Author: erik
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October 2nd: Fall Green Building Open House
On Saturday October 2nd, GreenHomeNYC presents the 8th annual Green Building Open House tour! Participants get a chance to see green buildings all over New York City and absorb information about sustainable building methods and materials. As in the past the tours are part of the Nation Solar Tour put on by ASES. When: Saturday,…
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Nine Bills Released by the Green Codes Task Force
On June 9, 2010 the City Council released nine bills, accomplishing a milestone towards greener building construction and retrofitting, geared towards water and lighting energy conservation and efficiency. This effort has been led by the NYC Green Codes Task Force, initiated by Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn. The taskforce is charged with changing the building…
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May 8th Green Building Open House Tour
On Saturday, May, 8th GreenHomeNYC presents its 9th biannual Green Building Tour! The tours give everyone a chance to see green buildings all over New York City, to provide information about, and facilitate the adoption of sustainable building methods and materials. Read on for details below, then register online today. The tours are an opportunity…
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GreenHomeNYC’s HouseCalls Program
GreenHomeNYC’s HouseCalls Program is a two part, Benchmarking and Introductory presentation targeted at coop and condo boards to familiarize them with green building concepts. To start the HouseCalls Program we recommend participants to first Benchmark their building. Benchmarking is a great way of seeing how your building ranks in performance compared to other buildings. Please…
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April Forum: Financial Incentives for Building Green
Wendy Fleischer of Pratt Center for Community Development and Harris Schaer of NYSERDA
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First HouseCalls Quarterly Session
Join GreenHomeNYC as we relaunch our HouseCalls program on Wednesday, March 24th at 7pm with a special expanded version of our normal HouseCalls presentation. This in-depth session will provide an introduction to the concepts and strategies that can make your building more economically efficient and environmentally friendly. Our presentation will highlight the key economic and…
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Fellowship Program Focus Group
GreenHomeNYC needs your feedback. We are currently constructing a Fellowship program to provide an in depth education and work experience to help those interested in joining the green building field. Join the GreenHomeNYC Career Transitions Meetup group tomorrow, Tuesday March 16th at the Sony Public Atrium at 590 Madison Ave (entrance corner of 56th and…
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The Women of Green: GreenHomeNYC February Forum
The February Forum is full. Check back next month for our March Forum on Stormwater. GreenHomeNYC in conjunction with The Institute for Sustainable Cities and the Macaulay Honors College at City University of New York is proud to present the Women of Green: A forum event to meet twelve of the leading women in the…
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Open House New York – October 10th Green Building Tours
GreenHomeNYC is proud to host a pair of RSVP only green building walking tours in partnership with Open House New York on Saturday, October 10th. These free tours, guided by the professionals responsible for the project, will give the public the chance to learn first hand about green building techniques and provide them the opportunity…
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Green Material Library
Green building materials are an important part of any sustainable building project. These materials minimize the environmental impact from their production and use. The materials normally address important issues like energy use, resource management, health and end of life disposal. There are hundreds of products out there so do your research. GreenHomeNYC is introducing its…