Tag Archives: green and sustainable

April 21 at #KBtribechat – An #EarthDay Conversation

Our KBtribechat questions:

1.) How can we make daily choices that reduce our negative impact on the environment?

2.) Why is it important to protect the Earth?

3.) Is zero waste attainable? Share tips to help reduce waste.

4.) What home building and design trends have helped make homes more sustainable?

5.) How can smart/connected products help homeowners save energy and water?

6. ) How are you incorporating environmentally-driven solutions into your projects?

Join this Twitter discussion

at 2pm ET on Wednesday, April 21

by adding #KBtribechat to your tweets!

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The Vision House at Epcot

 

Join guest host, Mark Johnson FAIA  on Wednesday, February 8, 2012,  for #kbtribechat LIVE from the Epcot Theme Park at Walt Disney World in Orlando.  We’ll be taking a look at the The VISION House® in INNOVENTIONS project site, the sustainable products being used, and learning more about this exciting demonstration home opening on Earth Day, 2012. Who knows, maybe we’ll meet a Disney Imagineer along the way?


The VISION House® in INNOVENTIONS at Epcot® is a ground-breaking green show home exhibit presented by Green Builder Media® in collaboration with Walt Disney Imagineering. This experiential exhibit in the heart of Epcot® highlights the very best in green residential design and sustainable living. Visitors will leave with a greater understanding of green design, technology, and products as well as a host of sustainable living ideas that they can incorporate in their lives the minute they get home from vacation. Sponsors for this exciting project include Trane and Schlage (Ingersoll Rand brands), Boral, Panasonic, Armstrong, Kohler, Siemens and GM.

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LED Lighting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hosted by: Brandon A. Smith, LEED AP
Principal    d.coop

With 13 years of experience, Brandon’s clients have sought out his services for

sustainable and budget friendly facilities solutions. Early in his career

Brandon worked with both Haworth and AIS providing systems furniture space

planning to national and international corporations. Applying his experience in

the systems industry to facilities space planning and project development,

Brandon developed corporate design and construction standards for national

companies including SAIC’s San Diego campus, Bosley Medical’s 45 offices in

the United States, and East Coast development for Accredited Home Lenders.

His experience ranges from effective space planning and standards development

to the development of critical facilities, SCIF and Classified Information spaces,

Data Centers, and other Techno-centric interiors.  Additionally, Brandon has

consulted on “Green” and sustainable projects in California & Oregon and has

provided his signature to a number of restaurant and food service facilities

through out Southern California. Lastly, Brandon’s reach has left the confines

of the building envelope, having consulted on campus development exterior

renovation. Brandon has an Associates of Arts degree from the Fashion Institute

of Design & Merchandising where he was awarded the Interior Design Award for

2001.  Additionally, he is an active member of the US Green Building Council

and is a LEED Accredited Professional. Furthermore, Brandon actively

participates in various groups on a grassroots level and provides pro-bono

services to not for profit groups such as the Ronald McDonald House and the

Phoenix House forTeen Recovery.

Education:
AA Fine Arts – Interior Design, Fashion
Institute of Design & Merchandising
Top of Class, Magna Cum Laude

Affiliations:
US Green Building Council
National Assoc. of Industrial & Office
Properties
American Society of Interior Designers
National Kitchen & Bath Assoc.
The 1% Program

Notable Projects:

BendBroadband Vault
Bend, Oregon
Tier III Crtitical Co-Location Facility
LEED-NC, pending certification

Science Applications International Corp.
San Diego and environs
Campus Spaceplanning & Renovations

Iomega Corp.
San Diego, California
Headquarters renovation

North County Transit District
Oceanside, California
Data Center & Central Communications Fac.
LEED-ID, pending certification

Carlsbad Commercial Center
Carlsbad, California
ADA & Campus redevelopment

Accredited Home Lenders
San Diego & National
East Coast facilities development

Abu Dhabi National Oil Corporation
United Arab Emirates
Headquarters Spaceplanning & Standards

Brandon also hosted the July 13, 2011 kbtribechat on Building Green.

Brandon also hosted the November 9, 2011 kbtribechat on KB Trends for Minimizing WATER Usage!

Brandon hosted the May 9, 2012 kbtribechat on LED Lighting.

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