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Green Jobs/ Green NY passes New York State Senate
On Thursday, September 10th, the New York State Senate passed the Green Jobs/ Green NY Bill (A. 8901 / S. 5888) by a vote of 52-8. The Assembly passed the bill unanimously back in June. This is the sort of effort that makes everyone happy – from Upstate Republican Senators to the Working Families Party,…
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Transitioning to a sustainable development career? Join our meetup.
Join the inaugural meetup of GreenHomeNYC’s Career Transition group! Taking place this Tuesday evening, at 7pm at Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO. GreenHomeNYC Career Transition Meetup is a social networking group that fosters an environment to assist individuals transitioning into sustainable development careers. Full details and RSVP at meetup.com, where you can also sign up…
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Green Building Rating Systems Updates – August 2009
As LEED moves into its v3 2009 iteration, many other local, state, private, and international green building guideline programs continue to evolve as well. The green certification process options are fairly straightforward in New York City – outside of choosing a voluntary system (such as LEED), the only other New York-specific guidelines apply to affordable…
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Stimulus Funding and New York City
It’s hard to keep track of all the activity at the Federal level, and what is and is not happening with stimulus money and how it impacts developers of green buildings is no exception. The next few selections hope to act as a starting point for those seeking information on how to apply for funding,…
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Bring on the Green (Review of The Greening of Southie)
In July, The Greening of Southie, a documentary that tells the story of designing, building and selling the first LEED Gold residential building in Boston, will be showing at Symphony Space, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Screenings will be July 5, 12, and 19. After seeing the movie at our November 2008 screening, GreenHomeNYC volunteer…
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City and Federal Policy Roundup
City Council Building Efficiency Legislation Coverage has been slim on 4-bill energy efficient building package before the city council last week, and it takes around a month for the Council to transcribe the hearings. While this reporter was unable to attend the committee meeting, we will let you know as soon as the transcripts are…
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July 11th: Tour of The Eltona
On Saturday July 11th, join GreenHomeNYC on a tour of The Eltona, a green residential building in the Bronx. We’re grateful to Les Bluestone and Blue Sea Development Company for hosting the tour. Come and hear about an array of green features, including roof mounted turbines, high efficiency boilers, recycled and low impact materials, and…
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GreenHomeNYC to present at Greenbuild 2009
GreenHomeNYC will head out to Phoenix in November to present at Greenbuild 2009! Co-founder of thread collective and GreenHomeNYC board member Gita Nandan (moderator) and Co-founder Aaron Yowell will be joined by Miquela Craytor, Executive Director of Sustainable South Bronx (and long-time GreenHomeNYC supporter), and Jennie Nevin, Founder of Green Spaces for a session called…
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“The Greening of Southie” at Symphony Space
In July, The Greening of Southie, a documentary that tells the story of designing, building and selling the first LEED Gold residential building in Boston, will be showing at Symphony Space, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Screenings will be July 5, 12, and 19. If you missed seeing it at our November 2008 forum, or…
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House Calls featured in Habitat magazine
Check out HABITAT Magazine‘s June issue for an article about GreenHomeNYC’s House Calls program. HABITAT magazine is an independent publication with paid circulation targeting decision-makers at the 8000+ residential co-ops, condos, and homeowner associations in the New York City greater metropolitan area. Bomee Jung and Erik Nevala-Lee are quoted, talking about the advice GreenHomeNYC volunteers…