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The Cooperator (2003/12): Painting the Town Green: A Look at GreenHomeNYC
Painting the Town Green A Look at GreenHomeNYC By Mary K. Fons Did you know that every time you flush the toilet, you use around six gallons of water? Or that compact fluorescent light bulbs use nearly 75 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs and cost far less, too? After the blackout of 2003, most…
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Feature: Crown Heights Ice House is Reborn
GreenHomeNYC Feature Article Among the warehouses and auto-shops of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Benton Brown and Susan Boyle are working to convert the former Nassau Brewery Ice House into six residential loft spaces. They recently completed a roof-integrated photovoltaic installation, installed in-floor radiant heat, and are almost ready to plant the 2000 square foot green roof.…
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2003 Open House
Participating Buildings The following buildings participated in GreenHomeNYC’s 2003 Green Buildings Open House, held on October 4, 2003: 140-142 West 4th Street 179 Rivington St. 1400 5th Avenue 6-15 Green Community Garden 6BC Botanical Garden 228 East Third St. The Brooklyn Children’s Museum The Earth Pledge Foundation Kiss & Cathcart Architect Offices Nassau Brewery Ice…
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Affordable Housing – July 16, 2003
With Patty Noonan of Partnership for New York City, Jon Vogel of Jonathan Rose Companies, and Les Bluestone of Blue Sea Development.
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Green Roofs – April 16, 2003
With Colin Cheney, Director of the green roof initiative at Earth Pledge.
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SmartWood Certification Program – January 15, 2003
Bina Venkataraman of Rainforest Alliance presented RA’s SmartWood program.