All of our projects, to some degree, are green homes.  We incorporate sustainable materials, natural ventilation and solar power in all our projects.  The McKinley residence embodies the green home ideal.  Solar and photovoltaic panels provide 70% of the family’s energy needs, and the materials, from structural to cladding to appliances, are all environmentally conscious.  David Hertz was LEED Accredited in 2004 and the firm is affiliated with several green organizations such as, USCBC, AIA COTE and EPS for the city of Santa Monica.  David has also been teaching a course on ecology and architecture at UCLA for over 10 years.

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Los Angeles

Consultant regarding household products and building materials that are safer for health and the environment, since 1980. Debra has reviewed materials specifications and made specific recommendations for more than a dozen residences and several offices, including an apartment building in New York City. She has worked with homeowners, architects, contractors, and interior designers. Debra did her first green remodel on her own home in 1985.

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San Francisco Bay Area

Our green design approach incorporates natural and alternative materials as well as state of the art technology, like photovoltaic solar roofs or innovative mechanical systems. We are familiar with green roofs and gray water systems and have strong expertise in straw bale construction, with over fifty such projects realized. Our firm applies integrated design principles to achieve ecological benefits and as a means of creating healthy and beautiful environments.  As LEED Accredited Professionals we can help you to comply with this green building standard. We know how to balance function, buildability and green building approaches, and we work closely with our clients so they can reach their goals while reducing the environmental impact.

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Alameda, Contra Costa, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Trinity

Our projects highlight environmental features such as habitat preservation and restoration and incorporate ecological design strategies such as passive solar energy efficiencies, water retention/recycling and use of non-toxic/recycled building materials. Our firm emphasizes the interdependent relationship between the natural and built environments. Our goal is to build shelters and communities for our growing society, while minimizing the impact of the construction on the land and local resources.

Duvivier Architects won the City of Santa Monica’s Sustainable Leadership Award in October 2004 for their “extraordinary efforts and commitments which have helped to make Santa Monica a more sustainable community.”

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Los Angeles area

Specializing in eco-interiors for nearly ten years, at least one green aspect has been integrated into every residential remodel. More recently, exclusively green projects, such as the kitchen remodel shown in the case studies tab, have been completed. Corser Design has been involved in five green residential remodeling projects in the past year.

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Santa Cruz

As New York City’s second ever certified Eco-Broker, Emma joins the movement of professionals pushing the real estate industry toward energy-efficient, sustainable, high-end “green” design in individual apartments and throughout entire buildings. This distinction allows Emma to bring a different perspective to the table for sellers, buyers and developers alike.

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Emma specializes in residential sales in Manhattan & Brooklyn and represents both buyers and sellers.

Since 1994, all of my projects incorporate some aspects of green construction including non toxic or less toxic materials, resource efficiency and containment to protect owners and neighbors from what is released during construction. As an example, I recently completed a whole house renovation for a chemically sensitive person using non toxic materials selected by a health consultant, Marrilee Nelson.  I serve on the Board of the Eco-Home Network in Los Angeles, California.

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Los Angeles area

Ergonomic and eco design approaches form the basis of our design solutions. Color, pattern, material experimentation as well as quality and longevity of finishes and construction are an integral part of Erika’s design style.  Erika is a professor specializing in eco design at Parsons School of Product Design - the New School - NYC.  She has co-developed and presented a full day seminar on “Educating the Educators: Crash Course on Eco Design” which she inaugurated at Parsons September 2003.  A long standing member of O2NY, she co-produced the successful “Assigment: Green” at the Municipal Art Society, an exhibition of the state of eco design education in six prominent NYC area design schools.  She is co-founder of The Association of Women Industrial Designers (AWID) where she co-produced “Goddess in the Details: Industrial Design by Women.”

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New York area

Gateway Plumbing & Heating routinely integrates the latest in green building technology into our residential renovations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Northern New Jersey. We are currently working with another green contractor to build an apartment in Brooklyn using only high-efficiency and sustainable materials and methods. Using the latest European and American technology, we can provide a real reduction in energy and water usage without sacrificing comfort.

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New York, Kings and Queens counties in New York and Essex, Hudson, Union and Morris counties in New Jersey.

GreenStreet has been a pioneer and leader in the NYC metro region in high end residential green building since 1998.  GreenStreet has two LEED Accredited project managers on staff and is a member of the USGBC.  GreenStreet has successfully completed over 50 interior green renovation projects and 10 green townhouse projects.  GreenStreet is currently working on the first Health House Certified project in conjunction with the American Lung Association.  GreenStreet was the LEED Consultant for the Mark Twain Museum Education & Visitors Center in Hartford, Conn.

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New York, Kings (Brooklyn), Westchester