Environmental concerns usually focus on the damage that the various chemicals and pollutants are doing to the atmosphere. The potential effect is devastating. However, there may be pollutants in your own home which can be very harmful to your health. …
Tag: sustainable design
From Guest-Blogger Lynne: How to Position Your Company as a Green Leader
Although green initiatives began back in the 1970s, few companies and individuals were motivated to take serious action to protect the environment and focus on sustainability. In recent years, however, the target of living green has taken hold, dominating the …
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Sim Van der Ryn: Sustainable Design Pioneer
I’m up here in Marin County, California, north of San Francisco for my interview with Sim Van der Ryn later this morning, and a few thoughts are passing through my head. One is that this part of the world will …
A Zeitgeist of Eco-friendliness: The New Living Large Is Living Small
Frequent commenter John F. Robbins writes a post on the 2GreenEnergy Facebook page re: my announcement that I’ll soon be interviewing sustainable design guru Sim Van der Ryn: When I led a group called Alternate Energy Assn (AEA) in SW Ohio in the late 1990s, we …
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Sim Van der Ryn: Legend in Sustainable Design
I was delighted when Sim Van der Ryn returned my call yesterday and generously consented to grant me an interview when I’m up north at the end of the month. Four decades before the word “sustainability” had become a buzzword, …
