Home Awards: Best Green Remodel

Green ideas and fashion-forward style revive a West Coast condo

Written by Norman Kolpas • Styled by Char Hatch Langos
Photographed by Grey Crawford • Produced By Wendy Manwarren

For Los Angeles resident Adam Coulter, being green is not merely a question of following the current fashion. It's a direct response to his own life's trials and triumphs. The 27-year-old screenwriter and actor successfully battled cancer in his early teens and has been in remission for 13 years. "From then on," he says, "I wanted to live as healthfully as possible, from what I eat to the environment that surrounds me." So, with the help of Beverly Hills-based designer Lori Dennis, ASID, Coulter has created the ideal green environment in a third-floor Century City condo. It's filled with finishes and furnishings both eco-friendly and health conscious -- for example, flooring of sustainably grown bamboo, draperies made predominantly of organic linen, tiles of recycled glass, and wall paint free of harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs). "Green living is about doing things that improve our lives, the environment, and our economy," says Dennis, an Accredited Professional in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design initiative of the U.S. Green Building Council. "And our homes can play a crucial role in that equation."

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