Re-evaluate your driveway and consider Greener Options

Ever consider tearing up your driveway and replacing it with a "Greener" choice? I do every day I drive into mine.  Perhaps you live in cold wintry climate or dry hot climate.  Here's a few ideas which predominantly suggest examine your driving behavior and parking needs, then lead to material selection.

One thing to consider regardless of the material you choose is assess how much parking lot area you truly need.  I bought a house in Vermont with my wife with a very wide and lengthy driveway which when the kids grow up I'd love to make smaller. 

Lomophotography, a New Craze?

Check out the images which can be crafted from these funky Russian cameras using negative film.  It's called the Lomo Kompakt Automat 

It produces very interesting images. Check out this blog post.

LEED Gold TI Manufacturing Facility

Check out this LEED Gold manufacturing and office facility in the Phillipines. It shows you can bring verifiable sustainable design and energy use reduction to hot humid climates to off all building type, the semi-conductor manufacturing facility. Read on Corporate Citizenship Report - News - TI's Philippines facility awarded LEED® Gold certification

The Inner Game of Creativity Part 1: Embracing Your Creative Genius

The Inner Game of Creativity Part 1: Embracing Your Creative Genius Really interesting article on the nature of creativity, how it's defined and some prevailing issues in organizations regarding fostering creativity. I especially liked the definition of being anxious about creativity that the authors even identified a syndrome called CTPA or "creative thinking performance anxiety". I can't tell you how many people I run into that share some level of anxiety about not being "creative", can't draw or think outside the box etc. If we could just channel the fearless inner 1st grader in all of us who just barrel into design and art projects with no hang-ups. They just "do" or "make stuff", and it's generally beautiful.

Anyway, read on and enjoy learning about what it means to cultivate a sense of creativity, whether it's for personal needs or in the workplace. That's what design cultivation is all about!

Vt. gas station gives back - WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-

Vt. gas station gives back - WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports- Check out this local gem in Waitsfield, VT. Troy the owner wants to start changing the world one customer at a time. Wish him luck and better, visit his gas station and convenience store to learn more about his good work.