Green building and eco-sensitive design is currently at the forefront of our modern ethos. What this means for the green builders, contractors and architects of NY, and the world, is a period of dramatic change and challenge is ahead if not already begun. A change in the way we think about new buildings and construction, …
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If you believe in voting with your dollar, then Green America wants to be your ballot box. The organization is like Consumer Reports’ older brother that joined the Peace Corps and goes to protests on the weekends. It evaluates businesses that aspire to sustainable and ethical perfection with their Green Certification system, posting those they deem exemplary on their …
As a New York green contractor the truth is that our work is very much about things not in NY. Each time we salvage wood from a dumpster we aren’t saving a NY tree. We are saving a Canadian of Brazilian tree. As a company we may be acting locally but our vision is very …
Here are some great movies from the web site TheStoryOfStuff.com Guess what percentage of the stuff that Americans buy is still around six months later? 1%!! The other 99% is already garbage according to the site. These movies are useful for anyone in construction. What construction company doesn’t spend huge amounts of money on dumpsters …
