Mixed Use Planned in Laguna Niguel
Mixed Use, Orange County and Amtrak… Not a typical combination here in Orange County, but what an exciting project to hope for! The Laguna Niguel Gateway Specific Plan was formed to responsibly guide attractive and exciting new development opportunities for the approximately 315-acre Gateway area, located along the Interstate 5 Freeway and the 73 Toll ...
What’s a Live Work Loft?
Before getting to the differences between live work and mixed use lofts or condos, first you’ll want to understand what defines a loft. Like many real estate descriptive terms, they’re often used creatively by the person marketing the product. Santa Ana Lofts What’s a Loft? The simplest form of a loft is like a bonus ...
Familiar Faces Move to Downtown Santa Ana
If you live in Orange County and have an interest in healthy, eco-friendly living than chances are you’ve already met Delilah Snell and Christy Funk. Both are pioneers of their own retail stores that sell eco-friendly lifestyle goods, hold workshops and help educate the community. They’ve created new events, workshops, conferences and influenced many SoCal ...
No watering for Solar Trees
Yes, I am excited about products like this! Orange County parking lots are no different than most parking lots of the world. They get really, really hot during the summer. Shade trees do what they can, but I’m excited about new shade structures that capture the sun’s energy while they keep me and my car cool. There are a few private installations in Orange County now. Most notably the new Kaiser Permanente parking lot off the 405 fwy in Irvine. In the past it’s only been an investment that utility providers have been willing to make around here.
Is it still LEED Certified?
“Is it still LEED Certified?”, is a question you may hear a lot in the future with existing commercial, industrial buildings and even homes. It’s even possible that you could purchase or rent a brand new home that is marketed as LEED Certified, but failed to achieve the certification requirements.
Solar Decathlon Moves to Irvine, CA
Very exciting news for Southern Californians who are interested in green building! Quite possibly the coolest event is coming to the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, CA next year in 2013. Organized by the U.S. Department of Energy, The Solar Decathlon challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, ...
