a reblog covering NYC’s sustainability scene
Posted in Green Building, Parks and Open Space on May 11th, 2009
The Daily Green has a nice piece on the greening of hard/brown/gray/concrete/wasted spaces in NYC: Hunting for Green in the Urban Jungle.
Posted in Green Building, Miscellany, Politics, Urban Environment on Mar 12th, 2009
There’s a boatload of stimulus money coming down the pipe for weatherization, retrofitting homes, transit, green-collar jobs training, and so on. But we’ve got to stand up and demand it. Who’s taking charge here? Why is there “no action planned” when I type NYC into this.
Anyone out there have leads? We need to organize. And […]
Posted in Environmental Justice, Green Building on Feb 25th, 2009
Two articles last week about a couple of wonderful projects providing healthy, green buildings for less priliged New Yorkers. First there’s the Times CityRoom on Dinkins Gardens, which “will split its units roughly between formerly incarcerated homeless people and moderate-income families. Among the features the building will offer: free Wi-Fi, roof gardens that will channel […]
Posted in Energy, Events, Green Building on Jan 25th, 2009
Solar thermal technology (pictured above) absorbs the sun’s energy to heat hot water and interior spaces for buildings. While this “other solar” may not be as well known as photovlatics - the fast growing technology that converts light into electricity - its ultimate potential to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels is no less promising. […]
Posted in Energy, Green Building on Jan 25th, 2009
A 40 KW solar array on Bergen Street is the nation’s largest commercial net metered project. Stephen at greenbuildingsNYC has the deets:
The first such commercial installation in New York City was recently commissioned at 925 Bergen Street in Brooklyn by solar power installer Solar Energy Systems (SES) for Big Sue LLC, a general contracting and […]
Posted in Events, Green Building on Jan 14th, 2009
From SPN and the U.S. Green Building Councils–NY chapter:
Sustainability Practice Network with co-host US Green Buildings Council NY
invite you to attend a Panel Discussion
- High Performance Design - the Next Generation -
Please RSVP events@sustainabilitypractice.net Ten dollar donation at the door
For more information, or to join SPN, visit our website: www.sustainabilitypractice.net Date: […]
Posted in Green Building on Dec 4th, 2008
David Roth has without question the funniest–and most comprehensive–description of The Great White Way turning green:
I also have never really been able to suspend disbelief on the “singing when you should be talking” thing that kind of defines musicals, so it’s probably not that surprising that I see a big, dumb carbon footprint where I’m […]
Posted in Energy, Green Building on Aug 8th, 2008
Occasionally, we’ll break out of the “reblogging” and use this venue for a spot of original editorial. This is the first such instance–a report on a recent forum on distributed generation and how New Yorkers can put electricity into the city’s grid, and a powerful, promising idea that emerged from the session.
It was in Manhattan, […]
Posted in Environmental Justice, Green Building on Jul 26th, 2008
Jonathan Rose breaks down the importance of getting cities right. His company was chosen to develop the pioneering, biophilic Via Verde affordable green housing project up in the Bronx. Pretty inspiring stuff. Here’s cooltownstudios talking about it last year:
One of the most concrete ways of providing sustainable/green, affordable living in NYC is to develop such […]
Posted in Events, Green Building on Jul 16th, 2008
Tonight! A GreenHomeNYC forum:
July Green Building Forum: Delivering on the Promise of Green Collar Jobs: Challenges & Opportunities
When: Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Time: 6:30pm - 8pm
Where: Pratt Manhattan
144 W 14th St., Rm. 213 (see below for map)
RSVP@GreenHomeNYC.org
Speakers: Kris Reed, Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation (Moderator); Emmaia Gelman, Center for Working Families;
Rob Crauderueff, Policy Director of Sustainable […]