Archive for January, 1970

Cold on the first floor?

We’ve definitely had a cold snap recently, as most DCists can attest while standing outside to watch many of the outdoor inauguration festivities. This past Friday I was having lunch with my close friend, Megan, and we were discussing our personal sagas living and working in old DC homes that are frigid on the [...]

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Green Construction and Rooftop Jacuzzi’s

Yesterday my wife, Christine, and I began the long, slow process of finding a new home. With a baby on the way in a few months, we decided to start exploring some different neighborhoods and homes to get a feel for where our future residence may lie.House hunting (or browsing) gives me an opportunity [...]

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Thank You

On Friday, my wife, Christine, and I hosted a holiday party. Actually it doubled as a celebration for Impact – we’ve been in business now for about a year and a half! Friends, Impact employees, and even some clients came out to raise a glass with us in celebration.It was a really nice time having [...]

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Marketing Teams Have Earned Their Money with “Clean Natural Gas” and “Clean Coal”

Every time I read about “clean natural gas” or “clean coal,” I cringe…and I suspect most of you do, too. It’s simply amazing what marketing can do. In fact, some people don’t even realize that CNG stands for Compressed Natural Gas, NOT Clean Natural Gas. Thank the marketing folks for that intentional confusion.Anyway, this week’s [...]

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WSJ article- Green construction in the news

A friend of mine sent me this article. The article discusses the overwhelming demand for quality green construction. It feels good to be ahead of the curve. Now we just need to stay there!http://sec.online.wsj.com/article/SB122661046508725685.html

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“A planet in peril…”

After two long years of campaigning, we finally have a president-elect. Barack Obama, as we all know by now, won in a landslide at the end of an historic race against John McCain. Millions of us were glued to our seats Tuesday night in anticipation and hope. And of course that hope was based on [...]

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Green Festival in DC Nov 8-9

Don’t forget about the Green Festival this weekend. Loads of great speakers and exhibitors.http://www.greenfestivals.org/washington-dc/

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Five Easy Ways to Green Your Home – from NYT

Five Beginners’ Steps to a Greener Home What’s the first and most important thing [...]

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Understanding ‘Green’

Welcome to the blog for Impact Construction and Consulting! As we were conceiving the purpose and importance of Impact’s website, we wanted to make sure that we provided a voice that described who we are, what we do, our thoughts, our strengths, and maybe most interestingly our evolution over time. For those who [...]

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It’s About Time!

It’s about time – both for DC to expand its recycling efforts…and for me to update this blog (incidentally, sorry it’s taken me so long!).So what prompted me to write? I just read about DC’s expanding recycling program, which was posted on the DCist today. Check it out:http://dcist.com/2008/10/07/dc_launches_expanded_recycling.phpAccording to the article, here’s what the city [...]

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