Project Vandemic: A #vanlife Discovery This is the first blog post of many about a project and a culture that I had a fleeting association with prior to the pandemic. Future posts will be more technical and informative delving into…
This blog post was written by Raina Harrell, CaraGreen’s Southeast Sales Manager. When “green building” first became trendy in the US, the focus was on declaring which materials were best for environmental health and wellness. Responsibly harvested wood products were…
The Resurgence of Cork Let’s talk about resurgence. Resurgence is defined as a rising again into life. We typically hear resurgence used in the context of urban development; a city redesigning itself to become more prosperous in all dimensions.…
Home is where the health is. Healthy Home always meant clean and green. Not building with things that were bad for the environment. Not bringing in material that we’re going to emit or cause air quality issues. A healthy home…
In this episode, we will talk about cork as a building material, where it comes from, and how it is used.
In recent times there has been a paradigm shift in home designs with an accelerated push towards uniqueness and sustainability. With more people inhabiting cities, the growing demand for energy and a concomitant rise in greenhouse gas emissions are fueling…
In this episode, we will be discussing how to use cork as an exterior building product. We are here today with Jessica McNaughton of CaraGreen and Larry of EchoShield International.
10 Reasons to #putcorkinit Cork has been around for thousands of years. It is the bark on the outside of an oak tree (the cork oak) and is mostly found in Portugal, Italy, and Spain as its growth is conducive…
Pop the Cork – Why You Need To Use Cork In Your Building Cork has long been relegated to wine bottles and home to pushpins suspending pictures and notes for decades. But the building industry needs to take note of…