Well as you can see I’m not just looking for all things green, but all things innovative and different. Well this isn’t new, just a new take on its use. I’m thinking of somehow incorporating a combination of a greenwall of the trellis and concrete biowall design.

Check out this piece by Gavin Walsh on a green curtain created by Kyocera.

Kyocera – a Japanese company – took living walls and tried to maximize their energy and cost savings through a Green Curtain. It’s a stellar idea that involves planting vines on what looks to be similar to a massive chain link fence.

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How cool is this? Anthropologie’s newest store in London is using the “go-green” theme on a vertical level. Literally!

Covered in over 14 species of over 18,000 plants, this 1,500 square foot ‘Living Wall’ lends an “oasis of greenery” in the middle of London’s West End. Fed by a hidden hydroponics system behind the wall, the plant receives light provided through skylights. Watch the video clip below as Hayley Platt reports.

That is so cool. I think I’m going to have to add a couple of these inside the new house. I knew I wanted to have living plants through-out the house for filtration, but that is a very cool idea.

I never in a millions years would have thunk it! Yep I said it. I’m amazed at how much I am learning an effort to prepare myself for building a completely green, off-the-grid home this year. In researching green building supplies, I never knew that linoleum was not made of plastic. Did you?

By Green Living Tips
Linoleum – the environmentally friendly floor covering?

I remember having a linoleum floor in our kitchen when I was a kid. The color was burnt orange – weren’t the 70’s a wonderful time for interior design! . It was certainly hard to forget our kitchen flooring.

I had always assumed our lino floor was a form of PVC/vinyl until recently when I discovered authentic linoleum is actually plant based.

According to Wikipedia, linoleum is made from renewable materials including solidified linseed oil, pine rosin, cork dust, wood flour and other materials such calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate is a plentiful substance; occurring naturally in limestone and in the shells of marine creatures.

The backing of linoleum is usually burlap (a coarse woven fabric made from jute) or canvas.

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I never knew there was such a thing. That is until I began searching for all things green and came across www.itsagreenworld.com. If you are planning your next vacation and would like to stay in a green hotel, check them out!