Global Green offers ideas and environmentally friendly samples

Did you know: The built environment accounts for 48 percent of the total human contribution to global warming.

I visited the the Green Building Resource Center in Santa Monica recently and was fascinated by their display of environmentally friendly building materials. They have a wall filled with samples and notes about cost and applications. And they have fliers, handouts and a knowledgeable person to answer your questions.

But if you can’t get to their resource center, their website offers great info as well:

The Green Building Resource Center,, 2218 Main St, Santa Monica, 90405, phone: 310.452.7677, http://www.globalgreen.org/gbrc/index.htm