Monday, April 16th Radio Show

Building Green: At Home and At Work

Environmentally smart homes and office buildings are on the rise throughout North America. Combining advanced technology with timeless design principles, green architects, builders, and practitioners are steering us toward a future where comfort, satisfaction and productivity go hand in hand with environmental responsibility.

Today's Radio Guests:

Serge Appel - Senior Associate for Cook + Fox Architects and Project Director of the Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park in New York City which, upon completion, will be the world’s most environmentally responsible high-rise office building and the first to strive for the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum designation.

Robyn Griggs Lawrence - Editor-in-Chief of Natural Home Magazine, offering today's health-conscious, environmentally concerned homeowners the information they need to practice earth-inspired living.

Companies, Projects and Products Mentioned on Today's Show:

Gen Art Film Festival in NYC showing innovative cinema including Gimme Green, a film about the America's lawn obsession and it's environmental impact. Another films is Shark Water which explores the ecological problems associated with a human caused decrease in the world's shark population.

The Power of Green - An extensive Thomas Friedman article in the April 15th NY Times Magazine all about the state of green geo-politics.

Green: The New Red, White and Blue - a documentary featuring Thomas L. Friedman's reporting on green technology, premiers on the Discovery Channel on Saturday, April 21 at 9 p.m.

Green Trendsetters Discussed with Today's Guests:

Energy Star - a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.

-- Margaret