Tag: sustainable living

Living Building Challenge: Designing for an Equitable and Regenerative Future

Apr 28, 2017

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Lisa Bonanate

in Blog

by Sunitha Sarveswaran Have you ever considered how a flower functions? It lives off the resources available to it, using the sun, water and soil in its immediate surroundings to thrive. It also provides a service to its surrounding environment, in the way of food, shelter and aesthetic beauty. This is what a building…
March Tour: Aquaponics Farm

Mar 9, 2015

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Anastasia Kiryushkina

in Blog, Green Building Tours

GreenHomeNYC Invites you to EXPLORE an AQUAPONICS FARM IN THE HEART OF BROOKLYN Join us on Saturday, March 28th for a tour of Oko Farms – an aquaculture and education company in Brooklyn! Through the process of aquaponics, Oko Farms raises freshwater fish along with a variety of vegetables and fruits to provide a model…