by Robert Fortunato on March 9th, 2010 No Comments »
We were honored to be featured by our Mayor, Michael DiVirgilio, in his inspirational State of the City address recently (see minutes 6 – 8 of this link).
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Green Idea House in State of City Address
by Robert Fortunato on March 9th, 2010 No Comments »
by Robert Fortunato on March 9th, 2010 No Comments »
Construction Start Date
by Robert Fortunato on February 27th, 2010 No Comments »
by Robert Fortunato on February 27th, 2010 No Comments »
Many of you have asked (and we keep asking ourselves) when we are starting construction. The answer is as soon as possible – and not a minute sooner!
On this rainy Saturday morning in LA, we are reminded that this year’s El Nino is threatening to be one
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Carbon Neutral
by Robert Fortunato on February 19th, 2010 No Comments »
by Robert Fortunato on February 19th, 2010 No Comments »
Hermosa Beach, the First City in LA County to Declare its Intent to Become Carbon Neutral!
Over the past few months we have been working with Dency Nelson and Joe Galliani, longtime activists and environmentalists, to understand the environmental and economic opportunities that exist for the City of Hermosa Beach.
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Torrance Magazine, South Bay Innovation Going Green
by Robert Fortunato on January 27th, 2010 No Comments »
by Robert Fortunato on January 27th, 2010 No Comments »
Congresswoman Harman very kindly mentions our project (look for highlighted text) in an article she wrote on environmental leadership in the South Bay.
http://greenideahouse.com/share/Harman%20Torrance.pdf
Wall Street Journal online
by Robert Fortunato on December 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
by Robert Fortunato on December 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
The Green Idea House was discussed in an article in the WSJ online today. The article will be in print December 23rd!
Builders Zero In on New Goal of Energy-Neutral Housing – WSJ.com
online.wsj.com
The green building movement is targeting a goal once thought virtually unattainable: zero net energy use.
Living Christmas Co.
by Robert Fortunato on December 16th, 2009 No Comments »
by Robert Fortunato on December 16th, 2009 No Comments »
12/16/2009 This weekend we bought our living Christmas tree. We weren’t sure quite what to expect; but we are very happy with our tree, the service and the message behind it.
Through our house project, we met Scott Martin who started The Living Christmas Company. His incredible vision for what could
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Revolution in Hermosa Beach
by Robert Fortunato on December 14th, 2009 No Comments »
by Robert Fortunato on December 14th, 2009 No Comments »
Hermosa Beach Leads the Revolution (pun intended) as it took the bold step last week to be the first urban, small lot environment in the state to allow rooftop wind energy systems. Kudos to the City Council, Planning Commission, Planning Department and key advocates, like Dency Nelson, who all worked
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Surfrider Event
by Robert Fortunato on November 15th, 2009 No Comments »
by Robert Fortunato on November 15th, 2009 No Comments »
The Fortunato family assisted in the installation of a water infiltration device in Culver City. This system prevents polluted storm water from going to the ocean. This demonstration was sponsored by the Surfrider Foundation and G3. We loved it!!
Ocean Friendly Workshop
by Robert Fortunato on November 14th, 2009 No Comments »
by Robert Fortunato on November 14th, 2009 No Comments »
Today Monica attended an Ocean Friendly Garden Workshop. Our oceans are heavily polluted by urban run off. That’s right! Water washing off our homes and yards picks up pollutants that quickly end up in the ocean. The Green Idea House will be employing many systems to prevent storm run off.
The
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Hermosa Newsletter
by Robert Fortunato on November 10th, 2009 No Comments »
by Robert Fortunato on November 10th, 2009 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.
http://e-govmail.com/jbin/pages/Green_Corner_Nov_09/index.htm