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To guide and inspire you with businesses, products, and solutions that can aid in utilizing the earth’s resources in a more sustainable manner, BuilderMedia, Inc. introduces a dedicated publication recognizing leading eco-lifestyle solutions available here in the Lehigh Valley.

As an expert in shelter focused content, this ECO Lifestyle Solutions Guide will provide the same high level of value and use that our other publications, guides, and events deliver, providing you with direction for making your environmental contribution.

As our part for an eco-responsible effort, this guide is only available online as a digital publication, eliminating the draw on resources of a traditional printed publication. While you can’t throw it in the car to take it with you [we’re working on a mobile version], the eco contribution made by directing you to local resources, along with the products you purchase from businesses in this guide, will well out weight this small inconvenience.

The environment and future generations will commend your journey to a more eco-friendly home and lifestyle.

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To guide and inspire you with businesses, products, and solutions that can aid in utilizing the earth’s resources in a more sustainable manner, BuilderMedia, Inc. introduces a dedicated publication recognizing leading eco-lifestyle solutions available here in the Lehigh Valley.

As an expert in shelter focused content, this ECO-Lifestyle Solutions Guide will provide the same high level of value and use that our other publications, guides, and events deliver, providing you with direction for making your environmental contribution.

As our part for an eco-responsible effort, this guide is only available online as a digital publication, eliminating the draw on resources of a traditional printed publication. While you can’t throw it in the car to take it with you [we’re working on a mobile version], the eco contribution made by directing you to local resources, along with the products you purchase from businesses in this guide, will well out weight this small inconvenience.

The environment and future generations will commend your journey to a more eco-friendly home and lifestyle.

Marmollium Laminate Flooring | See page 16-17

products

Smart Water UseEnergy Insulating ShadesRecycled Glass TileSolar EnergySustainable FlooringExceptional Thermal

Efficiency

professionals

Ruhmel HomesPenn Contractors

organizations

Lehigh Valley Builders Association - Green Council

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ECOproducts

Local products to help you bring environmental responsiveness into your home.

SMART WATER USE

Popular with designers, architects and homeowners alike, the stylish high-efficiency Aquia toilet enables users to select the level of water used each time the toilet is flushed -- 1.6 gallons for heavy or bulk waste or 0.9 gallons, for light or liquid waste.

Classically modern in its design statement, the Aquia III has a pleasing circle in the square sensibility. With its squared corners, smooth flattened sides, this unit appeals those who like their a traditionalism with a modern twist.

Efficient products and informed consumers, lead to smart water use– every drop counts. East Lawn Supply Co.

355 North New StreetNazareth, PA610.759.0212

Featured Product Aquia Dual Flush High-Efficiency Toilet | TOTO USA

VIDEOThe ScienceBehindthe Design

Click HERE to learn more about how this product saves energy.

ENERGY INSULATING SHADES

Duette Architella is the greatest innovation to honeycomb or cell shades since Hunter Douglas invented them. What they did was to take one honeycomb and then tuck a second honey comb cell inside the first.

The result is nothing short of fantastic. The design increases the energy efficiency by creating not two but three distinct dead air spaces. A dead air space is the best insulating devise you can have.

Those dead air spaces stop heat and cold right in their tracks, greatly reducing energy costs.

Buss Paint & Wallpaper327 Main StreetEmmaus, PA610.965.5466

RECYCLED GLASS TILES

We believe in living on earth responsibly and acknowledging that the planet’s resources are limited. That’s why we make all of our tiles by hand in our own plant from 100% recycled glass. Crafted entirely from post-industrial and post-consumer glass, we add no additional oxides or colorants.

There are 34 colors to chose from within the classic glossy or matte, watercolor, and Caribbean color series. They are also available in several different sizes and shapes- everything from 2x2 squares, to 10” circles, to triangles, hexagons, cats eyes, and leaves.

Tiles can be used in kitchens, baths, floors, or walls. anywhere tile is desired.

The Environmental Home StoreBucks County Showroom320 North Broad StreetDoylestown, PA267.880.6791www.environmentalhomestore.com

SOLAR ENERGY FOR YOUR HOME

Today’s solar technology offers a new exciting world of savings on energy and utility bills for your home. Utilizing evacuated tubes to capture and transfer the suns energy, homeowners can easily reduce their dependency on processed fuels for hot water and home space heating needs.

A smart option for both new construction and remodeling updates, solar energy offers a clean way to diversify your home’s energy requirements, reducing the stress and anxiety of inevitable oil, electric, and natural gas price increases.

Lande Heating & Air ConditioningThe Lehigh Valley’s Alternative Home Energy ChoiceAllentown | Bethlehem | Easton610.868.7771www.DreamsMagazine.us/energy.html

Featured Product New Solar Tube Technology

THE MOST NATURAL OF MATERIALS - LINOLEUM

Life-cycle analysis shows that our linoleum products are the ecologically preferred floor covering. Linoleum is produced from renewable materials: linseed oil, rosins, wood flour, jute and ecologically responsible pigments. These materials underlie the charm that gives each design its inimitable, distinguished look.

Marmoleum click is the first flooring product to be certified asthma & allergy friendly™ by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America!

Bastian Carpet OneResidential Showroom6176 Hamilton BoulevardAllentown, PA610.398.2409www.bastiancarpetone.com

Featured Product Marmoleum Tiles

EXCEPTIONAL THERMAL EFFICIENCY

Overhead Door’s Thermacore® provides the highest R-value levels for exceptional thermal efficiency. The patented metal-foam-metal sandwich construction features R-values of up to 17.50: CFC-free polyurethane insulation; section seals that minimize air infiltration and thermal transfer ; hot-dipped, galvanized steel sections that resist rust and corrosion, and a bulb-type bottom weather that shuts out the elements.

Thermacore® is perfect for homeowners who experience extreme temperatures and want to stay nestled inside to escape from what’s just too hot or too cold. Overhead Door Company

of Allentown4498 Commerce DriveWhitehall, PA610.262.3530www.overheaddoor..com

ECOprofessionals

Area professionals who can help you to build, design, and adapt your home to be eco-smart.

WHERE BUILDING SCIENCE MEETS THE ART OF HUMAN NATURE

Ruhmel Contracting’s Shades of Green Program has been designed to bring the advantages of Green Building to all those who understand its value. Whether you are simply concerned about escalating energy costs, or are an ex-Green Peace environmentalist, we help you achieve the level of green that is most comfortable and important for you and your home.

Coming Soon...the grand opening of Pennsylvania’s first Building Science/Model Home Center. This model event will take place one weekend in August. Sign up for advance notice on our web site.

Ruhmel Contracting, Inc.3536 Route 309Orefield, PA610.366.0910www.ruhmelhomes.com

GREEN DESIGN & BUILD

Penn Contractors is one of the Lehigh Valley’s most experienced Design & Build Contractors. Penn leads our industry with superior quality and ethical standards in business. It’s a commitment we make to all of our clients and it’s the reason we stand out among our competitors.

Penn Contractor’s owner, Bruce Snyder, is a Certified Green Professional through the Nation Association of Home Builders (NAHB). In addition, Penn Contractors supports local green building initiatives and has joined the Lehigh Valley Green Builders Forum and the Delaware Valley Green Builders Council.

Penn Contractors419 Dalton StreetEmmaus, PA610.965.4204www.penncontractors.com

ECOorganizations

Regional groups to raise your knowledge, awareness, and participation in environmentallyfriendly activities.

BEFORE YOU CHOOSE A GREEN PROFESSIONAL FOR YOUR HOME, MAKE SURE THEY ARE PART OF OURS.

Chartered in 1951, the Lehigh Valley Builders Association (LVBA) is a non-profit, trade organization representing ac-tive builders, developers, and remodelers, as well as professionals, subcontractors, and suppliers associated with the build-ing industry in Lehigh and Northampton counties. Through a variety of educational services and industry events, LVBA strives to enhance members’ professionalism and their ability to meet the needs of the community for quality, affordable, and environmentally responsible housing.

Lehigh Valley Builders AssociationGreen Council1524 Linden StreetAllentown, PA610.432.4101www.lvba.org

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