Green Living Guide

Applied Energy Solutions
Applied Energy Solutions, LLC is bringing a new concept of providing “High Performance” home designs to the select group of persons desiring to live in a “Not so Big House” of less than 2,500 square feet that should be available for purchase at less than $250,000. The homes will be certified under the Department of Energy’s “Energy Star” Program. Applied Energy Solutions' team, Jordan Heiman,Tim Michels and Greg Polanik, are working to demonstrate to designers and builders how quality high performance homes can be built with lower monthly cost of ownership. The building designed as a whole can reduce the cost of ownership by minimizing energy consumption. We assume the first step to a least-cost home for its owner is to take all conservation / efficiency measures reasonably possible. In turn this reduces the first cost of the heating and air-conditioning equipment with reductions in the annual cost of utility services. We have achieved our goal when the combined annual cost of the home’s principal, interest, electricity, gas, and water service combined with the cost of insurance and maintenance is less than the cost of present day conventional homes. For more information please call 314-863-5328 or visit www.appliedenergysolutionsllc.com.

Butterfly Energy Works
Butterfly Energy Works (BEW) is an energy-consulting firm consisting of scientists, engineers, and specialists. BEW is committed to reducing energy use and the energy footprint of every new and existing house and small building in America. Our set of skills allows us to understand and analyze a building and its surroundings as an integrated system. This includes assessing HVAC, lighting, glazing, active and passive renewable resources, and landscaping in order to maximize the ongoing energy efficiency, comfort and sustainability of a structure and the surrounding environment. Butterfly Energy Works, Webster Groves, Missouri, 314-961-8418, www.butterlfyenergyworks.com.

Earth Designs
As a store we sell environmentally created and useful products. Some are handmade, all are exceptional. All with the highest ethical and ecological standards, fair trade, naturally and organically produced. We research each and every product and company so that we can stand behind them and tell their story – how they are making our world a better place, because they exist! Earth Designs is unique, and exists to educate; to make an ecological statement; to provide products that are beautiful, functional and inspirational; to make a direct connection between the natural world and our daily life.Ten percent of our annual profit is donated to the Arrowhead Foundation. This organization is non-profit and assists Native American and low-income communities, by eliminating community deterioration through promotion of education, ecological and economic sustainability and habitat preservation. Visit Earth Designs store at 8195 Big Bend Blvd., Webster Groves, MO 63119. Phone: 314-422-1496. Visit online at www.earthdesigns.com.

EcoUrban Homes
EcoUrban is a developer of mixed-use and single-family residential developments that employ true-green technology in all of our projects. EcoUrban projects are designed to achieve LEED certification and incorporate an environmental program that is among the most comprehensive programs currently available. In September 2007, EcoUrban was awarded a LEED for Homes Platinum Certification for our first project, making it just the 10th Platinum certified residence in the country. In addition to the extensive array of green finishes in each unit, EcoUrban uses a building process that is stronger, more efficient, and results in roughly 80% less waste that traditional construction. For more information please call 314-231-0400 ext. 5 or visit online at www.ecourbanhomes.com.

Chris Andrews – Certified EcoBroker®
There is a new Certified EcoBroker® in your neighborhood. Are you working with an EcoBroker® yet? Any real estate transaction should include a professional REALTOR® to represent your specific goals. Whether you are preparing to sell your home or are purchasing a home, we can evaluate the best way to create the most value for you. Helping people find the right home for their needs, preparing homes for the best sales advantage and understanding your total real estate goals; that is my business. Chris Andrews, Coldwell Banker Premier Group, 314-971-3114 (direct) or 314-963-9494.

Greenside Up! Productions
is a nonprofit organization devoted to spreading the word about living and working sustainably. Our projects include: WWW.STLOUISGREEN.COM – a source for everything green in the St. Louis area. The site promotes green business, offers a calendar of upcoming green events and lists local jobs and opportunities. GREEN UP! ST. LOUIS – every Saturday, 12:30-1 on KLPR-TV channel 11. We’ll will take you to the green projects, companies and organizations that are that are doing big things in St. Louis. ST. LOUIS GREEN ZEBRA - coupon book, directory and education resource for local and sustainable living. Available this fall. Contact us at craig@stlouisgreen.com.

G2Power Technologies, LLC
• Business type: SOLAR - SALES, INSTALLATION, CONSULTING.
• Product types: solar electric (PV) systems, solar water heating systems, wind energy systems, solar air heating systems, solar lighting, backup power systems, AND MORE.....
• Service types: consulting, design, installation, project development services, site survey and assessment services, contractor services.
We are proud to feature quality American made products and to be providing the St. Louis Metro Region and beyond with solutions that are both cost effective and virtually maintenance free.
St Louis, Missouri USA 63042. 314-839-1609. http://www.g2power.com. E-mail: sales@g2power.com.

Hagen Health and Home
Hagen Health and Home is dedicated to bringing EcoQuest International’s newest environmental technologies to St. Louis. We started with the LaundryPure which attaches to a standard washing machine and eliminates the need for detergent and hot water, generating a financial savings while reducing environmental pollution from harmful laundry waste and wasted energy. This month we are introducing the PowerwoRx e3 which attaches to your home’s electrical panel and provides energy savings, surge protection, and electrical noise filtration. The average customer should realize between an 8% and 15% reduction in home energy consumption with this device. For more information please contact Steve Hagen at (800) 959-7178 or stevehagen@maximumsuccess.com.

HomeEco
Everything is connected. From the way we eat to the way we feather our nests, every purchase has an impact on the planet we call home. We can buy used, use less, share more, shop fair trade, and recycle. And we can ask where things come from and how they were made. We can accept that no one “in charge” is looking out for the planet or our health—it’s up to each of us to “go green” as our abilities and needs allow. Since 2005, Home Eco has striven to become St. Louis’ primary point of access to a burgeoning world of alternative, planet-preferred goods and services. Taking a “general store” approach, the store offers a wide range of eco-friendly options for the home and garden, from laundry powder, to composters, to natural flooring, to baby clothes. Located in an old neighborhood shopping district on the city’s south side, Home Eco strives to live lightly on the earth, and help you do the same. Home Eco is located at 4611 Macklind Ave in St. Louis. Visit them on line at www.home-eco.com.

Houlihan Fence by Design
The specialty of Houlihan Fence By Design is ornamental fencing and installation of their very own sustainable green composite looks-like-wood product: Prairie Picket fencing product. They provide products and services with integrity, honesty and proven, long-lasting results. They are a business which takes personal responsibility for the condition of the world, for the condition of the people with whom they interact. They are a business with conscience. Find our more about their products and services at www.houlihanfencebydesignusa.com or call them directly at 636-451-2232.

MidAmerica Solar
What is a Renewable Energy Company? To MidAmerica Solar it means helping our commercial and residential customers educate themselves on the way they can make a difference by investing in energy independence. It is developing a new Hybrid LED Street Light so we have choices on the way we light the night. Here at MidAmerica Solar it means more than just providing sustainable products, we strive to make sure that all of your questions are answered and all of your needs are satisfied. Call us today to find out how we can help you. 314-602-1595.

Missouri Solar Living
Missouri Solar Living wants to help make solar a reality for your life by finding out your needs and offering an integrative solar concept to match your vision. Products and services available include solar water heaters, solar electric, solar space heating, solar lights, solar attic fans, solar pool heaters, and energy conservation strategies. Missouri Solar Living provides residential and commercial applications. Solar options can be used in new construction, remodeling, or replacement of existing products. To cut your energy costs and learn more about Missouri Solar Living, call 314-603-9665 or visit their website at www.missourisolarliving.com.

NuFace Painting
Our mission is to provide quality painting services that will release only low or no V.O.C.'s in your home. As a company we are dedicated to professionalism and quality workmanship. We will seek to promote business partnerships and community interests that are dedicated to green causes and missions both locally in the St. Louis area and in the broader world community. Many people associate that fresh paint smell with a new home or with cleanliness and freshness. However, the fact of the matter is people should really associate this smell with V.O.C.'s, one of the main contributors to indoor air pollution and indoor air quality. V.O.C.'s, volatile organic compounds, are emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids and include a variety of chemicals, some of which may have short and long-term health effects. Call NuFace Painting today and get a free estimate for your spring or summer painting projects. Call Jeff Krewet at 314-503-4943 or by email: jeff@nufacepainting.com.

Pedro’s Planet
Our goal is fast, efficient and friendly service, with competitive pricing, especially on recycled items. We appreciate your trust. If ever you have a comment, praise or complaint about our service, please let us know so that we may correct any problems or pass along praise to the right person. Thank you for your business and your concern for our planet! For more information please visit us online at www.pedrosplanet.com or call us at 314-423-3898.

Pure Power
Pure Power is P.U.R.E.* Genius (*People Using Renewable Energy). Supporting renewable energy, like local wind power, is an easy way to save the planet. When you choose clean energy for your home, you prevent carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere. PURE POWER empowers you to promote cleaner air, a stronger local economy, and to protect valuable natural resources for future generations. When you sign up for PURE POWER, AmerenUE will monitor your monthly energy usage and buy an equivalent amount of green-e certified renewable energy certificates on your behalf. It’s easy to be a genius: check the Pure Power box on your monthly power bill, call 1-866-665-PURE, or visit www.ameren.com/purepower.

Rethink Renovations
We know that greening your home can be very overwhelming and seem impossible. We want you to know that there are many small steps you can make. Whether its one item or the whole project, we try to incorporate materials that are safe for the home’s air quality as well as the environment while making the remodel easy on the budget. Please call us for a free estimate on your remodel and feel free to ask us anything...we want to share and educate in any way we can. Contact us at 314-324-1410 or 314-323-8845. We are on the web at www.rethinkrenovations.com or email at rethinkrenovations@mac.com. Have a green inspired day!

Sage Homebuilders
Sage Homebuilders is “a new breed of builder for a new era in building”, building new homes and renovations of existing homes that combine the high performance benefits of certified green building with the high design features that give a home the character that homeowners are demanding. Green building means savings on utilities, healthier indoor air, less maintenance, more comfort, and a better home investment. Sage is one of the fastest growing builders in the St. Louis area; learn more about us and what is fueling our growth by checking out our website – www.sagestl.com.

Specialty Fence Installers
Specialty Fence Installers offers eco-friendly Bamboo Fencing. Bamboo is a fascinating material due to its strength, regenerative properties, and its natural aesthetic beauty. Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on Earth. A pole of bamboo can regenerate to its full mass in just 6 months. Bamboo can be continuously re-harvested every three years, without causing damage to the plant system and surrounding environment. Bamboo is, by far, the greenest, all natural building material that can be used as a green fencing product. Also, bamboo makes a perfect back- drop for Japanese gardens and any landscape architect can easily incorporate it into most landscape designs. For more information, contact Specialty Fence Installers at 636-922-5820 or visit their website at www.specfence.com.

The Energy Savings Store
Our team of trained professionals includes a project manager, licensed electrician and a factory certified installer who will be responsible for all phases of system installation. In addition, we will coordinate with your general contractor and ensure system passes local inspection. We are a full service renewable energy services company who designs, provides, installs and maintains all the systems and products we offer. Our crew of experienced technicians is trained to install all products in a high quality workmanship manner. We also offer a group of devices to home owners to save energy in the home. Choose from products that help regulate power, heat water, or products that help to cool and heat your home. As a full service firm we offer the following services: Energy Usage Review; Energy Modeling; Renewable Energy System Site Survey Services; Renewable Energy System Design Services; Financial Analysis; System Installation Services; Warranty Services; Annual Maintenance Services. For more information contact Bob Solger at 636-699-9540 or visit www.theenergysavingsstore.com.

The New Town at St. Charles
The New Town at St. Charles adheres to the new urbanism principles and guidelines. While New Town does not allow homeowners to use gas-powered mowers and requires residents to use organic fertilizer, this small town is the epitome of green living because residents do not have to depend on their car. Daily needs, services and entertainment are a walk or bike ride away, and over 50 residents actually live and work in New Town. An organic farm is planned to open fall 2008 and will have beds available for residents to rent and fresh food available for sale. The organic farmer’s home will be powered by a windmill on site. For more information, visit www.newtownatstcharles.com.

Wattle & Daub’s
is a store for people committed to green living and a socially-conscious life. Every product we sell has been selected for its healthy, eco-friendly, or fair trade qualities. We carry a broad range of goods including kitchen products, personal accessories, games and toys, clothing, books, hand-crafted items, personal care products, and much more! Centrally-located, WATTLE & DAUB'S has a natural and contemporary feel, creating a comfortable and inviting atmosphere, and features a continually changing mix of specialty and seasonal items and gifts. Our address: 8986 MANCHESTER in Brentwood, 1/5th mile west of Brentwood Blvd. We're on the south side, and the storefront doesn't face the street, so look for the pole sign! Phone: 314-969-6395 website: www.wattle-n-daubs.com.

Welsch Heating and Cooling Co.
Welsch Heating and Cooling Co. is associated with GeoComfort-specialists in the field of Geothermal. We can provide all of your Geothermal needs. Geothermal can be used in new construction, remodeling or for replacement of a current heating and air conditioning system. There are many benefits to Geothermal systems. These include: EFFICIENCY, NO OUTDOOR UNITS, QUIET, FREE HOT WATER GENERATION, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, POSITIVE CASH FLOW, GREATER COMFORT , CLEAN AND SAFE. Contact us at 314-872-8070 or 1-877-WELSCH1 or www.welsch-heatcool.com for more information on how you can realize the advantages of GeoComfort Systems. Customer satisfaction is our number one goal.

Wilke Window & Door Co.
Offers Eco-Friendly Building Products. Wilke Window & Door Co. has been offering quality building products to builders and remodelers in the St. Louis Metro area for more than 45 years. We carry an array of eco-friendly windows and doors including Andersen Window products. Andersen is the first and only window and patio door manufacturer to receive Green Seal certification on their 400 Series Woodwright replacement window. To earn certification, products must meet energy efficiency requirements and be manufactured and packaged in an environmentally benign manner. For more information, visit our showroom at 3591 Truman Blvd., St. Charles, MO 63301 (636)724-8484 or 3500 Lebanon Ave., Belleville, IL 62221 (618)624-5400 / www.wilkewindow.com.

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