ilikeitgreen - Green for Life!

I am super excited to hear that construction has begun (apparently the foundation is almost complete) on a house in Montecito. The design has been a collaboration between John Maienza (architect and designer), Gregg Wilson (builder extraordinaire), myself, and a fabulous planning, design, engineering and architectural team. John and Gregg have created a number of [...]

I find myself in a very differtent type of giving mood this year. My values in the past year have certainly shifted and re-focused.  While I have always wanted more out of less, this year even more so. Here are a few gift ideas: 1. THE HOME MADE Kevin has recently started making gourmet breads that can [...]

I recently received this book as a gift from my friend Lloyd Alter, fabulous writer at Treehugger, and fellow architect/prefab pioneer enthusiast . I have been reading it and absolutely love the description of the journey of this author. Vanessa Farquharson, a reporter at Canada’s National Post made one green change in her life every day. [...]

I just saw this photo taken by AriaDenver Project Manager Kate Hilberg of the first phase of homes (Casa Chiara) recently in the snow. This almost makes me miss the winter snow. more on this project www.ariadenver.com

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend. We had a fun few days with family and friends.  Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, especially this year. I am thankful for so much including having so many talented, smart and inspiring friends: writers, designers, builders and artists.  One example are our friends Beth [...]