Author: admin
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Sources for IEQ-friendly Carpets?
I am building a holistic medical clinic on Long Island and am interested in putting in green/environmental commercial carpets in my treatment room areas. I was wondering if you had any referrals as to where I can purchase these carpets. I am having a hard time finding any companies in New York that sell them.…
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Where to begin with geothermal heat?
I want to convert my warehouse in Brooklyn into a green building using geothermal heat and I’m not sure where to begin. -John John, nice to know you are looking to make some changes to your building. I have a few initial pieces of advice. Geothermal is great, but I recommend you first take a…
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Gowanus Environmental Risks? A Cheatsheet for asking questions about exposure.
I’m considering moving to the section of Gowanus, Brooklyn that abuts Park slope — East of 4th Avenue and South of, say, 12 street. But I’ve heard a lot about environmental issues in Gowanus, not just related to the Canal itself, and I’d like to get an informed opinion about the risks involved in living…
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Low-down on Low-flow Showerheads
GreenHomeNYC founder Aaron Yowell requested tips on low-flow showerheads and we thought we’d share the responses. A showerhead’s water flow is measured in gallons per minute (gpm). A standard showerhead is 5 – 8 gpm, which means a 5 minute shower uses 40 gallons of water. According to NYC’s Department of Environmental Protection, an efficient…
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Snippets for Friday: 100K House, Green Codes, Greening MTA
Here’s a smattering of green happenings that we at GreenHomeNYC noticed this week, some of them rather belatedly! Take a look at this interesting piece on the “100k house” – a LEED platinum, 1,000 sq ft. row house that costs about $100,000 to build. Funny – we happen to have the June Monthly Forum dedicated…
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Adam’s Green Policy Roundup – January
Hello everyone – I took a bit of a break due to the holidays. I will be blogging on a more regular basis on regulatory issues impacting green building in New York. Today I want to run through a handful of interesting items from the end of 2008 covering the new administration, federal and state…
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Jan. 21 Green Building Catwalk!
A Pecha Kucha-style presentation of a favorite technology/material/method of the moment by a dozen green building pro’s.
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Office Envy! National Audubon Society
I am having a case of “office envy” today after the Jan 14th tour of the Audubon Society. If you are not already aware, the National Audubon Society located at 225 Varick Street has earned LEED® Platinum Certification for its new headquarters. The project received the highest point total of any commercial interior in the…
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Mon. 1/12 @ 7pm: 2009 Kick-off volunteer meeting
Happy New Year GreenHomeNYC volunteers! We are kicking off 2009 with our first volunteer/staff meeting. We will meet this Monday January 12th at 7pm. We’ll follow up from our December meeting and push forward with getting ourselves staffed up and programs running. Please contact Erik (erik at greenhomenyc dot org) for location!
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2009 Green Building Monthly Forum Schedule
Dates and topics for the 7th year of Green Building Monthly Forums!