The EVE Project is an earthship community where they have gotten permission from the building department to build outside of building codes for experimental purposes, much like a race track where new cars are tested. It is really worth checking out. The earthship model is very similar to our Zero Brownstone model that Eco Brooklyn […]
When NYC legalized bees a little while ago the one stipulation they asked was that bee keepers register their bees. There is no way I’m doing that! I have 40,000 bees. Do you have any idea how long it would take me to register them?! 🙂 But I might register my hives. Or I might
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The book Gentle Architecture by Malcolm Wells is one of those cult books. Published in 1981 it is out of print. The author died in 2009. But the book lives on amongst those of us searching for alternatives to our current building crisis. Most people don’t even know we have a building crisis. Most architects don’t
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You have to check this picture out. It is of a strawberry on the green roof of the Brooklyn Green Show House. Notice the pine cone, sedum, flowers in the background. It is a world as seen from a field mouse or bee. We can see things like this too.
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We’ve been experimenting with exterior wood paint with some great results. The research is based on the traditional Scandinavian red paint, which is a base of linseed oil with various things added. One description: Centuries ago, European farmers sealed the wood on their barns with an oil, often linseed oil, which was a sort of tawny-colored oil
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The Homeowner’s Guide To Mold by Michael Pugliese is a thorough examination of mold and mold remediation. I recommend it for any contractor. It won’t get you to being certified but certainly will give you the information needed to assess a mold situation and take action. The author is an expert at mold abatement and
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Have you ever wondered what toxic sites are in your neighborhood? Do you unknowingly live next door to an abandoned toxic dump? Here is a site that can give you some clues. It is called ToxicTargeting.com and lists all the recorded environmental activity in New York State. You can type in your address and see all the
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We just got our bees for the Brooklyn Green Show House! They arrived late at night and we put them in their hives (hived them) at the crack of dawn. We put the hives on the green roof so the bees can help pollinate our strawberries! First we put the stands made of salvaged wood: Then we
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Here is a great starting point for making clay wall material. 2 parts sand (mason or graded sands but have a few different sizes 70-20-50 meshes) 1 part clay soil (screened through 1/8 to 1/4 screen to get the bigger bits of stuff out) 3/4 to 1 part chopped and screened straw or recycled saw
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GreenHomeGuide.com featured Gennaro Brooks-Church in their “Ask A Pro” Section. To read the dialog click here.
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