From Chesapeake Home and Living magazine comes a piece about an eco-friendly vacation village of tiny homes for rent at Deep Creek Lake. For more about this get-away idea, look here. In Sundry Department– More on the Recycled! Ideas post from …
A Fall (tiny home) Vacation Idea at Deep Creek Lake? Read more »
First thing to note about the subject is that St. Margaret’s does not irrigate. No grass or plant bed sprinklering—even during summer heat waves. That decision should earn 4 LEED points for “Water Efficient Landscaping – reduce by 50% or …
Before the proceedings began the other Wednesday afternoon, I walked up to Kim Coble in the MD Senate Office Building 1st floor hearing room and said: “I just want you to know you have another friend in the audience.” She …
Parishioner Kim: Working for the Environment, the Diocese and SMC Read more »
Hotelier InterContinental Hotels Group, one of the world’s largest, makes an announcement today on its green initiatives (full press release linked here). Following is an excerpt of it from PRNewswire: ATLANTA, Feb. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) today announces that IHG Green …
As this may be my last post on the blog before Christmas, if not the new year, let me take this opportunity to wish Merry Christmas to each of you, your families and other loved ones, and a prosperous, fulfilling …
First, some late breaking news– 101 houses of worship, including the Formation Building, have been registered for LEED certification. To date, 31 have been certified. 17,150 commercial or institutional projects are LEED certified in the U.S. alone. Worldwide, see this …
For the new Formation Building, the folks behind LEED (the U.S. Green Building Council and its affiliate Green Building Certification Institute – update: now called the Green Business Certification Institute) assess environmental priorities in regions across the country–called Regional Priority—for all projects seeking …
Under the LEED certification category of Materials & Resources is Construction Waste Management, a project credit typically worth up to 2 points. Projects pursuing LEED certification can earn one point for 50% and two for 75% construction waste—either by weight or by …
Formation Building Construction Waste Management Scenario Read more »
(full title: Bak 2 Harry Homeowner-DIY) If you’re old enough and have lived in this region for awhile, this post title might bring to mind the Hechinger hardware store chain, amply represented in the Forest Plaza store then, and occupied …
From the Monday edition of The Washington Post comes an article titled “Beyond trail mix: New standards will bring healthier, sustainable food options to the national parks.” This news is heartening. Uh huh, good for the heart! The National Park …
Vacation Planning News? (Follow-up to Seaver TED Talk post) + Redux Read more »