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We are a green building supply showroom and design center offering a full array of products and services to make your home eco-friendly. Whether you are remodeling, redecorating, or simply want to live a cleaner life and use less energy in your home, 'g' has all the answers as well as knowledgeable designers to put these ideas to work for you.

AIR EXCHANGERS

Venmar-Whole House Air Exchanger - Studies show that the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) of the average home can be up to 100 times more polluted than outdoor air. Today's well insulated homes often lack the ability to breathe freely, trapping stale air and excess humidity contributing to mold build-up, unpleasant odors, condensation on windows and even structural damage to your home. Venmar units expel this stale air, revitalizing it with a continuous flow of clean, outdoor air. A well ventilated home is a healthy home!

APPLIANCES AND APPLIANCE ACCESSORIES

'g' can recommend appliances and appliance accessories, including but not limited to: washers/dryers, refrigerators, dehumidifiers, dishwashers, faucets, etc. Please call us at 508-477-7988.

ENERGY METERING AND CONSERVATION DEVICES

	LUX TC1500E – TX9000TE Programmable thermostats can save energy and save you money on utility bills. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, a programmable thermostat can reduce heating costs by up to 35% and cooling costs by up to 25%. Programmable Thermostats Ask about our $25 Rebates
	Kill-A-Watt Empowers you to save $100's on electric bills! Simply connect your appliances to the Kill A Watt™, and it will assess how efficient they really are. Large LCD display will count consumption by the Killowatt-hour, same as your local utility. You can calculate your electrical expenses by the day, week, month, even an entire year.
	Smart Strips Save time, money and energy while giving your computer and entertainment electronics superior surge protection. Never turn your peripherals on or off again! The Smart Strip Power Strip pays for itself in as little as six weeks! ENERGY STAR studies show that if every home office replaced all their the computer equipment with ENERGY STAR labeled computer equipment, it would save 219 billion pounds of greenhouse gases. click here to read more about Smart Strips on our Blog
	Solarize Inflector Window Systems - Solarize Inflector Window Systems are brilliant see-through window coverings that save you Winter heating and Summer air-conditioning costs! The company manufactured these window systems to address an unfortunate fact: Windows are the weakest link in any building's energy performance. click here to read more about Solarize Inflector Window Systems on our Blog

FANS

	Ceiling Fans Air conditioning can increase your electricity bill by a third or more. A fan uses one tenth of the energy. 'g' can make recommendations on architectural ceiling fans & lighting, simply call us at 508-477-7988.
	Fan Attic - Beat the heat, cool your hot attic, and save on your energy bills with the solar-powered Fan-Attic! The Fan-Attic uses solar power to ventilate hot air from your attic before it has a chance to increase your home's temperature.
	Continental Fan - Continental Fan products include TMK motorized impellers, AXC inline fans, and TCD blowers. ELTA axial adjustable pitch impellers offer the perfect solution for OEM applications or replacement blades!
	Minka Lavery - From classic to contemporary styling, all our fans have been engineered for superior performance and to provide maximum comfort in even the largest rooms. Something for every décor and budget
	Progress Lighting - Progress Lighting is the proud recipient of numerous design and achievement awards including the 2006 Lighting For Tomorrow award and ENERGY STAR partner of the year. Progress continues to be a leader in the lighting industry with EVERLUME LED products the industry's first complete package of residential lighting fixtures to utilize LED's as a lighting source.

HEATING

Stoves - 'g' can make recommendations on heating alternatives, like wood, gas and pellet stoves. Please call us at 508-477-7988.

ClimateMaster - Geothermal systems from ClimateMaster offer the most cost efficient heating, cooling, and water heating systems available on the market today.

Cape Cod Fire Logs - These logs are created out of clean, unused, 100% natural wood products that have been discarded by construction companies and lumber mills. They are additive-free, distinctive from the leading manufactured firelogs that incorporate petroleum- or plant-based waxes and oils as binders and performance enhancers. Cape Cod Fire Logs are easy to light, burn longer and hotter without throwing sparks and with near-smokeless flames, produce no odor, do not melt or drip, and leave very little ash residue. Cape Cod Fire Logs can be burned anywhere you burn cordwood—indoors in fireplaces and woodburning stoves, or outdoors in fire pits, chimineas, and campfires. You can even cook over them—there’s no smoke or noxious fumes.

click here to read more about Cape Cod Fire Logs on our Blog

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

EcoQuest International - the Ecobox, Ductworx, Buddy, Spectrum, Focus - Creating healthier living spaces through ActivePure technology, a low level natural oxidizer and superoxide ions for basic, everyday applications around the home and office. Based on NASA research, EcoQuest products kill germs on surfaces across the room, removes smoke from the air and gets rid of odors.

Venmar - Heat Recovery and Energy Recovery Ventilators, Whole House Air Exchangers, Wall Controls. Venmar Ventilation has been one of North America's leading manufacturers of innovative Indoor Air Quality products for commercial and residential applications.

Continental Fan - Continental Fan products include TMK motorized impellers, AXC inline fans, and TCD blowers. ELTA axial adjustable pitch impellers offer the perfect solution for OEM applications or replacement blades!

INSULATION

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	Cellulose Insulation - Cellulose insulation demonstrates commitment to using environmentally friendly products that conserve resources by recycling natural materials with minimal energy expenditures, while delivering unsurpassed thermal performance.
	The Icynene Insulation System® - Icynene®, the leading soft foam insulation and air barrier system, is becoming the industry standard for providing maximum building envelope performance. Icynene's pour and spray formulations represent a breakthrough in the science of moisture and thermal management. Left: Incorporating Icynene® soft foam insulation as part of its environmentally-intelligent design, the Gilman Ordway Building at the Woods Hole Research Center was selected as one of the Top 10 Green Projects by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE).
	BioBased Insulation - BioBased Insulation markets building products that allow residential and commercial structures to be more sustainable. BioBased Insulation seals a structure's thermal envelope, making it is more energy efficient, healthier, more comfortable and durable than traditionally insulated homes. BioBased Insulation also is water-blown and soy-based, so it is more environmentally responsible. click here to read more about BioBased Insulation on our Blog
	Ultra Touch Denim Insulation - UltraTouch is manufactured using post-industrial denim and cotton fibers sourced from denim manufacturing facilities. UltraTouch contains over 85% recycled denim and cotton fibers. Ultra Touch has a class A fire rating, pest, mold and mildew inhibitors and no formaldehyde. click here to read more about Ultra Touch Denim Insulation on our Blog
	Superior Air Ducts® (Semi–Flex) provide an innovative solution to a common air distribution challenge. These new patented cotton insulated semi-flex air ducts deliver the results that so many of our customers expect: the most energy efficient air flow system.
	EcoBatt Knauf EcoBatt® Insulation is natural brown color which comes from ECOSE® Technology, a revolutionary, new sustainable binder. Based on rapidly renewable bio-based materials rather than non-renewable petroleum-based chemicals commonly used in other insulation products, ECOSE Technology reduces binder embodied energy by up to 70%, and does not contain phenol, formaldehyde, acrylics or artificial colors used to make traditional fiberglass insulation. EcoBatt Insulation combines sand, post-consumer recycled bottle glass and ECOSE Technology to create the next generation of sustainable insulation…naturally from Knauf. click here to read more about Eco Batt Insulation on our Blog
	Sheep Wool Insulation A superior, healthy and environmentally friendly wool-based insulation, now available to the residential market. Thermal and acoustic insulation products made from natural sheep's wool. Our products are used to reduce heat loss and sound transfer in a variety of applications. Customers include home owners, builders, professionals, government bodies and specialist product manufacturers.

RADIANT FLOORING

Warmboard Radiant Subfloor - Warmboard combines a structural subfloor and a thermodynamically sophisticated radiant panel into one simple component of your radiant heating system.

RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CONSERVATION

	When it comes to alternative and renewable energy design, 'g' has found it most effective to partner with several different local contractors and installers. By forming this partnership, we make available a multitude of services catering to our client's needs. Our relationship with these certified contractors is complimented by site assessments to determine what the best options are for your projects and to bring the most effective answers to your questions.
	Fan-Attic - Solar-powered Attic Fans Is your hot attic costing you money? The easy-to-install, solar-powered Fan-Attic ventilation system is the most cost-effective way to cool your attic, lower your energy bills, and make your home a more comfortable place to live — and all you need is sunlight!
Aura Solar Attic Fan The Aura Solar Attic Fan uses both solar and wind power for optimum ventilation performance both day and night. Other solar powered attic fans do not move air passively but the Aura Solar Fan does, just like a roof turbine ventilator (Whirly-Bird) but with no moving parts. Exhausting air passively (driven by wind) also removes hot air from the attic on summer evenings and cloudy days, thus lowering attic temperatures and reducing air conditioning loads.
Solatube’s Solar Star's Roof Mount Attic Fan is the Ideal Ventilation Solution Solar Star, the leader in solar powered attic ventilation, brings you the most technologically-advanced, environmentally-friendly, ventilation solution today that cost nothing to operate. By placing the unit where it is most effective, the highest point on the roof, it can properly circulate air and ventilate your attic space, transforming your home into a comfortable living environment. Powered by Solar Star's proprietary 10-watt solar panel, this may qualify for up to a 30% Tax Credit. Ask you CPA.
	Solatube® -Brighten Up® Series Solatube® Brighten Up® Series Daylighting Systems are the cost-effective way to bring natural light to virtually any room of your home. Solatube Daylighting Systems use breakthrough technology to achieve amazing performance results. click here to read more about Solatube Daylighting Systems on our Blog
	Solar Star Conversion Kit The Solar Star Conversion Kit can transform any vent into a high-performing solar-powered vent. Now you can easily and quickly use the power of the sun to reduce attic heat and battle moisture.

ROOFING

	Enviroshake shingles - Wellington Polymer Technology Inc. Environmentally friendly, composite cedar-like shake roof shingles that can be used as an alternative to metal (steel/aluminum) and other premium roofing products.
	Ecostar - EcoStar is a premium roofing product with a 50-year warranty.

WATER HEATERS

	Eemax tankless water heaters - Although only accounting for 1% of total water heater units sold in the U.S. in 2000, the tankless revolution is in progress. Tankless instantaneous on demand water heaters save money and are more energy efficient than tank type water heaters. Tankless water heaters guarantee endless hot water. Low NOX emissions meet federal standards.
	Steibel Eltron - Tankless, solar water heaters and collectors. High quality, electric tankless water heaters, thermal solar products, automatic hand dryers, and space heaters that offer versatile solutions to help reduce your energy costs.
	Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters - You don't use hot water 24 hours a day. But, you're paying to heat water 24 hours a day. With a standard water heater, you heat and reheat the same water even when you're sleeping. The Rinnai tankless water heater is a more efficient way to heat water. It heats water quickly and delivers an endless supply of hot water for as long as you need it. With the Rinnai tankless water heater, you only pay to heat water when you need it and for as long as you want it.
	Bosch Tankless Water Heaters - Our tankless water heaters apply the economic flow-heating prinicple: When the water tap is opened, cold water is heated as it passes through the machine. In other words, the boiler only operates when hot water is actually needed.