Here is my take on green building in Brooklyn over the next 5-10 years. It is actually a lot wider than Brooklyn, but that is my focus. Rising fuel costs will drive people back into the city, this means there will be an influx of people into Brooklyn. This will keep housing prices more elevated […]
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Architectural Record Magazine is another publication of the publishing mammoth McGraw Hill Construction. The magazine worships the cult of the architect, that egotistical creature who sees the world as their building block, whose buildings are to be worshiped for their design and the huge amounts of money it took to build them. The magazine, like
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BuildingScience.com offers a lot of good material. Like the name implies it is the science of building. Air sealing, wall construction, crawl space insulation etc. It is a good place to go to if you aren’t sure what the best way to seal a window is. They have very objective views on common building techniques.
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The book “Cradle To Cradle, Remaking the Way We Make Things” is co-written by a chemist and an architect. Their main argument is that things need to be designed with the end in sight. Instead of making things with the idea that they will simply end up in a landfill, they argue that things should
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Natural Home Magazine is tailored to natural minded home kind of people. It’s a mix of DIY advice and decorating hints. Geared to the general public who might be a little handy on the weekends, an issue might have a showcase house, an organic cooking recipe, some natural products for the bathroom and an article
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Your Green Home, A Guide to Planning a Healthy Envrironmentally Friendly New Home, by Alex Wilson, is a great intro to green building. I had to read it for my National Sustainable Building Advisor Program and i make it recommended reading for all employees and interns at our Brooklyn green building company Eco Brooklyn. Alex
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The Northeast Sun Magazine is put out by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association twice a year. It is not a supper glossy magazine focused on ultra cool design. It is concerned with practical nuts and bolts sustainable energy issues for the Northeast US region. It is a good magazine to keep up to date on
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Solar Today Magazine is put out by the American Solar Energy Society, a leader in renewable energy with a tag line “Leading the Renewable Energy Revolution.” In many ways ASES does live up to their tag line. They are a great organization doing a lot of good work in the renewable energy field. The magazine
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Home Power Magazine is for those of us who wonder how much energy we could generate using solar panels. If that question isn’t interesting to you then this magazine won’t be either. The mag is all about getting energy from your house using solar, wind, water, and intelligent design (in that order). Most of the
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The Mother Earth News Magazine has a tag line: “The Original Guide To Living Wisely”. It is as simple as that. Started in 1970, when idealism was thick in the air, Mother Earth News is founded on moral principles unlike the myriad of new green magazines that are founded on the realization that green is
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