the other holes in roofs – chimney, pipes and flues. When that “hole in the roof” brings in daylight up to 80% better than a windowv on...
2017-07-1845 min
Everyday Green HomeResource Efficiency – Regional MaterialsShopping and buying locally or regionally supports our local community and region, and applies for materials and products for our home. While helping your neighbors in your community and region thrive in business, this practice also contributes to a home being green or greener. Regional influence and the community’s influence really does make a difference, and it’s not just for relationships, it’s for everything! A little research helps find local and regional options for the materials and items that make up our homes and what goes in them. With the ease and convenience of modern tra...
2017-07-0332 minEveryday Green HomeTotal Cost of Ownership of a HomeWhen buying or renting a home, the way we look at the associated costs may be misleading. Rarely are all of the expenses of buying or renting AND operating a home taken into consideration. This total cost of ownership is what really should be considered and Kerry Langley with Project TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) has a tool to change that. Project TCO is a program to help get a more accurate picture of what the true costs of a home will be, especially when building or buying a home. Typically, mortgage associated expenses are where most...
2017-06-2637 minEveryday Green HomeBuilding Houses that Last GenerationsAndy Ellis of Half-Moon Construction in New York state is an outdoor enthusiast and a green builder. He listens to his customers to build a house that is affordable and meets their needs – “houses that last generations.” His job is to decipher the needs and wants, prioritize and then design. The magic happens when he listens to clients. It’s an “education process in both directions” and key to “design house properly.” Start with the wall system and Andy uses Logix ICF construction for their “resilience, sustainability and comfort.” (sic) Green “houses don’t really cost more, just shifting costs.” EP...
2017-06-2032 min
Everyday Green HomeDriving Your HomeGabbing about training – homeowner training specifically. It is all about habits – habits and training. Homeowner and building owner training, documentation and resources are crucial if you want to operate and maintain your home. It sounds a little dry but this is a big deal.” How many times do you get a homeowners’ manual with a home you buy or rent? This podcast episode is sponsored by: Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | Facebook Page | Twitter Page | Stitcher Page Connect with The Green Gab Podc...
2017-06-1333 minEveryday Green HomeNAHB Sustainability & Green Building Eric Tilden joins us to gab about Sustainability and Green Building at NAHB – National Association of Homebuilders located in Washington D.C. NAHB is a trade association of home builders and others in the home builder industry representing nearly 140,000 members across the United States. Home Builders Associations (HBAs) and Building Industry Associations (BIAs) are local organizations across the country and they are part of the federation of NAHB. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | Facebook Page | Twitter Page | Stitcher Page Co...
2017-06-0634 minEveryday Green HomeConnecting with Nature to Connect with Our Inner GreenWith Dr. Katie Belisle-Iffrig gabbing about her book Going Green for the Genius. Dr. Katie discovered her love for nature at an early age. She came to work at the Kemper Center for Home Gardening at the Missouri Botanical Center in St. Louis and there worked with gardens and nature in many ways – butterfly gardens, youth gardens and was in on the ground floor of the plastic pot recycling program. At heart, Dr. Katie sees herself as an educator, so writing her book was a natural step in her work to educate people on how their actions im...
2017-05-2937 minEveryday Green HomeGreen Home Festival and Green Jean PonziGabbing with Green Jean Ponzi of Missouri Botanical Garden’s Earthways Center. Jean has long been a pillar of the green and sustainability movement in the St. Louis area through her work and her show Earthworms. She is a mentor to Marla and both of us have worked with her in various capacities over the years at the STL HBA, US Green Building Council and other projects and organizations. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | Facebook Page | Twitter Page | Stitcher Page Connect w...
2017-05-1640 minEveryday Green HomeWater Conservation with Plumbing Fixtures Marla and Tony are joined by special guest Angie Mendica from Crescent Plumbing Supply. The plumbing industry is acknowledging that water is our most precious resource. The plumbing industry promotes water efficiency aesthetically to commercial and residential sides of the market. As an outside sales leader with Crescent Angie does this by educating her customers of the benefits and value of water efficiency. Also, that it can be easily achieved while also maintaining the aesthetic beauty we have all come to desire in our bathrooms and kitchens. Angie states with humorous insight ” Plumbing products you interact with th...
2017-05-0848 min
Everyday Green HomeVinyl and the Life Cycle Assessment The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is currently more focused than ever the green building movement. This is very important in the resources materials we build with and the standards and codes we regulated building with. Matt Dobson of the Vinyl Siding Institute joins the Green Gab today. Matt is a past chair of the NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) subcommittee on Sustainability and Green Building which Marla serves on Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | Facebook Page | Twitter Page...
2017-05-0231 min
Everyday Green HomeEconomics of Green Say Economics and many people groan at the thought of microeconomics and macroeconomics in school. Economics is actually a language – the language of business. Elliot Eisenberg of the Bow Tie Economist gabs with us about many economic aspects of green and sustainability. Elliot was a senior economist with the National Association of Home Builders for over a decade and currently speaks across the country about, you guessed it, Economics! We gab about possible impacts from our new administration on sustainability, renewable energy and green building. Elliot’s knowledge and style make economics easy to understand and fun. Read mo...
2017-04-2539 minEveryday Green HomeSustainability… for Men Gabbing about sustainability today. Sustainability, and its cousin – green – are two words that have many meanings and are often misunderstood. Both words often are perceived as political buzzwords to be ignored. Some people think of sustainability and green as a mainstream way of life. Whatever the “truth” may be, the basic principles of “green” and sustainability have been around ever since humans have walked the earth. As sustainability and green becomes marketed more, especially for products, there has been a direction towards marketing towards women. Yet what about men? The article “Is sustainability a woman’s business?” laid the basis for t...
2017-04-1830 minEveryday Green HomeMoisture – Not In My Home…Homes involve so many components and things to keep track of whether managing a home or remodeling or building a home. It’s important to homeowners to keep a home in tip-top shape while living there and then that well-maintained home is a selling point when the time comes to sell it. As homeowners work through the sometimes overwhelming number of things to do to maintain and operate a home, one of the biggest enemies to our homes and all built structures is water. Water is everywhere and covers about 70% of the earth. Water shows up in and around ou...
2017-04-1329 minEveryday Green HomeEnergy Efficiency through InnovationWhile reviewing this podcast and the podcast notes from Tony, my mind flashed on a scene from an older movie on the subject of home control. I was seeing (in my mind) the movie PillowTalk with Doris Day and Rock Hudson. And more specifically, a scene in his “bachelor pad” where the stereo turns on, the lights turn off and a few other things happen at the flick of a switch, conveniently located from the sofa! Fast forward to today’s homes and what we can do in them now. While the systems accomplish similar outcomes, the look, operation...
2017-03-1734 minEveryday Green HomeWater and Your LandscapeWater is liquid gold. Water is everywhere. It’s necessary for our survival and the survival of life. Water is very powerful – both in its chemical make-up and its key to life, but also in its sheer force. Put water and rock together and water wins, just think about how the magnificent Grand Canyon was created through erosion. Water can also be violent as you think about how sand is created from the waves upon the beach. Your home is also subject to water, not only in and around the structure yet also around your home on the...
2017-03-0732 minEveryday Green HomeDrought Monitoring Plus Performance Based Approach to Water Efficiency with Mike CollignonToday at The Green Gab Marla and Tony are gabbing with Mike Collignon, Executive Director of The Green Builder® Coalition which is a not-for-profit he started with Ron Jones in 2010 dedicated to supporting builders and suppliers drive advocacy, education and policy change for more sustainable home building practices. They are expanding quickly in many states that have natural disasters. Their whole process is if you have a clean slate to start from why not go ahead and start the right way. They want people to recognize what’s going on and help. Little steps add up and if...
2017-03-0642 minEveryday Green HomeHelping Builders Build Green Homes Gabbing with Michelle Foster of Home Innovation Research Labs, the VP of Innovation Services. Michelle speaks a lot with the housing financial industry to help them see the impact of an NGBS (National Green Building Standard) green certified home or project. Taking the lower expenses of a better-built home into account in the financial process can allow more money to be spent on the asset of the home. Home buyers can think holistically about where they will be most comfortable, what is the smartest investment for them and will make them happiest going forward. As we spend a l...
2017-01-1438 minEveryday Green HomeHigh-Performance Homes at No More Cost Gabbing with Bob Fincher, the CEO and publisher at Sustainable Community Media, LLC with 2 media websites – Proud Green Home and Proud Green Building. These sites were created and shared for the marketplace to learn about high-performance, green building in both the homes and commercial building industries. Learn one reason some builders may be resistant to the change high-performance, green brings. Market trends, building codes and certifications are also impacting the adoption of high performance, green homes. Proud Green Home and Proud Green Buildings worked in concert with EEBA to produce the white paper “High-Performance Homes at No More...
2017-01-0740 minEveryday Green HomeAffordable Does Not Necessarily Mean Cheap Habitat for Humanity helps many people have a home of their own. Gabbing with Michelle Woods with Habitat for Humanity- St. Charles. To date, Habitat for Humanity – St Charles has built 75 homes, all to green building principles. Michelle says “Green Building is common sense building.” The vision of Habitat for Humanity- International is “a world where everyone has a decent place to live.” Using green building techniques allows Habitat to build affordable homes yet affordable does not necessarily mean cheap. It means smart and sustainable, and less expensive to operate and maintain. Read more at The Gree...
2016-11-0526 min
Everyday Green HomeZip the Coat for Your Home Energy Efficiency Basics Conversations about green homes often start with energy efficiency and it is a large part of the whole package. A basic understanding of the energy efficient practices and features in a home and the anatomy of a typical green home provides a starting place for understanding the terminology used when building an energy efficient home. It will also give you a roadmap for maximizing the energy efficiency of your own home. The anatomy of a home starts with the “skin” or the walls, roof and foundation. Here is where the basic science of air movement really plays a part. ...
2016-10-1535 minEveryday Green HomePreserving a Bit of History – the City’s or Your Own Gabbing about green remodeling in historic homes and general remodeling projects with a green tint with Kate Ewing of Mosby Building Arts. Mosby Building Arts is a custom design/ build remodeler here in the St Louis Metro area. Kate shares her own experience buying a sustainably remodeled home, plus lets us in on the processes that have made Mosby Building Arts so successful. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | Facebook Page | Twitter Page | Stitcher Page Connect with The Green Gab Podcast Hosts...
2016-10-0829 minEveryday Green HomeWhat the Heck is an REC? And Other Answers About Green Energy Programs Gabbing about food and appliances with Joan Hart of Autco Home. She inspires and educates us in the world of resource efficient appliances. From energy efficient ovens and ranges to water and energy efficient dishwashers, energy efficient appliances are a Foodies dream to cooking great and using less energy …and helping to save on the household budget too. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | Facebook Page | Twitter Page | Stitcher Page Connect with The Green Gab Podcast Hosts: — Marla Esser Cloos on – The Web...
2016-09-2428 min
Everyday Green HomeFoodies Rejoice – Energy Efficient Appliances are It! Gabbing about food and appliances with Joan Hart of Autco Home. She inspires and educates us in the world of resource efficient appliances. From energy efficient ovens and ranges to water and energy efficient dishwashers, energy efficient appliances are a Foodies dream to cooking great and using less energy …and helping to save on the household budget too. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | Facebook Page | Twitter Page | Stitcher Page Connect with The Green Gab Podcast Hosts: — Marla Esser Cloos on – The Web...
2016-09-1027 minEveryday Green HomeHoodle for Homes Working with Hoodle to make the home building experience easier and smarter is right up my alley. And sharing information about how to make it happen is exactly what Cindi Rhinehart is doing in her role with content marketing and social media. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | Facebook Page | Twitter Page | Stitcher Page Connect with The Green Gab Podcast Hosts: — Marla Esser Cloos on – The Web – Twitter – Facebook – LinkedIn — Tony Pratte on – The Web – Facebook – LinkedIn Green Gab: About the Hosts...
2016-09-0227 minEveryday Green HomeThe Art of the Building Science – The Kind of BS You Want The Art of the Science, building science, that is, plays on bringing different perspectives for a better outcome. Tony and I gab about ways to bring Building Science more into the end result of a house. There are many different components, systems, equipment, materials and processes that go in to a home and a community. Each of these things can be tinted green, often in many ways. Helping both consumers and the industry get this possibility helps green homes become mainstream. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab P...
2016-08-2927 minEveryday Green HomePlants and Landscaping for Restoration It’s a bit crowded today in the studio on the Green Gab! Marla Esser just announced to our listeners that she has a new co-host. I, Tony Pratte, am excited and honored to lend my voice to this fun, new show. Christy Cunningham and Colleen Autry from DJM Ecological Services join us today as we gab about Christy Cunningham and Colleen Autry from DJM Ecological Services join us today as we gab about sustainable landscape, native plants, ecological restoration and rain gardens. Spring is here so you will want to get in on this episode of th...
2016-07-2327 minEveryday Green HomeWhat Makes a Green Home Green?I welcome back Lorilee Cummings of Keller Williams Realty and Stacy Isermann of STL Rent A Box. We talk about the five physical attributes that make up a green home as well as the critical sixth one: the education and documentation you need to keep your green home running well. The gab continues on to indoor air quality and what that means for your family and your life. And we start breaking down some of the industry jargon into ideas that women can use to make better decisions for their homes. Read more at The Green...
2016-07-1631 minEveryday Green HomeYou Could Be in FIlms Michele Dow of MAD Energy – aka Making a Difference is gabbing with me about her start with window films and the great benefits they offer. Here at Green Gab – we are gabbing with people rocking it in green – green homes, green living and green companies. To hear more about how Michele’s work with window films can benefit your home, listen in Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | Facebook Page | Twitter Page | Stitcher Page Connect with The Green Gab Podcast Hosts: — Marla Esser...
2016-07-1525 min
Everyday Green HomeSolar for Our Superheroes – Combining Community and Solar Energy Gabbing on solar energy with Krissy Truesdale about her project – Solar for Our Superheroes and the strides she is making in Massachusetts, and honoring everyday heroes like teachers and firefighters along the way. Her story is inspiring, and her excitement is contagious! Get the scoop on how this college freshman got Solar for Our Superheroes started, how I’m involved with her project, and what Krissy has heating up for the summer! Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | Facebook Page | Twitter Page | ...
2016-07-0327 minEveryday Green HomeFuse Living – Fusing Homes, Community and Sustainability Urban living in Denver in a home built by Fuse Living – family-owned, community-conscious and sustainability-focused. Shannon Harris of Fuse Living (and a client) gabs with me about the homes they are building and what she loves about her work and impact on people in their homes. Listen in to hear more about Shannon and Fuse Living’s homes. Get in on the gab for why green matters – to you and yours and your community. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | ...
2016-07-0326 minEveryday Green HomeGreen Gab Launches and More to Come… A huge THANK YOU to Lorilee Cummings of Keller Williams Realty and Stacy Isermann of STL Rent A Box for being my very first guests. The three of us had a blast getting the green conversation started with how easy and inexpensive it can be to begin moving in a green direction. Women, who are often the ones who do the homework and make decisions for the home, have a real influence on greening their lives and the lives of their families. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: S...
2016-07-0227 min