Exciting things in the world of green building

It's been a while since we've discussed green products.  Given the current state of home building and renovation, there hasn't been a lot of call for articles on green building.  Nonetheless, there has been improvement in both products and distribution.  A quick check of our favorite green distributor, Green Depot, shows a widening selection of products available.

We have personally used some of the products sold by Green Depot including the recycled content drywall, recovered denim insulation, and low VOC paint.  We found them all easy to use and equal or better than conventional products.  The one disappointment is the VOC paint.  We've found that the Home Depot's low VOC brand covers a little better than the SafeCoat brand.  Otherwise, we highly recommend "going green" during home renovation.

A new product that we're currently excited about trying out is Viribright's new LED light bulbs.  Retailing at about $10 a bulb with the potential of a 17 year life span and the use of only 11W to product the equivalent of 60W incandescent bulbs makes this bulb interesting.  In addition, the promotional material states that it's instant on (unlike CFLs) and is recyclable (also unlike CFLs).  It should be mentioned here that the Home Depot does have a recycling program for CFL bulbs.  They should not be discarded in the garbage.

More info as it becomes available.  Thoughts anyone?