San Francisco Set To Start Recording Green Labels
This morning, Phil Ting will announce that San Francisco will become the first county in California to adopt a policy of recording “green labels” in the City’s official property records,…
Got Filtration? (A.K.A. Estimated Transit Center District Cancer Risks)
Speaking of the Plan for building out San Francisco’s Transit Center District, from the Plan’s Environmental Impact Report (EIR) with respect to the Transit Center’s estimated impact on air quality…
David Baker’s ZeroCottage Rising
The goal, to build the first “Net Zero Energy, LEED Platinum, Green Point Rated, Living Building Challenge Certified, PassivHaus Certified Residence in San Francisco.” The approach, a three story addition…
Complete With Living Roof, Of Course
As proposed, the existing 4,642 square foot nursery within San Francisco’s Botanical Garden will be razed and a new 9,830 square foot nursery and Center for Sustainable Gardening will rise…
Simply Lip Service For Green Landscaping In San Francisco?
It’s time for a (slightly edited) guest editorial from a plugged-in reader: I am a homeowner in SF’s 11th political district. The neighborhoods in my district have the potential to…
Bringing New Life And Portable “Parkmobile” Gardens To The YBCBD
This evening, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee will officially unveil the Yerba Buena Street Life Plan, 36 projects and initiatives to be implemented over the next ten years for new…
Green Apples-To-Apples At 520 Clipper
We liked it in 2006 when the John Maniscalco designed Noe property at 520 Clipper sold for $2,150,000. And now, five years later, what was then billed as the “Greenest…
Bloomin’ Fireworks On Broderick
Patrick Blanc’s living wall has yet to fully fill out. And only the first of its many blooms have bloomed like little fireworks in the air. But we’re going to…
Siemens Gives San Francisco A Green Thumbs Up
In a study commissioned by Siemens, San Francisco landed atop the “Green City Index” to be deemed the “greenest” major city in the U.S. and Canada. The Index compared 27…
Powell Street Promenade Making Progress
Construction is now underway between Ellis and Geary on the “Powell Street Promenade,” the City’s latest Pavement to Parks project. Over an average weekend, up to 100,000 pedestrians walk along…