Sunrise Painting has painted many homes as well as noted commercial establishments on the coast. Check their website at www.sunrisepaintinginc.com for a Free estimate.

When you’re finished in the garden department, be sure to check out the LED lighting. Just by changing your bulbs, you can conserve energy and save money. Some of the bulbs bring a natural daylight into your rooms which simulates having a new skylight for just pennies.

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When Suzanne Emerson comes to your home, her services will include evaluating the efficiency of your appliances, lighting, heating and hot water systems, and areas that need to be sealed and/or insulated. Using a “Blower Door” which depressurizes your home, she identifies areas where you are loosing warm air and letting in cold and often toxic air. You then receive a detailed extensive report with measures you can take by doing projects yourself, or by hiring a handyman or contractor for major improvements.

BTW, Suzanne does go where usually only men will venture. She puts on her very glamorous coveralls, goggles, headlamp and face mask to crawl under the house and in the attic. She does bring her camera so you can see what she finds which often includes wildlife and other critters.

Go to www.emersonenvironmental.com for examples of problems and an education on energy, water and conservation. You can reach Emerson Environmental at 650-281-9805 to find out how to reduce the cost of your energy bills.

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So what is a Goddess doing in a dumpster? “To educate, inform and show the world a new way to approach recycling using recyclized products and reuse as a worthwhile unique design style for interiors.” What a great mission!

As an award winning Interior Designer, Carol Tanzi, The Goddess of Garbage, creates recycled items that are beautiful. You won’t find The Goddess turning junk into fancy junk. The creations made by the Goddess will be hard to identify as junk, garbage, recyclables or anything other than the beautiful accessories that can be showcased in any home.

Check the many items that you can get started with today by going to www.goddessofgarbage.com

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When you go by the showroom, you will find American Clay and Tobias Stucco made of natural materials.  All of the products in the showroom are chemical free for use in your home.   You won’t want to miss the beautiful counter top materials, recycled glass tiles, flooring materials, gifts, fireplace alternatives, and chemical free line of custom paints and supplies.

A unique business with a knowledgeable staff, Green Intention Design can be contacted at www.greenintentiondesign.com.

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Greening projects are often an afterthought. It is easier and most effective to “Green by Design”. No matter how green your design, without a Green Contractor to implement, you can find a traditional contractor falling back on their old, non-green ways. Think about deconstruction in your project. Deconstruction is not only costly to you but to the environment by putting products into landfills that take a long time, if ever, to decompose. Harrell Remodeling removes materials in a way that doesn’t destroy them in the process. They identify the things that can be reused in your project and route salvageable items that can not be reused to a company that will treat them in a use-able product. An example of this is the often leftover small pieces of wood that get thrown away. Instead, these pieces would be crunched for use in composts and ground cover. Even metals in electric and plumbing waste can be melted down and recycled.

Green doesn’t mean unattractive. You’ll see quite the contrary when you got to www.harrell-remodeling.com and find out how beautiful green can be.

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Teaching how to create “Healthy, Hi-Vitality Homes with a Heart” is the impetus for this wonderful educator and her company. Physical psychology/bio-philia is how people relate to their spaces on an unconscious and sub-conscious level. Designing, remodeling and decorating will benefit from having this awareness and will result in a space that is more appealing both visually and emotionally.

Linda Lenore has been an interior designer for 45 years and has incorporated the art of Feng Shui in her business for the past 25 years. In 2002 Linda acquired the unique honor as one of three non-Asian Feng Shui Masters. A Feng Shui Master has the highest percentage of results as they have had to master a dozen different schools of Feng Shui. Adding to these credentials including 15 years of Sustainable Green Design, Linda is the only US Feng Shui Master also certified in Green Building Design.

Busily teaching ASID continuing education classes and working with Fortune 500 companies, Linda’s personal goal is helping people create spaces where they can thrive and promote health, energy and prosperity.  Contact Linda at www.lindalenore.com.

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Brothers Geno and Anthony Caccia are both Accredited Green Plumbers by Green Plumbers USA. This organization started in Australia where drought conditions have required Australian Plumbers to deal with water and plumbing issues in an eco-conscious way. Geno and Anthony have taken over 40 hours of additional classroom courses as well as being graded on the impact and success of implementing these practices with their customers. They are versed in showing homeowners how to save money implementing high efficiency practices and products for water usage. One of their services is a Home Inspection doing a needs analysis of your plumbing systems and ways to make it more energy efficient and cost effective. One year later, they will return to evaluate and measure the dollar savings.

Call to talk to Caccia Plumbing about their green plumbing product lines which include Tank-less Hot Water Heaters, Recirculating Hot Water Systems, High Efficiency Toilets, fixtures with the “Water Sense” rating which is like the “Energy Star” rating for home appliances and County Rebate programs which usually cover the installation cost. You might also want to ask when Caccia Plumbing is hosting the next Homeowner PGE seminar at their company headquarters at 917 Amphlett Blvd., San Mateo. Call and talk to a Caccia family member at James Caccia Plumbing 650-342-5363.

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