All things green related to sustainable architecture, green homes, green home design, sustainable design, and green building: structural insulated panels (SIP panels), green building materials, home designs and custom home plans for energy efficient homes, as well as renewable energy, solar energy systems, wind power energy, and geothermal systems.
FOUND: Shower drains that are not only beautiful, but smart, as well.
If you haven’t seen the new StyleDrain collection by California Faucets, take a look at these innovative, stylish designs!
As residential architects, we love the square shape design which makes installation much easier than traditional round-shaped drains. Plus, its flush grill features smooth edges and no visible screws, ensuring foot comfort.
A functionality benefit is that the drains have a fast-draining capacity that handles water flow at the highest level of efficiency, even when using simultaneous body sprays, rain bars, and multiple showerheads!
On Earth Hour hundreds of millions of people, organizations, corporations and governments around the world will come together to make a bold statement about their concern for climate change by doing something quite simple—turning off their lights for one hour. In the U.S. where we are already feeling the impacts of climate change, Earth Hour sends a clear message that Americans care about this issue and want to turn the lights out on dirty air, dangerous dependency on foreign oil and costly climate change impacts, and make the switch to cleaner air, a strong economic future and a more secure nation.
Participation is easy. By flipping off your lights on March 27th at 8:30 p.m. local time you will be making the switch to a cleaner, more secure nation and prosperous America. View the Earth Hour toolkits, to find out what else you can do to get involved including leading the Earth Hour movement in your community.
Since its inception three years ago, Earth Hour’s non-partisan approach has captured the world’s imagination and became a global phenomenon. Nearly one billion people turned out for Earth Hour 2009 – involving 4,100 cities in 87 countries on seven continents.
Last year, 80 million Americans and 318 U.S. cities officially voted for action with their light switch, joining iconic landmarks from around the world that went dark for Earth Hour, including:
Join us Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Mount Sunapee for an awesome day of skiing, snowboarding, tailgating, networking, giveaways, and a barbecue!
Registration: Online Pick up your pass: Starting at 8:00 AM Saturday, March 13th at Mt. Sunapee BBQ lunch (FREE): 12:30 at the NH Ski Up Tent Raffles / Apres Ski: Starting at 3:00 PM
Register online for discounted tickets ($39 each!), then just show up at the mountain, find the Ski-Up Tailgate Tent by the chairlifts to pick up your pass and fun bag of swag!
The first 30 registrants online receive a free T-Shirt! Register early at http://nhskiup1.eventbrite.com/. Already have a season pass at Sunapee? Your registration for the event is FREE!
The “beach” at Mt. Sunapee is your place for fun! Check it out!!
Don’t have ski or snowboard equipment? No problem, just bring a printout of your registration or mention “Ski-Up” to Outspokin’ located at the intersection of Rte 103A and Rte 103 and get discounted rentals ($20 for boots, poles, skis or snowboard)!
Need a place to stay? Lodging discounts provided by the Rosewood Inn and 1806 Inn. See registration page for details.
Sponsors: Colby Real Estate, Outspokin’ Bicycle & Sport, Sugar River Bank, Northcape Design Build, E-Forecasting, Bonin Architects, D'Orazio Electrical, Pizza Chef, Ellie’s Café & Deli, Lumber Barn, Anne Marie Appel / Massage Therapist, and Stimulus:Grafikus. SEE YOU THERE!
FOUND: Shower drains that are not only beautiful, but smart, as well.
A functionality benefit is that the drains have a fast-draining capacity that handles water flow at the highest level of efficiency, even when using simultaneous body sprays, rain bars, and multiple showerheads!
