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Link to Design and Architecture / KCRW (Aug. 9, 2023) | Yes, it’s hot, hot, hot these days, prompting concern about those without air conditioning, especially as the numbers of scorching days are climbing. And yet the remedy is also a cause of the rising heat. …So kudos to Helen Li for writing this LA Times think piece about age-old […]

Link to L.A. Times story (July 28, 2023) | This summer has brought brutally hot temperatures to Southern California and many other parts of the country. As climate change brings more extreme temperatures, the future could be even hotter. But it’s worth noting that turning up the air conditioning isn’t the only way to stay […]

Link to Podcast / Doctoring Up Design (July 24, 2023) | As California moves one step closer to an “All Electric” home environment, designers must learn how to work with and around all of the changing regulations. Because sustainable design is here to stay, this is a conversation about high design style on the cutting […]

Link to Zero Energy Project story (July 19, 2023) | Water scarcity has become a critical global issue, with an increasing demand for potable water and limited freshwater resources. Conventional public water systems struggle to meet the needs of residents, straining already scarce water sources and producing significant carbon emissions. Greywater recycling can play a crucial role […]

Link to Capital & Main story (July 18, 2023) | The BHAC is a model “resilience hub,” a place meant to provide shelter and coordinate support in the event of an emergency like excessive heat. Though its mission is professional arts and media career training, the conservatory has collaborated with local government, public utilities, the American Red […]

Link to L.A. Times story (June 22, 2023) | Walking into the Survivors Healing Garden on 108th Street, just blocks from Watts Towers, Oya Sherrills radiates calm as she stops to pick up trash that has blown in from the Union Pacific railroad tracks nearby. “This was a junkyard with cars all over the place,” […]

Link to Decor News Now story (May 24, 2023) | “Before we talk about how we’re going to change the future with green buildings, we need to be able to see it.” That was Ben Stapleton’s big takeaway after months of collaboration with Climate Resolve and the Boyle Heights Art Conservatory on a mural depicting […]

LINK to ABC7 TV story (April 21, 2023) | Watch coverage of the mural unveiling at the Boyle Heights Arts Conservatory, featuring artists from the Mural Workforce Academy, who learned to use non-toxic and smog-eating paint to create this vision of a clean air future for Boyle Heights.

LINK to KCRW DnA story (April 19, 2023) | Interconnected Relations is a bold mural that depicts themes around climate change, clean air and environmental justice — and it reinforces that message by using smog-eating paint! It will be unveiled this Thursday at the Boyle Heights Arts Conservatory (BHAC). The mural was created by (BHAC) and […]

LINK to Spectrum News 1 TV Segment (March 7, 2023) | The single mom moved to Pacific Landing in October, a new affordable housing development in Santa Monica that is all-electric. None of the 37 units use any natural gas. “I don’t have to worry about carbon monoxide leaks or anything like that, which is beautiful with […]

LINK to Univision for full story (Feb. 22, 2022) | (SP) En la ciudad de Watts, ubicada en el condado de Los Ángeles, la creación de un novedoso jardín que utiliza un sistema de absorción y filtrado de aguas fluviales ha revolucionado la industria del drenaje sostenible. Marcela Oliva, profesora de arquitectura ambiental y miembro […]

LINK to LAist for full story (Feb. 2, 2022) | Phillip Lester drove his shovel into the earth, smiling as at last he pierced beneath the dry, hard dirt into dark brown fertile soil. “This whole lot used to be a junkyard,” said Lester. …At a planting event last fall, Oya Sherrills stood in the […]