Our home during construction, Spring 2007
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Diabetes in my family – Our food and our health.
This is your first time to our home building blog. We hope you find what you are looking for. Please feel free to contact us at ramsay@ramsayhome.comDiabetes in my family Recently, my mother was diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus. Type 2 to be exact. This is the most common form of Diabetes to be diagnosed in people. Type [...]
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Wind Power in Ontario
Wind power is renewable and produces no greenhouse gases during operation, such as carbon dioxide and methane. Ontario is moving forward with wind power development and the IESO plays a fundamental role in bringing many of these wind projects into service. The IESO recognizes wind as an important source of renewable energy and is committed to integration [...]
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Construction Management – Watch for Green Washing
Building a Home? Find Green not Greenwashing - an article posted today at Chelsea Green (www.chelseagreen.com). I thought I would share this article as it talks about both building green and the challenges of using concrete and ICF. We weighed the options of a stick-frame-construction vrs using concrete. We also have had many people voice [...]
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Breaking the process – Finding green construction innovation
Innovation The President's ACAD Smart Night I had the honor to attend the 2009 ACAD President's Smart Night this past Saturday night. It was an inspiring event featuring the managing director of IDEO and an expert of Innovation, David Kelley. It was a black-tie event and featured a fantastic meal. Shortly after dinner, David took to the stage [...]
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Homes For Sale – Green and Eco-Friendly
Homes for Sale Here are some examples of green homes for sale, right now and ready to go. We are not associated with these sales but we like the homes and the work that has gone into them to make them green and eco-friendly. Do you have a green house for sale? Let us know about it. Sandown, New Hampshire - [...]
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Where to find Log Homes?
Log Homes A log home (or log house) is technically the same thing as a log cabin, a house typically made from logs that have not been milled into conventional lumber. The term log home is contemporary and preferred by most log home builders, while log cabin indicates a smaller, more rustic, log house, such as a [...]
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The top Home Builders
The top Home Builders There are hundreds of thousands of home builders in the world. Here are a list of the largest, highest profile or most prolific home builders in the world. Are they green or have they completed any eco-friendly projects? Let us know or tweet us a message. Holder Construction Co. Atlanta Ga. based. One of the largest general [...]
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Home Builders in Calgary
Home Builders in Calgary The Ramsay Home Building and Eco-Friendly Blog is now listed at Best Green Blogs! They describe themselves as: Best Green Blogs is the web’s largest directory of green and sustainable themed weblogs. Writers from all over the world are publishing articles and stories dealing with a wide variety of topics dealing with environmental issues and green living; [...]
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Contemporary Wall Paper
Contemporary Wall Paper Wallpaper is a kind of material used to cover and decorate the interior walls of homes, offices, and other buildings; it is one aspect of interior decoration. They are usually sold in rolls and are put onto a wall using wallpaper paste. Wallpapers can come either plain (so that it can be painted), or [...]
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Modern Prefab Homes
Modern Prefab Homes Nestavilla has been building modern prefab homes for 18 years. The company is based out of Turkey and supplies their homes throughout the world. The homes are made of galvanized steel and the entire home is assembled with special screws and bolts without any welding. The homes come complete with ceilings, doors and windows. The outer [...]
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