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The Plaza Branch Library just added Building Green, a 3 DVD set of the first season of the PBS television show by the same name, to it's Green/Sustainability collection.
Hosted by Kevin Contreras, the series follows the
- Reed-westover Project Earns Gold Leed Certification
The Reed-Westover facility, new home of the Westover Branch Library, has been awarded Gold Certification in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). In order to achieve a gold rating,...
- The Little Green House Visits Central
The Arlington Career Center's student-built "Little Green House" - a mobile exhibit on way to build Green - will visit Central Library this Friday and Saturday, April 16 - 17, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Little Green House exhibit is built of recycled...
- New In Sustainability: "going To Green"
The Plaza Branch Library has recently added the PBS educational DVDs Going to Green to our collection. This series was developed as a teaching tool based on a high school curriculum written by Joe D'Agnese and Denise Kiernan,.in partnership with the...
- New In Sustainability: "green Metropolis"
A recent addition to the Plaza Branch Library's Green/Sustainability collection is David Owen's Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less Are the Keys to Sustainability. Author Owen argues that the ecosystems of big...
- New In Green Building: Complete Guide To Alternative Home Building Materials & Methods
Thinking about building your own house? The Green / Sustainability collection at the Plaza Branch Library now includes John Nunan's The Complete Guide to Alternative Home Building Materials & Methods: Including Sod, Compressed Earth, Plaster,...
Library
New on DVD at Plaza: "Building Green"
The Plaza Branch Library just added Building Green, a 3 DVD set of the first season of the PBS television show by the same name, to it's Green/Sustainability collection.
Hosted by Kevin Contreras, the series follows thestep-by-step construction of (his) green dream home in Santa Barbara, with practical advice and expert guidance on a range of topics like straw bale construction, breathable paints, blue jean insulation and much more...The final result is a Zen-modernist house that is not only earthquake safe and energy efficient, but an exquisite example of the art of the eco-possible - a healthier home that leaves a lighter footprint and a brighter legacy. (from the DVD)
- Reed-westover Project Earns Gold Leed Certification
The Reed-Westover facility, new home of the Westover Branch Library, has been awarded Gold Certification in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). In order to achieve a gold rating,...
- The Little Green House Visits Central
The Arlington Career Center's student-built "Little Green House" - a mobile exhibit on way to build Green - will visit Central Library this Friday and Saturday, April 16 - 17, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Little Green House exhibit is built of recycled...
- New In Sustainability: "going To Green"
The Plaza Branch Library has recently added the PBS educational DVDs Going to Green to our collection. This series was developed as a teaching tool based on a high school curriculum written by Joe D'Agnese and Denise Kiernan,.in partnership with the...
- New In Sustainability: "green Metropolis"
A recent addition to the Plaza Branch Library's Green/Sustainability collection is David Owen's Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less Are the Keys to Sustainability. Author Owen argues that the ecosystems of big...
- New In Green Building: Complete Guide To Alternative Home Building Materials & Methods
Thinking about building your own house? The Green / Sustainability collection at the Plaza Branch Library now includes John Nunan's The Complete Guide to Alternative Home Building Materials & Methods: Including Sod, Compressed Earth, Plaster,...