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Floral arrangements apparently should not be stiff and they should actually be loose and unstructured like the flowers grown from a field or a country garden outside. Natural Style - p.g. 59 Sobesky
“Save on summer cooling costs by installing a trellis for vines on your south-facing exterior wall. Jasmine, grape, and ivy are popular choices. The vines will absorb and reflect the sun’s energy in the summer. In the winter, the energy will reach the wall or window and warm the surface. Vines will also help to reduce noise and dust.” Natural Style - p.g. 59 Sobesky
“A fresh vase of flowers is an instant link with the outdoors. The good thing is you don’t need a dozen to create an impact.” Natural Style - p.g. 59 Sobesky
“Not only do plants enhance our decor, but they also act to control one of the biggest household problems: air pollution. Plants function as natural air filters, replacing carbon dioxide with oxygen and absorbing harmful pollutants. It has been reported that flowering plants like the gerbera daisy and chrysanthemums are beneficial in removing benzene (found in paints, inks, oils, plastics, and dyes). Philodendron and spider plants are effective in removing formaldehyde molecules found in pressed wood products, carpets, fabrics, floor coverings, and fire retardants. Other plants found to be effective in clearing air include English ivy, bamboo palm, mother-in-law tongue, corn plant, and dracaena marginata. In general, one large plant per 100 square feet will effectively clean the air in an average home.” - p.g. 60 Sobesky
Chemistry Of Photosynthesis
6H2O + 6CO2 + light energy (in the presence of chlorophyll) > C6 H12O6 + 6O2
Water and carbon dioxide combine in the chloroplast (chloroplasts are within green plant cells, a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place) to produce sugars and starch using the light energy. The water used in photosynthesis is absorbed from the soil by the vine roots. The carbon dioxide is obtained directly from the air and enters the leaves via the stomata.
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Author: Janet Sobesky
This book explains the benefits and how you can live a greener life within the indoor of your place and home. It contains a bunch of information about how you can create things in your home that can be more environmentally friendly. Things such as furniture or other stuff found underneath the shelter you live in can be made harmful for the environment.
General Notes
A microwave oven will use less energy than a stove does to heat up small meals, though it isn’t very sustainable or healthy within the human body because microwaves use heat waves to heat up your food.
And because of these points, this book suggests an on-demand water heater so that you aren’t using that much energy that you have a problem with the stove, but will also be healthy for humans to consistently use as something to heat up small meals.
What are the benefits of using candles as opposed to using LED light bulbs to light up your house?
“New lighting standards went into effect so that more energy efficient light bulbs are now commonly available for household uses.”
Proactive ways of lighting up your home are little things such as placing windows and skylights to really maximize the sunlight that you are able to get so that you wouldn’t have to use light bulbs. Not only will this method be able to light up your home effectively, but it would also be a natural heater.
^ But is it cost effective and would most people be able to afford things such as skylights or more windows as opposed to just buying light bulbs even if it is more eco-friendly?
Harmful house paints
Before the 1980s, people would actually have their house paint containing lead. Which was, just absolutely horrible, it’s extremely bad for humans, and especially for children within the space. It can irritate skin and cause sickness.
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