“America’s Greenest College Town,” including AU, CUA, GW, UDC, Galludet, Georgetown, Howard and Trinity Washington. Close-in urban residential developer EYA which offers clustered, walkable for-sale housing One of the country’s most sustainable restaurants, co-op-owned Founding Farmers (LEED and Green Restaurant Association …
Miami Beach and many parts of southeast Florida face increased flooding associated with sea-level rise, occurring and projected. Costs may be astronomical in combating the prospect there and in many other low-lying regions around the U.S. Indeed, the world. “All …
It was the night of the USGBC Maryland chapter’s 11th Annual Wintergreen Awards for Excellence in Green Building, held at the Green Street Academy in Baltimore on January 28th. The Green Street Academy is a building of great bones on …
A Rewarding Evening for A Green Dream Team. Indeed! Read more »
DW-GREEN Associates has been working for more than 3 years on the to-be-built Education/Formation Building for St. Margaret’s Church in Annapolis, MD. My firm was hired to perform as sustainable building consultant and Project Administrator for LEED certification. Objective was …
(I prepared the following piece for a news outlet that lost its funding too soon thereafter.) “Resilience” read the sign board at the historic African-American Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, a modest 2-story structure in a minority neighborhood near my office in …
On a beautiful day back in September my wife and I went to Ft. McHenry. I’ve seen a lot of America, including many, many historic sites. But not Ft. McHenry. Now, living in Baltimore City for well more than a …
I posted last year about tiny houses, mostly featuring some in Garrett County, Maryland. Going back to that post some time later I was chagrined to find that a couple of links embedded no longer went anywhere. Vowed to try …
Tiny House Concept Seen in a Techie Boutique Hotel Chain. Welcome to My World, citizenM! Read more »
This blog is about sustainability and, as regular readers know, that includes buildings, infrastructure, lifestyle and the environment. So, pretty broad. This post reports on both building and lifestyle- Great news out of Annapolis, MD! SGT Adam Keys last week …
Smart Homes for Seriously Wounded Warriors! Payback for Service and Sacrifice. Read more »
As summer approaches, thoughts turn toward time off/time away and relaxation. But, to remain true to green blogging, this post is about embodied energy seen in two marvelous resort hotels of the Victorian era. But first… “Embodied energy is the …
Hah! I blogged on the subject of innovation in powering hybrid automobiles awhile back. The ClimateProgress piece described “the first fully-active advanced suspension system that recovers energy and directs it to charge the battery while the car is moving. The …