Posts Tagged ‘Zero Carbon’

You are invited: Join Ed Begley, Jr. in Hermosa Beach for the Green Idea House Dedication Ceremony
by Robert Fortunato on March 27th, 2013 9 Comments »

Dear Friends of the Green Idea House:
We have appreciated your friendship and support as we planned, built and tested the Green Idea House.  The success we have achieved would have been impossible without you, our community of friends and supporters.  Together we proved that one family can affordably remodel a
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Sandpipers Raise $84,000 for Local Charities – Green Idea House is Happy to Help
by Robert Fortunato on March 1st, 2013 No Comments »

It was an honor to have the Green Idea House on the prestigious Sandpipers Holiday Homes Tour.  Debbie Felt, the Sandpipers President, just let us know that more than 2,500 people went on the tours and they raised over $84,000 for local charities.  Go Sandpipers!  http://sandpipers.org/category/holiday-homes-tour/
It was a win-win because
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Why a Carbon Neutral Hermosa Beach at Leadership Hermosa Beach?
by Robert Fortunato on February 25th, 2013 No Comments »

Our city runs an excellent program called Leadership Hermosa Beach which teaches an active civics lesson while overviewing the operations the city departments.  The program also engages each of the students in a class project for the betterment of the city.  Hats off to all the volunteers like Ryan and
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Your Voice was Heard on Saturday re Carbon Neutral Opportunity for Hermosa Beach!
by Robert Fortunato on February 11th, 2013 No Comments »

You Made It Happen. Carbon Neutral Got the Most Votes and Selected as a Top Priority in City Council’s Strategic Planning Session!
Despite dozens of other important items that were filtered through, we commend the City Council and Staff for making Carbon Neutrality a top priority. In the human experience, making
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Your Voice is needed before Saturday re Carbon Neutral Opportunity for Hermosa Beach
by Robert Fortunato on February 8th, 2013 No Comments »

Dear Friends of a Carbon Neutral Hermosa Beach,
If you care about:
improving the economy, ecology and health of the residents of Hermosa Beach
implementing the excellent sustainability plan the GTF created, Blue Zones and Livable Cities
Breathing cleaner air and swimming in cleaner water
Getting possible grant monies and donations for the city that
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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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