Blog Posts By Month: September, 2011

2011 Fall Open House and Plant Sale

We wanted to extend a big thank you to everyone who attended our Open House and Plant Sale last Friday and Saturday. We enjoyed sharing our work with you and hope you learned a little bit more about Green Roofs and Living Walls and were able to score some great deals on plants. 

The following are some photos from the event.
 

Thanks again!

Green Building Continues to Expand

The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has achieved 10,000 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certified Commercial Buildings according to a recent article on GreenBiz.com.  According to the article LEED-certified commercial space now totals 1.3 billion square feet of property around the globe. The project that brought the USGBC to this milestone was the Live Oak Family Center, a two-story LEED Platinum building, in Santa Cruz, CA.

This milestone demonstrates the rapid expansion of green building but according to the USGBC we still have a long way to go to make a significant impact.

We at the Good Earth Family of Companies are excited to be a part of this movement and continue to support Green Building initiatives. “It is fantastic to be a part of something that really will have impact on the environment.  In addition, it supports the construction industry and a green economy,”  said Jim Mumford.

Green Roofs and Living Walls can contribute to a buildings ability to earn points towards LEED certification by reducing heat the island effect and storm water run-off, reduce energy costs and provide habitat for native plants and animals, and improve indoor air-quality.

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