It has become very easy to go green, a fact that is evidenced by the number of homes and offices that now employ toxin-free cleaning methods. Several factors, including location, building size, and availability, will likely affect your decision in the property search for your next office space. Here are several reasons why ‘green cleaning’ [...]
In these enlightened times, you would be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t adopted some method of green living, whether it’s faithfully recycling, using natural products or biking to work. If you’re ready to move to another level in your green lifestyle, there are several steps you can take to become more eco-friendly, all [...]
AVG Australia has started a campaign to encourage as many website owners as they can to add a Victorian Bushfire Red Cross Appeal donation button to their website. If you’re a webmaster, or can get in the ear of a web site owner, please encourage them to participate in this important campaign. For more details [...]
After 18 months of good service, it was time to put the old GetGreen blog template up on blocks and implement this great new Venice WordPress template (thanks to Billion Studio). Although GetGreen is a labour of love, I’ve added a little more room for advertising as it’s nice when GetGreen generates a little bit [...]
The Australian and New Zealand Sustainable House Day (SHD) is being held this coming weekend, Sunday 9th September. SHD aims to educate home owner and builders on how they can create more sustainable homes by employing water saving and energy saving technologies. On Sunday you will be able to take a tour of a sustainable [...]
Some interesting figures on the amount of water in takes to produce daily consumable items. I’m naturally devastated that two of my greatest gastronomical indulgences are on this list: Hamburger – 2,400 Litres Cotton T-shirt – 2,000 L Cup of coffee – 140 L Slice of bread – 90 L Glass of beer – 75 [...]
You do have a water tank installed at your home don’t you? Well if you don’t, get one, then get this nifty little wireless remote water level monitor from Rain Harvest. The water sensor sits a-top your tank and uses ultrasonic radio waves, kind if like a fish finder I guess, to see how much [...]
Care should be taken when diverting greywater from your bathroom and laundtry due to the chemicals contained in soaps and detergents. Sustainable Gardening Australia has some great tips and useful links for choosing the right detergent.
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