This recently completed basement retrofit provides living space for a growing family without an expensive addition. It also improves the comfort, air quality and energy efficiency of their home.

After four years running Greener Every Day, I have gone in-house Byggmeister, a residential remodeling firm based in Newton, MA and serving Greater Boston.

Over time, a phased energy retrofit can reduce home energy use dramatically, by 50% or more. I know because I've done it at my house.

When I embarked on my green living journey a couple of years ago, one of the first things I changed was the way we cared for our lawn and garden. And let me tell you, there was a lot to change.

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Rachel White Joins Byggmeister

After four years running Greener Every Day, I have gone in-house Byggmeister, a residential remodeling firm based in Newton, MA and serving Greater Boston. Byggmeister is a widely recognized leader in sustainable design and green building, and I couldn’t be happier to have joined their team. My relationship Byggmeister began when I hired the firm… continue reading ->

About Us

Greener Every Day was founded in 2009 by Rachel White, PhD in order to help individuals and organizations adopt and realize the benefits of sustainable practices. Rachel is a seasoned educator, skilled facilitator, creative thought leader, and successful change agent working to mainstream residential green building and personal sustainability.

Rachel has a PhD from Brown University. She trained and worked for more than a decade as a researcher and educator at Brown University and Hebrew College.

During her time in academia, Rachel developed a passion for green living. She made major energy efficiency improvements to her home (cutting her energy usage in half!), executed a green home renovation, and became actively involved in greening her community. She decided to leave her academic position so that she could devote herself full-time to advancing sustainability and green building.

You can read about Rachel’s green living journey and learn more about her perspective on the challenges and opportunities involved in greening our buildings and communities at The Greener Side of Life, the Greener Every Day blog. Rachel lives in Newton, MA (a suburb just west of Boston) with her husband, their two children, and their dog Butter.