It looks something like this:
Rather provocative, I thought. I mean, I had to read it to find out whether they were actually saying what they appeared to be saying - and while sure, they juiced it up for the cover to make us flinch, inside the magazine it’s not quite as bad as [...]
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Last week, I’On and Mixson were presented with PRISM (Prestigious Results in Sales and Marketing) awards, one for I’On’s brochure and one for Mixson’s website. The I’On brochure was designed by Elizabeth Horton at decorum, a local design firm, with Meghan Alexander of Vivid PR supplying the text. If you’d like to see [...]
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Nevertheless, this is an interesting article on living in small spaces. Very small, in fact; the author, Claire Wolfe, lives in a one-room cabin of 409 s.f., with a pack of dogs and a cat. She’s got a wonderful voice, and very good tips on outfitting your small space - it might not [...]
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If you want to find out even more about composting this season, check out this post from Go Green Charleston. There’s some great info here!
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The Boston Globe had an interesting article on “greenwashing,” or the empty environmental claims some companies are making in order to jump on the biofuel bus. You’ve probably encountered this in some form or another: hotels that ask you to reuse towels but still have high-pressure showerheads, hybrid SUVs that only get 20 [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on May 27th, 2008 | No Comments »
I know I’m a bit late for planting season, but just today I stumbled upon compostguide.com, a website about, of course, everything and anything related to composting - including the very fun to say and even more fun to describe vermicompost. So what exactly is vermicompost? Well, you could click on that link to [...]
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Many of you who read this blog on a semi-frequent basis, or get our newsletters, know that I am an avid reader of the website treehugger.com . I’m very grateful to Alys for turning me on to it. Well, I recently read a post on treehugger about ExceptionLab’s porcelain coffee cups - but [...]
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The P&C had some great coverage of the 2008 Builder Blitz yesterday - read all the way to the end to see what I’On Build’s Steve Craver has to say about our LEED certified Habitat house!
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Check out this article on the trend in smaller housing from CNN Money - it’s got some interesting info on the changing family structure, younger generations’ housing choices, and, of course, how the new word in living is “small.”
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Last weekend, some friends of a new Mixson resident were overheard expressing Mixson envy. The couple had just recently bought a house in the surrounding area, and seemed to wish that they had looked around a little more before committing. It seems Mixson really does have that extra little something …
So watch out, [...]
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