Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Recommended Resources --  Here we are nearly mid-way through February 2017... how are you feeling about the new year? I like to challenge my readers to avoid negative information and seek out positive sources of information, entertainment and networking opportunities by offering these posts - recommending resources that may just inspire you, bring a ray of positivity to your day or offer a positive point to bring up in conversations as the week progresses. Buildings (with the construction, deconstruction, waste, maintenance, upgrades and energy consumption) add up to quite the impact on the health of our environment. There are all kinds of small and large things that people can choose to do to improve their residence that we highlight in our "Trash Talk" book series (see links at the end of today's post). I encourage you to check out the books and apply whatever ideas work for your situation. We have done those activities for every rental home and our 2 owned hom...

Construction And The Environment   Author: Kynyn Kamau offers a wonderful blog where you can find information on mental health, learn all about eating your way to a healthy body and learn a simple approach to a healthy financial status via: http://todayskynynarticle.blogspot.com Green building is a concept in construction which aims at creating environment friendly construction. The aim here is to reduce the impact of construction on the environment as well as coming up with remedial measures to resuscitate the already chocking environment. Below are just examples of green construction practices. · Using renewable energy sources in buildings for example solar and wind energy in the place of electricity and fossil fuels. · Coming up with designs that require minimum energy supporting systems like maximizing on day lighting in buildings as opposed to electric lighting. · Reducing the use of timber in construction, especially rare and deciduous typ...