It’s not exactly the Greenest house in SF but the recently listed, and now pending, house at 580 Funston has a decent two kilowatt photovoltaic system, enough to cut the PG&E bill to a nub even in the foggy Richmond. Too bad the real estate agent buried the solar aspect as the second to the […]
Archive for January, 2007
Solar House in the Richmond
Published by Keith January 30th, 2007 in Eco Homes, Green Building, Green Real Estate, Photovoltaic Panels, Real Estate and San Francisco. 0 CommentsGreen Thinking at Winter Festival
Published by Keith January 26th, 2007 in Arterra, Eco Homes, Green Building, Green Condos, Green Real Estate, Real Estate, San Francisco and condos. 0 CommentsMost of the people wandering around San Francisco’s Winter Market appeared only to be concerned with fashion, design and colors of the newest fabrics, furniture and living accessories but for a couple hours SF Green architects David Baker and Anne Fougeron, Green entrepreneur Jordan Harris, and interior designer Jennifer Gadiel discussed the Green aspect of […]
Green SF Highrise
Published by Keith January 15th, 2007 in Environment, Green Building, Green Real Estate, LEED-AP, Real Estate and San Francisco. 0 CommentsCommercial building giant Tishman Speyer wants to construct a 33-story Green highrise at the corner of Second and Howard streets. We’re not just talking Green but Gold as in LEED(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold standard which represents the second highest level. This high level thinking could mean that the highrise contains elements such as: […]
Epitomy of Green
Published by Keith January 13th, 2007 in Bamboo, Eco Homes, Golden Gate Park, Green Building, Green Real Estate and Real Estate. 0 CommentsOne local real estate agent should check the dictionary before tossing around fancy marketing slogans like “The Epitome of Gracious Green Living,” which she attached to a new Oakland Hills home. True the interior and exterior wood trim is either FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Certified, recycled, or local. Some of their wood came from Golden […]
Arterra Green Penthouse
Published by Keith January 5th, 2007 in Arterra, Green Building, Green Condos, Green Real Estate, LEED-NC, Real Estate, San Francisco, Solar panels, Uncategorized and condos. 0 CommentsThe Areterra isn’t even built yet but already one Green minded buyer is making some Green noise. One buyer purchased not just one condo but the entire top floor of one of the towers. Apparently she wants to have one giant Green penthouse. She’s working with noted San Francisco based Organic Architect Eric Corey Freed […]