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Inflation Reduction Act
By Matt Cantor, Cantor Inspections The new Inflation Reduction Act provides almost $400 Billion (that’s with a B) for the mitigation of...

The East Bay Green Home Tour:
Neighbors Adapt Their Homes for Climate Change By Amy Kiser, Verdant Communications & Project Management On a recent weekend in May, the...

Furniture from 100 year old buildings
Teak Me Home Reclaimed Wood Furnishings By Alex Elsinga and Lawrence Grown Editing by Reyna Bernstein Teak Me Home is a sustainable...


THE LAST STRAW? Hardly!
Straw Bale Building emerged in the late 1800s in Nebraska where trees were scarce. A uniquely American innovation has since been exported.

Net Positive in Berkeley
By Scott McGlashan McGlashan Architecture - Original and Ecological Design and Planning It has become a mantra among forward thinking...

See Recycling in a New Light
By Lawrence Grown, Co-Owner of Metro Lighting, Berkeley CA See Recycling In A New Light Metro Lighting makes pendants from...


Electrifying Your Home ~ Responsibly & Affordably
Home Electrification By Matt Cantor of Cantor Inspections Matt Cantor, architecture graduate of UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental...

Choose Building Materials for People and Planet
You breathe what you build. Formaldehyde is a naturally occurring substance, your kitchen cabinets likely contain added formaldehyde VOCs .


Your Sustainability Program is Only as Good as the Story You Tell
The role of design in a successful CSR strategy Corporate Sustainability Reporting (CSR) professionals strive for better data and...
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