Portland is awesome!
Look at what I found while perusing the city of Portland’s various pages about sustainability: it’s a handout that details things that you can do, both at home and at work, to reduce your impact on the environment. It’s great! And this is why Portland is leading the country on sustainable design issues! Awesome.
Emily’s Ten Commandments of a Greener Office
1. Thou shalt avoid “vampire power” by unplugging appliances when not in use. 2. Thou shalt use coffee mugs instead of paper cups – and dishtowels instead of paper towels – as much as possible. 3. Thou shalt not purchase disposable plastic water bottles unless thou is dangerously parched. 4. Thou shall turn off thou’s [...]
A Green Designer’s Happy Place
I recently discovered a new retail establishment that I think we can all get excited about. It’s called Green Depot, and I bet you can imagine what it sells by its name association with the Big Orange, aka, the Home Depot. Where the Home Depot sells building supplies of all kinds*, the Green Depot supplies [...]
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