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Casa Verde: Ronald McDonald House Goes Green
While I may have some criticisms of LEED, the USGBC green building program, there's no question that the program is an important step in the right direction. Hopefully, thanks to green building guidelines and programs, green building will someday soon become a standard part of any construction project, and not an afterthought.
Austin, TX, has the oldest regional green building program in the country, with its Energy Star program established in 1985, and the green building program evolving from it six years later.
Midday Muse: The True Meaning of Thanksgiving
This year, some friends are volunteering on Thanksgiving Day to cook dinner for the parents of children staying at a Ronald McDonald House. Last year other friends spent time filling boxes at a food bank the day before Thanksgiving for families in need. One of my family members also makes it a point to volunteer during holiday weekends at animal shelters, since the dogs and cats get fewer visitors over those days.
Link Time!
- Danny Seo's craft room is coming together.
- YumSugar wonders what you think about the new McDonald's coffee ads.
- Simply Stated rounds up decorative candle sleeves.
- AT:SF helps find curtains for bay windows.
- Shelterrific tracks down high-quality twin sheets.
- Re-Nest installs a storm door.
- Desire to Inspire features Dennis Design Group.
- Craft shows you how to make a charging basket.
- SavvySugar tells you what to take with if you've been laid off.
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