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Modern Green Living Meets Growing Green Building Demand With Comprehensive Website

Brooklyn, NY (PRWEB) February 5, 2007

As green living expands from furniture and everyday household items to green building, remodeling, interior design and real estate, Modern Green Living (http://www.moderngreenliving.com) is establishing itself as the go-to source for those who wish to build, buy, rent, or remodel an eco-friendly home.

Developed by Josh Dorfman, a prominent figure in the growing fields of green building and green design, Modern Green Living puts green homes at your fingertips. One click gives the user access to hundreds of “green” experts in six key professional categories:

Architects

Builders and Contractors

Consultants

Interior Designers

Realtors

Remodelers

Another click leads visitors to the most comprehensive and continually updated database of green apartments, condos and residential communities available throughout the United States and Canada.

Users can search by location for green home professionals and residences in their area. A detailed map highlights the exact location of each entry and the “quick list” feature files favorites into an easily accessible file. To ensure that the directory meets the individual needs of each visitor, most entries include contact information, a company description, photos and most importantly, the organization’s “Green Credentials.” Users can also rate each entry with one to five stars.

Modern Green Living was a natural offshoot for Dorfman. As founder and CEO of Vivavi, a provider of modern style, eco-friendly furniture and furnishings, and producer and host of The Lazy Environmentalist radio show (airing weekdays on Sirius Satellite Radio and Lime.com), he is at the forefront of green innovation.

“We’re making it easy and attractive for homeowners or renters to make better choices for the planet,” says Dorfman. “What could be easier than locating a home professional near you who already has the necessary environmental and green building expertise or moving into a home that’s already green? It’s really that simple.”

About Vivavi:

Vivavi develops forward-thinking ventures designed to enable modern green lifestyles. Vivavi’s retail arm offers modern style, eco-friendly furniture and home furnishings. Vivavi’s companion resource, Modern Green Living, enables consumers to find information on green building, newly built green residences and green home professionals throughout the United States and Canada. Vivavi’s media arm centers on The Lazy Environmentalist radio show airing nationally on the Lime Channel of Sirius Satellite Radio and Lime.com and hosted by Josh Dorfman, Vivavi’s founder & CEO. In 2006, Inc. Magazine named Vivavi one of the 50 most intriguing green businesses helping to drive the green revolution.

Contact:

Jodi Fontana

Director of Sales & Operations

866-848-2840

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Save Energy, Save Money and Save the Environment with New Green PC Building Courses from BuildAGreenPC.com

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) April 23, 2009

Individuals looking for an entertaining, hands-on way to save money, save energy and/or save the environment can now build their own green PCs with the launch of Vaughn Pyne’s new green PC building courses, available from U-Build-It Computer Seminars and BuildAGreenPC.com.

“How you build or use a computer has a surprising effect on our environment, and it’s clearly evident the environment needs all the help it can get,” Pyne says. “The big computer companies like Dell and HP are coming out with their own versions of green PCs, but their machines are highly proprietary and can be difficult to upgrade. Building your own green PC allows you to not only save the environment, but also allows you to get to know your system and save the money associated with costly repairs and upgrades.”

With 24 years’ experience building computers, Pyne recognizes the importance of moving into greener computing. Pyne’s passion for the green building concept and the amount of outdated information on green computer building led him to develop computer building seminars and coaching programs so he can make a difference, even if just one PC at a time.

By building a green PC, individuals have the opportunity to perform their own future upgrades and to gain an understanding of the technology of the system and become less reliant on others for technical support. In addition, building a green PC provides the thrill of building and creating something with one’s own hands. “The first step in becoming more technically competent with a computer is building your own,” Pyne says.

To help consumers, Pyne offers three new green PC building courses, each with differing levels of support and guidance.

The GREEN PC Builders’ Boot Camp kit contains just the basics of building a PC. The kit contains a detailed step-by-step manual loaded with large full-color photographs of the PC building process and a complete materials list, featuring tips on where to obtain everything on the list for the best price. Hardware and software components are available separately.

The GREEN PC Builders’ Seminar-in-a-Box kit contains the step-by-step manual, a CD tool kit and two bonuses.

The GREEN PC Builders’ Independence Course is Pyne’s flagship product. The course consists of 16 lessons over a four-week period, designed to teach computer assembling novices everything needed to build a green PC. Along with the step-by-step manual and CD tool kit, the course includes 4 bonuses, unlimited e-mail support for one year and three personal phone consultations with Pyne. At pre-arranged times, the user will have three separate 30 minute calls for assistance on planning the personal build, guidance on building or troubleshooting.

For a limited time, individuals who enroll in the Independence Course can save $ 500 on the course fee.

For those who want a hands-off approach to building a green PC, Pyne also offers a custom Green PC Build, in which he builds green PCs to order (subject to schedule availability). Along with a customized green PC, users will receive a personal, detailed step-by-step manual of the PC.

Pyne also offers U-Build-It Computer Seminars, a series of seminar products to guide potential computer builders. Usually held in the Las Vegas area, the live-seminar PCs have components that have been thoroughly tested for compatibility and future upgrades. Pyne is also available via his “Have Seminar, Will Travel” program. He frequently travels the Western states and is often available to meet and speak to small groups.

For more information about building a green PC or to learn more about Vaughn Pyne’s green PC building courses and kits, visit http://www.BuildAGreenPC.com.

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Rockin’ Green Cloth Diaper & Laundry Detergent Adds Mighty Mighty Marshmallow Scent to the Mix

Rockin’ Green Cloth Diaper & Laundry Detergent

Castroville, TX (PRWEB) October 8, 2010

Rockin’ Green Cloth Diaper & Laundry Detergent is launching at the ABC Kids Expo in Las Vegas its most fun and unique laundry detergent scent yet, called “Mighty Mighty Marshmallow.” This scent was uniquely designed for Rockin’ Green and gives off the aroma of roasted marshmallows. True to form, Rockin’ Green’s Mighty Mighty Marshmallow is clean-rinsing, leaving no soap scum or mineral residue behind.

Mighty Mighty Marshmallow is available in both hard rock and classic rock formulas.

“I set out to develop a unique scent that couldn’t be found in your average laundry detergent,” says Kim Webb, CEO of Rockin’ Green. “You won’t find Mountain Breeze or other cheesy scents at Rockin’ Green, only unique and fun scents like watermelon, raspberry and now marshmallow. Mighty Mighty Marshmallow is the result of a lot of hard work in finding just the right scent that we think our fans will love and embrace.”

Rockin’ Green is also available in six other scents, which are all made with 100% natural essential oils. These scents include: Smashing Watermelons, Rage Against the Raspberry, Mötley Clean, The Plain Green Teas, and Lavender Mint Revival, as well as an unscented variety, Bare Naked Babies.

All Rockin’ Green varieties are made of safe, phosphate-free ingredients, which are safe for people and good on the planet. Rockin’ Green contains no fillers, enzymes or optical brighteners, making it gentle on baby’s skin and safe on all fabrics. It comes in three varieties, depending on water type:

    Hard Rock is the toughest formula and is designed to get rid of cloth diaper stink, soap-scum, and chemical residue;
    Soft Rock is specially formulated for babies with sensitive skin and works hard to get laundry clean; and
    Classic Rock is for everyone in between.

“With eighty-five percent of North Americans suffering from hard water issues, including myself, it was really important to me personally to develop a detergent that would be tough on mineral deposits, but also safe and gentle on baby’s clothes. No matter your water situation, Rockin’ Green has a special formula that is tailored to your needs, which can make a difference between clean, fresh-smelling clothes and dirty, stinky ones,” adds Kim.

Rockin’ Green Cloth Diaper & Laundry Detergent, including the new Mighty Mighty Marshmallow scent, are available at http://www.RockinGreenSoap.com or at select retailers.

About Rockin’ Green

Rockin’ Green is a clean-rinsing detergent that is specifically formulated for cloth diapers but can be used on all fabrics. Rockin’ Green manufactures detergents for hard, soft and normal water conditions (known as its Hard, Soft and Classic Rock varieties). It also comes in six natural scents, such as Smashing Watermelons, Rage Against the Raspberry, and Bare Naked Babies (unscented). Rockin’ Green was founded in 2009 by Kim Webb, an avid cloth diapering mom who desired a better way to clean her cloth diapers and to treat her son’s sensitive skin issues. More information about Rockin’ Green can be found online at http://www.RockinGreenSoap.com.

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Green Home Partners Unveil ‘Live Green Chicago’ and Other Fall Programs

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) September 26, 2006

Green Home Partners, Northeast Illinois’ first and only real estate group dedicated to the green home market, announce their schedule of fall programs designed to help educate consumers about why green, what’s green, and where’s green in Chicago.

“Many people in Chicago have heard about green homes,” says Kirk Fox, Illinois’ first certified EcoBroker and one of three Green Home Partners, “but they aren’t always sure what that means or where they can find them. By attending these sessions, consumers will have a much better understanding of the benefits of owning a green home, the features that make them green, and where they can find one in the Chicagoland area.”

The fall program begins with a seminar entitled “What Makes a Home Green?” presented at the Historic Chicago Bungalow & Green Home Expo, Saturday September 30 at the Merchandise Mart, beginning at 10:15 AM. This seminar talks about the characteristics that differentiate a green home from a conventional home and the benefits of owning one. A follow-up session entitled “Is Your Home Green?” given at Whole Foods Market, 3300 N. Ashland Ave beginning at 6:30 PM on October 3, discusses specific ways homeowners can make their current homes greener and healthier. The highlight of the fall program is Live Green Chicago, a social and educational event designed to allow consumers to meet face-to-face with Chicago’s premier green home architects and developers while enjoying drinks and live music in a relaxed and casual atmosphere. It takes place at 6 PM October 12, at the Funky Buddha Lounge, 728 W. Grand Ave.

“Although Chicago leads the country in building green roofs,” says Hans Fedderke, the only LEED-AP realtor in Chicago and another member of Green Home Partners, “the supply of green homes in Chicago lags what is being built in places like Portland, Denver, and Austin. An event like Live Green Chicago can help change that by bringing together, for the first time, those consumers who are serious about owning a green home with suppliers of green homes so they can gauge first-hand the latent demand that exists for this type of housing in Northeastern Illinois.”

At the heart of Live Green Chicago is the annual Gallery of Green Homes—a showcase of Chicago’s most cutting-edge green home developments. “We know of approximately 458 green homes and $ 157 million of green home development either under development or actively seeking financing in Northeastern Illinois and Northwestern Indiana,” says Mark Ahlheim, the third member of Green Home Partners, “and we anticipate that backlog of green homes to grow dramatically over the next few years.” Up to eleven green home developments will be represented at Live Green Chicago.

Green Home Partners strives to educate consumers about the benefits of living green; to help consumers find the architects, builders, and bankers in Chicago who are most adept at designing, building, and financing green; to develop Chicago’s most architecturally interesting, most energy-efficient, and healthiest niche-market green homes; and to set the standard of excellence in marketing green homes across Northeastern Illinois. Kirk, Hans, and Mark work as realtors for Prudential Preferred Properties and have worked together as Green Home Partners since March, 2006. All events are free to the general public, although seating is limited at each venue.

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