22
December
Cork Flooring Overview
An overview at cork flooring by a.k.a. Green environmental Building and Design center.
Duration : 0:0:41
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http://www.livinggreenchannel.com The Green Microgym in Portland, Oregon will become the first gym in the country to harness human energy from fitness bikes and convert it to electricity. Specially built motors hooked up to spin bikes will convert energy created by people exercising on the eco bikes into 200- 600 watts an hour of electricity, which is then stored in a special battery bank. The electricity in the battery bank is then used to power equipment, like the gym’s energy efficient treadmills, which use 30 percent less power than standard machines. The Green Microgym’s owner, Adam Boesel, expects that the amount of power generated will be modest at first, but hopes that the gym will eventually run fully on the energy it generates for itself. Meanwhile, the gym is going green in other ways, by turning lights and fans over equipment off when they are not in use, installing flooring made from recycled tires in the main gym floor and cork in the yoga room, solar power awnings, low flow toilets, and no showers to cut out water heating costs. It’s all part of Boesel’s plan to eventually achieve a net zero usage carbon footprint. If the Green Microgym is successful… and odds are that plenty of people will sign up for the gym’s 30 dollar a month membership fee in a town full of tree huggers like Portland… then don’t be surprised to see similar facilities pop up all over the country. As if you needed another reason to feel guilty about not going to the gym. I’m Elizabeth Chambers. Check back here for more eco friendly news and tips, right here on LivingGreenChannel.Com.
Duration : 0:2:4
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04
December
The First Green Micro Gym – Portland Oregon
The Green Microgym in Portland, Oregon will become the first gym in the country to harness human energy from fitness bikes and convert it to electricity. Specially built motors hooked up to spin bikes will convert energy created by people exercising on the “eco bikes” into 200- 600 watts an hour of electricity, which is then stored in a special battery bank. The electricity in the battery bank is then used to power equipment, like the gym’s energy efficient treadmills, which use 30 percent less power than standard machines. The Green Microgym’s owner, Adam Boesel, expects that the amount of power generated will be modest at first, but hopes that the gym will eventually run fully on the energy it generates for itself. Meanwhile, the gym is going green in other ways, by turning lights and fans over equipment off when they are not in use, installing flooring made from recycled tires in the main gym floor and cork in the yoga room, solar power awnings, low flow toilets, and no showers to cut out water heating costs. It’s all part of Boesel’s plan to eventually achieve “a net zero usage” carbon footprint. If the Green Microgym is successful… and odds are that plenty of people will sign up for the gym’s 30 dollar a month membership fee in a town full of tree huggers like Portland… then don’t be surprised to see similar facilities pop up all over the country. As if you needed another reason to feel guilty about not going to the gym. I’m Elizabeth Chambers. Check back here for more eco friendly news and tips, right here on LivingGreenChannel.Com.
Duration : 0:2:4
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06
November
Cork Flooring Details
Mick Dalrymple of a.k.a. green gets into detail about cork flooring
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Commercial Grade, Residentially selected. Made of 100% Bamboo for healthy living. Strand woven bamboo: fresh style with extensive design adaptability. The Premium Green Strand Woven Bamboo flooring planks are so densely rated (3000 PSI Janka hardness), they are uniquely suited for the wear requirements of Commercial settings yet beautiful enough to adorn the finest homes. Touting the density of the hardest exotic species, Premium Green Nature Strand is Green building at its best.
With Strand woven, Bamboo Strips are thrashed, woven, bundled and pressed into a dense compact block. The block is then sliced into exceptional 6′ long flooring planks. The long style planks are milled with an exact fitting 4 sided tongue and groove and then finished to create an exceptional floor with stunning visual appeal. A slight micro-bevel edge gives definition to each plank. This entire process gives Premium Green Nature Strand (R) its crisp appearance and rugged durability.
Premium Green Natural Strand can be cut, installed, and sanded like conventional hardwood flooring options. Due in part to its inherent dimensional stability, the Natural Strand can be glued directly down over concrete.
Premium Green Natural Strand exclusively uses European Dyno adhesives for the construction of the Strand Woven planks. Dyno is free of components classified as hazardous to the environment. There are no solvents, heavy metals, bactericides, or halogenated organic components.
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19
February
Savage in the Wild 16
Take a look inside an eco RV. With the installation of 8 solar panels (enough to power your own power tools from the energy of the sun), recycled bamboo flooring, cork ceilings, non-toxic paints and stains, organic and wildcrafted nettle curtains, organic and wildcrafted milkweed comforters, bamboo and organic cotton mattresses and bedding, and more. This green RV was driven all over America by Sunny Savage, as she hosted the television show ‘Hot on the Trail with Sunny Savage’. The show highlights identifying and cooking wild foods, and is an adventure travelogue around America. The motorhome is now for sale, as well as the option to buy the 1998 Black Yamaha Virage 1100cc Special motorcycle parked in the back. Both the motorhome and the motorcycle were featured in the upcoming television series ‘Hot on the Trail with Sunny Savage’.
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11
December
Flooring Installation Successes
3000 hardwood, laminate, and bamboo floor installation success stories in a clever video format. Great iFLOOR customer testimonials.
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