Firmly Green

AirBnB started it all, but over the last half decade the sharing economy has grown tremendously. It is reaching many different industries and segments. The growth will remain strong and we at firmly green believe its a wonderful occurrence. These days people are buying and occupying much more than they need and if these material property can be shared it is better for the world.

Just came across this amazing, eco-friendly means of making a house. Earthships are homes that are building essentially in the ground. The walls are surrounded by dirt and the roof is made of solar power. You have windows near the top of the walls which are essentially ground level. Earthships are a great way to live off-the-grid as the home can be autonomous through naturallay generated energy and cooling methods. Earthships are also generally made from recycled or natural materials. Most Earthships are closer to 300-400 square foot, but I have seen a mega-mansion of an Earthship which looks great. A regular size Earthship can cost around fifty thousand to build.

Today I discovered a great resource for learning green cleaning methods and cleaning chemicals. As you already know I am particularly interested in this field because I am an ardent hater of bringing toxic cleaning chemicals to my family’s home. Green cleaning is a hugely popular trend in the cleaning industry and thus deserves to be looked in further. This website is a great resource for all that are interested in providing their family with a more environmentally friendly atmosphere at home.

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According to research performed at Bonn University in Germany they can confirm that a Energy-star certified dishwasher can save close to $431 a year and use 5,000 less gallons of water, and save you 231 hours of time. I think that the time factor is a very huge number and a lot more than I would expect. Depending on how much you value your free time this is a very interesting finding and should impact on how you do your dishes.
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Just read an article on the demand for green building services. While the U.S real estate is suffering building developers and managers are still interested in the cost savings of greening their building. The article also lists some stocks that may be considered for a play on green building services. Read more at Forbes Sponsored by Building Maintenance Company

Recently I have been having issues with gray hairs that are sprouting throughout my hair. Being apposed to hair dyes that are ridden with tough, harmful chemicals I went in search of hair dye that is natural. I have found henna to be the solution. Henna hair dye is has been used for centuries to give hair a conditioned, red/orangish color. But when henna is used with indigo powder it provides your hair that natural jet black hair color. This is a great inexpensive solution to using hair dyes. My only suggestion is to make sure that you purchase 100% henna and 100% indigo powder, as many retailers will sell you henna that are mixed in with Para-phenylenediamine (PPD), sometimes called “black henna”. My suggestion is to stay away from products that list this in their ingredient as it can cause allergic reactions and lifelong health issues for the skin.