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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘green’
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 »Green Houston Twitter Folk To Follow
Posted by steph on September 22nd, 2009
Twitter has been an amazing site that has evolved over the past couple of years – And quite honestly I don’t spend enough time there…but try to get over there when I have some time.
The past couple weeks I have been amazed at how many wonderful Green Twitter folk from right here in Houston are [...]
Posted in Green Houston Topics Tags: companies, green, houston, sustainable, twitter, tx No Comments »Houston’s First Green Real Estate Market Report
Posted by steph on September 2nd, 2009
Well, Houston Association of Realtors greened up the MLS recently! What does that mean? That means that as a licensed agent and member of HAR I can search out specific homes with specific green features such as type of insulation, ‘Green’ Certification such as LEED or NAHB Green, Tankless Hot Water Heater, SEER great than [...]
Posted in Green Market Reports Tags: energy efficient, for sale, green, homes, houston, leed, real estate, solar, tankless hot water heaters 5 Comments »A Series Continued- Need Some Help
Posted by steph on August 12th, 2008
Up and coming on Turning Houston Green to continue the seris on how to Buy Green in Houston will focus on certain loans available to Homebuyers and how to use them in the Houston area. To start, myself and some of my experts will be putting together some ‘hypothetical’ Remodels to help folks looking to [...]
Analyzing Green Homes Available in Houston, Tx
Posted by steph on July 14th, 2008
This is just Part I of a series aimed at helping Home Buyers around Houston stay up to date on homes available.
The Green Building Movement is moving forward like crazy in Houston right now. For the moment, it sometimes seems that the consumer demand is by far outpacing the construction from Developers and Builders. For [...]
Welcome- The New TurningHoustonGreen!
Posted by steph on July 6th, 2008
Welcome as one of the First to view the NEW TurningHoustonGreen.com!
I am excited to announce the changes here and I hope that everyone enjoys it. I would like to take a minute to go over some of the additions to the site!
Probably the biggest change is that I have invited several Experts from around the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: ap, architects, designers, ecobrokers, green, homes, information, leed, products, real estate agents, realtor, remodelers, solar installers, townhomes, turning houston green No Comments »What Exactly is a Green Home?
Posted by steph on July 5th, 2008
What is GREEN? What EXACTLY makes up a GREEN Home?
This is a Question that is asked all of the time, but is not easily answered. We could ask 100 people what GREEN means to them and likely get at least 80 different answers.
To me, GREEN is a very emotional word. Depending on what you are [...]
Green Builders and Remodelers
Posted by steph on July 5th, 2008
Below you will find a list of Builders and Remodelers around Houston that work with Green Building, Energy Efficiency and Environmentally Responsible Practices. If you would like visit their website, just click the business card and it will take you there!
Shade House Developments
Matt and Tina Ford are focusing on Multi-Family Construction in the Heights [...]
Your Options For Buying Green in Houston-2008
Posted by steph on July 5th, 2008
The Energy pushing the Green Building Movement is gaining momentum everyday in Houston right now. More and more people are deciding that they need a Healthier and more Energy Efficient Homes and actually relating GREEN to that.
But where do you start? I have received several emails wanting to know how exactly to find a GREEN [...]
Green is Not Just Smart, It’s Really Common Sense
Posted by steph on July 5th, 2008
Today is Blog Action Day where Bloggers around the world are writing on environmental topics and expected reach an audience of over 8 million people. I have two forums that I wanted to write on and I had fully intended on writing two different posts. However, the one I wrote explains my true thoughts on [...]
