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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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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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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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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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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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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I’ve focused a lot on energy conservation in the thinkspace blog, now it’s time to address water conservation. When setting goals for our project, I originally was thinking about how can I conserve the maximum amount of water in my project. According to various articles that I have read, toilets consume the most water in [...]
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I’ve decided to strongly discourage the use of bottled water in our workplace. We’ve recently completed the build out of our office space in Redmond and instead of using those huge 5 gallon containers of water from Sparkletts or Arrowhead we installed a filtered water system. I’ve been doing a lot of reading about bottled [...]
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I’ve finally got a little time to write about my office chair. While out shopping for new office furniture, I had my sights set on a Herman Miller Aeron. The same kind of chair that I used to sit on back when I was working for “the man”. I had been looking around for a long [...]
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There is an article in the Seattle Times that reviews a study done in 2005 which states Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is ranked number six as lowest carbon emissions per capita. I’m not sure why the study is three years old and just being released now.
The article goes on to state that “Seattle draws its energy primarily from [...]
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The Eastside Business Journal published an article about thinkspace on May 22. The full article can be found here. Here are a few highligts from the article.
Thanks to thinkspace, almost any small start-up company can overcome daunting obstacles, costs and compliance issues to become a certified “green” business from day one.
“Many small businesses find it advantageous [...]
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