The American Solar Energy Society has been around since 1954, way before most people even knew what solar was. Visionary is the word. They also put out a very useful magazine. Now of course they are huge and respected. More at ases.org
When talking heat there are three ways heat or cold moves through space. Knowing these ways is important because it determines what kind of insulation you use or on the opposite end what kind of heating to use. 3 Types of Heat Transfer Here I have described 3 most important heat transfer methods you can …
Here is a useful list of policies put into action by our gov that affect green building. The list is courtesy of Green Policies of interest A. 10684 / S. 8134 Sponsors: Cahill (D-Ulster, Dutchess) / Maziarz (R-Niagara) Signed Into Law: 9/25/08 Creates a new NYSERDA grant program to provide incentives for green residential construction …
After a disastrous few weeks on Wall Street, the renewable energy industry has come out a winner. It seems there’s always a silver lining in even the worst developments. The long-awaited extension of the Production (PTC) and Investment Tax Credits (ITC) were finally passed as part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H.R. …
Eco Brooklyn is a proud member of Idealist.org, which is a great play on “Idea List” and “Idealist”. Idealist – A Nonprofit Organization In their own words “Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders, a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 with offices in the United States and Argentina. Idealist is an interactive site where …
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If you ever want to get that nice chaotic third world feeling then go hang out at the Department of Buildings. The Brooklyn one is good but the Manhattan one is even more insane. It goes a little like this. Lets say you want a tracking number to pull a work permit. Simple enough. Go …
Here are some great movies from the web site TheStoryOfStuff.com Guess what percentage of the stuff that Americans buy is still around six months later? 1%!! The other 99% is already garbage according to the site. These movies are useful for anyone in construction. What construction company doesn’t spend huge amounts of money on dumpsters …
In the constant quest for a greener insulation I have considered many options. – Cellulose is good but messy and dusty. – Isonyne spray foam or Demilec spray foam is good but not that cheap and quite honestly not as green as they say. It takes huge amounts of energy and petroleum to create the …
Choosing Green Insulation – Consider Recycled Green Foam Board. Read More »
Here are six things anyone can do to their home to make it greener. A “green home” means a lot of things. But it always includes energy efficiency. These simple things increase the efficiency of the home by attacking the most dramatic energy loss aspects of a house. They are relatively cheap and simple steps …
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Things we can do right away in a lousy economy: –Conserve. Obama almost said the ‘C’ word in the debateand you would think this is something radicals, liberals and conservatives would all agree on, as it requires no funding or investment and can produce huge rewards. If we had continued to conserve energy at the …
