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The ML editors are hard at work on our annual Green Issue, which hits newsstands this March. We’ve got lots of great, sustainable design ideas of our own, but we’d like to hear from you too!
Take a moment to tell us your favorite ways to go “green” at home and at work in the comments section below. We’ll read every idea—and share some of our favorites in the March/April Green Issue.
No idea is too small, so don’t be shy. We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
We’re in the thick of producing our March/April Green Issue—reviewing projects for our annual Responsible Development Awards, scouting the most beautiful, sustainable home products on the market, and getting to know those inspired individuals who are making waves in the world of eco-friendly design.
And we’d also like to turn to you, ML readers, for your input! We’re wondering: What eco-friendly measures do you take at home? How do you go green? We’d love to hear from you, and we might just share your response in the pages of the March/April 2012 issue. Please send us your thoughts in an e-mail to greatideas@mountainliving.com, or post to the ML Facebook page (facebook.com/mountainlivingmag).
Photo: Architecture by Balance Associates, Architects; photography by Audrey Hall.
Looking for some eco-friendly inspiration for less? Here, interior designer Jennifer Hoey Smith shares her top tips for sustainable design on a dime.
SHOPPING: Building-supply thrift stores, such as those operated by charities like Habitat for Humanity, can be gold mines for perfectly usable used or remnant materials at deeply discounted prices.
EFFICIENCY: Structural insulated panels (SIPS) are energy efficient because of their airtight, insulated core and can reduce construction labor costs because they are prefabricated at the factory.
WATER: A tankless water heater provides on-demand hot water, takes up less space and uses less energy than a conventional water heater.
REPURPOSE: Be creative about repurposing materials. When the Smiths needed exterior siding for their home, they knocked on doors and offered to demolish old barns themselves until they found a taker.
Tags: eco-friendly home design, green home design, green living, sustainable design
Every year, ML awards top achievers in responsible, sustainable development and design. Last year we brought you an LEED Platinum-certified, near-net-zero-energy home in Boulder, as well as Yellowstone National Park’s Visitor Education Center, designed to honor its fragile site—plus other cutting-edge projects paving the way in responsible design.
And now, we’re accepting entries for the 2012 Responsible Development Awards, and the deadline for submissions—November 15, 2011—is right around the corner. Whether you’re a homeowner, designer, architect or builder, we welcome your entries in the categories of Community Development, Tourism and Residential.
This is your chance to see your work in the pages of ML. Winning projects will be featured in our March/April 2012 issue. Entries must be dated by November 15, 2011, so enter today!
Photo by Michael Shopenn.
For contest rules and to download an entry form, click here.
Tags: beautiful green homes, eco-friendly home design, sustainable design in the West, Sustainable Development Awards, sustainable home design
We’re always inspired to find local artisans who create beautiful things in thoughtful ways, and so we’re excited to let you in on our latest design discovery: a furniture line out of Scenic Mesa Ranch in Hotchkiss, Colorado called The Buffalo Collection. It’s a high-end collection of mountain lifestyle furniture made by local artisans out of buffalo leather from the ranch’s buffalo meat business.
The pieces of The Buffalo Collection are both rugged and refined, built to handle the comings and goings of the ranch life, but finely handcrafted so
they’re right at home in a well-dressed high-country house. What’s more, these luscious leather items are created using an earth-friendly, non-chromium tanning process.
Scenic Mesa Ranch’s green efforts don’t stop there: they’re building four green EcoCabins on their grounds; they host a monthly “Green Seminar” series
in their store; and every month, they throw a “Slow Food” dinner that serves up the organic fare of the valley. Innovative and thoughtful? We think so.
Find out more at scenicmesa.com.
Last night, at ASID Colorado’s Eleventh Annual Interior Design Awards, Associates III took the honors in the "Sustainable Home" category for Mountain Living‘s Natural Dream Home! It’s no wonder the home’s interiors received accolades: every fixture and furnishing, from recycled concrete and glass countertops to bunk beds crafted from reclaimed Wyoming snow fence, was selected for its sustainability and style. To take a look inside, click here. Congratulations to the team at Associates III and Mountain Living for making it all happen!
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