By adding together all the little ways a renovation can consider eco-friendliness and energy savings, one modest bungalow earned top honors from the country's oldest green building program
The upstairs flooring is yellow pine cut from beams salvaged from a textile mill. Using reclaimed wood avoids waste and reduces the need to cut down forests. The tight grain often found in antique wood also makes the flooring more dent-resistant and therefore more durable than faster-grown second-harvest wood.
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