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Anna Joined: August 26, 2007, 8:26 pm
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NEW JERSEYI am the author of Green Talk, a blog that is based upon my personal experiences of building a house a couple of years ago with many green materials. My blog follows my quest to continue greening my home and garden, questions that people ask me, and and a mix of everything green in between. My mission is to create an eco-community that shares their own personal green experience to help other turn green, one conversation at a time.
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| Modern Eco-friendly Sinks & Surfaces | Jetson Green | 3 | 27 weeks 1 day ago |
| Episode Seven: Interior Finishes | the editors | 7 | 40 weeks 4 days ago |
| Recycled Loose Cellulose Attic Insulation | alex_m | 4 | 45 weeks 5 days ago |
| The real dirt on phantom loads | Jetson Green | 2 | 1 year 1 week ago |
I am sorry to say but somebody told you wrong. Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) does not give off gasses over time. Only Urathane panels do. EPS is a pentane based product that has any lingering gases removed while they sit in a hot box for about a week. Your R-value won't change.
You can also do cathedral ceilings if you'd like with SIPs. We are currently working on a poolhouse that was perfect for SIPs.
The Oriented Strand Board (OSB) does need to be protected from water just like any other wood. You should look into SIPs when you decide to build. You could give us a call and send some drawings. I'd love to help you out.
When you built your "green" home what type of shell did you have? Are you still building?
Hey Anna, do you see the "Contribute" button at the top of the right nav? That's where you can go to post--we're just now writing a little guide to make it easier to get started. You can surely post your URL or links to the original post, though hopefully your posts would have more than just a link to your site :)
Have you seen our new photo album? There's a button in the 2nd navigation bar. We're still developing it, adding galleries and working through some bugs, but you can upload photos there and post them into your BGTV blog.
Wonderful, we can always use help with the questions! So glad you've come by!
We were just in NYC a few weeks ago kicking off filming for Season Two of our show. We'll likely be back there in the next few months so should keep in touch-- that would be great to see your green home!
Welcome to Building Green, Anna! I love your blog, nice top 10 list for This Next. I hope we'll see you here often and can help introduce a lot of people to your site. - maxmsf