Eco Friendly Homes - Home Tips » Videos http://www.turnberryproperties.com The Latest News and Tips on Eco Friendly Homes and general Home Tips Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:25:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Build Eco Homes from Bamboo http://www.turnberryproperties.com/build-eco-homes-from-bamboo/ http://www.turnberryproperties.com/build-eco-homes-from-bamboo/#comments Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:26:38 +0000 Eco-Friendly http://www.turnberryproperties.com/?p=137 Continue reading]]> Do you ever heard about bamboo?

Bamboo is a group of woody perennial evergreen plants in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Some of its members are giant bamboo, forming by far the largest members of the grass family. Bamboo is the fastest growing woody plant in the world. Their accelerated growth rate (up to 3-4 feet/day (1.5-2.0 inches/hr)) is due to a unique rhizome system and is dependent on local soil and climate conditions.

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Many traditional Japanese houses have been use bamboo to build their eco friendly homes. And here I want to share this eco friendly homes video which tell you about the benefits and how great if we use bamboo to build our eco homes and its interior.

Bamboo in Eco-Friendly Homes (iVillage-NBC)

Video Description:”Live before a studio audience, Robin Wilson of Robin Wilson Home explains how to utilize eco-friendly bamboo in your home from the flooring to the countertops to your clothing.”

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]]> http://www.turnberryproperties.com/build-eco-homes-from-bamboo/feed/ 4 Eco Friendly Homes Video Series http://www.turnberryproperties.com/eco-friendly-homes-video-series/ http://www.turnberryproperties.com/eco-friendly-homes-video-series/#comments Sat, 31 May 2008 09:39:49 +0000 Eco-Friendly http://www.turnberryproperties.com/?p=127 Continue reading]]> Are your homes eco friendly? Do not have homes now? Go green and choose eco friendly homes and let save he world. Eco friendly home is more cheap and produce a little heat which could help to reduce global warming. Here are some good videos about eco friendly homes for your reference and your new knowledge if you were not hear about ‘Eco Homes’ or “Eco-Friendly Homes” before:

  • A Cutting-Edge Architect’s Eco-Friendly Home

Peak Moment 86: As an organizer in the American Institute of Architects, Chris Stafford has long promoted sustainable design. As a natural builder, he worked with straw bale and clay in Greece and Saudi Arabia. For his Port Townsend home, he considered site, size, materials and energy. The 1500 sq. ft home uses mostly non-toxic materials (and fewer of them), foam insulation, metal roofing, solar hot water for space heating, photovoltaics for electricity, and an innovative rainwater collector for landscape irrigation.

  • Our eco friendly home

  • THE PRODUCE GARDEN-10 ways for a more eco friendly home, 1-5

    • Reducing our carbon footprint starts at home, here’s a few tips for you to try. It’s up to us!

  • THE PRODUCE GARDEN-10 ways for a more eco friendly home, 6-1

  • Bamboo in Eco-Friendly Homes


Live before a studio audience, Robin Wilson of Robin Wilson Home explains how to utilize eco-friendly bamboo in your home from the flooring to the countertops to your clothing.

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