Category: Blog
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Oil Prices Raise Appeal of Natural Gas
GreenHomeNYC board member, F.L. Andrew Padian, is featured in the following SmartMoney article discussing simple steps to take to improve the energy efficiency of your home before considering a switch from heating oil to natural gas. The European Union’s decision today to an embargo on Iranian oil sent crude prices soaring, and forecasts say they’ll continue…
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In the News: New Deutsche Bank Report Unlocks Potential For Investment In Energy Efficiency
Study Represents the Most Comprehensive Analysis of Financial Impacts of Building Retrofits in New York City Multifamily Housing; Additional Support from Living Cities to Activate Findings Deutsche Bank announced the results of a new study that sets the foundation for what could be an unprecedented change in multifamily lending: the ability to incorporate energy savings…
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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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GreenHomeNYC Executive Director, Shai Lauros, Featured in Brownstoner.com’s “The Hot Seat”
Some excerpts from our friends at Brownstoner: Welcome to the Hot Seat, where we interview folks involved in Brooklyn real estate, architecture, development and the like… BS: Can you explain the mission behind GreenHomeNYC? SL: GreenHomeNYC was created to make going green accessible to New Yorkers. We’re a community-oriented, volunteer-run organization whose mission is to…
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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…