Lead poisoning has been in the news in recent years. In Flint, Michigan, and east of Chicago, Indiana, contamination of water and soil has exposed tens of thousands of people, including children, to disturbing concentrations of lead. These cities are not alone. More than a million children go to school in public schools in New […]
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Green wall installations are becoming more common in New York. More people are realizing the potential of these living systems. In most cases, the systems aim to improve the quality of the built environment to provide social, aesthetic, environmental and economic benefits. Green wall systems differ in their design and construction from DIY projects to
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Reading through the Brownstoner.com forum , there are numerous stories of New York residents who have faced the challenge of lead contamination. The narrative isn’t unique for the forum users. Virtually all homeowners in New York have been hit by the reality of lead contamination. Many homeowners were shocked to learn that they require soil remediation
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Brooklyn is home to many great things. But previous manufacturing practices and reduced environmental management have subjected Brooklyn residents to a real hazard. This hazard affects our children, our pets and even adults, even in small quantities. That hazard? Lead. Brooklyn soil has been researched and it’s not looking good for its residents. It appears
Living walls can increasingly be seen everywhere – in shopping centers, hotel lobbies, high rise buildings, art galleries, private homes and co-workspaces. For growers with limited horizontal space for gardening, vertical gardens are a real lifesaver because they can be grown on a vertical surface, thus saving the horizontal flat surfaces for living or work
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As more people move to urban areas and the effects of climate change increase steadily, it is not surprising that global warming is expected to worsen in the future. Translation: Urban Heat Island Effect is just going to get worse. As living wall installers in New York, our main interest is in how living living
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Green roofs and living walls were developed by modern architecture to find sustainable solutions for modern construction. We know green roofs and living walls have many economic, ecological and social benefits. So we thought we’d compare the two using data from green roof studies. As New York living wall installers, our primary interest is in
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As New York living wall installers we have seen the therapeutic effects our walls have on city residents. So it comes as no surprise to us that a new study has found that city dwellers who live near green spaces have better health, live longer and are generally happier. The findings come from a study
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As New York living wall installers we are very interested in the effects of living walls on the city environment. Unfortunately because green walls are so new there is little research on the topic and we need to rely on broader studies on green spaces in general like gardens and parks. One study that just
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Here is a great article by W42nd Magazine. Check out the magazine. It’s $4 for full access but well worth it.Picture, if you can, a New York in which towering glass and steel could be replaced by living walls teeming with plant life. The results were not only look better, it would counteract the choking
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