Category: Educational & Informational

Hello, My husband and I want to buy and renovate a home in NJ and we want to incorporate as many green/sustainable elements as possible. Are there any architects that you can recommend in the New York/New Jersey area that specialize in green building? Thanks for your advice, Amy

Does LEED give points for planting or preserving trees? Julie Lubin

I am looking for an alternative to plywood as a subflooring material since plywood contains formaldyhyde. Could you please give me suggestions?

Hello, I am a kitchen and bath designer primarily focused on renovations. Often, the kitchen cabinetry being replaced are in decent condition but just not the owner’s taste — this cabinetry is just thrown in the dump. Is there an organization who may be able to re-use or re-sell kitchen cabinetry? Thanks for your help.…

What’s the difference between a polyurethane core door and a polystyrene core door? Fire rating? Insulation?

I am on the verge of buying a multi-use building in Brooklyn that has a storefront on ground floor and 2 apts. above that needs a total gut renovation. I’d like to do the renovation using green design principles, materials etc. and am looking for both guidance as well as information re: whether the city…

I am the editor of a newsletter for a Mitchell Lama Coop in the East Village. Since our energy costs skyrocketed last year, we are all interested in exploring what the complex can do to go green and maybe save some money. I will be writing an article and would like to give an example…