by Robert Fortunato on May 8th, 2010 3 Comments »
As a direct result of Congresswoman Harman’s briefing at our house in October, Scott Gobble and the rest of the Edison team mobilized to make Hermosa Beach a beta site for Smart Meters!
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Smart Meters are Coming!
by Robert Fortunato on May 8th, 2010 3 Comments »
by Robert Fortunato on May 8th, 2010 3 Comments »
They blinded me with science!
by Robert Fortunato on April 28th, 2010 No Comments »
by Robert Fortunato on April 28th, 2010 No Comments »
Interesting day yesterday, spent the morning with our terrific mechanical engineers redoing the systems. We all want to make sure they work in terms of efficiency and affordability.
The afternoon was with some great people in the Emerging Technologies Group at Edison. They have the interesting job of searching out the
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Congresswoman Harman’s Earth Day Newsletter
by Robert Fortunato on April 28th, 2010 No Comments »
by Robert Fortunato on April 28th, 2010 No Comments »
Congresswoman Jane Harman is the Green Idea House’s BFF. See the 11th paragraph of her Earth Day Newsletter!
http://harman.congressnewsletter.net/common/mailings/?id=54
Drought Tolerant Succulents
by Robert Fortunato on April 27th, 2010 No Comments »
by Robert Fortunato on April 27th, 2010 No Comments »
Green Idea House is finding new homes for its drought tolerant succulents. We have given away minivans full to friends and neighbors to keep them out of the landfill.
HB Patch, Plan Aims to Turn Hermosa Beach Into Area’s First Carbon Neutral City
by Robert Fortunato on April 27th, 2010 No Comments »
by Robert Fortunato on April 27th, 2010 No Comments »
Mayor Michael DiVirgilio sees carbon neutrality as the future of the city.
USC Architecture School
by Robert Fortunato on April 22nd, 2010 1 Comment »
by Robert Fortunato on April 22nd, 2010 1 Comment »
We will be presenting the Green Idea House project at the USC School of Architecture On Thursday, April 22nd. The innovative Pecha Kucha format only allows us 20 slides and 20 seconds per slide!
Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden
by Robert Fortunato on April 22nd, 2010 No Comments »
by Robert Fortunato on April 22nd, 2010 No Comments »
Green Idea House is donating succulents (that will otherwise end up in the trash during construction) to the Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden. Attend a free MBBG talk given by Patrick Moore on May 15, 10-11 am, about the care of water friendly succulents….. the easiest plants you will ever grow.
The
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Congresswoman Jane Harman’s Newsletter
by Robert Fortunato on April 21st, 2010 1 Comment »
by Robert Fortunato on April 21st, 2010 1 Comment »
Congresswoman Jane Harman and her dedicated staff have been very supportive of our project and we are grateful. The Congresswoman kindly mentions our project in the hearing on the Homestar legislation to fund energy efficient home retrofits and also in her newsletter.
Ms. {Harman.} Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
This committee is not
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Green Idea House experts present at City Council Meeting
by Robert Fortunato on March 23rd, 2010 No Comments »
by Robert Fortunato on March 23rd, 2010 No Comments »
Green Building Experts Present at HB City Council Meeting at 7pm Tonight. Charisse Bartholomew Dunn and Dan Thomsen, a couple of the experts who are working on our project, will be giving a short presentation to the City Council at the Mayor’s request.
Charisse and Dan are both instructors with
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Hermosa Beach Green Building Newsletter
by Robert Fortunato on March 10th, 2010 No Comments »
by Robert Fortunato on March 10th, 2010 No Comments »
Green Idea House was mentioned in the City of Hermosa Beach’s Monthly Newsletter. The Green Building Corner is written by Dency Nelson, a passionate environmental activist and former Chair of the Hermosa Beach Green Building Committee.