I can hardly believe another month of blogging has gone by, but it has. I have links on my right sidebar of many blogs that I read, but I also receive significant stops from visitors from various blogs that I’d like to mention. I’m going to list these in no particular order, but I […]
There was a home in Architectural Digest that really caught my eye. Maybe it’s because the Roger Wade images perfectly captured how the house blends into the hilly landscape of Ketchum, Idaho. I don’t know…maybe I was just intrigued by the hoops the architect Jim McLaughlin had to go through just to get the […]
Introducing "Grey to Green." It’s a snippet from the Design: e2 series narrated by Brad Pitt. We need a paradigm shift in the methods we employ to construct US buildings! Watch this video on construction waste and think about the status quo. Did you know that American buildings account for 10% […]
Seriously, yet another reason to build green buildings. The list gets longer and longer. Lower operating costs, higher resale (appraisal) value, healthier work environment, and better workforce productivity, etc. Wells Fargo wants to finance green buildings and Hines wants to develop them. And now, California-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company wants to insure them. This is a smart business strategy. If you’re going to insure something, why not insure the top quality stuff? As insurer, you’re dealing with the elite, upper echelon of building developers, operators, and owners. It’s really a no-brainer…
The company will provide green coverage for commercial buildings certified as environmentally friendly in all 50 states starting in late October 2006. It’s the first insurance company to do so and will offer three different forms:
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Translucent, shimmery, membraneous, sustainable. When I saw the look of this tennis court in Architectural Digest, I was blown away…and I don’t even play tennis. (By the way, October 2006 AD is chock full of modern + sustainable architecture!) At Jetson Green, I talk a ton about residential green spaces or commercial skyscrapers, etc., but […]
There are still some people out there that don’t believe green + sustainable building will last. In the September edition of Real Estate Forum magazine, there is a lengthy article with reflections and predictions from some of the most notable names in real estate (for example, Milton Cooper, CEO Kimco Realty Corp.; Richard Camp, […]
