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Gennaro Brooks-Church and the Eco Show House: Sustainable Living in Brooklyn

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Gennaro Brooks-Church is a mastermind when it comes to sustainable building and environmental justice. His zeal for building eco-friendly and sustainable homes inspired him to create the Eco Show House in Brooklyn, New York. This one-of-a-kind house is a living laboratory that showcases state-of-the-art sustainable building practices and innovative technology. Gennaro designed the Eco Show House to encourage others to adopt sustainable […]

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Best Urban Space Remodels: Our Instagram Claim to Fame

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In the spirit of awards season, we’re pleased to announce that our green building Instagram account has been awarded an Instagrammy! Improvement Center evaluated the top ten home contractors to follow and we’ve been recognized for having the best urban space remodels. Our feed features images from our Manhattan and Brooklyn ecological construction projects including gardens, green roofs,

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Upcycled Shipping Container: Windows

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Sustainable architecture and passive building designs are swiftly increasing in popularity and as a NY green contractor we have been busy developing creative and sustainable structures in Brooklyn, NY. Our current project is a two story studio and office space built from 5 recycled shipping containers. A more comprehensive post will be added regarding the

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Exterior Shades – The Anti-Heat Wave of the Future

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Temperature has assuredly become a hot topic in offices throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan during the recent heat wave. Eco Brooklyn’s office is no exception to the heat. However, we have a unique approach to the problem. Passive housing has been a cornerstone of environmental design since the ancient Greeks and Romans (check out this article

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Crown Heights Project – 100% Salvaged Material Fence

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Eco Brooklyn has been working on an interesting sustainable project in the Crown Heights area. The challenge is to build a fence using only salvaged material. How does this project work? Our green building team collects extraneous wood from the local company, U.S. Fencing Systems, Inc. The staff there are extremely gracious and are happy

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