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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Incorporating Green Products into Your Broken Arrow, OK Home

When building, remodeling, or replacing products in your Broken Arrow, OK home, eco-friendly or green ideas can be very easy and often inexpensive to implement. Here are some easy ways to incorporate green products into your home:

  • When building a new home, face the widest part to the north or south.
  • Place doors and windows where you will receive good cross-ventilation.
  • Ensure your attic space is well ventilated by using roof ridge vents, lighter colored roof materials, lots of insulation, and by placing A/C ducts in the attic to help absorb the heat.
  • Install an energy-efficient and properly sized heating and A/C system for your home, make sure that duct work is correctly sealed, and use a programmable thermostat.
  • Utilize landscaping materials, plants and design that is appropriate for the climate and rainfall levels in your area. There are even newer products, such as Garden Glass, that incorporate glass as a safe use in landscaping.
  • Use low-flow toilets and shower-heads and energy-efficient appliances.
  • Recyclable and renewable materials can be used for decking, siding, interior and exterior trim, and more.
  • Choose flooring materials made out of concrete, bamboo, or recycled wood.
  • Replace your air conditioning filter regularly to enhance the performance of your air conditioning system and to reduce pollutants in your home.
  • Replace older lighting fixtures and dimming switches for newer ones that utilize more energy efficient technology.
When you're done with all the old products, remodeling, and building supplies, call David Tittle with I-Haul at 918-261-4008. I-Haul will remove all the old products, recycle and donate what they can and dispose of the rest.

For more ideas or estimates on incorporating green products into your Broken Arrow, OK home, contact the professionals below:

Broken Arrow, OK area Roofing: A-Best Roofing, Judy Smith, 918-587-1426 or www.abestroofing.com.
Landscaping Design in Broken Arrow, OK: Bluum Outdoor, contact Nathan at 918-599-8500 or www.bluum.net.
Broken Arrow, OK Heating and Air Conditioning: Air Assurance, contact Stephen Taylor, 918-258-HEAT or 918-258-COOL or www.airassurance.com.
Building and Remodeling in Broken Arrow, OK: US Building Systems, contact Rick Oberlender at 918-743-1293 or usbs@att.net.
Air Conditioning Filters: Filters 4 Me, contact Rick Butefish at 292-8600 or www.filters4me.com.
Broken Arrow, OK Flooring Products: ProSource Wholesale Floorcoverings, contact Jim Ecrette at 252-7711 www.prosourcefloors.com/tulsa (ask for Darryl Baskin’s preferred pricing).
Broken Arrow, OK Electric Services: Murray Electric, Larry Murray, 918-557-3020 or www.murrayelectric.com.
Garden Glass of Oklahoma: Leigh Murray, Garden Glass, 918-232-0210 or www.gardenglassofoklahoma.com.


To find energy-efficient, eco-friendly, or green homes in the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma area contact Darryl Baskin, McGraw realtors 918-258-2600 or www.darrylbaskin.com.

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