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Featured Product - Arbor Wood Thermally Modified Wood

Featured Product - Arbor Wood Thermally Modified Wood

One of the bright spots however in the building materials industry is a truly sustainable product that meets the needs of both modern rain-screen sided homes and decking / fencing needs.  It's called thermally modified wood - specifically Arbor Wood Thermally Modified Wood.
May 09, 2024
Practical Choices for Approachable Change

Practical Choices for Approachable Change

Go Green Home Supply gave a presentation to the statewide group of architects and designers at AIA Idaho's green-building-week.

If you'd like to learn more about something you see here in the presentation or regarding the products on our website - call or email Go Green Home Supply directly and we'd be happy to speak with you about where and how to make the right choice for any building material in your home.

construction worker inside hemp insulated home

Featured Product - HempWool Insulation

There are several styles of batt insulation in the market today, as well as several other foam based insulations, that have been commonly used over the past 50 years; ones that have done their job as an insulator at the expense of actually being a "green" product.  Hempitecture's HempWool hemp insulation is different, and is here to provide the eco-friendly insulation that many homeowners could and should be using moving forward.
March 18, 2024
New Website Update - Initial Product Offering

New Website Update - Initial Product Offering

Go Green Home Supply's new website is now live!!

We are proud to "soft-launch" our new e-commerce storefront with key partner suppliers and their products.

October 30, 2023
What are Carbon Storing Building Materials?

What are Carbon Storing Building Materials?

If you are interested in making your home as environmentally friendly as possible (and everyone should be) - one of the big things to focus on is using natural building materials.
NATURAL FIBERS - BETTER BUILDING MATERIALS

NATURAL FIBERS - BETTER BUILDING MATERIALS

As you begin your eco-friendly home building research, many resources will discuss building with natural fibers and recommend using raw, unprocessed materials in order to maintain a healthy home and be environmentally sustainable.  We've compiled a quick list of some of these fibers - but we've also provided links to some great companies/products that you might find useful!
May 18, 2022
5 ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS TO USE WHEN BUILDING OR RENOVATING

5 ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS TO USE WHEN BUILDING OR RENOVATING

It's fun to think about how you can make small changes the next time you buy something for your home that can help you and the planet stay healthy!
May 18, 2022
So, you want to use less plastic...?

So, you want to use less plastic...?

Plastics are being produced at an incredible rate, many of which are single-use and leading to the problem of mass contamination of our eco-system. The non-decomposable materials either never break down or when they do they release harmful chemicals and micro-plastics that impact human health. Less talked about, building materials are also a significant contributor to this problem.