Plastic,Fantastic Eco-Chandelier

"Remember that the most beautiful things are the most useless, peacocks and lilies for instance...." John Ruskin

Unique in design and sustainable in structure, Michelle Brand's Cascade pendant lights, with a flowy 3-D material made from recycled plastic bottles, is fantastic! Her collection also includes "Flower Power" room dividers and window screens.

Lisa Fontanarosa Collection

Walking on recycled glass!

It was in 2002 that a glut of old glass bottles, mirrors and windows became the source for this chic green twist to the classic flooring concept. Publicity in July about the Texas city of Plano’s overabundance of crushed recycled glass inspired the creative solution of combining the multi-colored crystals with epoxy resin to create recycled glass Terrazzo.

It was a perfect match. The city of Plano already had a glass crusher machine that could tumble the glass trash into usable aggregate. Partner American Terrazzo donated installations to renovate flooring in the City of Plano’s high-traffic public works building and the headquarters of their recycler, Trinity Waste Services. Both projects were stunning, and EnviroGLAS received the Recycling Alliance of Texas’s 2003 “Closing the Loop Program” award.

Glass aggregate from area recycling program now graces floors in numerous north Texas buildings and beyond. In 2004, EnviroGLAS Principal Tim Whaley received a U.S. patent for the “method of making a terrazzo surface from recycled glass”. Whaley, aka “Scrappy”, estimates that EnviroGLAS will divert close to one million pounds of glass from landfills in 2005. EnviroGLAS is a privately owned profitable company based in Plano, Texas.

Enviro glass prducts

Las Vegas becomes Green

The Harmon, CityCenter, Las Vegas



In the heart of the Strip, between the Bellagio and Monte carlo resorts. The Harmon Hotel, Spa and Residences is one of four residential developments at a new CityCenter.
All sustainable in structure, developed by MGM Mirage, the multy use establishment is the largest privately financed green development in North America, with each project seeking individual LEED certificatin.
Design by Foster + Partners, the glass-clad Harmon stands 47 stories tall, and includes residences as well as a 400-room boutique hotel.
Hot water and most of the electricity needed for CityCenter's hotels and residences will be produced by an on-site nine-megawatt co-generatin plant. The developement also uses reclaimed water and low-flow water fixtures, and utilizes fluorecent bulbs in garages to ensure proper water and energy conservation. Interiors in al CityCenter buildings use renewable and recyclable woods and low-VOC materials

Las Vegas Resort and Casino-CityCenter

Viceroy

Green Resort and Residence



Along Mexico's Caribbean coastline and just 10 minutes from Playa del carmen, the Viceroy is the latest addition on the Mayakoba Resort in the Riviera Maya.





Featuring architecture by Legorreta + Legorretaand interiors by kelly wearstler, each home is furnished in a style that combines local accents and modern beach side chic.
Developed by OHL, the 1,600-acre Mayakoba Resort is an eco-sensitive community encompassing five freestanding hotels and a Greg Norman championship golf course.
To reduce enviromental impact, the resort consulted Mayakoba Enviromental Advisory, and was built with minimal interference to the natural habitat using socoleo, and ancient Mayan method for sustaining balance. electric water taxis provides transportation to residents.

Viceroy Mayakoba, Riviera Maya

829 Milwood Avenue

GREEN LIVING








829 Milwood Avenue

Developer Tom Schey and enviromentalist Kelly Meyer created project7Ten. Designed by architect Melinda Gray, the house is on track to becoming California's first LEEd Platinum home. The four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath modern home was constructed using sustainable materials and eco-conscious procedures-even the previous home on the property was reduced, reused and recycled. The home is fully furnished by eco-friendly companies such as Viesso, Modern Outdoor, Steelcase and KnollTextiles, with toxin free paints by Benjamin Moore and CaesarStone kitchn counter tops. Bath rooms feature recycled glass and porcelain tile by Walter Zanger, and are outfitted with Kohler's latest water conservation technology. Project7Ten also includes bamboo floring, Ge lighting system and apliances, and a Ford Scape Hybrid in the garage.
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