Author: Phillip Eddy
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June Forum: Women in Green, Pecha Kucha
Join us for our June Forum where several established “women in green” will take the stage to talk about the myriad paths that lead them to where they are now in the sustainable field. The only catch is, the presentation will be Pecha Kucha format, where each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds – that’s six minutes and forty…
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May Forum: Weatherization and Benchmarking
As awareness of sustainable building is growing many are focusing on the more conspicuous elements that can be involved: solar panels, wind turbines, green roofs…the list goes on. Despite their utility in creating interest, any sustainability consultant worth his salt will tell you that none of these should even be considered until you’ve tightened your…
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February Forum Recap: Springing From Sandy Towards Resilience
by Claire Brown On February 20th, GreenHomeNYC held its Green Building Monthly forum on “Building in Flood Zones” at The Trespa Design Center. Presentations were given by: Albert Wei of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Professor Lance Jay Brown, and Julia Ragragio Ruiz of Columbia University’s Sustainability Management Program. . Mr. Wei’s presentation, “Design for Coastal…
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April Forum: Transportation
Transportation is such an integral part of our lives that it’s easy not to think about it. That’s why we’re taking a magnifying glass to it for our April forum! We’ll be examining many different aspects of transportation and looking at ways they can each improve as we move forward. We hope you’ll join us!…