Designing for Change
Grant Street house Most buildings leak air, and therefore heat, through cracks in their building envelope. We get cold in our leaky buildings and turn up our heaters to keep warm. The heat...
View ArticleGreywater: A resource
It’s Saturday morning laundry time. The washer spins and shakes, clothes are cleaned while the dirty water flows outside to irrigate fruit trees. There’s something satisfying about this simple shift:...
View ArticleIt’s All Water
Green Building Practitioners are noticing three trends that, while not new concerns, truly speak of the momentum gathering within the sustainable design movement. One is the issue of water scarcity,...
View ArticleGrasping the Importance of “Watergy”
With so much buzz surrounding the modern green movement - grant money, tax credits, and an ever increasing market demand - there is an important question of the associated role of water and where it...
View ArticleFly Ash in Concrete
Slag pile in front of concrete batch plant There has been a lot of discussion recently about fly ash in concrete as there are concerns about heavy metals in this by-product of coal fired power...
View ArticleWading Through Green Standards
You’ve probably heard of LEED, (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), and maybe if you’re in California you have heard of GreenPoint Rated or the eminent CALGreen Code, but wrapping your head...
View ArticleHeron’s Head EcoCenter
Entrance to Heron's Head Eco-Center Perched on a knoll at the edge of the bay, the Heron’s Head EcoCenter is a welcome beacon in the gritty, industrial landscape of Bayview/Hunters Point. The green...
View ArticleThe Spirit of Earth Day: Revitalizing our communities
In the spirit of Earth Day and being good stewards of the environment, it is important to also remember to be good stewards of our community. Rebuilding Together San Francisco is a non-profit...
View ArticleRainwater Diversion in the City of San Francisco
HOW DO YOU MAKE 1,800 GALLONS OF RAINWATER DISAPPEAR? With a typical roof shedding hundreds of gallons of water in a major rainstorm, an important and potentially expensive issue arises in many San...
View ArticleBook Review – Getting Green Done
Did you ever wonder how a ski resort can call itself sustainable? Auden Schendler, the Vice President of Sustainability at Aspen Resorts, has to answer this question often. In his book, Getting Green...
View ArticleHappy Earth Day: Why LEED for Homes?
Caterpillar House by Feldman Architecture earned LEED Platinum certification in the LEED for Homes program in 2011. Photo by Joe Fletcher. At Feldman Architecture, we have been fortunate to have...
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