Kerstin StromIndustrial Designer specializing in Sustainable Green Design

I would drink to this…

Posted on Friday, January 15th, 2010

Jackson Family Wines, commonly known under Kendall-Jackson have finished their year long pilot program for creating a water recycling system and energy-use reduction process during the winery process. What is exciting about this forward thinking [...]

Earth Advantage Institute:TOP TEN GREEN BUILDING TRENDS TO WATCH IN 2010

Posted on Friday, January 15th, 2010

According to the Earth Advantage Institute, this is the top ten trends in green building for 2010:
1. The smart grid and connected home. While utilities will continue to make upgrades to the grid
for more effective [...]

Addressing Waste

Posted on Friday, January 15th, 2010

Recently Jim Dwyer of the New York Times wrote a segment, taking a snapshot of the retail practice of destroying merchandise that was not purchased before discarding clothing on the curb (“A Clothing Clearance Where [...]

Status Update

Posted on Sunday, December 13th, 2009

Apologies for the lull in the blog – I’ve been finishing my coursework at MCAD for Sustainable Design as well as being involved in several exciting projects.
Regular posting will resume this week!
-Kerstin

Repost: Green and Social Venture Business Plan Competitions

Posted on Sunday, December 13th, 2009

Via Green VC

Green and Social Venture Business Plan Competitions

One potential source of funding for green and social entreprenuers is through a green or social venture business plan competition.  These programs are organized by business schools [...]

HP announces 2011 goal of 40% reduction in emissions

Posted on Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

“HP today announced it has established new goals to reduce the energy use and carbon intensity of its operations and products as well as reported its progress on environmental initiatives across the company.
HP has already [...]

Upcoming New Zero Waste Policy in Great Britain

Posted on Monday, November 9th, 2009

Great Britain is looking to roll out a Zero Waste policy as early as next year:

At the recent UK Waste Summit Hilary Benn, Great Britain’s Environmental Secretary is quoted as saying:
‘We can’t keep producing large [...]

Posted on Monday, October 19th, 2009

I found this article fascinating from the standpoint of being a green shopper – how difficult it is to actually live up to the ideal of making responsible purchases when there doesn’t seem to be [...]

Culinary Gardens – repost

Posted on Monday, October 12th, 2009

I first experienced dining ‘locally’ in several of the Ohio City neighborhood restaurants while living in Cleveland, OH.
The difference in taste is IMHO unparalleled. I was thrilled to read this article about chefs going rogue [...]

Repost: Building a Self Watering Container Out of Recycled Material

Posted on Monday, October 12th, 2009

Those who’ve seen my dwellings over the years know my growing obsession with indoor plants and growing my own food (a homegrown tomato is as close to mouth heaven as it gets!)
This project panders both [...]