EcoLogic Life began in 2007 when founder and manager Cynthia Grier made a trip to Ojai and Ventura County, CA and recognized the strong desire of the people to shift their lifestyle to a much more sustainable way of living. She set out with a mission...
to make eco-friendly building materials accessible, and to teach ways of creating beautiful, healthy, affordable environments that promote sustainability and can be a source of well being.
Cynthia Grier has been a proponent of environmental causes for many years, beginning with Environmental Studies courses in college. She received her degree in Interior Environmental Design and began her career with 9 years as an Interior Designer. She then worked many years as a Territory Manager/Specification Consultant for a variety of building material and finishe suppliers, assisting architects, designers and contractors with design, technical & sustainability information. During that time, she built two new homes of her own with conventional building materials. She became very ill and it took a few years to determine that it was her homes, with their toxic finishes and materials, which were making her ill. By changing her environment and surrounding herself with natural and healthy alternatives, she has regained her health.
Cynthia is a Build It Green Certified Green Building Professional, a member of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), the Natural Building Network, and the Institute for Bau-Biologie* and Ecology. She is currently studying for her Certification as a Bau-Biologie (Building Biology) Practitioner. And, she sits on the Ojai Valley Green Coalition - Built Environment Council where she has helped to design and assemble a mock green home in both the Ojai Valley Museum and the Community Services of Ventura County Green Center, and is an Editorial Advisor for Natural Home Magazine. Cynthia recently served as judge for the USGBC C-4 2011 Green Awards.
Cynthia is currently active in remodeling projects for residential and commercial spaces, and also in researching, reviewing & writing about eco/healthy building and sustainability commitments of ecotourisim resorts, destinations and other lodging and restaurants. Cynthia is passionate about sharing her knowledge of healthy, eco-friendly building. She is available for speaking/teaching engagements, consultations on material selection & specification, space planning & design, and will compile written articles for any media.
Jon Cotham is founder of Healthy Eco Home / Jon Cotham Construction, and is a Certified Building Biologist (Bau-Biologie*) Environmental Consultant & Inspector and California Licensed (#661635) Building Contractor who has been creating healthy eco spaces for over 18 yrs. He is a member of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Institute for Bau-Biologie and Ecology. Jon is the investigator who will sleuth out and locate the source of environmental toxins in your home or workplace, then consult with you on all the solutions to create a healthy space. Jon combines extensive training with state of the art testing equipment to find the solution to create your healthy, beautiful home or workplace. Each inspection includes a comprehensive written report with recommendations on how you can improve the health of your space and thereby the health of your family or employees. Jon can then recommend appropriate remediation techniques, equipment and professionals.
In addtion, Jon is a Building Performance Institute (BPI) Professional Building Analyst and an Energy Upgrade California Certified Contractor able to to energy assessments and improvements while assisting you in getting rebates, incentives & financing. He is also available for consultations & building services on any new building or remodeling project. His many years of experience and training in healthy, sustainable, and natural building techniques are hard to find in the average building consultant, inspector or project manager. His expertise combines not only seeking out the problems but knowing how to successfully complete the solutions.
*Bau-Biologie®, a philosophy that began in Germany, is a word used to describe a movement promoting the use of healthy building principles as a means to improve living and work spaces and the health of people who occupy them. Bau-Biologie® literally means, "Building Biology™." Both terms are now used interchangeably and both have exactly the same definition - "how buildings impact life and the living environment." For more information on Jon visit www.healthyecohome.com
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EcoLogic Life Green Design Build Showroom
56 S. Oak St, in downtown Ventura, CA
call 805.648.2626 for an appointment Monday - Friday 9 - 6