Structured Green Hosts SCAD's Interior Design Show

Structured Green was proud to give host to 3 prominent SCAD Interior Design students' final projects on 11/20/08. More than 30 parents, friends, and interested enthusiasts came to the Structured Green show room to enjoy display and conversation from the participants. The function help shed light on the incredible talent developed at Savannah College of Art and Design and allow the students to fully showcase thier well crafted projects. It's always a privalege for Structured Green to highlight local talent and encourage new development and creativity in the forever changing dynamics of interior design.

The Landings Renovation Home Tour and EXPO

Structured Green is happy to announce that we are participating in The Landings Renovation Home Tour and EXPO this Sun. 11/16 from 12pm - 5pm at the Plantation Club. The Landings is one of Savannah's premier living destinations consisting of a master plan of 4,000 + fine households and offering amenities such as; golfing, tennis, fishing, dinning, fitness, boating, and much more. There is not enough room on this page to possibly illustrate the unique character and lifestyle of The Landings, so I'll just plug a nice Link to thier page for exploring.

Structured Green is very excited to feature our products and resources to thousands of unique residents in The Landings this weekend. This is the 1st time the event will host the EXPO portion of the event to help link residents to various home rennovation specialists. We look forward to the opportunity to share our eco-friendly appeal and design to The Landings culture and be a part of the Skidaway Island atmoshphere.

Organic in Savannah

I moved to Savannah from Brooklyn, NY a couple of months ago.

I came here with fantasies of Spanish moss, peach pie, sunny days and soireés in courtyards.

It's all true, except for the peach pie.  The mythic Georgia peach seems to be completely missing from the local geography, let alone the local supermarkets and farmers markets.

I am, well, dejected.

Nonetheless, the missing peach aside, I am so thankful for Savannah's small but hardy infrastructure supporting local agriculture, local business and the organic and/or eco-intelligent movement.  For instance, Georgia Organics, a brilliant organisation, pools the resources of local organic farmers and business making a hub of activitiy and events for those of us who stand by a healthier, more sustainable way of life.

There is still so much more that can happen.  What I love about the size of Savannnah is that I really feel I can affect change.  With a smaller community, but a no less active and dedicated one, the opportunities to augment and develop the green movement seem manageable and best of all, personal.  

Here, I can very easily meet the farmers, the designers, the artists, the activists and thinkers who are part of a larger move to treat the world gently, while still maintaining the economy, creativity and growth.

It's a beautiful thing.

So, while were at it, can someone please find me a Georgia peach farm?

Camilla[at]structuredgreen[dot]com

Green? Whatever Dude

Have you ever been in a discussion with a friend or acquaintance about the "green" revolution. Your friend is one of those people that thinks it's BS and tells you that these "treehuggers" are idiots and there is no such thing as global warming. I had this experience with a buddy of mine a few months ago (about 6 months ago). I was so taken back by the things that he had to say that I just kept my mouth shut and took it all in. Well, here is my response:

Dude, wake up. Most everyone knows that global warming is happening; is it just the natural life cycle of the earth or is it because of the human races need to burn fossil fuels. I don't know, but let's figure it out.

Yes, there is green washing, but if you do business with a reputable company then there is a pretty good chance that you will not fall victim to that. You spend 2 weeks researching the new t.v. you wanted, what's another 30 mins. of research to make sure the place you are doing business with is a legitimate business.

Drill here, drill now: sure, drill where ever you want to, but lets figure out a better way to do it, burn it, and better yet get to the point when we don't need it. There are better ways to produce energy, more efficient ways to produce energy, lets do it that way.

Yes, there are no perfect products out there, but there are a lot out there that are much better than the others, do some research on the materials that are used, where the are sourced from, how are they are put together, how are they shipped.

The "green" revolution is not a fad, and companies that are producing, selling, and running in a more eco-friendly way are not jumping on the bandwagon, they are researching materials, studying business practices, designing more efficient products. They are creating a better place, living healthier lives, and influencing policy makers to make better decisions. It is being label as "green", but this movement is about being efficient. More efficient in the way materials are manufactured, more efficient in the way we make energy, more efficient in the way that we build, more efficient in transporting goods, more efficient in the way that we consume.

Dude, I don't care if you don't believe in global warming, really I don't. What I do care about is that you realize that this "green" movement is about figuring out how to design, make, produce, consume, and live in a more EFFICIENT way.

So, here is how I plan to help; First, I promise to pressure the companies that I deal with to take the next step, to never settle for good enough, to become more efficient next year than they are this year. Second, I promise that I will continue to design and create products that push the boundaries of sustainable design, to produce a product that you purchase, not based on the green attributes but because it was the exact product that you needed. And lastly, to educate as many people as I can on the subject so that the companies that are green washing are forced to actually be green or to no longer be able to advertise as such.

My hope that in a few years you will be able to walk into a store and pick up anything on the shelf and wouldn't have to ask why its "green", my hope is that it is no longer a question, that everything is "green." But I guess at that point you would be right, at that point, the "green" movement would have been a fad.