We are a Brooklyn green roof installer and the question of sedum type comes up a lot. Cuttings, plugs or plants? Most people aren’t interested in seeds: Too complicated and too long to grow. My preference is cuttings. Fully grown plants are not a consideration for price and other reasons. Between plugs and cuttings: 1lb […]
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The ‘debate’ against the Gowanus Superfund designation is clearly a small group of industrial land owners and developers who by their very profession are extremely knowledgeable in how to talk real estate with city hall. Because of this they have a disproportionate say in the Gowanus Superfund matter. Meanwhile the normal citizen, who might barely
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The Milk Paint we are using at the Brooklyn Green Show House has three ingredients: milk protein lime clay That’s it! Three ingredients! Try to find out the ingredients of a chemical paint. First you will be hard pressed to get the list and if you do you will see it has many ingredients, most
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We just hired a new lawyer: Dan Unter. I am very happy to know him and be assured he is there if I ever need his skills. What makes Dan Unter special is that he is a green lawyer. His clients are cutting edge green businesses. His knowledge is specifically focused on the workings of
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We design rain water capture systems for Brooklyn and NY homes. The rain water can be used to water gardens, flush toilets, for showers, and even for drinking water. Capturing rain water has large benefits. Here in NY state we tend to be nonchalant about water. We have access to plentiful and clean water. But
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I’d rather non disclosure from the EPA than from Toll brothers any day. This is job complex and I don’t expect anyone to know the full consequences right away. What is more important is the reasons behind the actions and Toll Brothers and their cronies have one reason only – money. The EPA has given
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Here is a great example of why I love New York salvaged wood over the crap new wood that comes from god knows where. Salvaged wood is better because it is: saved from the overflowing landfill does not cut down a new tree is ‘harvested” locally from buildings already dried out and won’t shrink or
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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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