Project Journal

Mustang Morning News Clips Features Hermosa’s Carbon Neutral Commitment, the Green Idea House and more…
by Robert Fortunato on February 4th, 2013 No Comments »

Mira Costa High School Students Cameron David, Johanna Warshaw and Claire Hunt did a couple of excellent stories on the environment and Hermosa Beach’s commitment to Carbon Neutral.  Those stories ran on the school’s Mustang Morning News and features then Mayor Jeff Duclos, award winning local activist, Dency Nelson and
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“Hermosa Beach Homeowners Redefine Green Living” in this week’s Easy Reader!
by Robert Fortunato on January 21st, 2013 No Comments »

Writer Katrina Zawojski and Photographer Brad Jacobson did a great job capturing the essence of the Green Idea House in this week’s Easy Reader.  In a beautifully done two page spread on pages 44 and 45, they hit the highlights that got us to net zero energy, zero carbon and
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“Hermosa Beach Homeowners Redefine Green Living” in this week’s Easy Reader!
by Robert Fortunato on January 21st, 2013 No Comments »

Writer Katrina Zawojski and Photographer Brad Jacobson did a great job capturing the essence of the Green Idea House in this week’s Easy Reader.  In a beautifully done two page spread on pages 44 and 45, they hit the highlights that got us to net zero energy, zero carbon and
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U.C.L.A Environmental Studies Students Visit Green Idea House Today!
by Robert Fortunato on January 18th, 2013 No Comments »

Pam Townsend, Senior Planner at the City of Hermosa Beach very kindly offered to bring a team of UCLA students and their Professor, Juan Matute, for a tour of the Green Idea House to get ideas for their Senior project.  Their project is to assist the City with their Carbon
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“Hailed as a New Standard in Green Building” in Walls and Ceilings Magazine
by Robert Fortunato on January 11th, 2013 No Comments »

We got so busy having the Green Idea House on the Sandpipers Holiday Homes Tour that we neglected to post John Wyatt’s excellent article in Walls and Ceilings Magazine.  Although the article is a good read for anyone, it is good to know that the contractor press is getting the
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Comparing Architectural Salvage to Donating Used Underwear to Goodwill??
by Robert Fortunato on December 29th, 2012 No Comments »

The GIH was recently featured in a Wall Street Journal article about architectural salvage.  Reading some of the comments that followed the article prompted us to post the following.  Chime in if you have a comment.
“The Reuse People are doing several things that have real, tangible economic value that benefits
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Wall Street Journal Features Green Idea House Today!
by Robert Fortunato on December 21st, 2012 1 Comment »

Thanks to Pui-Wing Tam for including our Green Idea House project in her excellent article on Deconstruction.  We would also like to thank Ethan Pines and his assistant Carla, who spent seven hours at our house on Saturday making sure the photos were beautiful – and featured on the front
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Sandpipers Tour a Huge Success for Local Charities
by Robert Fortunato on December 20th, 2012 2 Comments »

Sandpipers Tour a Huge Success for Local Charities
Stephanie Cusack, Sandpipers’ Director of Fall Events, kindly stopped by the other day to let us know the Holiday Homes Tour – their biggest fundraiser of the year – was very successful.  We were honored to have the GIH help raise money for
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Hermosa Beach (The Green Idea City) could be the First Carbon Neutral City in the U.S.!
by Robert Fortunato on December 14th, 2012 No Comments »

Last night the City Council was generally very supportive of a Carbon Neutral city in day two of their strategic planning session.  They just need our help in making it the priority it deserves.  We wrote them another letter (below and attached) to help them get there.  Please contact them
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Join us in Advocating for a Carbon Neutral City as the City of Hermosa Beach Engages in a Strategic Planning Session Tonight.
by Robert Fortunato on December 13th, 2012 No Comments »

After attending the strategic planning session last night, Robert felt compelled to send a note (attached and below) to city council and staff.  If you are available, tell them what you think during the session tonight at 7pm in the civic center.
Dear Mayor Duclos, City Council and Staff,
It was a
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