Reporting on Sustainably Built Environments from Bricks to Cities
A company that has been actively doing their part in leading edge, innovative, sustainable materials for 150 years is Armstrong. They specialize in floor and ceiling systems and recently added cabinetry making to their list of products which can be used for both commercial and for residential applications.
Prospective college students are increasingly counting environmental responsibility among their criteria for choosing a school. In order to serve that need, the college review company The Princeton Review, in conjunction with the U.S. Green Building Council, has put out a list of 308 schools in the U.S. and three in Canada that meet their criteria as “green colleges.” The 2011 version of that book was released on April 20 and is offered for free online.
With two major quintessential U.S. holidays coming up which are all about outdoor grilling, parties and family gatherings; I sought a sustainable alternative to those dreaded plastic utensils and paper plate products. There remains a sweet compromise of sustainability with guilt-free entertaining with Susty Party Products. Founded by Emily Doubilet, a NYC native and an environmental consultant, Susty Party provides chic and compostable party products which include utensils, plates, cups and napkins.
Brian Liloia, a former Green Building Elements writer and a resident of the Eco-village, The Dancing Rabbit, recently self-published his first book, “The of Year of Mud: Building a Cob House”. The books is available through Blurb for purchase on their website. Brian based the book on his experience of building a first cob house at the Dancing Rabbit
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