Incorporating Green Ideas Into Your Home

When building, remodeling or replacing things in your home, eco-friendly or greeen ideas can be very easy and often inexpensive to implement. Here are some easy ways to incorporate green products into your property:

• When building a new home, face the widest part of the building to the north or the south.
• Place doors and windows where you will receive good cross-ventilation.
• Ensure any attic space is well ventilated by using roof ridge vents, lighter colored roofing materials, lots of insulation, and by placing A/C ducts in the attic to absorb the heat.
• Install an energy-efficient and properly sized heating and A/C system, make sure that duct work is correctly sealed, and use a programmable thermostat.
• Utilize landscaping materials, plants and design that are appropriate for the climate and rainfall levels in your area.
• Use low-flow toilets and shower heads and energy-efficient appliances.
• Recyclable and renewable materials can be used for decking, siding, trim and more.
• Choose green flooring materials such as concrete, bamboo, or recycled wood.
• Replace your air-conditioning filter regularly to enhance the performance of your air conditioning system and to reduce pollutants.

For more ideas or estimates on incorporating green products and ideas into your Tulsa , OK area home, contact the professionals below:

Roofing: A-Best Roofing, Judy Smith at 918-587-1426 or www.abestroofing.com.
Landscaping Design: Bluum Outdoor, Nathan at 918-599-8500, Nathan@bluum.net, or www.bluum.net.
Heating and Air Conditioning: Air Assurance, Stephen Taylor at 98-258-COOL or staylor@airassurance.com.
Building: Gardner Construction, Bruce Gardner at 918-481-1377
Air Conditioning Filters: Filter 4 Me, Rick Butefish at 918-292-8600, rick@filters4me.com, or www.filters4me.com.
Flooring Products: ProSource Wholesale Floorcoverings, Jim Ecrette at 918-252-7711 or prosourcejim@tulsacoxmail.com (make sure you ask for Darryl Baskin's preferred pricing).

To find energy-efficient, eco-friendly, or green properties in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area contact Darryl Baskin, McGraw realtors at 918-258-2600 or www.darrylbaskin.com.