San Francisco's Green Branches By Rebecca Miller - 09/15/2008
Three hours, three libraries, a million ideas. That's what the lightning-quick but information-packed tour of three San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) green projects yielded for the 20-some lucky Design Institute participants who made it to town a day early and got aboard the tour bus. Led by SFPL's chief of branches Brian Bannon and Bureau of Architecture designer Paul De Freitas, with SFPL's...
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Part of the Solution By Rebecca Miller with Francine Fialkoff - 09/15/2008
San Francisco just “gets” sustainable thinking, and conversations that happen there about green design—from the bottom of geothermal wells to the top of living roofs—are richer than anywhere else. Green is in the air, perhaps because everyone is starting out with a big picture green plan informed by state and local initiatives as well as a long history of being right up ...
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Unwanted Furniture Finds New Homes By Lynn Blumenstein, Senior Editor, Library Hotline - 09/15/2008
What can turn one community's garbage into another one's treasure? An effort called giveasit.com, which encourages libraries, schools, and other institutions to recycle their old furniture by giving it away to similar organizations in need. Mary MacMahon, a sales representative for Palmieri Furniture, Richmond Hill, ON, but located in Connecticut, developed the idea when she came across schools...
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Welcomed by the Light By Lynn Blumenstein, Senior Editor, Library Hotline - 09/15/2008
When administrators at Glendale Public Library, CA, realized that another service point was needed in the Adams Square neighborhood, they weren't content to just make do with a storefront. They sought out an interesting architectural venue and worked with design professionals to make the most out of its unique features.
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