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Sales: Bamboo Floor Sale Continues: Save Over 50%-$4 Sq Ft on Amber Click-Lock Edge Grain Amber Bamboo Floors From Plyboo; Shaw's Anything Goes Green Carpet 10% OFF through Month of May
Local Business Spotlight: Pure Energy Solar
Product Spotlight: Attic Breeze is a...Breeze to Install
Green Tip: Build Your Cottage From Found Objects
INDIGOgreen Blog Link: New Edible Park Coming To Gainesville
Community Events |
 ...NEEDS YOUR HELP! Barrels of Hope is catching on but we still need your support. Thank you to everyone in the community that has donated or helped thus far. Please tell 2 friends about Barrels of Hope, friend us on facebook and "friend a family" by sponsoring a permanent shelter for Haitian earthquake vicitms for just $300. This is a non-profit, all-volunteer run initiative and all proceeds go directly to material and transportation costs.
Please visit www.barrelsofhope.org for more information or search "barrels of hope" on facebook. |
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Save Over 50%! $4 Sq Ft on Click-Lock Edge Grain Amber Bamboo Floors From Plyboo-
While supplies last, INDIGOgreen is selling the only remaining stock of Plyboo's click-lock floating bamboo edge-grain flooring. Although this sale only applies for the amber flooring, it is a one-of-a-kind deal since this flooring normally sells at $9.50 sq ft. Easy to install, and beautiful to walk on, if you've been considering bamboo flooring but wanted proof of quality sourcing, these floors have a story. Click here for more information on this flooring deal. |
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10% Off Shaw Carpet Through May
Shaw out of Georgia has been an industry leader in producing a more sustainable carpet by adding recycled content and making it cradle to cradle recylclable. Although not cradle to cradle certified, Shaw's Anything Goes Green! carpet has the potential to be cradle to cradle by turning old nylon-6 carpets into new Anso crush-resistant carpet keeping 100 million lbs of carpet out of landfills each year.
Shaw can also put quite a few warranites on their carpet because the reclyced nylon-6 has inherent crush resistant properties as well as stain resistance:
- 10-Year Anything Goes! No Mat / No Crush Warranty - covers stairs and hallways, is transferable to a new owner, and is not prorated
- 15-Year Soil and Stain Resistance Warranty
- 15-Year Texture Retention Warranty
- 15-Year Quality Assurance Warranty
- 15-Year SoftBac Platinum Warranty
- 15-Year Abrasive WearWarranty
- 60-day Consumer Satisfaction Guarantee - for 60 days after installation, if you want to change your new Anything Goes! carpet for any reason, you may do so; Shaw will replace the carpet at their expense (customer is responsible for labor charges)
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LOCAL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT.
Pure Energy Solar Shines in Our Community
Recently Pure Energy Solar provides solar power solutions and solar panel installation for Off Grid systems, Grid Tie Systems and Systems with battery or generator back up. Fully licensed and an insured Florida Certified Solar Contractor, Pure Energy Solar has over 5 years of installation with their humble beginnings starting right here in Gainesville, FL. Then there is of course, Wayne Irwin, President - one of the nicest and most knowledgeable solar installers in this town- who has created a monster called the "Tower of Power". The TOP is a portable solar generator that is capable of 2,000 Watts as well as 350 amp hours in battery backup. Check out Pure Energy Solar here, see the Tower of Power for yourself here or come to our anniversary party on June 5th to see it in action. |
PRODUCTSPOTLIGHT.
Attic Breeze Can Keep Your Energy Bills Down
A solar-powered attic vent is an attic ventilation that runs solely on solar power. More efficient than passive ventilation systems, air is exchanged at a higher rate therefore keeping your attic cooler, radiating less heat into your conditioned space (and if your ducts run through your attic, helping that air stay cooler), and saving you on energy costs. This system's return-on-investment can be seen in 1-2 summers of use Click here to learn more about the attic breeze system here... |
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GREEN TIP.
| Build Your Cottage From Found Objects
These cottages in Portland, Oregon are cute and sized right at about 364 square feet, but builders Jeffrey Gantert and Brad Bloom also demonstrate how a little ingenuity and humor make cheap and found materials a lot more interesting than buying new. Check them out here... |
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COMMUNITY
Certified Green Building Course
Monday- Friday 8am-Noon
May 17th-28th
Seagle Building, 3rd Floor (Downtown Gainesville)
Cost- $1650.00 (Free to FloridaWorks eligible Job Seekers*)
ICBE in conjunction with ClimateSafe and Vibrant Community Development are offering a Certified Green Building course aimed at bringing professionals in design, construction, planning, and development up-to-speed on the latest in Certified Green Building products and methods and giving them the tools they need to communicate with other professionals in the field as well as the background to work effectively within it.
1. Introduction to Sustainability: Context of Certified Green Building with a Glossary of Green Terms (know the talk)
2. Master Builder Model: The Design/Build Mandate and the Integrated Professional Approach
3. Construction Technologies: High Tech/Low Tech approaches to Design, Construction and Development
4. Emerging Materials: Green Materials, Certified Products, and Chain of Custody
5. Emerging Methods: Certifications (USGBC, FGBC, FSEC), Life Cycle Analysis, and Carbon Footprinting.
6. Tax Advantages, Green Financing, Company Goodwill, and Marketing Advantages
Class size is limited so register early!
*FloridaWorks Job Seeker eligibility
8th Annual Business Conference of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE):Lighting the Way to a New Economy
May 21-23, 2010
Charleston, South Carolina.
BALLE is North America's fastest growing network of socially responsible businesses, comprised of over 75 community networks with more than 20,000 independent business members. BALLE networks are creating local living economies in their hometowns and cities by connecting the dots between independent retail, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, green building, local manufacturing, and community capital. Join hundreds of entrepreneurs and business owners, BALLE network leaders, economic developers, local government representatives and community connectors, as we explore innovative best practices in growing community wealth and advancing the new economy. Learn more and register at Living Economies.org. |
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A special THANK YOU to all of the teachers and businesses who have donated to the cause of community education! We will no longer be having workshops at INDIGOGreen but please check our calendar or Sustainable Alachua County's website for workshop updates at www.sustainablealachua.org
Hours: Mon 10am-3pm; Tues-Fri 10am-5pm CLOSED Saturday and Sunday
322 SW 4th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601 352.378.2285 Store 352.378.2289 Fax
www.indigogreenstore.com
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