Mary's Bio & CV Testimonials Stories Healthy Green Consulting "Just Ask Mary" Q & A Series on Green, Sustainable and Healthy Interiors Wednesday, February 18th, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. “Green/Healthy Design: Early Key Questions to Ask Your Clients”, followed by general Q& A on green/healthy interiors. Wednesday, April 22nd 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. “Green Design vs. Healthy Design: Knowing the Difference”, followed by general Q& A on green/healthy interiors. Location: Bausman & Company Showroom 921 North La Cienega Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90069 You care about the health of the planet, and that of your clients. The new, quickly emerging green industry offers many exciting alternative materials, products and systems for healthier, planet-friendly interiors. Integrating green, however, can be unfamiliar and sometimes overwhelming territory for the design professional. Bausman & Company announces a FREE 2-hour question and answer series by Mary Cordaro, environmental consultant and lecturer for over 18 years. Learn about green, sustainable and healthy interior and building materials and approaches, and real solutions for green healthy home design. Bring your specific questions from your current projects, enjoy delicious snacks and drink, and learn about the simple things you can do to integrate healthy, green materials, products and systems into your interior design projects and your own homes as well. Since 1989, Mary Cordaro has been consulting on healthy/green building and interiors, and providing resources for diagnosing and solving indoor air quality problems. Her integrated approach is unique, synthesizing the fields of “Bau-Biologie”, Building Science, and green building. Mary consults to interior designers, homeowners, architects, and contractors on healthy (and not just green) new construction and remodels. Cordaro also directs a team of specialists who work together to test for and solve contaminant problems in the home. She lectures and teaches around the country. For more information, email marycordaroinc@gmail.com, call 818.766.1787, or contact Bausman & Company at 310-659-9459. "Just Ask Mary" Monthly Q & A Series Wednesday, August 6th, 5pm Location: Bausman & Company Showroom 921 North La Cienega Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90069 DROP-IN, Q & A SESSIONS BY MARY CORDARO, FOR INTERIOR DESIGN PROFESSIONALS ON GREEN, HEALTHY DESIGN You care about the health of the planet, and that of your clients. The new, quickly emerging green industry offers many exciting alternative materials, products and systems for healthier, planet-friendly interiors. Integrating green, however, can be unfamiliar and sometimes overwhelming territory for the design professional. Bausman & Company announces a FREE 2-hour question and answer series by Mary Cordaro, a respected environmental consultant and lecturer, who has specialized in creating healthy, green homes for 18 years, across the country. She has easy solutions to share with you, solutions you can use right away, and answers to your questions about healthy home design. Bring your specific questions, enjoy a light lunch, and learn about the simple things you can do to integrate healthy, green materials, products and systems into your interior design projects and your own homes as well. Mary Cordaro is the president and founder of Mary Cordaro Inc., a company that specializes sustainable, healthy home consulting and the Mary Cordaro Collection of Naturally Healthy, Organic Mattresses and Bedding, featured at the Bausman & Company Showroom in Los Angeles. For more information, email marycordaroinc@gmail.com, call (818) 766-1787, or contact Bausman & Company at (310) 659-9459. ASID Designer Lecture Series and Tabletop Exhibit at the Pacific Design Center Thursday, August 21st, Starting at 10am and noon. Location: Pacific Design Center 8687 Melrose Ave West Hollywood, CA 90069 Mary Cordaro Inc. will be exhibiting The Mary Cordaro Collection of Naturally Healthy, Organic Mattresses and Bedding with Bausman & Company and many other ASID partners at the Table Top Exhibit. Mary Cordaro and Mary Cordaro Inc. representatives will be on hand to answer all of your green inquiries. Industry Partner Table Top Presentations, 10 A.M. and noon PDC room B-222. ASID Lecture Series at the PDC, 11 A.M. Blue Conference Center, B-259 Back to the Basics Part 4: "Design Office Management: The Interior Design Office Systems for Project Management." Topics will include office organization: project files & documentation; time management: office techniques and management techniques; team management: building the project team; and team dynamics. Presented by Katherine Fern, ASID, CID, IDEC, IIDA, Instructor, UCLA Extension ARC-ID Program. CEU accredited. Lunch follows in room. For more information or to RSVP call 310.594.716. Past Events 2008 DWELL ON DESIGN, '08LA, Track B Session 2: Sustainable Interiors How can principles of sustainability be applied to interior design projects? Friday, June 6th, 4:15PM - 5:15PM On June 6, as part of Dwell On Design, '08LA, Mary will be part of a new panel discussion entitled, "Sustainable Interiors: How can principles of sustainability be applied to interior design projects?". The panel will be moderated by Sarah Rich, Dwell Editor, and will also host speakers, Lori Dennis, Principal Interior Designer, Dennis Design Group, and Rachel Winokur, Founder and Lead Designer of Etta Designs. In this session, the panel will reveal entrenched interior design habits that keep toxic products in use, and the solutions they've devised to create more healthful environments that still maintain high aesthetic standards. We hope you have time to stop by and join in on the discussion. For details, go to: http://www.dwell.com/peopleplaces/conferences/16488856.html And to read more about Mary, click on: http://www.guerillapr.com/dwellondesign/_speakers/index.php?id=12 Westweek at the PDC Green Gallery Wednesday March 26th- Friday March 28th Location: Pacific Design Center 8687 Melrose Ave West Hollywood, CA 90069 Mary Cordaro Inc. will be exhibiting during Westweek at the "ASID/LA and the Pacific Design Center Green Gallery". The gallery showcases sustainable design, furniture, methods, and building products available from Pacific Design Center Showrooms. Resource materials will be available from a variety of industry leaders in environmental consciousness. Mary Cordaro Inc. representatives will be on hand to answer all of your green inquiries. Click here for more information. Email to marycordaroinc@gmail.com, call (818) 766-1787. ASID CEU Fall lectures Westweek Green Gallery Programs Wednesday, March 26 - Noon - 1:00PM RSVP by February 26th Program Name: The greening of LA Design Location: Pacific Design Center 8687 Melrose Ave West Hollywood, CA 90069 Mary Cordaro founder of Mary Cordaro Inc. will be discussing "Is it REALLY green? - vetting interior materials and products that really are healthy and green" as part of "The Greening of LA Design" panel discussion moderated by Lori E. Dennis. Don't miss this educational discussion on using sustainable methods and materials. Earn continuing education units and become versed in grey water systems, solar panels, denim insulation, and what's new in green finishes. Other panel experts include Leslie Hoffman; Sarah Rich, and Chandra Krout. Crdits: .1 CEU Free For more information: email to marycordaroinc@gmail.com, call (818) 766-1787. Organic Luxury Mattresses to the Trade Only Starting mid September, the Mary Cordaro Collection of Organic Mattresses for the design trade will be on display at the following trade only showrooms: Los Angeles Showroom Bausman & Company, Inc., Los Angeles 921 North La Cienega Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90069 Phone (310) 659-9459 Fax (310) 659-8923 H3Enviromental showroom, near Studio City in the San Fernando Valley. Please call for an appointment. (818) 766-1787 Deva I Organic Mattress Brochure Click here to download the Deva I Organic Mattress brochure. ASID CEU Classes Visit our Events page for ASID CEU classes starting October 4 2007, and other educational programming on the healthy, green home. Video: ASID Panel Presentation: "Los Angeles' Future: Sustainable Development Now" Mary Cordaro: ASID LA Expo, September 26, 2007 [Play Video] - 18 min. presentation/long download time Coming Soon! Deva II Organic Mattress Brochure A secure web site section for the interior design trade will be available soon. Please check back later. Visit our Events page for ASID CEU classes, and other educational programming. Bausman & Co. Showroom New, Organic Luxury Mattresses Mary Cordaro Inc., featuring the Mary Cordaro Collection of Organic, Naturally Healthy Mattresses and Bedding, is proud to announce new representation with the Bausman & Co. showroom in Los Angeles, starting mid September. The luxurious, hypo-allergenic, chemical-free mattress line is custom-designed by Mary Cordaro, who utilized her 18 years of experience in healthy home consulting to create the new, sumptuous, trade-only “Deva” line. The Mary Cordaro Collection compliments the beautifully designed and crafted bedroom furniture lines offered by the Bausman & Co. showroom, and underscores the company’s growing commitment to offer more green furnishings to the design trade. To see the Collection, visit the Bausman & Co. showroom 921 North La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90069 Phone (310) 659-9459 Mary Cordaro Inc. provides the finest luxury organic mattresses and other healthy home products. Our bed collection includes natural latex mattresses and organic non-toxic crib mattresses. Our luxury linen collections include organic bedding, organic bath linens and organic baby linens. We also offer low EMF air filters.