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City of Redmond’s Hazard Mitigation Plan

May 5, 2009

 

The City of Redmond is updating their Hazard Mitigation Plan, and needs your input to ensure success. Tell the city which strategies they should use to lessen the effects of disasters and other types of hazards before they strike.
Please attend the city’s public meeting and workshop on Thursday, May 14th in the Bytes Cafe at [...]

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Apple iPhone is MIA from standardized phone charger list

February 17, 2009

The GSM trade association announced that it has come to terms with the world’s leading handset manufacturers to come up with a standard for charging cell phones!
The initial group of companies include AT&T Inc., Motorola Inc., Nokia Corp., Samsung Electronics Co., Sony Ericsson, Deutsche Telekom AG’s T-Mobile and Vodafone PLC.  There’s only one company that is obviously missing [...]

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Green Office Space: How to get a green grant by encouraging alternate methods of transportation

December 12, 2008

Throughout my quest to have a greener office, I have always looked for incentives and grants to do so. The best places to look are with your power utility company like Puget Sound Energy or Seattle City Light as well as through city, state, and federal government agencies.
My latest find is with the City [...]

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House with a small footprint & exceptional design

December 8, 2008

Tonight, before dinner, I was walking out on the E Lake Sammamish Trail and walked by the best house on E Lake Sammamish.  The house is located right on the lake and has a spectacular view.  I happened to meet the owner of the house and she was so kind to give me a tour. [...]

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Green Festival Seattle 2009

December 4, 2008

I just received my Green Festival Seattle Exhibitor Invitation!  Last year, Seattle held its first annual Green Festival and it was a huge success.  I remember the weather was incredible that weekend as it was about 80 degrees and clear blue skies.  I also remember it being completely packed as more than 30,000 people attended [...]

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Hollywood Hill Vineyards incorporates sustainable business practices

November 25, 2008

Hollywood Hill Vineyards was the wine sponsor for the Sustainable Art + Wine event at thinkspace on October 29, 2008. It was a great match where both of our companies operate using sustainable business practices. Hollywood Hill Vineyards grows many of their grapes here in Woodinville. They have approximately 2,200 vines. Their [...]

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Eastside GreenDrinks makes a splash in Redmond

November 20, 2008

Tonight we hosted Eastside GreenDrinks inside thinkspace. Looking around the room tonight, it appeared that people were having a good time talking with each other. I had a great time meeting new people and making good connections. A big thank you to tonight’s sponsors: Beer was provided by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Food was provided by [...]

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Recycling Wine Corks

November 13, 2008

We’ve started our recycling of wine corks program today!  We’re allowing businesses inside thinkspace to bring in their wine corks and then we will coordinate the recycling of the wine corks.  We’ve signed up with TerraCycle to have the wine corks recycled.  They pay for the shipping once we have collected 200+ wine corks.
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Low-VOC Paint versus traditional paint

October 24, 2008

I just picked up another gallon of paint today for the coworking space. I decided to compare the VOC content of Sherwin Williams Duration paint versus Sherwin Williams Super Paint.
Paint Type     g/l       lb/gal
Duration           48          0.40
Super Paint     145   [...]

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Fun recycled marketing collateral

October 23, 2008

Back during the Green Festival Seattle, I found a company called the Sustainable Group.  They sell really cool looking office supplies like the Repocket (shown here in the picture).  All of their stuff is made of recycled cardboard!  It really makes quite a statement when you put your marketing collateral inside one of these folders.
I [...]

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Battery Recycling at thinkspace!

October 10, 2008

Don’t throw your batteries in the trash, recycle them at thinkspace! We are now offering our clients battery recycling. We will accept rechargeable and non-rechargeable, such as D-cell, C-cell, AA, AAA, 9-volt, and button cells.
King County offers local communities Recycling Collection Events for businesses and residents where you can drop off reusable and recyclable materials including batteries, [...]

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Environmentally responsible Redmond office chit-chat

August 29, 2008

It’s a lot easier to live and work green when someone else is doing all the work for you.
The Parnassus Group moved into thinkspace a little over a month ago, and it’s been great for us so far. I commute from Fremont, which is fun, but more importantly it gives you an idea of whether [...]

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DIY: Sustainable Bamboo Whiteboards

August 15, 2008

We’ve completed our bamboo wrapped whiteboards for our office space at thinkspace.  One of my original ideas was to have the contractor who was building out our space do this, but, when I got the cost estimate I about choked.  It was another classic case of “it’s green let’s charge ‘em more”!  I immediately looked [...]

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EcoCommuting and Sustainable Living Fair Event

August 11, 2008

Come out and join thinkspace at the EcoCommuting and Sustainable Living Fair at Redmond Town Center on Thursday, August 21st.  This event is about celebrating a cleaner, healthier environment.  There will be over 20 informational booths showcasing what local businesses and non-profits are doing to support sustainable living.  This event is by: Greater Redmond Transportation Management [...]

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“Green” dry erase whiteboard markers for your office

August 10, 2008

I’ve done my analysis for which dry erase marker we’re purchasing for thinkspace and we’re going with the AusPen.  Before making a purchasing decision, I try and make sure that I read enough about products to be sure I’m not just buying into the “green” hype. I look at the company, their mission statement, [...]

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