Solar Nexus - Where Solar Meets Real Estate
Almost daily, someone asks me about solar and how it interacts with residential and commercial real estate – whether it’s worth it, does...
Raising the Roof - Mid-Mod Makeover Goes Zero
In a recent blog, I blasted mid-century modern architecture as the “worst and the least of everything” for its energy (in-)efficiency. ...
GreenSpot Proud to B(Corp) the Change
GreenSpot Global was recently named a certified B Corporation – a designation given to companies that demonstrate environmental and...
Who's Kelvin, And Why Does This Light Make Me Look Bad?
Trying to find the right light bulb can bend your mind like finishing a Rubik’s cube. Incandescent, CFL, LED, Edison screw-in or...
Green Choice - What The Pros Want
I took an informal poll recently about what green-building nerds want in homes and buildings. I posed a question in some LinkedIn...
Mid-Mod - Unhappy Days for Energy Efficiency
Mid 20th-century modern is some of the coolest design out there. Transporting California’s easy, breezy design to wherever else the...
Green Water - Dump It, Or Sump It
When it comes to green build, energy is first-born, and water the red-headed step child. At least it has been until recently, as the...
Green Light Special - The Golden Age of LEDs
Walk down the lighting aisle of any big-box store, and you’ll see something you wouldn’t have five years ago – half the light bulbs...
Zero the Hero - Building Net-Zero with Bricks & Sticks
Net-zero is the new superhero in homes and buildings, and anything less is merely mortal. “Net-zero” can be defined lots of ways – in...
Green Risk - Insurance Drops for High-Performance Buildings
The actuaries have it right. Not only are green buildings healthier, productivity lifters, and worth more money in capital markets - now...
