Bridgette Meinhold

 

Bridgette is a sustainability consultant who helps individuals and businesses to reduce their environmental impact. She graduated in June 2007 from Stanford University with her masters in Civil and Environmental Engineering in their Atmosphere and Energy Program. She also has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from San Diego State University.

She has spent time abroad in Germany working for a wind turbine manufacturer, a kitchen assistant at a culinary school in New York City, a private chef, a waitress and ski bum in Utah. Bridgette currently lives in an aspen grove in Park City, Utah.

During the winter her home is covered in 12 feet of snow and in the summer she walks directly from her house to hiking trails. She has a black lab/border collie mix named Cooper and is married to the man of her dreams, who also happens to be a firefighter/paramedic.

Bridgette is the Architecture Editor on Inhabitat and a contributing writer for Inhabitots.com and Ecouterre.com. When she's not blogging about architecture and design, she likes to bake gluten free goodies or hide in her recycled shipping container art studio, painting and drawing. Learn more about Bridgette's art and freelance writing on her website. She is currently awaiting the release of her first book - Urgent Architecture, a collection of housing projects in the context of natural disasters, which is expected out in January 2013.

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OMA’s Folded CCTV Tower in Beijing is Now Complete

OMA’s Folded CCTV Tower in Beijing is Now Complete

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Probiomed is a High-Tech & Eco Friendly Medical Research Center in Mexico

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Mandala Round Prefab is BC’s First Energy Star Qualified Home

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Modern Connect:Homes are the Latest in Affordable, Green Prefab Design

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Abandoned Food Factory to be Transformed into Chicago’s First Zero-Energy Vertical Farm!

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Peaceful Owhanake Bay House Bends To Nature’s Will in New Zealand

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Former Soap Factory Cleaned Up Into a Sustainable Housing Project in Brussels

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Narbethong Community Hall is a Fireproof Building in the Australian Bush

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Zaragoza’s Green-Roofed Ronda Office Features a Rolling Rainbow Facade

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Cross # Towers is a residential housing project for the Yongsan International Business District (Dreamhub) that consists of two towers - one is 214 meters tall and the other is 204 meters tall.

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Harpoon House is a Smartly-Designed Compact Prefab Home in Portland

Harpoon House is a Smartly-Designed Compact Prefab Home in Portland

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MOTAT’s Aviation Display Hall Protects Historic Planes and the Environment

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The Leblon Offices will be a 10 story office building with a leasable floor area of 6,500 sq meters. A generous lobby will connect the building to the street, a recessed open retail plaza and

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Bridge Studio is a Solar-Powered Minimalist Artist Retreat on Fogo Island

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Shady Asmacati Shopping Center is Topped With Beautiful Perforated Leaf Skylights

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Google’s London Campus Features Ultra Flexible Shipping Container Working Spaces

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Breezy Casa Mecano Adapts to its Tropical Environment in Costa Rica

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Villa Lola is a Beautifully Modern Low-Impact Home in Iceland

Villa Lola is a Beautifully Modern Low-Impact Home in Iceland

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Modular Casa SIP is a Zero-Waste Home in Chile

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