Green building has come a long way in the past 30 years and continues to grow in popularity. In fact, eco-friendly building has now spread like frosting onto the culinary construction world of gingerbread house-making.

Last week, I was fortunate to be invited to an art tour of El Segundo's Hacienda Hotel, a quirky-cool stay just south of LAX and a stone's throw east of one of LA's best beaches. The GM