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Sunday, February 21

HOW BIG IS YOUR FOOTPRINT?


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Ten years ago, you rarely heard anything about carbon offsetting or reducing ones carbon footprint.  At the risk of sounding ‘preachy’, I am sorting through our own actions on how to improve how we live and was shocked at how badly we are really doing.  Simply put, we are now painfully aware, thanks to some great filmmakers and our own eyes being opened, that we are doing our very best every day to ruin our planet.  Not intentionally, of course, but as a result of choices.  We often chose food in prepackaged containers for convenience at the grocery store, its easier, its pre-washed, I do this all the time. We opt to drive places rather than take other means of transportation, all for convenience.  It is frankly embarrassing when you think that even though we recycle and are eco-conscious people, we are a wasteful group.

Our responsibility has increased to be better shepherds of our environment, because we know now what we are doing.  Take this simple quiz sponsored by the Nature Conservancy, and see where you stack up.  It is shocking, but a real eye opener!

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Wednesday, February 3

Sustainable Lighting Can Be Beautiful - Its Not Just About Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs


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Brian Schmitt of Schmitt Design in San Francisco, Ca designs some beautiful handcrafted lighting that is also sustainable.  The bamboo veneer shade panels are produced from sustainably managed bamboo forests and create an inviting warm glow.  The innovative design is combined with an energy-efficient light source. The shade panels are inserted with out the use of glue or fasteners and are able to be shipped flat to minimize packaging.






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Sunday, January 31

Recycled Glass Tile: Luxurious & Sustainable for a Modern Estate


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Glass bottles take more than 4,000 years to decompose and approximately 5 out of every 6 bottles end up in our landfill.   Oceanside Glasstile creates beautiful art tile with it instead.  It takes more than two million pounds of bottle glass from curbside recycling programs in a closed-loop process that aims to have appositive impact on our communities and the environment.  Their glass contains up to 97% recycled material as well as being durable and making lasting design statements.  They have also developed a co-processing partnership to eliminate their manufacturing waste from going into a landfill.  They are committed to ongoing advancements and environmental leadership.  We have specified this gorgeous glass tile in our current eco luxury project  on Butterfly Beach in Montecito as well as in this luxurious modern estate we should you here.


Post Author: Tamara Wallop for Globally Gorgeous

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