about greater goods

Greater Goods was an idea born in February 2006. Founder, Daniel Velez was thinking about Iraq, energy independence, and global warming. At the time, he was traveling 45 minutes each way from to Rockville, MD from Adams Morgan in DC by car, and had a lot of time to think and listen. It came not as a flash of inspiration, but more like something borrowed from NPR:

Daniel realized that living sustainably is just engineering and technology. Its about how we as humans use our living and work spaces. Since most people on the planet live in cities, that’s where energy, water, and waste technology should be applied. Most of the buildings in major metropolitan areas will not be rebuilt any time soon, and we need to work to improve what we already have. He wanted a place that would help him improve his home so he would have less of an impact on the environment without sacrificing toilet paper. Along the way, Daniel discovered that it’s about a little DIY, and it’s kinda fun.

If you really want to know more about what we’re planning, please go to the blog or read our press clippings.

Special thanks go out to the people who’ve put in a lot of time to make all of this happen. Greater Goods couldn’t exist without all of you:

Nikki Coletta
Katherine Der
Peter Feather
David Ghatan
Dawn Gifford
Adam Hall
David Hess
Dustin Lucien
Claire McHenry
Karen Nelson
Gregory Rodriguez
Margarita Rodriguez (Hi Mom!)
Amanda Sawyer
Glenn Sperling
Constantine Stavropoulos
Taylor Thomson
Sally Walker

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about greater goods Greater Goods was an idea born in February 2006. Founder, Daniel Velez was thinking about Iraq, energy independence, and global warming. At the time, he was traveling 45 minutes each way from to Rockville, MD from Adams Morgan in DC by car, and had a lot of time to think and listen. It came not as a flash of inspiration, but more like something borrowed from NPR: Daniel realized that living sustainably is just engineering and technology. Its about how we as humans use our living and work spaces. Since most people on the planet live in cities, that’s where energy, water, and waste technology should be applied. Most of the buildings in major metropolitan areas will not be rebuilt any time soon, and we need to work to improve what we already have. He wanted a place that would help him improve his home so he would have less of an impact on the environment without sacrificing toilet paper. Along the way, Daniel discovered that it’s about a little DIY, and it’s kinda fun. If you really want to know more about what we’re planning, please go to the blog or read our press clippings. Special thanks go out to the people who’ve put in a lot of time to make all of this happen. Greater Goods couldn’t exist without all of you: Nikki Coletta Katherine Der Peter Feather David Ghatan Dawn Gifford Adam Hall David Hess Dustin Lucien Claire McHenry Karen Nelson Gregory Rodriguez Margarita Rodriguez (Hi Mom!) Amanda Sawyer Glenn Sperling Constantine Stavropoulos Taylor Thomson Sally Walker

Please join our mailing list. We will never share your information with anyone without your permission.