When material gets delivered to the job site there is a crucial window of time from when the truck arrives to when it leaves. The driver is usually in a hurry to unload and take off. There is a flurry of excitement over the new arrival of materials and people are busy running around taking […]
Lately I have been looking a lot at how we use the world’s resources. As a green builder it interests me how we do this because it directly relates to what resources I will use in our green building in Brooklyn. Another reason I like looking at resource allotment is that it is more factual
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I just got invited to a greenwashing event called “NEW YORK CITY’S FIRST EVER PRESS ONLY SHOWCASE OF ECO-LUXURY PRODUCTS & SERVICES FROM THE PRODUCERS OF GO GREEN EXPO”: You are invited to showcase your environmentally friendly LUXURY product or service at New York City’s premiere Eco-Luxury Press Event on September 22nd. Leverage Rubenstein Public
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As a Brooklyn green contractor we are always looking for ways to save resources. The key ones are water, electricity, and raw materials. We don’t mind using up human energy. It’s good exercise and pretty much limitless. But when you hear facts like the ones in the video below you realize how important it is
Most people have no idea what state the ecology of the world is. They still think it is about saving the wildlife. But they are terribly wrong. The wildlife has already been decimated. The forests, plants and animals are for the most part destroyed. Not some of it but the majority of it. We have
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I read in the Carroll Gardens Courier that Ratner is continuing his dishonest takeover of the Brooklyn community in Atlantic Yards. After securing a corrupt deal with the MTA where he will be allowed to buy part of their land he said of the site this week: “….it is about affordable housing and public space.
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There is a big hoopla right now about low or no VOC. For examples there are a lot of “green” paints that tout their low VOC levels. But does anyone know what the hell VOC means? Below is a good description of the issue by one of my email list colleagues. Bottom line, the perfectly
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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I am having a hard time finding studies for or against the health impact of fiberglass, specifically the little glass fibers in peoples’ lungs. Here is a little conspiracy theory I am thinking up as I write: The big companies that made asbestos told everyone it was safe. Then they all claimed bankruptcy when the
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Peelaway paint remover is the best I know of. It really does a great job. You need to apply it thick, like so thick you can’t see the wood under it. Let it sit a day or so and then gently scrape it off. Wash with soap and water and the wood is there. Really
