Green home remodeling in California
Homeowners interested in remodeling their homes in California should check out www.greenremodelforum.com. This locally managed website specializes in showcasing homeowners in California that are remodeling responsibly and with a conscience. Green Remodel Forum is quickly becoming a go to resource for useful information about green building methods as well as products and services to support your green remodeling project.
It’s free to join the forum. Some of the benefits of becoming a member of the Green Remodel Forum include:
• Connecting yourself with like minded people and affiliating yourself with known local experts.
• Collapse time and research by seeing what your neighbors have accomplished through the question and answer discussion forum.
• Easily locate green professionals in the building and energy management industry.
• Become savvy and knowledgeable about energy efficiency and how you can work towards a Zero Net Energy Home.
• Learn useful green tips of the day.
For most of us our belts are tightened due to the economy. We need to spend our money wisely. Usually our home is the biggest financial investment we make. Therefore, it is important to realize we are empowered to make positive changes in our purchasing power by supporting green building methods. As homeowners in this current market there are so many financial incentives to do the right thing such as focusing on significant energy efficiency rebates through PG & E, and leasing solar panels through Sungevity.
Green remodeling is a positive step that should be part of your decision making process. I challenge you to put more thought into what materials you buy for your next remodeling project and who is going to do the work. Your final objective is to remodel responsibly so that your home is not only visually pleasing but also a healthier and more energy efficient place to live.
Go to their Website Greenremodelforum.com
Visit the Greenest Building in Berkeley, CA “The David Brower Center”
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Come Visit Us! 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 Tel: 510.809.0900 Fax: 510.809.0909
Inaugural Exhibition
Then and Now
Photographs by Sebastião Salgado
An exhibition curated and designed by Lélia Wanick Salgado
Exhibition on display through January 31, 2010
Get an in-depth look at Berkeley’s greenest building and one of the most advanced high-performance structures anywhere. Tours of the David Brower Center are your chance to get a glimpse of the remarkable innovations that will shape the places we work and live for decades to come. Tours are free and reservations are required. To make a reservation and get more information, e-mail us.
Check back with us as the Brower Center will be opening a restaurant. Terrain restaurant, café and bar will open this fall and the local food landscape will change forever. Terrain will feature delicious and sustainable, organic, local, seasonal fare, in a space that is inviting, with service that is consistently excellent. More than a restaurant — Terrain will be a destination — a place where the experience is so positive and remarkable you will return to it time and time again. Three meals a day, seven days a week, Terrain looks forward to serving you!
Come Visit Us! 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 Tel: 510.809.0900 Fax: 510.809.0909
Proposed green building, the future of Oakland, CA
Good morning my dear green followers. It’s Saturday morning and it’s “drizzling” (a Seattle term my husband can’t grasp….) and I’m drinking hot tea and checking my email. I received an interesting email from my best friend about a proposed “green building” in Oakland. what’s truly amazing about this building is that currently it’s an oddity. because it’s being built right!
The glass floor to ceiling windows offer panoramic views of San Francisco Bay, East Bay Hills and historic downtown Oaklandand access to two private rooftop gardens
GREEN BUILDING FACTS
• LEED Silver (or higher)
• Transit Oriented Development in an urban location
• Photovoltaic solar panels
• High efficiency HVAC system with raised floor air distribution
• High performance glass facade
• Green roof and rainwater collection, filtration and reuse system
• Reduced building operating costs passed along to tenants
I tip my hat to all people involved in this project. This building is truly an inspiration and I hope it stirs the hearts of many to step up and not just think about what what each of us are capable of accomplishing but to take action and push for what’s right. It’s time for us to step up and continually find ways to be responsible for the resources we use.
Check out the proposed video Awe inspiring rendition of green building in Oakland, CA
