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Recycling Salvaged Cement Reduces our Carbon Footprint

            Construction is conventionally a carbon-intensive industry – especially in a place like Brooklyn where most medium buildings are built primarily with concrete, mortar, brick and stone. Some degree of greenhouse gas emission is inherent in the production of all construction materials, but none more so than the cement which makes up our foundations and holds our …

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DIY Milk Paint

Here is a great recipe for making milk paint from locally bought materials (as in your local supermarket and hardware store). Milk Paint is an amazing alternative to store bought paint. It is much lower in energy since the ingredients require much less processing. It is also pretty much free of any harmful toxins. We …

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No To Walmart in NYC

I am a property owner and builder in the NY area who is involved in and interested in how the city develops. I greatly appreciate the community feel of different NY neighborhoods. I think the Walmart business model is a complete antithesis of neighborhood community development in NY. A Walmart has proven time and again …

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