Here is a photo essay of an earthen floor installation we recently did. The earthen floor was for a Harlem client whose oak floor had been damaged by termites and leaks. We stripped the moldy walls, ripped out the floor and fixed the leaks. We then lay ruble on the floor to act as a […]
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We have a gray water system installed in our Brooklyn green show house. Unfortunately we were using the Brac system, which sucks. We were having so many problems with it that we took it out and made the house conventional until we design our own system. Until then all waste water goes down the drain
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We just wrapped up a green roof job in East New York. Here is a photo essay from start to finish. We planted late in the year and the nights were already freezing. But we trusted the hardiness of sedum and so far they have shown to be very happy on the new roof. The
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Networx.com featured Eco Brooklyn on their blog. They flew a reporter to Brooklyn all the way from Virginia or somewhere to meet us. They are looking to increase their green building content so they sought Eco Brooklyn out. Check out their blog post on Eco Brooklyn here.
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This summer all the bee hives around Red Hook had really red honey. Our hives in Carroll Gardens are just a stone’s throw away and also glowed with red. Here is an example: Work on the street was that the bees had found a maraschino cherry factory. And it turns out the word was true,
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Here is an interesting PDF giving key facts about green roofs. The most interesting thing is a study they did comparing an R18 insulated roof with a non-insulated green roof. The green roof was a lot cooler in the summer. They also give costs and life assessment numbers. Very interesting. Read the green Roof PDF here
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Despite what we think, planet earth is not run by humans. We have only been on the earth a couple minutes if the earth’s life were an hour. The global weight of insects far outweigh humans in body mass. Here is a great diagram of the world Biomes. It is a way of looking at the world
An interesting thing is happening here at Eco Brooklyn. It seems our mission of radical green building without compromise has tapped into something that people really resonate with. This week it dawned on me as my phone was ringing off the hook that there are two forces pulling on Eco Brooklyn. On one side we
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Good design is probably the most effective green building technique there is, more than how much you salvage, what chemicals are not used or what technology you put into the house. Good design is what makes a house green or not green. With this green builders perspectivein mind, reading the classic book The Design of Everyday Things
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Eco Brooklyn is expanding into natural landscape design and ecological pools. In this process I have been reading a lot and hiring new employees knowledgeable in this field. One book I have found very helpful is Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants by Douglas W. Tallamy. It is a must read
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