Eco Design + Living

Check out Florida’s first Earthship under construction in Manatee County!
The Earthship which is a structure typically seen in the West is made of re-used tires, glass bottles, various other recycled/reused materials and earth based plasters. These structures are made to mimic the systems found in nature; rainwater catchment, greywater use, thermal mass for heating and cooling, [...]

 
Building a permaculture spiral herb garden from Walton Outdoors on Vimeo.
Is this cool or what? My dear friends, the Horns - owners of Artisan Builders - have outdone themselves with a double herb spiral, in this unforgiving heat, even. Check out the full story at Walton Outdoors.

Having just returned from Prescott College with a degree in Sustainable Community Development in hand, I have been reflecting on what all this means. By “all this” I mean my career path, my community, and the word, sustainability. For simplicities sake, when previously asked what I was getting my degree in, I would blurt out [...]

Another snippet - great little project happening in Detroit. Sustainable, affordable, hip, and cool housing.
Power House Project by Design 99

The Bay Green Expo was this past Saturday at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Florida. This event was open to the public and a great opportunity to meet vendors of green products and services, as well as, hear talks by knowledgable speakers about things we can all do to live lighter on the planet. The [...]

Final Day of Bay Green Expo, Staurday, May 16, 2009!

THE BAY GREEN EXPO & THE FRIENDS OF ST. ANDREW BAY
The final event of the Thirty Days of Green is the Bay Green Expo on May 16 at Gulf Coast Community College. During this event, local businesses, non–profits, public agencies, and service organizations will display their [...]

The AIA (American Institute of Architects) will extend their requirement for continuing education units to include 4 hours of sustainable design. Read more about it here.

After last years success, Thirty Days of Green and the Bay Green Expo have returned to bring even more offerings to both professionals and the general public. From events, to engaging speakers, to workshops on living green, there is something for everyone. The Bay Green Expo is an amazing resource and if it’s anything like [...]

In this extreme, information overload age, it’s often difficult to separate the truths from the non-truths. This is prevalent in many aspects of everyday life and sustainable living is no exception. We are sometimes left with many unanswered and debatable questions like, paper or plastic? cloth diapers or disposable diapers? new Prius vs. old reliable [...]

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has recently formed a branch in our region. The official title is the Emerald Coast Branch of the Northern Gulf Coast Chapter of the USGBC. This branch includes the tri-county area of Okaloosa, Walton, and Bay. The USGBC is a 501(c)(3) non profit composed of leaders from every [...]