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A Reclaimed Space Showhouse Shines For Charity

070209_eco01.jpgOne of last weekend's Dwell On Design events featured a 400 square foot Reclaimed Space home designed by the ebay Green Team and ecofabulous. The fab little house was auctioned off with proceeds benefiting Habitat For Humanity in Los Angeles. We love this idea and also learning how...

 
 

070309_eco04.jpg...well they did! The eBay Green Team and ecofabulous raised $75,100 for Habitat for Humanity in Los Angeles.

070209_eco03.jpgThe eBay Green Team grew out of a grassroots efforts began in 2007 by a team of 40 passionate eBay employees who gathered together to make eBay a truly green place to work. They have accomplished a lot, from inspiring eBay to build San Jose’s largest solar installation to helping the company decide how to achieve carbon neutrality.

070209_eco02.jpgToday, more than 1,000 eBay employees in 18 countries are Green Team members, supporting environmental causes in their local communities and promoting sustainable business practices within eBay.


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Images: ebay Green Team and Douglas Hill

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No! Not a porcelain deer head in a reclaimed space! Why?

Everything else is charming -- except marble in the kitchen seems a little excessive and out of scale.

posted by AustinSarah on July 3rd 2009 at 12:16am
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I love the sink over the toilet tank. Nice way to recycle gray water.

posted by BruinToo on July 3rd 2009 at 4:48am
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