Author: Green Talk
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Building green is my passion. Do you think I became a LEED AP¹ for the heck of it? Although I may not talk about green building products as much on the website as many of my green building aficionados would like, it is always in my heart and my ears perk up every time I hear about a new green building product.

For many of you that are new to the blog, you may not know about my green building journey.   Four years ago, we completed our energy star house, which contained many eco-friendly materials.  My main focus was to build a house using nontoxic building products.  With the exception of my fireplaces, I would have never thought of using salvaged building materials.  I was building new, not renovating an old house.

When I started Green Talk, one of my first stories was about Build it Green NYC, a 17,000 square foot depository of salvaged and builder over-runs ranging from Kohler plumbing, Pergo flooring, Jacuzzis, and too many kitchen cabinets…

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