Let’s Get Platinum Thin!
About six months ago I wrote about Onion Flats, an architecture/development operation out of Philly that produces epic urban infill projects. A couple weeks back I was in the city of the Liberty Bell doing some eco-seminars for their home and garden show. Through a lead from Greenable, Philly’s premier green product showroom, I was...
Let’s Talk Trash!
Aight… mixin’ in a little commentary here… and I’m skippin’ the small talk! …we’re pretty wasteful here in the good ol’ US of A. We are throwing away twice as much as we did 50 years ago… our number is up to 4.5 pounds of waste a day/person. This translates to 1,600 lbs of garbage...
Get Green With Organic Josh
So a couple months back I filmed a project out in Philly doing eco-friendly kitchen and bath makeovers for HGTV. I hosted 20 short episodes covering everything from graywater recycling, bamboo tables, low VOC paints to floor refinishes and backsplash installations. The clips are now available to view on Ecologue, HGTV’s sister site devoted to...
Droppin’ Greenaids Like it’s Your Job
There are increasing numbers of options out there to replace those heinous plastic bags that bog down our fills… This is by far the freshest one I’ve come across. Let me introduce you to the Greenaid, produced by design firm Lovegrove and Repucci. Open the Greenaid at your own risk… here’s what you might find:...
Sewer Free Works for Me
Flushing toilets with water may seem like something that always has been and always will be. In reality, it’s one of the greatest misallocations of a valuable resource we’ve ever come up with. Accessing freshwater is becoming a huge issue for not only third world countries, but for us here in the US of A…...
How Walkable is Your City?
My friends, I’m gonna let you in on a little secret… walking is the new driving! Many are discovering the benefits of living in dense areas that are packed full of nearby amenities. Staying in shape and not contributing any greenhouse gases (unless you’re walking away from a Taco Bell) are just two of the...
Graywater is Great Water
Go ahead and raise your hand if you drink the water from your toilet. Anyone?… Anyone?…. Bueller?… Bueller?…. Fido, put your paw down!… So no one?… Interesting. Well, why the heck do you waste so much of that valuable drinking water by flushing it down the ol’ porcelain throne? It doesn’t have to be like...
Lulu’s Tree House Hideaway
Linda ‘Lulu’ Aldredge keeps herself quite busy by running Lulu Organics, an environmentally aware beauty company and Lulu is Who?, a portfolio of her design and illustration projects. Aldredge’s work is hubbed in the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple, NYC… her escape is upstate, in a hand built tree house retreat. Check out...
Freshy Fresh with Freshaire Choice Paints
One of the easiest things we can do to bring green strategies into our home is to spec out non-toxic, zero-VOC paints. VOC’s (Volatile Organic Compounds) are harsh chemicals that give paint that ‘paint’ smell and contribute to poor indoor air quality. There have been a number of low-VOC products available from Sherwin Williams, Benjamin...
RoboScooter | Urban Hipster’s Ride of Choice
MIT, Sanyang Motors and Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute have teamed up to create the RoboScooter, an all electric, emission-free transport solution. Check this cute little fella out! This thing’s pretty rockin’ for a handful of reasons… first and foremost, the scooter runs gas-free, and obviously that’s cool. It is also made with only 150...
Philips Eco TV: 42″ of HD Efficiency!
Generally, television sets and energy efficiency have about as much in common as Tiger Woods and mediocrity…. Many would be shocked if they knew that plasma screen TVs often use more energy than refrigerators! Goooo! Well my friends, you can now supplement your Netflix addiction guilt-free on the soon to be released Eco TV by...
Who Put That Bucky Ball in a Tree?!?
… Dustin Feider did, that’s who! A homeboy of mine, Dustin started 02sustainability, a company that builds geodesic domes in trees! With a degree in furniture design and a passion for creative problem solving, Feider built his first Buckminster Fuller inspired geo-dome to explore the concept of habitat. The Minneapolis based company is firmly committed...
