Posted by Astrid in Culture, Eco Interior Design, Energy, Facts, Green Living, Indoor Air Quality, Natural Reources, Organic, Plastic, Toxins, Water/Oceans on 01 19th, 2010 | 1 Comment
Creating An Eco-logical Home @ Go Green Expo – Los Angeles
I would like to invite you to the panel that I will be hosting on Saturday, January 23 At 2:00pm discussing ‘Creating An Eco-logical Home.’ I am pleased to offer you 1/2 priced admission, simply visit Go Green Expo and use promo code LASPEAKER when registering for tickets. I look forward...
Posted by nancyastrid in Community, Facts, LEED, Paradigm Shift, Social Responsibility on 11 12th, 2009 | No Comments
Greenwashing: What you need to know
Greenwashing: Downright Deceit By Nancy Astrid Lindo for Eco Matters Daily The Importance of Battling Greenwashing – A Case in Point By Davida Heller of Ecospire Should we Green Wash for the Sake of Spreading Green to the Masses? By Tracy Helper for The Huffington Post
Heat up to Winter Savings
Air circulating in a home As the beautiful colors of Fall reminisce on tree branches, the days are quickly growing shorter and signs of our approaching winter are before us. This is an optimal time to prepare our homes for maximum heat conservation and efficiency. Taking a look at your home as...
Posted by nancyastrid in Compost, Culture, Facts, Food, Food Revolution, Gardens, Green Living, Homesteading, Landfill, Natural Reources, Organic, Soil, Waste on 10 15th, 2009 | No Comments
DIY Compost Bin for $10 in 10 Minutes
What Is Compost? Composting is part if the natural process of decomposition that naturally occurs in nature. A compost bin functions as a digester that breaks down organic matter, allowing nutrients to be assimilated back into the earth for continual benefit. The final product that is produced...
Posted by nancyastrid in Facts, Green Living, Indoor Air Quality, Plastic, Toxins on 08 24th, 2009 | No Comments
Fragrance Stinks!
Most items found in our home have fragrances in them, which is the ubiquitous term used to describe any number of chemicals. Generally, products disguised to freshen your home with strong fragrances, such as cleaning products, air fresheners, candles, liquid potpourri sticks, sprays, plug-ins, and deodorizers...
Posted by nancyastrid in Energy, Facts, Landfill, Life Cycle, Natural Reources, Waste on 08 4th, 2009 | No Comments
Where does your Waste Go?
The average American generates 4.6 lbs. of garbage (2.1 kilograms) per day per person, which translates to 251 million tons (228 million metric tons) annually. With waste being an increasingly growing problem nationally and worldwide, it is imperative that we reduce our waste. With a spike in consumerism...
The Energy Trail of a Drinking Straw
So what is wrong with straws, you may ask? The better question, would be … what is great about them. Aside from the fact that they are made from plastic and are intended for single use consumption … read on, and find out how next time you are served a drink, you just might be compelled to...
Earth Hour Los Angeles
On March 28th – the world will go dark, in the name of taking action for global warming. Although the gesture may appear to be a subtle one, it speaks in volumes. Few people realize that the simple action, of turning their lights off, eliminates CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere. Earth...
Posted by nancyastrid in Biodiversity, Community, CSA, Culture, Facts, Farmer's Markets, Farms, Food, Food Revolution, Gardens, Natural Reources, Seasonal on 02 8th, 2009 | No Comments
The Future of Food – Vertical Farming
With 85% of the human population living in urban settings by 2050 – there is not doubt that a new way of raising our food, must be underway. Lucky for us, a genius by the name of Dickson Despommier, has already created the solution for us – vertical farming. Despommier is a professor...Astrid Design Studio is an Eco Interior Design and Green Consulting firm. We are a boutique studio, focused on residential and commercial interior and exterior design, based on the principals of ecological design.
In the Green Consulting facet of our work, the basis of our projects is on educating our residential and commercial clients on the elements of integrating living and working sustainably and incorporating a richer way of life.
Learn more about Astrid Design Studio415.407.8409
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