Category: Blog
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January Forum Recap: The Green Catwalk
by Jenny Nicolas At the annual GreenHomeNYC Green Catwalk, seven speakers presented the latest information on everything from ventilation to greening the moving industry to O&M to-do lists within the sustainability space. Part 1: Eat, Breathe, Move, & Check Sustainably Changing Our Relationship with Food Ricky Stephens, co-founder of AgTech X, set…
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Sustainable Farm Life at Queens County Farm Museum
by Kimberly Stempien Where can you visit a farm within the five boroughs of New York City? Queens County Farm Museum, in Floral Park, Queens, a 47-acre working farm with a focus on sustainable agriculture. Purchased in 1975 by the NYC Department of Parks, the farm dates back to 1697. In the 1800’s, it…
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{Green Careers} February Recap: Telling Your Sustainability Story
by Carl Hourihan One February 13th, GreenHomeNYC hosted Jacquelyn Ottman for a workshop on Telling Your Sustainability Story. Jacquelyn is an internationally recognized expert on green marketing and eco-innovation and author of five award-winning books, including The New Rules of Green Marketing. She is the founder of Ottman Consulting, which has guided strategy for…
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Monthly Forum: How to be Cool and Efficient
As air conditioning is increasingly considered to be a required amenity in both residential and commercial settings, even as concern about global warming and greenhouse gasses has grown, this forum will discuss the key air conditioning system types and their related energy efficiency. We will also discuss some design issues, troubleshooting installation problems and, finally…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Samantha Yost
Meet some of the GreenHomeNYC volunteers who dedicate their time to make our educational programs a success. This month, the spotlight is on Samantha Yost. Why did you decide to volunteer for GHNYC? I started coming to events almost immediately after I moved to New York. I had just finished my masters degree, but…
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October Tour Recap: Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
by Noah Siegel Have you ever wondered what happens to the water you use after washing the dishes, taking a shower, or flushing the toilet? GreenHomeNYC visited the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn to learn how the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) sustainably handles wastewater treatment. Our tour was led…
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November Forum Recap: Innovations in Transportation: Mobility in Smart Cities
by Jenny Nicolas The GreenHomeNYC November Forum held at the Hafele America showroom showcased a panel of four thought-leaders, who provided insight on the current status of New York City’s mobility and addressed innovative solutions to create a truly Smart City. The panelists discussed exciting projects and cutting edge technology that will help cities…
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January Forum: Green Catwalk 2018
Happy New Year from the GreenHomeNYC Forums Planning Committee! As 2018 gets going, we’re starting off the year with our classic Green Catwalk forum, where we bring in speakers to present on new, innovative, unheard of, and just plain interesting topics, technologies, trends and organizations within the sustainability space. This year will include presentations…
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{Green Careers} January 2018 Sustainable Career Tracks: So You Don’t Want a Desk Job?
Interested in learning about career paths that take you outside of the traditional office setting? Then you won’t want to miss our upcoming {Green Careers} Sustainable Career Tracks meet-up! Date: Tuesday, January 9th Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm with networking afterwards Location: NYSERDA, 1359 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10018 REGISTER HERE! During the…
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Your Support Makes Our Work Possible
It’s been a challenging year marked by extreme weather events, with hurricanes, fires, droughts, and floods all across the globe. In the United States we saw Houston drown and California burn just a few months after Trump’s pullout from the Paris agreement. We are grateful to our many hard-working volunteers, knowledgeable pro bono…