Green Company of the Week

Shellville Services
Suite 115
780 Fifth Avenue
King of Prussia, PA 19406

Green Practices:

Shellville offers much more than professional cleaning and janitorial services. Our team becomes an integrated part of our clients' operations, maximizing efficiency, controlling quality and increasing productivity.

Using industry leading techniques and quality-control software, Shellville continuously measures and improves service to our clients.

Our services span the spectrum of facility needs, from Janitorial Services, Integrated Facility Management, Construction Clean-Up, Ultrasonic Cleaning and carpet care to maintenance of marble and stone systems, parking lot sweeping and snow removal. Clients can partner with us to outsource just one service, or Shellville can handle all facility needs in a consistent and cost-effective manner.

Shellville also offers consulting services, professional benchmarking and a variety of web-based tools to track and maximize efficiency.

To read more about Shellville Services click on the link Below

Shellville.com

Easy Energy Tips for your Home

Below are six small changes to add to your daily routine which prove that without much effort at all you can go green!

Every little degree counts. By placing the thermostat one degree higher in the summer and one degree lower in winter, you will be saving energy and the temperature change won't be noticeable to you. If you feel a light draft in the air put on a sweater.

These shoes were made for walking. Next time you visit your neighbor's house, why not walk the two blocks instead of driving (especially with where gas prices are today).

Electrify your mind. Before leaving the house do a quick light check and make sure the lights are not left on wastefully. Also, ensure that you set your outside lights to come on only at sun down.

Let the sun shine in. You'll use much less electric light if you open the blinds and curtains during the day. If you live in an area that doesn't receive much sunlight, choose to buy compact fluorescent light bulbs.

Don't waste a drop. When brushing your teeth, don't let the water run consistently. Only turn it on when you wet your toothbrush and when you spit!

Be paper picky. You can choose what to use. Limit the amount of paper cups and paper plates you use, especially when you are at home and only use the type you can recycle. You can clean and be green by using recycled paper towels that are Green Seal Certified. You'll create less waste altogether if you use a fabric cloth or old sock when you are cleaning.

These six tips show that lowering your eco-footprint doesn't require huge steps!

Go Green - Healthy Living Tips

Here are some ‘tried and true’ and new ideas to save money while making your home healthier and greener.

Heating-Cooling-Power:

1. Keep your heat down to a reasonable temperature in winter.
2. Try not to overuse air conditioners in hot climates.
3. Install ceiling fans.
4. Dress in layers of organic cotton for cold climates.
5. Turn off computers at night from the power-strip.
6. Use energy-saving light bulbs like compact fluorescent light bulbs.
7. Turn off lights when not in use.
8. Use rechargeable batteries, or solar powered devices.
9. Make use of natural daylight.
10. Install double glazed skylights to take advantage of natural light.
11. Make sure your weather-strips are working correctly.

Green Company of the Week

One Light Bulb
Jeffrey Kratsch - Founder
Bradenton, FL 34201
Office: 941-704-6835

Green Practices:

"If every household in America switched out one compact fluorescent bulb it would reduce energy consumption as much as taking a million cars off the road"

To learn how my EnergyNeutral Solutions may help save the world by making every home a Net Energy Producer visit us at:

One Light Bulb

Green Company of the Week

EGM Construction
19 Marshall Road
Glen Mills PA 19342

About Us:

EGM Construction is a fully licensed and insured contractor. We offer a wide variety of services, including; remodeling, renovations, additions, painting, custom work, decks and full construction from the ground up.

We offer free estimates. We take pride in our work. Our employees are prompt, professional and precise. EGM can be reached by phone, e-mail, fax or mail. If you are in the Delaware Valley (PA, DE, NJ) and in need of our services, please contact us.

To read more about EGM Construction click on the link Below

EGM Construction

Great Tips on how to save on Water

8 Ways to Save Water Without Spending a Dime

1. Turn the water off while brushing your teeth.

2. Fill a milk jug with stones and place it in your toilet tank to displace water.

3. Dig up an egg timer from your kitchen and use it to cut showers down to 5 minutes.

4. Turn off the water while shaving.

5. Fix toilet and faucet leaks immediately.

6. Don't use your toilet as a trash can.

7. Collect "warm-up" water to irrigate your lawn and flowerbeds.

8. Conserve energy. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates that .47 gallons of water are lost for every kilowatt-hour of power generated by coal power plants.

IKEA to Sell Solar Panels?

IKEA plans to pour $77 million into clean-technology start-ups within the next five years and could add "green" goods such as solar panels to its inventory, according to Cleantech Group.

The four-person, 50 million euro IKEA GreenTech fund has been operating for eight months, the report said. And it could invest in up to 10 fledgling companies in the next few years, perhaps first in Europe, where IKEA rings up about 82 percent of its sales.

Efforts to commercialize new and affordable green technologies within several years could lead to IKEA selling the resulting products at its growing collection of stores, currently 283 in more than 30 nations. The goods reportedly would relate to energy in the form of solar panels, efficiency meters, and lighting; as well as more sustainable materials, and water treatment and conservation.
IKEA, from warehouse to living room.

In 2007, IKEA expanded sales of pre-fab, low-income, eco-friendly housing from Sweden into the United Kingdom. Could its catalog of 9,500 products someday add flat-packed, "smart" green homes available globally?

Given IKEA's sheer reach, an aggressive focus on green technologies might reshape the furnishings industry. For instance, green-business gurus credit Wal-Mart's controversial efforts to green its shelves and practices with shifting big-box stores and shoppers' tastes toward less toxic and wasteful products.

Among IKEA's latest moves in support of sustainability, by the fall, it will eliminate its checkout use of plastic bags, for which it began charging British customers about two years ago. More than 380 billion plastic bags are estimated to be trashed each year in the United States alone, polluting land and waterways with toxic chemicals.

In the early years of this decade, the modern-furnishings goliath pledged to phase out unhealthy formaldehyde and PVC in its core products, and to stock wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.

Its Swedish stores use mostly renewable energy. Some of the 18,000 staff members use hybrid cars or bicycles. IKEA pledged to carry organic consumables, including coffee, jam, and schnapps within the year. But a nagging question remains: Would solar panels from IKEA require an Allen wrench?