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Green Kitchen Trends - Part 1
Being “Green” is the biggest trend within the design community and kitchens are definitely a large part of that movement. The definition of “green building” generally refers to design and construction practices that use natural resources wisely in order to prevent damage to our environment.
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Green Kitchen Trends - Part 2 Cabinets
When thinking about cabinetry within an environmentally responsible project, it is important to remember that any style or type of cabinetry can be “green”. The important things to think about are ways it was produced, what it is made of and how much processing it has gone through to get…
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Green Kitchen Trends - Part 3 Countertops
Countertops are one area of a kitchen that gets a lot of use. In comparison to appliances, the majority of a countertop’s environmental impact occurs during the raw material extraction and manufacturing processes. Because of these early impacts, reclaimed materials are environmentally preferable to new materials.
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