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Miami Culinary Institute – great food, great fun and green!

August 10, 2012 by MelanieDawn 178 Comments

Wednesday night’s monthly meeting of the US Green Building Council Miami branch combined virtually all of my passions – urban Miami, real estate, green building, sustainability & environmental consciousness, great food, and bubbly champagne. We met at the Miami Culinary Institute, located at 415 NE 2 AV in downtown Miami, for a short presentation by […]

Filed Under: Green Tagged With: Atkins, Downtown, LEED, Miami, Miami Culinary Institute, Niman Ranch, sustainable, Tuyo, US Green Building Council, Wolfson Campus

The Next Trend in Green Construction: The Net Zero Building

August 1, 2012 by MelanieDawn 35 Comments

The Next Trend in Green Construction: The Net Zero Building (via http://greenbuildingelements.com) It’s an exciting time to be in the renewable energy or green constriction industries. Year after year, new standards bodies are formed and enable all kinds of exciting new building standards and adoption of eco-friendly materials. In 2012, green building trends are moving […]

Filed Under: Green Tagged With: conservation, eco-friendly, energy-efficiency, LEED, Net Zero

Top Ren Reasons to Install a Metal Roof – Even in Florida

February 7, 2011 by MelanieDawn 51 Comments

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A metal roof in South Florida may seem counter-intuitive. Under our summer sun, metal gets hot enough to cook an egg, right? But a metal roof actually reflects over 65% of the solar rays compared to only about 25% for asphalt shingle. And coated metal roofing also has a high degree of “thermal emittance,” which […]

Filed Under: Green, Real Estate Tagged With: eco-friendly, energy-efficiency, Florida, LEED, metal roof, Miami, Miami-Dade, property value, roof, sustainable

The Green Giant – Can a 10,000 Square Foot Home Be "Green"?

December 13, 2010 by MelanieDawn 20 Comments

There is a green controversy brewing in Berkeley, California. Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus Development Corp and an international philanthropist, wants  to build a 10,000-square-foot house complete with a 10-car garage. Under Berkeley’s current green point system the house would qualify for Berkeley’s “green” designation despite its size, and that has neighbors and local environmentalists upset. […]

Filed Under: Green, Real Estate Tagged With: Build It Green, LEED, luxury, sustainable, US Green Building Council

‘News From Sebastian Eilert Architecture, Inc’

August 10, 2010 by MelanieDawn 222 Comments

Every month I look forward to reading Sebastian Eilert’s newletter to keep up to date on his latest LEED projects in South Florida. Sebastian, a local architect with international training and experience, is dedicated to sustainable architecture. From his website: With S.E.A. as part of your project team, spaces will be better, healthier and have […]

Filed Under: Green, Real Estate Tagged With: energy-efficiency, LEED, sustainable, US Green Building Council

The Art of Sustainable Luxury

April 1, 2010 by MelanieDawn 37 Comments

“The Art of Sustainable Luxury” was how the event was billed and on March 25th I was privileged to tour the first LEED for Homes Silver Certified Luxury Residence in Miami-Dade County. What this magnificent 5200 square foot waterfront home shows is that luxury does not need to be sacrificed to low-impact sustainable living. When […]

Filed Under: Green, Real Estate Tagged With: eco-friendly, energy-efficiency, LEED, luxury, recycle, US Green Building Council

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