Energy availability is the linchpin of our society, allowing communities to function as a whole unit. The consequence of an immensely active metropolitan is the overwhelming demand on the electrical infrastructure. Such is the case in Chicago, IL. as outlined in an initiative by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to reform the lighting solution throughout the buildings of [...]

The next time you’re sitting in traffic take a moment to think about the pavement beneath your vehicle. Since we started paving roads in this country, there hasn’t been a lot of innovation, or real progress in making the process eco friendly. Julie and Scott Brusaw are working to change that with their concept of [...]

Whether you live in a earthquake or hurricane prone area, or just have an issue with your power going out. It’s a good idea to have one of these in your emergency kit. Having family in New Orleans during Hurricane Issac, the only way they were able to keep us updated was to contact us [...]

With the first official day of fall quickly approaching, the kids are finally starting to settle back into being in school again. While homework will quickly pile up, it’s often easy to forget that the classroom is another place for us to try to think green. Most teachers already tend to do a good job [...]

When you ask an American about smog the place that 99% of the time will be the first to come to mind is Los Angeles. The city is well known for its traffic, poor air quality, and sprawl. However, according to a new study that has been published by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, [...]

As we’ve seen in some of our previous updates, people are very creative when it comes to new and green ways to generate electricity. With such a wide variety of methods available, it’s great to focus on the methods that are ready for implementation. This is especially the case when the potential is as large [...]

I was recently walking through the garden section of my local Home Depot looking for lavender with a friend when she asked me about Guerrilla Gardening. I semi-jokingly asked if this was when Guerrillas grew their own vegetables. It turns out I was wrong. The term Guerrilla Gardening is used to describe the (occasionally unauthorized) cultivation of plants in vacant public or [...]

With the wide variety of light bulb options available, they can’t all be disposed of the same way.  There is just not enough recyclable material in an incandescent bulb to make it worth it to recycling centers, and compact fluorescent bulbs contain a small amount of mercury which requires specific handling. Because of the mercury, [...]

This week is NeoCon, The World’s Trade fair in Chicago. This is one of the most important three day events of the year for the commercial design industry,  so naturally we’re really excited to be here. Make sure you come check us out at booth 7-8052! NeoCon is the largest design expo and conference in [...]

Summer is here and it’s barbecue season! Eating lunch or dinner outdoors is one of the best parts about summer, and probably one of the least often thought of opportunities to try to keep things green. It wasn’t until taking out the trash from this past weekend’s barbecue that the thought “the traditional summer barbecue is messy”, came to [...]