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LESEC Warehouse Opens in Gowanus
Starting January 31, 2012, the Lower East Side Ecology Center (LESEC) is making responsible disposal of working and non-working electronic devices easier than ever before! Bring your unwanted electronics to LESEC’s brand new permanent e-waste collection center at 469 President Street (at Nevins Street) in Gowanus. The following working and non-working electronics can be dropped…
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January Forum: Green Catwalk
Join us for our first forum of 2012! It’s our annual Green Catwalk forum and we’ll be exploring many types of new innovations in sustainable building. We’ll hear from a diverse group of speakers about new programs and projects being proposed for New York City, recent studies, new resources, and we’ll discuss the very nature…
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2011 Policy Round Up
Just before the end of the year the federal government, NYC Department of City Planning, and the City Council all took big steps in helping buildings to go green. First, the New York City Council passed three more bills from the Green Codes Task Force: Int. 592 – Requires new mechanical ventilation systems to better…
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Give the Gift of GreenHomeNYC!
The holiday gift-giving season can be tricky to naviagte, but luckily you can always donate to your favorite green building non-profit! And now, GreenHomeNYC makes it easy to send the gift of support. GreenHomeNYC will send an e-card on your behlf acknowledging your donation to us. All you have to do is just make your donation, and email…
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Big International Green Projects
Join us on November 16th from 6-8 PM at NYC ACRE for a presentation and discussion with our experts on international and large institutional green projects. Albert Wei and Tiffany Broyles Yost, both of KPF will be discussing a variety of green projects including Langfang IDP/new Beijing airport aerotropolis, BSD City (satellite city in Jakarta)…
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Educate yourself!
During a recent Green Careers meeting, a new member of our group asked a very important question: how does one stay abreast of green building news and policy developments? In a fast-growing industry, it’s good to know what’s going on and who the experts are. So we in the Green Careers group decided to put…
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Energy Conservation with Passive House Concepts
Passive House may be summarized as a building that meets a high degree of energy efficiency with a focus on utilizing building materials and design techniques that minimize the use of mechanical HVAC systems. Employing super insulation concepts with high R value walls and windows are just two strategies that enable these buildings to meet…
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Green Block Party in the news
The Epoch Times published this piece about last weekend’s The NEW New York GreenHomeNYC’s DIY Green Block Party. NEW YORK— New Yorkers built miniature models of green roofs, donated bikes, swapped clothes, and picked up ways to reduce their carbon footprint at GreenHomeNYC’s second annual The New New York Block Party on North 11th Street…
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Last Call for BPI Class Registration!
The deadline for registration is around the corner for our BPI Class, which runs from October 6th to December 15th. SO… sign up! Here’s some incentive: We’ve launched a colleague discount of $100 – you and your colleague each get $100 off if you sign up now! This discount applies to both folks who…
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Block Party and Design Competition — Success!
A warm thank you from GreenHomeNYC to everyone who joined us in planning and celebrating this year’s The NEW New York Green Block Party! We had so many great vendors, sponsors, volunteers, and other supporters that we can scarcely begin to thank everyone individually. We would like to send a special thank you to the staff and occupants…