In a press release from Jan 2009 it is stated that the pentagon is installing more than 4,200 recessed LED luminaries in Wedge 5.They are expecting a payback of less than four years with a reduction of 22% in overall electricity usage. A total reduction of 140 tons of CO2 per year. They even found […]
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So with the understanding that any experiment should be undertaken with the proper materials. I set out and found a large supply of computers and harvested anything I could use, before they were sent off to be melted down. (Or crushed) After 7 hours of unscrewing, unclipping and moderate finger jabbing I end up with
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LED lighting is not a new idea. It is only in the last few years or so that the technology’s efficiency and efficacy surpassed CFL and HID lighting. This makes it hard to find cost effective lighting replacement, without large upfront cost. But at Eco Brooklyn we are passionate about improving the energy efficiency of
Christa Avampato is a NY Business Strategies blogger for Examiner.com and she asked me to share my views on green building and the philosophy of Eco Brooklyn. Christa interviews NY business owners with a focus on entrepreneurship. It was good answering her questions. I saw Eco Brooklyn through her eyes and realized that it is
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In my last two posts, I examined the types of membrane available to waterproof the roof of the Eco Brooklyn show house. First, I identified EPDM as a good alternative and researched the cheapest provider in Brooklyn. Then I looked at conflicting information on the suitability of EPDM for green roof applications and determined that
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Green @ Home Magazine is part of the “Best of Fine Homebuilding” which is where they take what they think are the best articles from Fine Homebuilding Magazine and compile them into one special magazine. You can buy it on their site. Green @ Home Magazine is a really good read. It has a great
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Bob Cavello from Mercury Solar is one of the players in solar PV sales in Brooklyn. There aren’t many players and you get to know them all if you are in the green building community. He has this great term: Solar Heroics. Solar Heroics is when your installation pushes the limits of conventional solar installations.
Building is the largest contributor of CO2…..Green building has a huge and immediate responsibility to reverse this. We need to start using new materials and stop using others. One of the crucial ones is sheet rock. It has lots of embeded energy and for some reason dominates building in terms of wall panels. Enter Eco
This post is for Sean’s son who he loves vary much. Sean is making a lot of interesting things. Here is making a custom sink with his friend Chris. He is very good at saving old wood floors and making them look beautiful He is good at fixing stairs too
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Here is an email from a fellow green builder, Keith Winston, on the cons of spray foam. No matter how great they are for sealing, they have too many drawbacks IMO. The same sealing can be done with good tape, vapor barriers and caulk. His email: The foaming agents of small cans of foam (i.e.
