Green

I've been working on my doc short and learning a lot about a private historic site in town that was recently re-imagined into a fantastic new public space - and free to all, I might add. When does that happen anymore?

The new site is sustainable, using post-consumer materials throughout. We're quite a progressive little city, you see; green is big business. In a wild piece of trivia, the insulation at the site is made from post-consumer denim blue jeans in place of fiberglass. I'm so happy that my favorite jeans, which so far have served mainly to contain my stomach during frequent over feedings, can now look to a brighter future ahead serving mankind. Ah, progress.

The site is also on track for a Silver LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, which I learned all about recently during a DWELL on Design conference screening of the documentary, The Greening of Southie. This engaging film from Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis (they also did the eye-opening King Corn doc) chronicles the development of the first green residential building in a traditional South Boston neighborhood. It's an often funny yet touching look at what happens when the past, present and future collide. The Sundance Channel has aired it as part of their cool programming block, THE GREEN.

Check it out and go a little green today.