Green Gab Podcast – Green Homes, Green Living and Green Companies

Green Gab is all about keepin’ it Green! Green Homes, Green Living and Green Companies. Get in on the gab and learn why green matters – to you, your family and friends and how it directly impacts your community! Join Marla Esser and Tony Pratte as they talk with Green Experts from a variety of industries, companies and organizations to help you learn the true gift of Green Gab!

Green Gab: Resource Efficiency – Regional Materials

http://2gtvault.com/downloads/shows/greengab/green-gab-episode-38.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 32:33 — 44.7MB)Shopping and buying locally or regionally supports our local community and region, and applies for materials and products for our home.  While helping your neighbors in your community and region thrive in business, this practice also contributes to a home being green or greener. Regional influence […]

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Green Gab: Total Cost of Ownership of a Home

http://2gtvault.com/downloads/shows/greengab/green-gab-episode-43.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 37:08 — 51.0MB)When buying or renting a home, the way we look at the associated costs may be misleading. Rarely are all of the expenses of buying or renting AND operating a home taken into consideration. This total cost of ownership is what really should be considered

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Green Gab: Building Houses that Last Generations

http://2gtvault.com/downloads/shows/greengab/green-gab-episode-40.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 32:52 — 45.1MB)Andy Ellis of Half-Moon Construction in New York state is an outdoor enthusiast and a green builder. He listens to his customers to build a house that is affordable and meets their needs – “houses that last generations.” His job is to decipher the needs and

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Green Gab: Driving Your Home

http://2gtvault.com/downloads/shows/greengab/green-gab-episode-41.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 33:32 — 46.0MB) Gabbing about training – homeowner training specifically. It is all about habits – habits and training. Homeowner and building owner training, documentation and resources are crucial if you want to operate and maintain your home. It sounds a little dry but this is a

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Green Gab: NAHB Sustainability & Green Building

http://2gtvault.com/downloads/shows/greengab/green-gab-episode-39.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 34:24 — 47.2MB) Eric Tilden joins us to gab about Sustainability and Green Building at NAHB – National Association of Homebuilders located in Washington D.C. NAHB is a trade association of home builders and others in the home builder industry representing nearly 140,000 members across the United States.

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Green Gab: Connecting with Nature to Connect with Our Inner Green

http://2gtvault.com/downloads/shows/greengab/green-gab-episode-31.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 37:11 — 51.1MB) With Dr. Katie Belisle-Iffrig gabbing about her book Going Green for the Genius. Dr. Katie discovered her love for nature at an early age. She came to work at the Kemper Center for Home Gardening at the Missouri Botanical Center in St. Louis and

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Green Gab: Sustainable America

http://2gtvault.com/downloads/shows/greengab/green-gab-episode-42.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 36:02 — 49.5MB) On the Green Gab with Suzanne Shelton of the Shelton group.  The Shelton Group is one of, if not the leading marketing agency exclusively dedicated to the energy and environmental arena, or sustainability arena.  Greener, more sustainable practices are becoming mainstream.  Their research shows

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Green Gab: Green Home Festival and Green Jean Ponzi

http://2gtvault.com/downloads/shows/greengab/green-gab-episode-44.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 40:20 — 55.4MB) Gabbing with Green Jean Ponzi of Missouri Botanical Garden’s Earthways Center.  Jean has long been a pillar of the green and sustainability movement in the St. Louis area through her work and her show Earthworms. She is a mentor to Marla and both of

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Green Gab: Water Conservation with Plumbing Fixtures

http://2gtvault.com/downloads/shows/greengab/green-gab-episode-30.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 48:34 — 66.7MB) Marla and Tony are joined by special guest Angie Mendica from Crescent Plumbing Supply. The plumbing industry is acknowledging that water is our most precious resource. The plumbing industry promotes water efficiency aesthetically to commercial and residential sides of the market. As an outside

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Green Gab Podcast: Vinyl and the Life Cycle Assessment

http://2gtvault.com/downloads/shows/greengab/green-gab-episode-27.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 31:49 — 43.7MB) The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is currently more focused than ever the green building movement. This is very important in the resources materials we build with and the standards and codes we regulated building with. Matt Dobson of the Vinyl Siding Institute

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