SIMPLE STEP #9 | Be A Squeaky Wheel
STEP #9 | Call your energy provider and ask about solar options, storing energy, and renewable energy. Yes, likely they are already thinking of these things, but we can use our voice to make our needs known.
SIMPLE STEP #10 | Connect With Your Community
STEP #10 | Share what you know with your friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors. Passing on what you know can help someone else make an impact, too.
SIMPLE STEP #11 | Collaborate With Your Community
STEP #11 | This week’s tip is simple and it is not done enough. Reach out to your state, local and federal representatives and ask them to support legislation that protects our environment. As a constituent, your voice matters! Check out these two resources, too:• Citizens’ Climate Lobby• Climate Leadership Council
SIMPLE STEP # 12 | Share!
STEP #12 | Our 12th tip is about sharing… Share what you’re doing, share your ideas SHARE THIS VIDEO with your community, friends, family, co-workers and neighbors. Your great idea might be of great use to someone else, too!
BONUS SIMPLE STEP | WATER — For Those Of Us In The West
BONUS STEP | Those of us living in the West: Water! Using water wisely should be everyone’s job. You CAN make a difference by conserving water where you can.
WE’RE MAKING NEWS
WE’RE MAKING NEWS Heart of a Building Supports Habitat for Humanity Heart of a Building is proud to support the mission of Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley. Habitat for Humanity makes homeownership possible for families in low-income neighborhoods throughout the world through no-interest mortgages (with monthly payments of no more than 30% of gross monthly income), sweat-equity from the family, and volunteer labor. Heart of a Building produced a video story about the ways that HFH St.…
ROAD TRIP & CARBON OFFSET
Paul & Michalina’s Fantastic Grand Canyon Trip NOVEMBER 2020 | Paul Kriescher, and his wife Michalina, recently finished a 2-week road-trip to/from the Grand Canyon via a camper van, rented through Escape Camper Vans, where they used the calculations in these Carbon Offset Slides to determine that they will buy 70+ trees through the Arbor Day Foundation to offset the carbon emissions from their fantastic trip! Check this out for you future road trips, or simply for your daily commuting.
WE’RE MAKING NEWS
WE’RE MAKING NEWS Heart Of A Building Launches First Feature Documentary! OCTOBER 1st, 2020 | Heart Of A Building premiered its first video documentary in a well attended virtual launch party hosted by Executive Producer, Paul Kriescher. The 60-minute documentary shares the stories of builders, designers, architects, engineers, and consumers in Denver, Colorado. These visionaries went to extra lengths to design, finance, and construct sustainable, environmentally sound commercial and residential buildings. The event asked viewers to think about an important…
GREENSPIRE APARTMENTS
Greenspire Apartments, Longmont, Colorado | Greenspire is Colorado’s first Passive House-inspired apartment building, providing 44 healthy, affordable studio apartments built with the heart-centered “why” of leaving the world a better place for future generations. Developer/Builder Gary Kinzie worked with Cody and Lisa Farmer of Mainstream Corporation to design a building that uses features like airtight construction and 30% more insulation than Code requires to optimize regenerative performance and affordability. Cody and Lisa Farmer did the energy-efficiency analysis and Passive House…
CON FRANK / WES GEARY RESIDENTIAL PROJECT
Con Frank / Wes Geary Residential Project, Aurora, Colorado | This residential home was built by Con Frank and during construction became highly appreciated by Wes Geary, who eventually became the inspired buyer. Con Frank is an inventive, self-taught designer and builder who needed to “prove it could be done.” Homeowner Wes Geary decided to invest in a new house out of a conviction that “some things are more important than money.” A shared belief in sustainability was the “why” that…
