Blog Posts By Month: November, 2009
Check out this cool and original leaf art by Christoph Niemann, whose illustrations have appeared on the covers of The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine and American Illustration.
Niemann blogs (somewhat regularly, judging from the comments on the page) on the NYTimes.com site. We're definitely going to keep an eye out for his new posts - these are fun!!
Niemann blogs (somewhat regularly, judging from the comments on the page) on the NYTimes.com site. We're definitely going to keep an eye out for his new posts - these are fun!!
I am feeling stimulated!
Seems that something has changed and perhaps some of the stimulus money is finally trickling down to us. The phones are ringing...
Last week we got a call on a project in Rosemead that will entail the design and installation of 5,000 sq ft of occupied roof garden space. This area will include paths and benches along with pergolas and maybe even a water feature. The other part of the roof (7,000 sq ft) will have a green roof made up of low growing sedums. And still another area will utilize living walls to hide the mechanical element of the roof top heating and air conditioning system.
Still another call came in from a local Landscape Architect for a job with a major downtown law firm. They have a very unique space that will have a green wall as part of the décor along with potted plants surrounding an outdoor seating area. This will be "the" place for members of the firm to hang out. We're proposing a system that is new for us, but I have been coveting one for some time now. I really like the design. We will have one displayed in our plantscape trialing area in about two weeks.
So what happens when a major local restaurant hears about our living edible wall project happening at Pizzeria Mozza in Hollywood? They jump on board and want one too! We're in talks with the "powers that be" to create another custom edible wall in La Jolla. I cannot wait to see the first harvest.
I've also heard from an interior design firm and a moving consultant on two very different projects coming up in the near future. These are both projects for the interior plantscaping team, but I'm suggesting indoor green walls to augment their décor scheme. We'll see!
Seems that something has changed and perhaps some of the stimulus money is finally trickling down to us. The phones are ringing...
Last week we got a call on a project in Rosemead that will entail the design and installation of 5,000 sq ft of occupied roof garden space. This area will include paths and benches along with pergolas and maybe even a water feature. The other part of the roof (7,000 sq ft) will have a green roof made up of low growing sedums. And still another area will utilize living walls to hide the mechanical element of the roof top heating and air conditioning system.
Still another call came in from a local Landscape Architect for a job with a major downtown law firm. They have a very unique space that will have a green wall as part of the décor along with potted plants surrounding an outdoor seating area. This will be "the" place for members of the firm to hang out. We're proposing a system that is new for us, but I have been coveting one for some time now. I really like the design. We will have one displayed in our plantscape trialing area in about two weeks.
So what happens when a major local restaurant hears about our living edible wall project happening at Pizzeria Mozza in Hollywood? They jump on board and want one too! We're in talks with the "powers that be" to create another custom edible wall in La Jolla. I cannot wait to see the first harvest.
I've also heard from an interior design firm and a moving consultant on two very different projects coming up in the near future. These are both projects for the interior plantscaping team, but I'm suggesting indoor green walls to augment their décor scheme. We'll see!
Today we received a letter in the mail that Jim and GreenScaped Buildings was nominated as a "Top Influential" for The Daily Transcript at SDDT.com. The distinction is for a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence their industry and business community. Each year, 50 Top Influentials are featured in a special web, print and event program. Although we didn't make it in that list of 50, we're really excited to have received the recognition!
We've worked hard this past year to get the name of Good Earth's sister company out there, and judging from the number of calls we've gotten as of late, we're pretty sure we're doing something right!
Thank you to those who contributed to the nomination. Full steam ahead!!!!!
We've worked hard this past year to get the name of Good Earth's sister company out there, and judging from the number of calls we've gotten as of late, we're pretty sure we're doing something right!
Thank you to those who contributed to the nomination. Full steam ahead!!!!!
We've been called in to bid on a large southern California green roof installed 7 years ago that's not doing well. What happened you might ask? Well, it seems that the client went with the low bid maintenance contractor after 5 successful years with another firm. The new guys either didn't know what they were doing or were instructed to cut water use. The result? Half the plants are dead and the new owners aren't pleased.
I don't know how much I can emphasize that extensive green roofs don't need much maintenance but they do need it done right. It isn't rocket science (well OK the green roof we did on the jet Propulsion Lab comes close...) but it does require the expertise and knowledge to do it well. It's why we insist on a two year after-installation maintenance contract to be able to guarantee the long-term health of the vegetated roof top.
This is will be a fantastic project - one that we will be able to see some amazing results relatively quickly. And at the same time - make it apparent how beautiful and sustaining a green roof can be!
I don't know how much I can emphasize that extensive green roofs don't need much maintenance but they do need it done right. It isn't rocket science (well OK the green roof we did on the jet Propulsion Lab comes close...) but it does require the expertise and knowledge to do it well. It's why we insist on a two year after-installation maintenance contract to be able to guarantee the long-term health of the vegetated roof top.
This is will be a fantastic project - one that we will be able to see some amazing results relatively quickly. And at the same time - make it apparent how beautiful and sustaining a green roof can be!
It's been an exciting week here at GSB, as we have had two new clients sign on with us - one a local developer for a green roof project in a beautiful spec house in Leucadia, and another for a living herb wall for Mario Batali and his restaurant group's Pizzeria Mozza in Hollywood!
ArtHaus Home project in Encinitas - The house, still in the finishing stages of its construction, is already looking beautiful, with interesting architectural design both inside and out and a sweeping view of the ocean from its main living space.
Rich Williams, owner of ArtHaus Home and his Construction Manager, Matt Friedman, are great to work with and are as eager as we are to get the roof installed before the rainy season. See ArtHaus' images and description of 1491 Neptune, here: www.ArtHausHome.com.
Let the battle begin!
Okay, not really. But the Iron Chef fans here at GreenScaped Buildings are excited about our newest endeavor - building an herb wall for Mario Batali's Hollywood restaurant, Pizzeria Mozza!
The east-facing exterior wall of Pizzeria Mozza, one of the many restaurants in the Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group, will soon be adorned with aromatic herbs and edible flowers to supplement the restaurant's needs and simultaneously create an aesthetically pleasing façade. After analyzing several different systems, our team, along with the Pizzeria team, decided to use the deep profile VGM wall units, to help create a finished look.
The VGM units are the same product we use at our headquarters, and since the installation, we've enjoyed delicious strawberries, mojitos made from our wall's pineapple mint, and many a spruced-up leftover by adding sage, beet greens, oregano, geraniums and other herbs to dishes we bring from home!
Visit our blog for updates as the projects nears completion!
ArtHaus Home project in Encinitas - The house, still in the finishing stages of its construction, is already looking beautiful, with interesting architectural design both inside and out and a sweeping view of the ocean from its main living space.
Rich Williams, owner of ArtHaus Home and his Construction Manager, Matt Friedman, are great to work with and are as eager as we are to get the roof installed before the rainy season. See ArtHaus' images and description of 1491 Neptune, here: www.ArtHausHome.com.
Let the battle begin!
Okay, not really. But the Iron Chef fans here at GreenScaped Buildings are excited about our newest endeavor - building an herb wall for Mario Batali's Hollywood restaurant, Pizzeria Mozza!
The east-facing exterior wall of Pizzeria Mozza, one of the many restaurants in the Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group, will soon be adorned with aromatic herbs and edible flowers to supplement the restaurant's needs and simultaneously create an aesthetically pleasing façade. After analyzing several different systems, our team, along with the Pizzeria team, decided to use the deep profile VGM wall units, to help create a finished look.
The VGM units are the same product we use at our headquarters, and since the installation, we've enjoyed delicious strawberries, mojitos made from our wall's pineapple mint, and many a spruced-up leftover by adding sage, beet greens, oregano, geraniums and other herbs to dishes we bring from home!
Visit our blog for updates as the projects nears completion!
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