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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 also currently talking herself into writing her first novel - obviously something environmentally related.

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MotoArt Recycles Airplane Parts Into High-Flyin’ Furniture

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Registration Open for the 2010 eVolvo Skyscraper Competition

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Living Lamp Provides Green Indoor Gardening Space

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Wood iPod Puts Nature In the Palm Of Your Hand

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Daniel Libeskind’s ‘Sustainable’ Prefab

Daniel Libeskind’s ‘Sustainable’ Prefab

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LAST CHANCE to Win a Limited Edition Strida Folding Bike!

LAST CHANCE to Win a Limited Edition Strida Folding Bike!

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BarbieFoot Foosball Table Bends It Like Barbie

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Vote For Your Favorite Eco-Cutey FINALIST!

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Müvbox Fast Food Shipping Container Restaurant

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Register Now for the One Good Chair Competition!

Register Now for the One Good Chair Competition!

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Villa UH1: Hillside Geothermal House in Sweden

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Andrea Salvini’s Light Filled Modern American Cabin

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Naomi Dean Gives Reclaimed Office Furniture New Life

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Recycled Fiber Furniture Filled With Air

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Greenworks Self-Watering Living Wall System

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