Every two weeks we publish our best selling products for the prior two weeks. It always interesting to see what the trends are. Obviously Spring is right around the corner, and it seems people have cleaning on the mind. You can find our top sellers and all our great green and eco friendly products at bgreenlifestyle.com.
Top Sellers Through 3/8/2010
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Tonight we went to see Steve Glenn, CEO of LivingHomes, speak on sustainability and prefabricated homes. The event was hosted at the South End Design Within Reach Studio.
In our opinion, there should be a trend towards prefabricated homes. There are cost savings, environmental savings, and scalability savings to be had by choosing a prefab home. Steve Glenn and the team at LivingHomes are adding an incredible element of modern design to their homes. Needless to say, we were envious of LivingHomes’s homes.
We asked Steve if his homes could be implemented in an urban environment. His answer was “of course.” In fact, many of their current projects are in the heart of San Francisco. While I don’t see this particular application being accepted (or logistically possible) in Boston proper, I image Brookline and Cambridge could be amazing places for one of these homes. Cost-wise, we calculated you could build a 1,500 sq. ft. LivingHomes home for around $450,000 – $600,000. Not bad!
If you can catch Steve on his Sustainability speaking tour it’s worth taking the time to check it out. A list of his next stops is here.
We also really suggest you take a look at the LivingHomes website. Their home customizer is amazing. Similar to building your own car, you can customize everything about the house, see how it impacts your budget, and see how it impacts your LEED certification. All the LivingHomes are built to AT LEAST(!) LEED Sliver standards. Amazing stuff and a good take tonight.
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Yesterday we wrote a little post about how awesome the food and products at Whole Foods at Legacy Place in Dedham, MA are. Well, today we want to tell you why the store itself is so awesome. This is the real reason behind this two part post. Whole Foods is a green market. Like really green. Whole Foods is taking amazing initiative with regards to being green. They are clearly an industry leader in their thinking and actions. You can read all about their green efforts on the “Green Action” section of their website. It’s really impressive. From seeking alternative energy sources to simply recycling their cardboard to even printing with soy ink, their efforts are not going unnoticed.
At the Whole Foods at Legacy Place, there are signs everywhere telling you what makes the market so green (check out the pictures in the gallery below). Here’s a small snapshot of what they’ve done in the construction and running of their market:
We were really excited to see all this effort put in to the construction of the market. Not only will you feel good from the food you buy there, but you can feel good about the environment that Whole Foods has created. Many of the products Whole Foods used in their construction process are available in consumer versions, and will be available via the bGreen showroom this Spring. If you’re interested in greening your own home, give us a shout. We’re here to help you “bGreen.”
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We live in Boston and rarely do our food shopping outside the city. We’re big fans of never getting in the car and supporting our local neighborhoods (South End and North End). In the South End, we do most of our shopping at Foodie’s Urban Market, Don Otto’s Market (formerly Lionette’s), and the South End Formaggio. In the North End, we’re not even sure the places we shop have names, but they’re great nonetheless. These places serve us well, but sometimes we just want to check out what’s happening at the big box markets, particularly Whole Foods.
Recently we had to head out of the city (cringe) and check out the new Legacy Place in Dedham, MA. Legacy Place also happens to be the home of the largest Whole Foods Market in the country (so we’re told). Well, we’ve got major hots for the Bowery Whole Foods in New York City, which is so awesome it’ll make your head spin, so we were most excited to see what Dedham, MA had to offer.
Surprisingly, the Dedham market doesn’t feel that huge. Maybe it’s the layout, or that it’s all on one floor, but it just doesn’t feel that overwhelming. The prepared foods section is awesome, and puts others we’ve seen to shame. There’s food ranging from Mediterranean to Mexican to Gelato to fresh baked bread. Really awesome, and if we lived in the area, it would be possible to never cook again. The rest of the store is equally impressive, with an amazing variety to choose from. The fresh fish selection looked good, but nothing compared to the Bowery market. The fish market had maybe ten types of fish, while the Bowery market always seems like it has 25. This was surprising considering how important seafood is in the Boston area. The cheese and meats section looked fantastic, and there was a good bit of samples out to try…a major plus to any market. This Whole Foods also has a very nice wine selection, and although the staff was incredibly friendly and helpful, they just weren’t that knowledgeable about the wines. No biggie, though. The good prices more than made up for it.
All in all, a great market that we’re incredibly envious of. There’s been talk of bringing a Whole Foods to Boston’s South End, but I’m not sure I see this happening. Anyway, this post was going to be about how green the Legacy Place Whole Foods is, but I think we’ll save that for tomorrow. Stay tuned.
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We’re really excited to announce that bGreen has become a part of the 1% For The Planet program.
1% For The Planet is an exciting program that has a really simple mission:
1% for the Planet exists to build and support an alliance of businesses financially committed to creating a healthy planet.
While 1%’s mission is really simple, the organization itself is much more complex. At the time of this writing, 1% FTP is a global movement with 1236 companies that donate 1% of their sales to a network of nearly 2,000 environmental organizations worldwide.
At bGreen, we are committed to doing our part to help people live in an environmentally friendly way. Our vast selection of home and lifestyle products enables everyone to do their part to be green. With our forthcoming building brand, you’ll be able to take your green living one step further, and make your home the best eco friendly environment possible.
Going forward, we’ll be donating 1% of our online sales from all home and lifestyle products to the 1% For The Planet program. We look forward to watching our contributions to the program grow along with our business.
You can read more about 1% For The Planet or join their organization here.
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