As we walked into the mammoth PCBC (Pacific Coast Builder Conference) at the Moscone Center we couldn’t help but notice the hanging banners with the words - Power. Forward. Sustain. Of course we could see Power and Forward, as we wouldn’t expect Weakness and Backward but then - Sustain. That omnipresent word like Green that […]
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The Unexpected and Questionable Green Products at PCBC
Published by Keith June 27th, 2008 in Green Building, Green Savings, Money and San Francisco. 0 CommentsLet’s Refuel America Program
Published by Keith May 30th, 2008 in Alt Energy, Money and biodiesel. 0 CommentsIt’s not often that we venture into Colma but when we do we thought that it would serve as the base for this post. For those not familiar with the city, Colma contains the highest per capita cemeteries in the USA and its said that Colma has “1,500 above ground residents and 1.5 […]
Film Review- A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil
Published by Keith May 16th, 2008 in Environment, Money, Movies, New York City and Solar panels. 0 CommentsWhen discussing the world most progressive “eco” cities one might toss out San Francisco for it various green initiatives (such as banning plastic bags), New York City for its effective subway system, or Munich with it’s use of alternative energy especially solar but after watching this recent documentary “A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, […]
First 100% off-grid green building in San Francisco
Published by Keith May 9th, 2008 in Alt Energy, Bay View, Environment, Grants, Green Building, Health, LEED-NC, Money, San Francisco, Solar panels and Water Recapture System. 0 CommentsIn San Francisco, some well financed and publicized condo projects like the Arterra spend big marketing dollars to push its LEED – NC status (wonder why they didn’t shoot for LEED on its other project the Hayes?) while the EcoCenter at Heron’s Head Park LEED certified facility opened in relative obscurity.
This landmark youth education facility […]
Green Zebra spreads its stripes
Published by Keith October 31st, 2007 in Environment, Green Savings, Health, Money, Organic Food and San Francisco. 0 CommentsLike a fine bottle of organic wine, the Green Zebra guide seems to get better with age. Okay, this 2008 version represents only the second San Francisco edition but it marks an improvement over numero uno. We must not be the only ones into this whole Green money saving coupon thing as the Zebra spread […]
Green spotlight on 2007 BSR Conference
Published by Keith October 25th, 2007 in Environment, Health, Money and San Francisco. 0 CommentsThose of you who think we have it bad with the tap water here in San Francisco might think twice after attending one of the more thought provoking sessions at the 2007 BSR (Business for Social Responsibility) Conference here in San Francisco. The panel of John Frazier, Director of Considered Chemistry and Environment for Nike; […]
From the Garden to the Table
Published by Keith October 5th, 2007 in Eco Hotels, Foundations, Green Hotels, Health, Money, Organic Food and San Francisco. 0 CommentsIt was like the perfect storm. The combination of a fundraiser for a Green sustainable non profit organization (From the Garden to the Table), tasty food and organic cocktails (Square One organic vodka, 4 Copas organic tequila) in a LEED certified location (Orchard Garden Hotel) and even Green minded celebrities (David Alan Grier) to boot.
Both […]
Green Coupons for Oaktown
Published by Keith October 2nd, 2007 in Green Savings, Money and oakland. 0 CommentsIt’s that time of year when we all start seeing the 2008 calendars, and other dated material so, of course, our eyes caught a green glimpse of the 2008 EcoMetro Guide. The East Bay guide follows the recent trend of not only supporting local community shops, restaurants and vendors but doing the very American thing […]
Green Building Does Not Cost More
Published by Keith August 20th, 2007 in Eco Homes, Green Building, Green Real Estate, LEED-NC, Money, Real Estate, San Francisco and condos. 0 CommentsAs the condos continue to rise in mini Manhattan, otherwise known as South Beach in San Francisco, it continues to amaze and disgust us why developers and builders aren’t building LEED certified or the equivalent. Oh right, it costs more to build Green.
That retort just won’t cut it anymore according to Oakland based KEMA Green […]
San Francisco Green school
Published by Keith June 8th, 2007 in CHPS, Environment, Green Building, Money and San Francisco. 0 CommentsEven though California students have lagged near the bottom in recent years for standardized test scores, perhaps the new Green campus for San Francisco’s Waldorf High School will propel those score upward. Grades will surely rise and absenteeism will certainly tumble when Phase One of the hopefully LEED Gold campus (470 West Portal Avenue) comes […]