This just out: Green workers are doing well. I would have to agree it’s good to be in green business right now. The only stress I have is growing pains. From the wire: The newly published, inaugural Carbon Salary Survey, is one one the first studies to provide detailed information about professionals working in the […]
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When buying insulation for those tired Brooklyn and NY brownstones one of the big considerations is the embodied energy the insulation has. The May/June issue of Home Energy Magazine has a great article where they discuss the various types of insulation. In the article they lay out their findings on the embodied energy of the
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If you are a homeowner in Brooklyn or NY and get it into your mind that you want to install radiant flooring yor first step will be to do some research on the web. Several hours later you will most likely leave your computer in a confused daze of information overload and conflicting blog posts.
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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 began investigating options
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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
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Now that New York is installing a lot of green roofs the main question is how much weight a green roof has. I had my ideas but two professors from Virginia Poly did some great research into the subject. Their findings were published in the Fall 2008 Journal of Green Building, which I’m only now
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American Clay is a great company that is reviving a millenia old building technique of applying clay to building walls. They have a strong local culture and associate themselves strongly with their Santa Fe roots. But to grow as a company they also ship anywhere. They are very helpful with advice too. Shaylor at American
When this whole things started I didn’t know if I was pro or con the Gowanus Superfund designation. I now know that my uncertainty was due to very well funded PR information that almost managed to pull me away from my common sense that immediately thought a superfund designation for Gowanus would be a good
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Green Gardening Magazine is a special issue by Taunton’s publishing which puts out all sorts of gardening, woodworking and house related DYI things. I subscribe to some of their magazines. They are ok, very practical “how to” things (how to install a door etc). But the Green Gardening Issue was great. It was everything I expect from
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Here is my take on green building in Brooklyn over the next 5-10 years. It is actually a lot wider than Brooklyn, but that is my focus. Rising fuel costs will drive people back into the city, this means there will be an influx of people into Brooklyn. This will keep housing prices more elevated
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