Five Green Products from Holland

Five companies introduced at the green-in-the-Netherlands event today

Jaga Heaters - design radiators and more
Thermocushion from Tonzon - thermal insulation
Green Amazons - liaison between the U.S. and EU, especially the Netherlands
Capzo - phase change materials
iDo Technology - home automation

Martin Eberhard: How blogs helped build the Tesla Roadster

Inspirational blog post on the importance of blogging, transparency, and being open and real.

Green Urban Planning and building in the Netherlands

Inspirational work by the Dutch being shown here at the AIASF office. Low energy houses are already the required standard and they are moving toward passive house standards. Here is a link to the an innovative architect working in Holland at Atelier Kempe Thill. Architect Oliver Thill is showing some great projects with prefab construction that are not only very energy efficient but also architecturally compelling.

Cleantech Venture Capital

A thought-provoking slide show on cleantech investing.

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Sustainable Urban Planning and Green Building in the Netherlands

I will be attending this event in the AIA SF office on June 25th. I have always enjoyed the innovative architecture coming out of the Netherlands and recently watched an amazing presentation on new buildings in Rotterdam.

If only we didn't have earthquakes in California making it so difficult for Renzo Piano to design buildings like this one in Rotterdam - although we do have his great California Academy of Science building.

There has also been a lot of talk recently about the Amsterdam Smart City program. It will be interesting to learn how they mash-up technology and green. Watch a great introductory video here.

A quick slide show introduction to passive houses.
Passive House In Depth for Professionals

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Greentech Media Green Building Summit

I will be at the Greentech Media summit tomorrow. If you are going to be there please ping me so that we can share a real-time review. I am a regular reader of greentech media and have attended a couple of their events and was impressed with the speakers and presentations. However, after reading the agenda a few weeks ago I was very disappointed to discover how few builders will be presenting at a green building summit ????? so I contacted the organization and ended up speaking with Editor in Chief, Michael Kanellos. I was informed that they had difficulty finding appropriate builders. (full disclosure - I share office space with Zeta communities and Marc Porat is giving the afternoon keynote). I saw Michael at a great Smart Grid conference last week organized by the incredible organization, Innovation Center Denmark, and hope to speak with him at length about green building and technology in the near future.

Companies from the Cleantech Open will be pitching so I look forward to seeing some familiar faces and old friends.