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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Vacation Reading
March 17, 2010 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)
Ok, I’m the one going on vacation, but I’m leaving you with some reading while I’m gone.
The first piece is an article from The New York Times, “How Green Is My Mansion,” which debates whether a very large house can, in fact, be green. Some green designers won’t work on excessively sized homes; others feel they offer unique opportunities for energy and materials savings. You decide.
My second recommendation is an article from The Nation, “The Wrong Kind of Green.” Long and controve...Read More
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Living the Green Life
March 12, 2010 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)
There’s a new book out that tells the story of Garden Atriums, what many believe to be the most sustainable housing community in the U.S.
Designed by architect and first resident, Dr. Stuart W. Rose, the Garden Atriums are a cluster of seven homes with virtually zero utility bills, where household water comes from recycled rain, tropical trees grow abundant throughout the house, and huge skylights and solar panels provide power. He has authored a new book about his 
experience, “...Read More
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Torlys Leather Floors: Recycled Gorgeous
March 10, 2010 | Link This | Email this | Comments (5)
Getting rid of a favorite pair of old shoes, a worn out handbag, or a no longer wearable leather jacket wouldn’t be so painful if you knew they would find another life—under your feet.
This is the concept behind Torlys Leather Floors— making use of materials that would otherwise find their way to local landfills. Made entirely with recycled materials, this luxurious plank flooring is long lasting, stunning in its look and feel, well priced and good for the environment.
The recycled leather is adhered to a premium HDF (high density fiber) “smart core” made from top quality exterior grade wood with no added formaldehyde.&n...Read More
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Tandus and Antron: Old Is Green
March 5, 2010 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)
Often the greenest thing you can do is nothing. The Westminster High School in Adams County, Colorado has done exactly that for 35 years—with its carpet.
The same carpet that was put down when the 143,000 square foot school was built in 1975 is still holding up to daily abuse by students—Tandus’ PowerBond, constructed with Antron nylon.
The recently announced Grand Prize winner of the Antron Carpet Fiber Sustainable Flooring Performance Award, which recognizes floorcoverings using Antron fiber that have continued to meet the needs of the client in both design and performance, comes as no surp...Read More
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Keep on Tryk-in'
March 3, 2010 | Link This | Email this | Comments (1)
I am a huge fan of Tricycle and have been since I first discovered them long ago at NeoCon.
Since 2003, the company that was founded to attack the design sample waste problem has conserved more than 69,000 gallons of oil and kept 418,000 pounds of carpet from the landfill. 
Designers and architects have requested more than 279,000 recyclable paper Tryk prints in place of carpet samples. That’s a lot of carpet that was never manufactured.
Last week two press releases came across my inbox. The first announces that the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum has selected...Read More
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