Eco-Friendly Homes

Bindi Heit is the CEO and Founder of Ethical Change Agency, spiritual coaching and mentorship program, and host of her own podcast, The Ethical Evolution Podcast! She shares her wisdom on how living an ethics focused life can create an eco-friendly lifestyle. Bindi uses her ethics and values in every decision she makes in order to impact the world around her. "Be the change you want to see in the world" is something Bindi lives by and consciously does every day. She does this with how she spends her money, how she works, buys things, creates things, travels, and eats!

What ethics based decisions can you make in your life so that the world around you changes to what you desire it to be?

How can slowing down and applying a conscious mindset change your home's environment?

What is one ethical change you can make in your home that will allow it to become eco-friendly?

Connect with Bindi via her website, Ethical Change Agency online, at https://ethicalchangeagency.com/ and listen to The Ethical Evolution Podcast episode when she has me a guest on her show at https://www.theethicalevolutionpodcast.com/episodes/2#showEpisodes.

Welcome to the eco-friendly home world of biophilic, sustainable, and holistic interior design! Andi Lawlor is the Founder of her own mindful, Boulder based interior design and design consulting studio, Interiors Aligned. Everything Andi does is inspired by nature, incorporates natures (biophilic or biophilia), and brings her clients closer to nature!

Interiors Aligned focuses on creating spaces that support the occupant's health, wellbeing, indoor air quality, and at home wellness all while meticulously limiting the space's carbon footprint on our shared planet! Andi's eco-friendly lens helps her connect with how her client's feel in their space, surpass building codes, and choose the right materials (this selection process includes long lasting materials, healthy materials, non-toxic materials, eco-friendly materials, and natural materials)!

Andi is sure to select furniture, bedding, paints, and decoration from local makers and artisans whenever possible! Being in Boulder Colorado makes this part of the process very achievable.

She is currently interested in clay and mineral based paints because they have no VOCs, she recommends using third party certification to verify the products you have selected (such as Green Guard certification), and is focusing on products that follow a "cradle to cradle" life cycle instead of our prevailing "cradle to grave" death cycle.

Lastly, Interior's Aligned is affiliated with the Colorado Green Building Guild, Good Future Decision Alliance, LEED Green, and a Certified Color Expert and is excited to council both residential and commercial remodels and renovations.

Eager to work with Andi and design you're eco-friendly home interior? Connect with her via her website or social media.

Thank you Fujitsu General America for teaching us ways to customize our homes through smart home technology, energy efficiency, and eco-conscious home cooling choices. 

Home cooling accounts for nearly half of home energy use and is responsible for nearly 100 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions every year.

Additionally, air conditioner energy expenses cost homeowners more than $11 billion a year, so even small steps can go a long way.

Mini-Split Heat Pumps are a great revamp on the home climate control technology that was widely used in the 1980s. Mini-split systems allow homeowners the flexibility and the control needed to fit in the nimble and modern lifestyle. 

Fujitsu's Mini-Split Heat Pump system's top features include energy efficiency, individual room zoning, easy installation, and smart home compatible. 

• Energy Efficiency! Regular HVAC ducts lose energy and cool air during transfer. This can account for more than 30%  of energy consumption for space conditioning.
• Individual Zoning per room! This is huge for landlords (because they all experience vacancy rates), empty nesters, those living with roommates, guest bedrooms, windows receiving different amounts of heat from the sun, room additions, retrofits, new construction, and energy efficient certified homes. Phew, that is a long list!
• Easy Installation! Mini-splits only require a three inch hole in the wall that gives access to the outside for the condensation drain line. 
• Smart Home Tech! Fujitsu General America products can all be wireless and remote controlled!

Fujitsu also provides you with a rebate and energy calculator to see how much you could save on your monthly utility bills.

Our guest is Dennis Stinson, Vice President of Sales for Fujitsu General America, a national manufacturer with local distributors across the country, and 30-year industry veteran. 

LINKS:
Fujitsu Home. https://www.fujitsugeneral.com/us/residential/index.html. 
What is a mini-split? https://www.fujitsugeneral.com/us/residential/what-is-a-mini-split.html.
Rebate and Energy Calculator. https://contractors.fujitsugeneral.com/eff_calc/.

What does an eco-friendly home look like to you?
Email me, [email protected] to share your vision!
And visit my website https://movingwithmadison.com to learn more about my work as an eco-friendly Realtor in Denver, CO!

Ever needed to start a home renovation project like update your kitchen or bathroom, have an electrician install wall sconces through your dry wall, or have your flooring replaced? When you did that, was it an easy process to find the right person to hire? And once you did, was communicating your wants and needs a breeze?

BEYREP is a home construction management platform that allows you to do all of that in one place! You can use BEYREP to 1) find your contractor 2) manage the project remotely (if you need) the entire time and 3) find seamless communication using their emotionally intelligent AI integration!

The found of BEYREP, Grace Mase, also created the emotional intelligence (EQ) integration for her platform!

Her intention is to allow for both parties to the transaction, the contractors and the home owners, to be able to calmly and effectively communicate what they mean without the other party getting offended and unwanted tension existing between the two groups.

Think: Key and Peel "Text Message Confusion!" (links to language uncensored video).

Next time you're considering an home renovation project, think BEYREP and make your temporary construction management role a whole lot easier!

Architect, Aryo Falakrou includes the psychology of place when designing a home! Creating a place and a space is not just about what color the room is and where things go. According to Aryo, it's about indulging your senses to inspire imagination and creating a space that incorporates room for your interests to grow and change!

Creating your eco-friendly home is a well rounded endeavor that needs to consider your body's wellness, your mental health, and your everyday happiness! Whether you're aging in place, a growing or shrinking family, or changing lifestyle patterns your home's architecture can impact how you feel, think, and what you do.

Feeling stuck at home? Consider creating more space for lite movement, uncluttering your front doorway, and leaving shoes and a jacket near the door for quick exits.

Feeling disconnected from your home? Create more spots around your house to do the things you love without leaving, spots to relax in while you are home, and bring in more natural light to provide the vitamin D your body gets while on the go (and look into biophilia)!

Aryo has been an architect in Vancouver, British Columbia for 35 years and is the author of "Beyond Ages: A Smooth Transition to Independent Living." Visit myhomedesigner.com to learn more about Aryo!

Want to hear Aryo on another podcast? Check out "Unleash Unapologetically: Visualize Your Lifestyle In The Home You Built."

Find out what home buyers really want (and don't)! When it comes to selling your house, making upgrades, or remodels how do you know you're making the right ones?

According to the National Association of Home Builders, buyers want laundry rooms, ceiling fans, patios and decks, Energy Start appliances, hardwood floors, and energy efficient lighting!

Learn along with me as I review the article "What Home Buyers Really Want" released in March 2021 as a "Special Study for Housing Economics" by Rose Quint regarding Economics and Housing Policy for the National Association of Home Builders.

Link: https://www.nahb.org/-/media/NAHB/news-and-economics/docs/housing-economics-plus/special-studies/2021/special-study-what-home-buyers-really-want-march-2021.pdf.

Related: Check out this article by Bigger Pockets Podcast on the best 7 ways to spend $5000 in a renovation budget! https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/5000-renovation-budget.

Enjoy your eco-friendly home!

Time to learn about avoiding mold! Whether you’re learning for mold prevention or mold remediation, Cheryl Ciecko is the mold master. She is overflowing with information and we’ve only just turned the water on! But don’t fret, if the water spills over Cheryl knows how to clean it up prevent mold from growing :)

You can certainly get more from this fountain of knowledge by taking Cheryl’s MOISTURE BASICS class (mentioned in the podcast), following her blog post, buying from her course BUNDLES, watching her YT channel, and visiting her website: Avoidingmold.com.

Link to the FLASH SALE! (mentioned in last 5 minutes of episode)

I hope to have another collaboration with Cheryl so stay tuned for more and please reach out to her or myself for comments, questions, or suggestions!

Enjoy your eco-friendly and mold free home!

Cheryl is also a LEED AP Architect- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Advance Professional (by the US Green Building Council)!

A combination of my own podcast review and exploring the 7 Petals of the Living Building Challenge! Here I place each of my podcast episodes into one of the seven Petals to explore why they fit there and how they are achieving the goals of each petal.

The seven Petals of the Living Building Challenge are created and categorized by the International Living Future Institute. I am currently enrolled in the introductory course of this challenge and set to achieve accreditation within the next year!

Additionally, this is my 24th podcast episode and felt like a good time to do some sort of audit. My podcast has featured topics that I did not expect to have which has been awesome and eye opening! It's also brought up the question, "What do people value in an eco-friendly home?"

By placing my episodes in alignment with the seven Petals, I am able to see what areas I have covered and what areas I want to bring more attention to. This also helps reveal what type of work people value doing, topics people value discussing, and what eco-friendly changes have already been made accessible.  

The seven Petals or categories listed are: Place, Water, Energy, Health & Happiness, Materials, Equity, and Beauty. 

I explore each Petal in detail so this is a great, in-depth learning opportunity!

At first glace, False Ego is a modern and thoughtful eco-friendly clothing brand. Upon second look, False Ego holds so much more!

Found, Jevon Taylor, quickly dives into the ways he uses his sustainable apparel brand, and fantastic storefront location (on the same block as Denver Central Market, Patagonia, and Burton), as a "customer empowerment" tool! Through False Ego, he is able to enhance his community, build new community, showcase local artists and entrepreneurs, and work with other store fronts in the area to create physical and lasting POSITIVE CHANGE in the growing Five Points, RiNO district of Denver, CO!

They even have an event page on their website with community care event like Platte River clean up days, which I was fortunate enough to attend!

Interested in learning more about False Ego's manufacturing process? You'll find everything you want to know on their website, FalseEgo.eco; which makes it clear that TRANSPARENCY is one of their core values.

Jevon has a great story to tell, so sit back, relax, turn off your False Ego, and become A Part of Everything!

Location: 2650 Walnut St. Denver, Colorado.
Website: https://falseego.eco/
IG: @false_eg0 (that's a zero)
FB: @falseeg0 (also a zero)

Archipelago Clubs of Denver, Colorado is a low cost ($125 a month) social club! Born out of unused spaces and great ideas, Archipelago holds event every weekend for their members to join and bring a guest to! I have been to one of their events in their Attic location - it was bright, fun, had so much space, character, and I met great people. That's what this social club is all about -  helping people meet people in unique environments that lead to lasting connections: People, Places, and Programs

Archipelago Clubs have two locations here in Denver, The Attic (which has view of the Platte River, Elitch Gardens, and downtown Denver) and The Garage (which has a sauna and great outdoor patio space). They also have locations in Phoenix, Arizona called The Palm and The Speakeasy. 

If anyone has been to an archipelago please reach out to me on IG @moving.with.madison I would love to hear about your experiences :)