Archive for the ‘Green Living’ Category

Provide clean and safe drinking water: a challenge to real estate developers

Update on my condominium directory as of November 18, Thursday, 10:30 pm: QUEZON CITY directory is now online.
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image of water coming out of a faucetToday, going green or being eco-friendly is no longer a matter of choice, it’s a matter of necessity. Nature’s growing unpredictability has made many individuals and companies realize that if we are to sustain our society for generations to come, we must treat nature and earth’s resources with utmost respect.

Fortunately, many real estate developers have caught on and have seen the importance of building projects that are sustainable. Thus, their emphasis on green building designs and construction.

In spite of these, though, there is one important environmental issue that no local developer has yet to address. (more…)

Mitigating the repeat of Ondoy

On September 26, 2009, we experienced the worst natural disaster in our lifetime. Typhoon Ondoy (international code name Ketsana) was a loud wake up call that has changed my perception of the environment, of how we should live and of life itself.

As a boy, I experienced the devastation wrought by the 1968 earthquake that destroyed the Ruby Tower, a residential building in Manila, killing hundreds. Years later came the 1990 Luzon earthquake that badly hit Baguio City. I witnessed the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 and the fury of typhoon Uring in the same year; remember the Ormoc tragedy? Typhoon Milenyo in 2006 was also scary. But for me, nothing beats Ondoy!
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Asbestos: your house may be a breeding ground for cancer

This is a guest-written post made by a friend specially for this website.

His name is Mr. Paul James, National Awareness Coordinator for the Mesothelioma Center with office in Orlando, Florida, USA. (more…)

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