Here is a cool window shade made out of a box and semi wild plants. It shows how we can put plants in a lot more places that the hyper manicured garden. Window sills, ledges, above doors, on walls, as fences….plants can be part of our building structure just as we use other materials to […]
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We had to install a green roof in Brooklyn with part of the roof being slanted. We wanted a product that was ecological as well as practical in terms of keeping the soil on the slope. We found our solution in one of our favorite places: the dumpster. We love the dumpster because every ounce
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We just installed another green roof in Brooklyn. This time it was in Park Slope. We tried something different with this one. Instead of the conventional drainage mat we tried a new kind of mat. The conventional mat has dimples and is covered by a mesh so earth does not pass through. It looks like
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I just met with landscape designer Rachel Poritz who is designing a green roof design for some gas stations. Hey, even gas stations can benefit from a green roof. The gas stations are not just any pit stop though. They are Gaia Certified gas stations. They will sell gasoline derived from socially and environmentally responsible
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We just prepared a Brooklyn brownstone for a green roof installation. It was your typical Brooklyn brownstone: 750 square feet or tar. At least the owners had the foresight to cover the tar with reflective paint. The roof had 100 years of tar on it. There must have been almost three inches of the stuff:
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Whenever we do a green roof installation in Brooklyn we get our sedum from Motherplants. They just sent us some pics of other green roof installations they supplied plants for. The installations were not Brooklyn based but the climates were similar which means they can easily be done in Brooklyn too. This one is really
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The materials needed for a Brooklyn green roof are varied. If you are dealing with a brownstone there are real weight requirements to contend with. We have removed the roof and built a stronger one but that is cost prohibitive in many cases. Simply removing the 80 years of accumulated tar is often a simple
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We have an interesting challenge on a green roof we are installing. The roof is a typical brownstone roof in Park Slope. But the facade of the building goes higher than the building so there is a steep sloped roof at the front of the building. We’re investigating the best materials to use on that
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If you ware building a green roof in Brooklyn or installing a solar PV system in Brooklyn you can apply for a tax abatement. It is pretty easy once you get the hang of it. You want to go here That will give the NYC forms for you to download and fill out. You will
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What is the best drainage mat for a green roof on a Brooklyn Brownstone? That is the burning question in our minds right now. Price, recycled materials, water retention, water drainage and shipping distance are some of the considerations in our search for the ideal mat. Robie Anson is Eco Brooklyn’s current R&D guy for
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