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The Evolving Green Scene
all insulation made out of used blue jeans. Tabletops consisting of shredded money, walnut shells and recycled paper. Desk lamps fashioned from used computer monitors. Those are just a few of the forward-thinking, eco-friendly materials that the husband-and-wife team of Fritz Kreiss and Catherine McQueen are incorporating into the Green Leaf Inn they’re erecting in Wisconsin. That project—which is being built to LEED platinum standards and is also seeking to become the first Net Zero Energy hotel in the U.S.—is one of three cuttingedge boutique hotels we profile in our cover story (page 16). That package also includes a look at The Hotel at Arundel Preserve, an upscale venue created by RD Jones + Associates (headed by our cover subject, Rebecca Jones) that has netted LEED silver certification; and the Shore Hotel, a Gensler-designed oceanfront destination that combines green cred (LEED gold) and Southern California sophistication. Sustainable boutique projects aren’t just taking place in the U.S., of course; it’s a global phenomenon. In that spirit, we’ve imbued some of our green coverage in the following pages with a bit of an English accent. Our Q+A (page 24) is with Siân Moxon, a London-based designer and author of the newly published book “Sustainability in Interior Design.” Moxon passionately and persuasively argues that interior designers could and should be doing more to integrate green products, layouts and energy systems into their work. And on page 40, we profile British eco-artist Sarah Turner, who has come up with a unique way to create radiant lighting fixtures out of discarded plastic drink containers. Clearly, that old saw about one person’s trash being another’s treasure is taking on new life in this era of ever-increasing eco-awareness. And that’s just one of several green-themed take-aways you’ll find in the following pages.

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