I grew up in Spain so our job site tends to have a lot of Spanish speakers. But if they are speaking Spanish at work and at home they have no way of learning English. They have the skills in terms of green building but they lack the communication skills to be able to sell […]
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I was checking out some cool plant pottery at this site PedlersWaggon.com. The pottery holds water and lets it out slowly, keeping the plants fresh during times of no rain. Very cool. And then I noticed on the shopping cart page a little note that said: “We ask that wherever you may live to refrain
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“Understanding Whole Systems means looking both larger and smaller than where our daily habits live and seeing clear through our cycles. The result is responsibility, but the process is filled with the constant delight of surprise. Neither the Earth nor our lives are flat. What happened in the 20th century? The idea of self —
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It is cool to be green. Wearing green is the new black. Green power is the new black power. It is cool to be green. But it is important to not let the fad take over the message. Being green, like every other revolution (revolution = full turn), is about moving one rotation up the
I was discussing with somebody about straw bale homes and how they don’t actually last as long as other well built homes. It made me think that you basically get what you build with. Hold a peice of the material in your hand and it will give you a very good indication of how long
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The green show house is an experiment in building. Sometimes we really get it right, sometimes we totally don’t. This kind of experimentation can’t be done on a clients house. But since this is a show house we want to show the process, both good and bad. The hope is that we find better ways
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A couple weeks ago somebody called me up asking if Eco Brooklyn wanted free interns. I said no because nothing is free and didn’t want the extra responsibility. But then I found it it was the International Center for the Disabled , an almost one hundred year old institution that does some wonderful work helping
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Ever wondered what size riser you need to put for your water supply? Green builders do. Here is a good list of pipe sizes, lengths and resulting pressure. Water pressure in Brooklyn is pretty good. The idea is to pick a pipe size that will give you good pressure even if a couple faucets are
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Here is somebody I know from chat lists etc. I Googled them and came across an article they wrote that is informative. Here it is verbatim: The Many Shades of Green: Moving from Building Science to Sustainability Joyce Coppinger, Executive Director/Member of the Board, The Green Prairie Foundation for Sustainability, PO Box 22706, Lincoln, Nebraska
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Green East had a trade show in partnership with the Architectural Digest Trade Show at Pier 92 this week here in New York. Green East had a small section in the back with about 20 “green” companies hocking their wares. Mildly interesting. But nothing to write home about. You had your salvaged wood companies who
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