

Amanda Timmons, LEED AP
- Mar 15, 2016
Pollution Causes Heat Island Effect on Ice Sheets
This article , originally posted in HuffPost Science, shows examples of heat island effect causing a positive feedback loop of melting...


Amanda Timmons
- Feb 25, 2016
LEED v4 Screens for Toxic Chemicals
As outlined in a recent news story, some imported laminate flooring has been found to have excessive levels of formaldehyde, a known...


Amanda Timmons
- Oct 27, 2015
A massive loophole
From the Huffington Post: Climate Central reporter John Upton traveled to England and through the U.S. Southeast to investigate both ends...


Amanda Timmons
- Oct 23, 2015
The Third Industrial Revolution is Coming
In a somewhat discouraging essay (the first in a four-part series) about Earth's ecosystems under siege by climate change, the following...


Amanda Timmons
- Oct 21, 2015
Using Roundup? Think Twice
In a first-of-its-kind for California, the State has designated a main ingredient of Roundup - glyphosate - as a cancer-causing agent....


Amanda Timmons
- Sep 8, 2015
Reconnect to your bountiful backyard
With some smart landscaping and efficient utilization of your existing backyard, you can turn that turf into another kind of green. Check...


Amanda Timmons
- Sep 4, 2015
Denver: 13th most ozone-polluted city in the US
Editor's Note: We came across this article on Denver's Channel 7 News, and want to share it with you. Working together, we can get Denver...


Amanda Timmons
- Jul 6, 2015
Learning from the Past
We can learn a lot from ancient civilizations, but urban planners are learning even more by studying the ruins of the Inca kingdom. A...


Amanda Timmons
- Jul 2, 2015
Farming - on a rooftop?
First, there were green roofs - roofs that included plants as a part of design to reduce urban runoff and the heat island effect. The...

Amanda Timmons
- Jun 9, 2015
"Fluorine is the tyrannosaurus rex of the periodic table"
A recent article from the BBC website has great refrigerant information for folks who take Ampajen's class for LEED accreditation. Check...