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<b>CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE:</b> Architect <a href="http://www.bornarch.com">Jesse Bornstein's</a> five-unit town home project on 19th Street in Santa Monica -- called <a href="http://www.greenon19.com/">Green on 19</a> -- incorporates more environmentally friendly features than most multifamily housing developments that market themselves as green. Solar panels, for example, are an integral part of the architectural design. The low-water landscaping is dotted with kangaroo paw and black acacia trees.

Architect Jesse Bornstein's five-unit town-home project on 19th Street in Santa Monica -- called Green on 19 -- incorporates environmentally friendly features. Solar panels, for example, are integral part of the architectural design. The landscaping is low watering.

( Annie Wells, Los Angeles Times )

CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE: Architect Jesse Bornstein's five-unit town home project on 19th Street in Santa Monica -- called Green on 19 -- incorporates more environmentally friendly features than most multifamily housing developments that market themselves as green. Solar panels, for example, are an integral part of the architectural design. The low-water landscaping is dotted with kangaroo paw and black acacia trees.

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