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Sales: NEW Eco Timber Sale; Bioshield Paints, Stains and Finishes;
Jellybean Rocks 50% Off!
Product Spotlight: Green Countertops?
Locally Made Custom Concrete Can Be Any Color You Want
Green Tip: Heat-Pump Water Heaters- Easy Way to Save Money and Energy
Local: Incubating Kitchens For All
Local: Green Notes
Nation: White House Recipe for Transforming Stimulus-Funded
Weatherization into a National Industry
INDIGOGreen Blog
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Paints, Stains and Finishes 50% Off!
The last of our Bioshield natural water-based paints, stains and natural protective oils are ON SALE FOR 50% OFF till they're gone. The Bioshield PaintCompany focuses on supplying waterborne wall finishes and paints that use an extensive collection of 50 pigments, based on earth and ultramarine hues as well as natural oils, interior and exterior wood stains, and waxes and finishes for floors and furniture. We still have many stains available in small, 3.5 oz "sample" sizes for under $5- perfect for your next kid furniture staining project, perfect for your health and perfect for the planet. And perfect for your pocketbook. We have chosen to not carry Bioshield any longer as they have opened to sell on line at their website and we cannot compete! Please check out bioshieldpaint.com to continue using this amazing product.
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Heat-Pump Water Heaters
Easy way to save money and energy
(from www.buildinggreen.com)
Interest in heat-pump water heaters is growing, driven in part by new Energy Star standards for water heaters that electric storage models cannot meet, and more stringent U.S. Department of Energy standards for water heaters that are on the horizon. While a number of heat-pump water heaters have come and gone in the past few decades, participation of some of the largest industry players makes the future look brighter this time. At least three heat-pump water heaters have been introduced since mid-2009, including the Air Tap, available at INDIGO for around $775. The Air Tap is about three times more efficient than most electric systems and twice that of gas.
Read on...
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Jellybean Rocks 50% OFF!
Fireclay's Jellybean Rocks are on sale at INDIGO for 50% off the regular price which brings them from $13.00 sq ft to $6.50 sq ft. Quite a deal and quite stunning to boot- these highly versitle mesh-backed tiles are ideal for bathrooms, shower floors and walls, outdoor patios and are available in 12 field colors and three sizes (4"x4", 4"x12" and 12"x12"). Click here to go straight to Fireclay's site.
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FSC-Certified White Oak Floating Floors $2.99 Sq Ft!!!!
Making headlines with the August Consumer Reports issue as the manufacturer of their best-rated wood floors, INDIGO has all of Eco Timber's FSC-certified, floating Oak floors priced at an unbeatable $2.99 sq ft. Coming in a variety of hues including wheat, chocolate, espresso, stone and natural. If you've been thinking about remodeling your home now instead of trying to sell it in this market, take a look at this low-priced green option for your flooring project. Click here for more information on our oak floors. |
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Green Pikes in Florida
Granite Pose Radioactive Risks for Stonecutters As Well As Homeowners?
How Fair Trade Works
Do You Know Who Buys Arsenic and Chromium Treated Poles From Koppers Superfund Site? Try GRU, City Of Alachua, Clay Electric, and FPL. Read the County Commissioner's Letter Here
From Efficiency to Sufficiency- More Savings Means Using More Energy
Sustainable Holiday Shopping Online
Thinning The Herd: How To Find The Best Eco-Builder
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Local: Incubating Kitchens For All
In cooperation with Sustainable Alachua County and the Alachua County Commission, the Alachua County Kitchen Incubator is underway. The idea of the incubator is a space where local foods can be processed and certified thereby reducing stress on the environment, local resources and supporting local growers and producers.
Please help the members of this group get a better picture of the demand for local food and local food processing facilities by taking the Local Food Survey. If you are a producer, farmer, or grower of local food, please fill out the Producer Survey as well. Your answers will be a valuable input for the kitchen feasibility study and funding of future local food projects. Fill out the form here.
Local: Green Notes
The Florida Urban Forestry Council (FUFC) is selling note cards as a "green" holiday gift for a fundraising campaign. Sets of 12 cards on recycled paper cost $20 and your purchase supports their efforts to plant and protect urban forests in Florida. For more information, go to www.fufc.com
Nation:White House Recipe for Transforming Stimulus-Funded Weatherization into a National Industry
Whatever short-term economic benefits the stimulus package may generate, one of its larger, long-term goals is to make home weatherization a lasting component of the retrofit market. And while we have the Community Weatherization Coalition and the Mike Byerly-led 10,000 homes initiative with the goal to weatherize 10,000 homes in Alachua County, there is a newly released White House sponsored Recovery Through Retrofit Report which is focused on home weatherization becoming a self-sustaining initiative on its own. Read on here... |
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GREEN COUNTERTOPS?
 Locally Made Custom Concrete Can Be Any Color, Shape, Size or Look You Want...
Based out of Ocala, Fl, Casting Impressions specializes in using concrete to enhance and create unique and personalized countertops. Concrete offers a wide spectrum of design options for countertops. With virtually unlimited color options as well as options that range from embedded crushed glass to metal to stone, and unlike traditional countertop materials, you can color, polish, and stain concrete. Concrete has substance and mass, permanence and warmth. It feels earthy and smooth. Casting Impressions can design and fabricate your custom concrete countertops, sinks and fireplace surround to enhance and beautify your living spaces. Casting Impressions has taken the approach of fabricating concrete countertops and other décor elements from not just an aesthetic perspective but also an engineering perspective, giving you the confidence that concrete countertops are durable and structurally sound and very stain resistant. What's more, Casting Impressions uses locally sourced and recycled materials making it one of the most sustainable options when it comes to countertop choices. Click here to find out more about our local countertop options at INDIGO.
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Wonderful Rainwater by Larry Schwandes
Saturday, December 5, 10am-12pm INDIGO 322 SW 4th Ave, Gainesville 378.2285 Larry Schwandes is a retired chemist who became interested in rainwater harvesting after visiting the semi-arid region of Brazil in 2002. Since then, he has experimented extensively with rainwater collection and use, and will share his knowledge with us. He will review various methods of collecting rainwater, different pump systems, and a wide variety of uses for rainwater, from car and clothes washing to gardening and even showers. This class is free but please RSVP to: educationdept@indigogreenstore.com. Caring For Our Streams, Aquifers and Oceans in North Florida
Saturday, December 12, 10am - 12pm INDIGO 322 SW 4th Ave, Gainesville 378.2285 While we might not understand all of the interplay between streams, rivers, aquifers and oceans, we no know that our oceans are in a very serious state, becoming more so each day. And while the health of the entire planet depends on a healthy ocean, we also know that human habits inland have a harmful affect on the ocean. In North Central Florida, we might think that none of our streams are even directly connected to the sea. However, what we do to our creeks and streams inland does matter to the oceans, just like it matters to our aquifers. The most important thing we can do is to ensure that a plentiful supply of water that is of high quality reaches the ocean. Join Fritzi Olson from Current Problems as she highlights her work on river and stream cleanup in NC Florida and how we can better understand our connections to the water all around us. This workshop is FREE and unlimited in class size but please RSVP to: educationdept@indigogreenstore.com
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Startlight Supper Club - SMArts Fundraiser
December 17, 2009 from 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Help the South Main Community Arts Center (SMArts) hit the ground running and have a the time of your nightlife doing so. This was created for all of us sick of the college scene (even if your still in college) Beginning with a cocktail hour at the CMC with live stringed and woodwind music, then a 3 course meal by Taria Camerino, one of the most creative chefs to grace the city with her highly present and disciplined offerings of food-as-total-art-immersion, after desert we move on to a performance by upcoming Nashville singer- songwriter Tori Sparks (up for 6 Grammy nominations) and local favorites Pat Koch and Rio de la Muerta. Do not miss this chance to kick start the Arts on South Main. Tickets $25-50 student-to-surgeon/plumber sliding scale. See SAC website for info and registration: http://sustainablealachua.org/events/startlight-supper-club-smarts-fundraiser
Greenhouse Gas Accounting
December 3, 2009 in Orlando, FL or January 19, 2010 Gainesville, FL
Taught by Mark van Soestbergen, President of International Carbon Bank and Exchange, in conjunction with CarbonSolutions, a consulting firm specializing in GHG accounting, the course will focus on how to establish a GHG inventory and the rules, regulations and protocols surrounding them. The course will also offer an overview of the most accepted standards for GHG emissions reporting and the importance of third-party verification entities. Cost: $325 Register online, www.treeo.ufl.edu/leed or contact Lauren McCain, lmccain@treeo.ufl.edu or 352/392-9570 ext 212
LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE Intensive Study Course Friday, December 4th Jacksonville, FL
Join Breaking Ground Education Services for the last LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE Intensive Study Course of 2009, designed for those interested in preparing for the LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE exam. This one-day course will provide a comprehensive learning approach to the current LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE credential and prepare the attendee to take the LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE exam. Whether you are looking to become a LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, or you are planning to take a specialty exam to become a LEED AP, the LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE exam is a requirement to achieve accreditation. Space is limited! Please see the attached flyer for more information, or contact Catherine Burkee at 904.388.1350 or email: catherine@breakinggroundcontracting.com. | |
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