GDC Portfolio Project
Unfortunately the building industry is going through a period of massive contraction right now. The economy is bad, creditors aren’t lending, great firms are shutting their doors, and people are losing their jobs in droves. Some of those people are my friends. Which is why I am starting a new initiative, called the GreenDesignCollective Porfolio [...]
Make recycling make sense
Full disclosure: I love my 15″ MacBook Pro. Knock on wood, I’ve not had any major problems with it in the 3 years that I’ve had it. And, even though I’ve seen some things about the batteries that freak me out a bit, I don’t regret my purchase of it. It’s done everything I have [...]
Happy Earth Day 2009!
If I have one request, hope, or wish for you this Earth Day 2009, it is that you stop using plastic bags. Entirely. Forever. And ever! My suggestion? Get some reusable bags! Everyone sells them by now, from Ralph’s to IKEA to Trader Joe’s. And like everything, you’ve got plenty of choices, from economy to [...]
Turn off your computer! (But read this first…)
Speaking of computers, I can’t believe I forgot to tell you about this. Do you want to know a really simple way to save energy in your home or business? Turn off your computers! This article from TreeHugger last week discusses a report that says… 50% of US workers don’t power down their PCs at [...]
The hard part is over…
…and now the fun can begin! I’m referring to the final throes of my thesis, which is the main reason that I created this site in the first place. I gave my final presentation on March 11, and the document itself is just about done as well. So now I can get back to blogging… [...]
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 [...]
Kill-a-Watt! … and save some money, too
If you want to save yourself some money by saving energy, one way to do this is to figure out how much electricity you already use. It’s one thing to unplug small appliances when not in use, but what about your larger appliances? Do you know how much electricity they use? Well, you can figure [...]
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