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Sales: 15% off all click floating Cork floors
Local Business Spotlight: Feast at East End Eatery
Product Spotlight: Safecoat Acrylacq is DIY
Green Tip: Gainesville Green Home Energy Tracking
INDIGOgreen Blog Link: Ancient Rice Walls Still Standing
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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LOCAL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT.
East End Eatery has been established quite a while here in Gainesville and has built a loyal following of customers who appreciate their down-home meals. Healthy, delicious and affordable lunches. Full-service catering. Locally-owned, eco-friendly and committed to the preservation and growth of Gainesville's East End. They even have free Wi-Fi!
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PRODUCTSPOTLIGHT.
Safecoat Acrylacq is DIY- Featured Review
"To sum up my experience with this stuff is WOW! I am very impressed with the quality after just shooting 2 coats on it. I posted this review to a few blogs and after 12 hrs I have had about 15,000 views on this episode." This quote comes from James Wheeldon who is the host of Huck's DIY web tv show. Acrylacq is a clear, hard and durable high gloss, water-based replacement for high solvent content lacquer. Its very low odor and VOC content has allowed it to be used even in the homes of the chemically sensitive. SafecoatŪ Acrylacq seals in outgassing from the substrate, and has superior resistance to stains, marring, and fingerprint marks. Also available in satin, Acrylacq is SCS certified and LEED qualified. To hear the entire review of Acrylacq, go here: http://blip.tv/file/3702906
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GREEN TIP.
Gainesville Green Home Energy Tracking System Online
Although still in Beta mode and under development, Gainesville Green is already becoming a resource for studies around the country as well as being a great source for tracking your own energy use, your friends' energy use and projected energy savings from upgrades or rebates from GRU. Their goal is to provide Gainesville with a simple tool to help visualize and track energy usage. It is our hope that making this data available to consumers in a transparent way, will enable individuals to make better decisions about their utility usage. We also aim to offer an easy way for renters and home buyers to evaluate the operating costs of a potential home. Click here to see for yourself. |
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INDIGOgreen BLOGreen.
Ancient Rice Walls Still Standing
Great Wall of China still standing because of sticky rice... click here to read the entire blog |
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COMMUNITY
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
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.
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.
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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BE OUR FRIEND PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!
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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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