Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Take the Footprint Quiz?

What's your environmental footprint? Take the test at:

http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators

or

http://www.myfootprint.org/en/

..... How many Earth's would we need if everyone lived like YOU?

Green Design Award Competition




New York House Magazine announced the winners of their inaugural Innovative Green Design Awards competition, showcasing the best Earth-friendly, beautiful home furnishing products. Winners were chosen by a panel of sustainability experts, including our very own, Carol Kurth. The products were submitted from around the world and the winners proved to represent the most sustainable methods of manufacturing, highest energy efficiency, greatest innovation, smallest carbon footprint, and best looking design in each category. The honorees were announced at a cocktail reception at GreenBuildingsNY on June 16 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City.

Visit NY House Magazine's website at: http://www.newyorkhousemagazine.com/pages/full_story/push?article--Saluting+Sustainability-%20&id=2598176 to view all winners, photos and more information on this competition.