Tag: stormwater
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NYC Policy Update – April 2011
Spring is in the air, which has seemingly resulted in a lot of announcements from City Hall. Info on free rain barrels from the DEP, green commercials leases, water leak notifications, green roof legislation, greening historic properties, and a study on the City’s green policy, all after the jump!
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Mind In the Gutter
Minds in the Gutter, literally. Join Kate Zidar, Coordinator of the Stormwater Infrastructure Matters (S.W.I.M.) Coalition, who will do a Chalk Talk at 1pm. Meet at the S.W.I.M booth where she will frame where Third Street is in terms of the bigger drainage picture and discuss how the features of the street and sidewalk relate…
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Maiden Voyage of Jerko the Gowanus Canal Water Vacuum
One of our fantastic tours : Floating on one of New York’s most environmentally disturbed waterways and powered by vikings, ‘Jerko the Gowanus Water Vacuum’ is a salvaged houseboat that has been transformed into a laboratory and showspace for do-it-yourself sustainability projects. From its parabolic solar tea maker (created from broken mirrors and a dumpstered satellite dish) to…
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March forum: Stormwater
Examining methods to re-use and manage stormwater for community, residential and commercial projects, with Vincent Lee from ARUP, Esther Yang from Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation, and Kate Zidar from Storm Water Infrastructure Matters (S.W.I.M.) Coalition.
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Is your mind in the gutter?
If so, you might be interested in a stormwater management competition, finishing up this week. Submit your ideas on smarter solutions for street runoff by February 15th and help NYC divert some stormwater from over 6,000 miles of streets in the city. If you’re a follower of GreenHomeNYC’s monthly forum, you might recall our August…
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August 2008: Stormwater Infrastructure — Policy, Research, and Practice
Stormwater infrastructure issues facing NYC, with speakers Larry Levine of NRDC, Rob Crauderueff of Sustainable South Bronx, and Tim Terway of EDAW.