Sustainability
Wooden Churches of Maramures – Part 2
The Church of Saint Nicholas (Budeşti) Last month I began an eight-part series highlighting wooden churches and the sacred architecture of Maramures, in Northern Romania. The eight churches featured are all listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The second church, The Church of Saint Nicholas (Budeşti), a typical Maramures church, was built in 1643, being [...]
Simple Ways to “Turn Green”
Whew! Between the derecho storm that blew through our area and record heat that we haven’t seen except three times since 1871, can someone please pass the ice cubes?! Actually, while I was blessed to not suffer loss of power personally, it is a stark reminder of our need to build green. I was walking [...]
Going Green with Corn-Based Carpet
As we all know, corn is used in the production of many edible products such as corn meal, corn starch and high fructose corn syrup, but did you know that it is also used in many non-food items? Our Mohawk carpet rep came by the office a couple weeks ago and presented a carpet made [...]
