Log Homes: an Environmentally Responsible Choice in Home Construction

03.19.2010 -

Environmentally friendly homes are defined as having little impact on the planet during the planning, construction, and life of the home. This includes the energy required to manufacture and transport materials to the construction site. According to one study, our homes account for over 40% of carbon dioxide emissions, which is why it’s imperative that [...]

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Ecotourism Knowledge

03.19.2010 -

There are two basic requirements for ecotourism: 1) a basic understanding of ecological issues and 2) a conscience.
               
Let’s get one thing clear: there is a lot of emphasis in definition. Ecotourism is a novel concept, an effort to make the global-rambler politically correct and free of guilt. No, Traveling to Johannesburg for the World Summit [...]

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Environmentally Friendly Zero VOC Paint

03.18.2010 -

Modern oil-based paints, made with synthetic resins called alkyds, have less thinner and give off fewer odors and toxic fumes than their oil-based predecessors.
Still, thinner is an essential component of alkyd paint. Because the thinner content of latex paint has always been much less than that of alkyd paint, there has been a dramatic shift [...]

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Iso 14001 Environmental Management Systems

03.18.2010 -

The individuals dealing with management system development and improvement are often asked about the relative merits of independent as opposed to combined systems for these two standards - and other possibilities as well.
Avoiding the trap of siding with a particular faction within the organisation posing the question, the logical solution is to integrate the systems [...]

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Sustainable Tourism, Best Practice From Italy

03.18.2010 -

Waiting for the confirmation of the increment of foreign tourist flows to Italy, looking at the positive data (+4%) of 2007, it is interesting to underline that the Bel Paese hospitality, focuses its attention on the analysis of a new phenomenon called “sustainable tourism”.
Sustainable means a new tourism, far away from the conventional tourist [...]

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