Posts Tagged ‘sustainability’
For the Greener Good
‘green roof’
courtesy of ‘(afm)’
Building environmentally sound buildings is extremely important because people spend the majority of their life indoors, and nobody wants to live, work, or play in a space that could be potentially detrimental to their mental or physical health. Furthermore, even more imperative, is the status of our schools. A place where children are [...]
DC Chef Talks Sustainable Seafood On CNN
‘Anacostia Fish Market #34′
courtesy of ‘andertho’
Barton Seaver, executive chef at Northwest DC’s restaurant Blue Ridge appeared on CNN today to speak about the realities of seafood sustainability and ways that Americans, and the world for that matter, can make their menus more sustainable when it comes to seafood.
Seaver recommends switching out mainstream choices [...]
Why Do You Care About Sustainability?
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courtesy of ‘erin m’
Caring about the environment is the cool thing to do, right?
According to a study conducted by the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, when people shop in public they tend to favor green and more earth friendly products – however, when shopping online people tend to favor the ‘regular stuff’; thus [...]
Greener Buildings = Healthier Employees?
‘Interning at Bascom’
courtesy of ‘Mark Drago’
This Thursday night, the National Building Museum is hosting another session in its For the Greener Good series. This session focuses on the benefits of green buildings, and panelists explore how working in a green building could actually make employees healthier. More natural light, better heating and cooling, and building [...]
Today is World Habitat Day
‘Sustainability’
courtesy of ‘SWP Moblog’
Did you know that half the world’s population lives in cities? Or that within the next generation, more than two-thirds of the population will be urban? The United Nations designates the first Monday of October as World Habitat Day, a day to reflect on the state of our urban environments and reaffirm [...]
