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Green Apartment Living Articles

indoor vertical garden

The Indoor Garden

indoor vertical garden Admittedly, this idea excites me more than the average renter because our apartment actually has an extra room that we have already loftily named "the solarium," albeit is basically a depository of houseplants, not the glorious and verdant waterfall of chloroplasticfantastic flora pictured above. The indoor garden, of course is constrained by space, how many renters actually have an extra room, or enough space in their living rooms for an entire garden? It's pretty easy to have a few potted plants on end tables, maybe even a few ivies hanging from certain spots, but most apartments just don't have enough room for a greenhouse. ...more

Making a Greener Move

Moving by its very nature is wasteful — we pack our stuff into cardboard boxes that we throw away after the move, we wrap our stuff in plastic bubble wrap, and we use big, smoke-belching trucks get our stuff to a new home. ...more

The Three R's in Your Apartment

Reduce your Consumption and Waste Although this is a basic premise with which most are familiar, it is a good place to start; reducing, reusing and recycling reflect the central concepts of going green in your apartment. In order to reduce your impact on your surrounding environment it is essential ...more

Saving on Energy and Water

When you save money on your utilities, you are also reducing the amount of energy and water you consume. This, coupled with recycling, reusing and reducing the products you consume are the easiest ways to turn your apartment green. Common sense techniques are difficult to make habits. Everyone knows ...more

Going Green in Your Apartment

The recent public emphasis on the impacts that people have had on the planet have prompted many people to look for ways to be more eco-friendly. The best place to start is in your home, where you spend the most of your time. Living in an apartment may seem to limit your options, but there [...] ...more