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on tour: epOxy Green

The majority of our work is for national chains. It’s rare that we design a project in our home town of Los Angeles. That can be pretty exciting, but it can also keep you separated from your local community. That became glaringly obvious to me when I recently discovered a retail venue in [...]

on tour: Fireclay Tile

After our November sit-down with Paul Burns, the founder and chief ceramicist of Fireclay Tile, we just had to see the manufacturing process with our own eyes. He recently invited us on a tour of his showroom in San Jose, CA and his manufacturing facility in Aromas, CA.

Kevin provided [...]

is it greenwash: Montana Ghost Wood

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We regularly troll the Web for new construction material sourcing leads. Whenever we see a company we’ve not heard, we’re excited to research and investigate. Several months ago such a new material source caught my attention. Posted on a LinkedIn Green Building Products group discussion board, [...]

UCLAx class 5

Our fifth class was a field trip into downtown Los Angeles to visit the new showroom of InterfaceFLOR. Having seen company founder Ray C. Anderson speak just a few weeks before (posted here), we were treated to a tour and presentation of their efforts to reduce waste from every system. We [...]

BrightTALK Green Building – Review 3

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This post will review BrightTALK Green Building Summit sessions six and seven. Yes, I’m skipping session 5, primarily because Kevin presented it. If you would like to see it, please go here. We’d love to hear your feedback.

The sixth webcast in the series was presented by [...]