Sustainability/Eco-Friendly
The Big Dig was a mega project in Boston that rerouted their major highway from going through the city to, instead, being a tunnel under the city. The project started in 1985 and finished in 2007 costing the city over $14.6 billion dollars and creating both 20,000 tons in concrete and 38,000 tons in steel waste.
My two main passions in life are interior design and animals. It’s so exciting when I find the two being combined. That’s exactly what happened when my partner and I were looking for a new puppy daycare. While shopping awhile back, we came across Metro Dog in Richmond, California. I liked the way it looked so I did a little research and found out that not only is it a well-rated dog daycare, but it is also eco-friendly. Their construction materials are sustainable, non-polluting, and whenever possible, purchased from a reuse company. Metro Dog only buys green products for their facility and they only use recycled materials and soy inks for all of their correspondence with clients and vendors.
I’ve worked on West Portal for over 4 years now and this is by far the coolest kid on the block… that is if houses were kids of course. The Arden Estates are gorgeous, I’m sure they are well worth their $2 million price tag. Hey, at least they are sustainably green, right?
Recently, the Starbucks by my job in Emeryville (A.K.A. E-Ville), was closed for remodeling. For those that do not know, Starbucks has recently closed 600 stores due to the lethargic economy. Instead of Starbucks throwing out their furniture and fixtures, they are being both budget-minded and sustainable by reusing their products and remodeling many of their existing stores that are still open.
