Penny Bonda has been an active participant in the green building industry since its early stages and has pioneered the development of many of the accepted practices and recognized standards that have defined the sustainability movement. She is the founding chair of the U.S. Green Building Council committee for LEED Commercial Interiors and the ASID Sustainable Design Council, and is a principal developer of REGREEN, the USGBC/ASID green residential renovation and interior remodeling program.
Though trained as an interior designer, and popularly referred to as the “mother of green interiors” Penny’s expanded expertise includes green business practices, materials evaluation and application, training, leadership, and messaging. She joined with two of the most recognized thought leaders in the green movement, Diana Horvat and Ken Wilson, to form Ecoimpact Consulting—an exciting collaboration offering companies sustainable strategies for better business and the opportunity to work with experts who have a collective knowledge of the sustainability framework and a proven track record of success.
Penny is a Fellow and past president of the American Society of Interior Designers. She is the recipient of ASID’s 2007 Designer of Distinction award and the 2003 USGBC Leadership Award and was named to the National Register of Peer Professionals for GSA’s Design Excellence Program. Her published works include the highly regarded Sustainable Commercial Interiors and Sustainability Matters, written with the General Services Administration.
ASK PENNY: Send your eco-design questions to Penny at askpenny@verizon.net.
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Happy Birthday to US
July 3, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)
The United States of America is 233 years old tomorrow and we the people got a big ol’ birthday present from the Department of Energy.
President Barack Obama and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu launched new energy efficient efforts on Tuesday that will remove the emissions of millions of tons of CO2 and save American consumers billions of dollars per year. The initiatives include many that are directly related to greening buildings.
Seven percent of all energy consumed in the U.S. is for lighting and the new standards, which take effect in 2012, focus on less efficient fluorescent tubes and the incandescent reflector lamps used in r...Read More
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Not A Pretty Picture
July 1, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)
Another trashy photo, but unlike last week’s image of carpet heading to Shaw’s carpet reclamation program, this stuff isn’t on its way to recycling. It’s headed for the landfill.
I took the photo at a demolition site. Everything on the left side – a mixed bag of metal, glass, wood, cardboard and various plastics is being loaded into the truck on the right and crushed into an inseparable mass of trash. It was painful to watch.
This property was obviously being demolished rather than deconstructed – a more labor intensive and costly process. However, our buildings should be valued for what we can mine...Read More
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Shaw's Evergreen - Such a Pretty Picture
June 26, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (2)
This may not be the stunning product photography you’re used to seeing on this page, but to me, it’s absolutely gorgeous – bundles of reclaimed carpet collected by Shaw Carpet at its Evergreen Nylon Recycling facility in Augusta GA.
Evergreen is based on the Cradle-to-Cradle methodology that recycles Nylon 6 carpets back into its molecular components to produce fiber virtually indistinguishable from virgin fiber, which is then used to make new carpet.
Turning a material back into itself (verses down-cycling) is the gold standard of recycling and Evergreen is attracting attention in the hospit...Read More
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Twitter Bug
June 24, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (5)
Yup, I’ve got it, the Twitter bug. It started just before NeoCon when some friends mentioned that it would be cool for me to Twitter from the show about the wonderful green products I was sure to see. They could then vicariously follow me around the Mart without having to endure a cab ride into the city from O’Hare.
A successful Twitterer has followers who are people who want to read your Tweets. I have, as of today 120, which is a puny number compared to say Ashton Kutcher who has 2,340,505 followers, but his life is far more fascinating than mine, unless of course you really care about the fabulous fabric/flower display Heather Bush put together in the Carne...Read More
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3Form Dazzles
June 19, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)
It’s hard to know where to begin with 3Form – it just keeps getting better and better. The additions to the product line I saw at NeoCon are dazzling.
The centerpiece of the 3Form exhibit space was a stunning light sculpture constructed from the company’s signature Varia Ecoresin and LED lamps. Light Art, as its known, is available as large, medium or small fixtures, each built to order. Check out the amazing installation at Saks 5th Avenue in Palm Beac...Read More
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