Central California green building council honors environmental design innovators
Fresno Bee
BoNhia Lee is a business reporter who has covered the ups and downs of the residential and commercial real estate market for The Bee since 2009. @bonhialee. Recent Posts. Green Building Council conducts water audits at schools. Members of the U.S. …

The Varni garden in Oceano: 50 shades of green
The San Luis Obispo Tribune
Since retiring from teaching sociology and human services at Alan Hancock College, Varni has thrown his energy into garden and pottery design. Watching him work with clay and talk about sharing his interest and skill with small groups of students is …

Inside look: Method brings green manufacturing to Chicago
GreenBiz
It might make for good headlines now, but Adam Lowry didn't set out to earn a LEED Platinum designation for Method Home's first U.S. manufacturing plant. His team just wanted to build something relevant that lived up to the company's ideals. “I didn't …

Barclays Center Prepares to Go Green
Wall Street Journal
“We wanted a low-maintenance, weather-resistant system that would flourish,” said Chris Sharples, a partner with SHoP, the architectural firm that designed the arena. Since the $1 billion arena, home of the Brooklyn Nets, opened in 2012, particularly …

Athleta's Nancy Green designs for women on the go
San Francisco Chronicle
The brand also announced a three-season collaboration with CFDA Fashion Award winner Derek Lam — its first such collaboration with a New York designer — upping its fashion credibility and potentially drawing in the more style-conscious customer.