Green Home Upgrades

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In the end . . .

I did leave the store with the low-VOC paint, but only after threatening to take my credit card elsewhere. As more hardware and home-improvement stores, like The Home Depot and Lowe's, begin stocking eco-sensitive products, you no longer have to settle. Whether you are about to embark on a flurry of home fixing or just happen to be browsing in your neighborhood hardware store, make your green predilections known. Your future home-improvement projects depend on it.

Resources

Global Green USA's Green Building Resource Center, globalgreen.org/gbrc, 310-452-7677

Healthy Building Network, healthybuilding.net, 202-898-1610

The New Ecological Home: The Complete Guide to Green Building Options, by Daniel D. Chiras (Chelsea Green, 2004, $35)

Energystar.gov, 888-STAR-YES

Products

Environmental Home Center, www.environmentalhomecenter.com, 800-281-9785

Environmental Building Supplies, www.ecohaus.com, ebs@ecohaus.com

For more products, see "Household Tips to Keep Your Health and Savings Intact," GG #110.

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