Green Links

A few of my favorites, there are so many more but it's a start...
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Building Products

Material Witness Showroom is dedicated to providing sustainable designer furniture, lighting and accessories to design-savvy, eco-minded homeowners and businesses. Their global network of quality products and designers include EcoSmart Bio-Ethanol Ventless Fireplaces, RCGreen Furniture, Kenneth Cobonpue and Angus Hutchenson. Additionally, they provide assistance in designing and producing custom, sustainable furniture.

Cabinet Sales Plus provides progressive cabinetry solutions including urban renewal renovations emphasizing Eco-Friendly designs and products.

ARTEMIS Environmental Building Materials sells high-quality, environmentally responsible, "green" building products. A sampling of the ARTEMIS selections includes wood from sustainable resources such as bamboo, cork, wheat, sunflower seeds, and sorghum; finishes made from natural ingredients and free of toxic ingredients; cotton insulation; carpet tiles; Japanese plaster; re-cycled aluminum sinks, tiles and lights, and much more

FLOR carpet squares provide the comfort of traditional carpeting in a flexible & practical tile format. Made with renewable & recyclable materials and available in many colors, textures and patterns.

Construction Junction promotes conservation through the reuse of building materials. Pittsburgh’s only non-profit building material reuse retailer.

eco-rate is a product and technology comparison resource for the engaged consumer. Our ratings weigh the environmental and economic costs of product ownership, providing meaningful product comparisons.

Energy-Efficient PreFab Homes

BLU is committed to creating healthy, efficient, and ecologically friendly homes that respect your time and your budget, BLU is a new kind of home company.

Energy Auditing

New Leaf Home Energy Performance is a PA Service provider for Home Energy Audits focused on how all the components of your home work together. A New Leaf audit can result in significant savings on your utility bills.

Environment

Friends of the Riverfront works to protect and restore our region’s rivers and riverfronts. The organization that has been involved in creating the trails you see as you bike, hike, rollerblade or paddle along our shores.

Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest is an environmental non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the city's vitality by restoring and protecting city trees.

The Black and Gold City Goes Green, the first-ever attempt by any city in the nation to run a citywide citizen action campaign to cut global warming. The site allows participants to keep track of the environmental improvement they are making, and see how the rest of the city is doing.

Sustainable Pittsburgh, a non-partisan, civic forum, advocates the integration of economic growth, environmental health, and social equity as the foundation for high quality of life and long-term prosperity of SW Pennsylvania.

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is Pennsylvania's largest private land conservation organization whose one essential purpose is to conserve water, land, and wildlife.

Financing

At Welcome Home Finance, our mission is to set a high standard in the mortgage industry. We are committed to quality customer service - putting the people we serve first. Take advantage of our expertise in the residential lending industry by applying online today. You will find that the skill, professionalism, and consideration we give to each of our clients make getting your loan a successful endeavor.

myEnergyLoan is the most established green loan program in America. In addition to being experts in EEMs, they offer a credit of up to 1% of closing costs as a reward for buyers who improve the efficiency of their homes.

Food

Garden Dreams Urban Farm and Nursery specializes in naturally grown vegetables and seedlings. Garden Dreams is a small urban farm in Wilkinsburg. The farm is built on two vacant lots that, prior to being reclaimed, consisted of derelict and abandoned houses.

Right By Nature is a locally owned and operated full service natural foods store that specializes in making healthy, natural, and organic food available at its freshest and at the lowest prices possible.

Green Building

The Green Building Alliance is a non-profit organization that advances economic prosperity and human well being in Western Pennsylvania by driving market demand for green buildings and green building products.

ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.

PA Home Energy is a program focused on helping Pennsylvania consumers reduce their home energy use. The program integrates the general principles of whole house performance with green home design.

Landscaping

Phipps Green Heart at Home Launched in 2008, encompasses a growing number of initiatives to extend green living beyond our glass walls. Includes gardening tips, Top 10 Sustainable Plants and a list of local, sustainable nurserys.

Botanic, LLC focuses on intelligent and practical sustainable design in concert with our role as stewards to the environment we live in.

News

Pop City is a weekly e-magazine and website that connects you--and the rest of the world--with the latest growth and investment about Pittsburgh and its neighborhoods and highlights the best of arts and cultural events weekly.

Outdoors

Venture Outdoors offers activities to get people outside--hiking, rock climbing, biking, camping, kayak rentals and more. We have programs for everyone--youth, families, adults, and seniors.

Bike Pittsburgh is committed to making Pittsburgh increasingly safe, accessible, and friendly to bicycle transportation. The work they do is at the heart of urban environmentalism - raising awareness about oil dependency, pollution, congestion, safe streets, good urban design, and public health.

walkscore.com helps people find walkable places to live. Walk Score calculates the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc. Walk Score measures how easy it is to live a car-lite lifestyle.

Real Estate

EcoBroker is your resource for real estate opportunities and energy and environmental information. Professionals and consumers use EcoBroker.com to conveniently find expert information, property listings, real estate agents, and other proven product and service providers.

	Selecthomefinder.com is the most comprehensive site for real estate in Western Pennsylvania, featuring listings from virtually every local real estate office. When you choose a RE/MAX Sales Associate to sell your home or help you purchase a new home, you'll experience a whole new level of service.
	RE/MAX Sales Associates help more families buy and sell real estate every year than any other brokerage organization in the world. The RE/MAX Web site is the first of its kind to display all of the listings in thousands of cities and towns, sets the pace for the industry.