Wicked Problems - Transportation and How It Affects Us with Tony Pratte
Everyday Green Home
Wicked problems are significant issues with no single, straightforward answer, and they are everywhere! Transportation is a wicked problem that touches every aspect of our lives, whether we realize it or not. It affects what we have on our dinner tables, the clothes we wear, and everything we have inside our homes. It even affects where we work, how we get there, and how we spend our vacations. Yet, we tend to take it for granted. I'm Marla, the Green Home Coach, coming to you live from Shock City Studios in St. Louis, Missouri. I am delighted to have my occasional co-host, Tony Pratte,...
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How to Pay for Better Homes with Kerry Langley and HomeBuck$
Everyday Green Home
It is hard to talk about how our homes impact our health, well-being, and climate when so many people still struggle to afford the cost of buying their own homes. Today, I bring you a solution cultivated by Kerry Langley, an industry colleague I have known for quite some time. I’m Marla, the Green Home Coach, and I invite you to lean in and pay attention as you discover how his financial modeling tools and software can help you unlock the doors to a brighter financial future and lead you to the home you deserve! I am so excited to have Kerry share his insights today! They will...
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ESG - Building Real Value or Political Lightning Rod with Tony Pratte
Everyday Green Home
In a world of evolving priorities and rapidly changing investment landscapes, three letters have ignited discussions that resonate far beyond the financial realm: ESG. Environmental, Social, and Governance is a trifecta of influence shaping how businesses get scrutinized, evaluated, and ultimately endorsed. ESG has grown into a juggernaut of consideration, designed ostensibly to gauge a company's commitment to the planet, its people, and its principles. However, as the spotlight has intensified, so have the debates surrounding its genuine impact. I'm Marla, the Green Home...
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Becoming a B Corp and OK Sustainability Summit with Traci of Plenty Mercantile
Everyday Green Home
In a world increasingly driven by the pursuit of sustainability and community well-being, the rise of B Corps is emerging as a beacon of hope for a more conscious and responsible business approach. I was recently captivated by a charming shop called Plenty Mercantile, nestled in the heart of Automobile Alley in Oklahoma City. It is a delightful store that embodies the principles of sustainability and ethical entrepreneurship, and I was thrilled to meet Traci Walton, one of the owners! I’m Marla, the Green Home Coach! Today, I invite you to join me in exploring the incredible...
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Your Home is Watching You - Smart Homes and AI with Tony Pratte
Everyday Green Home
Artificial intelligence has become the buzzword of the century, permeating news headlines, chat platforms, and even our everyday browsing experiences. Its presence in our lives is undeniable, revolutionizing the world of computing and enhancing human existence in ways we could have only dreamed of! Amidst this AI revolution, another concept has been capturing our collective imagination for years- Smart Homes. I’m Marla, the Green Home Coach! Today, I am excited to delve into the realm of smart and connected homes with a true expert in the field! I have Tony Pratt from the...
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Home Inspection - Not Just for Real Estate Transactions with Stacey Page
Everyday Green Home
Do you ever think about home inspection? Most people only ever think about home inspection when buying or selling a property. However, the truth is that you will benefit from a proper home inspection because it will allow you to live in a healthier and more comfortable home environment. I’m Marla, the Green Home Coach! Today, I’m excited to introduce a remarkable Oklahoma City lady I recently had the pleasure of meeting. Stacey Page is a home inspector who brings a unique perspective to the field. She joins me on the show to discuss the importance of home inspection for our daily...
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Expert Insights on Eco-friendly Real Estate
Everyday Green Home
Real estate is a massive part of our lives! We live in homes, buy homes, sell them, fix them up, and rent them, and real estate is at the heart of all that! Much about real estate has been in the news lately, with home prices being turbulent during the pandemic and people moving to different places. The side of real estate that has recently been taking hold is one that I love working with most. It’s the side that brings better, healthier, and more sustainable homes to the forefront, and there is a whole group of people out there trained to work with it. They know how to...
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Empowering People to Build or Remodel Better Homes with Green Home Institute
Everyday Green Home
There are so many green home experts out there! That makes it hard to know where to go for help and who to approach for the resources you require. People need to know where to go to get trusted information. So today, I would like to introduce the Green Home Institute because they have been extremely helpful to me! They have vast resources, products, and education that they focus on and update regularly. I’m Marla, the Green Home Coach! Today, Brett Little from the Green Home Institute joins me to unpack the resources, education, and product knowledge they provide! About Brett ...
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2 Reasons to Certify an Existing Home for Sale
Everyday Green Home
Have you read about the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the news over the last six to eight months? The Inflation Reduction Act was passed to help combat climate change, upgrade electrification, and move people toward new technologies in their homes and businesses. It is a big piece of work that applies to almost all of us because a large part has to do with our homes. So, what can we do to improve our homes, and how can we be assisted in paying for them? I have two wonderful guests with me to walk us through their experiences and help answer those questions! I’m Marla, the Green...
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Helping You and Your Unit Breathe Better with Gay of Green Screen Air Filters
Everyday Green Home
Many different aspects of our homes may impact our health and well-being and the ease with which we can maintain our homes. Something I learned to take in hand during the pandemic was the filtration in my home. Filtration systems may vary, but they all serve the same purpose: To filter the air moving through the heating and cooling systems, making it cleaner and better to breathe. I’m Marla, the Green Home Coach! Today, Gay Harris of Superior Air Quality and Green Screen Air Filters joins me to discuss better air quality for our homes. Taking over the Green...
info_outlineWe’re hearing a lot about health and wellness right now!
Since the start of the pandemic, conversations about how we feel, sickness, wellness, and even cancer have blown up everywhere! We are starting to realize that our health and wellness, how we feel, our mental well-being, and what is going on inside our walls have converged, and they all matter!
I am Marla, the Green Home Coach. I’d like to introduce you to a dear friend of mine, Jillian Prichard Cooke, the Founder of Wellness Within Your Walls. Jillian is joining me today to tell her story and talk about her journey.
Stay tuned for more!
About Jillian
Jillian is a champion of wellness. She helps people connect wellness and health in their homes and buildings. She was recently appointed by the Global Wellness Institute as a Global Wellness Ambassador.
A compelling reason
Jillian had a very compelling reason for starting Wellness Within Your Walls: Sixteen years ago, she got involved with the very first Leed-certified home in the United States, in Atlanta Georgia, together with Laura and Rutherford Seydel. Laura and Rutherford approached the home from an angle of sustainability and systems. They explored greywater, water purification, solar, and smart home technology.
Points system
Laura and Rutherford were ahead of their time and were able to experience the Leed certification through the points system.
A health challenge
The Seydels and Jillian were consultants on the project, and Jillian experienced a massive physical and mental health challenge related to a cancer diagnosis. Her immediate concern was about where it came from and how it had happened.
Environmental
It was not genetic, so it had to be environmental, but it was hard to pinpoint exactly where it came from. The only constant in Jillian’s life had been her career in interior design, where she had been exposed to toxins regularly for forty years.
The birth of Wellness Within Your Walls
While she was working with Laura and Rutherford, Jillian decided to bring to their home a step beyond what their Leed program was about. That was the birth of Wellness Within Your Walls. They were asked to write a class for ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) and IIDA CEU Credit. That eventually turned into a certification. After that, they made a concerted effort to understand how energy efficiency relates to houses.
A holistic approach
Many health and wellness benefits lie between energy efficiency and indoor environment quality. Jillian and I both support a holistic approach to the design-build process.
Everything is related
Everything is related, so when planning for energy efficiency, it is vital to put strategies in place that align with high performance and sustainability in the home and speak directly to health.
My involvement
Jillian and I met at a National Association of Home Builders meeting. (I am involved with the National Association of Homebuilders and the National Green Building Standard, the green certification endorsed by the National Association of Homebuilders.) Soon after meeting Jillian, I realized the wellness aspect of Wellness Within Your Walls would complement the National Green Building Standard- or any other green certification program.
Bridging
Wellness Within Your Walls bridges everything that is trade-related and bestows knowledge on consumers to assist them with their decision-making processes and advocating for themselves.
The Healthy Living System
The Healthy Living System is a holistic approach to health and wellness in the building and design industry. It is a ten-point strategy system that adopts everything that relates to health and wellness with other systems within the home and takes it beyond the physical build-out of the home. It starts with clean air, clean water, and natural light, and it includes physical, mental, and spiritual wellness and conscious and mindful consumption on the part of the consumer.
Food science
Another point within the Healthy Living System is food science. Food science is about more than nutrition. The EWG (Environmental Working Group) lays out what consumers should be doing regarding food science in the laundry room and kitchen, and strategies for buying food.
Behavior strategies
The last and most important point of the Healthy Living System, as it relates to the consumer, is about behavior strategies and the way consumers conduct themselves inside their homes.
HVAC systems
Air strategies in the home are vital because they can either spread or prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses in the home. Jillian has a partnership with Aprilaire. They were prepared for the pandemic and shipped out personal ventilation units to purify the air in people’s homes and offices. Their 4-inch cassettes capture 99.5% of all airborne viral and bacterial particulates.
2020
2020 was disruptive, but it was also a paradigm shift- especially around health and wellness within the home.
Wellness Within Your Walls
Wellness Within Your Walls offers natural, sustainable, and responsible options for the things we use inside our homes. What sets them apart is they are not afraid to talk about chemicals and off-gassing strategies. They support consumers with healthy products and assist them with education and certification around their four Ps:
- People
- Places
- Programs
- Products
They are always willing to take on new projects outside of the normal wheelhouse of residential design and application. They recently got involved with social equity in less-served communities.
Mothers & Others for Clean Air
Mothers & Others for Clean Air is a non-profit group that advocates for clean air. They have put out a free Healthy Home Clean Air toolkit.
The three categories of the Healthy Living System:
- Natural options
- Sustainable options
- Responsible options
The ten Healthy Living System strategies:
- Clean Air
- Clean Water (Go to The Environmental Working Group and use your zip code to look up what is in your water.)
- Natural Light
- Chemical Control
- Physical Wellness
- Mental Wellness
- Spiritual Wellness
- Conscious Consumption
- Food Science
- Behavioral Strategies
Healthy Home Take Control
Jillian and I invite you to listen to the podcast series we started a while back called Healthy Home Take Control.
Have a great green day!
Links and resources:
Connect with Jillian:
Email Jillian - Jillian@wellnessinyourwalls.com
Wellness With Your Walls
We’re hearing a lot about health and wellness right now!
Since the start of the pandemic, conversations about how we feel, sickness, wellness, and even cancer have blown up everywhere! We are starting to realize that our health and wellness, how we feel, our mental wellbeing, and what is going on inside our walls have converged, and they all matter!
I am Marla, the Green Home Coach. I’d like to introduce you to a dear friend of mine, Jillian Prichard Cooke, the Founder of Wellness Within Your Walls. Jillian is joining me today to tell her story and talk about her journey.
Stay tuned for more!
About Jillian
Jillian is a champion of wellness. She helps people connect wellness and health in their homes and buildings. She was recently appointed by the Global Wellness Institute as a Global Wellness Ambassador.
A compelling reason
Jillian had a very compelling reason for starting Wellness Within Your Walls: Sixteen years ago, she got involved with the very first Leed-certified home in the United States, in Atlanta Georgia, together with Laura and Rutherford Seydel. Laura and Rutherford approached the home from an angle of sustainability and systems. They explored greywater, water purification, solar, and smart home technology.
Points system
Laura and Rutherford were ahead of their time and were able to experience the Leed certification through the points system.
A health challenge
The Seydels and Jillian were consultants on the project, and Jillian experienced a massive physical and mental health challenge related to a cancer diagnosis. Her immediate concern was about where it came from and how it had happened.
Environmental
It was not genetic, so it had to be environmental, but it was hard to pinpoint exactly where it came from. The only constant in Jillian’s life had been her career in interior design, where she had been exposed to toxins regularly for forty years.
The birth of Wellness Within Your Walls
While she was working with Laura and Rutherford, Jillian decided to bring to their home a step beyond what their Leed program was about. That was the birth of Wellness Within Your Walls. They were asked to write a class for ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) and IIDA CEU Credit. That eventually turned into a certification. After that, they made a concerted effort to understand how energy efficiency relates to houses.
A holistic approach
Many health and wellness benefits lie between energy efficiency and indoor environment quality. Jillian and I both support a holistic approach to the design-build process.
Everything is related
Everything is related, so when planning for energy efficiency, it is vital to put strategies in place that align with high performance and sustainability in the home and speak directly to health.
My involvement
Jillian and I met at a National Association of Home Builders meeting. (I am involved with the National Association of Homebuilders and the National Green Building Standard, the green certification endorsed by the National Association of Homebuilders.) Soon after meeting Jillian, I realized the wellness aspect of Wellness Within Your Walls would complement the National Green Building Standard- or any other green certification program.
Bridging
Wellness Within Your Walls bridges everything that is trade-related and bestows knowledge on consumers to assist them with their decision-making processes and advocating for themselves.
The Healthy Living System
The Healthy Living System is a holistic approach to health and wellness in the building and design industry. It is a ten-point strategy system that adopts everything that relates to health and wellness with other systems within the home and takes it beyond the physical build-out of the home. It starts with clean air, clean water, and natural light, and it includes physical, mental, and spiritual wellness and conscious and mindful consumption on the part of the consumer.
Food science
Another point within the Healthy Living System is food science. Food science is about more than nutrition. The EWG (Environmental Working Group) lays out what consumers should be doing regarding food science in the laundry room and kitchen, and strategies for buying food.
Behavior strategies
The last and most important point of the Healthy Living System, as it relates to the consumer, is about behavior strategies and the way consumers conduct themselves inside their homes.
HVAC systems
Air strategies in the home are vital because they can either spread or prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses in the home. Jillian has a partnership with Aprilaire. They were prepared for the pandemic and shipped out personal ventilation units to purify the air in people’s homes and offices. Their 4-inch cassettes capture 99.5% of all airborne viral and bacterial particulates.
2020
2020 was disruptive, but it was also a paradigm shift- especially around health and wellness within the home.
Wellness Within Your Walls
Wellness Within Your Walls offers natural, sustainable, and responsible options for the things we use inside our homes. What sets them apart is they are not afraid to talk about chemicals and off-gassing strategies. They support consumers with healthy products and assist them with education and certification around their four Ps:
- People
- Places
- Programs
- Products
They are always willing to take on new projects outside of the normal wheelhouse of residential design and application. They recently got involved with social equity in less-served communities.
Mothers & Others for Clean Air
Mothers & Others for Clean Air is a non-profit group that advocates for clean air. They have put out a free Healthy Home Clean Air toolkit.
The three categories of the Healthy Living System:
- Natural options
- Sustainable options
- Responsible options
The ten Healthy Living System strategies:
- Clean Air
- Clean Water (Go to The Environmental Working Group and use your zip code to look up what is in your water.)
- Natural Light
- Chemical Control
- Physical Wellness
- Mental Wellness
- Spiritual Wellness
- Conscious Consumption
- Food Science
- Behavioral Strategies
Healthy Home Take Control
Jillian and I invite you to listen to the podcast series we started a while back called Healthy Home Take Control.
Have a great green day!
Links and resources:
Connect with Jillian:
Email Jillian - Jillian@wellnessinyourwalls.com
Wellness With Your Walls https://wellnesswithinyourwalls.com/
Healthy Living System from WWYW https://wellnesswithinyourwalls.com/10-step-approach/
Healthy Home | Take Control™ Podcast https://wellnesswithinyourwalls.com/podcast/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillian-pritchard-cooke-7ba8bb140/
Connect with Marla:
Everyday Green Home Shop for curated better and healthier products
Healthy Living System from WWYW https://wellnesswithinyourwalls.com/10-step-approach/
Healthy Home | Take Control™ Podcast https://wellnesswithinyourwalls.com/podcast/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillian-pritchard-cooke-7ba8bb140/
Connect with Marla:
https://wellnesswithinyourwalls.com/
Everyday Green Home Shop for curated better and healthier products