Our "recycled" Baby Planet Unity Sport Stroller
We just purchased a “recycled” Baby Planet Unity Sport Stroller. We have outgrown our Snap N Go Infant Carrier and have been shopping around for a new stroller. We first had to choose between tandem or side-by-side. The Snap N Go was a tandem and while I think it is a good product, I think […]
Better than a hybrid, get a recycled all-electric car
I was at the Issaquah Train Show today with my son and out in front of the event was an all-electric vehicle. I was standing around looking at electric train sets and had the pleasure of talking with volunteer Jeff Finn who was helping keep the trains moving around the track. It turns out that […]
Green Office Suites and Coworking Right in Redmond!
On July 24, 2008, Amy Woidtke (woid-key) wrote an article in the Examiner.com about thinkspace! Amy came into thinkspace a week ago and I had a very good time talking to her about the space and gave her a tour as well. In addition to writing for the Examiner’s Green Living section, Amy is a […]
Running on WordPress 2.6
We’ve been liberated from WordPress.com and are now running a self-hosted blog. We’ve changed our blog url too. If you’re reading this, you may have noticed that we’re no longer at blog.thinkspace.com — rather we are now at thinkspace.com/blog. If you’re noticing any anomalies please send me an email or leave me some feedback. Thanks.
Thinkspace a place of building connections and strengthening our community
On June 30, 2008, Thinkspace had it’s Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Thinkspace broke new ground by being the first building in the Puget Sound Region to market pre-certified, “green” LEED-compliant executive office suites with a carbon neutral option. The 25,000 square feet of executive office suites is located at 8201 164th Avenue in downtown Redmond. According […]
Party supplies made from potatoes
Last week we had our ribbon cutting ceremony for thinkspace. My wife and I were talking about what kinds of food to provide to our guests and how should we handle the waste at the end of the party. We wanted to make sure that since we’re having a party we should try to green […]
Sustainable Red
I’ve been busy with so many things lately and I’ve even decided to take a little time off. I was at Whole Foods Market in Redmond today and was browsing the wine aisle looking for a new wine to buy. One that caught my eye was “Sustainable Red 2005” a Parducci Family Farmed Winery. They are […]
Sammamish man creates ‘space’ for home business owners
Mary Decker, Reporter for The Redmond Reporter wrote an article in the June 14th newspaper about thinkspace. “Like many of his Sammamish neighbors, entrepreneur Peter Chee thought it would be wonderful to work at home. Instead, he felt isolated. He missed the atmosphere…: Here’s a link to the article.
Walk Score helps calculate community connectivity for office neighborhoods and LEED Certification
A local Seattle company, Walk Score, has just launched a new service to calculate the walkability of your neighborhood. I don’t think I can better state what their service is so here’s a quote from their website: “We help people find houses and apartments in walkable neighborhoods. Walk Score shows you a map of what’s […]
Blogging for your Business
I recently had the pleasure of meeting Steve Broback, co-author of “Blogging for your Business“. We had a very interesting conversation inside the thinkspace office. He addressed me initially as the “the blogger”. I was humored by that comment. I was glad that he knew that thinkspace had a blog before he had even toured our […]