SSV Joins the Smart Surfaces Coalition

Sustainable Silicon Valley is partnering with the national Smart Surfaces Coalition to help cities make “smart” surface decisions by demonstrating the value of common sense solutions that manage the sun and rain. By using Smart Surfaces where appropriate, cities around the world can reduce extreme summer heat by several degrees, stem flooding, combat climate change, […]

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SSV Partners with Nebia for Water Efficiency

Sustainable Silicon Valley is partnering with innovative San Francisco-based shower maker Nebia on a drought action project to get new advanced technology Nebia by Moen Quattro Rainshower showerheads into the hands of lucky Bay Area water utility customers through their utility conservation programs. The Nebia Quattro Rainshower exceeds EPA WaterSense standards, operating between 1.25 to […]

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A Happy Tale of Solar Reuse

The “old panels” taken down and set for a cleaning. & a Snazzy Solar Roof (w/drones) It started, as most things do, over a beer. And copious appetizers provided by wonderfully determined hosts. Al fresco dining near the barbecue, with reasonable social distance. Conversation with my wife’s friend’s husband (we’ll call him Abe) turns to […]

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SSV Partners with Tru Earth

SSV’s Sustainable Life program has partnered with Tru Earth, a Vancouver-based provider of innovative Eco-Strips laundry detergent and other interesting products. They are a self-described movement (@TruEarthMovement and #TruEarthMovement) not afraid to get dirty and make a video about getting clean. Eco-Strips are  super-concentrated, hypoallergenic strips you tear apart and put in your usual liquid detergent […]

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Cultivating Cultures: Making Your Own Yogurt

Quarantine has inspired many new habits and hobbies around the world: it seems the world-over learned to make bread. As more people become familiar with the time-intensive processes in making sourdough, yogurt or even kombucha, they all have one moldy yet delicious element: a culture, or fermented product. Sourdough comes from fermented flour, kombucha is […]

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