The annual Greenbuild Conference and Expo, hosted in Los Angeles this year, offered plenty of great sessions and new exhibits (ask us about 0.8 gallon per flush toilet!)
CCGBC Green Gala 2016
One Water – Moving Beyond Purple Pipe
The One Water movement is an approach to water use and infrastructure that places value on all water whether rainwater, watershed or ‘waste’ water. Especially in the continued California drought, H2O is highly valued no matter its source, and we need to shift our paradigm to support our own water-use cycle: use, then re-use, re-use and re-use!
Zero Net Carbon
By now, many people are familiar with Zero Net Energy (ZNE) and California’s pursuit of the standard for new residential and commercial buildings in the next decade and a half. While defining ZNE presents some challenges (see our recent blog post), work is already beginning to expand the concept to include the carbon footprint of a building’s energy as well.