Resource Links
Salvage and Green Stores in New York City
Here is a good list of salvage and reuse stores in Brooklyn:
Antique Plumbing Fixture Company- Tel: 718 434 70021054 Coney Island Avenue, BROOKLYN, NY
Architectural Salvage Warehouse 337 Berry Street Brooklyn NY 11211 Phone: 718-388-4527
Arlyn Lumber and Home Center 715 E 98th Street Brooklyn NY 11236 Phone: 718-498-0600-Used Building Materials
Samuel Feldman Lumber Co- 1281 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn NY 11237718.786.7777 -FSC certified wood
M. [...]
EPDM membranes for green roofs
Yesterday, right after finishing my last post about waterproofing membranes for green roofs, I got an interesting e-mail from a friend that I went to graduate school with. She is professionally involved in the green building industry and I contacted her for information on waterproofing membranes for green roofs when I first [...]
Waterproofing a green roof
In my last post, I identified factors that should be considered when installing a green roof (i.e. desired function, type of roof, whether structural modifications must be made to accommodate extra weight, composition of the roof system, proper substrate formula, appropriate mix of vegetative species, and desired time to maturity/planting method). In this post, I will begin to investigate [...]
Insulation Has Arrived!
Green Building is like life: it is all about energy. How you control it, who has it, where it is flowing, and where it isn’t flowing. You control the energy and you have a great house (possibly a great life too).
So obviously insulation plays a huge part ini green building. Green building typically insulates a [...]
Good Soundproofing Sites
Sound is an important element in a house, usually how to diminish the sound between walls and floors. Soundproofing a house is an art and a science. There are many things that at first go against logic, but once you understand the mechanics of sound they make perfect sense.
For example in one situation a [...]
Links from Center for Sustainable Energy
Some really great links compliments of The Center For Sustainable Energy in the Bronx, NY.
Selected Links
Local and State Government:
Bronx
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Some cool links for Mortgages and other stuff
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Residential Energy Services Network’s (RESNET)
http://www.resnet.us/directory/raters.aspx
(For trained and certified home energy raters in your service are.)
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Mortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating System Accreditation Standard
http://www.natresnet.org/programs/providers/directory.htm
(For operating home energy rating systems, by state.)
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Energy-Efficient Mortgages Program
http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/eem/energy-r.cfm
http://www.hud.gov/ll/code/llplcrit.html
(For a searchable list of approved energy-efficient mortgage lenders.)
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Energy Star®
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=new_homes_partners.showHomesSearch
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Built Green®
http://www.builtgreen.org/homebuyers/directory.htm
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Green Building Resource Links
It I hope these resources help you in your quest for a cleaner healthier life.
Great Links for Solar
More Solar Stuff
3 R Living
Alive Structures
American Clay
angies list
Asthma Free Zone School
BEST PEX Radiant Heating,- Radiant Direct
Bettencourt Collection
Bettencourt Green Building Supplies
BlueHost.Com – FTP
BodyBalance Solutions for Healthy Living
bonneville windows
BP Certified Installer [...]