Sustainability is both a goal and practice in every project that we undertake—whether integrating green building products, efficient energy systems, or passive solar design. Our design for a dive resort on an atoll located 22 miles off the mainland in Belize required all buildings to be self sustaining. The cabanas, restaurant, dive shop and staff quarters include PV solar panels with battery banks to supply and store power, rain water collection, and natural cooling through convection from the water below the buildings.

Greg Upwall is a member of the USGBC’s Emerging Green Builders and regularly attends green building events organized by the USGBC, the Pacific Energy Center, and the AIA.

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Vital Design Ltd presents the future of design with innovative solutions that are exciting, unique and respectful of our planet.

Cheryl Terrace’s full-service design firm specializes in creating beautiful interiors that are environmentally friendly, safe, and natural. Cheryl’s ‘green dream team’—the best professionals in the industry—are committed to thinking creatively, solving problems efficiently, and delivering a fine-crafted look.

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McCutcheon Construction has completed many green projects. We have more than ten Certified Green Building Professionals on staff, including two designers. McCutcheon has extensive experience with most green building materials and methods including high-volume fly ash concrete, radiant heating, cellulose insulation, recycled materials, certified lumber, photovoltaic systems, etc. 

The company is deeply involved in the green building community through Build It Green, the Green Building Professionals Guild, and GreenHomeGuide.  Michael McCutcheon, President, serves on the Board of Directors of Build It Green and lectures on green building topics at venues such as West Coast Green and JLC Live.

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Cassandra Adams is an architect with over 22 years of experience on a wide range of building types for public and private sector clients.  Ms. Adams has been awarded the title of LEED 2.0 Accredited Professional.  The U.S. Green building council awards this certification to individuals who have “successfully demonstrated knowledge of the green building design and construction industry and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design 2.0 Green Building Rating System, Resources, and Process.”

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Our first “green” project was green by default: an old farmhouse in Texas renovated and extended so as to be “at harmony with the land around” and using local and appropriate materials. A similar approach was taken for a house on Long Island. In 1998 I did not think to call this green, though it qualifies today. Now, we are in the process of designing and developing a 150-acre sustainable mixed-use development on the same family land. Now, we have been asked to collaborate on the design of large-scale multi-family “green” projects with large established “green” firms such as FX Fowle and HOK.

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Arkin Tilt Architects is an award-winning firm specializing in energy and resource efficient design. We have extensive experience with alternative construction systems, including straw-bale and rammed earth, renewable energy systems, greywater, and non-toxic and recycled materials. Our projects include residential and commercial, park buildings, religious facilities, and Eco-Resort planning and design. We have won the Acterra Business Award for the Sustainable Built Environment, an AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Project Award, and numerous design awards.

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Since 2004, we have completed ten green home projects. In one key project, we designed a spa for pregnant women with environmentally friendly materials such as an FSC-certified veneer reception desk with compressed sunflower seed counter. The aesthetic and material choices were sensitive to organic, natural forms and the precious process of nurturing a baby, starting with the mother. We are a certified green business, working toward our LEED certifications, and green building certifications with USGBC. We are a member of Coop America and as the owner, I am a member of the Environmental Forum of Marin. I have authored two books on eco-friendly design and living, The Healthy Home Workbook, and Organic Baby, both published by Chronicle Books. More...

All our projects strive to reduce energy consumption with the highest efficiency appliances, motors, heating/cooling plants, and equipment.

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