water conservation
Where the road ends in Hawaii
We have spent the last few days on the Big Island of Hawaii, on what we are affectionately calling the sunny side of the rainy side. That feeling of remoteness is both a positive and a negative.
Resource Efficient Renovation
Working in the green building industry I knew I wanted three things out of this project: efficient fixtures, low-VOC substances and resource efficiency (that includes saving $).
Energy Footprint of Bottled Water
More than 200 billion liters of bottled water were sold worldwide in 2007. For the amount sold in the US that year, it averages out to about 30 gallons of water per person. One more statistic for you…over the past eight years, the amount of bottled water sold in the US has increased by 70%. [...]
Don’t touch the chef
I have to make a confession, I’m somewhat of a chef junky. Now I’m not talking about those Food Network TV stars, although I do admit to watching and liking them. I really admire those that can create wonderful food every night in their restaurants and consider it an obligation to help me learn more about their craft, their source of food and how it fits into our world.
They planted a tree for me!
As a traveling road warrior and a green consultant, the two worlds are often difficult to reconcile. As much as I love teach others how to be “green”, my carbon foot-print continues to grow.
This week, I flew to Phoenix to speak at the National Apartment Association at their Green Communities Conference. They were a great [...]
Boy am I thirsty
Sometimes, we make sacrifices for green that in hindsight seem very silly. Take last week, we were walking the Tidal Basin in DC for the Cherry Blossom Festival and had been carrying around a container of apple juice from breakfast. It was warm, and that quickly got drank by our group and of course we [...]
Green water well choices
The well at our house started leaking this week and we’ve had to turn the water off in an attempt to save energy. The seal is leaking at the bottom of the well so the 220V pump runs continuously, if we need water or not.
This morning I had to make some decisions on what equipment [...]
