Over the past couple of weeks I have personally experienced some interesting sensitivities to different chemicals and have tied it back to shortly after a new cleaner that was used for the bathrooms. It’s been really annoying – skin irritations, eye irritations, etc.
So, this has me on the look out for new products to [...]
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Do You Have ‘Green’ Cosmetics?
Posted by steph on February 25th, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized 
Tags: chemical free, cleaning supplies, green, houston tx, makeup, no chemicals, non toxic, soap 
4 Comments »To What Point Do Consumers Want Realtor(R) Designations?
Posted by steph on February 9th, 2010
This is probably one of the most long argued questions in the Real Estate Industry. Real Estate Professionals sometimes flock to get the latest and greatest alphabet soup after their name in hopes to get some knowledge or even to set themselves apart from the next.
However, the past year or two I have been curious [...]
A New Turning Houston Green
Posted by steph on January 13th, 2010
Did you come to TurningHoustonGreen and think you were at the wrong site? Not to worry. It’s the same. I’m just making some changes to it and would love your feedback! In an effort to make it more user friendly it may change from time to time for a while.
Being Healthier in 2010
Posted by steph on December 6th, 2009
If your New Years Resloution is like so many others, it involves living a healthier lifestyle in 2010 ~ One of the often times not explained benefits of Building or Remodeling your home to a Greener Standard has everything to do with having a healthier home. It involves choosing the right products that promote a [...]
A Little Help, Please
Posted by steph on October 5th, 2009
Hi Everyone,
I put together a short video below to tell you what I have going on here but I was wondering if you had about 5 seconds to vote? These are a couple of questions I have for anyone in the Real Estate Industry. Can you help?
What are your thoughts regarding Green building?
Building Green As A Team Sport
Posted by steph on September 30th, 2009
If you are one of the many Americans who have realized today is a “buyers market” when it comes to building a house, then I have some very important advice for you to consider – That would be to think like the owner of a professional baseball team and put together a first class management [...]
Turning Houston Green hits NPR
Posted by steph on September 14th, 2009
In case you missed it there is another media related link now for Turning Houston Green. I would like to Thank Lani Rosales (@laniar) and Omar Gallaga (@omarg) for the opportunity to be quoted on National Public Radio. Greening up the Residential Housing Industry is a popular topic and I am very honored [...]
Green Houses – Rice University
Posted by steph on September 11th, 2009
I always try to keep you all posted on events coming up around town and this one is coming up real soon! For those of you that have missed it in the past – Green Houses – the course that is taught by Michael Strong and Brent Nyquist at the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies [...]
Container Gardening in Houston
Posted by maryedwards on September 1st, 2009
With a container garden, you can grow something even where space is limited, add instant “curb appeal” to your landscape, or just ease into gardening cautiously. And, of course, every container garden can also be a small contribution to the environment.
Drying
Size matters when picking out the container. A large pot [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: container gardening, houston tx, no room for garden, plants, small gardens, spices 1 Comment »If You Build GREEN – They Will NOT Come
Posted by steph on August 17th, 2009
The flurry of Green Home Building activity over the past couple of years has been really interesting to follow. When I first started writing about it and getting designations/certifications – Most people still had no idea what it meant. People weren’t tired of the word GREEN yet.
But this flurry of activity has brought sparkles to [...]
