Monday, May 18, 2009

Green Beginnings - and now the film!

Avrim and Vicki Topel, the authors of "Green Beginnings: The Story of How We Built Our Green & Sustainable Home", who are partnering with Eco-Libris to plant a tree for every sold copy of the book, are offering now not just a great book, but also a very interesting film!

What this video is about? her here are some details from the authors' website:

The Green Beginnings Video is a unique, original-content eco-documentary that features the professional team who built the Green Beginnings House, an award-winning LEED Silver green and sustainable home. The team offers perspective as they explain the project and green homes in a new stand-alone educational film that can also be utilized as an adjunct teaching companion to the Green Beginnings Book that explains the project and green homes from the homeowner’s perspective.

Viewed together with the Green Beginnings book as a complete green homes educational package, viewers are offered a unique opportunity to learn about green homes from both the homeowners' point of view (consumer mindset) and the professionals' perspective.

Produced by Freeland Media in association with Amy Cornelius, LEED AP, Hugh Lofting Timber Frames, and directed by award winning cinematographer Erik Freeland, the film depicts the collaborative effort between the professional team and homeowners who designed and built the Green Beginnings house, a U.S. Green Building Council LEED Silver home. Shot on location amidst a picturesque backdrop of rolling farmlands in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, the film follows the true story of planning and building a state-of-the-art green and sustainable home.

Here's the film's trailer:



Yours,
Raz @ Eco-Libris
www.ecolibris.net