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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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Renewable Energy Plan for New York

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Let’s convert New York State’s energy infrastructure into something more sustainable. It’s a simple concept, with a multitude of benefits.  Converting to renewable energy will stabilize costs of energy and  produce jobs while reducing health and climate damage and overall improving the quality of life. A recent study by Mark Z. Jacobson et al. finds

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Best Urban Space Remodels: Our Instagram Claim to Fame

All Posts, Brooklyn, Design, Eco Brooklyn, Garden, Green Roof, House, Passive House, Recycled, Salvaged, Shipping Container, Sustainability /

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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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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Adverse Effects on Children’s Health From Soil Lead Contamination

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An article about the adverse effects of soil lead contamination on children’s health was recently published on WNYC. As a green builder involved in garden soil lead remediation this was very interesting to us. Perhaps it is the spring weather driving children outdoors in droves, but Eco Brooklyn has been receiving a number of inquiries

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DIY Indoor Vermiculture Composting

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If you are a fan of living sustainably you have most likely felt the urge to reduce your waste and begin composting. But living in New York City often leaves residents without much outdoor space. A large part of Green Building in Brooklyn involves meshing innovative techniques with salvaged materials, which is why do-it-yourself composting

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Toxic Paint in Brooklyn

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Brooklyn is full of beautiful and historic houses, and Eco Brooklyn is doing their part to preserve these wonders through sustainable lead-based paint removal. People have been fascinated with lead since the Roman Empire, when tonnes of lead were produced for plumbing, construction pins, makeup, spermicides,  and even lead based tonics and seasoning. Yum! Even during the

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