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Sales: 15% off all click floating Cork floors
Client Spotlight: Diane Walsh's Woven Bamboo Floors
Product Spotlight: Scale Blaster Removes Calcium Buildup Without Solvents
Green Tip: Donate Your Hair to Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup Efforts
INDIGOgreen Blog Link: Hot Climate Design Gone Green
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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CLIENT SPOTLIGHT.
Diane Walsh's Woven Bamboo Floors
Quite simply, Diane Walsh says that she "Loves them!" and you can see from these pictures why that is. We can't seem to stress enough how durable and easy click-lock solid woven bamboo floors are. Made by our local Gainesville friends Boya, these floors are only available at INDIGOGreen and are a unique solution to floating floors over an existing floor like tile or old vinyl or linoleum. They also tackle the difficult problem of slab-on-grade moisture in Florida that may make it impossible to glue solid wood down even after you've sealed the slab.
Stop by INDIGOGreen to see for yourself and we would also be happy to give you our own client references so you can see a finished floor you can actually walk on!
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PRODUCTSPOTLIGHT.
Scale Blaster Removes Calcium Buildup Without Solvents
ScaleBlaster is a compact, state-of-the art, computerized system that is installed on the incoming waterline of the house or building.
This innovative product produces an oscillating electronic field using a unique and complex modulating frequency wave form that changes the physical shape, size and charge of the calcium molecules and causes them to lose their adhesive properties.
Lime scale will no longer form in the pipes or on equipment that comes in contact with hard water. This results in the lowering of the saturation level of hard water, so that new lime scale is prevented and any existing scale is removed. The surface tension of the water is lessened, which will increase the solubility of the water, making it a better solvent.
Water will feel softer and 'wetter', and less detergents will be required. Now available at INDIGOGreen click here to learn more or call us at 352.378.2285 |
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GREEN TIP.
Donate Your Hair to Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup Efforts
Your hair may have a bigger impact on cleanup efforts than you think- if you cut it off. Local salon Mode, on University Ave next to Sweetwater Branch Inn, is making a concerted effort to help with cleanup efforts by donating cut hair to an organization that yes, actually weaves it into oil-absorbing hair mats and booms. Looking like giant sea-worm creatures, the hair is actually stuffed into donated nylons and left in the water and onshore to do what hair does best, absorb oils- not just from your scalp and the air-crude oil works just fine too.
However, there is no word on when these efforts for donated hair will be utilized by BP according to reports by dallasnews.com. For more information on the company that is weaving this hair into help visit www.matteroftrust.org.
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INDIGOgreen BLOGreen.
Hot Climate Design Gone Green
Florida is a unique environment when it comes to energy efficiency design vs. the rest of the country. Appropriate details can help keep your house cool. click here to read the entire blog |
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COMMUNITY
Community Celebration
Sunday, May 30, 2010
4:00pm-6:00pm
Join us even if you didn't do the Challenge!
Everyone is eligible for the many door prizes!
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
4225 NW 34 Street, Gainesville
Blue Oven Kitchens Gainesville Farm Fresh
Wainwright Dairy Glades Ridge
Melrose Herb Garden Florida Fresh Beef
Sweetwater Organic Coffee Roasters Florida Organic Growers
Junselle's Gourmet Ingredient Mix Swallowtail Farm
Russ and Peg Hall Hogtown HomeGrown
Family Kickball Game at 4:30pm
Hogtown HomeGrown is a local newsletter and website
with recipes and menus based on seasonal fresh foods
www.hogtownhomegrown.com
Water Woes:Assuring the Water Supply in Northeast Florida
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Millhopper Branch Library Meeting Room
3145 N. W. 43rd St., Gainesville
Guest Speaker
Dr. David Hornsby, Technical Program Manager in the Office of Water Supply Management, St. Johns River Water Management District
Brought to us by The League of Women Voters. For more information contact Chris at 375.6960 or see www.lwv-alachua.org
INDIGOGreen 3rd Anniversary Party
Saturday,June 5th 12PM-4PM
Free at our showroom 322 SW 4th Ave
Come join us to help celebrate what you have helped us to become. There will be music, kids' activities, food from The Jones/Blue Oven Kitchens and East End Eatery, tabling from local businesses and non-profits as well as short, 30 minute workshops on living sustainably.
USGBC Heart of Florida Chapter
Summer Membership Social
Monday, June 14th
6:30-8:30
Sister's Restaurant
5212 SW 91st Terr, Gville 32608
There will be heavy appetizers, cash bar, music, exciting updates from the board, spotlight on LEED buildings in the Heart of Florida. Please see www.usgbcheartfl.org for more information or to purchase your tickets
GRU BEST Symposium Florida Green Home Designation Certificate Course
(Pre-Conference Workshop)
July 14, 2010
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This course is designed for residential builders, architects, subcontractors, energy raters, building officials, utility representatives and those in related fields. The general public may also benefit from this course.
CEUs: 6 credits
CILB# 0006827
GRU BEST Blueprints for a Sustainable Future
(Two-Day Conference Training Course)
July 15 - 16, 2010
Sustainable construction does not have to be difficult or expensive. There are techniques and products that will save you and your customers money. Gain insight on:
Research/training and sustainable building incentives
Local green/sustainable building programs National green product resources
GRU invites you to learn more about building a greener tomorrow at the second Building Efficient Sustainable Training (B.E.S.T) Green Symposium in Gainesville, FL on July 15-16, 2010. During this two-day symposium, you will learn from industry leaders and experts about the newest techniques and innovations related to LEED Residential and Commercial, Energy Star, Building America, Zero Energy Homes, and Solar Energy.
Rainwater Harvesting Workshops
Monday June 7th 100-Level Course 8:300in $50; Tuesday-Wednesday June 8-9th 200-Level Course 8:30-5pm both days $295-$445
University Of South Florida, Tampa
100-Level Course is a one-day course for anyone intrested in general knowledge about rainwater harvesting for non-potable applications.
200-Level course is a two-day course for advanced rainwater harvesting techniques that is required for those seeking ARCSA status. Registration is at www.arcsa.org
The Great Suwannee River Cleanup
August- December
Georgia State Line- Gulf of Mexico
Current Problems, the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail Working Group and the Suwannee River Water Management District are coordinating a cleanup of the of the Suwannee River from the Georgia line to the Gulf of Mexico. Be a part of the first ever full length cleanup of the Suwannee within our state. To see what part of the river is already covered go here:http://www.bit.ly/GSRC2010, to join a group that is already cleaning up a section go here: http://www.bit.ly/GSRC2010and for more information, to be a business sponsor , or to be a boat or material supply sponsor please call Fritzi Olsen at 352-264-6827 or e-mail aar@currentproblems.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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