 Best of the New: Shopping
Boston.com
2010
Globe Magazine editors selected G Green Design Center in Norwell as one of the best new shops...read
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 Making Green a Go
Entrepreneur
By Jason Daley
June 2010
If you watch any of the dozens of home-improvement shows on cable TV, you'd think that bamboo and cork floors, super-efficient water heaters, nontoxic carpets and paints are all the rage. When interior designer Nicole Goldman moved to Cape Cod in Massachusetts with her family and decided to do an eco-upgrade on their home, she didn't find it to be a walk in the park...read
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Cape & Islands Green verifies 'g' Green Design
as 1st green business
Green Design Center, of Mashpee, became the first company to be verified as a Green Business by the newly formed organization, Cape & Islands Green at a breakfast for reception for business leaders on Wednesday, June 30th.
Cape & Islands Green is an environmental initiative organized by a collective of environmentally-conscious business owners, with support from the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, and the following local Chambers: Hyannis, Falmouth, and Sandwich...read
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Energy compact riles contractors
Cape Cod Times
By Sarah Shemkus
April 14, 2010
The state is gearing up for a $2.2 billion program aimed at improving the energy efficiency of homes and businesses across the commonwealth. Some $76 million is headed to the Cape and Martha's Vineyard to fund
programs, including home energy audits and rebates on the implementation of efficiency measures...read
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'g'
Green Design Center: Providing sustainable and efficient
alternatives in a designer showroom
Green Business Quarterly
Fall 2009
by Zach Baliva
When Nicole Goldman was working as a writer, she found
herself completing many articles about green issues.
As an interior designer, she discovered that more and
more customers were asking about sustainable products.
As a homeowner, she realized just how hard those materials
were to find...read
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A
Woods Hole home, guided by green
The Boston Globe
June 11, 2009
by Jaci Conry, Globe Correspondent
WOODS HOLE - When Nicole Goldman first encountered
her current home here, the yard was so overgrown she
could hardly see it from the street. The interior of
the 1970s "deck house" - a prefab design
known for its large decks and expansive windows - had
never been updated, and was portioned off into small
rooms. An addition had been haphazardly attached to
the back of the house...read
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Right
at Home with Mother Nature
Cape Cod
& Islands Home Magazine
A home interior designed in concert with Mother Nature
makes life more harmonious and - quite likely - a healthier
and happier place...read
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In
the Green House
home | remodeling: Cape Cod, the Islands & the
South Coast
Spring 2009
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 Franchises
Blog: New Green Franchise Opportunity - ‘g’ Green
Design Center
About.com
March 24, 2009
By Don Daszkowski, About.com Guide to Franchises
According to Ode Magazine, the ‘g’ Green
Design Center is announcing franchise opportunities
for eco-minded individuals looking to open a responsible
business. ‘g’ Green Design Center, focused
on providing a user-friendly experience to going green,
is a combination retail shop and showroom on a mission
to provide customers with all they need to create green,
sustainable environments that are both beautiful and
responsible to our earth. Currently offering franchises
in 29 of the 50 states, ‘g’ hopes to attract
passionate entrepreneurs interested in joining the
growing environmental movement....download
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Innovative
Green Business Offers First Franchise Opportunity
Ode Magazine
March 24, 2009
The ‘g’ Green Design Center is announcing
franchise opportunities for eco-minded individuals
looking to open a responsible business. ‘g’ Green
Design Center, focused on providing a user-friendly
experience to going green, is a combination retail
shop and showroom on a mission to provide customers
with all they need to create green, sustainable environments
that are both beautiful and responsible to our earth.
Currently offering franchises in 29 of the 50 states, ‘g’ hopes
to attract passionate entrepreneurs interested in joining
the growing environmental movement. Click
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 Possibly
the Easiest Way to Open Your Own Green Store
Ecopreunurist
March 5, 2009
by Paul Smith
So you have an interest in sustainability, particularly
when it comes to your home environment. You know enough
that your friends seem to flock to you for advice.
They say, “You should open your own store!” You
think hmm, they might be on to something. But you’ve
never opened up a store, and it’s a tough economy
these days for doing so. g Green Design Center may
be just the ticket. Click
here to continue reading. |
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Eco
Friendly Home Furniture Design Ideas –‘g’ Green
Design Center
Furniture Home Design
February 25, 2009
by Sarah Clarke
Sometimes we come across other sites or businesses
who are doing something so forward thinking and cool
that we like to give them some big green props! The ‘g’ Green
Design Center is a retail store whose mission it is
to help homeowners and consumers create green, sustainable
living spaces. The founder and owner, Nicole Goldman,
is an interior designer who, upon doing her own home
reno’s, found that the resources and supplies
in her area were limited and so the g Green Design
Center was created out of that need. She is now taking
her idea and turning it into a franchise, offering
a solid business plan to interested eco-minded entrepreneurs. Click
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Spotlights, News Updates and Events going on at 'g' by
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Every week we'll have in depth information on products
that can help you with your green building projects.
Our News updates will profile 'g' in the news as well
as breaking information on renewable energy, great, new
eco-friendly ideas and ways to live a healthier life.
And you'll never miss out on events you'll want to attend
- if you are a regular devotee of our blog. Its one of
the best ways for 'g' to communicate with our community
and help you to connect with the world of 'g'.
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Cutting edge info...up-to-the-minute
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what we've just learned about building, community, materials,
break throughs, policy making, opportunities...
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Be a friend - become a fan on Facebook - one more way
to get the insider's view of what's really going on at
'g'.
When "The Green Doctor is In" -
you can write in your comments and questions via Facebook
and get personalized answers to your most pressing
green building questions.
Coming this week we'll have an interview with Sales
Associate Paula Smith who will weigh in on the most Frequently
Asked Questions - it just might be something you were
wondering too - so log in to our page, friend us, become
a fan, and send a message so we know what you need to
hear.
 'g' is Linked In
We've joined several groups such as Tersus Terra, Women
in Design, The Green Group and others. Linked In connects
us to group discussions about green building and green
business. We welcome new connections and discussions.
Let us know if you are linked in and want to connect
with 'g'.
Green Minutes
with Nicole Goldman
WCAI - the Cape
and
Islands NPR Station
Tips on how to create a smaller carbon footprint - and save money.
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Green Design Center
Builder/Architect Magazine, Greater Boston
Edition
Vol 17, No. 2
g Green Design Center is a story whose time has arrived.
It's hard to open a newspaper, read a magazine or listen
to a radio or television report without hearing the consistent
beat of the green-building movment...read
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What's
in your air?
Coastlines, January 2009
by Nicole Goldman, Founder 'g' Green Design Center
Take a deep breath...But beware! Is your indoor air quality
healthy enough to breath? Are there toxins in your building
materials, old air filters and carpets? Are there mites
or mold in the air ducts crating a fouled atmosphere to
work in? Is this creating sickness and allergies? These
questions may sound extreme but in actuality, many of the
buildings we work in, from offices to restaurants to store
fronts, have had their indoor air quality compromised by
one or more of these factors...read
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Woods
Hole Resident Earns Professional Honors
Falmouth Enterprise
January 23, 2009
Nicole Goldman of Woods Hole, owner of 'g' Green Design
Center of Mashpee, was honored by the national Association
of the Remodeling INdustry earlier this month...read
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The
Lucky January listings
Lucky, the magazine about shopping and style
January 2009
by Alyssa Giacobbe
This year-old eco-shop stocks organic cotton and bamboo
clothing, as well as Bambu tableware and nontoxic cleaning
supplies....read article |
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 National
Assoc. of the Remodeling Industry (NARI)’s Cape Cod
Chapter Honors
Nicole Goldman, Founder of ‘g’ Green Design
Center with Rookie of the Year Award
for Contributions to the Leadership
of the Organization
January 12, 2009
The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI)’s
Cape Cod Chapter honored Nicole Goldman, founder of ‘g’ Green
Design Center in Mashpee, with their annual Rookie of the
Year Award for her contributions to the leadership of the
organization, at their annual meeting, Thursday, January
8th at the Daniel Webster Inn in Sandwich, MA...read
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Energy
Efficiency Helps Your Business's Bottom Line
Coastlines
December 2008
by Nicole Goldman, Founder 'g' Green Design Center
What better way to a business owner's heart than to learn
of a strategy that can cut costs while providing the same
service they have come to depend on...read
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 Cape
Building a bright 'green future'
Cape Cod Times
by Sarah Shemkus
BOSTON - Representatives of Cape and Islands building
firms, technology companies and community groups were among
more than 25,000 people who attended Greenbuild 2008 yesterday
to participate in a green revolution... read
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Going
Green
Coastlines
November 2008
by Nicole Goldman, Founder 'g' Green Design Center
Businesses, as well as homeowners, are concerned with
steps they can take to be more eco-friendly. The motivations
may be similar for either group, but the actions that need
to be taken can go along very different paths...read
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Tune In this Monday morning at 9:30AM to WCAI 90.1
to hear 'g' Green Design Center founder, Nicole Goldman
and CIRenew Director, Chris Powicki, talk with Mindy about
steps you can take to make your home and business more
eco-friendly, energy-efficient and healthy. Nicole
will offer some pointers on easy and affordable changes
everyone can master to be more green in their homes and
businesses and will provide information on a new green
business certification process that she is working on with
local groups such as CiRenew. For more information log
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DESIGN
New England
September/October 2008
Looking for an alternative to toxic, off-gassing floor
coverings? At interior designer and eco-style maven Nicole
Goldman's Cape Cod showroom, g Green Design Center, which
offers the latest in green building supplies, flooring
picks include Eco-Terr,
terrazzo slabs made from 27 t 80
percent postconsumer concrete, glass, and stone...read
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Ready,
Set, Renovate!
Green Roof
Boston Magazine
Fall 2008
When they moved into their Woods Hole home three years
ago, Goldman, 50, and her husband, Jonathan, also 50, already
had a head start on going green...read
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What's
your shade of green?
Cape Cod Times
July 01, 2008
By Sarah Shemkus
Nicole Goldman, owner of 'g' Green Design is quoted in
the Cape Cod Times Business section about the future of
alternative energy...read
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Sustainable
World, Sustainable You
Cha Magazine
Spring 2008
by Nicole Goldman
Sustainable living could be defined as a lifestyle that
can be sustained without exhausting any natural resources.
it's a laudable goal that many of us aspire to, and a few
dedicated souls may even reach. For the rest of us, who
have been conditioned and cultured in an American way of
life, breaking free of some of our bad habits and embracing,
at least a few, healthier behaviors will help us contribute
to the improvement of our own health and the health of
those we share our lives with, as well as the environment
we profess to love...read
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 'g' Green Design Center
Edible Cape Cod
Spring 2008
These days everyone is looking for ways to reduce
their carbon footprint, but sometimes it's tough to know
where to get started...read
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 Greener Life
Cape Cod and Island's Home Magazine (a publication
of Cape Cod Life)
by Andrew Cunningham
Spring 2008
Saving the environment sounds like a daunting
task—just look at the numbers brought forth by Al Gore’s
An Inconvenient Truth. It seems that practically everything
we use in our daily life is harmful to the environment, or
to ourselves, in some way. Changing the way we live to decrease
our carbon footprint on the earth can seem difficult...read
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 Marrying style to seasons in Mashpee
The Barnstable Patriot
May 30, 2008
Amy DuFault of the 'g' Green
Design Center talks about the trend of green weddings...read
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 Design Center Helps Homebuilders Go Green
WBZ
May 14, 2008
'g' Green Design Center founder
Nicole Goldman introduces Channel 4 meteorologist Mish Michaels
to green building products...read
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 Green
Heroes
Cape Cod Magazine
April 2008
"We live on Cape Cod because we appreciate the natural
beauty we witness everyday. But our environment is in danger,
a victim to the excesses of our global culture. Fortunately,
some inspired individuals will not rest until we learn
to live here on this fragile peninsula in more environmentally-
friendly ways. The following locals have made concerted
efforts championing renewable energy, sustainable food
sources, and more efficient living spaces, and protecting
our precious resources. Cape Cod Magazine celebrates those
who are striving to make a difference in this unique set
of portraits."—The Editors, Cape Cod Magazine
...read
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 Eco
Logical: Earth Day Guide
Daily Candy
April 22, 2008
Daily Candy She’s got the whole world in her hand,
but Mother Nature sure gets a bum rap. Show some love today
and every day by committing to a few earth-friendly activities...download
Eco Fashion Show event announcement. |
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Ecofashion hits Cotuit runway
Cape Cod Times
April 21, 2008
Project Runway's Alison Kelly emcees 'g' Green Design
Center's Eco-Fashion Show...read
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 Boston Business Journal
New businesses buzzing with green monikers
March 28, 2008
The Boston Business Journal took the raw number of companies
incorporated in 2006 and 2007 that used the word green in
their titles, and then narrowed both lists to businesses
that were referencing an environmental concept rather than
another use of "green." See how 'g' Green Design
Center fared...read
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What does 'green' really mean?
Cape Cod Times
February 24, 2008
Nicole helps homeowners decipher what's really green
in the world of home building...read
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'Green' becomes red-hot
Cape Cod Times
February 10, 2008
Green becomes red hot. 'g' Green Design Center is interviewed
about how far green has come and what green means to homeowners...read
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 Cape
expo spotlights ‘green building’
Home Decoration
On a typical day in Woods Hole one can
find visitors shopping, waiting for a ferry to Martha’s
Vineyard or exploring the harbor. But those walking along
Water Street did more than just enjoy the outdoors Tuesday,
they learned how changes to their homes can help save it...read
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 Green Roof Garden
Check out Nicole's roof garden stats (provided by Onset Computer's
new green weathering technology). The garden provides an
eco-friendly way for her home to have added insulation,
recycled rainwater, oxygen and improved air quality...not
to mention being aesthetically pleasing... see
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The ‘g’ Foundation
At ‘g’ we believe giving
back to the community is very important especially when it comes
to supporting the environment.
In an effort to help support our community when it comes to alternative
energy and environmental education, we’ve created the ‘g’ Foundation,
a non-profit charitable fund. Donations to the fund are tax deductible
and enable members of the community to explore, initiate and pursue
environmental goals.
Donations can either be sent directly to the Cape Cod Foundation,
259 Willow Street, Yarmouthport, MA 02675 made out to the ‘g’ Foundation
Fund or dropped off directly at ‘g’ Green
Design Center in Mashpee Commons.
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