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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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Subterranean Living

All Posts, Earthship, Eco Brooklyn, Energy, Green Roof, Greenhouse, Passive House /

Inhabitat recently posted an article exemplifying innovative underground houses around the globe.  As a green contractor Eco Brooklyn is continually using cutting-edge ideas to improve upon Passive House designs. Underground housing can provide New York State with low energy housing at reasonable prices without sacrificing the aesthetic appeal of living above ground. Structures built underground

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Permaculture Tour this Sunday 03/10/13 @ 11:30 am

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Eco Brooklyn will be hosting a Permaculture tour of at least 30 people this Sunday. It is open to all who are interested in touring the Eco Brooklyn Show House and learning about permaculture. Location: 22 2nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 Time: 03/10/2013 @ 11:30 No RSVP required, just show up. Permawhat? Permaculture is a

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Green Contracting and Universal Design – What’s the connection?

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Green design is a broad term. In an attempt to narrow it down, we are looking at how green design and “universal design” or lifespan design are linked. First of all, you’re probably wondering what universal design means. Here are the seven principles that define universal design, according to North Carolina State University (check out

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