Download beta 2. See changes since beta 1.
\n";}s:3:"wfw";a:1:{s:10:"commentrss";s:67:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/05/wordpress-2-8-beta-2/feed/";}s:5:"slash";a:1:{s:8:"comments";s:2:"52";}s:7:"summary";s:45:"Download beta 2. See changes since beta 1.\n";s:12:"atom_content";s:264:"Download beta 2. See changes since beta 1.
\n";}i:1;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:20:"WordPress 2.8 Beta 1";s:4:"link";s:62:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/05/wordpress-2-8-beta-1/";s:8:"comments";s:71:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/05/wordpress-2-8-beta-1/#comments";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 16 May 2009 19:59:48 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Ryan Boren";}s:8:"category";s:8:"Releases";s:4:"guid";s:39:"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=744";s:11:"description";s:95:"Download it, test it, file bugs.\nWhat’s new? All of this.\nGood hunting, all you testers.\n";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:333:"Download it, test it, file bugs.
\nWhat’s new? All of this.
\nGood hunting, all you testers.
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\nWhat’s new? All of this.
\nGood hunting, all you testers.
\n";}i:2;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:61:"Contributing to WordPress, Part IV: Ideas, Opinions, Feedback";s:4:"link";s:47:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/05/ideas/";s:8:"comments";s:56:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/05/ideas/#comments";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 09 May 2009 16:20:53 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Jane Wells";}s:8:"category";s:19:"DevelopmentFeatures";s:4:"guid";s:39:"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=731";s:11:"description";s:396:"“I wish they’d implement feature x.”\n“Why won’t they put feature y into core? It’s rated really high in the Ideas forum!”\n“It doesn’t matter what I think, all the decisions get made by an elite crime-fighting squad funded by an anonymous millionaire. Er, I mean the four core devs.”\nThese sentiments, and others like them, are the [...]";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:7489:"“I wish they’d implement feature x.”
\n“Why won’t they put feature y into core? It’s rated really high in the Ideas forum!”
\n“It doesn’t matter what I think, all the decisions get made by an elite crime-fighting squad funded by an anonymous millionaire. Er, I mean the four core devs.”
\nThese sentiments, and others like them, are the focus of today’s post. Setting aside the similarities between Ryan, Andrew, Mark and Peter to Charlie’s Angels for a moment, the question of how decisions about features are made needs to be addressed. There are a number of mechanisms in place for communication between the community and the core team, but with so many different channels, it’s hard to keep up with them all and still focus on production. Here’s where we are now…
\n#wordpress-dev IRC channel: The IRC channel used to be more active. These days there’s rarely more than a dozen or two people online at any given time, and hours go by with no activity. When a question pops up, it’s often a tech question from a less experienced developer or site manager looking for help, as opposed to ongoing discussions about the best way to approach core code and features. When core-focused discussions do occur, they tend to fade out as time zone variances cause people to log off before a core dev enters the room.
\nwp-hackers list: The hackers mailing list reaches thousands of contributing developers, plugin developers, and lurking interested parties. Discussions range from how to use hooks to whether or not something in core should be changed to troubleshooting for other list members. Conversations on this list sometimes can get heated and occasionally stray into rudeness, which makes some people hesitate to utilize this communication channel.
\nThis dev blog: This blog is used mostly for “official” announcements, and more recently, for surveys and polls intended to give the core devs an idea of community opinion on things being considered for future versions. Posting is irregular, sometimes with new content every other day, sometimes with nothing for a couple of weeks.
\nwpdevel.wordpress.com: Another blog, also an “official” outlet, in which the core team posts about any big code changes they’re working on. This gives plugin authors and contributing developers a heads-up, and provides a place for community discussion around specific issues like the new widgets API.
\nTrac: The ticket system used for active development has gotten out of control. Hundreds of tickets are already lined up for future versions because they were punted from current releases; many aren’t even relevant anymore. Trac has wound being a place where people report bugs, suggest code changes, request features and debate methodologies; some of these conversations are years old. This broad use of the system makes it harder to power through tickets and get bugs fixed.
\nIdeas forum: The Ideas forum is a place where anyone can suggest a new feature, rate features suggested by others, leave comments, and generally discuss the future of the WordPress application. However, like Trac, some of the items here are years old. Because of the way the rating system works, older items remain at the top of the list. Some threads are simply he said/she said preference arguments, as opposed to contructive discussions about the value of implementing certain features or changes. There’s no direct connection between the Ideas forum and Trac.
\nWordPress is an open source project, successful because of the community that both develops and uses it. At the same time, some people find it difficult to become involved in the project, and are unsure of how to engage with the core team and community at large. The channels listed above can be overwhleming to someone just joining the community, and/or frustrating to longtime community members who feel like they used to have more influence. We need to fix this. The WordPress project needs to be welcoming, easy to navigate as a contributor, and provide useful feedback to help grow the expertise of its community members.
\nI think we should figure this out together. You, members of this community, know how you feel about the communication channels available to you. You probably have ideas about how to make it better. Some of you may even have sketched out digrams of systems that you think would work better. Link Ideas to Trac? Change the Ideas rating algorithm? Close Trac tickets that don’t get resolved within a certain period of time? Just do everything through Trac? What do you think? What would make it easier for you to keep up with development progress and get involved with the varius contribution opportunities? I *know* you have an opinion.
\nOver the next few weeks, we’ll be gathering your input about how we can improve communication and participation, and then we’ll embark on a project to fix/create a system for collecting ideas, opinions and feedback that will allow WordPress to grow as an inclusive community. Here’s the plan: Gather ideas from people via IRC, forums, live chats, surveys, etc. Assemble a small group of interested parties to help figure out possible approaches, put suggested approaches to a community vote. If redesigning something (like the Ideas forum) is deemed necessary, utilize community designers to create layouts. Beta test it to see if it does work as hoped. Launch and make everyone happy with the new, improved communication/ideas/feedback system!
\nUp First
\nUse this forum thread to post your suggestions about this. What do you think needs to be changed or improved? How would you structure it? How do the existing channels fit into your suggestion?
\nOn Tuesday, May 12 at 21:00 UTC (5pm New York time), hop into the #wordpress-dev IRC channel (irc.freenode.com) and talk about your suggestions for how to improve communication. I’ll be there, taking notes and answering questions, and asking follow-up questions when someone pitches a good idea. An hour later, I’ll be joining the WordCast Podcast to talk about this issue. They’re trying to set up a call-in format; if that pans out, we’ll post the call-in info in the dev channel. Otherwise, A call-in number has been set up through TalkShoe.
\n1-724-444-7444
\nMeeting ID: 50127
\nPin (if you don’t have a TalkShoe account): enter 1#
We’ll also read off suggestions being made in the dev channel and discuss them.
\nMore opportunities to weigh in on this issue to come. Also, further investigation into the similarities between the core devs and Charlie’s Angels.
“I wish they’d implement feature x.”
\n“Why won’t they put feature y into core? It’s rated really high in the Ideas forum!”
\n“It doesn’t matter what I think, all the decisions get made by an elite crime-fighting squad funded by an anonymous millionaire. Er, I mean the four core devs.”
\nThese sentiments, and others like them, are the focus of today’s post. Setting aside the similarities between Ryan, Andrew, Mark and Peter to Charlie’s Angels for a moment, the question of how decisions about features are made needs to be addressed. There are a number of mechanisms in place for communication between the community and the core team, but with so many different channels, it’s hard to keep up with them all and still focus on production. Here’s where we are now…
\n#wordpress-dev IRC channel: The IRC channel used to be more active. These days there’s rarely more than a dozen or two people online at any given time, and hours go by with no activity. When a question pops up, it’s often a tech question from a less experienced developer or site manager looking for help, as opposed to ongoing discussions about the best way to approach core code and features. When core-focused discussions do occur, they tend to fade out as time zone variances cause people to log off before a core dev enters the room.
\nwp-hackers list: The hackers mailing list reaches thousands of contributing developers, plugin developers, and lurking interested parties. Discussions range from how to use hooks to whether or not something in core should be changed to troubleshooting for other list members. Conversations on this list sometimes can get heated and occasionally stray into rudeness, which makes some people hesitate to utilize this communication channel.
\nThis dev blog: This blog is used mostly for “official” announcements, and more recently, for surveys and polls intended to give the core devs an idea of community opinion on things being considered for future versions. Posting is irregular, sometimes with new content every other day, sometimes with nothing for a couple of weeks.
\nwpdevel.wordpress.com: Another blog, also an “official” outlet, in which the core team posts about any big code changes they’re working on. This gives plugin authors and contributing developers a heads-up, and provides a place for community discussion around specific issues like the new widgets API.
\nTrac: The ticket system used for active development has gotten out of control. Hundreds of tickets are already lined up for future versions because they were punted from current releases; many aren’t even relevant anymore. Trac has wound being a place where people report bugs, suggest code changes, request features and debate methodologies; some of these conversations are years old. This broad use of the system makes it harder to power through tickets and get bugs fixed.
\nIdeas forum: The Ideas forum is a place where anyone can suggest a new feature, rate features suggested by others, leave comments, and generally discuss the future of the WordPress application. However, like Trac, some of the items here are years old. Because of the way the rating system works, older items remain at the top of the list. Some threads are simply he said/she said preference arguments, as opposed to contructive discussions about the value of implementing certain features or changes. There’s no direct connection between the Ideas forum and Trac.
\nWordPress is an open source project, successful because of the community that both develops and uses it. At the same time, some people find it difficult to become involved in the project, and are unsure of how to engage with the core team and community at large. The channels listed above can be overwhleming to someone just joining the community, and/or frustrating to longtime community members who feel like they used to have more influence. We need to fix this. The WordPress project needs to be welcoming, easy to navigate as a contributor, and provide useful feedback to help grow the expertise of its community members.
\nI think we should figure this out together. You, members of this community, know how you feel about the communication channels available to you. You probably have ideas about how to make it better. Some of you may even have sketched out digrams of systems that you think would work better. Link Ideas to Trac? Change the Ideas rating algorithm? Close Trac tickets that don’t get resolved within a certain period of time? Just do everything through Trac? What do you think? What would make it easier for you to keep up with development progress and get involved with the varius contribution opportunities? I *know* you have an opinion.
\nOver the next few weeks, we’ll be gathering your input about how we can improve communication and participation, and then we’ll embark on a project to fix/create a system for collecting ideas, opinions and feedback that will allow WordPress to grow as an inclusive community. Here’s the plan: Gather ideas from people via IRC, forums, live chats, surveys, etc. Assemble a small group of interested parties to help figure out possible approaches, put suggested approaches to a community vote. If redesigning something (like the Ideas forum) is deemed necessary, utilize community designers to create layouts. Beta test it to see if it does work as hoped. Launch and make everyone happy with the new, improved communication/ideas/feedback system!
\nUp First
\nUse this forum thread to post your suggestions about this. What do you think needs to be changed or improved? How would you structure it? How do the existing channels fit into your suggestion?
\nOn Tuesday, May 12 at 21:00 UTC (5pm New York time), hop into the #wordpress-dev IRC channel (irc.freenode.com) and talk about your suggestions for how to improve communication. I’ll be there, taking notes and answering questions, and asking follow-up questions when someone pitches a good idea. An hour later, I’ll be joining the WordCast Podcast to talk about this issue. They’re trying to set up a call-in format; if that pans out, we’ll post the call-in info in the dev channel. Otherwise, A call-in number has been set up through TalkShoe.
\n1-724-444-7444
\nMeeting ID: 50127
\nPin (if you don’t have a TalkShoe account): enter 1#
We’ll also read off suggestions being made in the dev channel and discuss them.
\nMore opportunities to weigh in on this issue to come. Also, further investigation into the similarities between the core devs and Charlie’s Angels.
One of the reasons WordPress 2.7 was such a success is the amount of usability testing that took place during the development cycle. Starting with testing 2.5 and the Crazyhorse prototype and following with the 2.7 beta, the testing program looked at almost every feature and function in the application. That kind of thing? Takes a lot of time.
For readers who aren’t familiar with the process behind usability testing, here’s an overview. First, determine the scope of your test and create a test protocol/script. Determine the audience segments to be included in the test group(s), and begin recruiting. Recruiting may mean hiring an agency to find participants, but for testing WordPress, it makes more sense to recruit from within this community, so that means making a screening survey, reading all the responses, segmenting the respondents into categories and contacting people until you’ve filled your desired quotas (for whatever segments you’re seeking, such as newbie, experienced user, developer, CMS user, photoblogger, mobile user, etc. ). Then come the test sessions.
\nDepending on what is being tested, these last anywhere from half an hour to an hour and half apiece. Sessions are generally recorded using screen capture and web cam, with a video camera for backup. The moderator(s) generally take notes during sessions and/or (depending on what software is being used for the session capture) set markers in the video to indicate task completion, comments of interest, etc. In some cases, auxiliary test methods such as eye-tracking may be included. When the sessions are complete, the results are analyzed. All the notes and videos are reviewed, patterns are identified, and ultimately a report is written and the feedback informs the next round of revisions.
\nSome people think it shouldn’t take much time to do all this. I’ve lost count of the number of people who cite an old article by Jakob Nielsen that says you don’t need to test with more than 5 users because usability issues become clear right away. While I’ve found that to be generally true, when your user base is as diverse in experience level, usage, platform configuration, language (right to left languages have a pretty different experience) and demography as the WordPress community is, 5 users really isn’t enough to get a clear picture. We try to test with at least a dozen people each round, but then we are limited to a geographic region (test in NY, test in SF, or test wherever we can schedule enough people back to back to make it worthwhile), while WordPress users are located all over the globe.
\nTo address this, we’re introducing a set of new contribution opportunities to expand our usability testing program. As with development and graphic design, we’re going to create an infrastructure to allow community participation in usability testing on a regular basis and in a much broader capacity than existed before, when it was limited to announcements that we needed participants in x city on y date. We’ll be looking for volunteer moderators as well as participants, hopefully from all over the world.
\nModerators. Observational usability testing isn’t rocket science, but neither is it a simple task to reduce bias. Because of this, at first we’ll choose only moderators who have professional experience conducting usability tests. People who conduct testing for design agencies, software companies, usability consulting firms and the like will be our first round draft picks. In the future, when we have a group of regular volunteers and have ironed out any kinks in the process, we’ll ideally match up experienced testers with aspiring ones, using a mentorship model to increase the number of people who can contribute in this fashion.
\nParticipants. If you use WordPress, chances are you could participant in a usability test at some point. In some cases we’re looking for particular behaviors (people who upload large video files, people who blog from their iPhone, people who manage more than 5 blogs, etc.), while other times the behaviors we’re looking for are much more common (do you have widgets in your sidebar, have you changed themes in the last 6 months, is there more than one author on your blog, etc.).
\nSo how will these opportunities come into play, and how will it make WordPress better?
\nWe’ll start with the moderators, and try to get volunteers with a decent geographic spread. Then, we’ll start signing up potential test participants in those areas (though we’ll also allow at-large registrations, since traveling testing will still be happening). We’re working on a registration process for potential participants. You’ll enter your basic info (location, contact info) and answer some questions about your WordPress usage to be entered in the database, and when there’s a testing opportunity coming up that’s appropriate for you, a local moderator will get in touch to see if you’re interested. Further down the road we may experiment with remote testing and other methods, but for now, this approach will broaden the geographic scope of our testing.
\nAll moderators will follow the same test protocols and script, and their results/reports/video will be reviewed and collated, with a composite report (including the protocol/script that was used) published to the community. This will provide designers and developers with broader feedback during the dev cycle, and will allow the wider community to both understand and participate in the testing program.
\nIf you’re interested in being a moderator during this initial phase (meaning you do it professionally), send me an email and introduce yourself. If you’re interested in signing up as a potential test participant, watch this space. We’ll post a link to the registration survey once it’s ready.
\n";}s:3:"wfw";a:1:{s:10:"commentrss";s:59:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/05/testing-opps/feed/";}s:5:"slash";a:1:{s:8:"comments";s:2:"17";}s:7:"summary";s:336:"One of the reasons WordPress 2.7 was such a success is the amount of usability testing that took place during the development cycle. Starting with testing 2.5 and the Crazyhorse prototype and following with the 2.7 beta, the testing program looked at almost every feature and function in the application. That kind of thing? Takes [...]";s:12:"atom_content";s:6419:"One of the reasons WordPress 2.7 was such a success is the amount of usability testing that took place during the development cycle. Starting with testing 2.5 and the Crazyhorse prototype and following with the 2.7 beta, the testing program looked at almost every feature and function in the application. That kind of thing? Takes a lot of time.
For readers who aren’t familiar with the process behind usability testing, here’s an overview. First, determine the scope of your test and create a test protocol/script. Determine the audience segments to be included in the test group(s), and begin recruiting. Recruiting may mean hiring an agency to find participants, but for testing WordPress, it makes more sense to recruit from within this community, so that means making a screening survey, reading all the responses, segmenting the respondents into categories and contacting people until you’ve filled your desired quotas (for whatever segments you’re seeking, such as newbie, experienced user, developer, CMS user, photoblogger, mobile user, etc. ). Then come the test sessions.
\nDepending on what is being tested, these last anywhere from half an hour to an hour and half apiece. Sessions are generally recorded using screen capture and web cam, with a video camera for backup. The moderator(s) generally take notes during sessions and/or (depending on what software is being used for the session capture) set markers in the video to indicate task completion, comments of interest, etc. In some cases, auxiliary test methods such as eye-tracking may be included. When the sessions are complete, the results are analyzed. All the notes and videos are reviewed, patterns are identified, and ultimately a report is written and the feedback informs the next round of revisions.
\nSome people think it shouldn’t take much time to do all this. I’ve lost count of the number of people who cite an old article by Jakob Nielsen that says you don’t need to test with more than 5 users because usability issues become clear right away. While I’ve found that to be generally true, when your user base is as diverse in experience level, usage, platform configuration, language (right to left languages have a pretty different experience) and demography as the WordPress community is, 5 users really isn’t enough to get a clear picture. We try to test with at least a dozen people each round, but then we are limited to a geographic region (test in NY, test in SF, or test wherever we can schedule enough people back to back to make it worthwhile), while WordPress users are located all over the globe.
\nTo address this, we’re introducing a set of new contribution opportunities to expand our usability testing program. As with development and graphic design, we’re going to create an infrastructure to allow community participation in usability testing on a regular basis and in a much broader capacity than existed before, when it was limited to announcements that we needed participants in x city on y date. We’ll be looking for volunteer moderators as well as participants, hopefully from all over the world.
\nModerators. Observational usability testing isn’t rocket science, but neither is it a simple task to reduce bias. Because of this, at first we’ll choose only moderators who have professional experience conducting usability tests. People who conduct testing for design agencies, software companies, usability consulting firms and the like will be our first round draft picks. In the future, when we have a group of regular volunteers and have ironed out any kinks in the process, we’ll ideally match up experienced testers with aspiring ones, using a mentorship model to increase the number of people who can contribute in this fashion.
\nParticipants. If you use WordPress, chances are you could participant in a usability test at some point. In some cases we’re looking for particular behaviors (people who upload large video files, people who blog from their iPhone, people who manage more than 5 blogs, etc.), while other times the behaviors we’re looking for are much more common (do you have widgets in your sidebar, have you changed themes in the last 6 months, is there more than one author on your blog, etc.).
\nSo how will these opportunities come into play, and how will it make WordPress better?
\nWe’ll start with the moderators, and try to get volunteers with a decent geographic spread. Then, we’ll start signing up potential test participants in those areas (though we’ll also allow at-large registrations, since traveling testing will still be happening). We’re working on a registration process for potential participants. You’ll enter your basic info (location, contact info) and answer some questions about your WordPress usage to be entered in the database, and when there’s a testing opportunity coming up that’s appropriate for you, a local moderator will get in touch to see if you’re interested. Further down the road we may experiment with remote testing and other methods, but for now, this approach will broaden the geographic scope of our testing.
\nAll moderators will follow the same test protocols and script, and their results/reports/video will be reviewed and collated, with a composite report (including the protocol/script that was used) published to the community. This will provide designers and developers with broader feedback during the dev cycle, and will allow the wider community to both understand and participate in the testing program.
\nIf you’re interested in being a moderator during this initial phase (meaning you do it professionally), send me an email and introduce yourself. If you’re interested in signing up as a potential test participant, watch this space. We’ll post a link to the registration survey once it’s ready.
\n";}i:4;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:28:"Make Friends with BuddyPress";s:4:"link";s:70:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/make-friends-with-buddypress/";s:8:"comments";s:79:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/make-friends-with-buddypress/#comments";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:24:44 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:8:"category";s:17:"Cousinsbuddypress";s:4:"guid";s:39:"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=719";s:11:"description";s:329:"What if there was software with the elegance and extensibility of WordPress but all the features you’ve come to expect from social networks like Facebook? Now there is: check out BuddyPress.\nBuddyPress is an official sister project of WordPress. The idea behind it was to see what would happen to the web if it was as [...]";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:2004:"What if there was software with the elegance and extensibility of WordPress but all the features you’ve come to expect from social networks like Facebook? Now there is: check out BuddyPress.
\nBuddyPress is an official sister project of WordPress. The idea behind it was to see what would happen to the web if it was as easy for anyone to create a social network as it is to create a blog today. There’s been an explosion of social activity on the web, it’s probably the most important trend of the past few years, but there’s been a dearth of Open Source tools that enable the social web.
\nIn WordPress we have a robust and extensible base that can scale to many millions of users, and BuddyPress is essentially a set of plugins on top of WordPress that add private messaging, profiles, friends, groups, activity streams, and everything else you’ve come to expect from your favorite social network, like a Facebook-in-a-box.
\nI don’t think BuddyPress will be something you use instead of your existing social networks, I mean all your friends are already on Myspace, but if you wanted to start something new maybe with more control, friendlier terms of service, or just something customized and tweaked to fit exactly into your existing site, then BuddyPress is a great framework to use. Maybe even someday you’ll be able to connect your BuddyPresses to each other and to the existing monolithic social networks.
\nThis is just a 1.0 release and it’s not for everybody yet, for example it currently requires using MU which is a bit trickier to get set up than regular WordPress, but regardless I’d recommend diving into the community at BuddyPress.org, which is great example of the software in action.
\nHere’s Andy’s official announcement post.
\n";}s:3:"wfw";a:1:{s:10:"commentrss";s:75:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/make-friends-with-buddypress/feed/";}s:5:"slash";a:1:{s:8:"comments";s:2:"48";}s:7:"summary";s:329:"What if there was software with the elegance and extensibility of WordPress but all the features you’ve come to expect from social networks like Facebook? Now there is: check out BuddyPress.\nBuddyPress is an official sister project of WordPress. The idea behind it was to see what would happen to the web if it was as [...]";s:12:"atom_content";s:2004:"What if there was software with the elegance and extensibility of WordPress but all the features you’ve come to expect from social networks like Facebook? Now there is: check out BuddyPress.
\nBuddyPress is an official sister project of WordPress. The idea behind it was to see what would happen to the web if it was as easy for anyone to create a social network as it is to create a blog today. There’s been an explosion of social activity on the web, it’s probably the most important trend of the past few years, but there’s been a dearth of Open Source tools that enable the social web.
\nIn WordPress we have a robust and extensible base that can scale to many millions of users, and BuddyPress is essentially a set of plugins on top of WordPress that add private messaging, profiles, friends, groups, activity streams, and everything else you’ve come to expect from your favorite social network, like a Facebook-in-a-box.
\nI don’t think BuddyPress will be something you use instead of your existing social networks, I mean all your friends are already on Myspace, but if you wanted to start something new maybe with more control, friendlier terms of service, or just something customized and tweaked to fit exactly into your existing site, then BuddyPress is a great framework to use. Maybe even someday you’ll be able to connect your BuddyPresses to each other and to the existing monolithic social networks.
\nThis is just a 1.0 release and it’s not for everybody yet, for example it currently requires using MU which is a bit trickier to get set up than regular WordPress, but regardless I’d recommend diving into the community at BuddyPress.org, which is great example of the software in action.
\nHere’s Andy’s official announcement post.
\n";}i:5;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:26:"Design Tweaks Poll Results";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/poll-results/";s:8:"comments";s:63:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/poll-results/#comments";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:19:02 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Jane Wells";}s:8:"category";s:14:"User Interface";s:4:"guid";s:39:"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=701";s:11:"description";s:357:"The poll is closed, the votes are counted, and the results are interesting. The table below shows the actual breakdown of the poll votes, of which there were 2,651. As you can see, there were four main contenders: Dean J. Robinson’s Fluency-based submissions (two variations), the existing 2.7 interface, and Matt Thomas’s comp (MT), which [...]";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:3064:"The poll is closed, the votes are counted, and the results are interesting. The table below shows the actual breakdown of the poll votes, of which there were 2,651. As you can see, there were four main contenders: Dean J. Robinson’s Fluency-based submissions (two variations), the existing 2.7 interface, and Matt Thomas’s comp (MT), which exists somewhere between them in terms of style. Note: GB was a late entry, and was posted after over 900 votes had already been collected.
\n
As several people have rightly pointed out, the Fluency-style designs not only took the top spot, but in combination added up to a higher percentage than any other. We’re not focusing solely on that statistic, though, because had other designers submitted multiple versions, the numbers might have looked different. What was most interesting for me was checking in on the votes over the course of the two days the poll was open. The top three (Fluency-dark, Current 2.7, MT) kept beating each other out for the #1 spot as they cycled back and forth through the top three slots, and had the poll closed on time (left it open a little longer in case anyone translated the time zone incorrectly), the order would have been a bit different.
\nWhat’s more interesting to me is the overall style that seems to be preferred among voters, as Matt’s comp has some stylistic similarities to Dean’s (see image at left). It also would be interesting to know how many of the votes for the current 2.7 interface were based on thinking it looked the best vs. how many were votes against changing the interface at all so soon after the 2.7 redesign. If you want to comment on what you liked best and/or least about any of the designs, this thread is a good place.
\nSo what happens now? However we look at it, the Fluency-style designs clearly have a lot of fans. Then again, so do the designs of Matt Thomas (he’s behind the current style of 2.7, remember, in addition to the comp labeled MT). To give the interface the attention it is due, and to take seriously some of the interface feedback around usability and accessibility, we’re going to leave the looks alone for 2.8. It’s our guess that a revised style will make into 2.9 early in the development cycle to allow us plenty of time for user testing and revision. How close it winds up being to the comps submitted in this design tweaks challenge will depend, but in the meantime:
\nCongratulations, Dean J. Robinson, on winning the vote!
\n";}s:3:"wfw";a:1:{s:10:"commentrss";s:59:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/poll-results/feed/";}s:5:"slash";a:1:{s:8:"comments";s:2:"14";}s:7:"summary";s:357:"The poll is closed, the votes are counted, and the results are interesting. The table below shows the actual breakdown of the poll votes, of which there were 2,651. As you can see, there were four main contenders: Dean J. Robinson’s Fluency-based submissions (two variations), the existing 2.7 interface, and Matt Thomas’s comp (MT), which [...]";s:12:"atom_content";s:3064:"The poll is closed, the votes are counted, and the results are interesting. The table below shows the actual breakdown of the poll votes, of which there were 2,651. As you can see, there were four main contenders: Dean J. Robinson’s Fluency-based submissions (two variations), the existing 2.7 interface, and Matt Thomas’s comp (MT), which exists somewhere between them in terms of style. Note: GB was a late entry, and was posted after over 900 votes had already been collected.
\n
As several people have rightly pointed out, the Fluency-style designs not only took the top spot, but in combination added up to a higher percentage than any other. We’re not focusing solely on that statistic, though, because had other designers submitted multiple versions, the numbers might have looked different. What was most interesting for me was checking in on the votes over the course of the two days the poll was open. The top three (Fluency-dark, Current 2.7, MT) kept beating each other out for the #1 spot as they cycled back and forth through the top three slots, and had the poll closed on time (left it open a little longer in case anyone translated the time zone incorrectly), the order would have been a bit different.
\nWhat’s more interesting to me is the overall style that seems to be preferred among voters, as Matt’s comp has some stylistic similarities to Dean’s (see image at left). It also would be interesting to know how many of the votes for the current 2.7 interface were based on thinking it looked the best vs. how many were votes against changing the interface at all so soon after the 2.7 redesign. If you want to comment on what you liked best and/or least about any of the designs, this thread is a good place.
\nSo what happens now? However we look at it, the Fluency-style designs clearly have a lot of fans. Then again, so do the designs of Matt Thomas (he’s behind the current style of 2.7, remember, in addition to the comp labeled MT). To give the interface the attention it is due, and to take seriously some of the interface feedback around usability and accessibility, we’re going to leave the looks alone for 2.8. It’s our guess that a revised style will make into 2.9 early in the development cycle to allow us plenty of time for user testing and revision. How close it winds up being to the comps submitted in this design tweaks challenge will depend, but in the meantime:
\nCongratulations, Dean J. Robinson, on winning the vote!
\n";}i:6;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:18:"Design Tweaks Vote";s:4:"link";s:60:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/design-tweaks-vote/";s:8:"comments";s:69:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/design-tweaks-vote/#comments";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:09:31 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Jane Wells";}s:8:"category";s:14:"User Interface";s:4:"guid";s:39:"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=685";s:11:"description";s:321:"Comps for the header/nav design tweaks are in, and the results are mixed. Some people just moved a few things around, while others proposed a new style altogether. We won’t make any major changes to style in 2.8, but if the vote leans toward a submission that proposes it, we’ll do some user testing and [...]";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:2893:"Comps for the header/nav design tweaks are in, and the results are mixed. Some people just moved a few things around, while others proposed a new style altogether. We won’t make any major changes to style in 2.8, but if the vote leans toward a submission that proposes it, we’ll do some user testing and make a decision for early 2.9 (which, now that we think of it, is probably the right thing to do anyway. )
Below are the links to the screenshots that were submitted. Please review each one (I’d open them all in tabs so I could look back and forth while they are all large size, because the voting poll just uses thumbnails), then choose the one you think looks the best/is the most usable.
\nThis poll was supposed to close at 8pm NY time on Tuesday (today), but we’re going to leave it open for an extra day. The voting poll will now be closed at 8pm NY time on Wednesday (that’s 2am Thursday, UTC). If you want to discuss the entries’ pros/cons, this thread would be a good place.
\nCurrent: The existing interface, for reference
\nKM: Current nav, header elements moved
\nAN: Current nav, file folder style header
\nKD: Current nav, modified header style
\nJJ: Swap blog title and favorites menu
\n\n\n\nIK: Nav layered over dark background
\nGB: Modified nav/header intersection
\n\n\nResults will be posted the day after the polls close.
\n";}s:3:"wfw";a:1:{s:10:"commentrss";s:65:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/design-tweaks-vote/feed/";}s:5:"slash";a:1:{s:8:"comments";s:2:"18";}s:7:"summary";s:321:"Comps for the header/nav design tweaks are in, and the results are mixed. Some people just moved a few things around, while others proposed a new style altogether. We won’t make any major changes to style in 2.8, but if the vote leans toward a submission that proposes it, we’ll do some user testing and [...]";s:12:"atom_content";s:2893:"Comps for the header/nav design tweaks are in, and the results are mixed. Some people just moved a few things around, while others proposed a new style altogether. We won’t make any major changes to style in 2.8, but if the vote leans toward a submission that proposes it, we’ll do some user testing and make a decision for early 2.9 (which, now that we think of it, is probably the right thing to do anyway. )
Below are the links to the screenshots that were submitted. Please review each one (I’d open them all in tabs so I could look back and forth while they are all large size, because the voting poll just uses thumbnails), then choose the one you think looks the best/is the most usable.
\nThis poll was supposed to close at 8pm NY time on Tuesday (today), but we’re going to leave it open for an extra day. The voting poll will now be closed at 8pm NY time on Wednesday (that’s 2am Thursday, UTC). If you want to discuss the entries’ pros/cons, this thread would be a good place.
\nCurrent: The existing interface, for reference
\nKM: Current nav, header elements moved
\nAN: Current nav, file folder style header
\nKD: Current nav, modified header style
\nJJ: Swap blog title and favorites menu
\n\n\n\nIK: Nav layered over dark background
\nGB: Modified nav/header intersection
\n\n\nResults will be posted the day after the polls close.
\n";}i:7;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:50:"Design Tweaks: Who’s In? (An idea in three acts)";s:4:"link";s:85:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/design-tweaks-whos-in-an-idea-in-three-acts/";s:8:"comments";s:94:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/design-tweaks-whos-in-an-idea-in-three-acts/#comments";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:57:40 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Jane Wells";}s:8:"category";s:14:"User Interface";s:4:"guid";s:39:"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=640";s:11:"description";s:328:"\nACT I\nJane: It is a thorn in my side that the blog name header is above the “dashboard” nav section in the admin, since in MU installations and with plugins (like stats), things in the Dashboard section span multiple blogs. Makes more sense for the header to head only the per-blog content area.\nMark: I agree [...]";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:7119:"\nJane: It is a thorn in my side that the blog name header is above the “dashboard” nav section in the admin, since in MU installations and with plugins (like stats), things in the Dashboard section span multiple blogs. Makes more sense for the header to head only the per-blog content area.
\nMark: I agree about the header. “This is the menu, this is the content.”
\nAll: Yep.
\nFive minutes later…
\nMark: What do you guys this of this quick mockup I just did, playing with the admin header?
\n
\n
Jane: I like it that the nav is not under the header. Might need some styling help. I was also thinking maybe the favorites menu should drop down into the white h2 area by screen options/help tabs.
\nRyan: Menu color to the top with blog title pushed over and favorites next to screen options sounds quite nice.
\nJane: I’ll ask Matt Thomas if he could style it [ed. note: Matt Thomas created the visual style for 2.7], and we can see what people think, maybe post on wpdevel for feedback.
\nRyan: If it’s quick, maybe we could even get it into 2.8.
\nMatt T: Here are some comps based on what you told me.
\nJane: Cool, but where are Screen Options and Help tabs?
\nMatt T: Still working on that.
\nJane: Hm. Wonder if there’s time to open this up to community designers? I know we’re in freeze, and it’s no notice, but you didn’t get any notice either when we dropped this styling request on your lap a few hours ago. That’s the way open software development works: sometimes the best ideas come at the last minute!
\nMatt T: I’m all for letting the community take a stab at it. Especially if they come up with something brilliant to do with the Screen Options and Help tabs.
\nJane: I’ll ask Ryan about release date and see if there’s time. I know they wanted your style recommendations today.
\nRyan: Tuesday is probably doable, no later than that for final delivery of style and any gradient graphics, etc.
\nJane: Awesome! People will hate me for the short notice after the has-patch marathon, but since it’s a small project and over the weekend, and wasn’t even something anyone was planning until a few hours ago, I’m *really hoping* people will take this for what it is, an attempt to give more people input into an upcoming visual change in the interface, even if it’s not a huge one.
\nRyan: Would have the benefit of warning people that header and menu will be changed a bit.
\nJane: And we can have a vote. If I can get all the materials together and post in the morning, that would give 2 days of design time for submissions on Monday, and if we do a day of voting Tuesday, that’s 3 days notice for the vote. I’ll make sure to post to all the lists, etc.
\nRyan: Will we announce with comps from Matt T as examples of what we’re thinking?
\nJane: I’ll write up the UX reasons for considering the change, and Matt T can provide some style guidelines and his original comps so no one will have to waste time mocking up the basic screen layout.
\nRyan: That would help set the scope. We just want tweaks here and there, given the timing.
\nJane: Woot!
\nOn Your Mark, Get Set…
\nOkay, so here’s the deal. Modifying the nav/header to be a little nicer is was a last-minute design idea, and if it can’t be worked out in the time we have left before 2.8 (which is very little), we’ll just wait until 2.9 to work on it. But! If someone comes up with something the community really likes and it doesn’t break any of the design guidelines for the rest of WordPress, we could sneak it in.
UX and design guidelines for this mini-project are posted here (so as not to clog up anyone’s feed reader with big graphics). Read through the UX stuff, check out the comps Matt Thomas mocked up last night (with absolutely no notice, for the record). Use the .psd as your base, and when it’s time to submit your ideas, make a .jpg or .png and post a link to it in the comments on this post. (Note: Only comments containing a link to a design submission using this format will be approved. For general discussion about this design challenge or any of the submissions, please head into the #wordpress-dev IRC channel.)
\nSubmit the link to your comps by 1am Tuesday, April 28 UTC (7pm Monday, April 27, New York time). If you have questions or want early feedback, we’ll be in and out of the #wordpress-dev IRC channel between now and then.
\nOnce we’ve received the submissions, we’ll post a voting survey (much simpler than the icon survey; this one will be more of poll, just choose the one you like best) as soon as possible, and will post the link to it here as soon as it’s online. We’ll only keep voting open for one day because of the 2.8 deadline, so put it on your calendar if you think you’ll forget. Voting will close at 2am Wednesday, April 29 UTC (8pm Tuesday, April 28, New York time). Results will be announced the following day.
\n\n* Chats above are a conglomeration of actual chats.
\nReminder: Only comments containing a link to a design submission will be published here. All other comments will be deleted.
\nIf you want to leave a public comment about this contest, the design, etc., I’ve created a thread in the forums that you can use. Please discuss these things there. If you leave a regular comment here on this blog, no one will be able to reply to you, because only actual links to design submissions will be posted in the comments here.
\n";}s:3:"wfw";a:1:{s:10:"commentrss";s:90:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/design-tweaks-whos-in-an-idea-in-three-acts/feed/";}s:5:"slash";a:1:{s:8:"comments";s:2:"17";}s:7:"summary";s:328:"\nACT I\nJane: It is a thorn in my side that the blog name header is above the “dashboard” nav section in the admin, since in MU installations and with plugins (like stats), things in the Dashboard section span multiple blogs. Makes more sense for the header to head only the per-blog content area.\nMark: I agree [...]";s:12:"atom_content";s:7119:"\nJane: It is a thorn in my side that the blog name header is above the “dashboard” nav section in the admin, since in MU installations and with plugins (like stats), things in the Dashboard section span multiple blogs. Makes more sense for the header to head only the per-blog content area.
\nMark: I agree about the header. “This is the menu, this is the content.”
\nAll: Yep.
\nFive minutes later…
\nMark: What do you guys this of this quick mockup I just did, playing with the admin header?
\n\n
Jane: I like it that the nav is not under the header. Might need some styling help. I was also thinking maybe the favorites menu should drop down into the white h2 area by screen options/help tabs.
\nRyan: Menu color to the top with blog title pushed over and favorites next to screen options sounds quite nice.
\nJane: I’ll ask Matt Thomas if he could style it [ed. note: Matt Thomas created the visual style for 2.7], and we can see what people think, maybe post on wpdevel for feedback.
\nRyan: If it’s quick, maybe we could even get it into 2.8.
\nMatt T: Here are some comps based on what you told me.
\nJane: Cool, but where are Screen Options and Help tabs?
\nMatt T: Still working on that.
\nJane: Hm. Wonder if there’s time to open this up to community designers? I know we’re in freeze, and it’s no notice, but you didn’t get any notice either when we dropped this styling request on your lap a few hours ago. That’s the way open software development works: sometimes the best ideas come at the last minute!
\nMatt T: I’m all for letting the community take a stab at it. Especially if they come up with something brilliant to do with the Screen Options and Help tabs.
\nJane: I’ll ask Ryan about release date and see if there’s time. I know they wanted your style recommendations today.
\nRyan: Tuesday is probably doable, no later than that for final delivery of style and any gradient graphics, etc.
\nJane: Awesome! People will hate me for the short notice after the has-patch marathon, but since it’s a small project and over the weekend, and wasn’t even something anyone was planning until a few hours ago, I’m *really hoping* people will take this for what it is, an attempt to give more people input into an upcoming visual change in the interface, even if it’s not a huge one.
\nRyan: Would have the benefit of warning people that header and menu will be changed a bit.
\nJane: And we can have a vote. If I can get all the materials together and post in the morning, that would give 2 days of design time for submissions on Monday, and if we do a day of voting Tuesday, that’s 3 days notice for the vote. I’ll make sure to post to all the lists, etc.
\nRyan: Will we announce with comps from Matt T as examples of what we’re thinking?
\nJane: I’ll write up the UX reasons for considering the change, and Matt T can provide some style guidelines and his original comps so no one will have to waste time mocking up the basic screen layout.
\nRyan: That would help set the scope. We just want tweaks here and there, given the timing.
\nJane: Woot!
\nOn Your Mark, Get Set…
\nOkay, so here’s the deal. Modifying the nav/header to be a little nicer is was a last-minute design idea, and if it can’t be worked out in the time we have left before 2.8 (which is very little), we’ll just wait until 2.9 to work on it. But! If someone comes up with something the community really likes and it doesn’t break any of the design guidelines for the rest of WordPress, we could sneak it in.
UX and design guidelines for this mini-project are posted here (so as not to clog up anyone’s feed reader with big graphics). Read through the UX stuff, check out the comps Matt Thomas mocked up last night (with absolutely no notice, for the record). Use the .psd as your base, and when it’s time to submit your ideas, make a .jpg or .png and post a link to it in the comments on this post. (Note: Only comments containing a link to a design submission using this format will be approved. For general discussion about this design challenge or any of the submissions, please head into the #wordpress-dev IRC channel.)
\nSubmit the link to your comps by 1am Tuesday, April 28 UTC (7pm Monday, April 27, New York time). If you have questions or want early feedback, we’ll be in and out of the #wordpress-dev IRC channel between now and then.
\nOnce we’ve received the submissions, we’ll post a voting survey (much simpler than the icon survey; this one will be more of poll, just choose the one you like best) as soon as possible, and will post the link to it here as soon as it’s online. We’ll only keep voting open for one day because of the 2.8 deadline, so put it on your calendar if you think you’ll forget. Voting will close at 2am Wednesday, April 29 UTC (8pm Tuesday, April 28, New York time). Results will be announced the following day.
\n\n* Chats above are a conglomeration of actual chats.
\nReminder: Only comments containing a link to a design submission will be published here. All other comments will be deleted.
\nIf you want to leave a public comment about this contest, the design, etc., I’ve created a thread in the forums that you can use. Please discuss these things there. If you leave a regular comment here on this blog, no one will be able to reply to you, because only actual links to design submissions will be posted in the comments here.
\n";}i:8;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:33:"Summer of Code Students Announced";s:4:"link";s:75:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/summer-of-code-students-announced/";s:8:"comments";s:84:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/summer-of-code-students-announced/#comments";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:41:14 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Jane Wells";}s:8:"category";s:11:"Development";s:4:"guid";s:39:"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=631";s:11:"description";s:333:"Google has announced the successful applicants for the 2009 Google Summer of Code, and WordPress is lucky enough to have eight students allotted to our open source project. It was a tough choice, since we had almost 60 applications to choose from. We’d like to thank all the students who applied, and we’re sorry we [...]";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:2998:"Google has announced the successful applicants for the 2009 Google Summer of Code, and WordPress is lucky enough to have eight students allotted to our open source project. It was a tough choice, since we had almost 60 applications to choose from. We’d like to thank all the students who applied, and we’re sorry we couldn’t take on more of you.
\nDevelopers, if you see these bright young things in the dev channel, please be your usual friendly, helpful selves. Everyone else, wish our students luck with their projects this summer, which promise to be challenging but awesome. Without further ado, I’m pleased to introduce the GSoC projects (in no particular order) and the students tackling them.
Justin Shreve, Extended WordPress Search Engine. Justin will be mentored by Andy Skelton. One of the complaints I hear over and over again is about the search engine, so this could have great benefit to WordPress core.
\n
\nRudolf Cheuk Sang Lai, Adding Photo Grouping by Album Functionality. This project will wind up being a piece of a larger media redux project for 2.9/3.0. Mark Jaquith is mentoring, and Noel Jackson will be a backup mentor.
Daryl Koopersmith, WYSIWYG theme editor/generator. This will allow users to create and edit themes without touching any code. Beau Lebens is the mentor on this project.
\nMichael Benedict Arul will be working on a similar project. Michael will be mentored by Andrew Ozz, since this project will be using jQuery. It’s our hope that having two students working on this idea separately will foster competition and allow us to compare approaches.
\nDaniel Larkin, Modified Preorder Tree Traversal (MPTT). Lead Developer Ryan Boren will be his mentor. This is Daniel’s second GSoC working on WordPress.
\nDiego Caro, a student from Chile, will also work on an MPTT project. Diego will be mentored by Thorsten Ott.
\nCésar Rodas, social and text processing algorithms for BuddyPress and MU as related to recommendation engines. Alex Shiels and Andy Peatling will co-mentor this project.
\nAnthony Cole, Event management with WordPress. Co-organizer of WordCamp Australia and New Zealand, Anthony will be working on a suite of plugins (or maybe just one or two out of a planned set, scope TBD) for event management/attendee networking that will be built on BuddyPress/MU/bbPress. We’ll use wordcamp.org as a test case, and release the final product to the community. Jake Spurlock will be mentoring, with Andy Peatling as backup.
\nCongratulations, guys*!
\n*Seriously, we didn’t get more than a couple of applications from female student developers. Where are all the geek girls?
\n";}s:3:"wfw";a:1:{s:10:"commentrss";s:80:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/summer-of-code-students-announced/feed/";}s:5:"slash";a:1:{s:8:"comments";s:2:"11";}s:7:"summary";s:333:"Google has announced the successful applicants for the 2009 Google Summer of Code, and WordPress is lucky enough to have eight students allotted to our open source project. It was a tough choice, since we had almost 60 applications to choose from. We’d like to thank all the students who applied, and we’re sorry we [...]";s:12:"atom_content";s:2998:"Google has announced the successful applicants for the 2009 Google Summer of Code, and WordPress is lucky enough to have eight students allotted to our open source project. It was a tough choice, since we had almost 60 applications to choose from. We’d like to thank all the students who applied, and we’re sorry we couldn’t take on more of you.
\nDevelopers, if you see these bright young things in the dev channel, please be your usual friendly, helpful selves. Everyone else, wish our students luck with their projects this summer, which promise to be challenging but awesome. Without further ado, I’m pleased to introduce the GSoC projects (in no particular order) and the students tackling them.
Justin Shreve, Extended WordPress Search Engine. Justin will be mentored by Andy Skelton. One of the complaints I hear over and over again is about the search engine, so this could have great benefit to WordPress core.
\n
\nRudolf Cheuk Sang Lai, Adding Photo Grouping by Album Functionality. This project will wind up being a piece of a larger media redux project for 2.9/3.0. Mark Jaquith is mentoring, and Noel Jackson will be a backup mentor.
Daryl Koopersmith, WYSIWYG theme editor/generator. This will allow users to create and edit themes without touching any code. Beau Lebens is the mentor on this project.
\nMichael Benedict Arul will be working on a similar project. Michael will be mentored by Andrew Ozz, since this project will be using jQuery. It’s our hope that having two students working on this idea separately will foster competition and allow us to compare approaches.
\nDaniel Larkin, Modified Preorder Tree Traversal (MPTT). Lead Developer Ryan Boren will be his mentor. This is Daniel’s second GSoC working on WordPress.
\nDiego Caro, a student from Chile, will also work on an MPTT project. Diego will be mentored by Thorsten Ott.
\nCésar Rodas, social and text processing algorithms for BuddyPress and MU as related to recommendation engines. Alex Shiels and Andy Peatling will co-mentor this project.
\nAnthony Cole, Event management with WordPress. Co-organizer of WordCamp Australia and New Zealand, Anthony will be working on a suite of plugins (or maybe just one or two out of a planned set, scope TBD) for event management/attendee networking that will be built on BuddyPress/MU/bbPress. We’ll use wordcamp.org as a test case, and release the final product to the community. Jake Spurlock will be mentoring, with Andy Peatling as backup.
\nCongratulations, guys*!
\n*Seriously, we didn’t get more than a couple of applications from female student developers. Where are all the geek girls?
\n";}i:9;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:26:"Has-Patch Marathon Results";s:4:"link";s:68:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/has-patch-marathon-results/";s:8:"comments";s:77:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/has-patch-marathon-results/#comments";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:45:11 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Jane Wells";}s:8:"category";s:30:"Development2.8bug huntmarathon";s:4:"guid";s:39:"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=628";s:11:"description";s:327:"As promised, here are the results of the 24-hour has-patch marathon that was announced, begun and completed over the course of a few days last week (more on timing after the results). Results include activity from 8am Pacific time on Thursday, April 16, 2009 to 9am Pacific time on Friday, April 17, 2009.\nTotal number of [...]";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:3738:"As promised, here are the results of the 24-hour has-patch marathon that was announced, begun and completed over the course of a few days last week (more on timing after the results). Results include activity from 8am Pacific time on Thursday, April 16, 2009 to 9am Pacific time on Friday, April 17, 2009.
\nTotal number of patches committed to core: 44
\nContributors whose old patches were committed: 9
\nMarathon contributors whose patches were committed: 13
\nTickets closed: 102 (breakdown below)
\nTickets created: 20 [I guess not everyone got the memo that we were trying to close tickets. ]
Tickets reopened: 4
\nNumber of testers who left comments in ticket threads: 10
\nNumber of testing-specific comments: 18
\nThese numbers are based on opening each ticket that registered activity during the marathon hours and counting the actual comments that indicated some testing of a patch. Contributions to philosophical discussions without a patch, while important, weren’t counted for this purpose. Nor were Trac notices that simply noted a ticket was being closed because it was a dupe, invalid, etc.
\nTop five contributors (committed patches): Denis-de-Bernardy, filosofo, nbachiyski, scohoust, simonwheatley
\nTop five testing feedback providers: shanef, Nicholas91, Denis-de-Bernardy, sivel, williamsba, mrmist (tie)
\nGiven the short notice/last-minute nature of the marathon, I think we did pretty well. Granted, there were people who complained that two days wasn’t enough notice to clear their schedules, but let’s be honest, the 24-hour has-patch marathon was more of a rallying cry to help clean out Trac than a deadline based on anything specific. Patches are always welcome/encouraged, and now that the big features for 2.8 are mostly done, the lead devs will be able to spend more time reviewing Trac tickets and patches. Still, not too many people tested existing patches (or if they did, they failed to leave the requisite comment in the ticket threads). Testing patches is one of the easiest things you can do to help further development, since patches won’t be committed or rejected until they’ve been tested by several people.
\nAs we get closer to the 2.8 release, jump into Trac any time and test a few patches (don’t forget to leave the feedback!) if you have time. If there’s a ticket you’re sick of seeing there, write a patch and ask your fellow contributors to test it and comment on the ticket thread. We’ll announce an official bug hunt soon (and yes, there will be more than two days’ notice), but the fact remains that addressing new bugs is easier if Trac isn’t clogged with old tickets. If you spot duplicate tickets, mark it a dupe, note the other ticket number in the comments and close the ticket. If you see one that is no longer relevant because the current code base fixes a problem reported several versions ago, mark it invalid, leave a comment and close the ticket. These simple housekeeping tasks may not seem like much, but they do help. Special props to Denis-de-Bernardy, who in addition to writing a couple of patches during the marathon and testing a few others, did a bunch of ticket maintenance like this, and cleared out a number of tickets.
\nThank you to everyone who participated, and until the next marathon, happy patching and testing!
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\nTotal number of patches committed to core: 44
\nContributors whose old patches were committed: 9
\nMarathon contributors whose patches were committed: 13
\nTickets closed: 102 (breakdown below)
\nTickets created: 20 [I guess not everyone got the memo that we were trying to close tickets. ]
Tickets reopened: 4
\nNumber of testers who left comments in ticket threads: 10
\nNumber of testing-specific comments: 18
\nThese numbers are based on opening each ticket that registered activity during the marathon hours and counting the actual comments that indicated some testing of a patch. Contributions to philosophical discussions without a patch, while important, weren’t counted for this purpose. Nor were Trac notices that simply noted a ticket was being closed because it was a dupe, invalid, etc.
\nTop five contributors (committed patches): Denis-de-Bernardy, filosofo, nbachiyski, scohoust, simonwheatley
\nTop five testing feedback providers: shanef, Nicholas91, Denis-de-Bernardy, sivel, williamsba, mrmist (tie)
\nGiven the short notice/last-minute nature of the marathon, I think we did pretty well. Granted, there were people who complained that two days wasn’t enough notice to clear their schedules, but let’s be honest, the 24-hour has-patch marathon was more of a rallying cry to help clean out Trac than a deadline based on anything specific. Patches are always welcome/encouraged, and now that the big features for 2.8 are mostly done, the lead devs will be able to spend more time reviewing Trac tickets and patches. Still, not too many people tested existing patches (or if they did, they failed to leave the requisite comment in the ticket threads). Testing patches is one of the easiest things you can do to help further development, since patches won’t be committed or rejected until they’ve been tested by several people.
\nAs we get closer to the 2.8 release, jump into Trac any time and test a few patches (don’t forget to leave the feedback!) if you have time. If there’s a ticket you’re sick of seeing there, write a patch and ask your fellow contributors to test it and comment on the ticket thread. We’ll announce an official bug hunt soon (and yes, there will be more than two days’ notice), but the fact remains that addressing new bugs is easier if Trac isn’t clogged with old tickets. If you spot duplicate tickets, mark it a dupe, note the other ticket number in the comments and close the ticket. If you see one that is no longer relevant because the current code base fixes a problem reported several versions ago, mark it invalid, leave a comment and close the ticket. These simple housekeeping tasks may not seem like much, but they do help. Special props to Denis-de-Bernardy, who in addition to writing a couple of patches during the marathon and testing a few others, did a bunch of ticket maintenance like this, and cleared out a number of tickets.
\nThank you to everyone who participated, and until the next marathon, happy patching and testing!
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Our Carrington Text WordPress theme has been updated to version 1.1 to address a couple of IE6 issues. Preview and download.
\nI’m using this theme for my daughter’s site. 
Our Carrington Text WordPress theme has been updated to version 1.1 to address a couple of IE6 issues. Preview and download.
\nI’m using this theme for my daughter’s site.
This weekend is the granddaddy of WordCamps, WordCamp San Francisco 2009 on May 30, 2009. Registration is closed at over 700 attendees for this one day event packed with a ton of the top blogging, social media, search engine, business, and WordPress experts. I’ll be there, so be sure and find me for a hug.
That’s part of the joy and difference between a WordPress event and other social tech events. WordPressers serve up hugs, not just hand shakes. What I hear over and over again at these events is how we all know each other, so meeting face to face is just another step in the relationship process that began a few months to a few years ago. We’re already friends!
\nThis year so far it has been my honor to be included and speaking at a variety of WordCamp events including WordCamp Las Vegas, WordCamp Whistler, WordCamp Toronto, and WordCamp Columbus, and you will probably find me rattling around WordCamp Dallas, WordCamp Portland, WordCamp Seattle, Netherlands – WordCamp NL, WordCamp Israel, and WordCamp/Podcamp Hawaii.
\n
According to the WordPress Meetup Groups on Meetup.com, there are 32 Meetup Groups focused specifically on WordPress, representing 3,394 Members in 5 different countries among 32 Meetup groups in 28 different cities. There are almost 2,000 people interested in a WordPress event and meetup without a group near them.
Here is a list of the most popular WordPress-specific Meetup Groups on Meetup.com from around the world. The number next to some of the group names represents the current number of registered members.
\n
Mark Mullenweg, Andy Skelton, Mark Jaquith at WordCamp San Francisco 2008
While there are WordPress meetup groups around the world, there are a lot of people are shouting out for one in their area. Copenhagen (61 interested), Philadelphia (45), Houston, London, and Denver are among the many. Some of these have had or are about to have a WordCamp event, so why aren’t there regular WordPress meetups?
\n
WordPress Meetup Groups on Meetup.com offers a map of all the places where there are WordPress events and activities and where ones are wanted. You can browse a list of cities hosting WordPress events or go directly to your region to find out where one is or who might be interested in putting one together.
A WordPress Meetup is a frequent meeting of WordPress fans. If you would like to start a WordPress Meetup group, find a meeting place and announce it among your friends, and add a listing to the Yahoo Upcoming events for WordPress and WordPress Meetups Upcoming Events and tag them “WordPress Events” and “WordPress”, as many track WordPress event announcements there.
\nA WordPress Meetup allows locals to get together and learn from each other on how to use WordPress. There are formal WordPress meetups and informal ones, covering nothing but WordPress or including WordPress as part of other topics on web publishing and social media. WordPress meetups are usually held monthly or quarterly.
\n
A WordCamp is a day or two long event with sponsors and dozens if not hundreds of WordPress fans gathering annually. WordCamp Toronto was the first, I believe, to have a three day WordCamp event, but there are no rules. It differs from a WordPress Meetup because it is offered rarely instead of regularly.
WordCamps were originally formatted on the Barcamp structure, loosely put together, grassroots gatherings of WordPress fans in a day long unconference style. While this works for some communities familiar with the unconference style, some stick with a more traditional conference format.
\nWhile a WordPress Meetup can cover any topics of interest to their members, a WordCamp event is focused on WordPress for the majority of the programs and workshops.
\nMany distinguish the two events based upon the length and speakers. WordPress Meetups tend to last a few hours where WordCamps are day long events. The speakers at WordCamps can come from your region or around the world.
\n
If you would like to sponsor or host a WordCamp, check out the new official site for tracking WordCamps is WordCamp Central, which includes instructions and guidelines for running a WordCamp. There are also articles with tips and techniques for WordPress Meetups and WordCamps on The WordCamp Report, as well as on blogs by those who have run these events.
In general, you need to have a team of at least 5 active volunteers, a location and date, speakers, sponsors, and food or easy access to food. The rest of it is up to you.
\nGet a free blog on WordPress.com or host your own for the WordCamp, until WordCamp Central finishes setting up their WordPressMU blog network. Get a Twitter account and add a listing to the Yahoo Upcoming events for WordPress and WordPress Meetups Upcoming Events and tag them “WordPress Events” and “WordCamp. These are tracked by many WordPress fans around the world, many whom are willing to fly in to the various WordPress and WordCamp events.
\n
While Matt Mullenweg, myself, and other representatives of WordPress and Automattic try to get to as many WordCamp and WordPress events as we can, look to your own neighborhood and community for your own WordPress experts and rock stars.
Many think it helps to have a “big name” to help attract attendees. In some large cities it does, but promote the event as a chance to learn about how to use WordPress in your business or personal life, and you’d be stunned at the number of people who will show up, just because they love WordPress.
\nTo ask one of the press-o-rati, contact them through their blogs, email or Twitter accounts. To request someone officially from Automattic or WordPress, use the WordCamp Central contact form and ask. You can be vague and invite whoever is willing to come, or be specific and request someone who is an expert in WordPress Themes, Plugins, BuddyPress, bbPress, PollDaddy, Intense Debate, or any of the other WordPress and Automattic specific features and services.
\nI highly recommend you make your WordCamp and WordPress event about your community. WordCamp/Podcamp Hawaii brought in local social media experts, musicians, and tourist industry representatives familiar with WordPress to speak to attendees, giving them the local perspective that their community needs. WordCamp Toronto brought in members of the local art community to display interactive art work and held community competitions for the event logo, blog designs, and Plugins, involving as many people and groups as possible to make the event a social one. WordCamp San Francisco 2008 had a fund-raising event “Scavenger Hunt” for a local educational charity on the day after the WordCamp sessions.
\nThere are a lot of ways you can involve your community and help others blog and share their voice with the world and benefit your community in general. Make your WordPress event inclusive not exclusive
\nTo publicize your WordPress event or WordCamp, contact WordCamp Central, The WordCamp Report, Yahoo Upcoming events for WordPress, WordPress Meetups Upcoming Events, and Upcoming events tagged with “WordCamp” or “WordPress,” and contact me by email for inclusion on the Blog Herald and my site and other WordPress fan sites.
\nUpcoming WordCamp and WordPress Events include:
\nMay 2009
\nJune 2009
\nJuly 2009
\nAugust 2009
\n\nSeptember 2009
\nOctober 2009
\n\nUpcoming WordCamps not scheduled or confirmed:
\n
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Copyright Lorelle VanFossen, member of the 9Rules Network, and author of Blogging Tips, What Bloggers Won\'t Tell You About Blogging.
\nPosted in WordCamps, WordPress Events, WordPress News
This weekend is the granddaddy of WordCamps, WordCamp San Francisco 2009 on May 30, 2009. Registration is closed at over 700 attendees for this one day event packed with a ton of the top blogging, social media, search engine, business, and WordPress experts. I’ll be there, so be sure and find me for a hug.
That’s part of the joy and difference between a WordPress event and other social tech events. WordPressers serve up hugs, not just hand shakes. What I hear over and over again at these events is how we all know each other, so meeting face to face is just another step in the relationship process that began a few months to a few years ago. We’re already friends!
\nThis year so far it has been my honor to be included and speaking at a variety of WordCamp events including WordCamp Las Vegas, WordCamp Whistler, WordCamp Toronto, and WordCamp Columbus, and you will probably find me rattling around WordCamp Dallas, WordCamp Portland, WordCamp Seattle, Netherlands – WordCamp NL, WordCamp Israel, and WordCamp/Podcamp Hawaii.
\nAccording to the WordPress Meetup Groups on Meetup.com, there are 32 Meetup Groups focused specifically on WordPress, representing 3,394 Members in 5 different countries among 32 Meetup groups in 28 different cities. There are almost 2,000 people interested in a WordPress event and meetup without a group near them.
Here is a list of the most popular WordPress-specific Meetup Groups on Meetup.com from around the world. The number next to some of the group names represents the current number of registered members.
\nMark Mullenweg, Andy Skelton, Mark Jaquith at WordCamp San Francisco 2008
While there are WordPress meetup groups around the world, there are a lot of people are shouting out for one in their area. Copenhagen (61 interested), Philadelphia (45), Houston, London, and Denver are among the many. Some of these have had or are about to have a WordCamp event, so why aren’t there regular WordPress meetups?
\nWordPress Meetup Groups on Meetup.com offers a map of all the places where there are WordPress events and activities and where ones are wanted. You can browse a list of cities hosting WordPress events or go directly to your region to find out where one is or who might be interested in putting one together.
A WordPress Meetup is a frequent meeting of WordPress fans. If you would like to start a WordPress Meetup group, find a meeting place and announce it among your friends, and add a listing to the Yahoo Upcoming events for WordPress and WordPress Meetups Upcoming Events and tag them “WordPress Events” and “WordPress”, as many track WordPress event announcements there.
\nA WordPress Meetup allows locals to get together and learn from each other on how to use WordPress. There are formal WordPress meetups and informal ones, covering nothing but WordPress or including WordPress as part of other topics on web publishing and social media. WordPress meetups are usually held monthly or quarterly.
\nA WordCamp is a day or two long event with sponsors and dozens if not hundreds of WordPress fans gathering annually. WordCamp Toronto was the first, I believe, to have a three day WordCamp event, but there are no rules. It differs from a WordPress Meetup because it is offered rarely instead of regularly.
WordCamps were originally formatted on the Barcamp structure, loosely put together, grassroots gatherings of WordPress fans in a day long unconference style. While this works for some communities familiar with the unconference style, some stick with a more traditional conference format.
\nWhile a WordPress Meetup can cover any topics of interest to their members, a WordCamp event is focused on WordPress for the majority of the programs and workshops.
\nMany distinguish the two events based upon the length and speakers. WordPress Meetups tend to last a few hours where WordCamps are day long events. The speakers at WordCamps can come from your region or around the world.
\nIf you would like to sponsor or host a WordCamp, check out the new official site for tracking WordCamps is WordCamp Central, which includes instructions and guidelines for running a WordCamp. There are also articles with tips and techniques for WordPress Meetups and WordCamps on The WordCamp Report, as well as on blogs by those who have run these events.
In general, you need to have a team of at least 5 active volunteers, a location and date, speakers, sponsors, and food or easy access to food. The rest of it is up to you.
\nGet a free blog on WordPress.com or host your own for the WordCamp, until WordCamp Central finishes setting up their WordPressMU blog network. Get a Twitter account and add a listing to the Yahoo Upcoming events for WordPress and WordPress Meetups Upcoming Events and tag them “WordPress Events” and “WordCamp. These are tracked by many WordPress fans around the world, many whom are willing to fly in to the various WordPress and WordCamp events.
\nWhile Matt Mullenweg, myself, and other representatives of WordPress and Automattic try to get to as many WordCamp and WordPress events as we can, look to your own neighborhood and community for your own WordPress experts and rock stars.
Many think it helps to have a “big name” to help attract attendees. In some large cities it does, but promote the event as a chance to learn about how to use WordPress in your business or personal life, and you’d be stunned at the number of people who will show up, just because they love WordPress.
\nTo ask one of the press-o-rati, contact them through their blogs, email or Twitter accounts. To request someone officially from Automattic or WordPress, use the WordCamp Central contact form and ask. You can be vague and invite whoever is willing to come, or be specific and request someone who is an expert in WordPress Themes, Plugins, BuddyPress, bbPress, PollDaddy, Intense Debate, or any of the other WordPress and Automattic specific features and services.
\nI highly recommend you make your WordCamp and WordPress event about your community. WordCamp/Podcamp Hawaii brought in local social media experts, musicians, and tourist industry representatives familiar with WordPress to speak to attendees, giving them the local perspective that their community needs. WordCamp Toronto brought in members of the local art community to display interactive art work and held community competitions for the event logo, blog designs, and Plugins, involving as many people and groups as possible to make the event a social one. WordCamp San Francisco 2008 had a fund-raising event “Scavenger Hunt” for a local educational charity on the day after the WordCamp sessions.
\nThere are a lot of ways you can involve your community and help others blog and share their voice with the world and benefit your community in general. Make your WordPress event inclusive not exclusive
\nTo publicize your WordPress event or WordCamp, contact WordCamp Central, The WordCamp Report, Yahoo Upcoming events for WordPress, WordPress Meetups Upcoming Events, and Upcoming events tagged with “WordCamp” or “WordPress,” and contact me by email for inclusion on the Blog Herald and my site and other WordPress fan sites.
\nUpcoming WordCamp and WordPress Events include:
\nMay 2009
\nJune 2009
\nJuly 2009
\nAugust 2009
\n\nSeptember 2009
\nOctober 2009
\n\nUpcoming WordCamps not scheduled or confirmed:
\n
Subscribe Via Feedburner Subscribe by Email
Copyright Lorelle VanFossen, member of the 9Rules Network, and author of Blogging Tips, What Bloggers Won\'t Tell You About Blogging.
\nPosted in WordCamps, WordPress Events, WordPress News A WordPress plug-in that converts existing affiliate links into a list of book resources: Amazon, Powells, and IndieBound affiliate links, WorldCat library searches, and LibraryThing book pages.
\n\nThis plugin will go through all of your posts and pages and compile a list of all external links. Then it will create a linkroll for you based on your actual linking activity.
\n\nBest Post Page is a WordPress plugin, that utilizes optimization algorithms to chose the best posts based on criteria such as views and comments. This plugin automatically generates a page called ‘Best of Posts’ that displays the top 10 posts from your blog. The list of the best posts is automatically recalculated. All you have to do is download and activate the plugin.
\nGoogle Analytics Stats Deluxe Link removed due to it being paid
\nA big step up from the Standard Version of Google Analytics Stats. Google Analytics Stats Deluxe includes all the features of Google Analytics Stats and more
\n\nSends status updates to Ping.fm every time you publish a post. Using Bit.ly for the permalinks (Ping.fm and Bit.ly accounts required). So this way you can send status to many sites at once if you have a Ping.fm account.
\nNotify Unconfirmed Subscribers
\nAllows users to notify unconfirmed email subscribers in their Feedburner account
\nAjax Login Pro Link removed due to it being paid
\niRedlof Ajax Login Pro adds a beautiful Javascript loaded Top Panel on your wordpress blog to let your site users :
\n\nA dashboard plugin with an admin interface to configure the 3 parameters that are required
\n\nGD Press Tools is a collection of various additional administration tools. This tools can be integrated into the various WordPress admin panels, can perform maintenance operations, chanage some aspects of WordPress. Bellow you can find the detailed list of features and plugin version when the feature is added.
\n\nShortcut Macros allows you to define letter combinations that will expand to longer words, URLs, phrases, etc.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Plugin Releases for 05/27
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 27 May 2009 19:26:34 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"Perurry";}s:7:"summary";s:3162:"A WordPress plug-in that converts existing affiliate links into a list of book resources: Amazon, Powells, and IndieBound affiliate links, WorldCat library searches, and LibraryThing book pages.
\n\nThis plugin will go through all of your posts and pages and compile a list of all external links. Then it will create a linkroll for you based on your actual linking activity.
\n\nBest Post Page is a WordPress plugin, that utilizes optimization algorithms to chose the best posts based on criteria such as views and comments. This plugin automatically generates a page called ‘Best of Posts’ that displays the top 10 posts from your blog. The list of the best posts is automatically recalculated. All you have to do is download and activate the plugin.
\nGoogle Analytics Stats Deluxe Link removed due to it being paid
\nA big step up from the Standard Version of Google Analytics Stats. Google Analytics Stats Deluxe includes all the features of Google Analytics Stats and more
\n\nSends status updates to Ping.fm every time you publish a post. Using Bit.ly for the permalinks (Ping.fm and Bit.ly accounts required). So this way you can send status to many sites at once if you have a Ping.fm account.
\nNotify Unconfirmed Subscribers
\nAllows users to notify unconfirmed email subscribers in their Feedburner account
\nAjax Login Pro Link removed due to it being paid
\niRedlof Ajax Login Pro adds a beautiful Javascript loaded Top Panel on your wordpress blog to let your site users :
\n\nA dashboard plugin with an admin interface to configure the 3 parameters that are required
\n\nGD Press Tools is a collection of various additional administration tools. This tools can be integrated into the various WordPress admin panels, can perform maintenance operations, chanage some aspects of WordPress. Bellow you can find the detailed list of features and plugin version when the feature is added.
\n\nShortcut Macros allows you to define letter combinations that will expand to longer words, URLs, phrases, etc.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Plugin Releases for 05/27
";}i:3;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:36:"Alex King: Delink Comment Author 1.3";s:4:"guid";s:60:"http://alexking.org/blog/2009/05/27/delink-comment-author-13";s:4:"link";s:60:"http://alexking.org/blog/2009/05/27/delink-comment-author-13";s:11:"description";s:1360:"I’ve released a new version of my Delink Comment Author WordPress plugin. This version adds compatibility with the new admin interface in WordPress 2.7.x.
\nThis is a one-trick pony that does the following:
\nOn this site I have a policy of only giving backlinks to personal web sites for commentors. Some comments I receive aren’t SPAM, but the URL they leave is to a non-personal web site (commercial, advertising, etc.). I use this plugin to easily remove those URLs without removing the comment.
\nThe download and more information are available on my WordPress Plugins page.
\nIf you have any trouble with this, please contact the WordPress HelpCenter or you can try the WP Support Forums.
\n";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 27 May 2009 19:03:49 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Alex";}s:7:"summary";s:1360:"I’ve released a new version of my Delink Comment Author WordPress plugin. This version adds compatibility with the new admin interface in WordPress 2.7.x.
\nThis is a one-trick pony that does the following:
\nOn this site I have a policy of only giving backlinks to personal web sites for commentors. Some comments I receive aren’t SPAM, but the URL they leave is to a non-personal web site (commercial, advertising, etc.). I use this plugin to easily remove those URLs without removing the comment.
\nThe download and more information are available on my WordPress Plugins page.
\nIf you have any trouble with this, please contact the WordPress HelpCenter or you can try the WP Support Forums.
\n";}i:4;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:55:"Weblog Tools Collection: What can WordPress do for you?";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=5919";s:4:"link";s:83:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/27/what-can-wordpress-do-for-you/";s:11:"description";s:3509:"I receive questions about WordPress from various sources and I love answering them. I serve on the technical advisory board for our local University and recently ran into one of the other board members who had been using WordPress for some time. He wanted his WordPress site to do a few things that he could not get to work and his email to me ended with “I think I have hit the end of WordPress’ capabilities.” I respectfully disagreed and proceeded to give him links to solutions that I had found. He found them really useful and is going to use them in his re-design.
\nThis perception of “reaching the end of WordPress” is somewhat common. At a recent WordCamp, I had the distinct feeling (after talking with a bunch of the attendees and from feedback) that they were looking for cool things to do with their WordPress blog to accomplish various ends but were held back because they either did not know what to look for or did not know where to look for it and who to trust.
\nI would like to use this opportunity to increase awareness and provide answers to some of these questions. I would like to know what WordPress can do for you. Please use the group forums on the WLTC Community to post your questions and needs and find your answers. We will choose the best requests for regular posts on Weblog Tools Collection and plan to use them at WordCamps if given the opportunity.
\nHere are the questions that my friend had for me and my answers to them (edited and modified for content). Please leave a comment if you have a different answer or will benefit from these.
\n\n1) Have found no good way to create “hidden” pages that do not show up on the menus
The following Plugin solves the problem: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/exclude-pages/
\n\n2) Have not found a way to embed videos in blog posts and have them displayed on a skinnable Flash video player. The only way is to embed code from other video services such as YouTube which looks unprofessional.
The following Plugin provides a nice embeddable Flash Video player where you upload your own videos: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/flash-video-player/
\n\n3) I have not figured out a good way to embed a forum onto a “page” so that customers can have discussions. The best concept I have came up with so far is using an embedded frame and a 2nd domain.
I would suggest a plugin such as http://www.intensedebate.com/ which provides most of the forum like features with very little overhead or risk of mangled code. Some people (such as the SlickDeals blog) integerates vBulletin with WordPress, but that includes more than just a plugin download.
\nSo what can WordPress do for you?
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWhat can WordPress do for you?
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 27 May 2009 15:02:49 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Mark Ghosh";}s:7:"summary";s:3509:"I receive questions about WordPress from various sources and I love answering them. I serve on the technical advisory board for our local University and recently ran into one of the other board members who had been using WordPress for some time. He wanted his WordPress site to do a few things that he could not get to work and his email to me ended with “I think I have hit the end of WordPress’ capabilities.” I respectfully disagreed and proceeded to give him links to solutions that I had found. He found them really useful and is going to use them in his re-design.
\nThis perception of “reaching the end of WordPress” is somewhat common. At a recent WordCamp, I had the distinct feeling (after talking with a bunch of the attendees and from feedback) that they were looking for cool things to do with their WordPress blog to accomplish various ends but were held back because they either did not know what to look for or did not know where to look for it and who to trust.
\nI would like to use this opportunity to increase awareness and provide answers to some of these questions. I would like to know what WordPress can do for you. Please use the group forums on the WLTC Community to post your questions and needs and find your answers. We will choose the best requests for regular posts on Weblog Tools Collection and plan to use them at WordCamps if given the opportunity.
\nHere are the questions that my friend had for me and my answers to them (edited and modified for content). Please leave a comment if you have a different answer or will benefit from these.
\n\n1) Have found no good way to create “hidden” pages that do not show up on the menus
The following Plugin solves the problem: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/exclude-pages/
\n\n2) Have not found a way to embed videos in blog posts and have them displayed on a skinnable Flash video player. The only way is to embed code from other video services such as YouTube which looks unprofessional.
The following Plugin provides a nice embeddable Flash Video player where you upload your own videos: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/flash-video-player/
\n\n3) I have not figured out a good way to embed a forum onto a “page” so that customers can have discussions. The best concept I have came up with so far is using an embedded frame and a 2nd domain.
I would suggest a plugin such as http://www.intensedebate.com/ which provides most of the forum like features with very little overhead or risk of mangled code. Some people (such as the SlickDeals blog) integerates vBulletin with WordPress, but that includes more than just a plugin download.
\nSo what can WordPress do for you?
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWhat can WordPress do for you?
";}i:5;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:30:"Alex King: Shortcut Macros 1.3";s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://alexking.org/blog/2009/05/27/shortcut-macros-13";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://alexking.org/blog/2009/05/27/shortcut-macros-13";s:11:"description";s:1334:"I’ve updated my Shortcut Macros WordPress plugin with minor changes to make it work a little better with the latest versions of the WordPress admin interface.
\nShortcut Macros allows you to define letter combinations that will expand to longer words, URLs, phrases, etc. For example, if you are tired of writing the entire link to WordPress.org:
\n\n<a href=”http://wordpress.org/” rel=”external”>WordPress</a>
you could set up a macro for it, something like:
\n\n##wp
Then you can just type the macro into your blog post and it will automatically be expanded for you.
\nThe download and more information are available on my WordPress Plugins page.
\nIf you have any trouble with this, please contact the WordPress HelpCenter or you can try the WP Support Forums.
\n";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 27 May 2009 14:41:47 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Alex";}s:7:"summary";s:1334:"I’ve updated my Shortcut Macros WordPress plugin with minor changes to make it work a little better with the latest versions of the WordPress admin interface.
\nShortcut Macros allows you to define letter combinations that will expand to longer words, URLs, phrases, etc. For example, if you are tired of writing the entire link to WordPress.org:
\n\n<a href=”http://wordpress.org/” rel=”external”>WordPress</a>
you could set up a macro for it, something like:
\n\n##wp
Then you can just type the macro into your blog post and it will automatically be expanded for you.
\nThe download and more information are available on my WordPress Plugins page.
\nIf you have any trouble with this, please contact the WordPress HelpCenter or you can try the WP Support Forums.
\n";}i:6;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:15:"Matt: Ask Matt!";s:4:"guid";s:21:"http://ma.tt/?p=14297";s:4:"link";s:30:"http://ma.tt/2009/05/ask-matt/";s:11:"description";s:424:"Ask me a question here and I’ll pick the best and post a video answer here on this blog. This was always the intention of the Ask Matt category, just never got around to doing it before. 
Ask me a question here and I’ll pick the best and post a video answer here on this blog. This was always the intention of the Ask Matt category, just never got around to doing it before.
I’ve updated my Link Harvest WordPress plugin to be compatible with WordPress 2.7.x. Link Harvest is a plugin that enables you to mine the link data from the content of your blog/web site and generate a links list/blogroll from it. You can see mine here.
\nNotable changes in this version:
\nThe download and more information are available on my WordPress Plugins page.
\nIf you have any trouble with this, please contact the WordPress HelpCenter or you can try the WP Support Forums.
\n";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 26 May 2009 23:08:50 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Alex";}s:7:"summary";s:1150:"I’ve updated my Link Harvest WordPress plugin to be compatible with WordPress 2.7.x. Link Harvest is a plugin that enables you to mine the link data from the content of your blog/web site and generate a links list/blogroll from it. You can see mine here.
\nNotable changes in this version:
\nThe download and more information are available on my WordPress Plugins page.
\nIf you have any trouble with this, please contact the WordPress HelpCenter or you can try the WP Support Forums.
\n";}i:8;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:28:"Matt: A Day on Necker Island";s:4:"guid";s:21:"http://ma.tt/?p=14109";s:4:"link";s:44:"http://ma.tt/2009/05/a-day-on-necker-island/";s:11:"description";s:42226:"I had the opportunity to visit Necker Island and hang with some great folks including Sir Richard Branson, these pics are a collection of a day on Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands. (Sorry if you when you first tried to load this it crashed your browser, there was a bug in my gallery where it was loading the full-size images instead of the resized. All fixed!)
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";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 25 May 2009 22:00:27 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:42226:"I had the opportunity to visit Necker Island and hang with some great folks including Sir Richard Branson, these pics are a collection of a day on Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands. (Sorry if you when you first tried to load this it crashed your browser, there was a bug in my gallery where it was loading the full-size images instead of the resized. All fixed!)
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Three column, non-widgeted sidebar, gravatar ready with three ready made adsense ads and SEO friendly tags.
\n
The theme is a quick set up finance related WordPress theme. Completely widgetized and Adsense ready. Tested up to Wordpress 2.8.
\n
Tembesi is 2 columns, widget and gravatar ready theme with threaded comment support and for those who love Helvetica.
\n
Three column, completely widgetized theme, with a settings page, complete with advertising management section.
\n
LouiseBrooks is a fixed-width, 2 column with right sidebar theme, with a little Deco styling, not too much… and the theme is now fully updated for WP 2.7 functionality, threaded and page comments etc
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Theme Releases for 05/25
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 25 May 2009 14:31:00 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"Perurry";}s:7:"summary";s:2362:"
Three column, non-widgeted sidebar, gravatar ready with three ready made adsense ads and SEO friendly tags.
\n
The theme is a quick set up finance related WordPress theme. Completely widgetized and Adsense ready. Tested up to Wordpress 2.8.
\n
Tembesi is 2 columns, widget and gravatar ready theme with threaded comment support and for those who love Helvetica.
\n
Three column, completely widgetized theme, with a settings page, complete with advertising management section.
\n
LouiseBrooks is a fixed-width, 2 column with right sidebar theme, with a little Deco styling, not too much… and the theme is now fully updated for WP 2.7 functionality, threaded and page comments etc
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Theme Releases for 05/25
";}i:10;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:22:"Akismet: WordPress bug";s:4:"guid";s:30:"http://blog.akismet.com/?p=207";s:4:"link";s:49:"http://blog.akismet.com/2009/05/25/wordpress-bug/";s:11:"description";s:3424:"A bug in development versions of WordPress is causing some comments to be incorrectly caught as spam. The problem is in WordPress, not Akismet, and there’s no way for Akismet to prevent it from happening.
\nThe problem only affects WordPress blogs running current development code. It does not affect other applications that use Akismet.
\nTechnically-minded users can read the specifics in the WordPress Trac system.
\nWe expect to have a fix in WordPress core soon, and deployed to WordPress.com shortly after.
\nThis is probably a good opportunity to remind readers that Akismet is not necessarily the reason a comment gets caught as spam. The majority of complaints we receive about real comments being caught as spam were in fact not caused by Akismet at all – but by other spam filtering plugins or features. (Unfortunately WordPress doesn’t show the reason a comment was moved to the Spam filter, so there’s no easy way to tell which ones were put there by Akismet and which ones by something else).
\nIn particular, the WordPress Comment Blacklist feature (Settings / Discussion) trips up some users. It lets administrators provide a list of words, IP or email addresses that should be blocked as spam. Any comments that match words in the blacklist will automatically be moved to the Spam filter – regardless of whether or not Akismet considers it to be spam. The blacklist matches within words, meaning that if you add a short string such as “ru”, it will block any comment containing the words “truth” or “fruit”, or any other word with the letters “ru”. And, since the blacklist takes precedence over Akismet, reporting those comments to Akismet as false positives won’t stop them from being caught.
\nIf you think the Comment Blacklist feature might be catching legitimate comments as spam, the tw-blacklight plugin might help your diagnosis.
\nWe’ll update the Akismet blog when the WordPress bug has been fixed.
\n
A bug in development versions of WordPress is causing some comments to be incorrectly caught as spam. The problem is in WordPress, not Akismet, and there’s no way for Akismet to prevent it from happening.
\nThe problem only affects WordPress blogs running current development code. It does not affect other applications that use Akismet.
\nTechnically-minded users can read the specifics in the WordPress Trac system.
\nWe expect to have a fix in WordPress core soon, and deployed to WordPress.com shortly after.
\nThis is probably a good opportunity to remind readers that Akismet is not necessarily the reason a comment gets caught as spam. The majority of complaints we receive about real comments being caught as spam were in fact not caused by Akismet at all – but by other spam filtering plugins or features. (Unfortunately WordPress doesn’t show the reason a comment was moved to the Spam filter, so there’s no easy way to tell which ones were put there by Akismet and which ones by something else).
\nIn particular, the WordPress Comment Blacklist feature (Settings / Discussion) trips up some users. It lets administrators provide a list of words, IP or email addresses that should be blocked as spam. Any comments that match words in the blacklist will automatically be moved to the Spam filter – regardless of whether or not Akismet considers it to be spam. The blacklist matches within words, meaning that if you add a short string such as “ru”, it will block any comment containing the words “truth” or “fruit”, or any other word with the letters “ru”. And, since the blacklist takes precedence over Akismet, reporting those comments to Akismet as false positives won’t stop them from being caught.
\nIf you think the Comment Blacklist feature might be catching legitimate comments as spam, the tw-blacklight plugin might help your diagnosis.
\nWe’ll update the Akismet blog when the WordPress bug has been fixed.
\n Mass Custom Fields Manager (MCFM) is a plugin for people who use WordPress to manage their post’s custom fields with ease.
\n\nEasily embed video within your posts. Adds a widget to the posting screen that enables you to post videos by simply providing the URL to the video hosted on common video sharing websites.
\n\nThis plugin adds a widget to the posting screen that allows you to add a post thumbnail by uploading an image from your computer or via a URL. The thumbnail is scaled and cropped to the correct size automatically.
\n\nThis plugin contains several widgets with simple functionality. Some of them are based on standard WordPress widgets but with extended options and rendering. You can also disable default WordPress widgets if you choose to use Simple Widgets versions.
\n\nIt displays a graph on the dashboard with three metrics from Google Analytics. The metrics are: Page Views, Visits, New Visits.
\n\nThis SEO plugin can rewrite title tags and noindex archives (with many more features coming soon).
\nemail2friend plugin is the easiest way ever to add send to friend functionality to your WordPress blog.
\n\nWP-Table Reloaded enables you to create and manage tables in your WP’s admin area. No HTML knowledge is needed. A comfortable backend allows to easily edit table data.
\n\nStore locator plugin for WordPress web developers & web site owners who need to show any set of important locations on a website. Locations are easily searchable by zip code or address. Uses Google Maps.
\n\nGD Star Rating is post, page and comment rating and review plugin for WordPress. Plugin supports different image sets, rating moderation, vote rules, time restricted voting, templates, trend calculations, multi ratings, templated rendering, has a widgets build in and extensive shortcode support.
\n\nA plugin for WordPress that will check your posts (and pages), looking for broken links, and let you know if any are found.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Plugin Releases for 05/23
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 23 May 2009 20:02:51 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"Perurry";}s:7:"summary";s:3361:"Mass Custom Fields Manager (MCFM) is a plugin for people who use WordPress to manage their post’s custom fields with ease.
\n\nEasily embed video within your posts. Adds a widget to the posting screen that enables you to post videos by simply providing the URL to the video hosted on common video sharing websites.
\n\nThis plugin adds a widget to the posting screen that allows you to add a post thumbnail by uploading an image from your computer or via a URL. The thumbnail is scaled and cropped to the correct size automatically.
\n\nThis plugin contains several widgets with simple functionality. Some of them are based on standard WordPress widgets but with extended options and rendering. You can also disable default WordPress widgets if you choose to use Simple Widgets versions.
\n\nIt displays a graph on the dashboard with three metrics from Google Analytics. The metrics are: Page Views, Visits, New Visits.
\n\nThis SEO plugin can rewrite title tags and noindex archives (with many more features coming soon).
\nemail2friend plugin is the easiest way ever to add send to friend functionality to your WordPress blog.
\n\nWP-Table Reloaded enables you to create and manage tables in your WP’s admin area. No HTML knowledge is needed. A comfortable backend allows to easily edit table data.
\n\nStore locator plugin for WordPress web developers & web site owners who need to show any set of important locations on a website. Locations are easily searchable by zip code or address. Uses Google Maps.
\n\nGD Star Rating is post, page and comment rating and review plugin for WordPress. Plugin supports different image sets, rating moderation, vote rules, time restricted voting, templates, trend calculations, multi ratings, templated rendering, has a widgets build in and extensive shortcode support.
\n\nA plugin for WordPress that will check your posts (and pages), looking for broken links, and let you know if any are found.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Plugin Releases for 05/23
";}i:12;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:75:"Weblog Tools Collection: Five Image Related Plugins for your WordPress Site";s:4:"guid";s:104:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/23/five-image-related-plugins-for-your-wordpress-site/";s:4:"link";s:104:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/23/five-image-related-plugins-for-your-wordpress-site/";s:11:"description";s:5461:"Our next “Five” entry is for plugins that you can use to highlight images on your website. As always we look forward to your comments (51 responses on the last “five” entry – thanks!).
\nWith the advent of high speed Internet for so many in the world now images are an even bigger part of the presentation of your webpage. WordPress is no exception with 285 image related plugins at the WordPress Plugin Directory. Lets take a look at five of these plugins and see what they can do for your WordPress based website:
\n\nDynamic Headers: This plugin was just made public in late April of this year and it is extremely popular having been downloaded 3,770 times in the last three weeks. The Dynamic Headers plugin allows you to manage what media is shown in your header on each page and/or post. This plugin allows the use of any image file and also Flash (.swf) files so it is up to your imagination on what you can do. The possibilities are quite endless.
\nflickr Gallery: Another very popular plugin with 18,383 total downloads to date. This plugin integrates your flickr account with your WordPress website by utilizing shortcodes in WordPress version 2.5 and above. There are several ways to display your photosets and/or individual groups of photos and is very flexible to your design and layout. You will need a flickr API key to use this plugin and you can start that from the settings page of the plugin.
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Shashin: A plugin for displaying Picasa photos. This plugin is so extensive and configurable that it has its own documentation site as well. This one has been in development for a while and currently has accumulated 11,328 downloads. Some of the features include the ability to embed Picasa albums, show your photos and videos in a Highslide slideshow (bundled but only free for personal use); pick photos and videos individually for display and many other customization options. Here is an example of the plugin on the authors homepage to show the integration and display options. There are also widgets as part of the download to integrate with your sidebar.
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PhotoSmash Galleries: Websites are about community right – or at least they can be. Well this plugin (7,546 downloads) allows your visitors to upload pictures to photo galleries on your website. Lets say your doing a post about pets and you ask everyone to upload a picture of their pet – well this plugin will let you do that! There are moderation features and an email to let you know a picture has been uploaded for you to OK for the site.
\n\n
NextGEN Gallery: If I told you this plugin has been downloaded 719,095 times total – 11,392 last week - 1,371 just today so far – would you need any further convincing that this is worth a look? As the author describes the plugin and its development: “NextGEN Gallery is a full integrated Image Gallery plugin for WordPress with a Flash slideshow option. Before I start writing the plugin I study all photo and picture plugins for WordPress, I figure out that some of them are really good and well designed, but I missed a simple and easy administration back end to handle multiple photos, galleries and albums.”
\n\n
So what makes your graphics tick on your website? Looking forward to hearing from everyone once again on these and other plugins in the realm of images.
\n
Post from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nFive Image Related Plugins for your WordPress Site
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 23 May 2009 18:53:16 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:15:"WindowsObserver";}s:7:"summary";s:5461:"Our next “Five” entry is for plugins that you can use to highlight images on your website. As always we look forward to your comments (51 responses on the last “five” entry – thanks!).
\nWith the advent of high speed Internet for so many in the world now images are an even bigger part of the presentation of your webpage. WordPress is no exception with 285 image related plugins at the WordPress Plugin Directory. Lets take a look at five of these plugins and see what they can do for your WordPress based website:
\n\nDynamic Headers: This plugin was just made public in late April of this year and it is extremely popular having been downloaded 3,770 times in the last three weeks. The Dynamic Headers plugin allows you to manage what media is shown in your header on each page and/or post. This plugin allows the use of any image file and also Flash (.swf) files so it is up to your imagination on what you can do. The possibilities are quite endless.
\nflickr Gallery: Another very popular plugin with 18,383 total downloads to date. This plugin integrates your flickr account with your WordPress website by utilizing shortcodes in WordPress version 2.5 and above. There are several ways to display your photosets and/or individual groups of photos and is very flexible to your design and layout. You will need a flickr API key to use this plugin and you can start that from the settings page of the plugin.
\n\n
Shashin: A plugin for displaying Picasa photos. This plugin is so extensive and configurable that it has its own documentation site as well. This one has been in development for a while and currently has accumulated 11,328 downloads. Some of the features include the ability to embed Picasa albums, show your photos and videos in a Highslide slideshow (bundled but only free for personal use); pick photos and videos individually for display and many other customization options. Here is an example of the plugin on the authors homepage to show the integration and display options. There are also widgets as part of the download to integrate with your sidebar.
\n\n
PhotoSmash Galleries: Websites are about community right – or at least they can be. Well this plugin (7,546 downloads) allows your visitors to upload pictures to photo galleries on your website. Lets say your doing a post about pets and you ask everyone to upload a picture of their pet – well this plugin will let you do that! There are moderation features and an email to let you know a picture has been uploaded for you to OK for the site.
\n\n
NextGEN Gallery: If I told you this plugin has been downloaded 719,095 times total – 11,392 last week - 1,371 just today so far – would you need any further convincing that this is worth a look? As the author describes the plugin and its development: “NextGEN Gallery is a full integrated Image Gallery plugin for WordPress with a Flash slideshow option. Before I start writing the plugin I study all photo and picture plugins for WordPress, I figure out that some of them are really good and well designed, but I missed a simple and easy administration back end to handle multiple photos, galleries and albums.”
\n\n
So what makes your graphics tick on your website? Looking forward to hearing from everyone once again on these and other plugins in the realm of images.
\n
Post from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nFive Image Related Plugins for your WordPress Site
";}i:13;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:30:"Dev Blog: WordPress 2.8 Beta 2";s:4:"guid";s:39:"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=746";s:4:"link";s:62:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/05/wordpress-2-8-beta-2/";s:11:"description";s:263:"Download beta 2. See changes since beta 1.
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 23 May 2009 17:33:36 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Ryan Boren";}s:7:"summary";s:263:"Download beta 2. See changes since beta 1.
";}i:14;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:47:"Lloyd: SourceForge Projects Moving to WordPress";s:4:"guid";s:30:"http://foolswisdom.com/?p=1865";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://foolswisdom.com/sourceforge-projects-wordpress/";s:11:"description";s:3479:"Open source project hosting has long been a topic that interests me. I stopped recommending venerable SourceForge.net some years ago, as it’s proprietary stack (open source prior to 2001) became crufty and fell behind some of the newer and more agile offerings.
\nWell, I think it’s time to revisit.
\nI received an email on Tuesday from the “SourceForge.net Team” with the geeky and lame title of “SourceForge.net feature deprecation upcoming: forums, DocManager, TaskManager, Diary/Notes”. Deprecated should be deprecated from email subject lines, as should negative sounding email subjects.
\nThe meat of the email is the second half (emphasis mine):
\n\n…
\nWe will provide an easy-to-use migration path to move the data to the provided replacements. We will also provide dumps of this data in case
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\nprojects want to do something different with their data. Additional information on how to obtain or migrate your data will be provided when the
\ntimeline is announced, in a future mailing.The following applications are due to be deprecated, replaced by high-quality Open Source applications we have in our Hosted Apps offering:
\n* TaskManager will be replaced by TaskFreak!, dotProject and Trac
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\n(tickets).
\n* DocManager will be replaced by MediaWiki and Trac (wiki).
\n* Discussion Forums will be replaced by phpBB.
\n* Diary and Notes will be replaced by WordPress.To solicit your feedback on how the migration should be handled, and alternate options you would like us to consider, we are running a survey
\nfor the next 30 days for the user base of each of these applications. For links to the surveys, please see our Site Status post at:
\nhttp://tinyurl.com/q3g8o3
Trac and WordPress (really!) are two of my favorite open source web applications. And all of the applications in that list are highly regarded.
\nIt’s fantastic to see SourceForge getting back to open source — ironic, no. It will be interesting to see how active they are in particulating in those projects. I dont’ think I’ve seen any SorceForge team members participating recently on WordPress’s Bug Tracker (Trac).
\nIt’s also fantastic to see SourceForge engaging their community by posting this on a WordPress powered blog and also using surveys to solicite feedback about the migrations and the tool choices.
\nI would love to find out how long this change has been in the works and what people made it happen.
\nI also notice that SourceForge’s own documentation is now in a trac wiki. Wow, as well as Subversion, you can also use either Mercurial or Git.
\nThe SourceForge team has done an incredible amount for open source, and I’m excited to reconsider using SourceForge.net again to future projects.
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 22 May 2009 18:31:35 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"Lloyd";}s:7:"summary";s:3479:"Open source project hosting has long been a topic that interests me. I stopped recommending venerable SourceForge.net some years ago, as it’s proprietary stack (open source prior to 2001) became crufty and fell behind some of the newer and more agile offerings.
\nWell, I think it’s time to revisit.
\nI received an email on Tuesday from the “SourceForge.net Team” with the geeky and lame title of “SourceForge.net feature deprecation upcoming: forums, DocManager, TaskManager, Diary/Notes”. Deprecated should be deprecated from email subject lines, as should negative sounding email subjects.
\nThe meat of the email is the second half (emphasis mine):
\n\n…
\nWe will provide an easy-to-use migration path to move the data to the provided replacements. We will also provide dumps of this data in case
\n
\nprojects want to do something different with their data. Additional information on how to obtain or migrate your data will be provided when the
\ntimeline is announced, in a future mailing.The following applications are due to be deprecated, replaced by high-quality Open Source applications we have in our Hosted Apps offering:
\n* TaskManager will be replaced by TaskFreak!, dotProject and Trac
\n
\n(tickets).
\n* DocManager will be replaced by MediaWiki and Trac (wiki).
\n* Discussion Forums will be replaced by phpBB.
\n* Diary and Notes will be replaced by WordPress.To solicit your feedback on how the migration should be handled, and alternate options you would like us to consider, we are running a survey
\nfor the next 30 days for the user base of each of these applications. For links to the surveys, please see our Site Status post at:
\nhttp://tinyurl.com/q3g8o3
Trac and WordPress (really!) are two of my favorite open source web applications. And all of the applications in that list are highly regarded.
\nIt’s fantastic to see SourceForge getting back to open source — ironic, no. It will be interesting to see how active they are in particulating in those projects. I dont’ think I’ve seen any SorceForge team members participating recently on WordPress’s Bug Tracker (Trac).
\nIt’s also fantastic to see SourceForge engaging their community by posting this on a WordPress powered blog and also using surveys to solicite feedback about the migrations and the tool choices.
\nI would love to find out how long this change has been in the works and what people made it happen.
\nI also notice that SourceForge’s own documentation is now in a trac wiki. Wow, as well as Subversion, you can also use either Mercurial or Git.
\nThe SourceForge team has done an incredible amount for open source, and I’m excited to reconsider using SourceForge.net again to future projects.
";}i:15;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 05/21";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=5897";s:4:"link";s:89:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/21/wordpress-theme-releases-for-0521-2/";s:11:"description";s:1532:"
A truly dynamic theme that is constantly changing. This is a very current and stylish design for your WordPress blog. The header banner rotates through your latest 4 blog posts constantly until a user clicks on a story to pause and read more - a new feature in our themes.
\n
Child theme for the Hybrid theme based on Chris Wallace’s Gallery theme.
\n
A gloomy and artistic two-column theme supporting widgets and nested comments.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Theme Releases for 05/21
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 21 May 2009 19:07:00 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"Perurry";}s:7:"summary";s:1532:"
A truly dynamic theme that is constantly changing. This is a very current and stylish design for your WordPress blog. The header banner rotates through your latest 4 blog posts constantly until a user clicks on a story to pause and read more - a new feature in our themes.
\n
Child theme for the Hybrid theme based on Chris Wallace’s Gallery theme.
\n
A gloomy and artistic two-column theme supporting widgets and nested comments.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Theme Releases for 05/21
";}i:16;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 05/19";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=5888";s:4:"link";s:87:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/19/wordpress-theme-releases-for-0519/";s:11:"description";s:2529:"
It has a dark header and background (from which comes the name DarkoOo). The theme comes with 125×125 advertising space, a small “About me” space, and a place in the header to put your rss, twitter etc… links (easy configurable or removable). It has one Widgetized Sidebar.
\n
Clean, minimal, vanilla-style WordPress Shopping Cart Theme, made specifically for the free WP e-Commerce plugin.
\n
2-column simple “back to basics” fixed-width theme in calming khaki and brown colors. Featuring an author info page, related posts and gravatars along with Custom Archives, Sitemap and full width No Sidebars page templates.
\n
Two column, widget and gravatar ready, advertisement ready theme with support for Feedburner, auto-resizing images with thumbnails.
\n
Arras Theme is a WordPress theme designed for news or review sites with lots of customizable features. It comes with 5 different news layouts to customise your front page, and an integrated theme options page for you to adjust the theme to your liking.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Theme Releases for 05/19
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 19 May 2009 19:42:17 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"Perurry";}s:7:"summary";s:2529:"
It has a dark header and background (from which comes the name DarkoOo). The theme comes with 125×125 advertising space, a small “About me” space, and a place in the header to put your rss, twitter etc… links (easy configurable or removable). It has one Widgetized Sidebar.
\n
Clean, minimal, vanilla-style WordPress Shopping Cart Theme, made specifically for the free WP e-Commerce plugin.
\n
2-column simple “back to basics” fixed-width theme in calming khaki and brown colors. Featuring an author info page, related posts and gravatars along with Custom Archives, Sitemap and full width No Sidebars page templates.
\n
Two column, widget and gravatar ready, advertisement ready theme with support for Feedburner, auto-resizing images with thumbnails.
\n
Arras Theme is a WordPress theme designed for news or review sites with lots of customizable features. It comes with 5 different news layouts to customise your front page, and an integrated theme options page for you to adjust the theme to your liking.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Theme Releases for 05/19
";}i:17;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:67:"Weblog Tools Collection: Five Comment Related Plugins for WordPress";s:4:"guid";s:96:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/18/five-comment-related-plugins-for-wordpress/";s:4:"link";s:96:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/18/five-comment-related-plugins-for-wordpress/";s:11:"description";s:5645:"Next up on the “Five” series is a sampling of 5 comment related plugins from the WordPress Plugin Directory. There are 395 plugins as of today that are tagged with the term comment to choose from.
\nComments are the lifeblood of any website. That is where the true interaction happens not only between the creator of the website and visitors but also between the visitors themselves of a website.
\nSo I dug through the WordPress plugin directory and came up with what I believe are five plugins to help increase the interaction on your website:
\n\nSI CAPTCHA for WordPress: This plugin gives you an anti-spam measure on your comment form to help reduce the number of SPAM comments your website receives. Now don’t get me wrong – ASKIMET does a terrific job of stopping SPAM comments (according to their website 82% of all comments are SPAM). Well this plugin requires human intervention to answer/type in the CAPTCHA phrase in order to submit the comment. Bots and other automated methods of spamming your blog can not answer that phrase and thus the comment never makes it into your site – not even into the ASKIMET SPAM queue. This one is very popular – 28,130 downloads all time and 3,034 in the last week.
\n\n
WP Comment Auto Responder: Here is a great way to encourage commenter’s to come back to your site after making a comment. This plugin will send them a customized email that you create in the settings. This automated email is a great opportunity to thank them for their comment and invite them to come back to the website and continue the conversation.
\n\n
Thank Me Later: This plug in takes the previous plugin and goes one step further. The extra step is to insert a given amount of time in between the original comment and a thank you email for that comment. It can be set to send that follow-up thank you email an hour, day, week or month later. What this does is remind that commenter of the fact they were on your site and hopefully bring them back for a follow-up to that original comment. The email message is very customizable with tags that represent several variables in the comments.
\n\n\n
\n\n \n\n\n \n Featuring CountComments: Want a quick snapshot of how active some of your commenters are? This little plugin will insert the total number of comments that an author/user has made on your blog. One catch with this one is that the commenter must be registered and logged in to comment. This will not work with anonymous entries.
\n\n
Commenttwitter: Here is a little Twitter integration with your comments. Imagine the conversation that could be driven to your website by having someone who takes the time to comment on on of your website postings tweet that comment and a blog post link to their Twitter stream?
\n
So what type of plugins do you use to enhance your website comments? Would love to hear success stories on increasing the discussions and comments at your site.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nFive Comment Related Plugins for WordPress
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 19 May 2009 02:16:50 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:15:"WindowsObserver";}s:7:"summary";s:5645:"Next up on the “Five” series is a sampling of 5 comment related plugins from the WordPress Plugin Directory. There are 395 plugins as of today that are tagged with the term comment to choose from.
\nComments are the lifeblood of any website. That is where the true interaction happens not only between the creator of the website and visitors but also between the visitors themselves of a website.
\nSo I dug through the WordPress plugin directory and came up with what I believe are five plugins to help increase the interaction on your website:
\n\nSI CAPTCHA for WordPress: This plugin gives you an anti-spam measure on your comment form to help reduce the number of SPAM comments your website receives. Now don’t get me wrong – ASKIMET does a terrific job of stopping SPAM comments (according to their website 82% of all comments are SPAM). Well this plugin requires human intervention to answer/type in the CAPTCHA phrase in order to submit the comment. Bots and other automated methods of spamming your blog can not answer that phrase and thus the comment never makes it into your site – not even into the ASKIMET SPAM queue. This one is very popular – 28,130 downloads all time and 3,034 in the last week.
\n\n
WP Comment Auto Responder: Here is a great way to encourage commenter’s to come back to your site after making a comment. This plugin will send them a customized email that you create in the settings. This automated email is a great opportunity to thank them for their comment and invite them to come back to the website and continue the conversation.
\n\n
Thank Me Later: This plug in takes the previous plugin and goes one step further. The extra step is to insert a given amount of time in between the original comment and a thank you email for that comment. It can be set to send that follow-up thank you email an hour, day, week or month later. What this does is remind that commenter of the fact they were on your site and hopefully bring them back for a follow-up to that original comment. The email message is very customizable with tags that represent several variables in the comments.
\n\n\n
\n\n \n\n\n \n Featuring CountComments: Want a quick snapshot of how active some of your commenters are? This little plugin will insert the total number of comments that an author/user has made on your blog. One catch with this one is that the commenter must be registered and logged in to comment. This will not work with anonymous entries.
\n\n
Commenttwitter: Here is a little Twitter integration with your comments. Imagine the conversation that could be driven to your website by having someone who takes the time to comment on on of your website postings tweet that comment and a blog post link to their Twitter stream?
\n
So what type of plugins do you use to enhance your website comments? Would love to hear success stories on increasing the discussions and comments at your site.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nFive Comment Related Plugins for WordPress
";}i:18;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:55:"Weblog Tools Collection: What Are Your Theme Standards?";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=5867";s:4:"link";s:83:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/18/what-are-your-theme-standards/";s:11:"description";s:1018:"On a thread within the WPTavern forum, there is an interesting discussion taking place among some prominent theme authors on creating a theme standards system. The initial idea is to create a standards system which would give theme authors a goal to shoot for. However, as the discussion has progressed, it’s easy to see that this entire idea of rating themes or putting together a set of standards is a complex problem.
\nSo after reading through that thread, I thought it would be a good idea to tap into the WordPress community to figure out what is most important to you when it comes to using a theme? Is it price, license, design, usability, functionality, or something else?
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWhat Are Your Theme Standards?
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 18 May 2009 20:30:02 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:13:"Jeff Chandler";}s:7:"summary";s:1018:"On a thread within the WPTavern forum, there is an interesting discussion taking place among some prominent theme authors on creating a theme standards system. The initial idea is to create a standards system which would give theme authors a goal to shoot for. However, as the discussion has progressed, it’s easy to see that this entire idea of rating themes or putting together a set of standards is a complex problem.
\nSo after reading through that thread, I thought it would be a good idea to tap into the WordPress community to figure out what is most important to you when it comes to using a theme? Is it price, license, design, usability, functionality, or something else?
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWhat Are Your Theme Standards?
";}i:19;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:41:"Alex King: WordPress Theme Admin Page Tip";s:4:"guid";s:66:"http://alexking.org/blog/2009/05/18/wordpress-theme-admin-page-tip";s:4:"link";s:66:"http://alexking.org/blog/2009/05/18/wordpress-theme-admin-page-tip";s:11:"description";s:2046:"In WordPress 2.7.1 (and probably previous versions), the admin page that allows for theme activation has some behavior that you might find sub-optimal in certain conditions.
\nToday I was setting up a site and wholesale replaced the default ‘wp-content/themes’ directory with a ‘wp-content/themes’ directory checked out of our SVN. This removed the default theme (Kubrick) and left only the theme I was working on for the site.
\nFor some reason, the theme admin page did not show any themes - it took me about 20 minutes to trace the code to figure out what was going on.
\nThe wp-admin/themes.php file has code at line 139 that checks to see if more than one theme is present:
\nif ( 1 < $theme_total ) {
If more than 1 theme is found, then the grid of themes is shown so that you can choose between them. However, in my situation I had deleted all other themes leaving just 1 theme but had not yet activated that theme. With this edge case, no theme is active, and there is no way to select the 1 theme that is in the ‘wp-content/themes’ directory.
\nA workaround is to change that code to:
\nif ( 1 <= $theme_total ) {
or to upload another theme. Then you can select the theme you need, and you’re good to go.
\nI’ve opened a bug for this here, so I’m sure this will be fixed in the near future. Hopefully this information will be helpful to someone else who runs into this situation in the interim.
\nUPDATE: I did search Trac, but apparently not well enough. Original bug here for those wanting to review.
\n";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 18 May 2009 19:48:08 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Alex";}s:7:"summary";s:2046:"In WordPress 2.7.1 (and probably previous versions), the admin page that allows for theme activation has some behavior that you might find sub-optimal in certain conditions.
\nToday I was setting up a site and wholesale replaced the default ‘wp-content/themes’ directory with a ‘wp-content/themes’ directory checked out of our SVN. This removed the default theme (Kubrick) and left only the theme I was working on for the site.
\nFor some reason, the theme admin page did not show any themes - it took me about 20 minutes to trace the code to figure out what was going on.
\nThe wp-admin/themes.php file has code at line 139 that checks to see if more than one theme is present:
\nif ( 1 < $theme_total ) {
If more than 1 theme is found, then the grid of themes is shown so that you can choose between them. However, in my situation I had deleted all other themes leaving just 1 theme but had not yet activated that theme. With this edge case, no theme is active, and there is no way to select the 1 theme that is in the ‘wp-content/themes’ directory.
\nA workaround is to change that code to:
\nif ( 1 <= $theme_total ) {
or to upload another theme. Then you can select the theme you need, and you’re good to go.
\nI’ve opened a bug for this here, so I’m sure this will be fixed in the near future. Hopefully this information will be helpful to someone else who runs into this situation in the interim.
\nUPDATE: I did search Trac, but apparently not well enough. Original bug here for those wanting to review.
\n";}i:20;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:51:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress News for 5/18/09";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=5860";s:4:"link";s:78:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/18/wordpress-news-for-51809/";s:11:"description";s:1102:"WordPress 2.8 Beta 1 has been released. For all those of you that are adventurous, this is your cue. Codex lists all the changes in 2.8 that have been implemented before the feature freeze.
\nA “Get ready for WordCamp San Francisco 2009” post from Lloyd. I almost completely forgot about the WordPress’ Sixth Anniversary celebrations. 572 attendees as of this post!
\nWordCamp Columbus was great with some spirited feedback! Looking forward to WordCamp Chicago.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\n";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 18 May 2009 14:06:15 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Mark Ghosh";}s:7:"summary";s:1102:"WordPress 2.8 Beta 1 has been released. For all those of you that are adventurous, this is your cue. Codex lists all the changes in 2.8 that have been implemented before the feature freeze.
\nA “Get ready for WordCamp San Francisco 2009” post from Lloyd. I almost completely forgot about the WordPress’ Sixth Anniversary celebrations. 572 attendees as of this post!
\nWordCamp Columbus was great with some spirited feedback! Looking forward to WordCamp Chicago.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\n";}i:21;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Plugin Releases for 05/17";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=5863";s:4:"link";s:88:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/17/wordpress-plugin-releases-for-0517/";s:11:"description";s:3773:"Adshare allows you to rotate Google Adsense ads based on the author of the current post. It works by replaceing a default adsense publisher id with that of the author of the current post.
\n\nTab Override makes the post/page HTML editor (not visual) handle tabs similar to how a desktop text-editor would. After activating this plugin, pressing the tab key will insert a tab character rather than move focus to the next field.
\n\nTweetable is a WordPress Plugin intended to help integrate Twitter into your blog.
\n\nPrints an html comment in the footer of every page letting you know which template file of your theme was used for the display.
\n\nDisplay log messages from PHP in the browser console in Safari and Firefox (with firebug). Essential debugging tool for plugin and theme developers. You no longer have to use ‘print_r’ statements from PHP to figure out what is going on in the code, which more often than not, messes up the DOM and HTML layout. Displays complex PHP structures like arrays and objects in pretty print.
\nWordPress.org One-Click Install
\nSimply install this plugin to your blog and install it’s Greasemonkey script from the plugin’s page and you will then be able to literally one-click install any plugin directly from WordPress.org.
\n\nEasily integrate and configure a time line representation into your blog.
\nThis plugin helps you easily integrate the Minify engine into your WordPress blog. Once enabled, this plugin will combine and compress JS and CSS to improve page load time.
\n\nWP-INSERT from SMARTLOGIX is an allrounder WordPress plugin which takes care of it all be it your ads, your feeds, your tracking codes even the way you edit your posts!
\n\nRelated Websites is related posts for the blogosphere.
\n\nThe function of the plugin is to provide a basic interface so that admins can define a custom email that is sent to users when they first register. Subject, Text Body, From Address, Admin Subject and Admin Text Body can all be defined, to allow for a more personalized feel to your blog, that doesn’t have such a generic ‘welcome’ email.
\n\nSpamTask is the world’s most advanced spam filter for blogs and guestbooks. It can be setup easily and effectively holds back all messages coming from spam robots, and uses the collected information to learn all by itself and become an increasingly better spam filter.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Plugin Releases for 05/17
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 17 May 2009 15:57:17 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"Perurry";}s:7:"summary";s:3773:"Adshare allows you to rotate Google Adsense ads based on the author of the current post. It works by replaceing a default adsense publisher id with that of the author of the current post.
\n\nTab Override makes the post/page HTML editor (not visual) handle tabs similar to how a desktop text-editor would. After activating this plugin, pressing the tab key will insert a tab character rather than move focus to the next field.
\n\nTweetable is a WordPress Plugin intended to help integrate Twitter into your blog.
\n\nPrints an html comment in the footer of every page letting you know which template file of your theme was used for the display.
\n\nDisplay log messages from PHP in the browser console in Safari and Firefox (with firebug). Essential debugging tool for plugin and theme developers. You no longer have to use ‘print_r’ statements from PHP to figure out what is going on in the code, which more often than not, messes up the DOM and HTML layout. Displays complex PHP structures like arrays and objects in pretty print.
\nWordPress.org One-Click Install
\nSimply install this plugin to your blog and install it’s Greasemonkey script from the plugin’s page and you will then be able to literally one-click install any plugin directly from WordPress.org.
\n\nEasily integrate and configure a time line representation into your blog.
\nThis plugin helps you easily integrate the Minify engine into your WordPress blog. Once enabled, this plugin will combine and compress JS and CSS to improve page load time.
\n\nWP-INSERT from SMARTLOGIX is an allrounder WordPress plugin which takes care of it all be it your ads, your feeds, your tracking codes even the way you edit your posts!
\n\nRelated Websites is related posts for the blogosphere.
\n\nThe function of the plugin is to provide a basic interface so that admins can define a custom email that is sent to users when they first register. Subject, Text Body, From Address, Admin Subject and Admin Text Body can all be defined, to allow for a more personalized feel to your blog, that doesn’t have such a generic ‘welcome’ email.
\n\nSpamTask is the world’s most advanced spam filter for blogs and guestbooks. It can be setup easily and effectively holds back all messages coming from spam robots, and uses the collected information to learn all by itself and become an increasingly better spam filter.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Plugin Releases for 05/17
";}i:22;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:57:"Mark Jaquith: State of the Word – WordCamp Mid-Atlantic";s:4:"guid";s:39:"http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/?p=299";s:4:"link";s:84:"http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/state-of-the-word-wordcamp-mid-atlantic/";s:11:"description";s:1290:"Here are my slides from the State of the Word keynote at WordCamp Mid-Atlantic:
\n\n
Here are my slides from the State of the Word keynote at WordCamp Mid-Atlantic:
\n\n Download it, test it, file bugs.
\nWhat’s new? All of this.
\nGood hunting, all you testers.
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 16 May 2009 19:59:48 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Ryan Boren";}s:7:"summary";s:332:"Download it, test it, file bugs.
\nWhat’s new? All of this.
\nGood hunting, all you testers.
";}i:24;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:45:"Weblog Tools Collection: At WordCamp Columbus";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=5858";s:4:"link";s:74:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/16/at-wordcamp-columbus/";s:11:"description";s:1230:"I am going to be at WordCamp Columbus today. If you are going to be attending the event, be sure to say hi.
\nThe list of speakers is quite attractive. Jeff and I were discussing WordCamp Columbus, planning out the event and scoping out presentations that we would listen to and as usual, it was quite overwhelming. I am looking forward to meeting up with old friends and making some new ones while I am there. I like to make my own mini conference in the halls, so if you see a big Indian guy huddled over with a bunch of others people discussing WordPress, you will know that you have run into me. 
I am looking for a few others folks to hang out with and have dinner at the end of the event. So if you are interested, please let me know. See you there!
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\n";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 16 May 2009 09:44:11 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Mark Ghosh";}s:7:"summary";s:1230:"I am going to be at WordCamp Columbus today. If you are going to be attending the event, be sure to say hi.
\nThe list of speakers is quite attractive. Jeff and I were discussing WordCamp Columbus, planning out the event and scoping out presentations that we would listen to and as usual, it was quite overwhelming. I am looking forward to meeting up with old friends and making some new ones while I am there. I like to make my own mini conference in the halls, so if you see a big Indian guy huddled over with a bunch of others people discussing WordPress, you will know that you have run into me.
I am looking for a few others folks to hang out with and have dinner at the end of the event. So if you are interested, please let me know. See you there!
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\n";}i:25;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:47:"BuddyPress: Help Shape the Future of BuddyPress";s:4:"guid";s:28:"http://buddypress.org/?p=398";s:4:"link";s:73:"http://buddypress.org/blog/community/help-shape-the-future-of-buddypress/";s:11:"description";s:1682:"Since the release of BuddyPress 1.0 we’ve been thinking of interesting ways that the community could directly participate in the roadmap for future BuddyPress releases.
\nWe think we’ve found a fun approach, and so we’ve decided to run a bit of an experiment. Over the last week, those who participate in the BuddyPress IRC room on Freenode have had the chance to look over and comment on a list of new BuddyPress features. These features are what we’d like to see make their way into BuddyPress within the next 1-3 versions.
\nHere’s where you, as a community member come in. We’d like you to play a part in ranking these features, placing the most important features (to you) at the top, and the less important ones at the bottom. Hopefully we can tally enough votes to get a fairly decent overall perspective on what people want first.
\nThese are just features for existing components, the two new components - status updates and albums are already at the top of the roadmap.
\nI’ve built an interface over the last couple of days that will allow any BuddyPress.org member to log in and start “Roadmap Ranking”. Each of the features are broken down into their respective component and only one component is displayed on the screen at a time. You should rank each component’s features separately. Just drag and drop features in the list.
\nHead on over to the roadmap ranking page, and cast your vote!
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 16 May 2009 00:37:57 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:9:"apeatling";}s:7:"summary";s:1682:"Since the release of BuddyPress 1.0 we’ve been thinking of interesting ways that the community could directly participate in the roadmap for future BuddyPress releases.
\nWe think we’ve found a fun approach, and so we’ve decided to run a bit of an experiment. Over the last week, those who participate in the BuddyPress IRC room on Freenode have had the chance to look over and comment on a list of new BuddyPress features. These features are what we’d like to see make their way into BuddyPress within the next 1-3 versions.
\nHere’s where you, as a community member come in. We’d like you to play a part in ranking these features, placing the most important features (to you) at the top, and the less important ones at the bottom. Hopefully we can tally enough votes to get a fairly decent overall perspective on what people want first.
\nThese are just features for existing components, the two new components - status updates and albums are already at the top of the roadmap.
\nI’ve built an interface over the last couple of days that will allow any BuddyPress.org member to log in and start “Roadmap Ranking”. Each of the features are broken down into their respective component and only one component is displayed on the screen at a time. You should rank each component’s features separately. Just drag and drop features in the list.
\nHead on over to the roadmap ranking page, and cast your vote!
";}i:26;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:62:"Weblog Tools Collection: Weblog Tools Collection on the Kindle";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=5856";s:4:"link";s:91:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/15/weblog-tools-collection-on-the-kindle/";s:11:"description";s:1203:"Weblog Tools Collection is now available for subscription on the Kindle. There is a 14 day free trial if you would like to just try it out. So if you are a Kindle owner and a WLTC fan, please subscribe and let us know what you think. While I wish we could offer it for free, the charge is $1.99 (we get 30% of this amount).
\nIf you want to publish your blog on Kindle, you can do it too! Be sure to let us know what you think of the experience if you choose to publish your blog on the Kindle. The Kindle forums are a little sparse at this time and the whole publishing page/venue is in beta so you might have some trouble. It was a breeze for us. Thanks to BloggingPro for the idea.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWeblog Tools Collection on the Kindle
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 15 May 2009 13:36:21 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Mark Ghosh";}s:7:"summary";s:1203:"Weblog Tools Collection is now available for subscription on the Kindle. There is a 14 day free trial if you would like to just try it out. So if you are a Kindle owner and a WLTC fan, please subscribe and let us know what you think. While I wish we could offer it for free, the charge is $1.99 (we get 30% of this amount).
\nIf you want to publish your blog on Kindle, you can do it too! Be sure to let us know what you think of the experience if you choose to publish your blog on the Kindle. The Kindle forums are a little sparse at this time and the whole publishing page/venue is in beta so you might have some trouble. It was a breeze for us. Thanks to BloggingPro for the idea.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWeblog Tools Collection on the Kindle
";}i:27;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:31:"Lloyd: WordCamp SF Here I Come!";s:4:"guid";s:30:"http://foolswisdom.com/?p=1851";s:4:"link";s:39:"http://foolswisdom.com/wordcamp-sf-200/";s:11:"description";s:2641:"
Only two more weeks until WordCamp San Francisco 2009. I can’t wait!
This is the original WordCamp. Every year has been fantastic! There is no other event that brings so many of WordPress’s elite together.
\nThey’re friendly people to boot! Thankfully, the elite are welcoming and generous with their time, knowledge, talent and bad jokes (puns). It’s a great learning environment.
\nThe best kept secret about WordCamp is that the speaker line up includes many technology and web luminaries – Matt Cutts, Philip Greenspun, Tim Ferriss, Tara Hunt to name a few of the incredible speakers.
\nCan you believe it is near free — the $25 cost doesn’t even cover the cost of the food. Thank you sponsors!
\nEven if WordPress wasn’t your thing (shame!), if you’re in the web, it should be a must attend event. It’s a great event for all bloggers and anyone publishing online.
\nThere is also an after party celebrating the sixth anniversary of WordPress!
\nAnd Sunday, we’re hosting a barcamp-esque WordPress developer day:
\n\n…expect more hardcore geek content like heavy WordPress performance optimization, BuddyPress internals, an intro to Erlang, a guide to secure coding, WordPress-as-CMS discussions, and more. If there’s a topic you’d like to lead start thinking about it now…
There are only 64 spaces left for WordCamp, so sign up now! (Already 536 people have registered.)
\nI hope to meet you there.
\n
Budd Family helping at Genius Bar WordCamp SF 2008, as seen at http://central.wordcamp.org/
Only two more weeks until WordCamp San Francisco 2009. I can’t wait!
This is the original WordCamp. Every year has been fantastic! There is no other event that brings so many of WordPress’s elite together.
\nThey’re friendly people to boot! Thankfully, the elite are welcoming and generous with their time, knowledge, talent and bad jokes (puns). It’s a great learning environment.
\nThe best kept secret about WordCamp is that the speaker line up includes many technology and web luminaries – Matt Cutts, Philip Greenspun, Tim Ferriss, Tara Hunt to name a few of the incredible speakers.
\nCan you believe it is near free — the $25 cost doesn’t even cover the cost of the food. Thank you sponsors!
\nEven if WordPress wasn’t your thing (shame!), if you’re in the web, it should be a must attend event. It’s a great event for all bloggers and anyone publishing online.
\nThere is also an after party celebrating the sixth anniversary of WordPress!
\nAnd Sunday, we’re hosting a barcamp-esque WordPress developer day:
\n\n…expect more hardcore geek content like heavy WordPress performance optimization, BuddyPress internals, an intro to Erlang, a guide to secure coding, WordPress-as-CMS discussions, and more. If there’s a topic you’d like to lead start thinking about it now…
There are only 64 spaces left for WordCamp, so sign up now! (Already 536 people have registered.)
\nI hope to meet you there.
\nBudd Family helping at Genius Bar WordCamp SF 2008, as seen at http://central.wordcamp.org/
Funny how things can get connected quite quickly on the web. Check this out.
\nI wrote a blog entry for WLTC just two days ago about Five Nifty Sidebar Widgets for your WordPress Site. Babs then commented on that post and said:
\n\nOut of curiosity, does anyone know how many plugins it takes to break a WordPress site? *laughs*
\n
This comment then prompted Mark from here at WLTC to write a blog entry asking visitors to Guess how many Plugins we have active on the website and comment on how many active and inactive plugins they have on their own websites. This is a small contest that will earn the correct guesser a one year Flickr Pro membership. It is a very active thread right now (78 replies as of this posting).
\nSo as I am watching the guesses stream in over the last 24 hours or so it reminded me of an awesome plugin I use on my site and it fits in with this series of blog posts. So I guess you can say that this has come full circle in that my original post started the chain reaction to this post! Don’t you just love the way the web works! Nice job everyone.
\nSo here is a look at Lester Chan’s terrific WP PluginsUsed plugin (current version 1.40).
\nAfter grabbing the download and installing the plugin all you need to do is create a new page on your site – I am calling mine Plugins Used (yeah I know very creative). Then in the edit box for this new page I am going to paste the following text in:
\n\n[stats_pluginsused]
\n<P>
\n
<H2>Active Plugins</H2>
[active_pluginsused]<P>
\n
<H2>Inactive Plugins</H2>
[inactive_pluginsused]
Once you have that done save and publish the page to your website. There is also a simple change you can make to the wp-pluginsused.php file to prevent the plugin from showing what version of these plugins your using. Just open up the wp-pluginsused.php and make this change:
\n\nFind - define(’PLUGINSUSED_SHOW_VERSION’, true);
\nChange it to - define(’PLUGINSUSED_SHOW_VERSION’, false);
\n
Save your file and load up your new Plugins Used page (this is mine) and it will look like this:
\n
The page also shows details about the plugin including the plugins name, author and a description of the plugin. The plugin name and author are linked to their respective sites as well. This will allow you to head directly to that plugin’s website when you see this page on someone else’s blog and want to try it out.
\nSo there you go – a great plugin from Lester Chan – one among many he has. If you have never checked out Lester’s work head over to his site now and take a look at his portfolio – some very impressive stuff. His WordPress plugins are under the PHP Programming header.
\nPost a link to your plugins used page in the comments to share with everyone and we can see just what your running on your site as well.
\nUntil next time – stay safe out there!
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWP PluginsUsed: A Plugin Review
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 14 May 2009 23:23:04 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:15:"WindowsObserver";}s:7:"summary";s:4533:"Funny how things can get connected quite quickly on the web. Check this out.
\nI wrote a blog entry for WLTC just two days ago about Five Nifty Sidebar Widgets for your WordPress Site. Babs then commented on that post and said:
\n\nOut of curiosity, does anyone know how many plugins it takes to break a WordPress site? *laughs*
\n
This comment then prompted Mark from here at WLTC to write a blog entry asking visitors to Guess how many Plugins we have active on the website and comment on how many active and inactive plugins they have on their own websites. This is a small contest that will earn the correct guesser a one year Flickr Pro membership. It is a very active thread right now (78 replies as of this posting).
\nSo as I am watching the guesses stream in over the last 24 hours or so it reminded me of an awesome plugin I use on my site and it fits in with this series of blog posts. So I guess you can say that this has come full circle in that my original post started the chain reaction to this post! Don’t you just love the way the web works! Nice job everyone.
\nSo here is a look at Lester Chan’s terrific WP PluginsUsed plugin (current version 1.40).
\nAfter grabbing the download and installing the plugin all you need to do is create a new page on your site – I am calling mine Plugins Used (yeah I know very creative). Then in the edit box for this new page I am going to paste the following text in:
\n\n[stats_pluginsused]
\n<P>
\n
<H2>Active Plugins</H2>
[active_pluginsused]<P>
\n
<H2>Inactive Plugins</H2>
[inactive_pluginsused]
Once you have that done save and publish the page to your website. There is also a simple change you can make to the wp-pluginsused.php file to prevent the plugin from showing what version of these plugins your using. Just open up the wp-pluginsused.php and make this change:
\n\nFind - define(’PLUGINSUSED_SHOW_VERSION’, true);
\nChange it to - define(’PLUGINSUSED_SHOW_VERSION’, false);
\n
Save your file and load up your new Plugins Used page (this is mine) and it will look like this:
\n
The page also shows details about the plugin including the plugins name, author and a description of the plugin. The plugin name and author are linked to their respective sites as well. This will allow you to head directly to that plugin’s website when you see this page on someone else’s blog and want to try it out.
\nSo there you go – a great plugin from Lester Chan – one among many he has. If you have never checked out Lester’s work head over to his site now and take a look at his portfolio – some very impressive stuff. His WordPress plugins are under the PHP Programming header.
\nPost a link to your plugins used page in the comments to share with everyone and we can see just what your running on your site as well.
\nUntil next time – stay safe out there!
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWP PluginsUsed: A Plugin Review
";}i:29;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 05/14";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=5847";s:4:"link";s:87:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/14/wordpress-theme-releases-for-0514/";s:11:"description";s:1927:"\n
Three column, widgetized theme with seven custom widgets and spots and a featured slider on the homepage.
\n\n
It’s a well managed color palette color integrated into a most used blog structure with two columns. Here you have a lot of space to fit any ads, plugins or whatever you need.
\n\n
WPElegance2Col is SEO-optimized, ad-ready, WordPress 2.7 compatible, two column theme with widgetized sidebars and footer.
\n\n
Two column, easy to use theme with support for featured posts, Twitter, Adsense and more…
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Theme Releases for 05/14
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 14 May 2009 20:22:21 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"Perurry";}s:7:"summary";s:1927:"\n
Three column, widgetized theme with seven custom widgets and spots and a featured slider on the homepage.
\n\n
It’s a well managed color palette color integrated into a most used blog structure with two columns. Here you have a lot of space to fit any ads, plugins or whatever you need.
\n\n
WPElegance2Col is SEO-optimized, ad-ready, WordPress 2.7 compatible, two column theme with widgetized sidebars and footer.
\n\n
Two column, easy to use theme with support for featured posts, Twitter, Adsense and more…
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Theme Releases for 05/14
";}i:30;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:54:"WordPress.tv: Introducing VideoPress for WordPress.com";s:4:"guid";s:27:"http://wordpress.tv/?p=1893";s:4:"link";s:72:"http://wordpress.tv/2009/05/13/introducing-videopress-for-wordpress-com/";s:11:"description";s:1386:"
The first person to correctly guess the number of active plugins and the number of deactivated plugins on this blog will win a Flickr Pro membership for a year from us. We have more deactivated plugins than activated ones and the numbers aren’t astronomical. Thanks to babs for the idea. Authors/contributors on this blog are ineligible in this guessing game.
While we are at it, how many plugins do you have activated and how many are deactivated? Do you have any that you activate once in a while when the mood strikes? Which number is higher?
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nGuess how many Plugins we have active?
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 13 May 2009 22:49:53 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Mark Ghosh";}s:7:"summary";s:1101:"The first person to correctly guess the number of active plugins and the number of deactivated plugins on this blog will win a Flickr Pro membership for a year from us. We have more deactivated plugins than activated ones and the numbers aren’t astronomical. Thanks to babs for the idea. Authors/contributors on this blog are ineligible in this guessing game.
While we are at it, how many plugins do you have activated and how many are deactivated? Do you have any that you activate once in a while when the mood strikes? Which number is higher?
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nGuess how many Plugins we have active?
";}i:32;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:40:"bbPress: bbPress 1.0 Release Candidate 1";s:4:"guid";s:25:"http://bbpress.org/?p=227";s:4:"link";s:63:"http://bbpress.org/blog/2009/05/bbpress-10-release-candidate-1/";s:11:"description";s:822:"Yesterday we pushed the first release candidate for bbPress 1.0 out the door. You can grab it from the download page.
\nOver the next few weeks there will be a (relatively) rapid progression of “RC” releases as we move towards a final release of 1.0
\nbbPress is almost stable enough to use on a live website, but I can’t recommend that yet. If you want to try it out on your existing data, then I suggest you make a complete copy of your site and then upgrade. If you just want to take a look and see what’s changed then try a fresh install (some independent testing of the installer is always useful).
\nIf you find a problem please report it in Trac so I can get onto it as soon as possible.
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 13 May 2009 03:49:14 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Sam Bauers";}s:7:"summary";s:822:"Yesterday we pushed the first release candidate for bbPress 1.0 out the door. You can grab it from the download page.
\nOver the next few weeks there will be a (relatively) rapid progression of “RC” releases as we move towards a final release of 1.0
\nbbPress is almost stable enough to use on a live website, but I can’t recommend that yet. If you want to try it out on your existing data, then I suggest you make a complete copy of your site and then upgrade. If you just want to take a look and see what’s changed then try a fresh install (some independent testing of the installer is always useful).
\nIf you find a problem please report it in Trac so I can get onto it as soon as possible.
";}i:33;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:75:"Weblog Tools Collection: Five Nifty Sidebar Widgets for your WordPress Site";s:4:"guid";s:104:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/12/five-nifty-sidebar-widgets-for-your-wordpress-site/";s:4:"link";s:104:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/12/five-nifty-sidebar-widgets-for-your-wordpress-site/";s:11:"description";s:5099:"Can you say that title five times very fast?
In my last post I discussed WordPress plugins that can spruce up your WordPress based website. What I would like to do in this one is point out five sidebar widgets that you can put to use in your own sidebar to expand its capabilities and add additional functionality to your site for your visitors.
\n\n- Sidebar Login: This plugin is not only a widget that you can drag onto your sidebar in the admin interface but also provides a template tag that you can use anywhere in your site to show a login box. Once your visitor logs in via this form they will be returned to the page they signed in from instead of into the admin panel (unless they are an admin then they log into the admin interface).
\n\n\n
\n\n \n\n\n \n
Not logged in
\n\n\n \n\n
Logged in as Admin
- Registration Widget: What better widget to have right next to the Sidebar Login widget above then the one that lets a visitor register a user account so they can use that nifty Sidebar Login form as well. Very straight forward install and then add the widget to your sidebar where you want it.
\n\n
- Moon Phases: Now this plugin would obviously be perfect on an astronomy or space blog/website. Its premise is simple after installing the plugin go to your appearance admin panel and add the Moon Phases widget to your sidebar and save it. There are four settings you can change which include Title; Show Zodiac; Show age (not yours – the moons); and Show details. I am a space and astronomy buff so stuff like this grabs my attention easily
\n\n
- Global Translator: Just what it sounds like with up to 41 language options at your disposal depending on what translation engine you select. Adds a widget to your appearance admin panel that you can add to your sidebar. Just click on the flag of the country you want to translate the page into.
\n\n
- TwiBadge: I guess this list would not be complete without a little Twitter love. Here is a sidebar widget plugin that lets you add your Twitter Badge to your own sidebar. It is very configurable and does not require your Twitter password to work.
\n\n
So what is your nifty sidebar widget that you can not live without on your site? Looking forward to hearing what your using.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nFive Nifty Sidebar Widgets for your WordPress Site
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 13 May 2009 00:21:00 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:15:"WindowsObserver";}s:7:"summary";s:5099:"Can you say that title five times very fast?
In my last post I discussed WordPress plugins that can spruce up your WordPress based website. What I would like to do in this one is point out five sidebar widgets that you can put to use in your own sidebar to expand its capabilities and add additional functionality to your site for your visitors.
\n\n- Sidebar Login: This plugin is not only a widget that you can drag onto your sidebar in the admin interface but also provides a template tag that you can use anywhere in your site to show a login box. Once your visitor logs in via this form they will be returned to the page they signed in from instead of into the admin panel (unless they are an admin then they log into the admin interface).
\n\n\n
\n\n \n\n\n Not logged in
\n\n\n \n\n
- Registration Widget: What better widget to have right next to the Sidebar Login widget above then the one that lets a visitor register a user account so they can use that nifty Sidebar Login form as well. Very straight forward install and then add the widget to your sidebar where you want it.
\n\n
- Moon Phases: Now this plugin would obviously be perfect on an astronomy or space blog/website. Its premise is simple after installing the plugin go to your appearance admin panel and add the Moon Phases widget to your sidebar and save it. There are four settings you can change which include Title; Show Zodiac; Show age (not yours – the moons); and Show details. I am a space and astronomy buff so stuff like this grabs my attention easily
\n\n
- Global Translator: Just what it sounds like with up to 41 language options at your disposal depending on what translation engine you select. Adds a widget to your appearance admin panel that you can add to your sidebar. Just click on the flag of the country you want to translate the page into.
\n\n
- TwiBadge: I guess this list would not be complete without a little Twitter love. Here is a sidebar widget plugin that lets you add your Twitter Badge to your own sidebar. It is very configurable and does not require your Twitter password to work.
\n\n
So what is your nifty sidebar widget that you can not live without on your site? Looking forward to hearing what your using.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nFive Nifty Sidebar Widgets for your WordPress Site
";}i:34;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:57:"WordPress.tv: Introducing Post by Email for WordPress.com";s:4:"guid";s:27:"http://wordpress.tv/?p=1876";s:4:"link";s:75:"http://wordpress.tv/2009/05/12/introducing-post-by-email-for-wordpress-com/";s:11:"description";s:1390:"
Allows you to automatically display eBay listings on your blog. You just add a simple tag to a post or page, along with your eBay Campaign ID, and the relevant keywords for the products to be displayed. You can also optionally specify the number of rows and columns to specify the layout of your eBay store. Why pay to build an eBay store when you can build one for free?
\n\nAllows you to have your images uploaded to and served from ImageShack to save server resources.
\n\nReplaces the username for author permalinks with the users display name. Returns a 404 if the author permalink using the actual username is used.
\nGD Star Rating is post, page and comment rating plugin for WordPress. Plugin supports different image sets, rating moderation, vote rules, time restricted voting, templates, trend calculations, multi ratings, templated rendering, has a widgets build in and extensive shortcode support.
\n\nDisplay your Google PageRank on your blog
\n\nEasy AdSenser, a popular plugin to manage Google AdSense, has been updated to add a few more languages and a few features that may make you few more bucks!
\n\nWP-Simpleviewer enables you to easily add SimpleViewer Flash galleries to your posts and pages. The admin interface helps you to create the thumbs for a new gallery and change its settings.
\n\nThe plugin improves your blogroll by displaying the freshness and the latest post-title of your bookmarks.
\n\nThis plugin enables you to create and manage tables in the admin-area of WordPress. You can then show them in your posts, on your pages or in text widgets by using a shortcode.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Plugin Release for 12/05
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 12 May 2009 20:18:29 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"Perurry";}s:7:"summary";s:2776:"Allows you to automatically display eBay listings on your blog. You just add a simple tag to a post or page, along with your eBay Campaign ID, and the relevant keywords for the products to be displayed. You can also optionally specify the number of rows and columns to specify the layout of your eBay store. Why pay to build an eBay store when you can build one for free?
\n\nAllows you to have your images uploaded to and served from ImageShack to save server resources.
\n\nReplaces the username for author permalinks with the users display name. Returns a 404 if the author permalink using the actual username is used.
\nGD Star Rating is post, page and comment rating plugin for WordPress. Plugin supports different image sets, rating moderation, vote rules, time restricted voting, templates, trend calculations, multi ratings, templated rendering, has a widgets build in and extensive shortcode support.
\n\nDisplay your Google PageRank on your blog
\n\nEasy AdSenser, a popular plugin to manage Google AdSense, has been updated to add a few more languages and a few features that may make you few more bucks!
\n\nWP-Simpleviewer enables you to easily add SimpleViewer Flash galleries to your posts and pages. The admin interface helps you to create the thumbs for a new gallery and change its settings.
\n\nThe plugin improves your blogroll by displaying the freshness and the latest post-title of your bookmarks.
\n\nThis plugin enables you to create and manage tables in the admin-area of WordPress. You can then show them in your posts, on your pages or in text widgets by using a shortcode.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Plugin Release for 12/05
";}i:36;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:52:"Weblog Tools Collection: Theme Development Checklist";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=5806";s:4:"link";s:81:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/12/theme-development-checklist/";s:11:"description";s:1089:"Stefan Vervoort of WPToy.com has published a new and improved version of his WordPress Theme Development Checklist. This new checklist is provided in PDF form but it’s very easy to print. The checklist covers the following points:
\nThis is one of those guides you could put up on the wall to serve as a quick reference.
\n
Post from: Weblog Tools Collection
\n";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 12 May 2009 11:00:51 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:13:"Jeff Chandler";}s:7:"summary";s:1089:"Stefan Vervoort of WPToy.com has published a new and improved version of his WordPress Theme Development Checklist. This new checklist is provided in PDF form but it’s very easy to print. The checklist covers the following points:
\nThis is one of those guides you could put up on the wall to serve as a quick reference.
\n
Post from: Weblog Tools Collection
\n";}i:37;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:47:"WordPress.tv: The Twitter Friendly Links Plugin";s:4:"guid";s:27:"http://wordpress.tv/?p=1879";s:4:"link";s:65:"http://wordpress.tv/2009/05/12/the-twitter-friendly-links-plugin/";s:11:"description";s:1390:"\n\n
\n\n
Over the past two years, I’ve had the privilege to talk with a number of different plugin/theme developers. While they each have their own unique style of getting things done, one thing they all have in common is providing support.
\nMichael Torbert author of the All In One SEO Plugin wrote a great blog post published on WPTavern.com providing up to twelve things you can do to help make the support process go as smoothly as possible. You may not agree with what’s on the list and in fact, if you have anything you’d like to add, say so in the comments. Considering the AIO SEO plugin is the most downloaded plugin on the repository, you can bet Michael has had his share of support queries and then some.
\n\nBefore you ask for support, use Google. Make a concerted effort to search for resolutions to your issue. This will help increase the clarity of communication with the developer about the problem you’re having. This helps to find and resolve the issue more quickly and ultimately means, saving you money.
Let’s all do our part to make theme/plugin developers lives a little easier.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\n";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 11 May 2009 11:12:47 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:13:"Jeff Chandler";}s:7:"summary";s:1503:"Over the past two years, I’ve had the privilege to talk with a number of different plugin/theme developers. While they each have their own unique style of getting things done, one thing they all have in common is providing support.
\nMichael Torbert author of the All In One SEO Plugin wrote a great blog post published on WPTavern.com providing up to twelve things you can do to help make the support process go as smoothly as possible. You may not agree with what’s on the list and in fact, if you have anything you’d like to add, say so in the comments. Considering the AIO SEO plugin is the most downloaded plugin on the repository, you can bet Michael has had his share of support queries and then some.
\n\nBefore you ask for support, use Google. Make a concerted effort to search for resolutions to your issue. This will help increase the clarity of communication with the developer about the problem you’re having. This helps to find and resolve the issue more quickly and ultimately means, saving you money.
Let’s all do our part to make theme/plugin developers lives a little easier.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\n";}i:39;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:22:"Matt: Journaling Tools";s:4:"guid";s:21:"http://ma.tt/?p=14107";s:4:"link";s:38:"http://ma.tt/2009/05/journaling-tools/";s:11:"description";s:162:"WordPress listed as one of “Five Best Journaling Tools” at Lifehacker.
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 11 May 2009 03:13:05 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:162:"WordPress listed as one of “Five Best Journaling Tools” at Lifehacker.
";}i:40;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:65:"Weblog Tools Collection: I am sick of splogs Copying our Content!";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=5794";s:4:"link";s:93:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/10/i-am-sick-of-splogs-copying-our-content/";s:11:"description";s:2845:"I sincerely apologize for having turned our RSS feed into summaries. I understand it is annoying and creates an unnecessary step for those who read our content through the news feed. But rarely a day goes by when we do not have five to ten new trackbacks from blogs that are copying our content. I end up adding them to our blacklist and then sending a notice to the infringer. It gets even more annoying when the infringing blog does not have a contact page or I get a reply back stating that they did not know our content was not meant to be copied.
\n
I am not against some use of our content but I like to be asked and like proper attribution be provided for displayed content. I understand that duplicate content is bad for SEO but I believe that it is a give and take. Our content is for the better good of the WordPress community and we have no problem with sharing the information in every way that is useful to our readers. All of this is, after all for our readers to use.
\nLorelle has written some really nice articles on Content Theft and she links to a bunch of tricks and tools that can be used to curb content theft. One of the ways I know to deter the scrapers is to reduce the content in an RSS feed to summaries and I have done just that. There are other tools such as CopyScape that I could use but I fear that those will just increase information overload. Sadly, I hope to reduce the amount of time we spend fighting off scrapers but am pretty sure that theft will not disappear.
\nWe apologize again for serving summaries through our RSS feed. Please ask if you would like to use and/or re-display our content, we will probably say Yes! Also, if you are using the content from this blog, please do not claim it as your own but provide proper attribution.
\n[UPDATED] I heard and frankly agree with all the complaints. Back to full feed after a mere three hours. Trying an RSS footer plugin instead. Any and all other suggestions welcome!
\n
Post from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nI am sick of splogs Copying our Content!
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 10 May 2009 22:35:49 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Mark Ghosh";}s:7:"summary";s:2845:"I sincerely apologize for having turned our RSS feed into summaries. I understand it is annoying and creates an unnecessary step for those who read our content through the news feed. But rarely a day goes by when we do not have five to ten new trackbacks from blogs that are copying our content. I end up adding them to our blacklist and then sending a notice to the infringer. It gets even more annoying when the infringing blog does not have a contact page or I get a reply back stating that they did not know our content was not meant to be copied.
\n
I am not against some use of our content but I like to be asked and like proper attribution be provided for displayed content. I understand that duplicate content is bad for SEO but I believe that it is a give and take. Our content is for the better good of the WordPress community and we have no problem with sharing the information in every way that is useful to our readers. All of this is, after all for our readers to use.
\nLorelle has written some really nice articles on Content Theft and she links to a bunch of tricks and tools that can be used to curb content theft. One of the ways I know to deter the scrapers is to reduce the content in an RSS feed to summaries and I have done just that. There are other tools such as CopyScape that I could use but I fear that those will just increase information overload. Sadly, I hope to reduce the amount of time we spend fighting off scrapers but am pretty sure that theft will not disappear.
\nWe apologize again for serving summaries through our RSS feed. Please ask if you would like to use and/or re-display our content, we will probably say Yes! Also, if you are using the content from this blog, please do not claim it as your own but provide proper attribution.
\n[UPDATED] I heard and frankly agree with all the complaints. Back to full feed after a mere three hours. Trying an RSS footer plugin instead. Any and all other suggestions welcome!
\n
Post from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nI am sick of splogs Copying our Content!
";}i:41;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 10/05";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=5792";s:4:"link";s:89:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/10/wordpress-theme-releases-for-1005-2/";s:11:"description";s:3136:"
Three column, red and dark theme with support for widgets, gravatars and WordPress 2.7.
\n
The Solitude WP theme, create your own social network with the Solitude WordPress theme, loaded with a ”corporate” blue/white color scheme, an extensive options panel for full control over the frontpage layout, featuring a two column fluid layout with built in options panel, frontpage news slider and automatic SEO titles.
\n
Two column, widget ready, blue theme
\n
It’s a stylish, 3 column, widgetized theme with a jQuery powered rotating gallery on home page.
\n
The Erudite is a two column theme for writers who want readers. Everything has been carefully crafted to provide the optimal reading experience, and no attention has been paid to people who need gimmicks to maintain an audience.
\n
Small_biz_green is an elegent 2-column, professional looking free WordPress theme. It’s a perfect theme for small business blogs and personal blogs.
\n
Doc is a one-column theme, with a fixed width and lots of white space. It is intended to spoil your content and to satisfy your users’ reading pleasure.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Theme Releases for 10/05
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 10 May 2009 18:20:12 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"Perurry";}s:7:"summary";s:3136:"
Three column, red and dark theme with support for widgets, gravatars and WordPress 2.7.
\n
The Solitude WP theme, create your own social network with the Solitude WordPress theme, loaded with a ”corporate” blue/white color scheme, an extensive options panel for full control over the frontpage layout, featuring a two column fluid layout with built in options panel, frontpage news slider and automatic SEO titles.
\n
Two column, widget ready, blue theme
\n
It’s a stylish, 3 column, widgetized theme with a jQuery powered rotating gallery on home page.
\n
The Erudite is a two column theme for writers who want readers. Everything has been carefully crafted to provide the optimal reading experience, and no attention has been paid to people who need gimmicks to maintain an audience.
\n
Small_biz_green is an elegent 2-column, professional looking free WordPress theme. It’s a perfect theme for small business blogs and personal blogs.
\n
Doc is a one-column theme, with a fixed width and lots of white space. It is intended to spoil your content and to satisfy your users’ reading pleasure.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Theme Releases for 10/05
";}i:42;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:84:"Weblog Tools Collection: How can I participate in WordPress Plugin Competition 2009?";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=5783";s:4:"link";s:112:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/10/how-can-i-participate-in-wordpress-plugin-competition-2009/";s:11:"description";s:2074:"Here are the simple steps:
\nAlternatively you could do the following if you need new ideas for Plugin development towards the competition. You could:
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nHow can I participate in WordPress Plugin Competition 2009?
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 10 May 2009 12:39:52 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Mark Ghosh";}s:7:"summary";s:2074:"Here are the simple steps:
\nAlternatively you could do the following if you need new ideas for Plugin development towards the competition. You could:
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nHow can I participate in WordPress Plugin Competition 2009?
";}i:43;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:74:"Weblog Tools Collection: Plugins to Spruce Up Your WordPress Based Website";s:4:"guid";s:103:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/09/plugins-to-spruce-up-your-wordpress-based-website/";s:4:"link";s:103:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/09/plugins-to-spruce-up-your-wordpress-based-website/";s:11:"description";s:3818:"As many of you know – plugins can add significant functionality to your website. For instance there is a plugin that will add an entire forum to your site (Simple:Press) and there is another one that will allow your visitors to contact you via a customizable form (Contact Form 7).
\nWhat if you were just looking for a few plugins to fancy up your site a little bit or maybe add a small piece of functionality or info? Well they exist as well and sometimes it is the simple touches that really finish a site off.
\nHere are a few of my favorites:
\n\n- Shockingly Simple Favicon changes your sites favicon - that is the small graphic that shows up in the address bar of your web browser when your on a site. This even sticks when you switch themes after installing it.
\n\n
- Simple Feed Copyright inserts a copyright notice at the end of full text articles in your RSS feed.
\n\n
- Branded Login Screen lets you add your own graphical logo or brand to your login screen.
\n\n
- Blog Copyright (BC) inserts a copyright notice in your websites footer. It automatically updates the year range each new year and prevents you from having to manually go in and provide an update to the date range.
\n\n
- WP Relative Date uses terms like ‘Today’, ‘Yesterday’, ‘2 Days Ago’, ‘2 Weeks Ago’, ‘2 ‘Seconds Ago’, ‘2 Minutes Ago’, ‘2 Hours Ago’ to describe when a post was written instead of just the date and time.
\n\n
So what are some of your favorite simple plugins for WordPress?
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nPlugins to Spruce Up Your WordPress Based Website
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 10 May 2009 02:40:57 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:15:"WindowsObserver";}s:7:"summary";s:3818:"As many of you know – plugins can add significant functionality to your website. For instance there is a plugin that will add an entire forum to your site (Simple:Press) and there is another one that will allow your visitors to contact you via a customizable form (Contact Form 7).
\nWhat if you were just looking for a few plugins to fancy up your site a little bit or maybe add a small piece of functionality or info? Well they exist as well and sometimes it is the simple touches that really finish a site off.
\nHere are a few of my favorites:
\n\n- Shockingly Simple Favicon changes your sites favicon - that is the small graphic that shows up in the address bar of your web browser when your on a site. This even sticks when you switch themes after installing it.
\n\n
- Simple Feed Copyright inserts a copyright notice at the end of full text articles in your RSS feed.
\n\n
- Branded Login Screen lets you add your own graphical logo or brand to your login screen.
\n\n
- Blog Copyright (BC) inserts a copyright notice in your websites footer. It automatically updates the year range each new year and prevents you from having to manually go in and provide an update to the date range.
\n\n
- WP Relative Date uses terms like ‘Today’, ‘Yesterday’, ‘2 Days Ago’, ‘2 Weeks Ago’, ‘2 ‘Seconds Ago’, ‘2 Minutes Ago’, ‘2 Hours Ago’ to describe when a post was written instead of just the date and time.
\n\n
So what are some of your favorite simple plugins for WordPress?
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nPlugins to Spruce Up Your WordPress Based Website
";}i:44;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:71:"Dev Blog: Contributing to WordPress, Part IV: Ideas, Opinions, Feedback";s:4:"guid";s:39:"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=731";s:4:"link";s:47:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/05/ideas/";s:11:"description";s:7449:"“I wish they’d implement feature x.”
\n“Why won’t they put feature y into core? It’s rated really high in the Ideas forum!”
\n“It doesn’t matter what I think, all the decisions get made by an elite crime-fighting squad funded by an anonymous millionaire. Er, I mean the four core devs.”
\nThese sentiments, and others like them, are the focus of today’s post. Setting aside the similarities between Ryan, Andrew, Mark and Peter to Charlie’s Angels for a moment, the question of how decisions about features are made needs to be addressed. There are a number of mechanisms in place for communication between the community and the core team, but with so many different channels, it’s hard to keep up with them all and still focus on production. Here’s where we are now…
\n#wordpress-dev IRC channel: The IRC channel used to be more active. These days there’s rarely more than a dozen or two people online at any given time, and hours go by with no activity. When a question pops up, it’s often a tech question from a less experienced developer or site manager looking for help, as opposed to ongoing discussions about the best way to approach core code and features. When core-focused discussions do occur, they tend to fade out as time zone variances cause people to log off before a core dev enters the room.
\nwp-hackers list: The hackers mailing list reaches thousands of contributing developers, plugin developers, and lurking interested parties. Discussions range from how to use hooks to whether or not something in core should be changed to troubleshooting for other list members. Conversations on this list sometimes can get heated and occasionally stray into rudeness, which makes some people hesitate to utilize this communication channel.
\nThis dev blog: This blog is used mostly for “official” announcements, and more recently, for surveys and polls intended to give the core devs an idea of community opinion on things being considered for future versions. Posting is irregular, sometimes with new content every other day, sometimes with nothing for a couple of weeks.
\nwpdevel.wordpress.com: Another blog, also an “official” outlet, in which the core team posts about any big code changes they’re working on. This gives plugin authors and contributing developers a heads-up, and provides a place for community discussion around specific issues like the new widgets API.
\nTrac: The ticket system used for active development has gotten out of control. Hundreds of tickets are already lined up for future versions because they were punted from current releases; many aren’t even relevant anymore. Trac has wound being a place where people report bugs, suggest code changes, request features and debate methodologies; some of these conversations are years old. This broad use of the system makes it harder to power through tickets and get bugs fixed.
\nIdeas forum: The Ideas forum is a place where anyone can suggest a new feature, rate features suggested by others, leave comments, and generally discuss the future of the WordPress application. However, like Trac, some of the items here are years old. Because of the way the rating system works, older items remain at the top of the list. Some threads are simply he said/she said preference arguments, as opposed to contructive discussions about the value of implementing certain features or changes. There’s no direct connection between the Ideas forum and Trac.
\nWordPress is an open source project, successful because of the community that both develops and uses it. At the same time, some people find it difficult to become involved in the project, and are unsure of how to engage with the core team and community at large. The channels listed above can be overwhleming to someone just joining the community, and/or frustrating to longtime community members who feel like they used to have more influence. We need to fix this. The WordPress project needs to be welcoming, easy to navigate as a contributor, and provide useful feedback to help grow the expertise of its community members.
\nI think we should figure this out together. You, members of this community, know how you feel about the communication channels available to you. You probably have ideas about how to make it better. Some of you may even have sketched out digrams of systems that you think would work better. Link Ideas to Trac? Change the Ideas rating algorithm? Close Trac tickets that don’t get resolved within a certain period of time? Just do everything through Trac? What do you think? What would make it easier for you to keep up with development progress and get involved with the varius contribution opportunities? I *know* you have an opinion.
\nOver the next few weeks, we’ll be gathering your input about how we can improve communication and participation, and then we’ll embark on a project to fix/create a system for collecting ideas, opinions and feedback that will allow WordPress to grow as an inclusive community. Here’s the plan: Gather ideas from people via IRC, forums, live chats, surveys, etc. Assemble a small group of interested parties to help figure out possible approaches, put suggested approaches to a community vote. If redesigning something (like the Ideas forum) is deemed necessary, utilize community designers to create layouts. Beta test it to see if it does work as hoped. Launch and make everyone happy with the new, improved communication/ideas/feedback system!
\nUp First
\nUse this forum thread to post your suggestions about this. What do you think needs to be changed or improved? How would you structure it? How do the existing channels fit into your suggestion?
\nOn Tuesday, May 12 at 21:00 UTC (5pm New York time), hop into the #wordpress-dev IRC channel (irc.freenode.com) and talk about your suggestions for how to improve communication. I’ll be there, taking notes and answering questions, and asking follow-up questions when someone pitches a good idea. An hour later, I’ll be joining the WordCast Podcast to talk about this issue. They’re trying to set up a call-in format; if that pans out, we’ll post the call-in info in the dev channel. Otherwise, A call-in number has been set up through TalkShoe.
\n1-724-444-7444
\nMeeting ID: 50127
\nPin (if you don’t have a TalkShoe account): enter 1#
We’ll also read off suggestions being made in the dev channel and discuss them.
\nMore opportunities to weigh in on this issue to come. Also, further investigation into the similarities between the core devs and Charlie’s Angels. 
“I wish they’d implement feature x.”
\n“Why won’t they put feature y into core? It’s rated really high in the Ideas forum!”
\n“It doesn’t matter what I think, all the decisions get made by an elite crime-fighting squad funded by an anonymous millionaire. Er, I mean the four core devs.”
\nThese sentiments, and others like them, are the focus of today’s post. Setting aside the similarities between Ryan, Andrew, Mark and Peter to Charlie’s Angels for a moment, the question of how decisions about features are made needs to be addressed. There are a number of mechanisms in place for communication between the community and the core team, but with so many different channels, it’s hard to keep up with them all and still focus on production. Here’s where we are now…
\n#wordpress-dev IRC channel: The IRC channel used to be more active. These days there’s rarely more than a dozen or two people online at any given time, and hours go by with no activity. When a question pops up, it’s often a tech question from a less experienced developer or site manager looking for help, as opposed to ongoing discussions about the best way to approach core code and features. When core-focused discussions do occur, they tend to fade out as time zone variances cause people to log off before a core dev enters the room.
\nwp-hackers list: The hackers mailing list reaches thousands of contributing developers, plugin developers, and lurking interested parties. Discussions range from how to use hooks to whether or not something in core should be changed to troubleshooting for other list members. Conversations on this list sometimes can get heated and occasionally stray into rudeness, which makes some people hesitate to utilize this communication channel.
\nThis dev blog: This blog is used mostly for “official” announcements, and more recently, for surveys and polls intended to give the core devs an idea of community opinion on things being considered for future versions. Posting is irregular, sometimes with new content every other day, sometimes with nothing for a couple of weeks.
\nwpdevel.wordpress.com: Another blog, also an “official” outlet, in which the core team posts about any big code changes they’re working on. This gives plugin authors and contributing developers a heads-up, and provides a place for community discussion around specific issues like the new widgets API.
\nTrac: The ticket system used for active development has gotten out of control. Hundreds of tickets are already lined up for future versions because they were punted from current releases; many aren’t even relevant anymore. Trac has wound being a place where people report bugs, suggest code changes, request features and debate methodologies; some of these conversations are years old. This broad use of the system makes it harder to power through tickets and get bugs fixed.
\nIdeas forum: The Ideas forum is a place where anyone can suggest a new feature, rate features suggested by others, leave comments, and generally discuss the future of the WordPress application. However, like Trac, some of the items here are years old. Because of the way the rating system works, older items remain at the top of the list. Some threads are simply he said/she said preference arguments, as opposed to contructive discussions about the value of implementing certain features or changes. There’s no direct connection between the Ideas forum and Trac.
\nWordPress is an open source project, successful because of the community that both develops and uses it. At the same time, some people find it difficult to become involved in the project, and are unsure of how to engage with the core team and community at large. The channels listed above can be overwhleming to someone just joining the community, and/or frustrating to longtime community members who feel like they used to have more influence. We need to fix this. The WordPress project needs to be welcoming, easy to navigate as a contributor, and provide useful feedback to help grow the expertise of its community members.
\nI think we should figure this out together. You, members of this community, know how you feel about the communication channels available to you. You probably have ideas about how to make it better. Some of you may even have sketched out digrams of systems that you think would work better. Link Ideas to Trac? Change the Ideas rating algorithm? Close Trac tickets that don’t get resolved within a certain period of time? Just do everything through Trac? What do you think? What would make it easier for you to keep up with development progress and get involved with the varius contribution opportunities? I *know* you have an opinion.
\nOver the next few weeks, we’ll be gathering your input about how we can improve communication and participation, and then we’ll embark on a project to fix/create a system for collecting ideas, opinions and feedback that will allow WordPress to grow as an inclusive community. Here’s the plan: Gather ideas from people via IRC, forums, live chats, surveys, etc. Assemble a small group of interested parties to help figure out possible approaches, put suggested approaches to a community vote. If redesigning something (like the Ideas forum) is deemed necessary, utilize community designers to create layouts. Beta test it to see if it does work as hoped. Launch and make everyone happy with the new, improved communication/ideas/feedback system!
\nUp First
\nUse this forum thread to post your suggestions about this. What do you think needs to be changed or improved? How would you structure it? How do the existing channels fit into your suggestion?
\nOn Tuesday, May 12 at 21:00 UTC (5pm New York time), hop into the #wordpress-dev IRC channel (irc.freenode.com) and talk about your suggestions for how to improve communication. I’ll be there, taking notes and answering questions, and asking follow-up questions when someone pitches a good idea. An hour later, I’ll be joining the WordCast Podcast to talk about this issue. They’re trying to set up a call-in format; if that pans out, we’ll post the call-in info in the dev channel. Otherwise, A call-in number has been set up through TalkShoe.
\n1-724-444-7444
\nMeeting ID: 50127
\nPin (if you don’t have a TalkShoe account): enter 1#
We’ll also read off suggestions being made in the dev channel and discuss them.
\nMore opportunities to weigh in on this issue to come. Also, further investigation into the similarities between the core devs and Charlie’s Angels.
I have some cool news: On Sunday the day after WordCamp San Francisco we’re going to host a WordPress developer day at the Automattic office on Pier 38. It will be Barcamp-style with no pre-announced schedule, but expect more hardcore geek content like heavy WordPress performance optimization, BuddyPress internals, an intro to Erlang, a guide to secure coding, WordPress-as-CMS discussions, and more. If there’s a topic you’d like to lead start thinking about it now, there should be plenty of room for everyone to connect. (Try to keep things local though, we’re not sure how the internet will hold up.)
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 09 May 2009 02:06:13 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:680:"I have some cool news: On Sunday the day after WordCamp San Francisco we’re going to host a WordPress developer day at the Automattic office on Pier 38. It will be Barcamp-style with no pre-announced schedule, but expect more hardcore geek content like heavy WordPress performance optimization, BuddyPress internals, an intro to Erlang, a guide to secure coding, WordPress-as-CMS discussions, and more. If there’s a topic you’d like to lead start thinking about it now, there should be plenty of room for everyone to connect. (Try to keep things local though, we’re not sure how the internet will hold up.)
";}i:46;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 05/09";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=5769";s:4:"link";s:89:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/05/08/wordpress-theme-releases-for-0509-2/";s:11:"description";s:2288:"
Two column, widget ready theme with built-in ad management and support for Twitter.
\n
“Tonight we party” is a fixed background, flexible width, cross-browser compatible free WP theme. One column layout. Has a collapsible sidebar on the left, always visible to the user and extendable on click.
\n
Widget ready, gravatar ready, 2.7 ready, two column theme using custom field for thumbnail.
\n
Panorama is a two column theme with a right widgetized sidebar and a main gimmick of a customizable header image…
\n
Three column, widget ready, Facebook style theme.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Theme Releases for 05/09
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 08 May 2009 20:27:07 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"Perurry";}s:7:"summary";s:2288:"
Two column, widget ready theme with built-in ad management and support for Twitter.
\n
“Tonight we party” is a fixed background, flexible width, cross-browser compatible free WP theme. One column layout. Has a collapsible sidebar on the left, always visible to the user and extendable on click.
\n
Widget ready, gravatar ready, 2.7 ready, two column theme using custom field for thumbnail.
\n
Panorama is a two column theme with a right widgetized sidebar and a main gimmick of a customizable header image…
\n
Three column, widget ready, Facebook style theme.
\nPost from: Weblog Tools Collection
\nWordPress Theme Releases for 05/09
";}i:47;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:29:"Matt: How David Beats Goliath";s:4:"guid";s:21:"http://ma.tt/?p=14103";s:4:"link";s:45:"http://ma.tt/2009/05/how-david-beats-goliath/";s:11:"description";s:249:"Annals of Innovation: How David Beats Goliath, from Malcolm Gladwell. A really enjoyable read. Hat tip: Raanan.
";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 08 May 2009 19:37:10 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:249:"Annals of Innovation: How David Beats Goliath, from Malcolm Gladwell. A really enjoyable read. Hat tip: Raanan.
";}i:48;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:74:"Lorelle on WP: Weblog Tools Collection Annual WordPress Plugin Competition";s:4:"guid";s:36:"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=4089";s:4:"link";s:100:"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2009/05/08/weblog-tools-collection-annual-wordpress-plugin-competition/";s:11:"description";s:6633:"
The best Plugin competition, The Weblog Tools Collection WordPress Plugin Competition 2009 (3.0), is underway. WordPress fans rejoice.
The annual WTC WordPress Plugin Competition has rocked the WordPress Community since 2005. Each event brings out the best and most creative WordPress Plugin authors competing for prizes, and many of the award winners and entrants are now among the most popular WordPress Plugins in the world.
\nSome popular past winners and submissions include WP Easy Uploader, OneClick, Who Sees Ads, WP Comment Remix, WordPress Automatic Upgrade, and Popularity Contest.
\nAs most of you know, I’m a huge WordPress Plugin fangirl. Jonathan Bailey of Plagiarism Today recently covered “5 WordPress Plugins I Never Blog Without” on the Blog Herald, with some great recommendations, and in 2007, I spent an entire month writing daily about WordPress Plugins, including showcasing your favorite WordPress Plugins and a huge list of your lists of WordPress Plugin recommendations, since users often say more about WordPress Plugins then those who write them.
\nPlease lend Weblog Tools Collection your support by helping to spread the word and the love, and help test the Plugin submissions and have your say on the ones you enjoy the most. If you would like to help sponsor the event, you are also welcome as this is a fantastic way to give back to the WordPress Community, especially to the Plugin authors who make our blogs run better and faster with little or no compensation.
\nI expect to see some WordPressMU and BuddyPress Plugins in addition to single hosted WordPress Plugins in the list this year. It should be one of the most exciting WordPress Plugin Competitions ever!
\n
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Copyright Lorelle VanFossen, member of the 9Rules Network, and author of Blogging Tips, What Bloggers Won\'t Tell You About Blogging.
\nPosted in WordPress News, WordPress Plugins
The best Plugin competition, The Weblog Tools Collection WordPress Plugin Competition 2009 (3.0), is underway. WordPress fans rejoice.
The annual WTC WordPress Plugin Competition has rocked the WordPress Community since 2005. Each event brings out the best and most creative WordPress Plugin authors competing for prizes, and many of the award winners and entrants are now among the most popular WordPress Plugins in the world.
\nSome popular past winners and submissions include WP Easy Uploader, OneClick, Who Sees Ads, WP Comment Remix, WordPress Automatic Upgrade, and Popularity Contest.
\nAs most of you know, I’m a huge WordPress Plugin fangirl. Jonathan Bailey of Plagiarism Today recently covered “5 WordPress Plugins I Never Blog Without” on the Blog Herald, with some great recommendations, and in 2007, I spent an entire month writing daily about WordPress Plugins, including showcasing your favorite WordPress Plugins and a huge list of your lists of WordPress Plugin recommendations, since users often say more about WordPress Plugins then those who write them.
\nPlease lend Weblog Tools Collection your support by helping to spread the word and the love, and help test the Plugin submissions and have your say on the ones you enjoy the most. If you would like to help sponsor the event, you are also welcome as this is a fantastic way to give back to the WordPress Community, especially to the Plugin authors who make our blogs run better and faster with little or no compensation.
\nI expect to see some WordPressMU and BuddyPress Plugins in addition to single hosted WordPress Plugins in the list this year. It should be one of the most exciting WordPress Plugin Competitions ever!
\n
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Copyright Lorelle VanFossen, member of the 9Rules Network, and author of Blogging Tips, What Bloggers Won\'t Tell You About Blogging.
\nPosted in WordPress News, WordPress Plugins Update Thurs, May 7th (2 days later): Mozilla is working on the issue for Mozilla.com “Bug 491985 – Title tag changes for select product pages on Mozilla.com to help SEO rank “. To clarify, the improvement is more search engine clicks than ranking.
\nI provided some feedback to Mozilla just over a month ago about the Mozilla Firefox Start Page tip of handy tips & tricks (how meta):
\n\n“Get the most out of your Firefox! Improve your skills with some handy tips & tricks.”
I’m sure web browser developers share my passion for these web page details, but nothing has changed yet.
\nAs I often see other sites with similar issues, I might as well share this web development tip & trick 
and other suggestions.
<Title> Tags
\nFirst, the <title> field is bad SEO. Says
\n<title>Mozilla Products | Tips & Tricks</title>
\ninstead of including “Firefox”:
\n<title>Firefox Tips & Tricks | Mozilla Products </title>
\n
\nActually, all the product pages are likely in need of switching the “Mozilla Products” to the end.
This made a big difference for WordPress.com search traffic way back when.
\nI work with many of our WordPress.com VIP new customers on this issue. Their instinct is to always have their brand or blog name first. But think of which search result you would be more likely to click on? In fact, WordPress historically made it to easy to get this wrong, so in version 2.5 a 3rd parameter ’seplocation’ was added to wp_title() to make it easier to do it correctly.
\nSo http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/ title would become
\n<title>Firefox Web Browser & Thunderbird Email Client | Mozilla Products</title>
\n(Plus title case for the win.)
I suggested they give it try and see what happens I’d be surprised if it does not squeeze a little more juice out.
Wow, there are lousy <title> tags all over their sites
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/ title is just <title>Featured Projects</title> Hopefully, David Boswell will have a chance to coax out of someone some work here during the current redesign
Firefox Tips & Tricks
\nThe Manage Your Downloads is an advanced tip? Say what?
\n“Find it a Flash” intermediate tip reads:
\n\nThe Find As You Type feature is another handy timesaver. Rather than
\n
\nusing the “find” bar to search for a word on page, just click anywhere
\non that page and start typing the word you want. Your cursor will
\nimmediately jump to the first instance of that term.“You can use it for links, too. For example, instead of moving your
\nmouse across the page to a “learn more” link, just start typing the
\nword and when the cursor finds it, press enter.
It does not say that this is disabled by default, and can be enabled at Advanced > Accessibility or any other hint or tip Also, the phrase “on page” feels awkward, maybe “on a page”.
PS. I would not recommend enabling this, because it breaks some web apps that have click to edit.
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\n\n“Get the most out of your Firefox! Improve your skills with some handy tips & tricks.”
I’m sure web browser developers share my passion for these web page details, but nothing has changed yet.
\nAs I often see other sites with similar issues, I might as well share this web development tip & trick and other suggestions.
<Title> Tags
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\n<title>Mozilla Products | Tips & Tricks</title>
\ninstead of including “Firefox”:
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\n
\nActually, all the product pages are likely in need of switching the “Mozilla Products” to the end.
This made a big difference for WordPress.com search traffic way back when.
\nI work with many of our WordPress.com VIP new customers on this issue. Their instinct is to always have their brand or blog name first. But think of which search result you would be more likely to click on? In fact, WordPress historically made it to easy to get this wrong, so in version 2.5 a 3rd parameter ’seplocation’ was added to wp_title() to make it easier to do it correctly.
\nSo http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/ title would become
\n<title>Firefox Web Browser & Thunderbird Email Client | Mozilla Products</title>
\n(Plus title case for the win.)
I suggested they give it try and see what happens I’d be surprised if it does not squeeze a little more juice out.
Wow, there are lousy <title> tags all over their sites
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/ title is just <title>Featured Projects</title> Hopefully, David Boswell will have a chance to coax out of someone some work here during the current redesign
Firefox Tips & Tricks
\nThe Manage Your Downloads is an advanced tip? Say what?
\n“Find it a Flash” intermediate tip reads:
\n\nThe Find As You Type feature is another handy timesaver. Rather than
\n
\nusing the “find” bar to search for a word on page, just click anywhere
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\nmouse across the page to a “learn more” link, just start typing the
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It does not say that this is disabled by default, and can be enabled at Advanced > Accessibility or any other hint or tip Also, the phrase “on page” feels awkward, maybe “on a page”.
PS. I would not recommend enabling this, because it breaks some web apps that have click to edit.
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (67, 1, '2008-08-31 11:57:18', '2008-08-31 17:57:18', 'Eco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative real estate development company offering services in GREEN CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE.\r\n\r\nWe work in the following mediums:\r\nRecycled Flooring and Timber\r\nRadiant Heat\r\nFiberglass Windows\r\nFoam Insulation\r\nSolar Water Heating\r\nSolar Electricity\r\nGreen Roofs\r\nEnergy Audits\r\nHigh Efficiency Boilers\r\nHeat On Demand Boilers\r\nEcological Counters\r\nSoapstone Fireplaces\r\nArchitectural Plans\r\nJob Expediting\r\nJob Management\r\nReal Estate Sales and Rentals (Green Only)', 'Welcome To Eco Brooklyn Inc.', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-5', '', '', '2008-08-31 11:57:18', '2008-08-31 17:57:18', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/08/31/8-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (12, 1, '2008-08-17 21:37:17', '2008-08-18 03:37:17', 'I just put the site up. Will fill it out shortly.', 'Eco Brooklyn Just up', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '3-revision-2', '', '', '2008-08-17 21:37:17', '2008-08-18 03:37:17', '', 3, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/08/17/3-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (13, 1, '2008-08-24 19:27:29', '2008-08-25 01:27:29', 'Eco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative real estate development company offering services in GREEN CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE.\n\nWe work in the following mediums:\n\nRecycled Flooring and Timber\n\nRadiant Heat\n\nFiberglass Windows\n\nFoam Insulation\n\nSolar Water Heating\n\nSolar Electricity\n\nGreen Roofs\n\nEnergy Audits\n\nHigh Efficiency Boilers\n\nHeat On Demand Boilers\n\nEcological Counters\n\nSoapstone Fireplaces\n\nArchitectural Plans\n\nJob Expediting\n\nJob Management\n\nReal Estate Sales and Rentals (Green Only)', 'Eco Brooklyn Just up', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '3-revision-3', '', '', '2008-08-24 19:27:29', '2008-08-25 01:27:29', '', 3, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/08/24/3-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (14, 1, '2008-08-24 18:22:28', '2008-08-25 00:22:28', 'Eco Brooklyn Inc. is a green construction company in, uh, Brooklyn. It is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church and other team members are brought on depending on the job.\r\n\r\nAnything green relating to building is our passion.', 'About', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2-revision-2', '', '', '2008-08-24 18:22:28', '2008-08-25 00:22:28', '', 2, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/08/24/2-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (77, 1, '2008-08-31 12:05:25', '2008-08-31 18:05:25', 'Eco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative real estate development company offering services in GREEN CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE.\r\n\r\nWe work in the following mediums:\r\nRecycled Flooring and Timber\r\nRadiant Heat\r\nFiberglass Windows\r\nFoam Insulation\r\nSolar Water Heating\r\nSolar Electricity\r\nGreen Roofs\r\nEnergy Audits\r\nHigh Efficiency Boilers\r\nHeat On Demand Boilers\r\nEcological Counters\r\nSoapstone Fireplaces\r\nArchitectural Plans\r\nJob Expediting\r\nJob Management\r\nReal Estate Sales and Rentals (Green Only)', 'Eco Brooklyn Inc. - Green Developer', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-10', '', '', '2008-08-31 12:05:25', '2008-08-31 18:05:25', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/08/31/8-revision-10/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative real estate development company offering services in GREEN CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn\'s Director is Gennaro Brooks-Church, a Licensed Real Estate Broker and Contractor. He can be reached at 347-244-3016. \r\n\r\nWe work in the following mediums:\r\nRecycled Flooring and Timber\r\nRadiant Heat\r\nFiberglass Windows\r\nFoam Insulation\r\nSolar Water Heating\r\nSolar Electricity\r\nGreen Roofs\r\nEnergy Audits\r\nHigh Efficiency Boilers\r\nHeat On Demand Boilers\r\nEcological Counters\r\nSoapstone Fireplaces\r\nArchitectural Plans\r\nJob Expediting\r\nJob Management\r\nReal Estate Sales and Rentals (Green Only)', 'Green Real Estate Development', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-15', '', '', '2008-09-25 09:42:25', '2008-09-25 15:42:25', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/8-revision-15/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (18, 1, '2008-08-24 19:43:41', '2008-08-25 01:43:41', 'I am currently working on 22 2nd street. It is a gut job. It is also being featured on Brownstoner.com as a Green Project of note, although I have not had a chance to check it out. \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nFeel free to come by and see what we are doing, which is pretty much everything green.', '22 2nd Street', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '22-2nd-street', '', '', '2008-08-24 19:55:56', '2008-08-25 01:55:56', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=18', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (20, 1, '2008-08-24 19:42:49', '2008-08-25 01:42:49', 'I am currently working on 22 2nd street. It is a gut job. I is also being featured on Brownstoner.com, although I have not had a chance to check it out. \n\n\n\nFeel free to come by and see what we are doing, which is pretty much everything green.', '22 2nd Street', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '18-revision', '', '', '2008-08-24 19:42:49', '2008-08-25 01:42:49', '', 18, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/08/24/18-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (21, 1, '2008-08-24 19:43:41', '2008-08-25 01:43:41', 'I am currently working on 22 2nd street. It is a gut job. I is also being featured on Brownstoner.com, although I have not had a chance to check it out. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFeel free to come by and see what we are doing, which is pretty much everything green.', '22 2nd Street', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '18-revision-2', '', '', '2008-08-24 19:43:41', '2008-08-25 01:43:41', '', 18, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/08/24/18-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (22, 1, '2008-08-24 19:32:40', '2008-08-25 01:32:40', 'Eco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative real estate development company offering services in GREEN CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE. It is directed by Gennaro Brooks-Church, licensed Real Estate Broker and Contractor. Other team members are brought in depending on the job.\r\n\r\nAnything relating to green building is our passion. We work in the following mediums:\r\n\r\nRecycled Flooring and Timber\r\nRadiant Heat\r\nFiberglass Windows\r\nFoam Insulation\r\nSolar Water Heating\r\nSolar Electricity\r\nGreen Roofs\r\nHigh Efficiency Boilers\r\nHeat On Demand Boilers\r\nEcological Counters\r\nSoapstone Fireplaces\r\n\r\nWe offer these services:\r\n\r\nArchitectural Plans\r\nJob Expediting\r\nEnergy Audits\r\nJob Management\r\nReal Estate Sales and Rentals', 'About Eco Brooklyn Inc.', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2-revision-3', '', '', '2008-08-24 19:32:40', '2008-08-25 01:32:40', '', 2, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/08/24/2-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (23, 1, '2008-08-24 19:44:27', '2008-08-25 01:44:27', 'I am currently working on 22 2nd street. It is a gut job. I is also being featured on Brownstoner.com, although I have not had a chance to check it out. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFeel free to come by and see what we are doing, which is pretty much everything green.', '22 2nd Street', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '18-revision-3', '', '', '2008-08-24 19:44:27', '2008-08-25 01:44:27', '', 18, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/08/24/18-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (24, 1, '2008-08-24 19:47:21', '2008-08-25 01:47:21', 'To contact us call Gennaro Brooks-Church at 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative real estate development company offering services in GREEN CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE. It is directed by Gennaro Brooks-Church, licensed Real Estate Broker and Contractor. Other team members are brought in depending on the job.\r\n\r\nAnything relating to green building is our passion. We work in the following mediums:\r\n\r\nRecycled Flooring and Timber\r\nRadiant Heat\r\nFiberglass Windows\r\nFoam Insulation\r\nSolar Water Heating\r\nSolar Electricity\r\nGreen Roofs\r\nHigh Efficiency Boilers\r\nHeat On Demand Boilers\r\nEcological Counters\r\nSoapstone Fireplaces\r\n\r\nWe offer these services:\r\n\r\nArchitectural Plans\r\nJob Expediting\r\nEnergy Audits\r\nJob Management\r\nReal Estate Sales and Rentals', 'About Eco Brooklyn Inc.', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2-revision-4', '', '', '2008-08-24 19:47:21', '2008-08-25 01:47:21', '', 2, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/08/24/2-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (25, 1, '2008-08-26 14:42:01', '2008-08-26 20:42:01', 'Fiberglass as a building product has been around for years but there were some hindrances to using it in window frames. I don\'t know the specifics of why but the hurdle has been overcome and more companies are making fiberglass windows.\r\n\r\nI\'ve called around and it is still very new. A lot of the sales reps haven\'t even gotten company training or even seen samples. \r\n\r\nBut there is no doubt in my mind that fiberglass windows will become the norm.\r\n\r\nFiberglass is made from sand basically. It is glass after all. Fiber glass. So it has all the great qualities of glass:\r\nDoes not expand/contract\r\nLasts for years\r\nGreat insulator\r\nRelatively ecological to produce (as opposed to vinyl windows for example which is plastic)\r\n\r\nHere is the laydown:\r\nAluminium:\r\ngood: ecological, not expand/contract, no maintenance, lasts\r\nbad: doesn\'t insulate\r\n\r\nWood:\r\ngood: looks nice, insulates, ecological\r\nbad: high maintenance\r\n\r\nVinyl:\r\ngood: insulates, low maintenance, lasts, affordable\r\nbad: not ecological\r\n\r\nFiberglass:\r\ngood: insulates, low maintenance, lasts, ecological, not expand/contract\r\nbad: ?\r\nSo fiberglass carries all the good qualities of aluminum, wood and vinyl without the drawbacks.\r\n\r\nThe only thing it lacks is the nice feeling of wood. But in my opinion that nice feeling fades over the years when your wood windows start warping, cracking and peeling. Unless of course you maintain them every year, which costs money, time and energy. Nothing comes without a price, except for happiness which is priceless and comes from within in abundance if you let it.....\r\n\r\nBut I loose focus....\r\n\r\nRight now fiberglass windows are more expensive than the standard vinyl window but this is more a volume issue and not a material issue. To make fiberglass is very cheap. Once the demand increase I suspect the price will also drop.\r\n\r\nIn terms of pricing they hover around the price of a good wood window. For example I am pricing out windows for 22 2nd street and got the following prices:\r\n\r\nHome Depot has Jeld Wen which I would take over the better known Anderson or Pella. Jeld Wen is a VERY old company with solid quality. And priced much better. But NOT fiberglass. They priced me at around $9,000 for high quality aluminum clad windows with wood interior. Good stuff and good price. But not fiberglass....\r\n\r\nHome depot could probably get me the chepest vinyl for about $7000 so it pays to go a little higher for aluminium/wood. Vinyl is bad for many reasons unless of course it is what you can afford and then it is very, very good. Everything and everyone has a purpose.\r\n\r\nFibertec priced me $12,000 for fiberglass white inside and standard color outside. Sam at Fibertec is really good with quick response. The windows however will take 7-8 weeks since they custom make every one.\r\n\r\nModern Way Lumber in Brooklyn priced me $18,000 for Bonneville windows which are great quality. But pricey and not fiberglass.\r\n\r\nMarvin and Comfortline do Fiberglass. I am waiting, and waiting, for Allied Building Products to get back to me with a price on that. Still waiting....as luck would have it they just called as I write this and promise pricing tomorrow.\r\n\r\nSo the range so far is $9,000 to $18,000 for good quality Low E argon etc windows with Fibertec being in the middle at $12,000. Not the cheapest but they are fiberglass. I do think that fiberglass pays off in the long term. The windows will last longer, not cost anything for upkeep and save money on heating. In the long run they are the cheapest. Really the greenest choice.\r\n\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (27, 1, '2008-08-26 14:41:01', '2008-08-26 20:41:01', 'Fiberglass as a building product has been around for years but there were some hindrances to using it in window frames. I don\'t know the specifics of why but the hurdle has been overcome and more companies are making fiberglass windows.\n\nI\'ve called around and it is still very new. A lot of the sales reps haven\'t even gotten company training or even seen samples. \n\nBut there is no doubt in my mind that fiberglass windows will become the norm.\n\nFiberglass is made from sand basically. It is glass after all. Fiber glass. So it has all the great qualities of glass:\nDoes not expand/contract\nLasts for years\nGreat insulator\nRelatively ecological to produce (as opposed to vinyl windows for example which is plastic)\n\nHere is the laydown:\nAluminium:\ngood: ecological, not expand/contract, no maintenance, lasts\nbad: doesn\'t insulate\n\nWood:\ngood: looks nice, insulates, ecological\nbad: high maintenance\n\nVinyl:\ngood: insulates, low maintenance, lasts\nbad: not ecological\n\nFiberglass:\ngood: insulates, low maintenance, lasts, ecological, not expand/contract\nbad: ?\nSo fiberglass carries all the good qualities of aluminum, wood and vinyl without the drawbacks.\n\nThe only thing it lacks is the nice feeling of wood. But in my opinion that nice feeling fades over the years when your wood windows start warping, cracking and peeling. Unless of course you maintain them every year, which costs money, time and energy. Nothing comes without a price, except for happiness which is priceless and comes from within in abundance if you let it.....\n\nBut I loose focus....\n\nRight now fiberglass windows are more expensive than the standard vinyl window but this is more a volume issue and not a material issue. To make fiberglass is very cheap. Once the demand increase I suspect the price will also drop.\n\nIn terms of pricing they hover around the price of a good wood window. For example I am pricing out windows for 22 2nd street and got the following prices:\n\nHome Depot has Jeld Wen which I would take over the better known Anderson or Pella. Jeld Wen is a VERY old company with solid quality. And priced much better. But NOT fiberglass. They priced me at around $9,000 for high quality aluminum clad windows with wood interior. Good stuff and good price. But not fiberglass....\n\nHome depot could probably get me the chepest vinyl for about $7000 so it pays to go a little higher for aluminium/wood. Vinyl is bad for many reasons unless of course it is what you can afford and then it is very, very good. Everything and everyone has a purpose.\n\nFibertec priced me $12,000 for fiberglass white inside and standard color outside. Sam at Fibertec is really good with quick response. The windows however will take 7-8 weeks since they custom make every one.\n\nModern Way Lumber in Brooklyn priced me $18,000 for Bonneville windows which are great quality. But pricey and not fiberglass.\n\nMarvin and Comfortline do Fiberglass. I am waiting, and waiting, for Allied Building Products to get back to me with a price on that. Still waiting....not a good indication.\n\nSo the range so far is $9,000 to $18,000 for good quality Low E argon etc windows with Fibertec being at $12,000. Not the cheapest but they are fiberglass.\n\n\nFibertec Fiberglass Win', 'Fiberglass Windows', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '25-revision', '', '', '2008-08-26 14:41:01', '2008-08-26 20:41:01', '', 25, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/08/26/25-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (28, 1, '2008-08-26 14:46:49', '2008-08-26 20:46:49', 'Fiberglass as a building product has been around for years but there were some hindrances to using it in window frames. I don\'t know the specifics of why but the hurdle has been overcome and more companies are making fiberglass windows.\n\nI\'ve called around and it is still very new. A lot of the sales reps haven\'t even gotten company training or even seen samples. \n\nBut there is no doubt in my mind that fiberglass windows will become the norm.\n\nFiberglass is made from sand basically. It is glass after all. Fiber glass. So it has all the great qualities of glass:\nDoes not expand/contract\nLasts for years\nGreat insulator\nRelatively ecological to produce (as opposed to vinyl windows for example which is plastic)\n\nHere is the laydown:\nAluminium:\ngood: ecological, not expand/contract, no maintenance, lasts\nbad: doesn\'t insulate\n\nWood:\ngood: looks nice, insulates, ecological\nbad: high maintenance\n\nVinyl:\ngood: insulates, low maintenance, lasts, affordable\nbad: not ecological\n\nFiberglass:\ngood: insulates, low maintenance, lasts, ecological, not expand/contract\nbad: ?\nSo fiberglass carries all the good qualities of aluminum, wood and vinyl without the drawbacks.\n\nThe only thing it lacks is the nice feeling of wood. But in my opinion that nice feeling fades over the years when your wood windows start warping, cracking and peeling. Unless of course you maintain them every year, which costs money, time and energy. Nothing comes without a price, except for happiness which is priceless and comes from within in abundance if you let it.....\n\nBut I loose focus....\n\nRight now fiberglass windows are more expensive than the standard vinyl window but this is more a volume issue and not a material issue. To make fiberglass is very cheap. Once the demand increase I suspect the price will also drop.\n\nIn terms of pricing they hover around the price of a good wood window. For example I am pricing out windows for 22 2nd street and got the following prices:\n\nHome Depot has Jeld Wen which I would take over the better known Anderson or Pella. Jeld Wen is a VERY old company with solid quality. And priced much better. But NOT fiberglass. They priced me at around $9,000 for high quality aluminum clad windows with wood interior. Good stuff and good price. But not fiberglass....\n\nHome depot could probably get me the chepest vinyl for about $7000 so it pays to go a little higher for aluminium/wood. Vinyl is bad for many reasons unless of course it is what you can afford and then it is very, very good. Everything and everyone has a purpose.\n\nFibertec priced me $12,000 for fiberglass white inside and standard color outside. Sam at Fibertec is really good with quick response. The windows however will take 7-8 weeks since they custom make every one.\n\nModern Way Lumber in Brooklyn priced me $18,000 for Bonneville windows which are great quality. But pricey and not fiberglass.\n\nMarvin and Comfortline do Fiberglass. I am waiting, and waiting, for Allied Building Products to get back to me with a price on that. Still waiting....as luck would have it they just called as I write this and promise pricing tomorrow.\n\nSo the range so far is $9,000 to $18,000 for good quality Low E argon etc windows with Fibertec being in the middle at $12,000. Not the cheapest but they are fiberglass. I do think that fiberglass pays off in the long term. The windows will last longer, not cost anything for upkeep and save money on heating. In the long run they are the cheapest. Really the greenest choice.\n\n\nFibertec Fiberglass Windows in a living room', 'Fiberglass Windows', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '25-autosave', '', '', '2008-08-26 14:46:49', '2008-08-26 20:46:49', '', 25, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/08/26/25-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (29, 1, '2008-08-26 14:42:01', '2008-08-26 20:42:01', 'Fiberglass as a building product has been around for years but there were some hindrances to using it in window frames. I don\'t know the specifics of why but the hurdle has been overcome and more companies are making fiberglass windows.\r\n\r\nI\'ve called around and it is still very new. A lot of the sales reps haven\'t even gotten company training or even seen samples. \r\n\r\nBut there is no doubt in my mind that fiberglass windows will become the norm.\r\n\r\nFiberglass is made from sand basically. It is glass after all. Fiber glass. So it has all the great qualities of glass:\r\nDoes not expand/contract\r\nLasts for years\r\nGreat insulator\r\nRelatively ecological to produce (as opposed to vinyl windows for example which is plastic)\r\n\r\nHere is the laydown:\r\nAluminium:\r\ngood: ecological, not expand/contract, no maintenance, lasts\r\nbad: doesn\'t insulate\r\n\r\nWood:\r\ngood: looks nice, insulates, ecological\r\nbad: high maintenance\r\n\r\nVinyl:\r\ngood: insulates, low maintenance, lasts\r\nbad: not ecological\r\n\r\nFiberglass:\r\ngood: insulates, low maintenance, lasts, ecological, not expand/contract\r\nbad: ?\r\nSo fiberglass carries all the good qualities of aluminum, wood and vinyl without the drawbacks.\r\n\r\nThe only thing it lacks is the nice feeling of wood. But in my opinion that nice feeling fades over the years when your wood windows start warping, cracking and peeling. Unless of course you maintain them every year, which costs money, time and energy. Nothing comes without a price, except for happiness which is priceless and comes from within in abundance if you let it.....\r\n\r\nBut I loose focus....\r\n\r\nRight now fiberglass windows are more expensive than the standard vinyl window but this is more a volume issue and not a material issue. To make fiberglass is very cheap. Once the demand increase I suspect the price will also drop.\r\n\r\nIn terms of pricing they hover around the price of a good wood window. For example I am pricing out windows for 22 2nd street and got the following prices:\r\n\r\nHome Depot has Jeld Wen which I would take over the better known Anderson or Pella. Jeld Wen is a VERY old company with solid quality. And priced much better. But NOT fiberglass. They priced me at around $9,000 for high quality aluminum clad windows with wood interior. Good stuff and good price. But not fiberglass....\r\n\r\nHome depot could probably get me the chepest vinyl for about $7000 so it pays to go a little higher for aluminium/wood. Vinyl is bad for many reasons unless of course it is what you can afford and then it is very, very good. Everything and everyone has a purpose.\r\n\r\nFibertec priced me $12,000 for fiberglass white inside and standard color outside. Sam at Fibertec is really good with quick response. The windows however will take 7-8 weeks since they custom make every one.\r\n\r\nModern Way Lumber in Brooklyn priced me $18,000 for Bonneville windows which are great quality. But pricey and not fiberglass.\r\n\r\nMarvin and Comfortline do Fiberglass. I am waiting, and waiting, for Allied Building Products to get back to me with a price on that. Still waiting....as luck would have it they just called as I write this and promise pricing tomorrow.\r\n\r\nSo the range so far is $9,000 to $18,000 for good quality Low E argon etc windows with Fibertec being at $12,000. Not the cheapest but they are fiberglass.\r\n\r\n\r\nFibertec Fiberglass Windows', 'Fiberglass Windows', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '25-revision-2', '', '', '2008-08-26 14:42:01', '2008-08-26 20:42:01', '', 25, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/08/26/25-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (69, 1, '2008-08-26 15:55:13', '2008-08-26 21:55:13', 'To contact Eco Brooklyn call Gennaro Brooks-Church at 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative real estate development company offering services in GREEN CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE. It is directed Gennaro Brooks-Church, licensed Real Estate Broker and Contractor. Other team members are brought in depending on the job.\r\n\r\nThe company was formed organically when I became a contractor to renovate my house. I wanted to renovate green but because the territory is so, uh, green I found I had to do it all myself.\r\n\r\nBecause it is so new there is little support for building green. Eco Brooklyn is there to offer that support.\r\n\r\nAnything relating to green building is our passion. We work in the following mediums:\r\n\r\nRecycled Flooring and Timber\r\nRadiant Heat\r\nFiberglass Windows\r\nFoam Insulation\r\nSolar Water Heating\r\nSolar Electricity\r\nGreen Roofs\r\nHigh Efficiency Boilers\r\nHeat On Demand Boilers\r\nEcological Counters\r\nSoapstone Fireplaces\r\n\r\nWe can also help in these services:\r\n\r\nArchitectural Plans\r\nJob Expediting\r\nEnergy Audits\r\nJob Management\r\nReal Estate Sales and Rentals', 'About Eco Brooklyn Inc.', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2-revision-7', '', '', '2008-08-26 15:55:13', '2008-08-26 21:55:13', '', 2, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/08/26/2-revision-7/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (30, 1, '2008-08-25 08:32:30', '2008-08-25 14:32:30', 'To contact Eco Brooklyn call Gennaro Brooks-Church at 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative real estate development company offering services in GREEN CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE. It is directed Gennaro Brooks-Church, licensed Real Estate Broker and Contractor. Other team members are brought in depending on the job.\r\n\r\nAnything relating to green building is our passion. We work in the following mediums:\r\n\r\nRecycled Flooring and Timber\r\nRadiant Heat\r\nFiberglass Windows\r\nFoam Insulation\r\nSolar Water Heating\r\nSolar Electricity\r\nGreen Roofs\r\nHigh Efficiency Boilers\r\nHeat On Demand Boilers\r\nEcological Counters\r\nSoapstone Fireplaces\r\n\r\nWe can also help in these services:\r\n\r\nArchitectural Plans\r\nJob Expediting\r\nEnergy Audits\r\nJob Management\r\nReal Estate Sales and Rentals', 'About Eco Brooklyn Inc.', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2-revision-5', '', '', '2008-08-25 08:32:30', '2008-08-25 14:32:30', '', 2, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/08/25/2-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (78, 1, '2008-09-03 11:31:06', '2008-09-03 17:31:06', 'Eco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative real estate development company offering services in GREEN CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE.\r\n\r\nWe work in the following mediums:\r\nRecycled Flooring and Timber\r\nRadiant Heat\r\nFiberglass Windows\r\nFoam Insulation\r\nSolar Water Heating\r\nSolar Electricity\r\nGreen Roofs\r\nEnergy Audits\r\nHigh Efficiency Boilers\r\nHeat On Demand Boilers\r\nEcological Counters\r\nSoapstone Fireplaces\r\nArchitectural Plans\r\nJob Expediting\r\nJob Management\r\nReal Estate Sales and Rentals (Green Only)', 'Eco Brooklyn Inc. 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (238, 1, '2008-09-28 11:16:10', '2008-09-28 17:16:10', 'Eco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative real estate development company offering services in GREEN CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn\'s Director is Gennaro Brooks-Church, a Licensed Real Estate Broker and Contractor. He can be reached at 347-244-3016. \r\n\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (84, 1, '2008-09-07 17:45:34', '2008-09-07 23:45:34', 'I have become friends with a contractor who is remodeling a house down the block. The owner is totally gutting the place. Unfortunately I didn\'t hook up with them until they were half way done so didn\'t get to salvage everything.\r\n\r\nBut we did salvage some good beams. They came out black but after some heavy rains they look nice and clean. They are a real 3"x8" by 20\' and in great condition. There is enough for a floor measuring 20\' by 20\'.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_85" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="recycled lumber"][/caption]', 'New Shipment of Salvaged wood', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'new-shipment-of-salvaged-wood', '', '', '2008-09-07 17:47:17', '2008-09-07 23:47:17', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=84', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (87, 1, '2008-09-07 17:45:34', '2008-09-07 23:45:34', 'I have become friends with a contractor who is remodeling a house down the block. The owner is totally gutting the place. Unfortunately I didn\'t hook up with them until they were half way done so didn\'t get to salvage everything.\r\n\r\nBut we did salvage some good beams. They came out black but after some heavy rains they look nice and clean. They are a real 3"x8" by 20\' and in great condition. \r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_85" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="recycled lumber"][/caption]', 'New Shipment of Salvaged wood', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '84-revision-2', '', '', '2008-09-07 17:45:34', '2008-09-07 23:45:34', '', 84, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/09/07/84-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (88, 1, '2008-09-07 18:28:46', '2008-09-08 00:28:46', 'I found a building company that was throwing out some perfectly good steel studs. The studs were just sitting behind a building so I asked if I could take them. \r\n\r\nThey were like, "Why?"\r\nI was like, "Uh, to reuse them."\r\nThe were like, "But they are used."\r\n"So? Are they damaged?"\r\n"No but they are trash."\r\n\r\nAnd so on. Nice guys but they didn\'t get what I was doing. They humored me a let me take them. There are so many good reasons to re-use good material but if you aren\'t thinking in those terms it is a completely alien concept. If you don\'t think about it you can even come up with a lot of good reasons not to reuse material. But with a little thought all the reasons come up short.\r\n\r\nThe best reason I like to poke holes in is the concept that reusing materials takes away jobs. Think about it. If everyone recycled all the millions of tonnes of good material that gets trashed each year that would be millions of tonnes that wouldn\'t have to made next year. That would put people out of work. \r\n\r\nAnd in a society where work is the main goal of living, to do something that puts people out of work is akin to being unpatriotic. Its all about "job stimulus", increasing spending to revitalize the economy, keeping unemployment low, creating a brisk economy etc....\r\n\r\nBUT! What about creating an economy where you needed less to live on, where you needed to work less for the same amount of buying power. Less work would mean more time watching the clouds with your children...\r\n\r\nHere is how from my limited knowledge of macroeconomics:\r\n\r\nIf society reuses materials we spend less on new materials. This means more money in the consumers\' pockets. But, they say, if everyone does this then less will need to be produced which means less jobs (currently interpreted as bad). But, I say, the consumer does not need to work as much anymore anyway because now that they are reusing materials they aren\'t spending as much. \r\n\r\nReusing materials creates a slower economy. Not slow in today\'s definition, but slow in the pre-industrial definition where we produced and wasted less. The life cycle of a product lasted longer. In a slower economy the consumer gains because they still get stuff but just don\'t have to work as hard to get it. \r\n\r\nWho loses in a slower economy? The people who benefit from extreme consumption and waste: the Walmarts of the world, The McDonalds, inefficient car makers, weapons makers, legal drug makers, mass entertainment. All the companies whose business model is based on people consuming their product feverishly for the sake of consumption only.\r\n\r\nThese are people who buy a certain car for a million idiotic reasons, none the reasons being to fulfill the need to move from place A to place B efficiently.\r\n\r\nAnyway. Here are the studs I got. The reasons for getting them are many but here are some:\r\nI needed studs for my 22 2nd Street house.\r\nThey were free (saving me about $75).\r\nThey are spared from taking up landfill space.\r\nLess pollution due to less production.\r\nI can work $75 less in my life.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_89" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="salvaged steel studs"]
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (90, 1, '2008-09-07 18:28:26', '2008-09-08 00:28:26', 'I found a building company that was throwing out some perfectly good steel studs. The studs were just sitting behind a building so I asked if I could take them. \n\nThey were like, "Why?"\nI was like, "Uh, to reuse them."\nThe were like, "But they are used."\n"So? Are they damaged?"\n"No but they are trash."\n\nAnd so on. Nice guys but they didn\'t get what I was doing. They humored me a let me take them. There are so many good reasons to re-use good material but if you aren\'t thinking in those terms it is a completely alien concept. If you don\'t think about it you can even come up with a lot of good reasons not to reuse material. But with a little thought all the reasons come up short.\n\nThe best reason I like to poke holes in is the concept that reusing materials takes away jobs. Think about it. If everyone recycled all the millions of tonnes of good material that gets trashed each year that would be millions of tonnes that wouldn\'t have to made next year. That would put people out of work. \n\nAnd in a society where work is the main goal of living, to do something that puts people out of work is akin to being unpatriotic. Its all about "job stimulus", increasing spending to revitalize the economy, keeping unemployment low, creating a brisk economy etc....\n\nBUT! What about creating an economy where you needed less to live on, where you needed to work less for the same amount of buying power. Less work would mean more time watching the clouds with your children...\n\nHere is how from my limited knowledge of macroeconomics:\n\nIf society reuses materials we spend less on new materials. This means more money in the consumers\' pockets. But, they say, if everyone does this then less will need to be produced which means less jobs (currently interpreted as bad). But, I say, the consumer does not need to work as much anymore anyway because now that they are reusing materials they aren\'t spending as much. \n\nReusing materials creates a slower economy. Not slow in today\'s definition, but slow in the pre-industrial definition where we produced and wasted less. The life cycle of a product lasted longer. In a slower economy the consumer gains because they still get stuff but just don\'t have to work as hard to get it. \n\nWho loses in a slower economy? The people who benefit from extreme consumption and waste: the Walmarts of the world, The McDonalds, inefficient car makers, weapons makers, legal drug makers, mass entertainment. All the companies whose business model is based on people consuming their product feverishly for the sake of consumption only.\n\nThese are people who buy a certain car for a million idiotic reasons, none the reasons being to fulfill the need to move from place A to place B efficiently.\n\nAnyway. Here are the studs I got. The reasons for getting them are many but here are some:\nI needed studs for my 22 2nd Street house.\nThey were free (saving me about $75).\nThey are spared from taking up landfill space.\nLess pollution due to less production.\nI can work $75 less in my life.\n\n[caption id="attachment_89" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="salvaged steel studs"][/caption]', 'Got some steel joists', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '88-revision', '', '', '2008-09-07 18:28:26', '2008-09-08 00:28:26', '', 88, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/09/07/88-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (91, 1, '2008-09-07 18:28:46', '2008-09-08 00:28:46', 'I found a building company that was throwing out some perfectly good steel studs. The studs were just sitting behind a building so I asked if I could take them. \r\n\r\nThey were like, "Why?"\r\nI was like, "Uh, to reuse them."\r\nThe were like, "But they are used."\r\n"So? Are they damaged?"\r\n"No but they are trash."\r\n\r\nAnd so on. Nice guys but they didn\'t get what I was doing. They humored me a let me take them. There are so many good reasons to re-use good material but if you aren\'t thinking in those terms it is a completely alien concept. If you don\'t think about it you can even come up with a lot of good reasons not to reuse material. But with a little thought all the reasons come up short.\r\n\r\nThe best reason I like to poke holes in is the concept that reusing materials takes away jobs. Think about it. If everyone recycled all the millions of tonnes of good material that gets trashed each year that would be millions of tonnes that wouldn\'t have to made next year. That would put people out of work. \r\n\r\nAnd in a society where work is the main goal of living, to do something that puts people out of work is akin to being unpatriotic. Its all about "job stimulus", increasing spending to revitalize the economy, keeping unemployment low, creating a brisk economy etc....\r\n\r\nBUT! What about creating an economy where you needed less to live on, where you needed to work less for the same amount of buying power. Less work would mean more time watching the clouds with your children...\r\n\r\nHere is how from my limited knowledge of macroeconomics:\r\n\r\nIf society reuses materials we spend less on new materials. This means more money in the consumers\' pockets. But, they say, if everyone does this then less will need to be produced which means less jobs (currently interpreted as bad). But, I say, the consumer does not need to work as much anymore anyway because now that they are reusing materials they aren\'t spending as much. \r\n\r\nReusing materials creates a slower economy. Not slow in today\'s definition, but slow in the pre-industrial definition where we produced and wasted less. The life cycle of a product lasted longer. In a slower economy the consumer gains because they still get stuff but just don\'t have to work as hard to get it. \r\n\r\nWho loses in a slower economy? The people who benefit from extreme consumption and waste: the Walmarts of the world, The McDonalds, inefficient car makers, weapons makers, legal drug makers, mass entertainment. All the companies whose business model is based on people consuming their product feverishly for the sake of consumption only.\r\n\r\nThese are people who buy a certain car for a million idiotic reasons, none the reasons being to fulfill the need to move from place A to place B efficiently.\r\n\r\nAnyway. Here are the studs I got. The reasons for getting them are many but here are some:\r\nI needed studs for my 22 2nd Street house.\r\nThey were free (saving me about $75).\r\nThey are spared from taking up landfill space.\r\nLess pollution due to less production.\r\nI can work $75 less in my life.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_89" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="salvaged steel studs"][/caption]', 'Got some steel joists', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '88-revision-2', '', '', '2008-09-07 18:28:46', '2008-09-08 00:28:46', '', 88, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/09/07/88-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (92, 1, '2008-09-07 18:39:21', '2008-09-08 00:39:21', 'I got some wood floors from a contractor friend. He is working for a customer who wants to get rid of perfectly good oak floors and replace them with cherry. God what a total waste! Waste of money, resources, forest etc. Waste helps keep the economy going...in a bad way.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately I only got in touch with him after he had gutted two of the three floors. Two floors of perfectly good oak sits in a landfil somewhere.\r\n\r\nI got one floor. Why this is good:\r\n\r\nI help remove them - saves them money.\r\nThey don\'t have to pay to put them in a dumpster.\r\nI get $1200 of oak flooring for about $100.\r\nThe world is saved from cutting more trees.\r\nLess landfill waste. \r\n\r\nIt is a total no brainer! And yet when I proposed it to them they were skeptical. Once it was done they couldn\'t be happier. The only difference is a shift in the head. No other change is needed to make this happen.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_93" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="salvaged oak flooring"]
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (94, 1, '2008-09-07 18:37:29', '2008-09-08 00:37:29', 'I got some wood floors from a contractor friend. He is working for a customer who wants to get rid of perfectly good oak floors and replace them with cherry. God what a total waste! Waste of money, resources, forest etc. Waste helps keep the economy going...in a bad way.\n\nUnfortunately I only got in touch with him after he had gutted two of the three floors. Two floors of perfectly good oak sits in a landfil somewhere.\n\nI got one floor. Why this is good:\n\nI help remove them - saves them money.\nThey don\'t have to pay to put them in a dumpster.\nI get $1200 of oak flooring for about $100.\nThe world is saved from cutting more trees.\nLess landfill waste. \n\nIt is a total no brainer! And yet when I proposed it to them they were skeptical. Once it was done they couldn\'t be happier. The only difference is a shift in the head. No other change is needed to make this happen.\n\n', 'Salvaged Wood Floors', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '92-revision', '', '', '2008-09-07 18:37:29', '2008-09-08 00:37:29', '', 92, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/09/07/92-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (95, 1, '2008-09-07 18:55:42', '2008-09-08 00:55:42', 'I had a big argument with my architect because I wanted to use salvaged wood for part of the house and his mantra was:\r\n"If it is fixing something old you can use it but if you are building something new you need to use new wood."\r\n\r\nFixing some broken joists in a floor is ok to use old wood. Make a new floor and you have to use new wood.\r\n\r\nThis drives me crazy. Here is why.\r\n\r\nBelow are three types of wood. Two are salvaged and more than 100 years old. One is brand new fresh off the mountain. The department of buildings will let me use the new wood but not the old wood, presumably because the old wood is inferior.\r\n\r\nI hit the back of the hammer into all three types of wood. \r\n\r\nThe first one I hit is real 8"x8" old yellow pine beams. The hammer bounced off without leaving even a dent. It hurt my wrist and felt like I was hitting concrete. This beam costs less than the equivalent sized new wood. I bought it from the wood salvage place Fine Lumber. It is over 100 years old and has several hundred to go.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_96" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="old yellow pine"]
[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe second type of wood is salvaged real size 3" x 8" fir. It is also about 100 years old. The hammer made a dent but didn\'t stick in. This wood was free but you can buy it at Fine lumber for about the same as the equivalent size new wood.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_97" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="douglass fir"]
[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe third wood is a 2" x 10" new pine beam. This is what I ended up using because I didn\'t want any issues with the DOB. My project is strange enough with all the green stuff I\'m doing. I need to make sure it is all code. The hammer stuck in the wood completely. Compared to the other two woods it was like hitting sponge cake. Here it is. I pulled the hammer out to show the hole.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe moral of the story? When used ethically old wood is the way to go. It saves landfill, saves trees, is stronger, costs the same or less, obviously lasts a lot longer and doesn\'t feel like spongecake.', 'The Hammer Test', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-hammer-test', '', '', '2008-09-07 18:59:03', '2008-09-08 00:59:03', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=95', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (99, 1, '2008-09-07 18:54:24', '2008-09-08 00:54:24', 'I had a big argument with my architect because I wanted to use salvaged wood for part of the house and his mantra was:\n"If it is fixing something old you can use it but if you are building something new you need to use new wood."\n\nFixing some broken joists in a floor is ok to use old wood. Make a new floor and you have to use new wood.\n\nThis drives me crazy. Here is why.\n\nBelow are three types of wood. Two are salvaged and more than 100 years old. One is brand new fresh off the mountain. The department of buildings will let me use the new wood but not the old wood, presumably because the old wood is inferior.\n\nI hit the back of the hammer into all three types of wood. \n\nThe first one I hit is real 8"x8" old yellow pine beams. The hammer bounced off without leaving even a dent. It hurt my wrist and felt like I was hitting concrete. This beam costs less than the equivalent sized new wood. I bought it from the wood salvage place Fine Lumber. It is over 100 years old and has several hundred to go.\n\n[caption id="attachment_96" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="old yellow pine"][/caption]\n\nThe second type of wood is salvaged real size 3" x 8" fir. It is also about 100 years old. The hammer made a dent but didn\'t stick in. This wood was free but you can buy it at Fine lumber for about the same as the equivalent size new wood.\n\n[caption id="attachment_97" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="douglass fir"][/caption]\n\nThe third wood is a 2" x 10" new pine beam. This is what I ended up using because I didn\'t want any issues with the DOB. My project is strange enough with all the green stuff I\'m doing. I need to make sure it is all code. The hammer stuck in the wood completely. Compar', 'The Hammer Test', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '95-revision', '', '', '2008-09-07 18:54:24', '2008-09-08 00:54:24', '', 95, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/09/07/95-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (100, 1, '2008-09-07 18:58:38', '2008-09-08 00:58:38', 'I had a big argument with my architect because I wanted to use salvaged wood for part of the house and his mantra was:\n"If it is fixing something old you can use it but if you are building something new you need to use new wood."\n\nFixing some broken joists in a floor is ok to use old wood. Make a new floor and you have to use new wood.\n\nThis drives me crazy. Here is why.\n\nBelow are three types of wood. Two are salvaged and more than 100 years old. One is brand new fresh off the mountain. The department of buildings will let me use the new wood but not the old wood, presumably because the old wood is inferior.\n\nI hit the back of the hammer into all three types of wood. \n\nThe first one I hit is real 8"x8" old yellow pine beams. The hammer bounced off without leaving even a dent. It hurt my wrist and felt like I was hitting concrete. This beam costs less than the equivalent sized new wood. I bought it from the wood salvage place Fine Lumber. It is over 100 years old and has several hundred to go.\n\n[caption id="attachment_96" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="old yellow pine"][/caption]\n\nThe second type of wood is salvaged real size 3" x 8" fir. It is also about 100 years old. The hammer made a dent but didn\'t stick in. This wood was free but you can buy it at Fine lumber for about the same as the equivalent size new wood.\n\n[caption id="attachment_97" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="douglass fir"][/caption]\n\nThe third wood is a 2" x 10" new pine beam. This is what I ended up using because I didn\'t want any issues with the DOB. My project is strange enough with all the green stuff I\'m doing. I need to make sure it is all code. The hammer stuck in the wood completely. Compared to the other two woods it was like hitting sponge cake. Here it is. I pulled the hammer out to show the hole.\n\n\n\nThe moral of the story? When used ethically old wood is the way to go. It saves landfill, saves trees, is stronger, costs the same or less, ', 'The Hammer Test', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '95-autosave', '', '', '2008-09-07 18:58:38', '2008-09-08 00:58:38', '', 95, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/09/07/95-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (101, 1, '2008-09-07 18:55:42', '2008-09-08 00:55:42', 'I had a big argument with my architect because I wanted to use salvaged wood for part of the house and his mantra was:\r\n"If it is fixing something old you can use it but if you are building something new you need to use new wood."\r\n\r\nFixing some broken joists in a floor is ok to use old wood. Make a new floor and you have to use new wood.\r\n\r\nThis drives me crazy. Here is why.\r\n\r\nBelow are three types of wood. Two are salvaged and more than 100 years old. One is brand new fresh off the mountain. The department of buildings will let me use the new wood but not the old wood, presumably because the old wood is inferior.\r\n\r\nI hit the back of the hammer into all three types of wood. \r\n\r\nThe first one I hit is real 8"x8" old yellow pine beams. The hammer bounced off without leaving even a dent. It hurt my wrist and felt like I was hitting concrete. This beam costs less than the equivalent sized new wood. I bought it from the wood salvage place Fine Lumber. It is over 100 years old and has several hundred to go.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_96" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="old yellow pine"][/caption]\r\n\r\nThe second type of wood is salvaged real size 3" x 8" fir. It is also about 100 years old. The hammer made a dent but didn\'t stick in. This wood was free but you can buy it at Fine lumber for about the same as the equivalent size new wood.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_97" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="douglass fir"][/caption]\r\n\r\nThe third wood is a 2" x 10" new pine beam. This is what I ended up using because I didn\'t want any issues with the DOB. My project is strange enough with all the green stuff I\'m doing. I need to make sure it is all code. The hammer stuck in the wood completely. Compared to the other two woods it was like hitting sponge cake. Here it is. I pulled the hammer out to show the hole.\r\n\r\n', 'The Hammer Test', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '95-revision-2', '', '', '2008-09-07 18:55:42', '2008-09-08 00:55:42', '', 95, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/09/07/95-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (102, 1, '2008-09-07 19:04:25', '2008-09-08 01:04:25', 'I love old bricks. They have great character. I got these from a job site. The contractor couldn\'t believe I wanted to take them. He was actually insulted and called the whole thing "stupid".\r\n\r\nIt took me ten minutes to do. The bricks will cover a 100 square foot patio at 22 2nd street. No landfil. No cost. No making new bricks. And the contractor didn\'t have to pay to ship them off to the dump (bricks cost almost as much to throw out as to buy since the main cost is hauling the heavy bastards). Think about it! People are actually paying to throw things out! And others are paying to buy the very same thing! It is out of a comedy of errors. Mother Earth isn\'t laughing.\r\n\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (104, 1, '2008-09-07 19:04:10', '2008-09-08 01:04:10', 'I love old bricks. They have great character. I got these from a job site. The contractor couldn\'t believe I wanted to take them. He was actually insulted and called the whole thing "stupid".\n\nIt took me ten minutes to do. The bricks will cover a 100 square foot patio. No landfil. No cost. No making new bricks. And the contractor didn\'t have to pay to ship them off to the dump (bricks cost almost as much to throw out as to buy since the main cost is hauling the heavy bastards). Think about it! People are actually paying to throw things out! And others are paying to buy the very same thing! It is out of a comedy of errors. Mother Earth isn\'t laughing.\n\n', 'I got the stupid bricks', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '102-revision', '', '', '2008-09-07 19:04:10', '2008-09-08 01:04:10', '', 102, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2008/09/07/102-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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\r\n\r\nThe Northeast Sustainable Energy Association\r\n really tries to see the connection between energy and people. I think they do great work and am happy to support them as a business.\r\n\r\nLife is all about energy. In our daily lives we try to live a sustainable life, i.e. we try to stay alive on an ongoing basis. That is what sustainable means. To be able to do it on an ongoing basis.\r\n\r\nSo sustainable energy means that you can use the energy on an ongoing basis. Oil is running out. It is thus not sustainable. NESEA is doing good work in supporting sustainable energy.\r\n', 'Eco Brooklyn is a member of Northeast Sustainable Energy Association', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'eco-brooklyn-member-northeast', '', '', '2008-09-22 08:57:29', '2008-09-22 14:57:29', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=105', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (108, 1, '2008-09-22 08:54:42', '2008-09-22 14:54:42', '\n\nThe Northeast Sustainable Energy Association\n really tries to see the connection between energy and people. I think they do great work and am happy to support them as a business.\n\nLife is all about energy. In our daily lives we try to live a sustainable life, i.e. we try to stay alive on an ongoing basis. That is what sustainable means. To be able to do it on an ongoing basis.\n\nSo sustainable energy means that you can use the energy on an ongoing basis. Oil is running out. It is thus not sustainable. NESEA is doing good work in supporting sustainable energy.\n', 'Eco Brooklyn is a member of Northeast Sustainable Energy Association', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '105-revision-2', '', '', '2008-09-22 08:54:42', '2008-09-22 14:54:42', '', 105, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/105-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (111, 1, '2008-09-23 09:44:37', '2008-09-23 15:44:37', 'There is special financing available if a house fits certain green criteria. This could be an energy star boiler or the type of insulation. There is also financing available to make a house greener.\r\n\r\nThe following list are guidelines when discussing eco friendly financing with mortgage lenders. It is a Value-Based Analysis (VBA) for Green Financing. \r\n\r\nVBA is a decision table that relates the needs of the customer with the specific resources available in the market place. VBA asks a series of critical qualifying questions to determine what is needed and what resources are available to meet those needs.\r\n\r\nProperty-Specific Questions:\r\n\r\nIs this property a good candidate for energy upgrades?\r\nDoes this property have a history of green certification?\r\nDoes this property have a current energy rating?\r\nWhat is the probable amount of the loan? (Above or below $417K?)\r\nWhat is the list of upgrades or retrofits that your clients would like to accomplish? \r\n\r\n\r\nLender-Specific Questions:\r\n\r\nHave you done any green financing?\r\nHow many green financing loans have you closed this year?\r\nHow many green financing loans do you expect to close in the next one, two, three, and four Quarters?\r\nWhich specific green financing products have you closed?\r\nWhat is the range of loan sizes you have closed with green financing?\r\nWhat is the average length of time each of these has taken?\r\nHow did you work through any challenges that arose during any of these deals?\r\nDo you have specific energy rater relationships? \r\nIs there a specific green financing product in which you specialize? \r\n\r\nUse these questions first to characterize your current resources and to determine how well certain green financing products and/or certain lenders will be able to meet the needs of your buyers and sellers.', 'Value-Based Analysis For Green Financing', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'value-based-analysis-green-financing', '', '', '2008-09-23 09:44:37', '2008-09-23 15:44:37', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=111', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (112, 1, '2008-09-23 09:44:22', '2008-09-23 15:44:22', 'There is special financing available if a house fits certain green criteria. This could be an energy star boiler or the type of insulation. There is also financing available to make a house greener.\n\nThe following list are guidelines when discussing eco friendly financing with mortgage lenders. It is a Value-Based Analysis (VBA) for Green Financing. \n\nVBA is a decision table that relates the needs of the customer with the specific resources available in the market place. VBA asks a series of critical qualifying questions to determine what is needed and what resources are available to meet those needs.\n\nProperty-Specific Questions:\n\nIs this property a good candidate for energy upgrades?\nDoes this property have a history of green certification?\nDoes this property have a current energy rating?\nWhat is the probable amount of the loan? (Above or below $417K?)\nWhat is the list of upgrades or retrofits that your clients would like to accomplish? \n\n\nLender-Specific Questions:\n\nHave you done any green financing?\nHow many green financing loans have you closed this year?\nHow many green financing loans do you expect to close in the next one, two, three, and four Quarters?\nWhich specific green financing products have you closed?\nWhat is the range of loan sizes you have closed with green financing?\nWhat is the average length of time each of these has taken?\nHow did you work through any challenges that arose during any of these deals?\nDo you have specific energy rater relationships? \nIs there a specific green financing product in which you specialize? \n\nUse these questions first to characterize your current resources and to determine how well certain green financing products and/or certain lenders will be able to meet the needs of your buyers and sellers.', 'Value-Based Analysis For Green Financing', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '111-revision', '', '', '2008-09-23 09:44:22', '2008-09-23 15:44:22', '', 111, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/111-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (113, 1, '2008-09-23 09:51:59', '2008-09-23 15:51:59', 'Here is a great case study showing how a couple used green financing to increase the green of their home. Their mortgage did go up but their monthly energy savings were greater. So they end up saving money.\r\n\r\nFirst-time home buyers purchased their home in New York. It was built in 1950, and sold for $260,000. They got an FHA loan for 90% of the value of the property. The lender arranged for them to improve on their investment and recommended an energy-efficient mortgage.\r\n\r\nA HERS Rating on the home recommended $3,500 in energy improvements including a new energy star boiler and furnace duct insulation, plus a better thermostat. The lender set aside an extra $3,500 for the improvements, bringing the total loan amount from $234,000 to $237,500. The loan closed, the home buyers moved in, and the improvements were installed. The monthly mortgage payment increased by $22, but they are saving $67 each month through lower utility bills.', 'Financial Importance of Greening a Home', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'financial-importance-greening', '', '', '2008-09-23 09:51:59', '2008-09-23 15:51:59', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=113', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (114, 1, '2008-09-23 09:51:16', '2008-09-23 15:51:16', 'Here is a great case study showing how a couple used green financing to increase the green of their home. Their mortgage did go up but their monthly energy savings were greater. So they end up saving money.\n\nFirst-time home buyers purchased their home in New York. It was built in 1950, and sold for $260,000. They got an FHA loan for 90% of the value of the property. The lender arranged for them to improve on their investment and recommended an energy-efficient mortgage.\n\nA HERS Rating on the home recommended $3,500 in energy improvements including a new energy star boiler and furnace duct insulation, plus a better thermostat. The lender set aside an extra $3,500 for the improvements, bringing the total loan amount from $234,000 to $237,500. The loan closed, the home buyers moved in, and the improvements were installed. The monthly mortgage payment increased by $17, but they are saving $45 each month through lower utility bills.', 'Financial Importance of Greening a Home', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '113-revision', '', '', '2008-09-23 09:51:16', '2008-09-23 15:51:16', '', 113, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/113-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (115, 1, '2008-09-23 16:28:35', '2008-09-23 22:28:35', 'A huge myth about green building is that it costs more. That was true in the past but not now. Building green today is the most cost effective thing to do.\r\n\r\nAccording to a study by Sheila Muto, author of the article "The Public Sector Spurs Green\' Building," Special to RealEstateJournal.com, July 16, 2003, she found that in the past, the cost of developing green buildings was 5% to 10% higher than traditional construction costs. But not now.\r\n\r\nMany suggest that the cost premium for producing green buildings has dropped to about 2% as planners, developers, contractors and others have become more familiar with green-building techniques and materials. Competition among the increasing number of green builders is also driving prices down. If there is no competition in your market, it is more likely that you may see a premium for green construction.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn is able to build green BELOW normal building prices by using salvaged and recycled materials - this creates a double win without sacrifice for anyone.', 'Building Green isn\'t expensive and is cheaper in the long run', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'building-green-isnt-expensive', '', '', '2008-09-23 16:28:35', '2008-09-23 22:28:35', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=115', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (116, 1, '2008-09-23 16:28:24', '2008-09-23 22:28:24', 'A huge myth about green building is that it costs more. That was true in the past but not now. Building green today is the most cost effective thing to do.\n\nAccording to a study by Sheila Muto, author of the article "The Public Sector Spurs Green\' Building," Special to RealEstateJournal.com, July 16, 2003, she found that in the past, the cost of developing green buildings was 5% to 10% higher than traditional construction costs. But not now.\n\nMany suggest that the cost premium for producing green buildings has dropped to about 2% as planners, developers, contractors and others have become more familiar with green-building techniques and materials. Competition among the increasing number of green builders is also driving prices down. If there is no competition in your market, it is more likely that you may see a premium for green construction.\n\nEco Brooklyn is able to build green BELOW normal building prices by using salvaged and recycled materials - this creates a double win without sacrifice for anyone.', 'Building Green isn\'t expensive and is cheaper in the long run', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '115-revision', '', '', '2008-09-23 16:28:24', '2008-09-23 22:28:24', '', 115, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/115-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (117, 1, '2008-09-23 16:40:46', '2008-09-23 22:40:46', 'Getting a good contractor is not always easy. If you find one ask for references. If they make you feel uncomfortable about this that should be a warning sign.\r\n\r\nWhen you call the references ask these kinds of questions:\r\n\r\n * Can I visit your home to see the completed job?\r\n * Were you satisfied with the project? Was it completed on time?\r\n * Did the contractor keep you informed about the status of the project, and any problems along the way?\r\n * Were there unexpected costs? If so, what were they?\r\n * Did workers show up on time? Did they clean up after finishing the job?\r\n * Would you recommend the contractor?\r\n * Would you use the contractor again?\r\n', 'Found a Contractor? Get References and ask these questions', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'contractor-references-questions', '', '', '2008-10-04 19:38:06', '2008-10-05 01:38:06', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=117', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (118, 1, '2008-09-23 16:40:39', '2008-09-23 22:40:39', 'Getting a good contractor is not always easy. If you find one ask for references. If they make you feel uncomfortable about this that should be a warning sign.\n\nWhen you call the references ask these kinds of questions:\n\n * Can I visit your home to see the completed job?\n * Were you satisfied with the project? Was it completed on time?\n * Did the contractor keep you informed about the status of the project, and any problems along the way?\n * Were there unexpected costs? If so, what were they?\n * Did workers show up on time? Did they clean up after finishing the job?\n * Would you recommend the contractor?\n * Would you use the contractor again?\n', 'Found a Contractor? Get References and ask these questions', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '117-revision', '', '', '2008-09-23 16:40:39', '2008-09-23 22:40:39', '', 117, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/117-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (119, 1, '2008-09-23 19:14:32', '2008-09-24 01:14:32', 'Solar Panels for creating home electricity have come a long way. They are cheaper and last longer than before.\r\n\r\nPhotovoltaic systems now have expected lifetimes of 20 years and more, with manufacturers offering system and individual component warranties. Contractors are also offering warranties on installation and extended service agreements.\r\n\r\nEven in the absence of additional financial incentives, photovoltaic systems are currently available in the market place for between $5,000 and $10,000 per kilowatt. For a 4 kW residential package system, it is not unusual to see bids in the range of between $28,000 and $40,000, completely installed and operational.\r\n\r\nAvailable systems include photovoltaic roofing shingles and stand-alone modules in a wide variety of configurations.\r\n\r\nFinancial incentives such as low interest loans, federal and state tax credits, grants, special utility incentives, and technical assistance are available to help offset the cost of purchasing and installing photovoltaic systems. \r\n\r\nThese incentives vary from state to state and from region to region. The Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy, available at http://www.dsireusa.org/, is an excellent resource for learning about incentives available in your area. \r\n\r\nIn NY the incentives are very good. NYCERTA governs those regulations. \r\n\r\nIt is becoming more and more attractive to install solar in NY homes.', 'Solar Panel Considerations', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'solar-panel-considerations', '', '', '2008-09-23 19:14:32', '2008-09-24 01:14:32', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=119', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (120, 1, '2008-09-23 19:13:42', '2008-09-24 01:13:42', 'Solar Panels for creating home electricity have come a long way. They are cheaper and last longer than before.\n\nPhotovoltaic systems now have expected lifetimes of 20 years and more, with manufacturers offering system and individual component warranties. Contractors are also offering warranties on installation and extended service agreements.\n\nEven in the absence of additional financial incentives, photovoltaic systems are currently available in the market place for between $5,000 and $10,000 per kilowatt. For a 4 kW residential package system, it is not unusual to see bids in the range of between $28,000 and $40,000, completely installed and operational.\n\nAvailable systems include photovoltaic roofing shingles and stand-alone modules in a wide variety of configurations.\n\nFinancial incentives such as low interest loans, federal and state tax credits, grants, special utility incentives, and technical assistance are available to help offset the cost of purchasing and installing photovoltaic systems. \n\nThese incentives vary from state to state and from region to region. The Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy, available at http://www.dsireusa.org/, is an excellent resource for learning about incentives available in your area. \n\nIn NY the incentives are very good. NYCERTA governs those regulations. \n\nIt is ', 'Solar Panel Considerations', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '119-revision', '', '', '2008-09-23 19:13:42', '2008-09-24 01:13:42', '', 119, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/119-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (121, 1, '2008-09-24 12:32:18', '2008-09-24 18:32:18', 'Here is my answer to "Why should I use your real estate services?"\r\n\r\nI am a real estate professional with additional EcoBroker training on the energy and environmental issues that affect real estate transactions. There are tremendous green resources available in the market and as part of my service commitment to my clients, I help you identify and make sense of these invaluable green opportunities. I am a great facilitator in this regard. \r\n\r\nEducation makes me uniquely qualified to present the eco features of the home and help attract qualified buyers. I\'m not a specialist or an expert on energy and environmental issues, but I have additional training on these issues and I have a better handle on the basics and the available resources than your standard real estate licensee. I understand the relationship between Energy Star and quality, and I can help\r\n\r\nI look forward to working with you. Please call me at ………347 244 3016. Gennaro Brooks-Church.', 'Why should you use my real estate services?', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '121', '', '', '2009-01-06 18:47:08', '2009-01-07 00:47:08', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=121', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (122, 1, '2008-09-24 12:32:06', '2008-09-24 18:32:06', 'I am a real estate professional with additional EcoBroker training on the energy and environmental issues that affect real estate transactions. There are tremendous green resources available in the market and as part of my service commitment to my clients, I help you identify and make sense of these invaluable green opportunities. I am a great facilitator in this regard. I look forward to working with you. Please call me at ………347 244 3016. Gennaro Brooks-Church.', 'What I do as an Eco Broker...', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '121-revision', '', '', '2008-09-24 12:32:06', '2008-09-24 18:32:06', '', 121, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/121-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (123, 1, '2008-09-24 12:38:16', '2008-09-24 18:38:16', 'I am a real estate professional with additional EcoBroker training on the energy and environmental issues that affect real estate transactions. There are tremendous green resources available in the market and as part of my service commitment to my clients, I help you identify and make sense of these invaluable green opportunities. I am a great facilitator in this regard. \n\nEducation makes me uniquely qualified to present the eco features of the home and help attract qualified buyers. I\'m not a specialist or an expert on energy and environmental issues, but I have additional training on these issues and I have a better handle on the basics and the available resources than your standard real estate licensee. I understand the relationship between Energy Star and quality, and I can help\n\nI look forward to working with you. Please call me at ………347 244 3016. Gennaro Brooks-Church.', '', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '121-revision-2', '', '', '2008-09-24 12:38:16', '2008-09-24 18:38:16', '', 121, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/121-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (124, 1, '2008-09-24 15:04:27', '2008-09-24 21:04:27', '#\r\n\r\nResidential Energy Services Network\'s (RESNET)\r\nhttp://www.resnet.us/directory/raters.aspx\r\n(For trained and certified home energy raters in your service are.)\r\n \r\n#\r\n\r\nMortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating System Accreditation Standard\r\nhttp://www.natresnet.org/programs/providers/directory.htm\r\n(For operating home energy rating systems, by state.)\r\n \r\n#\r\n\r\nU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)\r\nEnergy-Efficient Mortgages Program\r\nhttp://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/eem/energy-r.cfm\r\nhttp://www.hud.gov/ll/code/llplcrit.html\r\n(For a searchable list of approved energy-efficient mortgage lenders.)\r\n \r\n#\r\n\r\nEnergy Star®\r\nhttp://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=new_homes_partners.showHomesSearch\r\n \r\n#\r\n\r\nBuilt Green®\r\nhttp://www.builtgreen.org/homebuyers/directory.htm', 'Some cool links for Mortgages and other stuff', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'cool-links-mortgages-stuff', '', '', '2008-10-04 19:41:23', '2008-10-05 01:41:23', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=124', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (125, 1, '2008-09-24 15:04:10', '2008-09-24 21:04:10', '#\n\nResidential Energy Services Network\'s (RESNET)\nhttp://www.resnet.us/directory/raters.aspx\n(For trained and certified home energy raters in your service are.)\n \n#\n\nMortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating System Accreditation Standard\nhttp://www.natresnet.org/programs/providers/directory.htm\n(For operating home energy rating systems, by state.)\n \n#\n\nU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)\nEnergy-Efficient Mortgages Program\nhttp://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/eem/energy-r.cfm\nhttp://www.hud.gov/ll/code/llplcrit.html\n(For a searchable list of approved energy-efficient mortgage lenders.)\n \n#\n\nEnergy Star®\nhttp://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=new_homes_partners.showHomesSearch\n \n#\n\nBuilt Green®\nhttp://www.builtgreen.org/homebuyers/directory.htm', 'Some cool links for Mortgages and other stuff', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '124-revision', '', '', '2008-09-24 15:04:10', '2008-09-24 21:04:10', '', 124, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/124-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (127, 1, '2008-09-03 11:45:12', '2008-09-03 17:45:12', 'Eco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative real estate development company offering services in GREEN CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn\'s Director is Gennaro Brooks-Church, a Licensed Real Estate Broker and Contractor. He can be reached at 347-244-3016. \r\n\r\nWe work in the following mediums:\r\nRecycled Flooring and Timber\r\nRadiant Heat\r\nFiberglass Windows\r\nFoam Insulation\r\nSolar Water Heating\r\nSolar Electricity\r\nGreen Roofs\r\nEnergy Audits\r\nHigh Efficiency Boilers\r\nHeat On Demand Boilers\r\nEcological Counters\r\nSoapstone Fireplaces\r\nArchitectural Plans\r\nJob Expediting\r\nJob Management\r\nReal Estate Sales and Rentals (Green Only)', 'Green Real Estate Development', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-14', '', '', '2008-09-03 11:45:12', '2008-09-03 17:45:12', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/8-revision-14/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (138, 1, '2008-09-28 09:08:14', '2008-09-28 15:08:14', '\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative real estate development company offering services in GREEN CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn\'s Director is Gennaro Brooks-Church, a Licensed Real Estate Broker and Contractor. He can be reached at 347-244-3016. \r\n\r\nWe work in the following mediums:\r\nRecycled Flooring and Timber\r\nRadiant Heat\r\nFiberglass Windows\r\nFoam Insulation\r\nSolar Water Heating\r\nSolar Electricity\r\nGreen Roofs\r\nEnergy Audits\r\nHigh Efficiency Boilers\r\nHeat On Demand Boilers\r\nEcological Counters\r\nSoapstone Fireplaces\r\nArchitectural Plans\r\nJob Expediting\r\nJob Management\r\nReal Estate Sales and Rentals (Green Only)', 'Green Real Estate Development', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-16', '', '', '2008-09-28 09:08:14', '2008-09-28 15:08:14', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/8-revision-16/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (128, 1, '2008-09-25 11:12:55', '2008-09-25 17:12:55', 'As an Eco Broker it is important to form partnerships with other green minded real estate professionals.\r\n\r\nBecause our customers have similar interests an Eco Broker usually has stronger and more ties with the following people:\r\n\r\nradon mitigators\r\nlandscaping or xeriscaping companies\r\neco minded lenders\r\nappraisers who value green building\r\nphotovoltaic installers\r\nsolar retrofitters\r\nsustainable building architects\r\ngreen builders\r\nIAQ specialists (indoor air quality)\r\nwater quality specialists\r\nstar appliance specialists\r\nHigh E window companies\r\ngreen pest control companies\r\nheating and cooling specialists\r\nutilities companies\r\nretailers of green products\r\ninsulation companies\r\ndecking companies\r\nskylight companies\r\npaint companies\r\ndesigners (Feng Shui, for example)\r\nhome inspectors who understand green\r\nenergy raters\r\ndoctors (allergists, for example)\r\nrecycled building materials providers', 'Eco Broker Partnerships', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'eco-broker-partnerships', '', '', '2008-09-25 11:14:00', '2008-09-25 17:14:00', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=128', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (129, 1, '2008-09-25 11:12:37', '2008-09-25 17:12:37', 'As an Eco Broker it is important to form partnerships with other green minded real estate professionals.\n\nBecause our customers have similar interests an Eco Broker usually has stronger and more ties with the following people:\n\nradon mitigators\nlandscaping or xeriscaping companies\neco minded lenders\nappraisers who value green building\nphotovoltaic installers\nsolar retrofitters\nsustainable building architects\ngreen builders\nIAQ specialists (indoor air quality)\nwater quality specialists\nstar appliance specialists\nHigh E window companies\nheating and cooling specialists\nutilities companies\nretailers of green products\ninsulation companies\ndecking companies\nskylight companies\npaint companies\ndesigners (Feng Shui, for example)\nhome inspectors who understand green\nenergy raters\ndoctors (allergists, for example)\nrecycled building materials providers', 'Eco Broker Partnerships', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '128-revision', '', '', '2008-09-25 11:12:37', '2008-09-25 17:12:37', '', 128, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/128-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (130, 1, '2008-09-25 11:12:55', '2008-09-25 17:12:55', 'As an Eco Broker it is important to form partnerships with other green minded real estate professionals.\r\n\r\nBecause our customers have similar interests an Eco Broker usually has stronger and more ties with the following people:\r\n\r\nradon mitigators\r\nlandscaping or xeriscaping companies\r\neco minded lenders\r\nappraisers who value green building\r\nphotovoltaic installers\r\nsolar retrofitters\r\nsustainable building architects\r\ngreen builders\r\nIAQ specialists (indoor air quality)\r\nwater quality specialists\r\nstar appliance specialists\r\nHigh E window companies\r\nheating and cooling specialists\r\nutilities companies\r\nretailers of green products\r\ninsulation companies\r\ndecking companies\r\nskylight companies\r\npaint companies\r\ndesigners (Feng Shui, for example)\r\nhome inspectors who understand green\r\nenergy raters\r\ndoctors (allergists, for example)\r\nrecycled building materials providers', 'Eco Broker Partnerships', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '128-revision-2', '', '', '2008-09-25 11:12:55', '2008-09-25 17:12:55', '', 128, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/128-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (131, 1, '2008-09-27 17:59:54', '2008-09-27 23:59:54', '
\r\nAs a licensed real estate broker I wanted to get as much ecological training as possible in the real estate field. The typical broker training, although extensive, only touches on the green aspect of real estate and I wanted more.\r\n\r\nAfter looking around it seemed that the EcoBroker® accreditation program seemed like the best choice. They are highly regarded in the real estate community.\r\n\r\nThey were listed in 2008 as a "Top Green Building & Business Certifications" by Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) Journal.\r\n\r\nREALTOR Magazine says they are one of the top "25 Trends Driving Today\'s Market."\r\n\r\nIn 2006 they were awarded "Education Program of the Year" by the Real Estate Educators Association.\r\n\r\nHere is a spot they got on CNBC.\r\n\r\nHaving taken the course I am happy with what I learned. They offer a comprehensive training that educates you in the many aspects of green real estate.\r\n\r\nThese involve better understanding:\r\n\r\n- The energy efficiency elements of a home, from types of boilers, insulation, windows, solar panels, water heating and materials used to insulate a home.\r\n\r\n- The effects of the surrounding environment on a home, from solar direction, tree positions, shaddows, and any other physical elements that might effect the heating/cooling of a home.\r\n\r\n- Potential health hazards and how to deal with them, such as radon, lead, asbestos, mold, and pests.\r\n\r\n- Understanding what steps to take in order to make a home more eco-friendly\r\n\r\n- Knowing the benefits of an eco-friendly home and how to market those elements effectively\r\n\r\n- Knowing what professionals to team up with in order to provide a better service to the customer. These professionals can be green pest control people, solar panel installers, radiant heat installers, ecologically aware painters and so on.\r\n\r\nI am always scheptical of potential greenwashing (pretending to be green for financial gain) but I was satisfied with the course offered by EcoBroker®. I feel they genuinely do want to improve the invironment.\r\n\r\nWhenever consumer opinions are poled Real Estate Brokers compete with Used Car Salesmen for the MOST despised group of professionals. That is really a brutal position to be in and not one I\'m proud of. The truth is that real estate is a game of sales and sales is a game of psychology.\r\n\r\nSo a lot of psychological manipulation goes on between brokers and customers and it is not always appreciated. \r\n\r\nBut now with the new focus on green, brokers can offer a really great service that is not only dependent on the sale. It is dependent on how well they help the customer in understanding the green elements of a home. It is more a role of an educator than a salesman.\r\n\r\nI think this added value will be appreciated by customers.\r\n\r\n\r\n', 'Gennaro Brooks-Church is a Certified EcoBroker®', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'gennaro-brooks-church-certified', '', '', '2009-01-06 18:46:24', '2009-01-07 00:46:24', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=131', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (133, 1, '2008-09-27 17:54:13', '2008-09-27 23:54:13', 'As a licensed real estate broker I wanted to get as much ecological training as possible in the real estate field. The typical broker training, although extensive, only touches on the green aspect of real estate and I wanted more.\n\nAfter looking around it seemed that the EcoBroker® accreditation program seemed like the best choice. They are highly regarded in the real estate community.\n\nThey were listed in 2008 as a "Top Green Building & Business Certifications" by Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) Journal.\n\nREALTOR Magazine says they are one of the top "25 Trends Driving Today\'s Market."\n\nIn 2006 they were awarded "Education Program of the Year" by the Real Estate Educators Association.\n\nHere is a spot they got on CNBC.\n\nHaving taken the course I am happy with what I learned. They offer a comprehensive training that educates you in the many aspects of green real estate.\n\nThese involve better understanding:\n\n- The energy efficiency elements of a home, from types of boilers, insulation, windows, solar panels, water heating and materials used to insulate a home.\n\n- The effects of the surrounding environment on a home, from solar direction, tree positions, shaddows, and any other physical elements that might effect the heating/cooling of a home.\n\n- Potential health hazards and how to deal with them, such as radon, lead, asbestos, mold, and pests.\n\n- Understanding what steps to take in order to make a home more eco-friendly\n\n- Knowing the benefits of an eco-friendly home and how to market those elements effectively\n\n- Knowing what professionals to team up with in order to provide a better service to the customer. These professionals can be green pest control people, solar panel installers, radiant heat installers, ecologically aware painters and so on.\n\nI am always scheptical of potential greenwashing (pretending to be green for financial gain) but I was satisfied with the course offered by EcoBroker®. I feel they genuinely do want to improve the invironment.\n\nWhenever consumer opinions are poled Real Estate Brokers compete with Used Car Salesmen for the MOST despised group of professionals. That is really a brutal position to be in and not one I\'m proud of. The truth is that real estate is a game of sales and sales is a game of psychology.\n\nSo a lot of psychological manipulation goes on between brokers and customers and it is not always appreciated. \n\nBut now with the new focus on green, brokers can offer a really great service that is not only dependent on the sale. It is dependent on how well they help the customer in understanding the green elements of a home. It is more a role of an educator than a salesman.\n\nI think this added value will be appreciated by customers.\n\n\n', 'Gennaro Brooks-Church is a Certified EcoBroker®', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '131-revision', '', '', '2008-09-27 17:54:13', '2008-09-27 23:54:13', '', 131, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/131-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (136, 1, '2008-09-03 08:32:32', '2008-09-03 14:32:32', 'To contact Eco Inc. Brooklyn call Gennaro Brooks-Church at 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative real estate development company offering services in GREEN CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE. It is directed by Gennaro Brooks-Church, licensed Real Estate Broker and Contractor. Other team members are brought in depending on the job.\r\n\r\nAnything relating to green building is our passion. We work in the following mediums:\r\n\r\nRecycled Flooring and Timber\r\nRadiant Heat\r\nFiberglass Windows\r\nFoam Insulation\r\nSolar Water Heating\r\nSolar Electricity\r\nGreen Roofs\r\nHigh Efficiency Boilers\r\nHeat On Demand Boilers\r\nEcological Counters\r\nSoapstone Fireplaces\r\n\r\nWe can also help in these services:\r\n\r\nArchitectural Plans\r\nJob Expediting\r\nEnergy Audits\r\nJob Management\r\nReal Estate Sales and Rentals', 'About', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2-revision-9', '', '', '2008-09-03 08:32:32', '2008-09-03 14:32:32', '', 2, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2-revision-9/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (135, 1, '2008-09-27 17:59:54', '2008-09-27 23:59:54', '\r\nAs a licensed real estate broker I wanted to get as much ecological training as possible in the real estate field. The typical broker training, although extensive, only touches on the green aspect of real estate and I wanted more.\r\n\r\nAfter looking around it seemed that the EcoBroker® accreditation program seemed like the best choice. They are highly regarded in the real estate community.\r\n\r\nThey were listed in 2008 as a "Top Green Building & Business Certifications" by Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) Journal.\r\n\r\nREALTOR Magazine says they are one of the top "25 Trends Driving Today\'s Market."\r\n\r\nIn 2006 they were awarded "Education Program of the Year" by the Real Estate Educators Association.\r\n\r\nHere is a spot they got on CNBC.\r\n\r\nHaving taken the course I am happy with what I learned. They offer a comprehensive training that educates you in the many aspects of green real estate.\r\n\r\nThese involve better understanding:\r\n\r\n- The energy efficiency elements of a home, from types of boilers, insulation, windows, solar panels, water heating and materials used to insulate a home.\r\n\r\n- The effects of the surrounding environment on a home, from solar direction, tree positions, shaddows, and any other physical elements that might effect the heating/cooling of a home.\r\n\r\n- Potential health hazards and how to deal with them, such as radon, lead, asbestos, mold, and pests.\r\n\r\n- Understanding what steps to take in order to make a home more eco-friendly\r\n\r\n- Knowing the benefits of an eco-friendly home and how to market those elements effectively\r\n\r\n- Knowing what professionals to team up with in order to provide a better service to the customer. These professionals can be green pest control people, solar panel installers, radiant heat installers, ecologically aware painters and so on.\r\n\r\nI am always scheptical of potential greenwashing (pretending to be green for financial gain) but I was satisfied with the course offered by EcoBroker®. I feel they genuinely do want to improve the invironment.\r\n\r\nWhenever consumer opinions are poled Real Estate Brokers compete with Used Car Salesmen for the MOST despised group of professionals. That is really a brutal position to be in and not one I\'m proud of. The truth is that real estate is a game of sales and sales is a game of psychology.\r\n\r\nSo a lot of psychological manipulation goes on between brokers and customers and it is not always appreciated. \r\n\r\nBut now with the new focus on green, brokers can offer a really great service that is not only dependent on the sale. It is dependent on how well they help the customer in understanding the green elements of a home. It is more a role of an educator than a salesman.\r\n\r\nI think this added value will be appreciated by customers.\r\n\r\n\r\n', 'Gennaro Brooks-Church is a Certified EcoBroker®', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '131-revision-2', '', '', '2008-09-27 17:59:54', '2008-09-27 23:59:54', '', 131, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/131-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative real estate development company offering services in GREEN CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn\'s Director is Gennaro Brooks-Church, a Licensed Real Estate Broker and Contractor. He can be reached at 347-244-3016. \r\n\r\nWe work in the following mediums:\r\nRecycled Flooring and Timber\r\nRadiant Heat\r\nFiberglass Windows\r\nFoam Insulation\r\nSolar Water Heating\r\nSolar Electricity\r\nGreen Roofs\r\nEnergy Audits\r\nHigh Efficiency Boilers\r\nHeat On Demand Boilers\r\nEcological Counters\r\nSoapstone Fireplaces\r\nArchitectural Plans\r\nJob Expediting\r\nJob Management\r\nReal Estate Sales and Rentals (Green Only)', 'Green Real Estate Development', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-17', '', '', '2008-09-28 09:08:43', '2008-09-28 15:08:43', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/8-revision-17/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (143, 1, '2008-09-28 10:47:48', '2008-09-28 16:47:48', '\r\n
\r\n\r\nOne of the most cited study is the elevated rates of cancer among people who live near high voltage electric lines. From a common sense point of view this is no mystery. If you rattle the body with huge amounts of energy it might break down.\r\n\r\nAs a builder I prefer to be safe and seriously consider how electromagnetic energy is placed in the home.\r\n\r\nThe easiest way to do this is through the electric lines in the walls, which are needed for the many plugs and switches in a house. I pay close attention to how they are laid out. You want to make special care that there are no lines along certain key places.\r\n\r\nThe most important one is where people will sleep. You need to make sure no lines run near any place where a person might possibly place their bed. At the very least you need to avoid putting lines about two feet above the floor, which is about where their head would be when sleeping.\r\n\r\nAnother possible place is in an office, where somebody might be sitting in one place for long periods of time. This one is tricky because an office also needs a lot of electric supply. \r\n\r\nThe main consideration is where to run the main lines. These lines supply each floor with juice and tend to be bigger than say a line to a single switch. The best place is to run the main line along an area where people spend little time, like under the stairs or in a corner.\r\n\r\nThis consideration is what makes a normal house a great house. It is what gives a house that unmeasurable "feel good" quality. When your body is not bombarded by unwanted stressors it can relax and heal. This is when the home truly becomes your sanctuary.\r\n\r\nHere is something from Bau-Biologie that is interesting:\r\n\r\nMicrowave Radiation - Cell phones, Wi-Fi\r\nAre they safe?\r\n\r\nAs fast as possible, our society is becoming more and more technologically oriented. Homes, schools, offices, entire communities are making decisions to go wireless. Cell phones are proliferating at an alarming rate. These devices were never pre-market tested for your safety. There is an incorrect assumption that the government has “approved” these and that the research shows these are safe.\r\n\r\nWhat are the hazardous levels of microwave radiation? It all depends on with whom you speak. From the perspective of Building Biology, it is when the cell structure or bio-communication of an organism starts to exhibit variations from a natural baseline. For example, if blood cells start to clump together at specific electromagnetic field strength, then this would be characterized as a variation of normal cellular activity, a deviation from the natural baseline, and therefore hazardous. Whether or not a person would exhibit a symptomatic response is NOT the determining factor, but that is the basis for most industrial standards - radiation is safe unless the skin actually burns.\r\n\r\nIndependent, medical science continues to provide mounting evidence that radiation from wireless communication devices, including cell phones, cordless, and the WiFi now deployed across schools, hospitals and offices, produces dangerous health effects. It is important for you to take protective steps as a consumer. We are concerned with eliminating as much as possible, the man-made artificial stimuli that can bring about this change. Thus, we hope to prevent the chronic low-level exposures that are very significant concerning health issues.\r\n\r\nWhat can I do about it?\r\n\r\nThere are, however, some initial steps you can take today to protect you from EMR exposure.\r\n\r\n 1. Minimize all exposure and usage of wireless communication: cell phones, cordless phones, and WiFi devices.\r\n 2. Turn cell phone off when not in use and definitely when sleeping. Never keep it near your head or use it to play games, movies, etc.\r\n 3. Keep cell phone at least 6-7 inches away from your body and others while on, talking, texting and downloading.\r\n 4. Never keep cell phone in pocket or on hip all day. The hip produces 80% of the body’s red blood cells and is especially vulnerable to EMR damage. The close proximity may also affect fertility.\r\n 5. Do not talk on cell or cordless phone when pregnant, with a baby/small child in arms, under age 16, or while in a vehicle (car, train, plane, subway) – the radiation gets trapped and is higher in these closed metal zones!\r\n 6. Replace all cordless and WiFi items with wired, corded lines (phones, Internet, games, appliances, devices, etc.). The cordless phone base emits high levels of EMR – even when no one is making a call. (900MHz Analog cordless phones are okay)\r\n 7. Minimize/space out computer use, sit back from the screen; flat screens are preferable. Use wired Internet connections, not WiFi – especially for laptops. Keep laptops off of the body and preferably on wooden surfaces.\r\n 8. Keep a low-EMR sleep, home, and personal zone. Move alarm clock radio at least 3 feet from head or use battery power; 6 feet is the recommended distance from all electronic devices during sleep.\r\n 9. Avoid waterbeds, electric and metal frames. Futons/wood frames are better than metal-coiled mattresses and box-springs. Metals attract EMR: keep them away from and off of the body.\r\n 10. Ensure that there are no electrical appliances, power meters, or circuit panels on the exterior or interior wall of bedrooms.\r\n', 'Living with radiation', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'living-radiation', '', '', '2008-10-04 19:33:22', '2008-10-05 01:33:22', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=155', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (156, 1, '2008-09-29 08:03:46', '2008-09-29 14:03:46', 'Part of building a healthy environment is keeping track of the environmental stressors. A stressor is something that alters the body in some way. It could be heat, humidity, sound, or electromagnetic fields. Stressors are not necessarily bad. We need heat and a correct level of humidity for example.\n\nOther stressors are a trade off. Most people want Wi-Fi in their home so they can surf on their laptop while lounging on the couch. And they are willing to forego any possible dangers that the Wi-Fi signals may cause. In fact most people don\'t give it any thought.\n\nBut as a builder it does need to be considered (so home dwellers don\'t need to worry about it).\n\nThe truth is that electromagnetic radiation is still up in the air as to how much damage it can cause. We are seeped in it, from electricity lines in the wall or next to the house, nearby cell phone towers, Wireless devices like our phones, laptops, and countless other appliances.\n\nThis field of energy existed before electronics. The earth creates its own electromagnetic field. That is how a compass works. But today that field is greatly amplified. If you could "hear" electromagnetic radiation it would be a deafening roar compared to what it sounded like a century ago.\n\nThis energy stimulates our body. Again, that might not be bad. But it might be...\n\nOne of the most cited study is the elevated rates of cancer among people who live near high voltage electric lines. From a common sense point of view this is no mystery. If you rattle the body with huge amounts of energy it might break down.\n\nAs a builder I prefer to be safe and seriously consider how electromagnetic energy is placed in the home.\n\nThe easiest way to do this is through the electric lines in the walls, which are needed for the many plugs and switches in a house. I pay close attention to how they are laid out. You want to make special care that there are no lines along certain key places.\n\nThe most important one is where people will sleep. You need to make sure no lines run near any place where a person might possibly place their bed. At the very least you need to avoid putting lines about two feet above the floor, which is about where their head would be when sleeping.\n\nAnother possible place is in an office, where somebody might be sitting in one place for long periods of time. This one is tricky because an office also needs a lot of electric supply. \n\nThe main consideration is where to run the main lines. These lines supply each floor with juice and tend to be bigger than say a line to a single switch. The best place is to run the main line along an area where people spend little time, like under the stairs or in a corner.\n\nThis consideration is what makes a normal house a great house. It is what gives a house that unmeasurable "feel good" quality. When your body is not bombarded by unwanted stressors it can relax and heal. This is when the home truly becomes your sanctuary.\n\n', 'Living with radiation', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '155-revision', '', '', '2008-09-29 08:03:46', '2008-09-29 14:03:46', '', 155, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/155-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (158, 1, '2008-09-29 08:03:55', '2008-09-29 14:03:55', 'Part of building a healthy environment is keeping track of the environmental stressors. A stressor is something that alters the body in some way. It could be heat, humidity, sound, or electromagnetic fields. Stressors are not necessarily bad. We need heat and a correct level of humidity for example.\r\n\r\nOther stressors are a trade off. Most people want Wi-Fi in their home so they can surf on their laptop while lounging on the couch. And they are willing to forego any possible dangers that the Wi-Fi signals may cause. In fact most people don\'t give it any thought.\r\n\r\nBut as a builder it does need to be considered (so home dwellers don\'t need to worry about it).\r\n\r\nThe truth is that electromagnetic radiation is still up in the air as to how much damage it can cause. We are seeped in it, from electricity lines in the wall or next to the house, nearby cell phone towers, Wireless devices like our phones, laptops, and countless other appliances.\r\n\r\nThis field of energy existed before electronics. The earth creates its own electromagnetic field. That is how a compass works. But today that field is greatly amplified. If you could "hear" electromagnetic radiation it would be a deafening roar compared to what it sounded like a century ago.\r\n\r\nThis energy stimulates our body. Again, that might not be bad. But it might be...\r\n\r\nOne of the most cited study is the elevated rates of cancer among people who live near high voltage electric lines. From a common sense point of view this is no mystery. If you rattle the body with huge amounts of energy it might break down.\r\n\r\nAs a builder I prefer to be safe and seriously consider how electromagnetic energy is placed in the home.\r\n\r\nThe easiest way to do this is through the electric lines in the walls, which are needed for the many plugs and switches in a house. I pay close attention to how they are laid out. You want to make special care that there are no lines along certain key places.\r\n\r\nThe most important one is where people will sleep. You need to make sure no lines run near any place where a person might possibly place their bed. At the very least you need to avoid putting lines about two feet above the floor, which is about where their head would be when sleeping.\r\n\r\nAnother possible place is in an office, where somebody might be sitting in one place for long periods of time. This one is tricky because an office also needs a lot of electric supply. \r\n\r\nThe main consideration is where to run the main lines. These lines supply each floor with juice and tend to be bigger than say a line to a single switch. The best place is to run the main line along an area where people spend little time, like under the stairs or in a corner.\r\n\r\nThis consideration is what makes a normal house a great house. It is what gives a house that unmeasurable "feel good" quality. When your body is not bombarded by unwanted stressors it can relax and heal. This is when the home truly becomes your sanctuary.\r\n\r\n', 'Living with radiation', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '155-revision-2', '', '', '2008-09-29 08:03:55', '2008-09-29 14:03:55', '', 155, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/155-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (159, 1, '2009-03-27 18:46:24', '2009-03-28 00:46:24', 'Here is something from Bau-Biologie that is interesting:\r\n\r\nMicrowave Radiation - Cell phones, Wi-Fi\r\nAre they safe?\r\n\r\nAs fast as possible, our society is becoming more and more technologically oriented. Homes, schools, offices, entire communities are making decisions to go wireless. Cell phones are proliferating at an alarming rate. These devices were never pre-market tested for your safety. There is an incorrect assumption that the government has “approved” these and that the research shows these are safe.\r\n\r\nWhat are the hazardous levels of microwave radiation? It all depends on with whom you speak. From the perspective of Building Biology, it is when the cell structure or bio-communication of an organism starts to exhibit variations from a natural baseline. For example, if blood cells start to clump together at specific electromagnetic field strength, then this would be characterized as a variation of normal cellular activity, a deviation from the natural baseline, and therefore hazardous. Whether or not a person would exhibit a symptomatic response is NOT the determining factor, but that is the basis for most industrial standards - radiation is safe unless the skin actually burns.\r\n\r\nIndependent, medical science continues to provide mounting evidence that radiation from wireless communication devices, including cell phones, cordless, and the WiFi now deployed across schools, hospitals and offices, produces dangerous health effects. It is important for you to take protective steps as a consumer. We are concerned with eliminating as much as possible, the man-made artificial stimuli that can bring about this change. Thus, we hope to prevent the chronic low-level exposures that are very significant concerning health issues.\r\n\r\nWhat can I do about it?\r\n\r\nThere are, however, some initial steps you can take today to protect you from EMR exposure.\r\n\r\n 1. Minimize all exposure and usage of wireless communication: cell phones, cordless phones, and WiFi devices.\r\n 2. Turn cell phone off when not in use and definitely when sleeping. Never keep it near your head or use it to play games, movies, etc.\r\n 3. Keep cell phone at least 6-7 inches away from your body and others while on, talking, texting and downloading.\r\n 4. Never keep cell phone in pocket or on hip all day. The hip produces 80% of the body’s red blood cells and is especially vulnerable to EMR damage. The close proximity may also affect fertility.\r\n 5. Do not talk on cell or cordless phone when pregnant, with a baby/small child in arms, under age 16, or while in a vehicle (car, train, plane, subway) – the radiation gets trapped and is higher in these closed metal zones!\r\n 6. Replace all cordless and WiFi items with wired, corded lines (phones, Internet, games, appliances, devices, etc.). The cordless phone base emits high levels of EMR – even when no one is making a call. (900MHz Analog cordless phones are okay)\r\n 7. Minimize/space out computer use, sit back from the screen; flat screens are preferable. Use wired Internet connections, not WiFi – especially for laptops. Keep laptops off of the body and preferably on wooden surfaces.\r\n 8. Keep a low-EMR sleep, home, and personal zone. Move alarm clock radio at least 3 feet from head or use battery power; 6 feet is the recommended distance from all electronic devices during sleep.\r\n 9. Avoid waterbeds, electric and metal frames. Futons/wood frames are better than metal-coiled mattresses and box-springs. Metals attract EMR: keep them away from and off of the body.\r\n 10. Ensure that there are no electrical appliances, power meters, or circuit panels on the exterior or interior wall of bedrooms.\r\n', 'Cell Phone Control', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'cell-phone-control', '', '', '2009-03-27 18:46:24', '2009-03-28 00:46:24', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=159', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (160, 1, '2008-09-29 08:10:24', '2008-09-29 14:10:24', 'Part of building a healthy environment is keeping track of the environmental stressors. A stressor is something that alters the body in some way. It could be heat, humidity, sound, or electromagnetic fields. Stressors are not necessarily bad. We need heat and a correct level of humidity for example.\n\nOther stressors are a trade off. Most people want Wi-Fi in their home so they can surf on their laptop while lounging on the couch. And they are willing to forego any possible dangers that the Wi-Fi signals may cause. In fact most people don\'t give it any thought.\n\nBut as a builder it does need to be considered (so home dwellers don\'t need to worry about it).\n\nThe truth is that electromagnetic radiation is still up in the air as to how much damage it can cause. We are seeped in it, from electricity lines in the wall or next to the house, nearby cell phone towers, Wireless devices like our phones, laptops, and countless other appliances.\n\nThis field of energy existed before electronics. The earth creates its own electromagnetic field. That is how a compass works. But today that field is greatly amplified. If you could "hear" electromagnetic radiation it would be a deafening roar compared to what it sounded like a century ago.\n\nThis energy stimulates our body. Again, that might not be bad. But it might be...\n\n\n\nOne of the most cited study is the elevated rates of cancer among people who live near high voltage electric lines. From a common sense point of view this is no mystery. If you rattle the body with huge amounts of energy it might break down.\n\nAs a builder I prefer to be safe and seriously consider how electromagnetic energy is placed in the home.\n\nThe easiest way to do this is through the electric lines in the walls, which are needed for the many plugs and switches in a house. I pay close attention to how they are laid out. You want to make special care that there are no lines along certain key places.\n\nThe most important one is where people will sleep. You need to make sure no lines run near any place where a person might possibly place their bed. At the very least you need to avoid putting lines about two feet above the floor, which is about where their head would be when sleeping.\n\nAnother possible place is in an office, where somebody might be sitting in one place for long periods of time. This one is tricky because an office also needs a lot of electric supply. \n\nThe main consideration is where to run the main lines. These lines supply each floor with juice and tend to be bigger than say a line to a single switch. The best place is to run the main line along an area where people spend little time, like under the stairs or in a corner.\n\nThis consideration is what makes a normal house a great house. It is what gives a house that unmeasurable "feel good" quality. When your body is not bombarded by unwanted stressors it can relax and heal. This is when the home truly becomes your sanctuary.\n\nHere is something from Bau-Biologie that is interesting:\n\nMicrowave Radiation - Cell phones, Wi-Fi\nAre they safe?\n\nAs fast as possible, our society is becoming more and more technologically oriented. Homes, schools, offices, entire communities are making decisions to go wireless. Cell phones are proliferating at an alarming rate. These devices were never pre-market tested for your safety. There is an incorrect assumption that the government has “approved” these and that the research shows these are safe.\n\nWhat are the hazardous levels of microwave radiation? It all depends on with whom you speak. From the perspective of Building Biology, it is when the cell structure or bio-communication of an organism starts to exhibit variations from a natural baseline. For example, if blood cells start to clump together at specific electromagnetic field strength, then this would be characterized as a variation of normal cellular activity, a deviation from the natural baseline, and therefore hazardous. Whether or not a person would exhibit a symptomatic response is NOT the determining factor, but that is the basis for most industrial standards - radiation is safe unless the skin actually burns.\n\nIndependent, medical science continues to provide mounting evidence that radiation from wireless communication devices, including cell phones, cordless, and the WiFi now deployed across schools, hospitals and offices, produces dangerous health effects. It is important for you to take protective steps as a consumer. We are concerned with eliminating as much as possible, the man-made artificial stimuli that can bring about this change. Thus, we hope to prevent the chronic low-level exposures that are very significant concerning health issues.\n\nWhat can I do about it?\n\nThere are, however, some initial steps you can take today to protect you from EMR exposure.\n\n 1. Minimize all exposure and usage of wireless communication: cell phones, cordless phones, and WiFi devices.\n 2. Turn cell phone off when not in use and definitely when sleeping. Never keep it near your head or use it to play games, movies, etc.\n 3. Keep cell phone at least 6-7 inches away from your body and others while on, talking, texting and downloading.\n 4. Never keep cell phone in pocket or on hip all day. The hip produces 80% of the body’s red blood cells and is especially vulnerable to EMR damage. The close proximity may also affect fertility.\n 5. Do not talk on cell or cordless phone when pregnant, with a baby/small child in arms, under age 16, or while in a vehicle (car, train, plane, subway) – the radiation gets trapped and is higher in these closed metal zones!\n 6. Replace all cordless and WiFi items with wired, corded lines (phones, Internet, games, appliances, devices, etc.). The cordless phone base emits high levels of EMR – even when no one is making a call. (900MHz Analog cordless phones are okay)\n 7. Minimize/space out computer use, sit back from the screen; flat screens are preferable. Use wired Internet connections, not WiFi – especially for laptops. Keep laptops off of the body and preferably on wooden surfaces.\n 8. Keep a low-EMR sleep, home, and personal zone. Move alarm clock radio at least 3 feet from head or use battery power; 6 feet is the recommended distance from all electronic devices during sleep.\n 9. Avoid waterbeds, electric and metal frames. Futons/wood frames are better than metal-coiled mattresses and box-springs. Metals attract EMR: keep them away from and off of the body.\n 10. Ensure that there are no electrical appliances, power meters, or circuit panels on the exterior or interior wall of bedrooms.\n', 'Living with radiation', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '155-autosave', '', '', '2008-09-29 08:10:24', '2008-09-29 14:10:24', '', 155, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/155-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (161, 1, '2008-09-29 08:07:09', '2008-09-29 14:07:09', 'Part of building a healthy environment is keeping track of the environmental stressors. A stressor is something that alters the body in some way. It could be heat, humidity, sound, or electromagnetic fields. Stressors are not necessarily bad. We need heat and a correct level of humidity for example.\r\n\r\nOther stressors are a trade off. Most people want Wi-Fi in their home so they can surf on their laptop while lounging on the couch. And they are willing to forego any possible dangers that the Wi-Fi signals may cause. In fact most people don\'t give it any thought.\r\n\r\nBut as a builder it does need to be considered (so home dwellers don\'t need to worry about it).\r\n\r\nThe truth is that electromagnetic radiation is still up in the air as to how much damage it can cause. We are seeped in it, from electricity lines in the wall or next to the house, nearby cell phone towers, Wireless devices like our phones, laptops, and countless other appliances.\r\n\r\nThis field of energy existed before electronics. The earth creates its own electromagnetic field. That is how a compass works. But today that field is greatly amplified. If you could "hear" electromagnetic radiation it would be a deafening roar compared to what it sounded like a century ago.\r\n\r\nThis energy stimulates our body. Again, that might not be bad. But it might be...\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOne of the most cited study is the elevated rates of cancer among people who live near high voltage electric lines. From a common sense point of view this is no mystery. If you rattle the body with huge amounts of energy it might break down.\r\n\r\nAs a builder I prefer to be safe and seriously consider how electromagnetic energy is placed in the home.\r\n\r\nThe easiest way to do this is through the electric lines in the walls, which are needed for the many plugs and switches in a house. I pay close attention to how they are laid out. You want to make special care that there are no lines along certain key places.\r\n\r\nThe most important one is where people will sleep. You need to make sure no lines run near any place where a person might possibly place their bed. At the very least you need to avoid putting lines about two feet above the floor, which is about where their head would be when sleeping.\r\n\r\nAnother possible place is in an office, where somebody might be sitting in one place for long periods of time. This one is tricky because an office also needs a lot of electric supply. \r\n\r\nThe main consideration is where to run the main lines. These lines supply each floor with juice and tend to be bigger than say a line to a single switch. The best place is to run the main line along an area where people spend little time, like under the stairs or in a corner.\r\n\r\nThis consideration is what makes a normal house a great house. It is what gives a house that unmeasurable "feel good" quality. When your body is not bombarded by unwanted stressors it can relax and heal. This is when the home truly becomes your sanctuary.\r\n\r\n', 'Living with radiation', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '155-revision-3', '', '', '2008-09-29 08:07:09', '2008-09-29 14:07:09', '', 155, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/155-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (162, 1, '2008-10-02 08:28:30', '2008-10-02 14:28:30', 'Here is a useful Q & A on LEED for homes.\r\n\r\nPresented by O’Brien & Company. \r\n\r\nHow does the “no additional lumber” address cases of historic/cultural design, in\r\nparticular on an infill project in a historic neighborhood or a gut rehab of a historic\r\nbuilding.?\r\nThis credit has been revised to a 10% cap on the waste factor in the lumber order, so the\r\n“additional lumber” language is no longer moot.\r\nHow does LEED for Homes apply to historic homes?\r\nThe LEED for Homes rating system can be used for gut rehabs of homes, including\r\nhistoric homes. LEED for Homes is evaluating innovation applications for deconstruction\r\nof existing (e.g., historical) homes on a case-by-case basis and may consider\r\nestablishing some performance threshold for deconstruction in a future version of LEED\r\nfor Homes. In addition, wood salvaged from historic homes may be reused in new\r\nconstruction.\r\nHow is material salvaged from deconstruction treated (is it salvaged? Resource\r\nreuse?)\r\nSalvaged or reused material is eligible for recognition under MR5, Environmentally\r\nPreferable Products; in cases where it is not listed as an alternative for a given building\r\ncomponent, the builder should submit a credit interpretation request for consideration by\r\nthe MR-TASC. If the quantity of materials being reused in substantial enough (i.e.,\r\ncomparable in magnitude to the other measures in MR 5), the request for an ID credit will\r\nbe granted.\r\nIs a list of builders participating in the pilots available? If not now, when?\r\nUSGBC has asked the pilot builders if they are open to having their contact information\r\nmade public; a response is expected in coming weeks. USGBC plans to post this\r\ninformation on the LEED for Homes website at www.usgbc.org/leed/homes.\r\nWhat are the registration fees?\r\nThere is a $150 fee for project registration, with $50 per unit for certification.\r\nThose are fees due to USGBC from builder. Other applicable fees (e.g., for certification\r\nservices) are at the discretion of the Provider. Fees for the third-party certification will\r\nvary with the level of experience of the green home builder, the home size, the desired\r\ncertification level (i.e., Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum), and the distance that the third\r\nparty has to travel to conduct site visits at the LEED Home. Earth Advantage (EA),\r\nPortland is the Provider in the Northwest. O’Brien & Company has been contracted by EA\r\nto represent perform ratings on its behalf in Washington.\r\nCan verification be done by the same person doing technical\r\nassistance/consulting? (Who’s doing quality control of verifiers?)\r\nThe official certifier of LEED Homes is an authorized LEED for Homes Provider. All\r\nLEED raters or verifiers must be contracted to a LEED for Homes Provider. It is up to the\r\ndiscretion of the Provider to determine who is qualified to deliver on-site verification\r\nservices. Providers are responsible for recruiting, training, and supervising qualified\r\nLEED raters in their local markets. LEED Home raters must meet qualifying criteria. In\r\nparticular, since LEED for Homes requires ENERGY STAR for Homes qualification, the\r\nrater must be qualified by ENERGY STAR NW through its performance testing and\r\nverification training.\r\nAlso, all individuals offering verification services related to LEED for Homes are required\r\nto submit a declaration stating possible conflicts of interest. This declaration needs to be\r\nprovided to the builder and any other parties who might be affected by potential conflicts\r\nof interest.\r\nAs pilot raters in Washington, O’Brien & Company is providing some guidance to design\r\nteams to help them leverage integration opportunities and optimize their design. O’Brien\r\nand Company works under the supervision of the LEED for Home Provider Earth\r\nAdvantage.\r\nWhy won’t LEED Home Builders be able to hang their hats on a LEED AP? We\r\nshould be able to use that Brand.\r\nThe current LEED AP designation does not indicate any familiarity with LEED for Homes;\r\nrather, it represents knowledge of other LEED rating systems, which relate to commercial\r\nbuildings. USGBC is considering whether to develop a comparable exam and\r\ncredential for professionals who are conversant with LEED for Homes. Currently,\r\nqualified LEED for Homes support is available to builders via their local Providers. LEED\r\nAPs that are qualified in green home building are encouraged to develop business\r\nrelationships with the LEED for Homes Provider in the markets that they serve.\r\nWill there be a LEED for remodels?\r\nThe challenge with a LEED program for remodeling is that remodeling by its nature is a\r\n"one-off" business, with few economies of scale and in most cases, no buyer (in most\r\ncases, the client already owns the home). Thus, the remodeling market poses challenges\r\nwith respect to the creation of a viable (i.e., sustainable) business model for USGBC.\r\nFurther, the LEED Rating Systems are generally used to assess the whole of a building.\r\nIn remodeling, only parts of the home are affected. Thus, it is difficult to asses the greenness\r\nof a building when only part of it has been upgraded. For the time being, we\r\nsuggest that remodelers use LEED for Homes to provide guidance with respect to the\r\ngoals and principles -- and in some cases, e.g., plumbing fixtures, performance\r\nspecifications -- that can be referred to in the remodeling process. USGBC may tackle\r\nthe remodeling market sometime in the future. Note that LEED for Homes can be used\r\nfor gut rehabs.\r\nWill there be a LEED for existing homes (recertification process) given frequent\r\nturnover?\r\nThis represents a challenge similar to remodeling; and besides the fact that there are no\r\neconomies of scale, it remains to be seen whether there is any significant demand\r\npotential. Since the seller is the homeowner and not a builder, s/he stands to gain no\r\nprofessional reputation benefit by offering the LEED brand. In the future LEED may\r\nachieve sufficient consumer brand recognition that prospective buyers will look for a\r\nLEED label on a used home as well as a new one -- and be willing to pay for it -- but it\'s\r\nlikely to be quite a few years before that happens.', 'LEED for Homes Q and A', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'leed-homes', '', '', '2009-01-06 18:37:35', '2009-01-07 00:37:35', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=162', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (163, 1, '2008-10-02 08:28:03', '2008-10-02 14:28:03', 'Here is a useful Q & A on LEED for homes.\n\nFor Cascadia Regional GBC: Buildings in Balance\n\nPresented by O’Brien & Company. \n\nDo we expect the average size (0 points impact) band for house size be adjusted to\nthe actual national average and how often?\nBased on lessons learned in the pilot, it is most likely that this credit (MR 1) will be\nrevised in the next couple of months. Thereafter, the Rating System will be updated on\na continuous improvement basis. As better information becomes available on the\nrelationship between home size and resource use, we will most certainly update this\ncredit. With respect to updating the national average home size, we have not made any\ndecisions on this yet - although we certainly will revisit the market trend data\nperiodically.\nHow does the “no additional lumber” address cases of historic/cultural design, in\nparticular on an infill project in a historic neighborhood or a gut rehab of a historic\nbuilding.?\nThis credit has been revised to a 10% cap on the waste factor in the lumber order, so the\n“additional lumber” language is no longer moot.\nHow does LEED for Homes apply to historic homes?\nThe LEED for Homes rating system can be used for gut rehabs of homes, including\nhistoric homes. LEED for Homes is evaluating innovation applications for deconstruction\nof existing (e.g., historical) homes on a case-by-case basis and may consider\nestablishing some performance threshold for deconstruction in a future version of LEED\nfor Homes. In addition, wood salvaged from historic homes may be reused in new\nconstruction.\nHow is material salvaged from deconstruction treated (is it salvaged? Resource\nreuse?)\nSalvaged or reused material is eligible for recognition under MR5, Environmentally\nPreferable Products; in cases where it is not listed as an alternative for a given building\ncomponent, the builder should submit a credit interpretation request for consideration by\nthe MR-TASC. If the quantity of materials being reused in substantial enough (i.e.,\ncomparable in magnitude to the other measures in MR 5), the request for an ID credit will\nbe granted.\nIs a list of builders participating in the pilots available? If not now, when?\nUSGBC has asked the pilot builders if they are open to having their contact information\nmade public; a response is expected in coming weeks. USGBC plans to post this\ninformation on the LEED for Homes website at www.usgbc.org/leed/homes.\nWhat are the registration fees? There is a $150 fee for project registration, with\n$50 per unit for certification.\nThose are fees due to USGBC from builder. Other applicable fees (e.g., for certification\nservices) are at the discretion of the Provider. Fees for the third-party certification will\nvary with the level of experience of the green home builder, the home size, the desired\ncertification level (i.e., Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum), and the distance that the third\nparty has to travel to conduct site visits at the LEED Home. Earth Advantage (EA),\nPortland is the Provider in the Northwest. O’Brien & Company has been contracted by EA\nto represent perform ratings on its behalf in Washington.\nCan verification be done by the same person doing technical\nassistance/consulting? (Who’s doing quality control of verifiers?)\nThe official certifier of LEED Homes is an authorized LEED for Homes Provider. All\nLEED raters or verifiers must be contracted to a LEED for Homes Provider. It is up to the\ndiscretion of the Provider to determine who is qualified to deliver on-site verification\nservices. Providers are responsible for recruiting, training, and supervising qualified\nLEED raters in their local markets. LEED Home raters must meet qualifying criteria. In\nparticular, since LEED for Homes requires ENERGY STAR for Homes qualification, the\nrater must be qualified by ENERGY STAR NW through its performance testing and\nverification training.\nAlso, all individuals offering verification services related to LEED for Homes are required\nto submit a declaration stating possible conflicts of interest. This declaration needs to be\nprovided to the builder and any other parties who might be affected by potential conflicts\nof interest.\nAs pilot raters in Washington, O’Brien & Company is providing some guidance to design\nteams to help them leverage integration opportunities and optimize their design. O’Brien\nand Company works under the supervision of the LEED for Home Provider Earth\nAdvantage.\nWhy won’t LEED Home Builders be able to hang their hats on a LEED AP? We\nshould be able to use that Brand.\nThe current LEED AP designation does not indicate any familiarity with LEED for Homes;\nrather, it represents knowledge of other LEED rating systems, which relate to commercial\nbuildings. USGBC is considering whether to develop a comparable exam and\ncredential for professionals who are conversant with LEED for Homes. Currently,\nqualified LEED for Homes support is available to builders via their local Providers. LEED\nAPs that are qualified in green home building are encouraged to develop business\nrelationships with the LEED for Homes Provider in the markets that they serve.\nWill there be a LEED for remodels?\nThe challenge with a LEED program for remodeling is that remodeling by its nature is a\n"one-off" business, with few economies of scale and in most cases, no buyer (in most\ncases, the client already owns the home). Thus, the remodeling market poses challenges\nwith respect to the creation of a viable (i.e., sustainable) business model for USGBC.\nFurther, the LEED Rating Systems are generally used to assess the whole of a building.\nIn remodeling, only parts of the home are affected. Thus, it is difficult to asses the greenness\nof a building when only part of it has been upgraded. For the time being, we\nsuggest that remodelers use LEED for Homes to provide guidance with respect to the\ngoals and principles -- and in some cases, e.g., plumbing fixtures, performance\nspecifications -- that can be referred to in the remodeling process. USGBC may tackle\nthe remodeling market sometime in the future. Note that LEED for Homes can be used\nfor gut rehabs.\nWill there be a LEED for existing homes (recertification process) given frequent\nturnover?\nThis represents a challenge similar to remodeling; and besides the fact that there are no\neconomies of scale, it remains to be seen whether there is any significant demand\npotential. Since the seller is the homeowner and not a builder, s/he stands to gain no\nprofessional reputation benefit by offering the LEED brand. In the future LEED may\nachieve sufficient consumer brand recognition that prospective buyers will look for a\nLEED label on a used home as well as a new one -- and be willing to pay for it -- but it\'s\nlikely to be quite a few years before that happens.', 'LEED for Homes Q and A', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '162-revision', '', '', '2008-10-02 08:28:03', '2008-10-02 14:28:03', '', 162, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/162-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (165, 1, '2008-10-02 12:22:57', '2008-10-02 18:22:57', 'Value Engineering is a useful concept. In the article below it is applied to co-ops but can be applied to any building practice.\r\n\r\nSaving Green, and Greening, Too\r\nValue Engineering Analysis helps condo owners and environment\r\n\r\n\r\n It\'s no secret that the current trend in home greening has been a boon\r\nfor developers and homeowners, as well as the environment. Energy-\r\nsaving features not only lessen the drain on our natural resources, but\r\nprovide compelling economic incentives like lower energy costs and\r\nlong-term savings. Kipcon Inc., a full-service engineering firm based\r\nin North Brunswick, has come up with a new benefactor for this doubly\r\nhelpful practice: the community association. \r\n People who live in co-ops, condos, and the like, are collectively\r\nresponsibile for the replacement and maintenance of essencial building\r\ncomponents such as roofs and boilers. In order to plan for the purchase\r\nand care of these high-ticket items, community associations create a\r\nreserve schedule in which money from each resident is saved in a combined\r\naccount according to the demands of the property. Target savings amounts\r\ncan be determined by partaking in what is known as a reserve study.\r\n "In a typical reserve study, we only evaluate the physical elements of the\r\nbuilding, typically, just the capital replacement items," explains Kipcon\'s\r\npresident, Mitchell H. Frumkin. "For example, a reserve study may find\r\nthat the roof of a condo has a $100,000 replacement cost and a 20-year\r\nlifespan. The analysis would suggest that the homeowners put aside\r\n$5,000 every year, so when it comes time to replace the roof, the money\r\nwill be there."\r\n While a reserve study alone is an invaluable tool for a community\r\nassociation, Kipcon has taken this service one step further with the\r\nintroduction of its Value Engineering Analysis. "Rather than simply\r\nassessing the costs of replacing or maintaining capital replacement\r\nitems, Value Engineering seeks alternative options," says Frumkin. \r\nKipcon takes a holistic approach by looking at the capital replacement\r\nitems, the relationship between the items and the cost of their\r\nmaintenance, and the cost of energy. These three factors are then\r\ncompared with one another in order to save the community\r\nassociation money over time. \r\nBuilders are realizing that if they can create a greener\r\nbuilding, it will add another highlight to their sales\r\nproposition.\r\n "If a building has an inefficient boiler that still has five years left\r\nin it, we would suggest that the homeowners save for a high-efficiency\r\nboiler," explains Frumkin. "The new boiler might cost slightly more,\r\nbut will save residents money in the long run by reducing energy needs." \r\n With approximately 80 percent of new residential developement\r\nfalling somewhere into the category of multi-unit residential projects,\r\nthe community association market is booming. Value Engineering\r\nAnaylsis can also be advantageous to developers during pre-construction,\r\nin that it can help developers gain an edge over their competitors as well\r\nas help homeowners save money in energy costs and reserve requirements.\r\n According to Frumkin, "Most builders want to get the lowest cost\r\npossible for their building, because they need to sell units. However,\r\nmore and more builders are realizing that if they can create a greener\r\nbuilding that will also save homeowners money, it will add another\r\nhighlight to their sales proposition." --By Jodi LaMarco ', 'Value Engeneering in Co-ops', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'engeneering-co-ops', '', '', '2008-10-02 12:22:57', '2008-10-02 18:22:57', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=165', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (164, 1, '2008-10-02 08:28:30', '2008-10-02 14:28:30', 'Here is a useful Q & A on LEED for homes.\r\n\r\nFor Cascadia Regional GBC: Buildings in Balance\r\n\r\nPresented by O’Brien & Company. \r\n\r\nDo we expect the average size (0 points impact) band for house size be adjusted to\r\nthe actual national average and how often?\r\nBased on lessons learned in the pilot, it is most likely that this credit (MR 1) will be\r\nrevised in the next couple of months. Thereafter, the Rating System will be updated on\r\na continuous improvement basis. As better information becomes available on the\r\nrelationship between home size and resource use, we will most certainly update this\r\ncredit. With respect to updating the national average home size, we have not made any\r\ndecisions on this yet - although we certainly will revisit the market trend data\r\nperiodically.\r\nHow does the “no additional lumber” address cases of historic/cultural design, in\r\nparticular on an infill project in a historic neighborhood or a gut rehab of a historic\r\nbuilding.?\r\nThis credit has been revised to a 10% cap on the waste factor in the lumber order, so the\r\n“additional lumber” language is no longer moot.\r\nHow does LEED for Homes apply to historic homes?\r\nThe LEED for Homes rating system can be used for gut rehabs of homes, including\r\nhistoric homes. LEED for Homes is evaluating innovation applications for deconstruction\r\nof existing (e.g., historical) homes on a case-by-case basis and may consider\r\nestablishing some performance threshold for deconstruction in a future version of LEED\r\nfor Homes. In addition, wood salvaged from historic homes may be reused in new\r\nconstruction.\r\nHow is material salvaged from deconstruction treated (is it salvaged? Resource\r\nreuse?)\r\nSalvaged or reused material is eligible for recognition under MR5, Environmentally\r\nPreferable Products; in cases where it is not listed as an alternative for a given building\r\ncomponent, the builder should submit a credit interpretation request for consideration by\r\nthe MR-TASC. If the quantity of materials being reused in substantial enough (i.e.,\r\ncomparable in magnitude to the other measures in MR 5), the request for an ID credit will\r\nbe granted.\r\nIs a list of builders participating in the pilots available? If not now, when?\r\nUSGBC has asked the pilot builders if they are open to having their contact information\r\nmade public; a response is expected in coming weeks. USGBC plans to post this\r\ninformation on the LEED for Homes website at www.usgbc.org/leed/homes.\r\nWhat are the registration fees? There is a $150 fee for project registration, with\r\n$50 per unit for certification.\r\nThose are fees due to USGBC from builder. Other applicable fees (e.g., for certification\r\nservices) are at the discretion of the Provider. Fees for the third-party certification will\r\nvary with the level of experience of the green home builder, the home size, the desired\r\ncertification level (i.e., Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum), and the distance that the third\r\nparty has to travel to conduct site visits at the LEED Home. Earth Advantage (EA),\r\nPortland is the Provider in the Northwest. O’Brien & Company has been contracted by EA\r\nto represent perform ratings on its behalf in Washington.\r\nCan verification be done by the same person doing technical\r\nassistance/consulting? (Who’s doing quality control of verifiers?)\r\nThe official certifier of LEED Homes is an authorized LEED for Homes Provider. All\r\nLEED raters or verifiers must be contracted to a LEED for Homes Provider. It is up to the\r\ndiscretion of the Provider to determine who is qualified to deliver on-site verification\r\nservices. Providers are responsible for recruiting, training, and supervising qualified\r\nLEED raters in their local markets. LEED Home raters must meet qualifying criteria. In\r\nparticular, since LEED for Homes requires ENERGY STAR for Homes qualification, the\r\nrater must be qualified by ENERGY STAR NW through its performance testing and\r\nverification training.\r\nAlso, all individuals offering verification services related to LEED for Homes are required\r\nto submit a declaration stating possible conflicts of interest. This declaration needs to be\r\nprovided to the builder and any other parties who might be affected by potential conflicts\r\nof interest.\r\nAs pilot raters in Washington, O’Brien & Company is providing some guidance to design\r\nteams to help them leverage integration opportunities and optimize their design. O’Brien\r\nand Company works under the supervision of the LEED for Home Provider Earth\r\nAdvantage.\r\nWhy won’t LEED Home Builders be able to hang their hats on a LEED AP? We\r\nshould be able to use that Brand.\r\nThe current LEED AP designation does not indicate any familiarity with LEED for Homes;\r\nrather, it represents knowledge of other LEED rating systems, which relate to commercial\r\nbuildings. USGBC is considering whether to develop a comparable exam and\r\ncredential for professionals who are conversant with LEED for Homes. Currently,\r\nqualified LEED for Homes support is available to builders via their local Providers. LEED\r\nAPs that are qualified in green home building are encouraged to develop business\r\nrelationships with the LEED for Homes Provider in the markets that they serve.\r\nWill there be a LEED for remodels?\r\nThe challenge with a LEED program for remodeling is that remodeling by its nature is a\r\n"one-off" business, with few economies of scale and in most cases, no buyer (in most\r\ncases, the client already owns the home). Thus, the remodeling market poses challenges\r\nwith respect to the creation of a viable (i.e., sustainable) business model for USGBC.\r\nFurther, the LEED Rating Systems are generally used to assess the whole of a building.\r\nIn remodeling, only parts of the home are affected. Thus, it is difficult to asses the greenness\r\nof a building when only part of it has been upgraded. For the time being, we\r\nsuggest that remodelers use LEED for Homes to provide guidance with respect to the\r\ngoals and principles -- and in some cases, e.g., plumbing fixtures, performance\r\nspecifications -- that can be referred to in the remodeling process. USGBC may tackle\r\nthe remodeling market sometime in the future. Note that LEED for Homes can be used\r\nfor gut rehabs.\r\nWill there be a LEED for existing homes (recertification process) given frequent\r\nturnover?\r\nThis represents a challenge similar to remodeling; and besides the fact that there are no\r\neconomies of scale, it remains to be seen whether there is any significant demand\r\npotential. Since the seller is the homeowner and not a builder, s/he stands to gain no\r\nprofessional reputation benefit by offering the LEED brand. In the future LEED may\r\nachieve sufficient consumer brand recognition that prospective buyers will look for a\r\nLEED label on a used home as well as a new one -- and be willing to pay for it -- but it\'s\r\nlikely to be quite a few years before that happens.', 'LEED for Homes Q and A', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '162-revision-2', '', '', '2008-10-02 08:28:30', '2008-10-02 14:28:30', '', 162, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/162-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (166, 1, '2008-10-02 12:22:25', '2008-10-02 18:22:25', 'Value Engineering is a useful concept. In the article below it is applied to co-ops but can be applied to any building practice.\n\nSaving Green, and Greening, Too\nValue Engineering Analysis helps condo owners and environment\n\n\n It\'s no secret that the current trend in home greening has been a boon\nfor developers and homeowners, as well as the environment. Energy-\nsaving features not only lessen the drain on our natural resources, but\nprovide compelling economic incentives like lower energy costs and\nlong-term savings. Kipcon Inc., a full-service engineering firm based\nin North Brunswick, has come up with a new benefactor for this doubly\nhelpful practice: the community association. \n People who live in co-ops, condos, and the like, are collectively\nresponsibile for the replacement and maintenance of essencial building\ncomponents such as roofs and boilers. In order to plan for the purchase\nand care of these high-ticket items, community associations create a\nreserve schedule in which money from each resident is saved in a combined\naccount according to the demands of the property. Target savings amounts\ncan be determined by partaking in what is known as a reserve study.\n "In a typical reserve study, we only evaluate the physical elements of the\nbuilding, typically, just the capital replacement items," explains Kipcon\'s\npresident, Mitchell H. Frumkin. "For example, a reserve study may find\nthat the roof of a condo has a $100,000 replacement cost and a 20-year\nlifespan. The analysis would suggest that the homeowners put aside\n$5,000 every year, so when it comes time to replace the roof, the money\nwill be there."\n While a reserve study alone is an invaluable tool for a community\nassociation, Kipcon has taken this service one step further with the\nintroduction of its Value Engineering Analysis. "Rather than simply\nassessing the costs of replacing or maintaining capital replacement\nitems, Value Engineering seeks alternative options," says Frumkin. \nKipcon takes a holistic approach by looking at the capital replacement\nitems, the relationship between the items and the cost of their\nmaintenance, and the cost of energy. These three factors are then\ncompared with one another in order to save the community\nassociation money over time. \nBuilders are realizing that if they can create a greener\nbuilding, it will add another highlight to their sales\nproposition.\n "If a building has an inefficient boiler that still has five years left\nin it, we would suggest that the homeowners save for a high-efficiency\nboiler," explains Frumkin. "The new boiler might cost slightly more,\nbut will save residents money in the long run by reducing energy needs." \n With approximately 80 percent of new residential developement\nfalling somewhere into the category of multi-unit residential projects,\nthe community association market is booming. Value Engineering\nAnaylsis can also be advantageous to developers during pre-construction,\nin that it can help developers gain an edge over their competitors as well\nas help homeowners save money in energy costs and reserve requirements.\n According to Frumkin, "Most builders want to get the lowest cost\npossible for their building, because they need to sell units. However,\nmore and more builders are realizing that if they can create a greener\nbuilding that will also save homeowners money, it will add another\nhighlight to their sales proposition." --By Jodi LaMarco ', 'Value Engeneering in Co-ops', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '165-revision', '', '', '2008-10-02 12:22:25', '2008-10-02 18:22:25', '', 165, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/165-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (167, 1, '2008-10-03 17:33:22', '2008-10-03 23:33:22', 'We\'re entering a new era of solar energy.\r\n\r\nCongress just passed historic solar legislation that will increase the use of solar energy all across US, and the President signed it into law. HR1424 extends the 30% solar tax credit for eight years and removes the $2000 monetary cap for residential solar electric installations.\r\n\r\nThis is a tremendous accomplishment, and is the result of many months of grassroots advocacy by the solar community, including our colleagues at Solar Energy Industries Association.\r\n\r\n“This bill is a major step in our long journey toward energy independence and ensures that solar energy will be a significant part of America’s energy future,” said SEIA president Rhone Resch. “This long-term extension of the solar tax credits will create a domestic solar industry with hundreds of thousands of jobs while providing clean, affordable, carbon-free energy to millions of American families, businesses, and communities.” \r\n\r\nNot only will this help families combat skyrocketing energy costs and generate thousands of green-collar jobs -- but it will help homeowners save thousands of dollars to make solar energy even more affordable.\r\n\r\nThe timing is good because the National Solar Tour kicks off this weekend, making now the perfect time to learn more about solar energy. Mark your calendar! ', 'Good News for Solar', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'good-news-solar', '', '', '2008-10-03 19:16:32', '2008-10-04 01:16:32', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=167', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (168, 1, '2008-10-03 17:33:04', '2008-10-03 23:33:04', 'We\'re entering a new era of solar energy.\n\nCongress just passed historic solar legislation that will increase the use of solar energy all across US, and the President signed it into law. HR1424 extends the 30% solar tax credit for eight years and removes the $2000 monetary cap for residential solar electric installations.\n\nThis is a tremendous accomplishment, and is the result of many months of grassroots advocacy by the solar community, including our colleagues at Solar Energy Industries Association.\n\nNot only will this help families combat skyrocketing energy costs and generate thousands of green-collar jobs -- but it will help homeowners save thousands of dollars to make solar energy even more affordable.\n\nThe timing is good because the National Solar Tour kicks off this weekend, making now the perfect time to learn more about solar energy. Mark your calendar! ', 'Good News for Solar', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '167-revision', '', '', '2008-10-03 17:33:04', '2008-10-03 23:33:04', '', 167, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/167-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (169, 1, '2008-10-03 19:14:46', '2008-10-04 01:14:46', 'We\'re entering a new era of solar energy.\n\nCongress just passed historic solar legislation that will increase the use of solar energy all across US, and the President signed it into law. HR1424 extends the 30% solar tax credit for eight years and removes the $2000 monetary cap for residential solar electric installations.\n\nThis is a tremendous accomplishment, and is the result of many months of grassroots advocacy by the solar community, including our colleagues at Solar Energy Industries Association.\n\nNot only will this help families combat skyrocketing energy costs and generate thousands of green-collar jobs -- but it will help homeowners save thousands of dollars to make solar energy even more affordable.\n\nThe timing is good because the National Solar Tour kicks off this weekend, making now the perfect time to learn more about solar energy. Mark your calendar! ', 'Good News for Solar', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '167-autosave', '', '', '2008-10-03 19:14:46', '2008-10-04 01:14:46', '', 167, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/167-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (170, 1, '2008-10-03 17:33:22', '2008-10-03 23:33:22', 'We\'re entering a new era of solar energy.\r\n\r\nCongress just passed historic solar legislation that will increase the use of solar energy all across US, and the President signed it into law. HR1424 extends the 30% solar tax credit for eight years and removes the $2000 monetary cap for residential solar electric installations.\r\n\r\nThis is a tremendous accomplishment, and is the result of many months of grassroots advocacy by the solar community, including our colleagues at Solar Energy Industries Association.\r\n\r\nNot only will this help families combat skyrocketing energy costs and generate thousands of green-collar jobs -- but it will help homeowners save thousands of dollars to make solar energy even more affordable.\r\n\r\nThe timing is good because the National Solar Tour kicks off this weekend, making now the perfect time to learn more about solar energy. Mark your calendar! ', 'Good News for Solar', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '167-revision-2', '', '', '2008-10-03 17:33:22', '2008-10-03 23:33:22', '', 167, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/167-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (171, 1, '2008-10-03 19:15:07', '2008-10-04 01:15:07', 'We\'re entering a new era of solar energy.\r\n\r\nCongress just passed historic solar legislation that will increase the use of solar energy all across US, and the President signed it into law. HR1424 extends the 30% solar tax credit for eight years and removes the $2000 monetary cap for residential solar electric installations.\r\n\r\nThis is a tremendous accomplishment, and is the result of many months of grassroots advocacy by the solar community, including our colleagues at Solar Energy Industries Association.\r\n\r\nNot only will this help families combat skyrocketing energy costs and generate thousands of green-collar jobs -- but it will help homeowners save thousands of dollars to make solar energy even more affordable.\r\n\r\nThe timing is good because the National Solar Tour kicks off this weekend, making now the perfect time to learn more about solar energy. Mark your calendar! ', 'Good News for Solar', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '167-revision-3', '', '', '2008-10-03 19:15:07', '2008-10-04 01:15:07', '', 167, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/167-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (172, 1, '2008-10-04 19:30:31', '2008-10-05 01:30:31', 'Some really great links compliments of The Center For Sustainable Energy in the Bronx, NY. \r\n\r\n The Center For Sustainable Energy in the Bronx, NY. \n\n
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\r\n\r\nOne of the most cited study is the elevated rates of cancer among people who live near high voltage electric lines. From a common sense point of view this is no mystery. If you rattle the body with huge amounts of energy it might break down.\r\n\r\nAs a builder I prefer to be safe and seriously consider how electromagnetic energy is placed in the home.\r\n\r\nThe easiest way to do this is through the electric lines in the walls, which are needed for the many plugs and switches in a house. I pay close attention to how they are laid out. You want to make special care that there are no lines along certain key places.\r\n\r\nThe most important one is where people will sleep. You need to make sure no lines run near any place where a person might possibly place their bed. At the very least you need to avoid putting lines about two feet above the floor, which is about where their head would be when sleeping.\r\n\r\nAnother possible place is in an office, where somebody might be sitting in one place for long periods of time. This one is tricky because an office also needs a lot of electric supply. \r\n\r\nThe main consideration is where to run the main lines. These lines supply each floor with juice and tend to be bigger than say a line to a single switch. The best place is to run the main line along an area where people spend little time, like under the stairs or in a corner.\r\n\r\nThis consideration is what makes a normal house a great house. It is what gives a house that unmeasurable "feel good" quality. When your body is not bombarded by unwanted stressors it can relax and heal. This is when the home truly becomes your sanctuary.\r\n\r\nHere is something from Bau-Biologie that is interesting:\r\n\r\nMicrowave Radiation - Cell phones, Wi-Fi\r\nAre they safe?\r\n\r\nAs fast as possible, our society is becoming more and more technologically oriented. Homes, schools, offices, entire communities are making decisions to go wireless. Cell phones are proliferating at an alarming rate. These devices were never pre-market tested for your safety. There is an incorrect assumption that the government has “approved” these and that the research shows these are safe.\r\n\r\nWhat are the hazardous levels of microwave radiation? It all depends on with whom you speak. From the perspective of Building Biology, it is when the cell structure or bio-communication of an organism starts to exhibit variations from a natural baseline. For example, if blood cells start to clump together at specific electromagnetic field strength, then this would be characterized as a variation of normal cellular activity, a deviation from the natural baseline, and therefore hazardous. Whether or not a person would exhibit a symptomatic response is NOT the determining factor, but that is the basis for most industrial standards - radiation is safe unless the skin actually burns.\r\n\r\nIndependent, medical science continues to provide mounting evidence that radiation from wireless communication devices, including cell phones, cordless, and the WiFi now deployed across schools, hospitals and offices, produces dangerous health effects. It is important for you to take protective steps as a consumer. We are concerned with eliminating as much as possible, the man-made artificial stimuli that can bring about this change. Thus, we hope to prevent the chronic low-level exposures that are very significant concerning health issues.\r\n\r\nWhat can I do about it?\r\n\r\nThere are, however, some initial steps you can take today to protect you from EMR exposure.\r\n\r\n 1. Minimize all exposure and usage of wireless communication: cell phones, cordless phones, and WiFi devices.\r\n 2. Turn cell phone off when not in use and definitely when sleeping. Never keep it near your head or use it to play games, movies, etc.\r\n 3. Keep cell phone at least 6-7 inches away from your body and others while on, talking, texting and downloading.\r\n 4. Never keep cell phone in pocket or on hip all day. The hip produces 80% of the body’s red blood cells and is especially vulnerable to EMR damage. The close proximity may also affect fertility.\r\n 5. Do not talk on cell or cordless phone when pregnant, with a baby/small child in arms, under age 16, or while in a vehicle (car, train, plane, subway) – the radiation gets trapped and is higher in these closed metal zones!\r\n 6. Replace all cordless and WiFi items with wired, corded lines (phones, Internet, games, appliances, devices, etc.). The cordless phone base emits high levels of EMR – even when no one is making a call. (900MHz Analog cordless phones are okay)\r\n 7. Minimize/space out computer use, sit back from the screen; flat screens are preferable. Use wired Internet connections, not WiFi – especially for laptops. Keep laptops off of the body and preferably on wooden surfaces.\r\n 8. Keep a low-EMR sleep, home, and personal zone. Move alarm clock radio at least 3 feet from head or use battery power; 6 feet is the recommended distance from all electronic devices during sleep.\r\n 9. Avoid waterbeds, electric and metal frames. Futons/wood frames are better than metal-coiled mattresses and box-springs. Metals attract EMR: keep them away from and off of the body.\r\n 10. Ensure that there are no electrical appliances, power meters, or circuit panels on the exterior or interior wall of bedrooms.\r\n', 'Living with radiation', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '155-revision-4', '', '', '2008-09-29 08:10:30', '2008-09-29 14:10:30', '', 155, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/155-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (176, 1, '2008-10-02 08:32:44', '2008-10-02 14:32:44', 'Here is a useful Q & A on LEED for homes.\r\n\r\nPresented by O’Brien & Company. \r\n\r\nHow does the “no additional lumber” address cases of historic/cultural design, in\r\nparticular on an infill project in a historic neighborhood or a gut rehab of a historic\r\nbuilding.?\r\nThis credit has been revised to a 10% cap on the waste factor in the lumber order, so the\r\n“additional lumber” language is no longer moot.\r\nHow does LEED for Homes apply to historic homes?\r\nThe LEED for Homes rating system can be used for gut rehabs of homes, including\r\nhistoric homes. LEED for Homes is evaluating innovation applications for deconstruction\r\nof existing (e.g., historical) homes on a case-by-case basis and may consider\r\nestablishing some performance threshold for deconstruction in a future version of LEED\r\nfor Homes. In addition, wood salvaged from historic homes may be reused in new\r\nconstruction.\r\nHow is material salvaged from deconstruction treated (is it salvaged? Resource\r\nreuse?)\r\nSalvaged or reused material is eligible for recognition under MR5, Environmentally\r\nPreferable Products; in cases where it is not listed as an alternative for a given building\r\ncomponent, the builder should submit a credit interpretation request for consideration by\r\nthe MR-TASC. If the quantity of materials being reused in substantial enough (i.e.,\r\ncomparable in magnitude to the other measures in MR 5), the request for an ID credit will\r\nbe granted.\r\nIs a list of builders participating in the pilots available? If not now, when?\r\nUSGBC has asked the pilot builders if they are open to having their contact information\r\nmade public; a response is expected in coming weeks. USGBC plans to post this\r\ninformation on the LEED for Homes website at www.usgbc.org/leed/homes.\r\nWhat are the registration fees?\r\nThere is a $150 fee for project registration, with $50 per unit for certification.\r\nThose are fees due to USGBC from builder. Other applicable fees (e.g., for certification\r\nservices) are at the discretion of the Provider. Fees for the third-party certification will\r\nvary with the level of experience of the green home builder, the home size, the desired\r\ncertification level (i.e., Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum), and the distance that the third\r\nparty has to travel to conduct site visits at the LEED Home. Earth Advantage (EA),\r\nPortland is the Provider in the Northwest. O’Brien & Company has been contracted by EA\r\nto represent perform ratings on its behalf in Washington.\r\nCan verification be done by the same person doing technical\r\nassistance/consulting? (Who’s doing quality control of verifiers?)\r\nThe official certifier of LEED Homes is an authorized LEED for Homes Provider. All\r\nLEED raters or verifiers must be contracted to a LEED for Homes Provider. It is up to the\r\ndiscretion of the Provider to determine who is qualified to deliver on-site verification\r\nservices. Providers are responsible for recruiting, training, and supervising qualified\r\nLEED raters in their local markets. LEED Home raters must meet qualifying criteria. In\r\nparticular, since LEED for Homes requires ENERGY STAR for Homes qualification, the\r\nrater must be qualified by ENERGY STAR NW through its performance testing and\r\nverification training.\r\nAlso, all individuals offering verification services related to LEED for Homes are required\r\nto submit a declaration stating possible conflicts of interest. This declaration needs to be\r\nprovided to the builder and any other parties who might be affected by potential conflicts\r\nof interest.\r\nAs pilot raters in Washington, O’Brien & Company is providing some guidance to design\r\nteams to help them leverage integration opportunities and optimize their design. O’Brien\r\nand Company works under the supervision of the LEED for Home Provider Earth\r\nAdvantage.\r\nWhy won’t LEED Home Builders be able to hang their hats on a LEED AP? We\r\nshould be able to use that Brand.\r\nThe current LEED AP designation does not indicate any familiarity with LEED for Homes;\r\nrather, it represents knowledge of other LEED rating systems, which relate to commercial\r\nbuildings. USGBC is considering whether to develop a comparable exam and\r\ncredential for professionals who are conversant with LEED for Homes. Currently,\r\nqualified LEED for Homes support is available to builders via their local Providers. LEED\r\nAPs that are qualified in green home building are encouraged to develop business\r\nrelationships with the LEED for Homes Provider in the markets that they serve.\r\nWill there be a LEED for remodels?\r\nThe challenge with a LEED program for remodeling is that remodeling by its nature is a\r\n"one-off" business, with few economies of scale and in most cases, no buyer (in most\r\ncases, the client already owns the home). Thus, the remodeling market poses challenges\r\nwith respect to the creation of a viable (i.e., sustainable) business model for USGBC.\r\nFurther, the LEED Rating Systems are generally used to assess the whole of a building.\r\nIn remodeling, only parts of the home are affected. Thus, it is difficult to asses the greenness\r\nof a building when only part of it has been upgraded. For the time being, we\r\nsuggest that remodelers use LEED for Homes to provide guidance with respect to the\r\ngoals and principles -- and in some cases, e.g., plumbing fixtures, performance\r\nspecifications -- that can be referred to in the remodeling process. USGBC may tackle\r\nthe remodeling market sometime in the future. Note that LEED for Homes can be used\r\nfor gut rehabs.\r\nWill there be a LEED for existing homes (recertification process) given frequent\r\nturnover?\r\nThis represents a challenge similar to remodeling; and besides the fact that there are no\r\neconomies of scale, it remains to be seen whether there is any significant demand\r\npotential. Since the seller is the homeowner and not a builder, s/he stands to gain no\r\nprofessional reputation benefit by offering the LEED brand. In the future LEED may\r\nachieve sufficient consumer brand recognition that prospective buyers will look for a\r\nLEED label on a used home as well as a new one -- and be willing to pay for it -- but it\'s\r\nlikely to be quite a few years before that happens.', 'LEED for Homes Q and A', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '162-revision-3', '', '', '2008-10-02 08:32:44', '2008-10-02 14:32:44', '', 162, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/162-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (177, 1, '2008-10-04 19:36:32', '2008-10-05 01:36:32', 'Here is my Real Estate Pitch in answer to "Why should I use your I am a real estate professional with additional EcoBroker training on the energy and environmental issues that affect real estate transactions. There are tremendous green resources available in the market and as part of my service commitment to my clients, I help you identify and make sense of these invaluable green opportunities. I am a great facilitator in this regard. \n\nEducation makes me uniquely qualified to present the eco features of the home and help attract qualified buyers. I\'m not a specialist or an expert on energy and environmental issues, but I have additional training on these issues and I have a better handle on the basics and the available resources than your standard real estate licensee. I understand the relationship between Energy Star and quality, and I can help\n\nI look forward to working with you. Please call me at ………347 244 3016. Gennaro Brooks-Church.', 'Sales Pitch', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '121-autosave', '', '', '2008-10-04 19:36:32', '2008-10-05 01:36:32', '', 121, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/121-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (178, 1, '2008-09-24 12:38:29', '2008-09-24 18:38:29', 'I am a real estate professional with additional EcoBroker training on the energy and environmental issues that affect real estate transactions. There are tremendous green resources available in the market and as part of my service commitment to my clients, I help you identify and make sense of these invaluable green opportunities. I am a great facilitator in this regard. \r\n\r\nEducation makes me uniquely qualified to present the eco features of the home and help attract qualified buyers. I\'m not a specialist or an expert on energy and environmental issues, but I have additional training on these issues and I have a better handle on the basics and the available resources than your standard real estate licensee. I understand the relationship between Energy Star and quality, and I can help\r\n\r\nI look forward to working with you. Please call me at ………347 244 3016. Gennaro Brooks-Church.', '', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '121-revision-3', '', '', '2008-09-24 12:38:29', '2008-09-24 18:38:29', '', 121, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/121-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (179, 1, '2008-10-04 19:37:05', '2008-10-05 01:37:05', 'Here is my Real Estate Pitch in answer to "Why should I use your real estate services?"\r\n\r\nI am a real estate professional with additional EcoBroker training on the energy and environmental issues that affect real estate transactions. There are tremendous green resources available in the market and as part of my service commitment to my clients, I help you identify and make sense of these invaluable green opportunities. I am a great facilitator in this regard. \r\n\r\nEducation makes me uniquely qualified to present the eco features of the home and help attract qualified buyers. I\'m not a specialist or an expert on energy and environmental issues, but I have additional training on these issues and I have a better handle on the basics and the available resources than your standard real estate licensee. I understand the relationship between Energy Star and quality, and I can help\r\n\r\nI look forward to working with you. Please call me at ………347 244 3016. Gennaro Brooks-Church.', 'Sales Pitch', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '121-revision-4', '', '', '2008-10-04 19:37:05', '2008-10-05 01:37:05', '', 121, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/121-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (180, 1, '2008-09-23 16:40:46', '2008-09-23 22:40:46', 'Getting a good contractor is not always easy. If you find one ask for references. If they make you feel uncomfortable about this that should be a warning sign.\r\n\r\nWhen you call the references ask these kinds of questions:\r\n\r\n * Can I visit your home to see the completed job?\r\n * Were you satisfied with the project? Was it completed on time?\r\n * Did the contractor keep you informed about the status of the project, and any problems along the way?\r\n * Were there unexpected costs? If so, what were they?\r\n * Did workers show up on time? Did they clean up after finishing the job?\r\n * Would you recommend the contractor?\r\n * Would you use the contractor again?\r\n', 'Found a Contractor? Get References and ask these questions', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '117-revision-2', '', '', '2008-09-23 16:40:46', '2008-09-23 22:40:46', '', 117, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/117-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (181, 1, '2008-08-24 19:28:16', '2008-08-25 01:28:16', 'Eco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative real estate development company offering services in GREEN CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE.\r\n\r\nWe work in the following mediums:\r\n\r\nRecycled Flooring and Timber\r\n\r\nRadiant Heat\r\n\r\nFiberglass Windows\r\n\r\nFoam Insulation\r\n\r\nSolar Water Heating\r\n\r\nSolar Electricity\r\n\r\nGreen Roofs\r\n\r\nEnergy Audits\r\n\r\nHigh Efficiency Boilers\r\n\r\nHeat On Demand Boilers\r\n\r\nEcological Counters\r\n\r\nSoapstone Fireplaces\r\n\r\nArchitectural Plans\r\n\r\nJob Expediting\r\n\r\nJob Management\r\n\r\nReal Estate Sales and Rentals (Green Only)', 'Eco Brooklyn Inc. is not your normal Real Estate company', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '3-revision-4', '', '', '2008-08-24 19:28:16', '2008-08-25 01:28:16', '', 3, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/3-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (182, 1, '2008-09-29 08:09:09', '2008-09-29 14:09:09', 'Here is something from Bau-Biologie that is interesting:\n\nMicrowave Radiation - Cell phones, Wi-Fi\nAre they safe?\n\nAs fast as possible, our society is becoming more and more technologically oriented. Homes, schools, offices, entire communities are making decisions to go wireless. Cell phones are proliferating at an alarming rate. These devices were never pre-market tested for your safety. There is an incorrect assumption that the government has “approved” these and that the research shows these are safe.\n\nWhat are the hazardous levels of microwave radiation? It all depends on with whom you speak. From the perspective of Building Biology, it is when the cell structure or bio-communication of an organism starts to exhibit variations from a natural baseline. For example, if blood cells start to clump together at specific electromagnetic field strength, then this would be characterized as a variation of normal cellular activity, a deviation from the natural baseline, and therefore hazardous. Whether or not a person would exhibit a symptomatic response is NOT the determining factor, but that is the basis for most industrial standards - radiation is safe unless the skin actually burns.\n\nIndependent, medical science continues to provide mounting evidence that radiation from wireless communication devices, including cell phones, cordless, and the WiFi now deployed across schools, hospitals and offices, produces dangerous health effects. It is important for you to take protective steps as a consumer. We are concerned with eliminating as much as possible, the man-made artificial stimuli that can bring about this change. Thus, we hope to prevent the chronic low-level exposures that are very significant concerning health issues.\n\nWhat can I do about it?\n\nThere are, however, some initial steps you can take today to protect you from EMR exposure.\n\n 1. Minimize all exposure and usage of wireless communication: cell phones, cordless phones, and WiFi devices.\n 2. Turn cell phone off when not in use and definitely when sleeping. Never keep it near your head or use it to play games, movies, etc.\n 3. Keep cell phone at least 6-7 inches away from your body and others while on, talking, texting and downloading.\n 4. Never keep cell phone in pocket or on hip all day. The hip produces 80% of the body’s red blood cells and is especially vulnerable to EMR damage. The close proximity may also affect fertility.\n 5. Do not talk on cell or cordless phone when pregnant, with a baby/small child in arms, under age 16, or while in a vehicle (car, train, plane, subway) – the radiation gets trapped and is higher in these closed metal zones!\n 6. Replace all cordless and WiFi items with wired, corded lines (phones, Internet, games, appliances, devices, etc.). The cordless phone base emits high levels of EMR – even when no one is making a call. (900MHz Analog cordless phones are okay)\n 7. Minimize/space out computer use, sit back from the screen; flat screens are preferable. Use wired Internet connections, not WiFi – especially for laptops. Keep laptops off of the body and preferably on wooden surfaces.\n 8. Keep a low-EMR sleep, home, and personal zone. Move alarm clock radio at least 3 feet from head or use battery power; 6 feet is the recommended distance from all electronic devices during sleep.\n 9. Avoid waterbeds, electric and metal frames. Futons/wood frames are better than metal-coiled mattresses and box-springs. Metals attract EMR: keep them away from and off of the body.\n 10. Ensure that there are no electrical appliances, power meters, or circuit panels on the exterior or interior wall of bedrooms.\n', 'Cell Phone Control', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '159-revision', '', '', '2008-09-29 08:09:09', '2008-09-29 14:09:09', '', 159, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/159-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (183, 1, '2008-09-24 15:04:27', '2008-09-24 21:04:27', '#\r\n\r\nResidential Energy Services Network\'s (RESNET)\r\nhttp://www.resnet.us/directory/raters.aspx\r\n(For trained and certified home energy raters in your service are.)\r\n \r\n#\r\n\r\nMortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating System Accreditation Standard\r\nhttp://www.natresnet.org/programs/providers/directory.htm\r\n(For operating home energy rating systems, by state.)\r\n \r\n#\r\n\r\nU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)\r\nEnergy-Efficient Mortgages Program\r\nhttp://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/eem/energy-r.cfm\r\nhttp://www.hud.gov/ll/code/llplcrit.html\r\n(For a searchable list of approved energy-efficient mortgage lenders.)\r\n \r\n#\r\n\r\nEnergy Star®\r\nhttp://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=new_homes_partners.showHomesSearch\r\n \r\n#\r\n\r\nBuilt Green®\r\nhttp://www.builtgreen.org/homebuyers/directory.htm', 'Some cool links for Mortgages and other stuff', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '124-revision-2', '', '', '2008-09-24 15:04:27', '2008-09-24 21:04:27', '', 124, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/124-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (184, 1, '2008-10-05 16:38:55', '2008-10-05 22:38:55', 'I came accross the concept of the "Triple Bottom Line" Business Model the other day. It is something I have done most of my life but never knew there was actually a concept out there that people train in and talk about.\r\n\r\nThe Triple Bottom Line is People, Planet, and Profit. They stand equal in importance. \r\n\r\nThe traditional business model has one bottom line: Profit. The other two elements might be considered if they increase the profits or at the very least don\'t harm the profits but rarely otherwise.\r\n\r\nThe triple bottom line understands the interconnectedness of the world, that one thing can\'t benefit without other things benefiting. And vice versa: if one thing benefits at the expense of another thing then that eventually is not a sustainable process.\r\n\r\nThe Triple Bottom Line is the most effective business model for long term profit. And not only financial. The "whole\' profits, from people to everything else.\r\n\r\nI feel that it is actually a double bottom line: Planet and Profits. People are included in the planet. To list People as a third element is somehow saying they separate from the planet.\r\n\r\nAnd quite honestly it really is only one bottom line: Planet. If the planet is doing well then humans are doing well and profit is included in that equation.\r\n\r\nBut I\'m not going to split hairs at this point. The Triple Bottom Line is a great start. It helps us focus on and bring together three things that often are at odds with each other.\r\n\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (186, 1, '2008-10-05 16:28:54', '2008-10-05 22:28:54', 'I came accross the concept of the "Triple Bottom Line" Business Model the other day. It is something I have done most of my life but never knew there was actually a concept out there that people train in and talk about.\n\nThe Triple Bottom Line is People, Planet, and Profit. They stand equal in importance. \n\nThe traditional business model has one bottom line: Profit. The other two elements might be considered if they increase the profits or at the very least don\'t harm the profits but rarely otherwise.\n\nThe triple bottom line understands the interconnectedness of the world, that one thing can\'t benefit without other things benefiting. And vice versa: if one thing benefits at the expense of another thing then that eventually is not a sustainable process.\n\nThe Triple Bottom Line is the most effective business model for long term profit. And not only financial. The "whole\' profits, from people to everything else.\n\nI feel that it is actually a double bottom line: Planet and Profits. People are included in the planet. To list People as a third element is somehow saying they separate from the planet.\n\nAnd quite honestly it really is only one bottom line: Planet. If the planet is doing well then humans are doing well and profit is included in that equation.\n\nBut I\'m not going to split hairs at this point. The Triple Bottom Line is a great start. It helps us focus on and bring together three things that often are at odds with each other.', 'Triple Bottom Line Business Model', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '184-revision', '', '', '2008-10-05 16:28:54', '2008-10-05 22:28:54', '', 184, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/184-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (187, 1, '2008-10-05 16:38:56', '2008-10-05 22:38:56', 'I came accross the concept of the "Triple Bottom Line" Business Model the other day. It is something I have done most of my life but never knew there was actually a concept out there that people train in and talk about.\n\nThe Triple Bottom Line is People, Planet, and Profit. They stand equal in importance. \n\nThe traditional business model has one bottom line: Profit. The other two elements might be considered if they increase the profits or at the very least don\'t harm the profits but rarely otherwise.\n\nThe triple bottom line understands the interconnectedness of the world, that one thing can\'t benefit without other things benefiting. And vice versa: if one thing benefits at the expense of another thing then that eventually is not a sustainable process.\n\nThe Triple Bottom Line is the most effective business model for long term profit. And not only financial. The "whole\' profits, from people to everything else.\n\nI feel that it is actually a double bottom line: Planet and Profits. People are included in the planet. To list People as a third element is somehow saying they separate from the planet.\n\nAnd quite honestly it really is only one bottom line: Planet. If the planet is doing well then humans are doing well and profit is included in that equation.\n\nBut I\'m not going to split hairs at this point. The Triple Bottom Line is a great start. It helps us focus on and bring together three things that often are at odds with each other.\n\n', 'Triple Bottom Line Business Model', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '184-autosave', '', '', '2008-10-05 16:38:56', '2008-10-05 22:38:56', '', 184, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/184-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (188, 1, '2008-10-05 17:57:52', '2008-10-05 23:57:52', 'Jack Johnson shows off his solar studio.\r\n', 'Jack Johnson has solar studio', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'jack-johnson-solar-studio', '', '', '2008-10-05 17:57:52', '2008-10-05 23:57:52', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=188', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (189, 1, '2008-10-05 17:57:40', '2008-10-05 23:57:40', 'Jack Johnson shows off his solar studio.\n', 'Jack Johnson has solar studio', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '188-revision', '', '', '2008-10-05 17:57:40', '2008-10-05 23:57:40', '', 188, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/188-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (190, 1, '2008-10-07 11:07:04', '2008-10-07 17:07:04', 'Eco Brooklyn is a member of Sustainable Business Network New York City. SBNYC is a local network of BALLE. Both networks encourage ethical sustainable business. One of their big concepts is the triple bottom line - People, Planet, Profit.\r\n\r\nThe other businesses in SBNYC tend to be green oriented, lots of building related businesses. But it also has social related businesses too.', 'Eco Brooklyn is a member of SBNYC', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'eco-brooklyn-member-sbnyc', '', '', '2008-10-07 11:07:04', '2008-10-07 17:07:04', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=190', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (191, 1, '2008-10-07 11:06:23', '2008-10-07 17:06:23', 'Eco Brooklyn is a member of Sustainable Business Network New York City. SBNYC is a local network of BALLE. Both networks encourage ethical sustainable business. One of their big concepts is the triple bottom line - People, Planet, Profit.\n\nThe other businesses in SBNYC tend to be green oriented,', 'Eco Brooklyn is a member of SBNYC', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '190-revision', '', '', '2008-10-07 11:06:23', '2008-10-07 17:06:23', '', 190, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/190-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (192, 1, '2008-10-07 11:09:59', '2008-10-07 17:09:59', 'Eco Brooklyn is a member of Co-op America. They are a great ordanization full of resources. Their tag line is: Economic Action for a Just Planet.\r\n\r\nFrom their web site:\r\n\r\nCo-op America is a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1982.\r\n\r\nOur mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.\r\n\r\nOur Vision\r\n\r\nWe work for a world where all people have enough, where all communities are healthy and safe, and where the bounty of the Earth is preserved for all the generations to come.\r\n\r\nWhat Makes Co-op America Unique\r\n\r\n * We focus on economic strategies—economic action to solve social and environmental problems.\r\n * We mobilize people in their economic roles—as consumers, investors, workers, business leaders.\r\n * We empower people to take personal and collective action\r\n * We work on issues of social justice and environmental responsibility. We see these issues as completely linked in the quest for a sustainable world. It’s what we mean when we say “green.”\r\n * We work to stop abusive practices and to create healthy, just and sustainable practices.\r\n', 'Eco Brooklyn is a member of Co-op America', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'eco-brooklyn-member-co-op-america', '', '', '2008-10-07 11:09:59', '2008-10-07 17:09:59', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=192', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (194, 1, '2008-10-07 11:22:04', '2008-10-07 17:22:04', 'Eco Brooklyn is a proud member of The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association.\r\nFrom their site.\r\nThe Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) is the nation\'s leading regional membership organization focused on promoting the understanding, development, and adoption of energy conservation and non-polluting, renewable energy technologies. For more than thirty years, NESEA has facilitated and enhanced a network of professionals, practitioners, and other citizens in pursuit of responsible energy use. Our programs and activities focus on the northeastern United States, from Washington, DC to Maine. NESEA is a chapter of the American Solar Energy Society.\r\n\r\nNESEA\'s Vision\r\nNESEA recognizes and responds to the crucial connections between the generation and use of energy and the whole systems that sustain planetary health. We envision energy systems that interact to preserve and improve our air, water, resources and ecosystems, while vitalizing economies, building local security and regional self reliance, and improving the quality of all life.\r\n\r\nNESEA\'s Mission\r\nNESEA acts as a hub that connects people across a broad base of interests and disciplines. Our network of active citizens, professionals, businesses, and organizations in the Northeast seeks to discover and demonstrate the responsible production and use of energy. We collaborate and cooperate with allied organizations to advance our common interests. We celebrate, inspire, and nurture visionary ideas, emerging markets, and practical solutions.', 'Eco Brooklyn is a member of NESEA', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'eco-brooklyn-member-nesea', '', '', '2008-10-07 11:22:04', '2008-10-07 17:22:04', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=194', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (195, 1, '2008-10-07 11:22:02', '2008-10-07 17:22:02', 'Eco Brooklyn is a proud member of The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association.\nFrom their site.\nThe Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) is the nation\'s leading regional membership organization focused on promoting the understanding, development, and adoption of energy conservation and non-polluting, renewable energy technologies. For more than thirty years, NESEA has facilitated and enhanced a network of professionals, practitioners, and other citizens in pursuit of responsible energy use. Our programs and activities focus on the northeastern United States, from Washington, DC to Maine. NESEA is a chapter of the American Solar Energy Society.\n\nNESEA\'s Vision\nNESEA recognizes and responds to the crucial connections between the generation and use of energy and the whole systems that sustain planetary health. We envision energy systems that interact to preserve and improve our air, water, resources and ecosystems, while vitalizing economies, building local security and regional self reliance, and improving the quality of all life.\n\nNESEA\'s Mission\nNESEA acts as a hub that connects people across a broad base of interests and disciplines. Our network of active citizens, professionals, businesses, and organizations in the Northeast seeks to discover and demonstrate the responsible production and use of energy. We collaborate and cooperate with allied organizations to advance our common interests. We celebrate, inspire, and nurture visionary ideas, emerging markets, and practical solutions.', 'Eco Brooklyn is a member of NESEA', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '194-revision', '', '', '2008-10-07 11:22:02', '2008-10-07 17:22:02', '', 194, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/194-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (196, 1, '2008-10-08 08:03:20', '2008-10-08 14:03:20', 'This Bush bailout fiasco which in many ways is a total con actually has at least one good side: it earmarks $17 Billion is tax incentives for green building. A tax incentive is no use if you aren\'t making enough money to actually pay taxes of course, so for many people a tax incentive is a useless thing. \r\n\r\nBut for those who do need more tax write offs these incentives are twofold benefits. They help you pay less taxes and they allow you to get better buildings. \r\n\r\nBelow is the announcement from the USGBC Advocacy & Policy Update:\r\n\r\nPresident Signs into Law Financial Rescue Package with Long-Awaited Extensions of Vital Energy Tax Incentives\r\n\r\nFollowing a tense week of congressional negotiations and votes, the President signed into law on Friday a $700 billion financial rescue bill that also includes $17 billion in energy tax incentives, including extensions of several provisions that have already expired or were set to expire at year\'s end. The energy tax package followed a long and winding road to enactment, having been jettisoned from the energy law in December and having become the subject of an ongoing debate in the House and Senate about whether and how to specify a funding source for the provisions. USGBC monitored and pressed for extensions of these vital tax incentives for more than a year, and celebrates their passage as an essential victory that will ensure continued investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.\r\n\r\nAmong other energy provisions, the new law contains several tax incentives that promise to advance greener, more energy-efficient buildings, including:\r\n\r\n * a 1-year extension of the tax credit for the production of energy from wind, and a two-year extension of the credit for energy production from other renewable sources, such as geothermal;\r\n * an 8-year extension of the tax credits for investment in commercial and residential solar projects, including the removal of the $2,000 cap on investments in residential solar electric installations, and the addition of small wind energy and geothermal heat pump projects as qualifying installations for tax credits;\r\n * a 5-year extension of the tax deduction for energy-efficient commercial buildings;\r\n * a 1-year extension of the tax credit for the construction of new energy-efficient homes;\r\n * a 1-year extension of the tax credit for qualified energy-efficiency upgrades to existing homes;\r\n * an extension through 2010 of the tax credit for the manufacture of energy-efficient appliances;\r\n * and a 3-year extension of the authority for state and localities to issue tax-exempt bonds for green building and sustainable design projects.\r\n\r\nFor a summary of the tax provisions in the new law, click here.\r\n\r\n» For the full text of the law, click here.', '$700 Billion Bailout has $17 Billion for Energy Tax Incentives', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '700-billion-bailout-17-billion', '', '', '2008-10-08 08:03:20', '2008-10-08 14:03:20', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=196', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (197, 1, '2008-10-08 08:02:41', '2008-10-08 14:02:41', 'This Bush bailout fiasco which in many ways is a total con actually has at least one good side: it earmarks $17 Billion is tax incentives for green building. A tax incentive is no use if you aren\'t making enough money to actually pay taxes of course, so for many people a tax incentive is a useless thing. \n\nBut for those who do need more tax write offs these incentives are twofold benefits. They help you pay less taxes and they allow you to get better buildings. \n\nBelow is the announcement from the USGBC Advocacy & Policy Update:\n\nPresident Signs into Law Financial Rescue Package with Long-Awaited Extensions of Vital Energy Tax Incentives\n\nFollowing a tense week of congressional negotiations and votes, the President signed into law on Friday a $700 billion financial rescue bill that also includes $17 billion in energy tax incentives, including extensions of several provisions that have already expired or were set to expire at year\'s end. The energy tax package followed a long and winding road to enactment, having been jettisoned from the energy law in December and having become the subject of an ongoing debate in the House and Senate about whether and how to specify a funding source for the provisions. USGBC monitored and pressed for extensions of these vital tax incentives for more than a year, and celebrates their passage as an essential victory that will ensure continued investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.\n\nAmong other energy provisions, the new law contains several tax incentives that promise to advance greener, more energy-efficient buildings, including:\n\n * a 1-year extension of the tax credit for the production of energy from wind, and a two-year extension of the credit for energy production from other renewable sources, such as geothermal;\n * an 8-year extension of the tax credits for investment in commercial and residential solar projects, including the removal of the $2,000 cap on investments in residential solar electric installations, and the addition of small wind energy and geothermal heat pump projects as qualifying installations for tax credits;\n * a 5-year extension of the tax deduction for energy-efficient commercial buildings;\n * a 1-year extension of the tax credit for the construction of new energy-efficient homes;\n * a 1-year extension of the tax credit for qualified energy-efficiency upgrades to existing homes;\n * an extension through 2010 of the tax credit for the manufacture of energy-efficient appliances;\n * and a 3-year extension of the authority for state and localities to issue tax-exempt bonds for green building and sustainable design projects.\n\nFor a summary of the tax provisions in the new law, click here.\n\n» For the full text of the law, click here.', '$700 Billion Bailout has $17 Billion for Energy Tax Incentives', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '196-revision', '', '', '2008-10-08 08:02:41', '2008-10-08 14:02:41', '', 196, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/196-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (198, 1, '2008-10-11 08:07:57', '2008-10-11 14:07:57', 'Things we can do right away in a lousy economy:\r\n\r\n --Conserve. Obama almost said the ‘C’ word in the debateand you would think this is something radicals, liberals and conservatives would all agree on, as it requires no funding or investment and can produce huge rewards. If we had continued to conserve energy at the rate we did in the 1970s, we would be energy independent today!\r\n\r\n--Pass tax credits for renewables.\r\n\r\n--Enact fuel efficiency standards for new cars, trucks, etc. and for all big users of fossil fuels.\r\n\r\n--Require energy efficiency in new construction, and white or reflective roofs, porous paving, etc.\r\n\r\n--Put caps on carbon emissions for big users that will decline over time to zero by 2050 or sooner. (There’s a longer discussion of this in the Primer.)\r\n\r\n--Take up Al Gore’s challenge to generate 100 per cent of our energy from renewables within ten years.\r\n\r\n--Sequester carbon by building healthy soil through organic farming, no-till techniques, and planned rotational grazing. (More on this on the website.)\r\n\r\n--Localize economies and food systemsfarmers’ markets, CSAs, city farms and community gardens. Support barter systems and local currencies.\r\n\r\n--End subsidies for nuclear energy, coal and oil.\r\n\r\n--Bring the troops homewar has a carbon cost as well as a human cost and a financial cost. Employ diplomacy, not troops.\r\n\r\n--Ratify Kyotono, it’s not nearly enough but gosh, if we can’t even do that, how are we going to have any global credibility on this issue?\r\n\r\n +++++++++++++++++\r\nLow Hanging Fruit: (Technologies and solutions that are already up and running, or nearly so, that have the best Energy Return on Energy Investment, will meet the least resistance and will give the biggest bang for the buck in the short run.)\r\n\r\n --Onshore and offshore windalready up and running.\r\n\r\n--Photovoltaicslarger scale production to bring down costs, tax credits, rebates and cost-share programs for new construction and retrofitting.\r\n\r\n--Concentrated Solar Power and solar thermal on both large scale and home scale.\r\n\r\n--Electric cars and plug-in hybridsin production or on the verge. Economies of scalegovernment purchasing agreements, tax credits, rebates or cost-shares or loan guarantees for purchasers can help replace our current transport fleet. Mandates for energy efficiency and requirements for zero-carbon vehicles, as were once in place in California, can support their production and adoption.\r\n\r\n--Biofuels from waste and recycled materials and algae.\r\n\r\n--White roofs. (A study from the Lawrence Berkeley labs suggest that white roofs not only save cooling costs but radiate heat outward and on a large scale, could have a major impact.)\r\n\r\n--Regenerative farming and grazing that build soil organic carbon.\r\n\r\n--Forest protectiona moratorium on the logging of old growth. Tree planting and restoration.\r\n\r\n--Localizationbuilding local food economies, sense of place, encouraging famers’ markets, urban agriculture, local small businesses, walkable neighborhoods,\r\n\r\n--Pedestrian zones, bike paths, good interface with bikes and public transportsafe parking areas, allowing bikes on subways and busses.\r\n\r\n +++++++++++++++++++++++++\r\n\r\nVital Investments: Even in a lousy economy, we absolutely need to do these things, and they will provide jobs and a vital economic stimulus:\r\n\r\n \r\n--The national grid needs to be upgraded to be able to handle distributed sources of energy and Vehicle to Grid technology.\r\n\r\n--Infrastructure for renewables needs to be built on the large scale.\r\n\r\n--Technical help to developing countries: It’s only fair, equitable and good long-term security to help developing countries skip the 19th and 20th centuries and leap into the 21st with renewable energy sources. Offer to replace Iran’s nuclear plants with solar infrastructure, China’s coal plants with wind. \r\n\r\n--Cost share programs and rebates for retrofitting existing homes for energy efficiency. \r\n\r\n--Training programs and green jobs in the inner city.\r\n\r\n--Job training for the unemployed in green industries and regenerative agriculture.\r\n\r\n +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\r\nLong term investments: (Things we need to invest in now for the long term future. If we’re going to borrow billions, let’s spend them on:)\r\n\r\n --Public transportation in and around cities. Making it efficient, cheap, easy and fun.\r\n\r\n--Trains, busses, and other forms of transport to get people out of their cars.\r\n\r\n--Research on all the promising technologies: new batteries and forms of energy storage, wave and tidal power, hydrogen from renewablesas a store for energy and as a replacement fuel for air travel. Aquaculture to produce biofuels. And so many more…(see that website for the full list!)\r\n\r\n--Public infrastructure.\r\n\r\n--Retrofitting of existing buildings for energy efficiency.\r\n\r\n--Forest and wildland protection in large blocks to allow plants and animals room to migrate in response to climate change. Habitat protection and restoration.\r\n\r\n--Quality education at every level on the environment.\r\n\r\n ++++++++++++++++++++++++++\r\nReally Stupid Ideas We Should Oppose:\r\n\r\n --Nuclear Power: It’s not quick to build or license safely, it’s not safelow level radiation is proven to cause cancer and other diseases. We still don’t know how to safely store the wastes. To build a plant we actually produce huge amounts of carbon emissions as cement is one of the big carbon hogs. ------Nuclear power plants provide new targets for terrorists and makes it difficult to prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons. Andwe don’t need it!\r\n\r\n--Offshore drilling and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife RefugeThe U.S. has 3% of the world’s oil reserves and uses 25% of the energy. We can’t drill our way into energy independence, and drilling that compromises the safety of fragile ecosystems can cause irreparable damage for small, short-term gains. We need to wean ourselves off fossil fuels, not drill for more. And new oil fields won’t come on line for over a decade and require huge energy investments to develop.\r\n\r\n--“Clean” coal: There is no such thing. \r\n\r\n--Cutting down rainforests to produce corn or palm oil for biofuels\r\n\r\n--Replacing food crops with fuel crops.\r\n\r\n--Solving problems with guns and weapons.\r\n\r\nBy Starhawk\r\n\r\n', 'Things We Can Do, Must Do', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'do', '', '', '2008-10-11 08:07:57', '2008-10-11 14:07:57', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=198', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (199, 1, '2008-10-11 08:07:08', '2008-10-11 14:07:08', 'Things we can do right away in a lousy economy:\n\n --Conserve. Obama almost said the ‘C’ word in the debateand you would think this is something radicals, liberals and conservatives would all agree on, as it requires no funding or investment and can produce huge rewards. If we had continued to conserve energy at the rate we did in the 1970s, we would be energy independent today!\n\n--Pass tax credits for renewables.\n\n--Enact fuel efficiency standards for new cars, trucks, etc. and for all big users of fossil fuels.\n\n--Require energy efficiency in new construction, and white or reflective roofs, porous paving, etc.\n\n--Put caps on carbon emissions for big users that will decline over time to zero by 2050 or sooner. (There’s a longer discussion of this in the Primer.)\n\n--Take up Al Gore’s challenge to generate 100 per cent of our energy from renewables within ten years.\n\n--Sequester carbon by building healthy soil through organic farming, no-till techniques, and planned rotational grazing. (More on this on the website.)\n\n--Localize economies and food systemsfarmers’ markets, CSAs, city farms and community gardens. Support barter systems and local currencies.\n\n--End subsidies for nuclear energy, coal and oil.\n\n--Bring the troops homewar has a carbon cost as well as a human cost and a financial cost. Employ diplomacy, not troops.\n\n--Ratify Kyotono, it’s not nearly enough but gosh, if we can’t even do that, how are we going to have any global credibility on this issue?\n\n Low Hanging Fruit: (Technologies and solutions that are already up and running, or nearly so, that have the best Energy Return on Energy Investment, will meet the least resistance and will give the biggest bang for the buck in the short run.)\n\n \n\n--Onshore and offshore windalready up and running.\n\n--Photovoltaicslarger scale production to bring down costs, tax credits, rebates and cost-share programs for new construction and retrofitting.\n\n--Concentrated Solar Power and solar thermal on both large scale and home scale.\n\n--Electric cars and plug-in hybridsin production or on the verge. Economies of scalegovernment purchasing agreements, tax credits, rebates or cost-shares or loan guarantees for purchasers can help replace our current transport fleet. Mandates for energy efficiency and requirements for zero-carbon vehicles, as were once in place in California, can support their production and adoption.\n\n--Biofuels from waste and recycled materials and algae.\n\n--White roofs. (A study from the Lawrence Berkeley labs suggest that white roofs not only save cooling costs but radiate heat outward and on a large scale, could have a major impact.)\n\n--Regenerative farming and grazing that build soil organic carbon.\n\n--Forest protectiona moratorium on the logging of old growth. Tree planting and restoration.\n\n--Localizationbuilding local food economies, sense of place, encouraging famers’ markets, urban agriculture, local small businesses, walkable neighborhoods,\n\n--Pedestrian zones, bike paths, good interface with bikes and public transportsafe parking areas, allowing bikes on subways and busses.\n\n \n\n \n\nVital Investments: Even in a lousy economy, we absolutely need to do these things, and they will provide jobs and a vital economic stimulus:\n\n \n\n--The national grid needs to be upgraded to be able to handle distributed sources of energy and Vehicle to Grid technology.\n\n--Infrastructure for renewables needs to be built on the large scale.\n\n--Technical help to developing countries: It’s only fair, equitable and good long-term security to help developing countries skip the 19th and 20th centuries and leap into the 21st with renewable energy sources. Offer to replace Iran’s nuclear plants with solar infrastructure, China’s coal plants with wind. \n\n--Cost share programs and rebates for retrofitting existing homes for energy efficiency. \n\n--Training programs and green jobs in the inner city.\n\n--Job training for the unemployed in green industries and regenerative agriculture.\n\n \n\nLong term investments: (Things we need to invest in now for the long term future. If we’re going to borrow billions, let’s spend them on:)\n\n \n\n--Public transportation in and around cities. Making it efficient, cheap, easy and fun.\n\n--Trains, busses, and other forms of transport to get people out of their cars.\n\n--Research on all the promising technologies: new batteries and forms of energy storage, wave and tidal power, hydrogen from renewablesas a store for energy and as a replacement fuel for air travel. Aquaculture to produce biofuels. And so many more…(see that website for the full list!)\n\n--Public infrastructure.\n\n--Retrofitting of existing buildings for energy efficiency.\n\n--Forest and wildland protection in large blocks to allow plants and animals room to migrate in response to climate change. Habitat protection and restoration.\n\n--Quality education at every level on the environment.\n\n \n\nReally Stupid Ideas We Should Oppose:\n\n \n\n--Nuclear Power: It’s not quick to build or license safely, it’s not safelow level radiation is proven to cause cancer and other diseases. We still don’t know how to safely store the wastes. To build a plant we actually produce huge amounts of carbon emissions as cement is one of the big carbon hogs. ------Nuclear power plants provide new targets for terrorists and makes it difficult to prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons. Andwe don’t need it!\n\n--Offshore drilling and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife RefugeThe U.S. has 3% of the world’s oil reserves and uses 25% of the energy. We can’t drill our way into energy independence, and drilling that compromises the safety of fragile ecosystems can cause irreparable damage for small, short-term gains. We need to wean ourselves off fossil fuels, not drill for more. And new oil fields won’t come on line for over a decade and require huge energy investments to develop.\n\n--“Clean” coal: There is no such thing. \n\n--Cutting down rainforests to produce corn or palm oil for biofuels\n\n--Replacing food crops with fuel crops.\n\n--Solving problems with guns and weapons.\n\nBy Starhawk\n\n', 'Things We Can Do, Must Do', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '198-revision', '', '', '2008-10-11 08:07:08', '2008-10-11 14:07:08', '', 198, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/198-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (200, 1, '2008-08-31 11:26:34', '2008-08-31 17:26:34', 'Here is a snap in time collection of my green bookmarks, my resource guide that is ever changing. The moment I post this it will already be outdated. But I hope it helps you in your quest for a cleaner healthier life.| 3 R Living | \r\n
| Alive Structures | \r\n
| American Clay | \r\n
| angies list | \r\n
| Asthma Free Zone School | \r\n
| BEST PEX Radiant Heating,- Radiant Direct | \r\n
| Bettencourt Collection | \r\n
| Bettencourt Green Building Supplies | \r\n
| BlueHost.Com - FTP | \r\n
| BodyBalance Solutions for Healthy Living | \r\n
| bonneville windows | \r\n
| BP Certified Installer Program | \r\n
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden | \r\n
| Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment | \r\n
| Brooklyn Children\'s Museum | \r\n
| Build It Green! NYC | Non-profit Low Cost Salvage | \r\n
| Building Materials Reuse Association - | \r\n
| BuildingGreen.com - Home | \r\n
| CeleBriTay NYC | \r\n
| Center for the Urban Environment | \r\n
| Clean Air NY | \r\n
| Common Fire Foundation | \r\n
| Community Education Center | \r\n
| Community Energy | \r\n
| Community Environmental Center | \r\n
| Commuter Link | \r\n
| contractor rules | \r\n
| Co-op America Business Network - | \r\n
| Council on the Environment of New York City | \r\n
| Cradle to Cradle MBDC | \r\n
| Creative Commons Deed | \r\n
| D.I.Y. Services | Northeast Radiant Technology, L.L.C. | \r\n
| Demilec Foam spray isenine alternative | \r\n
| DEMILEC | HEATLOK SOYA Spray Polyurethane Foam | \r\n
| Doyle\'s Thornless Blackberry - Home Page | \r\n
| Drosera, Native Plant Botany | \r\n
| Durapalm | \r\n
| Earthbound Farm | \r\n
| East New York Farms! | \r\n
| Eat Well Guide | \r\n
| ECOBROKER : Home | \r\n
| ECOBROWNSTONE: The Art of Brownstone Greenovation | \r\n
| Ecoseekers | \r\n
| Edible Brooklyn | \r\n
| Electra bicycles | \r\n
| Engineering Data | \r\n
| Engrave-A-Crete | \r\n
| Envirolutions | \r\n
| Environ Biocomposites | \r\n
| Evangeline Dennie, Architect, LEED AP | \r\n
| Evelyn Productions | \r\n
| FIBERFRAME™ fiberglass windows | \r\n
| Fibertec - Fiberglass Windows and Doors Manufacturer | \r\n
| Fifth Avenue Committee | \r\n
| Foam Insulation - Spray Foam | \r\n
| Foam It Green Polyurethane Spray Foam Kits - Seal and Insulate | \r\n
| Foampower Home Page | \r\n
| Gaia Institute | \r\n
| GBCI: Green Building Certification Institute | \r\n
| Girl Guides USA | \r\n
| Go Green | \r\n
| Gossypium The Ethical Eco-Cotton Store | \r\n
| Gowanus Canal Conservancy | \r\n
| Green Brooklyn | \r\n
| Green Depot | \r\n
| Green Depot: Green Building Supplies | \r\n
| Green Edge | \r\n
| green links | \r\n
| Green Living Technologies | \r\n
| green roof example | \r\n
| green roof tax credits | \r\n
| Green Spaces | \r\n
| GreenBuildingsNY® | June 17-18, 2008 | Jacob K. Javits | \r\n
| GreenBuildingTalk - Green Building Forums | \r\n
| Greener Buildings - News on Green Buildings, | \r\n
| greenGoat ::: resource management strategies | \r\n
| GreenHome NYC | \r\n
| GreenHomeNYC: We Help New York City\'s Buildings Go Green. | \r\n
| GreenSpa NY | \r\n
| Greg Barber Co. | \r\n
| Grey Water Books, Ecological Design Information & Consulting | \r\n
| HabitatMap | \r\n
| hexapat green walkway | \r\n
| Home Heating Systems - HeatingHelp.com | \r\n
| home surplus | \r\n
| Hydronic Comfort Heating - HydronicPros.com | \r\n
| IceStone | \r\n
| ICFA - Insulating Concrete Form Association | \r\n
| Incentives in New York | \r\n
| Inhabitat | \r\n
| Iron & Steel Scrap in Metro New York on ThomasNet.com | \r\n
| Kirei Board | \r\n
| Kiwi Magazine | \r\n
| League of Young Voters Education Fund | \r\n
| LEED - USGBC: U.S. Green Building Council | \r\n
| Low Impact Living | \r\n
| Lower East Side Ecology Center | \r\n
| Lumber Liquidators: Hardwood Flooring for Less! | \r\n
| Magic Exterminating | \r\n
| Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance | \r\n
| Modern Way Lumber | \r\n
| MOO.com | business card | \r\n
| Motherplants | \r\n
| Movers Not Shakers | \r\n
| National Grid | \r\n
| NCFI Polyurethanes | \r\n
| New York Industrial Retention Network | \r\n
| New York League of Conservation Voters | \r\n
| NY broker web site | \r\n
| NYC Department of Design and Construction | \r\n
| NYSERDA | \r\n
| NYSERDA - New York Energy Smart Loan Program | \r\n
| Overheard in New York: The Voice of the City | \r\n
| Paperstone | \r\n
| Plyboo | \r\n
| POLFOAM demilec distributor | \r\n
| Power Naturally Web Site | \r\n
| Pratt Institute | \r\n
| Prospect Park | \r\n
| Radiant Floor Design info | \r\n
| radiant heat ThermoFin Information | \r\n
| Reclaimed Home: Green Low Impact Housing Renovation of New York, Brooklyn, New Jersey | \r\n
| recycled insulation | \r\n
| Recycled Lumber, Plywood, & Flooring Buyers & Sellers | \r\n
| Reddi-Wall, Inc. | \r\n
| RePlayground | \r\n
| Richlite | \r\n
| Riverkeeper | \r\n
| Rocket Mass Heaters | \r\n
| Rolling Press | \r\n
| Rooftop Gardening Source | \r\n
| Scrapile | \r\n
| Slow Food NYC | \r\n
| Small Business Loans | \r\n
| Solar 1 | \r\n
| Solar One | \r\n
| Solatube - The Miracle Skylight | \r\n
| Soundproofing Products and Materials | \r\n
| SoyThane Spray Urethane Foam | \r\n
| SprayFoam.com- foam database | \r\n
| Stewart/Stand | \r\n
| Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture | \r\n
| Structural Insulated Panel Association | \r\n
| Sunmaxsolar.net | \r\n
| SunPower - Smarter Solar | \r\n
| Surface Environment | \r\n
| Sustainable Business Network | \r\n
| sustainableflatbush.org | \r\n
| tankless water Takagi USA | \r\n
| The Design Can | \r\n
| Transportation Alternatives | \r\n
| Treehugger | \r\n
| TriState Bio Diesel | \r\n
| UNILUX AG, Salmtal - Fenster und Türen | \r\n
| USGBC New York Chapter | \r\n
| Viessmann Manufacturing Company Inc. | \r\n
| WE ADD UP | \r\n
| Wearable Collections | \r\n
| Your Solar Home - Renewable Energy Solutions | \r\n
| 3 R Living | \r\n
| Alive Structures | \r\n
| American Clay | \r\n
| angies list | \r\n
| Asthma Free Zone School | \r\n
| BEST PEX Radiant Heating,- Radiant Direct | \r\n
| Bettencourt Collection | \r\n
| Bettencourt Green Building Supplies | \r\n
| BlueHost.Com - FTP | \r\n
| BodyBalance Solutions for Healthy Living | \r\n
| bonneville windows | \r\n
| BP Certified Installer Program | \r\n
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden | \r\n
| Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment | \r\n
| Brooklyn Children\'s Museum | \r\n
| Build It Green! NYC | Non-profit Low Cost Salvage | \r\n
| Building Materials Reuse Association - | \r\n
| BuildingGreen.com - Home | \r\n
| CeleBriTay NYC | \r\n
| Center for the Urban Environment | \r\n
| Clean Air NY | \r\n
| Common Fire Foundation | \r\n
| Community Education Center | \r\n
| Community Energy | \r\n
| Community Environmental Center | \r\n
| Commuter Link | \r\n
| contractor rules | \r\n
| Co-op America Business Network - | \r\n
| Council on the Environment of New York City | \r\n
| Cradle to Cradle MBDC | \r\n
| Creative Commons Deed | \r\n
| D.I.Y. Services | Northeast Radiant Technology, L.L.C. | \r\n
| Demilec Foam spray isenine alternative | \r\n
| DEMILEC | HEATLOK SOYA Spray Polyurethane Foam | \r\n
| Doyle\'s Thornless Blackberry - Home Page | \r\n
| Drosera, Native Plant Botany | \r\n
| Durapalm | \r\n
| Earthbound Farm | \r\n
| East New York Farms! | \r\n
| Eat Well Guide | \r\n
| ECOBROKER : Home | \r\n
| ECOBROWNSTONE: The Art of Brownstone Greenovation | \r\n
| Ecoseekers | \r\n
| Edible Brooklyn | \r\n
| Electra bicycles | \r\n
| Engineering Data | \r\n
| Engrave-A-Crete | \r\n
| Envirolutions | \r\n
| Environ Biocomposites | \r\n
| Evangeline Dennie, Architect, LEED AP | \r\n
| Evelyn Productions | \r\n
| FIBERFRAME™ fiberglass windows | \r\n
| Fibertec - Fiberglass Windows and Doors Manufacturer | \r\n
| Fifth Avenue Committee | \r\n
| Foam Insulation - Spray Foam | \r\n
| Foam It Green Polyurethane Spray Foam Kits - Seal and Insulate | \r\n
| Foampower Home Page | \r\n
| Gaia Institute | \r\n
| GBCI: Green Building Certification Institute | \r\n
| Girl Guides USA | \r\n
| Go Green | \r\n
| Gossypium The Ethical Eco-Cotton Store | \r\n
| Gowanus Canal Conservancy | \r\n
| Green Brooklyn | \r\n
| Green Depot | \r\n
| Green Depot: Green Building Supplies | \r\n
| Green Edge | \r\n
| green links | \r\n
| Green Living Technologies | \r\n
| green roof example | \r\n
| green roof tax credits | \r\n
| Green Spaces | \r\n
| GreenBuildingsNY® | June 17-18, 2008 | Jacob K. Javits | \r\n
| GreenBuildingTalk - Green Building Forums | \r\n
| Greener Buildings - News on Green Buildings, | \r\n
| greenGoat ::: resource management strategies | \r\n
| GreenHome NYC | \r\n
| GreenHomeNYC: We Help New York City\'s Buildings Go Green. | \r\n
| GreenSpa NY | \r\n
| Greg Barber Co. | \r\n
| Grey Water Books, Ecological Design Information & Consulting | \r\n
| HabitatMap | \r\n
| hexapat green walkway | \r\n
| Home Heating Systems - HeatingHelp.com | \r\n
| home surplus | \r\n
| Hydronic Comfort Heating - HydronicPros.com | \r\n
| IceStone | \r\n
| ICFA - Insulating Concrete Form Association | \r\n
| Incentives in New York | \r\n
| Inhabitat | \r\n
| Iron & Steel Scrap in Metro New York on ThomasNet.com | \r\n
| Kirei Board | \r\n
| Kiwi Magazine | \r\n
| League of Young Voters Education Fund | \r\n
| LEED - USGBC: U.S. Green Building Council | \r\n
| Low Impact Living | \r\n
| Lower East Side Ecology Center | \r\n
| Lumber Liquidators: Hardwood Flooring for Less! | \r\n
| Magic Exterminating | \r\n
| Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance | \r\n
| Modern Way Lumber | \r\n
| MOO.com | business card | \r\n
| Motherplants | \r\n
| Movers Not Shakers | \r\n
| National Grid | \r\n
| NCFI Polyurethanes | \r\n
| New York Industrial Retention Network | \r\n
| New York League of Conservation Voters | \r\n
| NY broker web site | \r\n
| NYC Department of Design and Construction | \r\n
| NYSERDA | \r\n
| NYSERDA - New York Energy Smart Loan Program | \r\n
| Overheard in New York: The Voice of the City | \r\n
| Paperstone | \r\n
| Plyboo | \r\n
| POLFOAM demilec distributor | \r\n
| Power Naturally Web Site | \r\n
| Pratt Institute | \r\n
| Prospect Park | \r\n
| Radiant Floor Design info | \r\n
| radiant heat ThermoFin Information | \r\n
| Reclaimed Home: Green Low Impact Housing Renovation of New York, Brooklyn, New Jersey | \r\n
| recycled insulation | \r\n
| Recycled Lumber, Plywood, & Flooring Buyers & Sellers | \r\n
| Reddi-Wall, Inc. | \r\n
| RePlayground | \r\n
| Richlite | \r\n
| Riverkeeper | \r\n
| Rocket Mass Heaters | \r\n
| Rolling Press | \r\n
| Rooftop Gardening Source | \r\n
| Scrapile | \r\n
| Slow Food NYC | \r\n
| Small Business Loans | \r\n
| Solar 1 | \r\n
| Solar One | \r\n
| Solatube - The Miracle Skylight | \r\n
| Soundproofing Products and Materials | \r\n
| SoyThane Spray Urethane Foam | \r\n
| SprayFoam.com- foam database | \r\n
| Stewart/Stand | \r\n
| Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture | \r\n
| Structural Insulated Panel Association | \r\n
| Sunmaxsolar.net | \r\n
| SunPower - Smarter Solar | \r\n
| Surface Environment | \r\n
| Sustainable Business Network | \r\n
| sustainableflatbush.org | \r\n
| tankless water Takagi USA | \r\n
| The Design Can | \r\n
| Transportation Alternatives | \r\n
| Treehugger | \r\n
| TriState Bio Diesel | \r\n
| UNILUX AG, Salmtal - Fenster und Türen | \r\n
| USGBC New York Chapter | \r\n
| Viessmann Manufacturing Company Inc. | \r\n
| WE ADD UP | \r\n
| Wearable Collections | \r\n
| Your Solar Home - Renewable Energy Solutions | \r\n
| 3 R Living | \r\n
| Alive Structures | \r\n
| American Clay | \r\n
| angies list | \r\n
| Asthma Free Zone School | \r\n
| BEST PEX Radiant Heating,- Radiant Direct | \r\n
| Bettencourt Collection | \r\n
| Bettencourt Green Building Supplies | \r\n
| BlueHost.Com - FTP | \r\n
| BodyBalance Solutions for Healthy Living | \r\n
| bonneville windows | \r\n
| BP Certified Installer Program | \r\n
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden | \r\n
| Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment | \r\n
| Brooklyn Children\'s Museum | \r\n
| Build It Green! NYC | Non-profit Low Cost Salvage | \r\n
| Building Materials Reuse Association - | \r\n
| BuildingGreen.com - Home | \r\n
| CeleBriTay NYC | \r\n
| Center for the Urban Environment | \r\n
| Clean Air NY | \r\n
| Common Fire Foundation | \r\n
| Community Education Center | \r\n
| Community Energy | \r\n
| Community Environmental Center | \r\n
| Commuter Link | \r\n
| contractor rules | \r\n
| Co-op America Business Network - | \r\n
| Council on the Environment of New York City | \r\n
| Cradle to Cradle MBDC | \r\n
| Creative Commons Deed | \r\n
| D.I.Y. Services | Northeast Radiant Technology, L.L.C. | \r\n
| Demilec Foam spray isenine alternative | \r\n
| DEMILEC | HEATLOK SOYA Spray Polyurethane Foam | \r\n
| Doyle\'s Thornless Blackberry - Home Page | \r\n
| Drosera, Native Plant Botany | \r\n
| Durapalm | \r\n
| Earthbound Farm | \r\n
| East New York Farms! | \r\n
| Eat Well Guide | \r\n
| ECOBROKER : Home | \r\n
| ECOBROWNSTONE: The Art of Brownstone Greenovation | \r\n
| Ecoseekers | \r\n
| Edible Brooklyn | \r\n
| Electra bicycles | \r\n
| Engineering Data | \r\n
| Engrave-A-Crete | \r\n
| Envirolutions | \r\n
| Environ Biocomposites | \r\n
| Evangeline Dennie, Architect, LEED AP | \r\n
| Evelyn Productions | \r\n
| FIBERFRAME™ fiberglass windows | \r\n
| Fibertec - Fiberglass Windows and Doors Manufacturer | \r\n
| Fifth Avenue Committee | \r\n
| Foam Insulation - Spray Foam | \r\n
| Foam It Green Polyurethane Spray Foam Kits - Seal and Insulate | \r\n
| Foampower Home Page | \r\n
| Gaia Institute | \r\n
| GBCI: Green Building Certification Institute | \r\n
| Girl Guides USA | \r\n
| Go Green | \r\n
| Gossypium The Ethical Eco-Cotton Store | \r\n
| Gowanus Canal Conservancy | \r\n
| Green Brooklyn | \r\n
| Green Depot | \r\n
| Green Depot: Green Building Supplies | \r\n
| Green Edge | \r\n
| green links | \r\n
| Green Living Technologies | \r\n
| green roof example | \r\n
| green roof tax credits | \r\n
| Green Spaces | \r\n
| GreenBuildingsNY® | June 17-18, 2008 | Jacob K. Javits | \r\n
| GreenBuildingTalk - Green Building Forums | \r\n
| Greener Buildings - News on Green Buildings, | \r\n
| greenGoat ::: resource management strategies | \r\n
| GreenHome NYC | \r\n
| GreenHomeNYC: We Help New York City\'s Buildings Go Green. | \r\n
| GreenSpa NY | \r\n
| Greg Barber Co. | \r\n
| Grey Water Books, Ecological Design Information & Consulting | \r\n
| HabitatMap | \r\n
| hexapat green walkway | \r\n
| Home Heating Systems - HeatingHelp.com | \r\n
| home surplus | \r\n
| Hydronic Comfort Heating - HydronicPros.com | \r\n
| IceStone | \r\n
| ICFA - Insulating Concrete Form Association | \r\n
| Incentives in New York | \r\n
| Inhabitat | \r\n
| Iron & Steel Scrap in Metro New York on ThomasNet.com | \r\n
| Kirei Board | \r\n
| Kiwi Magazine | \r\n
| League of Young Voters Education Fund | \r\n
| LEED - USGBC: U.S. Green Building Council | \r\n
| Low Impact Living | \r\n
| Lower East Side Ecology Center | \r\n
| Lumber Liquidators: Hardwood Flooring for Less! | \r\n
| Magic Exterminating | \r\n
| Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance | \r\n
| Modern Way Lumber | \r\n
| MOO.com | business card | \r\n
| Motherplants | \r\n
| Movers Not Shakers | \r\n
| National Grid | \r\n
| NCFI Polyurethanes | \r\n
| New York Industrial Retention Network | \r\n
| New York League of Conservation Voters | \r\n
| NY broker web site | \r\n
| NYC Department of Design and Construction | \r\n
| NYSERDA | \r\n
| NYSERDA - New York Energy Smart Loan Program | \r\n
| Overheard in New York: The Voice of the City | \r\n
| Paperstone | \r\n
| Plyboo | \r\n
| POLFOAM demilec distributor | \r\n
| Power Naturally Web Site | \r\n
| Pratt Institute | \r\n
| Prospect Park | \r\n
| Radiant Floor Design info | \r\n
| radiant heat ThermoFin Information | \r\n
| Reclaimed Home: Green Low Impact Housing Renovation of New York, Brooklyn, New Jersey | \r\n
| recycled insulation | \r\n
| Recycled Lumber, Plywood, & Flooring Buyers & Sellers | \r\n
| Reddi-Wall, Inc. | \r\n
| RePlayground | \r\n
| Richlite | \r\n
| Riverkeeper | \r\n
| Rocket Mass Heaters | \r\n
| Rolling Press | \r\n
| Rooftop Gardening Source | \r\n
| Scrapile | \r\n
| Slow Food NYC | \r\n
| Small Business Loans | \r\n
| Solar 1 | \r\n
| Solar One | \r\n
| Solatube - The Miracle Skylight | \r\n
| Soundproofing Products and Materials | \r\n
| SoyThane Spray Urethane Foam | \r\n
| SprayFoam.com- foam database | \r\n
| Stewart/Stand | \r\n
| Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture | \r\n
| Structural Insulated Panel Association | \r\n
| Sunmaxsolar.net | \r\n
| SunPower - Smarter Solar | \r\n
| Surface Environment | \r\n
| Sustainable Business Network | \r\n
| sustainableflatbush.org | \r\n
| tankless water Takagi USA | \r\n
| The Design Can | \r\n
| Transportation Alternatives | \r\n
| Treehugger | \r\n
| TriState Bio Diesel | \r\n
| UNILUX AG, Salmtal - Fenster und Türen | \r\n
| USGBC New York Chapter | \r\n
| Viessmann Manufacturing Company Inc. | \r\n
| WE ADD UP | \r\n
| Wearable Collections | \r\n
| Your Solar Home - Renewable Energy Solutions | \r\n
| 3 R Living | \r\n
| Alive Structures | \r\n
| American Clay | \r\n
| angies list | \r\n
| Asthma Free Zone School | \r\n
| BEST PEX Radiant Heating,- Radiant Direct | \r\n
| Bettencourt Collection | \r\n
| Bettencourt Green Building Supplies | \r\n
| BlueHost.Com - FTP | \r\n
| BodyBalance Solutions for Healthy Living | \r\n
| bonneville windows | \r\n
| BP Certified Installer Program | \r\n
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden | \r\n
| Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment | \r\n
| Brooklyn Children\'s Museum | \r\n
| Build It Green! NYC | Non-profit Low Cost Salvage | \r\n
| Building Materials Reuse Association - | \r\n
| BuildingGreen.com - Home | \r\n
| CeleBriTay NYC | \r\n
| Center for the Urban Environment | \r\n
| Clean Air NY | \r\n
| Common Fire Foundation | \r\n
| Community Education Center | \r\n
| Community Energy | \r\n
| Community Environmental Center | \r\n
| Commuter Link | \r\n
| contractor rules | \r\n
| Co-op America Business Network - | \r\n
| Council on the Environment of New York City | \r\n
| Cradle to Cradle MBDC | \r\n
| Creative Commons Deed | \r\n
| D.I.Y. Services | Northeast Radiant Technology, L.L.C. | \r\n
| Demilec Foam spray isenine alternative | \r\n
| DEMILEC | HEATLOK SOYA Spray Polyurethane Foam | \r\n
| Doyle\'s Thornless Blackberry - Home Page | \r\n
| Drosera, Native Plant Botany | \r\n
| Durapalm | \r\n
| Earthbound Farm | \r\n
| East New York Farms! | \r\n
| Eat Well Guide | \r\n
| ECOBROKER : Home | \r\n
| ECOBROWNSTONE: The Art of Brownstone Greenovation | \r\n
| Ecoseekers | \r\n
| Edible Brooklyn | \r\n
| Electra bicycles | \r\n
| Engineering Data | \r\n
| Engrave-A-Crete | \r\n
| Envirolutions | \r\n
| Environ Biocomposites | \r\n
| Evangeline Dennie, Architect, LEED AP | \r\n
| Evelyn Productions | \r\n
| FIBERFRAME™ fiberglass windows | \r\n
| Fibertec - Fiberglass Windows and Doors Manufacturer | \r\n
| Fifth Avenue Committee | \r\n
| Foam Insulation - Spray Foam | \r\n
| Foam It Green Polyurethane Spray Foam Kits - Seal and Insulate | \r\n
| Foampower Home Page | \r\n
| Gaia Institute | \r\n
| GBCI: Green Building Certification Institute | \r\n
| Girl Guides USA | \r\n
| Go Green | \r\n
| Gossypium The Ethical Eco-Cotton Store | \r\n
| Gowanus Canal Conservancy | \r\n
| Green Brooklyn | \r\n
| Green Depot | \r\n
| Green Depot: Green Building Supplies | \r\n
| Green Edge | \r\n
| green links | \r\n
| Green Living Technologies | \r\n
| green roof example | \r\n
| green roof tax credits | \r\n
| Green Spaces | \r\n
| GreenBuildingsNY® | June 17-18, 2008 | Jacob K. Javits | \r\n
| GreenBuildingTalk - Green Building Forums | \r\n
| Greener Buildings - News on Green Buildings, | \r\n
| greenGoat ::: resource management strategies | \r\n
| GreenHome NYC | \r\n
| GreenHomeNYC: We Help New York City\'s Buildings Go Green. | \r\n
| GreenSpa NY | \r\n
| Greg Barber Co. | \r\n
| Grey Water Books, Ecological Design Information & Consulting | \r\n
| HabitatMap | \r\n
| hexapat green walkway | \r\n
| Home Heating Systems - HeatingHelp.com | \r\n
| home surplus | \r\n
| Hydronic Comfort Heating - HydronicPros.com | \r\n
| IceStone | \r\n
| ICFA - Insulating Concrete Form Association | \r\n
| Incentives in New York | \r\n
| Inhabitat | \r\n
| Iron & Steel Scrap in Metro New York on ThomasNet.com | \r\n
| Kirei Board | \r\n
| Kiwi Magazine | \r\n
| League of Young Voters Education Fund | \r\n
| LEED - USGBC: U.S. Green Building Council | \r\n
| Low Impact Living | \r\n
| Lower East Side Ecology Center | \r\n
| Lumber Liquidators: Hardwood Flooring for Less! | \r\n
| Magic Exterminating | \r\n
| Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance | \r\n
| Modern Way Lumber | \r\n
| MOO.com | business card | \r\n
| Motherplants | \r\n
| Movers Not Shakers | \r\n
| National Grid | \r\n
| NCFI Polyurethanes | \r\n
| New York Industrial Retention Network | \r\n
| New York League of Conservation Voters | \r\n
| NY broker web site | \r\n
| NYC Department of Design and Construction | \r\n
| NYSERDA | \r\n
| NYSERDA - New York Energy Smart Loan Program | \r\n
| Overheard in New York: The Voice of the City | \r\n
| Paperstone | \r\n
| Plyboo | \r\n
| POLFOAM demilec distributor | \r\n
| Power Naturally Web Site | \r\n
| Pratt Institute | \r\n
| Prospect Park | \r\n
| Radiant Floor Design info | \r\n
| radiant heat ThermoFin Information | \r\n
| Reclaimed Home: Green Low Impact Housing Renovation of New York, Brooklyn, New Jersey | \r\n
| recycled insulation | \r\n
| Recycled Lumber, Plywood, & Flooring Buyers & Sellers | \r\n
| Reddi-Wall, Inc. | \r\n
| RePlayground | \r\n
| Richlite | \r\n
| Riverkeeper | \r\n
| Rocket Mass Heaters | \r\n
| Rolling Press | \r\n
| Rooftop Gardening Source | \r\n
| Scrapile | \r\n
| Slow Food NYC | \r\n
| Small Business Loans | \r\n
| Solar 1 | \r\n
| Solar One | \r\n
| Solatube - The Miracle Skylight | \r\n
| Soundproofing Products and Materials | \r\n
| SoyThane Spray Urethane Foam | \r\n
| SprayFoam.com- foam database | \r\n
| Stewart/Stand | \r\n
| Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture | \r\n
| Structural Insulated Panel Association | \r\n
| Sunmaxsolar.net | \r\n
| SunPower - Smarter Solar | \r\n
| Surface Environment | \r\n
| Sustainable Business Network | \r\n
| sustainableflatbush.org | \r\n
| tankless water Takagi USA | \r\n
| The Design Can | \r\n
| Transportation Alternatives | \r\n
| Treehugger | \r\n
| TriState Bio Diesel | \r\n
| UNILUX AG, Salmtal - Fenster und Türen | \r\n
| USGBC New York Chapter | \r\n
| Viessmann Manufacturing Company Inc. | \r\n
| WE ADD UP | \r\n
| Wearable Collections | \r\n
| Your Solar Home - Renewable Energy Solutions | \r\n
| 3 R Living | \r\n
| Alive Structures | \r\n
| American Clay | \r\n
| angies list | \r\n
| Asthma Free Zone School | \r\n
| BEST PEX Radiant Heating,- Radiant Direct | \r\n
| Bettencourt Collection | \r\n
| Bettencourt Green Building Supplies | \r\n
| BlueHost.Com - FTP | \r\n
| BodyBalance Solutions for Healthy Living | \r\n
| bonneville windows | \r\n
| BP Certified Installer Program | \r\n
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden | \r\n
| Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment | \r\n
| Brooklyn Children\'s Museum | \r\n
| Build It Green! NYC | Non-profit Low Cost Salvage | \r\n
| Building Materials Reuse Association - | \r\n
| BuildingGreen.com - Home | \r\n
| CeleBriTay NYC | \r\n
| Center for the Urban Environment | \r\n
| Clean Air NY | \r\n
| Common Fire Foundation | \r\n
| Community Education Center | \r\n
| Community Energy | \r\n
| Community Environmental Center | \r\n
| Commuter Link | \r\n
| contractor rules | \r\n
| Co-op America Business Network - | \r\n
| Council on the Environment of New York City | \r\n
| Cradle to Cradle MBDC | \r\n
| Creative Commons Deed | \r\n
| D.I.Y. Services | Northeast Radiant Technology, L.L.C. | \r\n
| Demilec Foam spray isenine alternative | \r\n
| DEMILEC | HEATLOK SOYA Spray Polyurethane Foam | \r\n
| Doyle\'s Thornless Blackberry - Home Page | \r\n
| Drosera, Native Plant Botany | \r\n
| Durapalm | \r\n
| Earthbound Farm | \r\n
| East New York Farms! | \r\n
| Eat Well Guide | \r\n
| ECOBROKER : Home | \r\n
| ECOBROWNSTONE: The Art of Brownstone Greenovation | \r\n
| Ecoseekers | \r\n
| Edible Brooklyn | \r\n
| Electra bicycles | \r\n
| Engineering Data | \r\n
| Engrave-A-Crete | \r\n
| Envirolutions | \r\n
| Environ Biocomposites | \r\n
| Evangeline Dennie, Architect, LEED AP | \r\n
| Evelyn Productions | \r\n
| FIBERFRAME™ fiberglass windows | \r\n
| Fibertec - Fiberglass Windows and Doors Manufacturer | \r\n
| Fifth Avenue Committee | \r\n
| Foam Insulation - Spray Foam | \r\n
| Foam It Green Polyurethane Spray Foam Kits - Seal and Insulate | \r\n
| Foampower Home Page | \r\n
| Gaia Institute | \r\n
| GBCI: Green Building Certification Institute | \r\n
| Girl Guides USA | \r\n
| Go Green | \r\n
| Gossypium The Ethical Eco-Cotton Store | \r\n
| Gowanus Canal Conservancy | \r\n
| Green Brooklyn | \r\n
| Green Depot | \r\n
| Green Depot: Green Building Supplies | \r\n
| Green Edge | \r\n
| green links | \r\n
| Green Living Technologies | \r\n
| green roof example | \r\n
| green roof tax credits | \r\n
| Green Spaces | \r\n
| GreenBuildingsNY® | June 17-18, 2008 | Jacob K. Javits | \r\n
| GreenBuildingTalk - Green Building Forums | \r\n
| Greener Buildings - News on Green Buildings, | \r\n
| greenGoat ::: resource management strategies | \r\n
| GreenHome NYC | \r\n
| GreenHomeNYC: We Help New York City\'s Buildings Go Green. | \r\n
| GreenSpa NY | \r\n
| Greg Barber Co. | \r\n
| Grey Water Books, Ecological Design Information & Consulting | \r\n
| HabitatMap | \r\n
| hexapat green walkway | \r\n
| Home Heating Systems - HeatingHelp.com | \r\n
| home surplus | \r\n
| Hydronic Comfort Heating - HydronicPros.com | \r\n
| IceStone | \r\n
| ICFA - Insulating Concrete Form Association | \r\n
| Incentives in New York | \r\n
| Inhabitat | \r\n
| Iron & Steel Scrap in Metro New York on ThomasNet.com | \r\n
| Kirei Board | \r\n
| Kiwi Magazine | \r\n
| League of Young Voters Education Fund | \r\n
| LEED - USGBC: U.S. Green Building Council | \r\n
| Low Impact Living | \r\n
| Lower East Side Ecology Center | \r\n
| Lumber Liquidators: Hardwood Flooring for Less! | \r\n
| Magic Exterminating | \r\n
| Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance | \r\n
| Modern Way Lumber | \r\n
| MOO.com | business card | \r\n
| Motherplants | \r\n
| Movers Not Shakers | \r\n
| National Grid | \r\n
| NCFI Polyurethanes | \r\n
| New York Industrial Retention Network | \r\n
| New York League of Conservation Voters | \r\n
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| NYSERDA | \r\n
| NYSERDA - New York Energy Smart Loan Program | \r\n
| Overheard in New York: The Voice of the City | \r\n
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| Power Naturally Web Site | \r\n
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| Reclaimed Home: Green Low Impact Housing Renovation of New York, Brooklyn, New Jersey | \r\n
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| Structural Insulated Panel Association | \r\n
| Sunmaxsolar.net | \r\n
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| Surface Environment | \r\n
| Sustainable Business Network | \r\n
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| The Design Can | \r\n
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| Your Solar Home - Renewable Energy Solutions | \r\n\r\n *Solar Energy\r\nInternational (SEI) – \r\n \r\n \r\n *Midwest Renewable Energy Association\r\n(MREA), www.the-mrea.org,\r\n(715) 592\r\n6595 \r\n\r\n *State University of New\r\nYork at Farmingdale, \r\n \r\n *State University of New\r\nYork at Delhi, \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n Solar Living\r\nInstitute - www.solarliving.org,\r\n(707) 744 2017, Partial- &\r\nFull-week, hands on \r\n List of training programs (IREC): \r\nDOE list of courses, jobs, etc.: \r\n \r\nSol “Solar-on-Line” - \r\n\r\n \r\n San Juan College, Farmington, NM \r\nAppalachian State University Dept of Technology, Boone, NC, \r\n Sonoma State University – \r\n\r\nDiablo Valley College, San Ramon, CA, \r\nMercy Hot Springs, Firebaugh, CA, \r\nDe Anza College Energy Management Technology, \r\nOnGrid Solar presentations on Financial Analysis & Payback: \r\n\r\n \r\n *Indicates this\r\nschool is accredited by the Institute for Sustainable Power, \r\n \r\n | \r\n \r\n\r\n
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\r\n \r\n Solar Forums,\r\nCalifornia Solar Center\r\n& PV Alliance - \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n “SolFest”, mid-late August 2008,\r\nHopland, CA, \r\n\r\n “Solar Energy Week”, San Diego, CA, late\r\nSeptember, www.sdreo.org \r\n “Solar Power Canada”, Sept 16-18 \r\n ASES National Solar Home Tour, nationwide,\r\nearly Oct, www.ases.org,\r\n www.norcalsolar.org \r\n\r\n“Solar Power 2008”, Oct 13-16, 2008, San Diego, CA, \r\n Current Event\r\nListings: RenewableEnergyAccess.com/rea/events/home \r\n NREL/NCPV list of Solar/PV meetings: \r\n Fairs & Events around the US: \r\n\r\n | \r\n
| Job Boards &\r\nIdeas: \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n www.homepower.com/resources/jobs.cfm \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n www.ecojobs.com \r\n www.eco.org \r\n \r\n EnvironmentalCareer.com \r\n\r\n DOE list of jobs, \r\n ADPSR – \r\n\r\n Contact the\r\nmembership & installer lists of CalSEIA,\r\n SEIA, \r\n\r\n & CEC\r\ninstaller list: \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\nCareer Cou \r\n \r\n \r\n | \r\n
\r\n \r\n\r\n Tools: \r\n Solar PathFinder,\r\n www.solarpathfinder.com,\r\n(317) 501 2529 \r\n \r\n Solmetric SunEye,\r\n www.solmetric.com, (877)\r\n263 5026 \r\n \r\n\r\nOnGrid Solar Financial Analysis Tool, \r\nArticles on Financial Payback for Solar: \r\n | \r\n
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| \r\n alternatives | \r\n \r\n cost/sq. ft./R (materials & labor) | \r\n \r\n energy (R- value per inch) | \r\n \r\n IAQ | \r\n \r\n\r\n expected product life (years) | \r\n \r\n life cycle thinking | \r\n \r\n practice | \r\n
| \r\n fiberglass batt | \r\n \r\n .03 | \r\n \r\n 3.2 | \r\n \r\n typical | \r\n \r\n\r\n 15 | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n cellulose blown and loose fill | \r\n \r\n .02 | \r\n \r\n 3.7 | \r\n \r\n good | \r\n \r\n\r\n 15 | \r\n \r\n good | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n fiberglass blown | \r\n \r\n .04 | \r\n \r\n 2.2 | \r\n \r\n good | \r\n \r\n\r\n 15 | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n foamed-in-place polyisocyanurate\r\n or polyicynene | \r\n\r\n \r\n not ava | \r\n \r\n 3.6-5.0 | \r\n \r\n\r\n better | \r\n \r\n 15-30 | \r\n \r\n better | \r\n \r\n requires trained installer | \r\n
| \r\n rigid perimeter: extruded | \r\n \r\n 0.14 | \r\n \r\n 5.0 | \r\n \r\n\r\n typical | \r\n \r\n 10-15 | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n rigid perimeter: expanded | \r\n \r\n 0.13 | \r\n \r\n 3.85 | \r\n \r\n\r\n typical | \r\n \r\n 15 | \r\n \r\n good | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n rigid perimeter: polyisocyanurate | \r\n \r\n 0.09 | \r\n \r\n 7.2 | \r\n \r\n\r\n typical | \r\n \r\n 15-30 | \r\n \r\n better | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \n alternatives | \n \n cost/sq. ft./R (materials & labor) | \n \n energy (R- value per inch) | \n \n IAQ | \n \n\n expected product life (years) | \n \n life cycle thinking | \n \n practice | \n
| \n fiberglass batt | \n \n .03 | \n \n 3.2 | \n \n typical | \n \n\n 15 | \n \n standard | \n \n standard | \n
| \n cellulose blown and loose fill | \n \n .02 | \n \n 3.7 | \n \n good | \n \n\n 15 | \n \n good | \n \n standard | \n
| \n fiberglass blown | \n \n .04 | \n \n 2.2 | \n \n good | \n \n\n 15 | \n \n standard | \n \n standard | \n
| \n foamed-in-place polyisocyanurate\n or polyicynene | \n\n \n not ava | \n \n 3.6-5.0 | \n \n\n better | \n \n 15-30 | \n \n better | \n \n requires trained installer | \n
| \n rigid perimeter: extruded | \n \n 0.14 | \n \n 5.0 | \n \n\n typical | \n \n 10-15 | \n \n standard | \n \n standard | \n
| \n rigid perimeter: expanded | \n \n 0.13 | \n \n 3.85 | \n \n\n typical | \n \n 15 | \n \n good | \n \n standard | \n
| \n rigid perimeter: polyisocyanurate | \n \n 0.09 | \n \n 7.2 | \n \n\n typical | \n \n 15-30 | \n \n better | \n \n standard | \n
| \r\n alternatives | \r\n \r\n cost/sq. ft./R (materials & labor) | \r\n \r\n energy (R- value per inch) | \r\n \r\n IAQ | \r\n \r\n\r\n expected product life (years) | \r\n \r\n life cycle thinking | \r\n \r\n practice | \r\n
| \r\n fiberglass batt | \r\n \r\n .03 | \r\n \r\n 3.2 | \r\n \r\n typical | \r\n \r\n\r\n 15 | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n cellulose blown and loose fill | \r\n \r\n .02 | \r\n \r\n 3.7 | \r\n \r\n good | \r\n \r\n\r\n 15 | \r\n \r\n good | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n fiberglass blown | \r\n \r\n .04 | \r\n \r\n 2.2 | \r\n \r\n good | \r\n \r\n\r\n 15 | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n foamed-in-place polyisocyanurate\r\n or polyicynene | \r\n\r\n \r\n not ava | \r\n \r\n 3.6-5.0 | \r\n \r\n\r\n better | \r\n \r\n 15-30 | \r\n \r\n better | \r\n \r\n requires trained installer | \r\n
| \r\n rigid perimeter: extruded | \r\n \r\n 0.14 | \r\n \r\n 5.0 | \r\n \r\n\r\n typical | \r\n \r\n 10-15 | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n rigid perimeter: expanded | \r\n \r\n 0.13 | \r\n \r\n 3.85 | \r\n \r\n\r\n typical | \r\n \r\n 15 | \r\n \r\n good | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n rigid perimeter: polyisocyanurate | \r\n \r\n 0.09 | \r\n \r\n 7.2 | \r\n \r\n\r\n typical | \r\n \r\n 15-30 | \r\n \r\n better | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
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| Brooklyn Children\'s Museum | \r\n
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| Building Materials Reuse Association - | \r\n
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| Center for the Urban Environment | \r\n
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| Co-op America Business Network - | \r\n
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| Doyle\'s Thornless Blackberry - Home Page | \r\n
| Drosera, Native Plant Botany | \r\n
| Durapalm | \r\n
| Earthbound Farm | \r\n
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| Eat Well Guide | \r\n
| ECOBROKER : Home | \r\n
| ECOBROWNSTONE: The Art of Brownstone Greenovation | \r\n
| Ecoseekers | \r\n
| Edible Brooklyn | \r\n
| Electra bicycles | \r\n
| Engineering Data | \r\n
| Engrave-A-Crete | \r\n
| Envirolutions | \r\n
| Environ Biocomposites | \r\n
| Evangeline Dennie, Architect, LEED AP | \r\n
| Evelyn Productions | \r\n
| FIBERFRAME™ fiberglass windows | \r\n
| Fibertec - Fiberglass Windows and Doors Manufacturer | \r\n
| Fifth Avenue Committee | \r\n
| Foam Insulation - Spray Foam | \r\n
| Foam It Green Polyurethane Spray Foam Kits - Seal and Insulate | \r\n
| Foampower Home Page | \r\n
| Gaia Institute | \r\n
| GBCI: Green Building Certification Institute | \r\n
| Girl Guides USA | \r\n
| Go Green | \r\n
| Gossypium The Ethical Eco-Cotton Store | \r\n
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| GreenBuildingsNY® | June 17-18, 2008 | Jacob K. Javits | \r\n
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| Greener Buildings - News on Green Buildings, | \r\n
| greenGoat ::: resource management strategies | \r\n
| GreenHome NYC | \r\n
| GreenHomeNYC: We Help New York City\'s Buildings Go Green. | \r\n
| GreenSpa NY | \r\n
| Greg Barber Co. | \r\n
| Grey Water Books, Ecological Design Information & Consulting | \r\n
| HabitatMap | \r\n
| hexapat green walkway | \r\n
| Home Heating Systems - HeatingHelp.com | \r\n
| home surplus | \r\n
| Hydronic Comfort Heating - HydronicPros.com | \r\n
| IceStone | \r\n
| ICFA - Insulating Concrete Form Association | \r\n
| Incentives in New York | \r\n
| Inhabitat | \r\n
| Iron & Steel Scrap in Metro New York on ThomasNet.com | \r\n
| Kirei Board | \r\n
| Kiwi Magazine | \r\n
| League of Young Voters Education Fund | \r\n
| LEED - USGBC: U.S. Green Building Council | \r\n
| Low Impact Living | \r\n
| Lower East Side Ecology Center | \r\n
| Lumber Liquidators: Hardwood Flooring for Less! | \r\n
| Magic Exterminating | \r\n
| Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance | \r\n
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| MOO.com | business card | \r\n
| Motherplants | \r\n
| Movers Not Shakers | \r\n
| National Grid | \r\n
| NCFI Polyurethanes | \r\n
| New York Industrial Retention Network | \r\n
| New York League of Conservation Voters | \r\n
| NY broker web site | \r\n
| NYC Department of Design and Construction | \r\n
| NYSERDA | \r\n
| NYSERDA - New York Energy Smart Loan Program | \r\n
| Overheard in New York: The Voice of the City | \r\n
| Paperstone | \r\n
| Plyboo | \r\n
| POLFOAM demilec distributor | \r\n
| Power Naturally Web Site | \r\n
| Pratt Institute | \r\n
| Prospect Park | \r\n
| Radiant Floor Design info | \r\n
| radiant heat ThermoFin Information | \r\n
| Reclaimed Home: Green Low Impact Housing Renovation of New York, Brooklyn, New Jersey | \r\n
| recycled insulation | \r\n
| Recycled Lumber, Plywood, & Flooring Buyers & Sellers | \r\n
| Reddi-Wall, Inc. | \r\n
| RePlayground | \r\n
| Richlite | \r\n
| Riverkeeper | \r\n
| Rocket Mass Heaters | \r\n
| Rolling Press | \r\n
| Rooftop Gardening Source | \r\n
| Scrapile | \r\n
| Slow Food NYC | \r\n
| Small Business Loans | \r\n
| Solar 1 | \r\n
| Solar One | \r\n
| Solatube - The Miracle Skylight | \r\n
| Soundproofing Products and Materials | \r\n
| SoyThane Spray Urethane Foam | \r\n
| SprayFoam.com- foam database | \r\n
| Stewart/Stand | \r\n
| Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture | \r\n
| Structural Insulated Panel Association | \r\n
| Sunmaxsolar.net | \r\n
| SunPower - Smarter Solar | \r\n
| Surface Environment | \r\n
| Sustainable Business Network | \r\n
| sustainableflatbush.org | \r\n
| tankless water Takagi USA | \r\n
| The Design Can | \r\n
| Transportation Alternatives | \r\n
| Treehugger | \r\n
| TriState Bio Diesel | \r\n
| UNILUX AG, Salmtal - Fenster und Türen | \r\n
| USGBC New York Chapter | \r\n
| Viessmann Manufacturing Company Inc. | \r\n
| WE ADD UP | \r\n
| Wearable Collections | \r\n
| Your Solar Home - Renewable Energy Solutions | \r\n
| 3 R Living | \r\n
| Alive Structures | \r\n
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| Asthma Free Zone School | \r\n
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| Doyle\'s Thornless Blackberry - Home Page | \r\n
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| Eat Well Guide | \r\n
| ECOBROKER : Home | \r\n
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| Ecoseekers | \r\n
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| Engrave-A-Crete | \r\n
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| Foam It Green Polyurethane Spray Foam Kits - Seal and Insulate | \r\n
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| Go Green | \r\n
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| Grey Water Books, Ecological Design Information & Consulting | \r\n
| HabitatMap | \r\n
| hexapat green walkway | \r\n
| Home Heating Systems - HeatingHelp.com | \r\n
| home surplus | \r\n
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| IceStone | \r\n
| ICFA - Insulating Concrete Form Association | \r\n
| Incentives in New York | \r\n
| Inhabitat | \r\n
| Iron & Steel Scrap in Metro New York on ThomasNet.com | \r\n
| Kirei Board | \r\n
| Kiwi Magazine | \r\n
| League of Young Voters Education Fund | \r\n
| LEED - USGBC: U.S. Green Building Council | \r\n
| Low Impact Living | \r\n
| Lower East Side Ecology Center | \r\n
| Lumber Liquidators: Hardwood Flooring for Less! | \r\n
| Magic Exterminating | \r\n
| Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance | \r\n
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| NYSERDA - New York Energy Smart Loan Program | \r\n
| Overheard in New York: The Voice of the City | \r\n
| Paperstone | \r\n
| Plyboo | \r\n
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| Power Naturally Web Site | \r\n
| Pratt Institute | \r\n
| Prospect Park | \r\n
| Radiant Floor Design info | \r\n
| radiant heat ThermoFin Information | \r\n
| Reclaimed Home: Green Low Impact Housing Renovation of New York, Brooklyn, New Jersey | \r\n
| recycled insulation | \r\n
| Recycled Lumber, Plywood, & Flooring Buyers & Sellers | \r\n
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| RePlayground | \r\n
| Richlite | \r\n
| Riverkeeper | \r\n
| Rocket Mass Heaters | \r\n
| Rolling Press | \r\n
| Rooftop Gardening Source | \r\n
| Scrapile | \r\n
| Slow Food NYC | \r\n
| Small Business Loans | \r\n
| Solar 1 | \r\n
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| Solatube - The Miracle Skylight | \r\n
| Soundproofing Products and Materials | \r\n
| SoyThane Spray Urethane Foam | \r\n
| SprayFoam.com- foam database | \r\n
| Stewart/Stand | \r\n
| Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture | \r\n
| Structural Insulated Panel Association | \r\n
| Sunmaxsolar.net | \r\n
| SunPower - Smarter Solar | \r\n
| Surface Environment | \r\n
| Sustainable Business Network | \r\n
| sustainableflatbush.org | \r\n
| tankless water Takagi USA | \r\n
| The Design Can | \r\n
| Transportation Alternatives | \r\n
| Treehugger | \r\n
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\nCutting the tires into strips.\n\n
\nPlacing the tire under the joists.\n\n
\nThe same tire pictured above but now we have put the support beam beneath it. The tire now acts as a sound barrier between the joists and the beam, breaking the vibration that would normally pass from the joist to the beam and the floor below.\n\n
\nHere is an example of the tire placed between the stud and the footer. It is better to place the tire between the stud and the header to stop sound coming from above. But in this case the stud was supporting the stairs so it didn\'t matter.', 'Soundproofing between floors', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '407-revision', '', '', '2008-12-19 18:13:37', '2008-12-20 00:13:37', '', 407, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/407-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (408, 1, '2008-12-19 17:13:16', '2008-12-19 23:13:16', 'Sound is an important element in a house, usually how to diminish the sound between walls and floors. Soundproofing a house is an art and a science. There are many things that at first go against logic, but once you understand the mechanics of sound they make perfect sense. \n\nFor example in one situation a very thin layer of one thing stops much more sound than a thick layer of another. But in another situation it might be the opposite, where a thick substance is more effective than a thing substance, whatever the substance is at the time (foam, metal, wood, caulk etc...).\n\nTwo sites that are very useful are STCRatings.com and Acoustics.com.\n\nThese two sides offer concrete technical information that are invaluable if you want to build or renovate a house. The sites are not selling any product so the information isn\'t very biased.', 'Good Soundproofing Sites', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '264-autosave', '', '', '2008-12-19 17:13:16', '2008-12-19 23:13:16', '', 264, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/264-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (407, 1, '2008-12-19 18:13:40', '2008-12-20 00:13:40', 'After some research we noticed that one of the most effective ways to reduce impact noise between floors was to put a recycled tyre product between the floor and sub floor. It creates a vibrating cushion that absorbs the impact, thus deadening the sound.\r\n\r\nThe only problem is that this product is costly. And costly is not green in the slightest.\r\n\r\nSo we went to the mechanic down the road. He was more than happy to give us some used tires. He has to pay to dispose of them into the landfill. We took the tires and cut them into little strips.\r\n\r\nThe strips were placed wherever a stud or support beam made contact with the floor above, creating a sound impact barrier between the two floors. Kids jumping, heavy boots and games of basketball should all become less audible from the neighbors above thanks to our technique.\r\n\r\n\r\nCutting the tires into strips.\r\n\r\n\r\nPlacing the tire under the joists.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe same tire pictured above but now we have put the support beam beneath it. The tire now acts as a sound barrier between the joists and the beam, breaking the vibration that would normally pass from the joist to the beam and the floor below.\r\n\r\n\r\nHere is an example of the tire placed between the stud and the footer. It is better to place the tire between the stud and the header to stop sound coming from above. But in this case the stud was supporting the stairs so it didn\'t matter.', 'Soundproofing between floors', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'soundproofing-floors', '', '', '2009-01-22 16:44:13', '2009-01-22 22:44:13', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=407', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (248, 1, '2008-10-29 19:33:01', '2008-10-30 01:33:01', 'Eco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative GREEN CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE development company in the Brooklyn area.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn\'s Director is Gennaro Brooks-Church, a Licensed Real Estate Broker and Contractor. He can be reached at 347-244-3016. \r\n\r\n ', 'Green Real Estate Development', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-31', '', '', '2008-11-12 14:23:08', '2008-11-12 20:23:08', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/8-revision-31/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (302, 1, '2008-09-27 18:05:10', '2008-09-28 00:05:10', 'To contact Eco Inc. Brooklyn call Gennaro Brooks-Church at 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative real estate development company offering services in GREEN CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE. It is directed by Gennaro Brooks-Church, licensed Real Estate Broker, EcoBroker® and Contractor. Other team members are brought in depending on the job.\r\n\r\nAnything relating to green building is our passion. We work in the following mediums:\r\n\r\nRecycled Flooring and Timber\r\nRadiant Heat\r\nFiberglass Windows\r\nFoam Insulation\r\nSolar Water Heating\r\nSolar Electricity\r\nGreen Roofs\r\nHigh Efficiency Boilers\r\nHeat On Demand Boilers\r\nEcological Counters\r\nSoapstone Fireplaces\r\n\r\nWe can also help in these services:\r\n\r\nArchitectural Plans\r\nJob Expediting\r\nEnergy Audits\r\nJob Management\r\nReal Estate Sales and Rentals', 'About', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2-revision-10', '', '', '2008-09-27 18:05:10', '2008-09-28 00:05:10', '', 2, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2-revision-10/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (256, 1, '2008-11-12 14:39:12', '2008-11-12 20:39:12', 'Eco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative GREEN CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE development company in the Brooklyn area.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn\'s Director is Gennaro Brooks-Church, a Licensed Real Estate Broker and Contractor. He can be reached at 347-244-3016. \r\n\r\n ', 'Green Real Estate Development', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-33', '', '', '2008-11-12 14:39:12', '2008-11-12 20:39:12', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/8-revision-33/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (257, 1, '2008-08-28 12:01:19', '2008-08-28 18:01:19', 'I have been in building since I was 14. My experience is mostly US and Spain. The Spanish style tends to have a lot of stone, concrete and tiles. My US experience is SF and NY. Victorian houses in San Francisco have a lot of wood and Brownstones in Brooklyn have a nice mix of stone and wood.\r\n\r\nTo become a contractor in NY you need to pay fees (aprox $800), buy insurance(aprox $5000 plus), fill out some forms and take a 20 minutes test based on two pages of information.\r\n\r\nYou don\'t really need to show a lot of construction experience to get the license so when somebody says they are a licensed contractor, well, it could mean a lot of things. I don\'t mean to belittle the title because clearly anyone who has jumped through the hoops and paid the fees has an interest in building. \r\n\r\nIt is a good place to start when looking for a builder but having the license is only part of the equation.\r\n \r\nI think references help a lot. Another good tactic is to start with a very small job to test the contractor out.', 'Eco Brooklyn is a licensed and insured contractor', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '38-revision-5', '', '', '2008-08-28 12:01:19', '2008-08-28 18:01:19', '', 38, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/38-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (260, 1, '2008-11-16 08:14:11', '2008-11-16 14:14:11', 'Last week I attended an Energy Efficiency Seminar hosted by Landmark West!, The Community Preservation Corporation and Steven Winter Associates, Inc.\r\n\r\nI covered the many ways to make a building more efficient. First we looked at where the energy goes, from heating, to hot water, to appliances, to holes in roof. We learned the percentages for each and got an in depth understanding of how to prioritize our energy improvement plan.\r\n\r\nFor example, if windows waste 10% of the energy and cost $10,000 to replace but a hole in the attic wastes 10% of the energy and costs $25 to fix then obviously go for the hole.\r\n\r\nThe basic message of the seminar was that you should go for the low hanging fruit. They will fix the vast majority of the energy issues and cost the least amount of money.\r\n\r\nBasically, the low hanging fruit are the holes. Most energy is wasted via holes in the house envelope. And most of these issues can be fixed for almost no money.\r\n\r\nThe mantra is: "Find Hole, Fill Hole."\r\n\r\nPlaces to look the are most important are where the house pressure is highest: at the base of the house and at the top of the house. \r\n\r\nThe base of the house has a lot of inward pressure where cold air is being sucked into the house. The top of the house has a lot of outward pressure where valuable hot air is being pushed out of the house.\r\n\r\nFind the holes any way you can. For the little killer holes a lighter or smoking candle can show you the draft. Fill with caulk, spray foam and putty. \r\n\r\nIf you do this it will amaze you how much energy will be saved. And money.\r\n\r\nA house has to be really in terrible shape for you to need to put insulation in the walls, replace the appliances, and get new windows. These would be the next steps but the "Find Hole, Fill Hole," is definitely the most important first step.', 'Energy Efficiency Seminar', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'energy-efficiency-seminar', '', '', '2008-11-16 08:14:11', '2008-11-16 14:14:11', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=260', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (261, 1, '2008-11-16 08:14:03', '2008-11-16 14:14:03', 'Last week I attended an Energy Efficiency Seminar hosted by Landmark West!, The Community Preservation Corporation and Steven Winter Associates, Inc.\n\nI covered the many ways to make a building more efficient. First we looked at where the energy goes, from heating, to hot water, to appliances, to holes in roof. We learned the percentages for each and got an in depth understanding of how to prioritize our energy improvement plan.\n\nFor example, if windows waste 10% of the energy and cost $10,000 to replace but a hole in the attic wastes 10% of the energy and costs $25 to fix then obviously go for the hole.\n\nThe basic message of the seminar was that you should go for the low hanging fruit. They will fix the vast majority of the energy issues and cost the least amount of money.\n\nBasically, the low hanging fruit are the holes. Most energy is wasted via holes in the house envelope. And most of these issues can be fixed for almost no money.\n\nThe mantra is: "Find Hole, Fill Hole."\n\nPlaces to look the are most important are where the house pressure is highest: at the base of the house and at the top of the house. \n\nThe base of the house has a lot of inward pressure where cold air is being sucked into the house. The top of the house has a lot of outward pressure where valuable hot air is being pushed out of the house.\n\nFind the holes any way you can. For the little killer holes a lighter or smoking candle can show you the draft. Fill with caulk, spray foam and putty. \n\nIf you do this it will amaze you how much energy will be saved. And money.\n\nA house has to be really in terrible shape for you to need to put insulation in the walls, replace the appliances, and get new windows. These would be the next steps but the "Find Hole, Fill Hole," is definitely the most important first step.', 'Energy Efficiency Seminar', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '260-revision', '', '', '2008-11-16 08:14:03', '2008-11-16 14:14:03', '', 260, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/260-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (262, 1, '2008-11-16 16:31:49', '2008-11-16 22:31:49', 'I discovered a great web site today called Radiant Heat Institute.com
\r\nIt is a godsend for a builder like me who likes to build cheap and green. He has loads of practical info. Very good site. \r\n\r\nHere is from his site on how to build green:\r\n\r\n1. Locate house with south orientation, +5 or - 5 degrees of due south is best. House to be elongated along the east-west axis for optimum exposure.\r\n\r\n2. 8% to 12 % of floor area to be south facing glazing. South glazing must be vertical to prevent overheating in the summer. In general avoid the use of skylights but if used, they should be designed with much caution and thought as to thermal gain and loss.\r\n\r\n3. Passive design houses can be direct gain, Trombe walls, mass walls, water walls or isolated gain (sunspaces or greenhouses). For the majority of designs, direct gain or isolated gain are used. Direct gain design relies on the interior mass of the house to store the solar heat.\r\n\r\n4. Optimally insulating the house envelope is the most important issue - R20 (3.52 rsi) walls, R30 (5.29 rsi) roof, R10 (1.76 rsi) footer. Make the envelope like a thermos bottle. There is no compromise on this issue. Insulate on the exterior of mass walls. The mass walls will act as a thermal flywheel keeping the temperature of the space consistent through the day and night. Insulation must block any thermal path to the exterior. Keeping surface temperatures up (mean radiant temperature) and interior internal mass are the keys to a successful thermal environment and the proper placement of insulation is the tool for achieving this.\r\n\r\n5. Use fixed or adjustable overhangs to block out sun completely from May 1 to July 30. Full sun should be allowed on Dec. 21. This rule will vary according to the local latitude and climate conditions.\r\n\r\n6. Locate living areas and high activity areas on south side of house.\r\n\r\n7. Locate closets, storage, garage and less active rooms on north side of house.\r\n\r\n8. Locate baths, kitchen and laundry facilities near the water heater\'s location to minimize pipe runs and energy loss.\r\n\r\n9. Keep exterior entries away from wind. Air lock entries are always a good idea.\r\n\r\n10. Keep infiltration to a minimum. Eliminate unwanted air entry. In very tight houses, an air to air heat exchange for ventilation is a good idea.\r\n\r\n11. Free ventilation (operable windows) should be 6% to 7.5% of floor area. Half on the leeward side and half on the windward side.\r\n\r\n12. It is best to use mass floors (stone, marble, tile) only where sun strikes floor. Floors in other areas should be of a light density, such as wood or carpet.\r\n\r\n13. In less than favorable passive solar orientation or design, use hydronic radiant floors. If optimum passive design is utilized, there is no need for a radiant floor. If radiant floors are used, solar heating of the water is ideal because of the lower temperatures required for floor heating. Insulation under the radiant floor is required.\r\n\r\n14. Double pain windows on south exposure, on other exposures use triple pane or low-E glass especially north glass which should be kept to a minimum.\r\n\r\n15. Keep west facing glass to a minimum to reduce summer overheating. If required for a view, use high shading coefficient glass or low-E glass (or reflective blinds).\r\n\r\n16. To optimize passive gain, use night window insulation such as shutters or insulative curtains.\r\n\r\n17. South exposure sunspaces (greenhouses) are solar rooms attached to the south side of the house. In Italy south facing terraces would be ideal to close in with glazing that could be opened in summer. The terrace can be closed off from the main house and opened and closed as needed. South glazing should be a maximum of 6" above the mass floor to allow optimum sun exposure to the mass floors. The floor perimeter or floor itself must be insulated as do all the columns and walls.\r\n\r\n18. Use active solar panels for water heating. Insulate pipe and storage.\r\n\r\n19. Without a doubt for maximum thermal comfort and cost effectiveness, the best use of the construction funds is to put it into the envelope rather than the heating system. If the envelope is designed with optimal passive solar features, the size and sophistication of the heating system can be designed to be much more economical plus the utility bills will be much less.\r\n\r\n20. Use natural landscape to help both in controlling winds and shade for natural cooling', 'Building Green Notes', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'building-green-notes', '', '', '2008-11-16 16:31:49', '2008-11-16 22:31:49', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=262', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (263, 1, '2008-11-16 16:31:33', '2008-11-16 22:31:33', 'I discovered a great web site today called Radiant Heat Institute.com
\nIt is a godsend for a builder like me who likes to build cheap and green. He has loads of practical info. Very good site. \n\nHere is from his site on how to build green:\n\n1. Locate house with south orientation, +5 or - 5 degrees of due south is best. House to be elongated along the east-west axis for optimum exposure.\n\n2. 8% to 12 % of floor area to be south facing glazing. South glazing must be vertical to prevent overheating in the summer. In general avoid the use of skylights but if used, they should be designed with much caution and thought as to thermal gain and loss.\n\n3. Passive design houses can be direct gain, Trombe walls, mass walls, water walls or isolated gain (sunspaces or greenhouses). For the majority of designs, direct gain or isolated gain are used. Direct gain design relies on the interior mass of the house to store the solar heat.\n\n4. Optimally insulating the house envelope is the most important issue - R20 (3.52 rsi) walls, R30 (5.29 rsi) roof, R10 (1.76 rsi) footer. Make the envelope like a thermos bottle. There is no compromise on this issue. Insulate on the exterior of mass walls. The mass walls will act as a thermal flywheel keeping the temperature of the space consistent through the day and night. Insulation must block any thermal path to the exterior. Keeping surface temperatures up (mean radiant temperature) and interior internal mass are the keys to a successful thermal environment and the proper placement of insulation is the tool for achieving this.\n\n5. Use fixed or adjustable overhangs to block out sun completely from May 1 to July 30. Full sun should be allowed on Dec. 21. This rule will vary according to the local latitude and climate conditions.\n\n6. Locate living areas and high activity areas on south side of house.\n\n7. Locate closets, storage, garage and less active rooms on north side of house.\n\n8. Locate baths, kitchen and laundry facilities near the water heater\'s location to minimize pipe runs and energy loss.\n\n9. Keep exterior entries away from wind. Air lock entries are always a good idea.\n\n10. Keep infiltration to a minimum. Eliminate unwanted air entry. In very tight houses, an air to air heat exchange for ventilation is a good idea.\n\n11. Free ventilation (operable windows) should be 6% to 7.5% of floor area. Half on the leeward side and half on the windward side.\n\n12. It is best to use mass floors (stone, marble, tile) only where sun strikes floor. Floors in other areas should be of a light density, such as wood or carpet.\n\n13. In less than favorable passive solar orientation or design, use hydronic radiant floors. If optimum passive design is utilized, there is no need for a radiant floor. If radiant floors are used, solar heating of the water is ideal because of the lower temperatures required for floor heating. Insulation under the radiant floor is required.\n\n14. Double pain windows on south exposure, on other exposures use triple pane or low-E glass especially north glass which should be kept to a minimum.\n\n15. Keep west facing glass to a minimum to reduce summer overheating. If required for a view, use high shading coefficient glass or low-E glass (or reflective blinds).\n\n16. To optimize passive gain, use night window insulation such as shutters or insulative curtains.\n\n17. South exposure sunspaces (greenhouses) are solar rooms attached to the south side of the house. In Italy south facing terraces would be ideal to close in with glazing that could be opened in summer. The terrace can be closed off from the main house and opened and closed as needed. South glazing should be a maximum of 6" above the mass floor to allow optimum sun exposure to the mass floors. The floor perimeter or floor itself must be insulated as do all the columns and walls.\n\n18. Use active solar panels for water heating. Insulate pipe and storage.\n\n19. Without a doubt for maximum thermal comfort and cost effectiveness, the best use of the construction funds is to put it into the envelope rather than the heating system. If the envelope is designed with optimal passive solar features, the size and sophistication of the heating system can be designed to be much more economical plus the utility bills will be much less.\n\n20. Use natural landscape to help both in controlling winds and shade for natural cooling', 'Building Green Notes', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '262-revision', '', '', '2008-11-16 16:31:33', '2008-11-16 22:31:33', '', 262, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/262-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (264, 1, '2008-11-17 20:27:12', '2008-11-18 02:27:12', 'Sound is an important element in a house, usually how to diminish the sound between walls and floors. Soundproofing a house is an art and a science. There are many things that at first go against logic, but once you understand the mechanics of sound they make perfect sense. \r\n\r\nFor example in one situation a very thin layer of one thing stops much more sound than a thick layer of another. But in another sutuation it might be the opposite, where a thick substance is more effective than a thing substance, whatever the substance is at the time (foam, metal, wood, caulk etc...).\r\n\r\nTwo sites that are very useful are STCRatings.com and Acoustics.com.\r\n\r\nThese two sides offer concrete technical information that are invaluable if you want to build or renovate a house. The sites are not selling any product so the information isn\'t very biased.', 'Good Soundproofing Sites', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'good-soundproofing-sites', '', '', '2008-11-17 20:27:12', '2008-11-18 02:27:12', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=264', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (265, 1, '2008-11-17 20:26:52', '2008-11-18 02:26:52', 'Sound is an important element in a house, usually how to diminish the sound between walls and floors. Soundproofing a house is an art and a science. There are many things that at first go against logic, but once you understand the mechanics of sound they make perfect sense. \n\nFor example in one situation a very thin layer of one thing stops much more sound than a thick layer of another. But in another sutuation it might be the opposite, where a thick substance is more effective than a thing substance, whatever the substance is at the time (foam, metal, wood, caulk etc...).\n\nTwo sites that are very useful are STCRatings.com and Acoustics.com.\n\nThese two sides offer concrete technical information that are invaluable if you want to build or renovate a house. The sites are not selling any product so the information isn\'t very biased.', 'Good Soundproofing Sites', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '264-revision', '', '', '2008-11-17 20:26:52', '2008-11-18 02:26:52', '', 264, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/264-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (266, 1, '2008-11-17 20:41:20', '2008-11-18 02:41:20', 'Because my architect and I did not see eye to eye we had to part ways, which meant he had to pull his application with the DOB. That would have been fine if my new architect kept to his schedule. But he didn\'t and I didn\'t get new plans submitted to the DOB before the old architect withdrew his.\r\n\r\nBecause I didn\'t have an active application at the DOB I got a big fat STOP WORK ORDER, which apart from grinding everything to a halt is annoying because everyone presumes it is because of something wrong I did on the job site.\r\n\r\nBut after much name calling, threats and extra money gauging, my architect finally got the new plans submitted and approved and I finally got a new work permit.\r\n\r\nThings are up and swinging again. I have a great crew of about 8 guys banging, digging and hauling.\r\n\r\nThis week we jackhammered the concrete in the back yard and carted it to the dumpster in the street. We also made good progress in the cellar where we are digging down three feet to make a nice spacious nine foot living space. Lots of fancy underpinning going on down there. \r\n\r\nMeanwhile we are sistering all the joists on the top floor with beams I reclaimed from the construction site across the street (me and the carpenters on that job have an agreement that they take the joists out carefully instead of cutting them in half and throwing them in the dumpster like normal).\r\n\r\nThe roof needs to be nice and strong to hold the green roof.\r\n\r\nOn the insulation front I just ordered 12,000 square feet of recycled insulation from the InsulationDepot.com. I don\'t need anywhere near that but a truck costs the same no matter how much you fill it so I filled it. What I don\'t use I\'ll sell to other like minded green builders in Brooklyn.\r\n\r\nTimes are tough right now: I get unemployed workers coming to the site each day with sad stories of being hungry and with kids etc. It is a great time to be an employer, if you can make any money yourself that is.', 'We are working again!', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'working-again', '', '', '2008-11-17 20:41:20', '2008-11-18 02:41:20', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=266', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (267, 1, '2008-11-17 20:41:00', '2008-11-18 02:41:00', 'Because my architect and I did not see eye to eye we had to part ways, which meant he had to pull his application with the DOB. That would have been fine if my new architect kept to his schedule. But he didn\'t and I didn\'t get new plans submitted to the DOB before the old architect withdrew his.\n\nBecause I didn\'t have an active application at the DOB I got a big fat STOP WORK ORDER, which apart from grinding everything to a halt is annoying because everyone presumes it is because of something wrong I did on the job site.\n\nBut after much name calling, threats and extra money gauging, my architect finally got the new plans submitted and approved and I finally got a new work permit.\n\nThings are up and swinging again. I have a great crew of about 8 guys banging, digging and hauling.\n\nThis week we jackhammered the concrete in the back yard and carted it to the dumpster in the street. We also made good progress in the cellar where we are digging down three feet to make a nice spacious nine foot living space. Lots of fancy underpinning going on down there. \n\nMeanwhile we are sistering all the joists on the top floor with beams I reclaimed from the construction site across the street (me and the carpenters on that job have an agreement that they take the joists out carefully instead of cutting them in half and throwing them in the dumpster like normal).\n\nThe roof needs to be nice and strong to hold the green roof.\n\nOn the insulation front I just ordered 12,000 square feet of recycled insulation from the InsulationDepot.com. I don\'t need anywhere near that but a truck costs the same no matter how much you fill it so I filled it. What I don\'t use I\'ll sell to other like minded green builders in Brooklyn.\n\nTimes are tough right now: I get unemployed workers coming to the site each day with sad stories of being hungry and with kids etc. It is a great time to be an employer, if you can make any money your that is.', 'We are working again!', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '266-revision', '', '', '2008-11-17 20:41:00', '2008-11-18 02:41:00', '', 266, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/266-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (268, 1, '2008-11-18 17:35:26', '2008-11-18 23:35:26', 'There is this cool concept called Bio-Biologie, formed by a German guy called Dr. Anton Schnieder, which looks at the house and its surroundings as a biological entity, almost as if it were alive.\r\n\r\nAnd like any living entity it needs certain things to remain healthy, which in turn keeps the inhabitants healthy. Many houses don\'t have these aspects.\r\n\r\nThese are simple things like non toxic materials, plenty of sun and air, no radiation or electromagnetic fields and lots of green. Basically they are feel good things and are very useful whenever doing a remodel or new building.\r\n\r\nThis site outlines 25 of his most important points.', 'Bio-Biologie Building', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bio-biologie-building', '', '', '2008-11-18 17:35:26', '2008-11-18 23:35:26', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=268', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (269, 1, '2008-11-18 17:35:18', '2008-11-18 23:35:18', 'There is this cool concept called Bio-Biologie, formed by a German guy called Dr. Anton Schnieder, which looks at the house and its surroundings as a biological entity, almost as if it were alive.\n\nAnd like any living entity it needs certain things to remain healthy, which in turn keeps the inhabitants healthy. Many houses don\'t have these aspects.\n\nThese are simple things like non toxic materials, plenty of sun and air, no radiation or electromagnetic fields and lots of green. Basically they are feel good things and are very useful whenever \n\nThis site outlines 25 of his most important points.', 'Bio-Biologie Building', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '268-revision', '', '', '2008-11-18 17:35:18', '2008-11-18 23:35:18', '', 268, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/268-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (270, 1, '2008-11-18 18:03:54', '2008-11-19 00:03:54', 'It is so important to use healthy cleaning products in the house. The very same Wizz-Bang commerial products that can "kill germs" can also kill all the good germs in you. \r\n\r\nThe following text was originally from ABC\'s web site.\r\n\r\nThere are many ingredients in your own kitchen or bathroom cupboard that could easily be substituted for cleaners.\r\nMore and more people are looking for natural ways of cleaning as their concerns grow over chemicals in cleaners that can cause eye, nose and throat irritation, headaches and dizziness.\r\nMany common household cleaners contain alcohol, ammonia, bleach, formaldehyde and lye, substances that can cause nausea, vomiting, inflammation and burning of the eyes and throat.\r\nEnvironmentalists have linked these ingredients with neurological, liver and kidney damage, asthma and cancer.\r\nThere are hundreds of homegrown recipes for green cleaning; here are some of the basic ingredients and combinations you can try:\r\nFive Basic Ingredients\r\nAny of these ingredients can be safely mixed together. Experiment and find out what works best for you. Store mixtures in spray bottles and label them.\r\nWhite Vinegar: Mix with water and you can clean windows, any glass, countertops and tile.\r\nBaking Soda: Mixed with water this becomes an all purpose cleaner. Scour sinks, tubs and even sprinkle over carpets as a deodorizer.\r\nSalt: great as an abrasive for cleaning pots and pans.\r\nLemon Juice: use as bleach in laundry and on kitchen surfaces. Combine with vinegar and water and you have a nice de-clogger.\r\nOlive oil: Mix with vinegar and use as furniture polish.\r\n \r\nCook up some green cleaners:\r\nDrain cleaner: Pour 125 ml of baking soda down the sink and add at least a cup of vinegar. Put the cover on the drain and wait a few minutes. Finish by rinsing through with a mixture of boiling water and salt.\r\nOven cleaner: Make a paste of baking soda and water. First, scratch off burnt spots with a scouring brush and then apply the paste and scrub.\r\nKitchen cleanser: Use baking soda on non-scratch surfaces and vinegar and water mixture on all others.\r\nWindow cleaner: Put 75 ml of vinegar for every litre of water in a spray bottle.\r\nGlass cleaner: Blend 75 ml of vinegar, a spoonful of cornstarch and a litre of warm water. Apply with a sponge and wipe dry. No streaks!\r\nToilet bowl cleaner: Sprinkle baking soda around the inside of the toilet bowl and clean with toilet brush. Also drop some white vinegar into the bowl and let sit a few minutes before cleaning with the brush.\r\nTub and tile cleaner: Mix 400 ml baking soda, 125 ml liquid soap, 125 ml water and a few spoonfuls of vinegar. Apply, scrub and wipe.\r\nMildew remover: Vinegar and salt.\r\nSilver polish: Put a sheet of aluminum foil into a plastic or glass bowl. Sprinkle the foil with salt and baking soda and fill bowl with warm water. Soak your silver in the bowl and tarnish migrates to the foil. Dry and buff.\r\nCrystal: Try a mixture of vinegar, water and a small amount of baking soda. Pour on a soft cloth and rub.\r\nBrass cleaner: Cut a lemon in half, sprinkle it with salt and rub the lemon on the metal. Buff with a cloth.\r\nCopper cleaning: Make a paste with equal parts white vinegar, flour and salt, leave on for an hour and then buff with a cloth.\r\nRust removal: Vinegar can help remove rust on nuts and bolts and other mineral deposits such as calcium deposits\r\nToothpaste: Diminishes glass scratches, lifts crayon marks off the floor.\r\n \r\n \r\nThe following recipes were taken from Athena Thompson’s book “Homes That Heal and Those That Don’t” New Society Publishers, c.2004. ISBN 0-86571-511-4. www.homesthatheal.com. Reprinted with permission.\r\n \r\nKITCHEN CLEANER\r\nbaking soda\r\nessential oil (optional)\r\nHalf fill a plastic flip top or stainless steel shaker with baking soda. Add 15- 20 drops of essential oil (try lemon, thyme or lavender). Stir. Fill the shaker almost to the top with more baking soda. Put the lid on tightly and shake to mix.\r\nTo use: sprinkle on counters or sink, then wipe with a damp rag or cellulose sponge. Rinse well. Don’t use too much or you will need to keep rinsing and wiping.\r\n \r\nALL PURPOSE CLEANER\r\n2 tbsp white vinegar\r\n1 tsp Borax\r\n16 ounces hot, filtered water\r\n¼ cup liquid soap\r\n10-15 drops of essential oil, such as lavender or lemon (optional)\r\nFirst, mix the vinegar with the borax in a 16-ounce clean squirt bottle. Fill with hot, filtered water and shake until all the borax has dissolved. Next, add the liquid soap, followed by the essential oil. Shake again to mix. To use: squirt and wipe.\r\n \r\nTUB AND TILE CLEANER\r\n1 2/3 cups baking soda\r\n½ cup liquid soap\r\n½ cup filtered water\r\n2 tbsp white vinegar\r\nMix the baking soda and liquid soap in a bowl. Dilute with 1/2 cup of water. Add the vinegar last. Mix with a fork until any lumps are gone. It should have a pourable consistency; if not, add more water. Pour into a 16-oz. squeeze container (the kind with a squirt flip-top cap). Keep the cap on, as this mixture will dry out easily. Shake well before using. Add more water if it dries out.\r\nTo use: squirt onto tile, tub, sink, or toilet bowl and scrub. Rinse well. If any baking soda residue remains (which will look like powder), use a little vinegar and water to rinse, and next time use less baking soda in the recipe.\r\n \r\nANTIBACTERIAL SPRAY\r\nHere is a great non-toxic and very effective way to rid your bathroom (or any room) of germs.\r\n1 cup filtered water\r\n1 tsp pure essential oil of lavender\r\nPlace water in 16-oz. clean squirt bottle, add lavender oil, and shake vigorously to mix.\r\nTo use: squirt on surfaces and allow to stand for at least 15 minutes, or don’t rinse at all. This recipe keeps indefinitely. Use on toilet seats, countertops, doorknobs, and cutting boards – anywhere germs like to lurk. Lavender is more antiseptic than phenol, which is the industry standard.\r\n \r\n \r\nThe Following Recipes were collected by Building Biologist Jeanne McLaughlin\r\n \r\nSoapy Garlic Garden Spray for weeds\r\n1 head of garlic and 2 cups of boiling water and let it sit overnight\r\n2 tsp vegetable oil\r\n1 tsp liquid soap\r\n \r\nFor Ants - use apple cider vinegar, lavender, baking soda or powdered sugar applied to ant hills and trails\r\n \r\nBorax cleans blood, chocolate, mud, coffee stains and mildew\r\n \r\nBaking soda and corn starch works for wine stains\r\n \r\nInk Stains - use salt, then lemon and then rinse\r\n \r\nGrease Stains - use Baking soda\r\n \r\nUnclogging Drains - 1/2 cup baking soda and 1/2 cup vinegar and pour down the drain. Plug the drain. Wait 10 minutes and pour boiling water down to flush\r\n \r\nFabric softener - 9 oz of vinegar or baking soda with water\r\n \r\nDisenfect Toilets - vinegar, lemon or tea tree oil\r\n \r\nBleach - use apple cider vinegar instead\r\n \r\nFurniture Polish - 1 part lemon juice with 2 parts olive oil\r\n \r\nPot of basil in kitchen for flies\r\n \r\nLavender or cedar for moths\r\n \r\nPowdered milk and warm water for soaking new clothes to get chemicals out before washing\r\n\r\n \r\n', 'Green House Cleaning', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'green-house-cleaning', '', '', '2008-11-18 18:03:54', '2008-11-19 00:03:54', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=270', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (271, 1, '2008-11-18 18:02:58', '2008-11-19 00:02:58', 'It is so important to use healthy cleaning products in the house. The very same Wizz-Bang commerial products that can "kill germs" can also kill all the good germs in you. \n\nThe followi\nThere are many ingredients in your own kitchen or bathroom cupboard that could easily be substituted for cleaners.\nMore and more people are looking for natural ways of cleaning as their concerns grow over chemicals in cleaners that can cause eye, nose and throat irritation, headaches and dizziness.\nMany common household cleaners contain alcohol, ammonia, bleach, formaldehyde and lye, substances that can cause nausea, vomiting, inflammation and burning of the eyes and throat.\nEnvironmentalists have linked these ingredients with neurological, liver and kidney damage, asthma and cancer.\nThere are hundreds of homegrown recipes for green cleaning; here are some of the basic ingredients and combinations you can try:\nFive Basic Ingredients\nAny of these ingredients can be safely mixed together. Experiment and find out what works best for you. Store mixtures in spray bottles and label them.\nWhite Vinegar: Mix with water and you can clean windows, any glass, countertops and tile.\nBaking Soda: Mixed with water this becomes an all purpose cleaner. Scour sinks, tubs and even sprinkle over carpets as a deodorizer.\nSalt: great as an abrasive for cleaning pots and pans.\nLemon Juice: use as bleach in laundry and on kitchen surfaces. Combine with vinegar and water and you have a nice de-clogger.\nOlive oil: Mix with vinegar and use as furniture polish.\n \nCook up some green cleaners:\nDrain cleaner: Pour 125 ml of baking soda down the sink and add at least a cup of vinegar. Put the cover on the drain and wait a few minutes. Finish by rinsing through with a mixture of boiling water and salt.\nOven cleaner: Make a paste of baking soda and water. First, scratch off burnt spots with a scouring brush and then apply the paste and scrub.\nKitchen cleanser: Use baking soda on non-scratch surfaces and vinegar and water mixture on all others.\nWindow cleaner: Put 75 ml of vinegar for every litre of water in a spray bottle.\nGlass cleaner: Blend 75 ml of vinegar, a spoonful of cornstarch and a litre of warm water. Apply with a sponge and wipe dry. No streaks!\nToilet bowl cleaner: Sprinkle baking soda around the inside of the toilet bowl and clean with toilet brush. Also drop some white vinegar into the bowl and let sit a few minutes before cleaning with the brush.\nTub and tile cleaner: Mix 400 ml baking soda, 125 ml liquid soap, 125 ml water and a few spoonfuls of vinegar. Apply, scrub and wipe.\nMildew remover: Vinegar and salt.\nSilver polish: Put a sheet of aluminum foil into a plastic or glass bowl. Sprinkle the foil with salt and baking soda and fill bowl with warm water. Soak your silver in the bowl and tarnish migrates to the foil. Dry and buff.\nCrystal: Try a mixture of vinegar, water and a small amount of baking soda. Pour on a soft cloth and rub.\nBrass cleaner: Cut a lemon in half, sprinkle it with salt and rub the lemon on the metal. Buff with a cloth.\nCopper cleaning: Make a paste with equal parts white vinegar, flour and salt, leave on for an hour and then buff with a cloth.\nRust removal: Vinegar can help remove rust on nuts and bolts and other mineral deposits such as calcium deposits\nToothpaste: Diminishes glass scratches, lifts crayon marks off the floor.\n \n \nThe following recipes were taken from Athena Thompson’s book “Homes That Heal and Those That Don’t” New Society Publishers, c.2004. ISBN 0-86571-511-4. www.homesthatheal.com. Reprinted with permission.\n \nKITCHEN CLEANER\nbaking soda\nessential oil (optional)\nHalf fill a plastic flip top or stainless steel shaker with baking soda. Add 15- 20 drops of essential oil (try lemon, thyme or lavender). Stir. Fill the shaker almost to the top with more baking soda. Put the lid on tightly and shake to mix.\nTo use: sprinkle on counters or sink, then wipe with a damp rag or cellulose sponge. Rinse well. Don’t use too much or you will need to keep rinsing and wiping.\n \nALL PURPOSE CLEANER\n2 tbsp white vinegar\n1 tsp Borax\n16 ounces hot, filtered water\n¼ cup liquid soap\n10-15 drops of essential oil, such as lavender or lemon (optional)\nFirst, mix the vinegar with the borax in a 16-ounce clean squirt bottle. Fill with hot, filtered water and shake until all the borax has dissolved. Next, add the liquid soap, followed by the essential oil. Shake again to mix. To use: squirt and wipe.\n \nTUB AND TILE CLEANER\n1 2/3 cups baking soda\n½ cup liquid soap\n½ cup filtered water\n2 tbsp white vinegar\nMix the baking soda and liquid soap in a bowl. Dilute with 1/2 cup of water. Add the vinegar last. Mix with a fork until any lumps are gone. It should have a pourable consistency; if not, add more water. Pour into a 16-oz. squeeze container (the kind with a squirt flip-top cap). Keep the cap on, as this mixture will dry out easily. Shake well before using. Add more water if it dries out.\nTo use: squirt onto tile, tub, sink, or toilet bowl and scrub. Rinse well. If any baking soda residue remains (which will look like powder), use a little vinegar and water to rinse, and next time use less baking soda in the recipe.\n \nANTIBACTERIAL SPRAY\nHere is a great non-toxic and very effective way to rid your bathroom (or any room) of germs.\n1 cup filtered water\n1 tsp pure essential oil of lavender\nPlace water in 16-oz. clean squirt bottle, add lavender oil, and shake vigorously to mix.\nTo use: squirt on surfaces and allow to stand for at least 15 minutes, or don’t rinse at all. This recipe keeps indefinitely. Use on toilet seats, countertops, doorknobs, and cutting boards – anywhere germs like to lurk. Lavender is more antiseptic than phenol, which is the industry standard.\n \n \nThe Following Recipes were collected by Building Biologist Jeanne McLaughlin\n \nSoapy Garlic Garden Spray for weeds\n1 head of garlic and 2 cups of boiling water and let it sit overnight\n2 tsp vegetable oil\n1 tsp liquid soap\n \nFor Ants - use apple cider vinegar, lavender, baking soda or powdered sugar applied to ant hills and trails\n \nBorax cleans blood, chocolate, mud, coffee stains and mildew\n \nBaking soda and corn starch works for wine stains\n \nInk Stains - use salt, then lemon and then rinse\n \nGrease Stains - use Baking soda\n \nUnclogging Drains - 1/2 cup baking soda and 1/2 cup vinegar and pour down the drain. Plug the drain. Wait 10 minutes and pour boiling water down to flush\n \nFabric softener - 9 oz of vinegar or baking soda with water\n \nDisenfect Toilets - vinegar, lemon or tea tree oil\n \nBleach - use apple cider vinegar instead\n \nFurniture Polish - 1 part lemon juice with 2 parts olive oil\n \nPot of basil in kitchen for flies\n \nLavender or cedar for moths\n \nPowdered milk and warm water for soaking new clothes to get chemicals out before washing\n\n \n', 'Green House Cleaning', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '270-revision', '', '', '2008-11-18 18:02:58', '2008-11-19 00:02:58', '', 270, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/270-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (272, 1, '2008-11-19 15:06:12', '2008-11-19 21:06:12', 'On the 2nd street project we are doing a lot of underpinning and laying a concrete slab in the cellar. This requires a lot of concrete. Cement uses up a lot of energy to produce and creates a lot of CO2 Substituting up to 50% of the cement with fly ash is considered a more ecological idea.\r\n\r\nFly ash is an industrial byproduct from burning coal so to use it is to recycle and keep it from the landfill. You are substituting something that is costly to create (cement) with something that is there in abundance anyway. Very green.\r\n\r\nFly ash does have a lot of chemicals in it. But when mixed with cement they are held in the concrete and do not leach. In fact concrete with fly ash is much more waterproof than normal concrete mixed with only cement. i.e. the concrete does not mix with water well.\r\n\r\nConcrete mixed with fly ash takes longer to cure. Because of this it is important to use a lot less water. But once cured it is considerably stronger than normal concrete.\r\n\r\nThe only problem is that I have not been able to buy fly ash in the NY area. Cement companies buy it in bulk and won\'t sell a mere 1000 pounds of it. And because the underpinning has to be done in little parcels at a time it isn\'t possible to bring out a truck to pour concrete. We have to mix the concrete by hand in little batches.\r\n\r\nSo alas the concrete slab and underpinning of 22 2nd street will not have fly ash in the concrete....', 'Fly Ash isn\'t flying', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'fly-ash-isnt-flying', '', '', '2008-11-19 15:06:12', '2008-11-19 21:06:12', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=272', 0, 'post', '', 2) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (273, 1, '2008-11-19 15:05:53', '2008-11-19 21:05:53', 'On the 2nd street project we are doing a lot of underpinning and laying a concrete slab in the cellar. This requires a lot of concrete. Cement uses up a lot of energy to produce and creates a lot of CO2 Substituting up to 50% of the cement with fly ash is considered a more ecological idea.\n\nFly ash is an industrial byproduct from burning coal so to use it is to recycle and keep it from the landfill. You are substituting something that is costly to create (cement) with something that is there in abundance anyway. Very green.\n\nFly ash does have a lot of chemicals in it. But when mixed with cement they are held in the concrete and do not leach. In fact concrete with fly ash is much more waterproof than normal concrete mixed with only cement. i.e. the concrete does not mix with water well.\n\nConcrete mixed with fly ash takes longer to cure. Because of this it is important to use a lot less water. But once cured it is considerably stronger than normal concrete.\n\nThe only problem is that I have not been able to buy fly ash in the NY area. Cement companies buy it in bulk and won\'t sell a mere 1000 pounds of it. And because the underpinning has to be done in little parcels at a time it isn\'t possible to bring out a truck to pour concrete. We have to mix the concrete by hand in little batches.\n\nSo alas the concrete slab and underpinning of 22 2nd street will not have fly ash in the concrete....', 'Fly Ash isn\'t flying', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '272-revision', '', '', '2008-11-19 15:05:53', '2008-11-19 21:05:53', '', 272, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/272-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (279, 1, '2008-11-19 19:48:26', '2008-11-20 01:48:26', 'I have relationships with the contractors in the neighborhood. These oak floors were perfectly fine but the owner wanted to replace them with cherry wood floors. Instead of put them in the dump I got them.\r\n\r\nThe lower floors of a brownstone are dark so I like light floors to maximize the light.\r\n\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (281, 1, '2008-11-19 19:51:29', '2008-11-20 01:51:29', 'At the beginning of this job I had to buy my salvaged wood from Fine Lumber in Williamsburg. But now that the local job sites know about my project I get most of my wood from them. \r\n\r\nHere you see a nice selection of old cut prime wood. That\'s my daughter.\r\n\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (285, 1, '2008-11-19 19:58:59', '2008-11-20 01:58:59', 'The Department of Buildings wants me to show the state of the sidewalk before and after the job so that they can determine if I have to redo it. To do this I had to get an architect\'s survey which costs $3000. To redo the sidewalk would cost me $1000. \r\n\r\nSo I\'m forced to spend $3000 for them to decide whether I need to do something that costs $1000. They are such idiots. What a total waste of money and energy.\r\n\r\nPre construction:\r\n\r\n
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[/caption]\r\n\r\nGreen Building is like life: it is all about energy. How you control it, who has it, where it is flowing, and where it isn\'t flowing. You control the energy and you have a great house (possibly a great life too).\r\n\r\nSo obviously insulation plays a huge part ini green building. Green building typically insulates a lot more than normal building. We\'d rather spend more up front and less later in utility bills. Utility bills are wasteful and in imperfection. Ideally we will get to the point that houses are built so well that you don\'t have any utility bills.\r\n\r\nIn terms of insulation there are many choices. Of course fiberglass batts are out. They have a lot of embodied energy, most off gas formaldehyde and they don\'t even insulate well. \r\n\r\nIcenyne spray foam is touted as green and although it seals well it is so not green. That is the biggest scam in the green building industry. All spray foam is made from petro chemicals, even the so called soy based foam that has at most 30% soy and 70% petrolium. The main ingredient for all of them is isocyanate, which is only made by four multy billion dollar companies and it is basically oil.\r\n\r\nThe greenest insulation is cellulose. Recycled paper. Recycled is always the greenest way to go.\r\n\r\nBUT all insulation, foam, fiberglass and cellulose only gets around an R4 per inch and in space starved Brooklyn I wanted more. I found a company that sells once used (READ RECYCLED) foam board called POLYISO. Read this to see how great it is. At only 1.5 inches thick it packs at least an R9 and is by far the best R value out there.\r\n\r\nAnd because it is once used it has already off gassed any small amounts of VOC\'s it might have had.\r\n\r\nI need about 2000 square feet of it. I\'m going to put 4 layers in the roof plus a radiant barrier to make a whopping R36 and this does not include the green roof on top. Insulating the roof is so important.\r\n\r\nThen I\'m going to put one layer in the external walls. With the one foot of brick that will be an R21.\r\n\r\nI also have to put it around the border of the building on every floor between the joists to keep the radiant heat in my house.\r\n\r\nI also need 1600 square feet of Extruded Polystyrine, which is waterproof, to put under the green roof and under the radiant heated concrete slab in the cellar.\r\n\r\nSo I need about 3600 square feet. I bought 12,500 square feet of insulation!!!! I couldn\'t help it! I got a good deal and I really feel the greenest thing is for me to pay one big truck to bring the stuff to Brooklyn and redistribute it to others instead of everyone getting small trucks (which as it turns out isn\'t cost effective anyway).\r\n\r\nSo bottom line: I have insulation for sale. Lots of it. CHEAP, at least half price. Be green and get some! Contact me for details.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_290" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="unloading the insulation from the 53 foot 18 wheeler"]
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (296, 1, '2008-11-20 18:00:33', '2008-11-21 00:00:33', 'Here is Gennaro Brooks-Church standing on his mountain of insulation:\n[caption id="attachment_289" align="alignnleft" width="341" caption="Insulation from Eco Brooklyn Inc with Gennaro Brooks-Church"][/caption]\n\nGreen Building is like life: it is all about energy. How you control it, who has it, where it is flowing, and where it isn\'t flowing. You control the energy and you have a great house (possibly a great life too).\n\nSo obviously insulation plays a huge part ini green building. Green building typically insulates a lot more than normal building. We\'d rather spend more up front and less later in utility bills. Utility bills are wasteful and in imperfection. Ideally we will get to the point that houses are built so well that you don\'t have any utility bills.\n\nIn terms of insulation there are many choices. Of course fiberglass batts are out. They have a lot of embodied energy, most off gas formaldehyde and they don\'t even insulate well. \n\nIcenyne spray foam is touted as green and although it seals well it is so not green. That is the biggest scam in the green building industry. All spray foam is made from petro chemicals, even the so called soy based foam that has at most 30% soy and 70% petrolium. The main ingredient for all of them is isocyanate, which is only made by four multy billion dollar companies and it is basically oil.\n\nThe greenest insulation is cellulose. Recycled paper. Recycled is always the greenest way to go.\n\nBUT all insulation, foam, fiberglass and cellulose only gets around an R4 per inch and in space starved Brooklyn I wanted more. I found a company that sells once used (READ RECYCLED) foam board called POLYISO. At only 1.5 inches thick it packs at least an R9 and is by far the best R value out there.\n\nAnd because it is once used it has already off gassed any small amounts of VOC\'s it might have had.\n\nI need about 2000 square feet of it. I\'m going to put 4 layers in the roof plus a radiant barrier to make a whopping R36 and this does not include the green roof on top. Insulating the roof is so important.\n\nThen I\'m going to put one layer in the external walls. With the one foot of brick that will be an R21.\n\nI also have to put it around the border of the building on every floor between the joists to keep the radiant heat in my house.\n\nI also need 1600 square feet of Extruded Polystyrine, which is waterproof, to put under the green roof and under the radiant heated concrete slab in the cellar.\n\nSo I need about 3600 square feet. I bought 12,500 square feet of insulation!!!! I couldn\'t help it! I got a good deal and I really feel the greenest thing is for me to pay one big truck to bring the stuff to Brooklyn and redistribute it to others instead of everyone getting small trucks (which as it turns out isn\'t cost effective anyway).\n\nSo bottom line: I have insulation for sale. Lots of it. CHEAP, at least half price. Be green and get some! Contact me for details.\n\nHere we are unloading the insulation from the truck. Look how big the truck is! It was a bitch fitting it into the streets of Ca\n[caption id="attachment_290" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="unloading the insulation from the 53 foot 18 wheeler"][/caption]\n\n[caption id="attachment_291" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="making space"][/caption]\n\n[caption id="attachment_292" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="starting to pack the insulation"][/caption]\n\n[caption id="attachment_293" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="getting full"][/caption]\n\nHere you can see two types of insulation. To the right is the PolyISO 1.5 inch. To the left is the Extruded polystyrene, or XEPS, which I got in 1 inch and 3 inch: \n[caption id="attachment_294" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="two types of insulation"]
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (297, 1, '2008-11-24 08:00:39', '2008-11-24 14:00:39', '[caption id="attachment_289" align="alignnleft" width="341" caption="Insulation from Eco Brooklyn Inc with Gennaro Brooks-Church"][/caption]\n\nGreen Building is like life: it is all about energy. How you control it, who has it, where it is flowing, and where it isn\'t flowing. You control the energy and you have a great house (possibly a great life too).\n\nSo obviously insulation plays a huge part ini green building. Green building typically insulates a lot more than normal building. We\'d rather spend more up front and less later in utility bills. Utility bills are wasteful and in imperfection. Ideally we will get to the point that houses are built so well that you don\'t have any utility bills.\n\nIn terms of insulation there are many choices. Of course fiberglass batts are out. They have a lot of embodied energy, most off gas formaldehyde and they don\'t even insulate well. \n\nIcenyne spray foam is touted as green and although it seals well it is so not green. That is the biggest scam in the green building industry. All spray foam is made from petro chemicals, even the so called soy based foam that has at most 30% soy and 70% petrolium. The main ingredient for all of them is isocyanate, which is only made by four multy billion dollar companies and it is basically oil.\n\nThe greenest insulation is cellulose. Recycled paper. Recycled is always the greenest way to go.\n\nBUT all insulation, foam, fiberglass and cellulose only gets around an R4 per inch and in space starved Brooklyn I wanted more. I found a company that sells once used (READ RECYCLED) foam board called POLYISO. Read this to see how great it is. At only 1.5 inches thick it packs at least an R9 and is by far the best R value out there.\n\nAnd because it is once used it has already off gassed any small amounts of VOC\'s it might have had.\n\nI need about 2000 square feet of it. I\'m going to put 4 layers in the roof plus a radiant barrier to make a whopping R36 and this does not include the green roof on top. Insulating the roof is so important.\n\nThen I\'m going to put one layer in the external walls. With the one foot of brick that will be an R21.\n\nI also have to put it around the border of the building on every floor between the joists to keep the radiant heat in my house.\n\nI also need 1600 square feet of Extruded Polystyrine, which is waterproof, to put under the green roof and under the radiant heated concrete slab in the cellar.\n\nSo I need about 3600 square feet. I bought 12,500 square feet of insulation!!!! I couldn\'t help it! I got a good deal and I really feel the greenest thing is for me to pay one big truck to bring the stuff to Brooklyn and redistribute it to others instead of everyone getting small trucks (which as it turns out isn\'t cost effective anyway).\n\nSo bottom line: I have insulation for sale. Lots of it. CHEAP, at least half price. Be green and get some! Contact me for details.\n\n[caption id="attachment_290" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="unloading the insulation from the 53 foot 18 wheeler"][/caption]\n\n[caption id="attachment_291" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="making space"][/caption]\n\n[caption id="attachment_292" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="starting to pack the insulation"][/caption]\n\n[caption id="attachment_293" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="getting full"][/caption]\n\n[caption id="attachment_295" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="taking over the yard"][/caption]', 'Insulation Has Arrived!', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '288-autosave', '', '', '2008-11-24 08:00:39', '2008-11-24 14:00:39', '', 288, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/288-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? It keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. It is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $10/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\nWe also have waterproof blue Extruded Polistyrene, which is great for under concrete slabs or under green roofs.\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase.\r\n\r\n ', 'For Sale: Recycled Insulation!', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-37', '', '', '2008-11-20 19:15:13', '2008-11-21 01:15:13', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/8-revision-37/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (315, 1, '2008-11-20 19:14:06', '2008-11-21 01:14:06', 'Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? It keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. It is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $10/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\nWe also have waterproof blue Extruded Polistyrene, which is great for under concrete slabs or under green roofs.\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase.\r\n\r\n ', 'For Sale: Recycled Insulation!', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-36', '', '', '2008-11-20 19:14:06', '2008-11-21 01:14:06', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/8-revision-36/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (319, 1, '2008-11-20 18:03:49', '2008-11-21 00:03:49', '[caption id="attachment_289" align="alignnleft" width="341" caption="Insulation from Eco Brooklyn Inc with Gennaro Brooks-Church"][/caption]\r\n\r\nGreen Building is like life: it is all about energy. How you control it, who has it, where it is flowing, and where it isn\'t flowing. You control the energy and you have a great house (possibly a great life too).\r\n\r\nSo obviously insulation plays a huge part ini green building. Green building typically insulates a lot more than normal building. We\'d rather spend more up front and less later in utility bills. Utility bills are wasteful and in imperfection. Ideally we will get to the point that houses are built so well that you don\'t have any utility bills.\r\n\r\nIn terms of insulation there are many choices. Of course fiberglass batts are out. They have a lot of embodied energy, most off gas formaldehyde and they don\'t even insulate well. \r\n\r\nIcenyne spray foam is touted as green and although it seals well it is so not green. That is the biggest scam in the green building industry. All spray foam is made from petro chemicals, even the so called soy based foam that has at most 30% soy and 70% petrolium. The main ingredient for all of them is isocyanate, which is only made by four multy billion dollar companies and it is basically oil.\r\n\r\nThe greenest insulation is cellulose. Recycled paper. Recycled is always the greenest way to go.\r\n\r\nBUT all insulation, foam, fiberglass and cellulose only gets around an R4 per inch and in space starved Brooklyn I wanted more. I found a company that sells once used (READ RECYCLED) foam board called POLYISO. At only 1.5 inches thick it packs at least an R9 and is by far the best R value out there.\r\n\r\nAnd because it is once used it has already off gassed any small amounts of VOC\'s it might have had.\r\n\r\nI need about 2000 square feet of it. I\'m going to put 4 layers in the roof plus a radiant barrier to make a whopping R36 and this does not include the green roof on top. Insulating the roof is so important.\r\n\r\nThen I\'m going to put one layer in the external walls. With the one foot of brick that will be an R21.\r\n\r\nI also have to put it around the border of the building on every floor between the joists to keep the radiant heat in my house.\r\n\r\nI also need 1600 square feet of Extruded Polystyrine, which is waterproof, to put under the green roof and under the radiant heated concrete slab in the cellar.\r\n\r\nSo I need about 3600 square feet. I bought 12,500 square feet of insulation!!!! I couldn\'t help it! I got a good deal and I really feel the greenest thing is for me to pay one big truck to bring the stuff to Brooklyn and redistribute it to others instead of everyone getting small trucks (which as it turns out isn\'t cost effective anyway).\r\n\r\nSo bottom line: I have insulation for sale. Lots of it. CHEAP, at least half price. Be green and get some! Contact me for details.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_290" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="unloading the insulation from the 53 foot 18 wheeler"][/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_291" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="making space"][/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_292" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="starting to pack the insulation"][/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_293" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="getting full"][/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_295" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="taking over the yard"][/caption]', 'Insulation Has Arrived!', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '288-revision-3', '', '', '2008-11-20 18:03:49', '2008-11-21 00:03:49', '', 288, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/288-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (320, 1, '2008-11-24 13:13:05', '2008-11-24 19:13:05', 'There are a lot of radiant heat companies out there. The abundance can be confusing. We have found that certain stores offer the best of certain products.\r\n\r\nHere is an example for an order form from one of our vendors:\r\n\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (757, 1, '2009-02-15 10:01:46', '2009-02-15 16:01:46', 'Here is a snap in time collection of my green bookmarks, my resource guide that is ever changing. The moment I post this it will already be outdated. But I hope it helps you in your quest for a cleaner healthier life.\r\n\r\nGreat Links for Solar\r\n\r\n\r\nMore Solar Stuff\r\n\r\n
\r\nThe Masonry Heater Association includes a member list, a library, and more. \r\nRoofer Magazine\r\nEnvirosense Consortium\r\nAmerican Wind Energy Association\r\nEcoDesign Resource Society (Canada)\r\nElectric Vehicle Association of the Americas\r\nHealthy Homes Institute\r\nAmerican Solar Energy Society\r\nDevelopment Center for Appropriate Technology\r\nUK Based Association for Environment Conscious Building\r\nInternational Dark-Sky Association: Proper lighting doesn\'t have to block out the stars!\r\nGreen Hotels Association\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n 3 R Living \r\n \r\n \r\n Alive Structures \r\n \r\n \r\n American Clay \r\n \r\n \r\n angies list \r\n \r\n \r\n Asthma Free Zone School \r\n \r\n \r\n BEST PEX Radiant Heating,- Radiant Direct \r\n \r\n \r\n Bettencourt Collection \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Bettencourt Green Building Supplies \r\n \r\n \r\n BlueHost.Com - FTP \r\n \r\n \r\n BodyBalance Solutions for Healthy Living \r\n \r\n \r\n bonneville windows \r\n \r\n \r\n BP Certified Installer Program \r\n \r\n \r\n Brooklyn Botanic Garden \r\n \r\n \r\n Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment \r\n \r\n \r\n Brooklyn Children\'s Museum \r\n \r\n \r\n Build It Green! NYC | Non-profit Low Cost Salvage \r\n \r\n \r\n Building Materials Reuse Association - \r\n \r\n \r\n BuildingGreen.com - Home \r\n \r\n \r\n CeleBriTay NYC \r\n \r\n \r\n Center for the Urban Environment \r\n \r\n \r\n Clean Air NY \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Common Fire Foundation \r\n \r\n \r\n Community Education Center \r\n \r\n \r\n Community Energy \r\n \r\n \r\n Community Environmental Center \r\n \r\n \r\n Commuter Link \r\n \r\n \r\n contractor rules \r\n \r\n \r\n Co-op America Business Network - \r\n \r\n \r\n Council on the Environment of New York City \r\n \r\n \r\n Cradle to Cradle MBDC \r\n \r\n \r\n Creative Commons Deed \r\n \r\n \r\n D.I.Y. Services | Northeast Radiant Technology, L.L.C. \r\n \r\n \r\n Demilec Foam spray isenine alternative \r\n \r\n \r\n DEMILEC | HEATLOK SOYA Spray Polyurethane Foam \r\n \r\n \r\n Doyle\'s Thornless Blackberry - Home Page \r\n \r\n \r\n Drosera, Native Plant Botany \r\n \r\n \r\n Durapalm \r\n \r\n \r\n Earthbound Farm \r\n \r\n \r\n East New York Farms! \r\n \r\n \r\n Eat Well Guide \r\n \r\n \r\n ECOBROKER : Home \r\n \r\n \r\n ECOBROWNSTONE: The Art of Brownstone Greenovation \r\n \r\n \r\n Ecoseekers \r\n \r\n \r\n Edible Brooklyn \r\n \r\n \r\n Electra bicycles \r\n \r\n \r\n Engineering Data \r\n \r\n \r\n Engrave-A-Crete \r\n \r\n \r\n Envirolutions \r\n \r\n \r\n Environ Biocomposites \r\n \r\n \r\n Evangeline Dennie, Architect, LEED AP \r\n \r\n \r\n Evelyn Productions \r\n \r\n \r\n FIBERFRAME™ fiberglass windows \r\n \r\n \r\n Fibertec - Fiberglass Windows and Doors Manufacturer \r\n \r\n \r\n Fifth Avenue Committee \r\n \r\n \r\n Foam Insulation - Spray Foam \r\n \r\n \r\n Foam It Green Polyurethane Spray Foam Kits - Seal and Insulate \r\n \r\n \r\n Foampower Home Page \r\n \r\n \r\n Gaia Institute \r\n \r\n \r\n GBCI: Green Building Certification Institute \r\n \r\n \r\n Girl Guides USA \r\n \r\n \r\n Go Green \r\n \r\n \r\n Gossypium The Ethical Eco-Cotton Store \r\n \r\n \r\n Gowanus Canal Conservancy \r\n \r\n \r\n Green Brooklyn \r\n \r\n \r\n Green Depot \r\n \r\n \r\n Green Depot: Green Building Supplies \r\n \r\n \r\n Green Edge \r\n \r\n \r\n green links \r\n \r\n \r\n Green Living Technologies \r\n \r\n \r\n green roof example \r\n \r\n \r\n green roof tax credits \r\n \r\n \r\n Green Spaces \r\n \r\n \r\n GreenBuildingsNY® | June 17-18, 2008 | Jacob K. Javits \r\n \r\n \r\n GreenBuildingTalk - Green Building Forums \r\n \r\n \r\n Greener Buildings - News on Green Buildings, \r\n \r\n \r\n greenGoat ::: resource management strategies \r\n \r\n \r\n GreenHome NYC \r\n \r\n \r\n GreenHomeNYC: We Help New York City\'s Buildings Go Green. \r\n \r\n \r\n GreenSpa NY \r\n \r\n \r\n Greg Barber Co. \r\n \r\n \r\n Grey Water Books, Ecological Design Information & Consulting \r\n \r\n \r\n HabitatMap \r\n \r\n \r\n hexapat green walkway \r\n \r\n \r\n Home Heating Systems - HeatingHelp.com \r\n \r\n \r\n home surplus \r\n \r\n \r\n Hydronic Comfort Heating - HydronicPros.com \r\n \r\n \r\n IceStone \r\n \r\n \r\n ICFA - Insulating Concrete Form Association \r\n \r\n \r\n Incentives in New York \r\n \r\n \r\n Inhabitat \r\n \r\n \r\n Iron & Steel Scrap in Metro New York on ThomasNet.com \r\n \r\n \r\n Kirei Board \r\n \r\n \r\n Kiwi Magazine \r\n \r\n \r\n League of Young Voters Education Fund \r\n \r\n \r\n LEED - USGBC: U.S. Green Building Council \r\n \r\n \r\n Low Impact Living \r\n \r\n \r\n Lower East Side Ecology Center \r\n \r\n \r\n Lumber Liquidators: Hardwood Flooring for Less! \r\n \r\n \r\n Magic Exterminating \r\n \r\n \r\n Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance \r\n \r\n \r\n Modern Way Lumber \r\n \r\n \r\n MOO.com | business card \r\n \r\n \r\n Motherplants \r\n \r\n \r\n Movers Not Shakers \r\n \r\n \r\n National Grid \r\n \r\n \r\n NCFI Polyurethanes \r\n \r\n \r\n New York Industrial Retention Network \r\n \r\n \r\n New York League of Conservation Voters \r\n \r\n \r\n NY broker web site \r\n \r\n \r\n NYC Department of Design and Construction \r\n \r\n \r\n NYSERDA \r\n \r\n \r\n NYSERDA - New York Energy Smart Loan Program \r\n \r\n \r\n Overheard in New York: The Voice of the City \r\n \r\n \r\n Paperstone \r\n \r\n \r\n Plyboo \r\n \r\n \r\n POLFOAM demilec distributor \r\n \r\n \r\n Power Naturally Web Site \r\n \r\n \r\n Pratt Institute \r\n \r\n \r\n Prospect Park \r\n \r\n \r\n Radiant Floor Design info \r\n \r\n \r\n radiant heat ThermoFin Information \r\n \r\n \r\n Reclaimed Home: Green Low Impact Housing Renovation of New York, Brooklyn, New Jersey \r\n \r\n \r\n recycled insulation \r\n \r\n \r\n Recycled Lumber, Plywood, & Flooring Buyers & Sellers \r\n \r\n \r\n Reddi-Wall, Inc. \r\n \r\n \r\n RePlayground \r\n \r\n \r\n Richlite \r\n \r\n \r\n Riverkeeper \r\n \r\n \r\n Rocket Mass Heaters \r\n \r\n \r\n Rolling Press \r\n \r\n \r\n Rooftop Gardening Source \r\n \r\n \r\n Scrapile \r\n \r\n \r\n Slow Food NYC \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Small Business Loans \r\n \r\n \r\n Solar 1 \r\n \r\n \r\n Solar One \r\n \r\n \r\n Solatube - The Miracle Skylight \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Soundproofing Products and Materials \r\n \r\n \r\n SoyThane Spray Urethane Foam \r\n \r\n \r\n SprayFoam.com- foam database \r\n \r\n \r\n Stewart/Stand \r\n \r\n \r\n Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture \r\n \r\n \r\n Structural Insulated Panel Association \r\n \r\n \r\n Sunmaxsolar.net \r\n \r\n \r\n SunPower - Smarter Solar \r\n \r\n \r\n Surface Environment \r\n \r\n \r\n Sustainable Business Network \r\n \r\n \r\n sustainableflatbush.org \r\n \r\n \r\n tankless water Takagi USA \r\n \r\n \r\n The Design Can \r\n \r\n \r\n Transportation Alternatives \r\n \r\n \r\n Treehugger \r\n \r\n \r\n TriState Bio Diesel \r\n \r\n \r\n UNILUX AG, Salmtal - Fenster und Türen \r\n \r\n \r\n USGBC New York Chapter \r\n \r\n \r\n Viessmann Manufacturing Company Inc. \r\n \r\n \r\n WE ADD UP \r\n \r\n \r\n Wearable Collections \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n Your Solar Home - Renewable Energy Solutions \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Forest Stewardship Council\r\n
\r\n certification for wood products that are sustainable and environmentally friendly.\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Home of David Hertz Architects, Syndesis Inc, and Syndecrete\r\n
\r\n an environmentally friendly building material.\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n Passive Solar design\r\n
\r\n passive solar buildings stay at a comfortable temperature without the use of mechanical cooling and heating equipment. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Passive Solar heating\r\n
\r\n\r\n distribute natural solar heat through large glazed doors, walls and windows.\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n Natural ventilation\r\n
\r\n betterbricks.com features a natural ventilation primer.\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Natural ventilation\r\n
\r\n horizontal pivot windows (awning and hopper windows) offer the highest ventilation capacity.\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Natural ventilation\r\n\r\n
\r\n stack ventilation and wind ventilation.\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Mixed-mode ventilation\r\n
\r\n\r\n using a mix of operable windows, stack ventilation, and HVAC ventilation as needed.
\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative GREEN CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE development company in the Brooklyn area.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn is directed by Gennaro Brooks-Church, licensed Real Estate Broker, EcoBroker® and General Contractor. Other team members are brought in depending on the job.\r\n\r\nWe work in the following mediums:\r\n\r\nRecycled Flooring and Timber\r\nRadiant Heat\r\nSustainable Flooring\r\nFiberglass Windows\r\nFoam Insulation\r\nSolar Water Heating\r\nSolar Electricity\r\nGreen Roofs\r\nHigh Efficiency Boilers\r\nHeat On Demand Boilers\r\nEcological Counter Tops\r\nSoapstone Fireplaces\r\n\r\nWe can also help in these services:\r\n\r\nArchitectural Plans\r\nJob Expediting\r\nEnergy Audits\r\nJob Management\r\nGreen Real Estate Sales and Rentals', 'About Us', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2-revision-15', '', '', '2008-11-20 18:51:46', '2008-11-21 00:51:46', '', 2, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2-revision-15/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (325, 1, '2008-11-27 13:44:35', '2008-11-27 19:44:35', 'A renovation usually stems from the need to make a place nicer or a more useful space. It also might include increasing your space. And while you are at it you use healthier materials.\r\n\r\nBut a renovation should also be seen from a house value point of view. Will it increase the value of the house? This is an important question to ask if you ever plan on selling the house. And even if you never plan on selling, a lot of the points below also apply to the amount of money a bank will be willing to lend you in a home equity line of credit.\r\n\r\nHere are some tips to using a renovation to not only get rid of the mold in the bathroom but also to increase your home value:\r\n\r\n1. Renovate with the buyers\' wants in mind. \r\nPut yourself into a possible buyer\'s shoes. Would a buyer appreciate your renovation? According to one study the following things are appreciated: new decks, new siding, kitchen remodel, new windows, bathroom remodel, new bed-and-bath suites in the attic and finished basements.\r\n\r\nBasically, extending the useful space of your home (decks, attics, basements) increases the usable space and is a good thing. Improving the practical elements of the home (kitchen, bath, bed) is also good.\r\n\r\nNon-practical things are not so great: a swimming pool in Minnesota or a movie theater.\r\n\r\n2. Is your upgrade ok for the neighborhood?\r\nBirds of a feather flock together. When it comes to houses it is the same. You want to stay in the same house type as the others on your block. Building a castle on a block that only has two bedroom ranch houses is a bad idea. Anyone who can afford your house will buy it in a better block.\r\n\r\nThe same goes for renovations. If your neighborhood is ultra fancy then maybe a jacuzzi is a good idea but if your neighbors\' idea of cooling off is to unlock the fire hydrant and get wet in the street then stick to a normal bathtub.\r\n\r\n Bottom line: check out what your neighbors are doing first and then copy them. But do it more tastefully, by spending less money and in a more green way. \r\n\r\nAnd generic is better than exotic because it appeals to more people (thus more potential buyers). A gentle white paint color is better than dark fuchsia. \r\n\r\nI\'m not saying your renovation should be shackled to some distant home sale or by what the idiots across the street are doing. But it is worth adding those considerations to the mix. Then you can follow your heart with a larger understanding of the situation.\r\n\r\n3. Where is your neighborhood going?\r\nIs it gentrifying or is the paint peeling? Or better said, is money being put into the houses or not? The best way to judge is by how much work is being done on the houses. \r\n\r\nAre the lots of dumpsters and contractor vans in the neighborhood? That means lots of people are fixing up their houses. That means values will go up and you investing in your house will probably give you a return.\r\n\r\nOr are there lots of for sale signs and broken down cars in the neighborhood? That means people are trying to get the hell out of the shit hole. And the $20k you just spent on the bathroom isn\'t worth the toilet you bought to piss in.\r\n\r\n4. What is your budget?\r\nThe more you spend on the renovation, the more money you would need in order to recoup your money when you sell the house. This is just plain common sense. \r\n\r\nThere are many things in life that are very nice and cost very little and this also applies to your kitchen cabinets. \r\n\r\nA study was done where people were asked to appraise two identical bottles of wine, only they were told that one bottle was expensive and the other was a cheap bottle of wine. They all said the expensive bottle tasted better. Hmmm....\r\n\r\nDon\'t put your insecurities into the renovation. Just because you think your ass is too flabby doesn\'t mean you can make up for it by buying "designer" tiles. It won\'t change your ass, although depending on how shallow your friends are they might actually think your ass looks firmer.\r\n\r\nBottom line: expensive does not mean fancy. Fancy means fancy. Expensive means expensive. Despite what every sales person in the entire world wants you to think, fancy and expensive are not connected. So pick the fancy stuff, not the expensive stuff, and your finances will be grateful.\r\n\r\n5. Go with the trends.\r\nThere are certain long term trends that you can tap into. The obvious one is to build green. In time green will simply be normal and anyone who doesn\'t build green now will have expensive alterations to do later. So building green is a must.\r\n\r\nAnother, also connected to green, is to build with utility prices in mind. Long term oil prices are going up so buying an oil furnace is not smart. Electric prices are going up so the same applies for anything electric in the house. \r\n\r\nNatural gas to some extent and alternative energy prices are going down so setting your house up for alternative energy is smart. Natural gas furnaces and a hookup for solar electric and hot water heating are smart (even if you don\'t install solar, put the lines and tubes there when you have the walls opened up).\r\n\r\nAnd insulate like there is no tomorrow, or actually insulate like tomorrow it will cost a lot to heat and cool your house, because it will. Prices are going up in these areas so counter them by building a house that uses as little energy as possible. This is very important. It is the basis of green.', 'Renovating To Increase House Value', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'renovating-increase-house', '', '', '2008-11-27 20:27:29', '2008-11-28 02:27:29', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=325', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (326, 1, '2008-11-27 13:43:36', '2008-11-27 19:43:36', 'A renovation usually stems from the need to make a place nicer or a more useful space. It also might include increasing your space. And while you are at it you use healthier materials.\n\nBut a renovation should also be seen from a house value point of view. Will it increase the value of the house? This is an important question to ask if you ever plan on selling the house. And even if you never plan on selling, a lot of the points below also apply to the amount of money a bank will be willing to lend you in a home equity line of credit.\n\nHere are some tips to using a renovation to not only get rid of the mold in the bathroom but also to increase your home value:\n\n1. Renovate with the buyers\' wants in mind. \nPut yourself into a possible buyer\'s shoes. Would a buyer appreciate your renovation? According to one study the following things are appreciated: new decks, new siding, kitchen remodel, new windows, bathroom remodel, new bed-and-bath suites in the attic and finished basements.\n\nBasically, extending the usefull space of your home (decks, attics, basements) increases the usable space and is a good thing. Improving the practical elements of the home (kitchen, bath, bed) is also good.\n\nNon-practical things are not so great: a swimming pool in Minnesota or a movie theatre.\n\n2. Is your upgrade ok for the neighborhood?\nBirds of a feather flock together. When it comes to houses it is the same. You want to stay in the same house type as the others on your block. Building a castle on a block that only has two bedroom ranch houses is a bad idea. Anyone who can afford your house will buy it in a better block.\n\nThe same goes for renovations. If your neighborhood is ultra fancy then maybe a jacuzzi is a good idea but if your neighbours\' idea of cooling off is to unlock the fire hydrant and get wet in the street then stick to a normal bathtub.\n\n Bottom line: check out what your neighbors are doing first and then copy them. But do it more tastefully, by spending less money and in a more green way. \n\nAnd generic is better than exotic because it appeals to more people (thus more potential buyers). A gentle white paint color is better than dark fuchsia. \n\nI\'m not saying your renovation should be shackled to some distant home sale or by what the idiots across the street are doing. But it is worth adding those considerations to the mix. Then you can follow your heart with a larger understanding of the situation.\n\n3. Where is your neighborhood going?\nIs it gentrifying or is the paint peeling? Or better said, is money being put into the houses or not? The best way to judge is by how much work is being done on the houses. \n\nAre the lots of dumpsters and contractor vans in the neighborhood? That means lots of people are fixing up their houses. That means values will go up and you investing in your house will probably give you a return.\n\nOr are there lots of for sale signs and broken down cars in the neighborhood? That means people are trying to get the hell out of the shit hole. And the $20k you just spent on the bathroom isn\'t worth the toilet you bought to piss in.\n\n4. What is your budget?\nThis is just plain common sense. The more you spend on the renovation, the more money you would need in order to recoup your money when you sell the house.\n\nThere are many things in life that are very nice and cost very little and this also applies to your kitchen cabinets. \n\nA study was done where people were asked to appraise two identical bottles of wine, only they were told that one bottle was expensive and the other was a cheap bottle of wine. They all said the expensive bottle tasted better. Hmmm....\n\nJust because you think your ass is too flabby doesn\'t mean you can make up for it by buying "designer" tiles. It won\'t change your ass, although depending on how shallow your friends are they might actually think your ass looks firmer.\n\nBottom line: expensive does not mean fancy. Fancy means fancy. Expensive means expensive. Despite what every sales person in the entire world wants you to think, fancy and expensive are not connected. So pick the fancy stuff, not the expensive stuff, and your finances will be grateful.\n\n5. Go with the trends.\nThere are certain long term trends that you can tap into. The obvious one is to build green. In time green will simply be normal and anyone who doesn\'t build green now will have expensive alterations to do later. So building green is a must.\n\nAnother, also connected to green, is to build with utility prices in mind. Gas prices are going up so buying a gas furnace is not smart. Electric prices are going up so the same applies for anything electric in the house. \n\nNatural gas and alternative fuel prices are going down so setting your house up for alternative energy is smart. Natural gas furnaces and a hookup for solar electric and hot water heating are smart (even if you don\'t install solar, put the lines and tubes there when the walls are opened up).\n\nInsulate like there is no tomorrow, actually insulate like tomorrow it will cost a lot to heat and cool your house, because it will.', 'Renovating To Increase House Value', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '325-revision', '', '', '2008-11-27 13:43:36', '2008-11-27 19:43:36', '', 325, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/325-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (327, 1, '2008-11-27 14:25:06', '2008-11-27 20:25:06', 'A renovation usually stems from the need to make a place nicer or a more useful space. It also might include increasing your space. And while you are at it you use healthier materials.\n\nBut a renovation should also be seen from a house value point of view. Will it increase the value of the house? This is an important question to ask if you ever plan on selling the house. And even if you never plan on selling, a lot of the points below also apply to the amount of money a bank will be willing to lend you in a home equity line of credit.\n\nHere are some tips to using a renovation to not only get rid of the mold in the bathroom but also to increase your home value:\n\n1. Renovate with the buyers\' wants in mind. \nPut yourself into a possible buyer\'s shoes. Would a buyer appreciate your renovation? According to one study the following things are appreciated: new decks, new siding, kitchen remodel, new windows, bathroom remodel, new bed-and-bath suites in the attic and finished basements.\n\nBasically, extending the useful space of your home (decks, attics, basements) increases the usable space and is a good thing. Improving the practical elements of the home (kitchen, bath, bed) is also good.\n\nNon-practical things are not so great: a swimming pool in Minnesota or a movie theater.\n\n2. Is your upgrade ok for the neighborhood?\nBirds of a feather flock together. When it comes to houses it is the same. You want to stay in the same house type as the others on your block. Building a castle on a block that only has two bedroom ranch houses is a bad idea. Anyone who can afford your house will buy it in a better block.\n\nThe same goes for renovations. If your neighborhood is ultra fancy then maybe a jacuzzi is a good idea but if your neighbors\' idea of cooling off is to unlock the fire hydrant and get wet in the street then stick to a normal bathtub.\n\n Bottom line: check out what your neighbors are doing first and then copy them. But do it more tastefully, by spending less money and in a more green way. \n\nAnd generic is better than exotic because it appeals to more people (thus more potential buyers). A gentle white paint color is better than dark fuchsia. \n\nI\'m not saying your renovation should be shackled to some distant home sale or by what the idiots across the street are doing. But it is worth adding those considerations to the mix. Then you can follow your heart with a larger understanding of the situation.\n\n3. Where is your neighborhood going?\nIs it gentrifying or is the paint peeling? Or better said, is money being put into the houses or not? The best way to judge is by how much work is being done on the houses. \n\nAre the lots of dumpsters and contractor vans in the neighborhood? That means lots of people are fixing up their houses. That means values will go up and you investing in your house will probably give you a return.\n\nOr are there lots of for sale signs and broken down cars in the neighborhood? That means people are trying to get the hell out of the shit hole. And the $20k you just spent on the bathroom isn\'t worth the toilet you bought to piss in.\n\n4. What is your budget?\nThe more you spend on the renovation, the more money you would need in order to recoup your money when you sell the house. This is just plain common sense. \n\nThere are many things in life that are very nice and cost very little and this also applies to your kitchen cabinets. \n\nA study was done where people were asked to appraise two identical bottles of wine, only they were told that one bottle was expensive and the other was a cheap bottle of wine. They all said the expensive bottle tasted better. Hmmm....\n\nDon\'t put your insecurities into the renovation. Just because you think your ass is too flabby doesn\'t mean you can make up for it by buying "designer" tiles. It won\'t change your ass, although depending on how shallow your friends are they might actually think your ass looks firmer.\n\nBottom line: expensive does not mean fancy. Fancy means fancy. Expensive means expensive. Despite what every sales person in the entire world wants you to think, fancy and expensive are not connected. So pick the fancy stuff, not the expensive stuff, and your finances will be grateful.\n\n5. Go with the trends.\nThere are certain long term trends that you can tap into. The obvious one is to build green. In time green will simply be normal and anyone who doesn\'t build green now will have expensive alterations to do later. So building green is a must.\n\nAnother, also connected to green, is to build with utility prices in mind. Long term oil prices are going up so buying an oil furnace is not smart. Electric prices are going up so the same applies for anything electric in the house. \n\nNatural gas to some extent and alternative fuel prices are going down so setting your house up for alternative energy is smart. Natural gas furnaces and a hookup for solar electric and hot water heating are smart (even if you don\'t install solar, put the lines and tubes there when the walls are opened up).\n\nInsulate like there is no tomorrow, actually insulate like tomorrow it will cost a lot to heat and cool your house, because it will. Prices are going up in these areas so counter them by building a house that uses as little energy as possible. This is very important. It is the basis of green.', 'Renovating To Increase House Value', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '325-autosave', '', '', '2008-11-27 14:25:06', '2008-11-27 20:25:06', '', 325, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/325-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (328, 1, '2008-11-20 20:18:49', '2008-11-21 02:18:49', 'Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? It keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. It is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $10/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\nWe also have waterproof blue Extruded Polistyrene, which is great for under concrete slabs or under green roofs.\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase. To read more, click here.\r\n\r\n ', 'For Sale: Recycled Insulation!', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-38', '', '', '2008-11-20 20:18:49', '2008-11-21 02:18:49', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/8-revision-38/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (330, 1, '2008-11-27 09:10:52', '2008-11-27 15:10:52', 'To phone Gennaro Brooks-Church please call 347 244 3016 from 9-5. Our email is "info at ecobrooklyn dot com"\r\n\r\n[easy-contact]', 'Contact Us', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '310-revision-5', '', '', '2008-11-27 09:10:52', '2008-11-27 15:10:52', '', 310, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/310-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (329, 1, '2008-11-27 13:46:54', '2008-11-27 19:46:54', 'Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? It keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. It is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $10/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\nWe also have waterproof blue Extruded Polistyrene, which is great for under concrete slabs or under green roofs.\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase. To read more, click here.\r\n\r\nProud Member of:\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative GREEN REAL ESTATE, RENOVATION & DEVELOPMENT company in the Brooklyn area.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is a green builder. It focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to run. Attention is put on using sustainable products, recycling, and creating a structure that uses the least amount of energy possible. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in its membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker and Certified EcoBroker®. All building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but it is also of highest possible monetary value should the owners decide to sell or refinance.\r\n\r\nWe work in the following mediums:\r\n\r\nRecycled Flooring and Timber\r\nRadiant Heat\r\nSustainable Flooring\r\nFiberglass Windows\r\nFoam Insulation\r\nSolar Water Heating\r\nSolar Electricity\r\nGreen Roofs\r\nHigh Efficiency Boilers\r\nHeat On Demand Boilers\r\nEcological Counter Tops\r\nSoapstone Fireplaces\r\n\r\nWe can also help in these services:\r\n\r\nArchitectural Plans\r\nJob Expediting\r\nEnergy Audits\r\nJob Management\r\nGreen Real Estate Sales and Rentals', 'About Us', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2-revision-16', '', '', '2008-11-27 09:10:09', '2008-11-27 15:10:09', '', 2, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/2-revision-16/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (332, 1, '2008-11-27 13:48:53', '2008-11-27 19:48:53', '\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative GREEN REAL ESTATE, RENOVATION & DEVELOPMENT company in the Brooklyn area.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is a green builder. It focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to run. Attention is put on using sustainable products, recycling, and creating a structure that uses the least amount of energy possible. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in its membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker and Certified EcoBroker®. All building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but it is also of highest possible monetary value should the owners decide to sell or refinance.\r\n\r\nWe work in the following mediums:\r\n\r\nRecycled Flooring and Timber\r\nRadiant Heat\r\nSustainable Flooring\r\nFiberglass Windows\r\nFoam Insulation\r\nSolar Water Heating\r\nSolar Electricity\r\nGreen Roofs\r\nHigh Efficiency Boilers\r\nHeat On Demand Boilers\r\nEcological Counter Tops\r\nSoapstone Fireplaces\r\n\r\nWe can also help in these services:\r\n\r\nArchitectural Plans\r\nJob Expediting\r\nEnergy Audits\r\nJob Management\r\nGreen Real Estate Sales and Rentals\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative GREEN REAL ESTATE, RENOVATION & DEVELOPMENT company in the Brooklyn area.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is a green builder. It focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to run. Attention is put on using sustainable products, recycling, and creating a structure that uses the least amount of energy possible. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in its membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker and Certified EcoBroker®. All building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but it is also of highest possible monetary value should the owners decide to sell or refinance.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative GREEN REAL ESTATE, RENOVATION & DEVELOPMENT company in the Brooklyn area.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is a green builder. It focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to run. Attention is put on using sustainable products, recycling, and creating a structure that uses the least amount of energy possible. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in its membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker and Certified EcoBroker®. All building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but it is also of highest possible monetary value should the owners decide to sell or refinance.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative GREEN REAL ESTATE, RENOVATION & DEVELOPMENT company in the Brooklyn area.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is a green builder. It focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to run. Attention is put on using sustainable products, recycling, and creating a structure that uses the least amount of energy possible. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in its membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker and Certified EcoBroker®. All building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but it is also of highest possible monetary value should the owners decide to sell or refinance.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative GREEN REAL ESTATE, RENOVATION & DEVELOPMENT company in the Brooklyn area.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is a green builder. It focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to run. Attention is put on using sustainable products, recycling, and creating a structure that uses the least amount of energy possible. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in its membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker and Certified EcoBroker®. All building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but it is also of highest possible monetary value should the owners decide to sell or refinance.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative GREEN REAL ESTATE, RENOVATION & DEVELOPMENT company in the Brooklyn area.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is a green builder. It focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to run. Attention is put on using sustainable products, recycling, and creating a structure that uses the least amount of energy possible. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker, Certified EcoBroker® and lifetime builder. \r\n\r\nAll building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but it is also of highest possible monetary value should the owners decide to sell or refinance. Special attention is paid to long terms trends so houses are built to increase in value.\r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in its membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an GREEN REAL ESTATE, RENOVATION & DEVELOPMENT company in the Brooklyn area.\r\n\r\nIt focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to run. Attention is put on using sustainable products, recycling, and creating a structure that uses the least amount of energy possible. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\nIt invests in houses and renovates them as well as helps others renovate their homes.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker, Certified EcoBroker® and lifetime builder. \r\n\r\nGennaro\'s knowledge of home values means all building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but it is also of highest possible monetary value. Special attention is paid to long terms trends so houses are built to increase in value over time.\r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in its membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\nWhy buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? It keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. It is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $10/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\nWe also have waterproof blue Extruded Polistyrene, which is great for under concrete slabs or under green roofs.\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase. To read more, click here.\r\n\r\nProud Member of:\r\n ', 'For Sale: Recycled Insulation!', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-40', '', '', '2008-11-27 13:47:36', '2008-11-27 19:47:36', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/8-revision-40/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (340, 1, '2008-11-27 14:26:54', '2008-11-27 20:26:54', 'Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? \r\n\r\nIt keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. \r\n\r\nIt is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $10/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\nWe also have waterproof blue Extruded Polistyrene, which is great for under concrete slabs or under green roofs.\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase. To read more, click here.\r\n\r\nProud Member of:\r\n ', 'For Sale: Recycled Insulation!', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-41', '', '', '2008-11-27 14:26:54', '2008-11-27 20:26:54', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/8-revision-41/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (341, 1, '2008-11-27 14:27:37', '2008-11-27 20:27:37', 'Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? \r\n\r\nIt keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. \r\n\r\nIt is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $10/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\nWe also have waterproof blue Extruded Polistyrene, which is great for under concrete slabs or under green roofs.\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase. To read more, click here.\r\n\r\n\r\nWe are a Proud Member of:\r\n ', 'For Sale: Recycled Insulation!', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-42', '', '', '2008-11-27 14:27:37', '2008-11-27 20:27:37', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/8-revision-42/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (342, 1, '2008-11-27 14:28:23', '2008-11-27 20:28:23', 'Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? \r\n\r\nIt keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. \r\n\r\nIt is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $10/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\nWe also have waterproof blue Extruded Polistyrene, which is great for under concrete slabs or under green roofs.\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase. To read more, click here.\r\n\r\n ', 'For Sale: Recycled Insulation!', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-43', '', '', '2008-11-27 14:28:23', '2008-11-27 20:28:23', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/8-revision-43/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (343, 1, '2008-11-27 14:28:55', '2008-11-27 20:28:55', 'Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? \r\n\r\nIt keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. \r\n\r\nIt is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $10/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\nWe also have waterproof blue Extruded Polistyrene, which is great for under concrete slabs or under green roofs.\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase. To read more, click here.\r\n\r\n ', 'For Sale: Recycled Insulation!', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-44', '', '', '2008-11-27 14:28:55', '2008-11-27 20:28:55', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/8-revision-44/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (345, 1, '2008-11-27 14:29:58', '2008-11-27 20:29:58', 'Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? \r\n\r\nIt keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. \r\n\r\nIt is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $10/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\nWe also have waterproof blue Extruded Polistyrene, which is great for under concrete slabs or under green roofs.\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase. To read more, click here.\r\n\r\n\r\nWe are a Proud Member of:
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (344, 1, '2008-11-27 14:29:26', '2008-11-27 20:29:26', 'Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? \r\n\r\nIt keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. \r\n\r\nIt is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $10/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\nWe also have waterproof blue Extruded Polistyrene, which is great for under concrete slabs or under green roofs.\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase. To read more, click here.\r\n\r\n ', 'For Sale: Recycled Insulation!', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-45', '', '', '2008-11-27 14:29:26', '2008-11-27 20:29:26', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/8-revision-45/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (346, 1, '2008-11-27 20:07:45', '2008-11-28 02:07:45', 'One of the housing trends I see now and in the future is smaller houses. The large American house is no longer a smart way to live. It made sense when building was cheap, energy was cheap, and labor was cheap.\r\n\r\nBut now only labor remains cheap. It costs a lot more to build and maintain a house now. And with resources such as wood and metal being gobbled up by emerging economies like China, it isn\'t going to get any cheaper to build. Likewise, energy is not going to get any cheaper either. Gone is cheap oil.\r\n\r\nThis means a small house that costs less to build and costs less to heat, cool and light makes real sense.\r\n\r\nAnyone in NY isn\'t going to really make any adjustments because we already live in small houses!\r\n\r\nHere are some tips to making a small house feel spacious:\r\n\r\n1. Declutter\r\nAlong with small houses come the need for less stuff. That bike machine you haven\'t used in four years? The six pairs of old shoes? Get rid of all junk, i.e. stuff you don\'t actually use and use often.\r\n\r\n2. Keep the windows clear\r\nHeavy drapes are good for keeping the cold out but they make a room feel smaller. Translucent white drapes are the best because they brighten the room and bring the outside space in. You can even buy insulated white drapes now. The draps hold air inside them and act as insulation to keep the cold and hot from passing. But they are still translucent so they let the light through.\r\n\r\n3. Use furniture that is light and see-through\r\nThe first thing to consider is if you even need the furniture! But for the furniture you do need, know that clunky thick furniture takes up space and makes a room smaller. A sleek, lighter design adds space to a room. A classic example is a heavy wooden table with thick boarded legs vs. a stainless steel metal frame table with a glass top. The glass top table lets light pass through it and increases the space in the room dramatically.\r\n\r\n4. Lots of light\r\nThe best lights are low watt fluorescent or LED, and lots of them. The LED are good for filling otherwise dark corners. They can be put under kitchen cabinets to light up counters, in bathrooms, entryways, stairs etc. The more dark spaces you have in a room the smaller it feels. Lots of light is really important. Light means electric bill, though, so use colored fluorescent so it actually looks nice and LED, since they eat little electricity.\r\n\r\n5. Remove Doors\r\nDoors take up valuable space and obviously enclose a room. Take away the doors and your rooms will provide views into other rooms, which adds a sense of space. The valuable real estate around the doorway can now be used as well since there isn\'t a swinging door there. If you must have door then a sliding door is a better alternative if possible.\r\n\r\n6. Think colors, or lack of\r\nPaint color effects the space of a room. Basically, dark makes a room smaller and light makes it bigger. Always use a bright white for the ceiling since it reflects the light down. For the walls use bright light colors.\r\n\r\n7. Keep it minimal\r\nSimple is a lot more spacious than cluttered or complicated. This applies to everything: art, furniture, paint colors, styles. Pick simple lines and textures for pillows and furniture. Pick minimalist art styles. The paint colors should be minimal, i.e don\'t have a hundred different colors in the place, keep a simple palate of two or three colors.\r\n\r\n8. Store it!\r\nPut things in drawers, shelves, boxes, closets, under the bed. Keep it out of sight! This means having a good choice of storage areas that fit into the rooms. You don\'t want a huge clunky armoire taking up the whole room. Slender shelves against the wall that go more up than out are better.\r\n\r\nHere is a great example of combining form, function and multiple use. The owners of this table found the driftwood and ball, so the table has personal meaning. Practically it serves as a table. It doubles as art. It is salvaged and incorporated some creativity from the owners to make it (very green!). And also very important, the glass top allows light to highlight the wood as well as pass into the rest of the room.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n9. Multi-task it\r\nLike the driftwood glass table above, try to incorporate more than one use for all the objects and rooms in the house. Gone are the days of formal living rooms or dining rooms. Today the dining room is also the homework room, laptop room, meeting room, and home business room. Incorporating multiples uses and meanings into rooms and objects increases their usefulness and decreases the amount of stuff and space you need. Now that is green! \r\n\r\n10. Scrap the art\r\nIf you pick your objects and homes carefully you may be surrounded by art that is also actually useful. A classic example is a beautiful tea pot given to you by your mother. It is art, functional and emotional warmth all in one. Or how about the house with the amazing view? Who needs paintings when you can look out the window? So spend your money on a beautiful sofa and keep the walls clear. Not only can you admire the sofa but you can doze on it too!', 'Smaller House Trend', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'smaller-house-trend', '', '', '2008-11-27 20:27:04', '2008-11-28 02:27:04', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=346', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (347, 1, '2008-11-27 20:07:32', '2008-11-28 02:07:32', 'One of the housing trends I see now and in the future is smaller houses. The large American house is no longer a smart way to live. It made sense when building was cheap, energy was cheap, and labor was cheap.\n\nBut now only labor remains cheap. It costs a lot more to build and maintain a house now. And with resources such as wood and metal being gobbled up by emerging economies like China, it isn\'t going to get any cheaper to build. Likewise, energy is not going to get any cheaper either. Gone is cheap oil.\n\nThis means a small house that costs less to build and costs less to heat, cool and light makes real sense.\n\nAnyone in NY isn\'t going to really make any adjustments because we already live in small houses!\n\nHere are some tips to making a small house feel spacious:\n\n1. Declutter\nAlong with small houses come the need for less stuff. That bike machine you haven\'t used in four years? The six pairs of old shoes? Get rid of all junk, i.e. stuff you don\'t actually use and use often.\n\n2. Keep the windows clear\nHeavy drapes are good for keeping the cold out but they make a room feel smaller. Translucent white drapes are the best because they brighten the room and bring the outside space in. You can even buy insulated white drapes now. The draps hold air inside them and act as insulation to keep the cold and hot from passing. But they are still translucent so they let the light through.\n\n3. Use furniture that is light and see-through\nThe first thing to consider is if you even need the furniture! But for the furniture you do need, know that clunky thick furniture takes up space and makes a room smaller. A sleek, lighter design adds space to a room. A classic example is a heavy wooden table with thick boarded legs vs. a stainless steel metal frame table with a glass top. The glass top table lets light pass through it and increases the space in the room dramatically.\n\n4. Lots of light\nThe best lights are low watt fluorescent or LED, and lots of them. The LED are good for filling otherwise dark corners. They can be put under kitchen cabinets to light up counters, in bathrooms, entryways, stairs etc. The more dark spaces you have in a room the smaller it feels. Lots of light is really important. Light means electric bill, though, so use colored fluorescent so it actually looks nice and LED, since they eat little electricity.\n\n5. Remove Doors\nDoors take up valuable space and obviously enclose a room. Take away the doors and your rooms will provide views into other rooms, which adds a sense of space. The valuable real estate around the doorway can now be used as well since there isn\'t a swinging door there. If you must have door then a sliding door is a better alternative if possible.\n\n6. Think colors, or lack of\nPaint color effects the space of a room. Basically, dark makes a room smaller and light makes it bigger. Always use a bright white for the ceiling since it reflects the light down. For the walls use bright light colors.\n\n7. Keep it minimal\nSimple is a lot more spacious than cluttered or complicated. This applies to everything: art, furniture, paint colors, styles. Pick simple lines and textures for pillows and furniture. Pick minimalist art styles. The paint colors should be minimal, i.e don\'t have a hundred different colors in the place, keep a simple palate of two or three colors.\n\n8. Store it!\nPut things in drawers, shelves, boxes, closets, under the bed. Keep it out of sight! This means having a good choice of storage areas that fit into the rooms. You don\'t want a huge clunky armoire taking up the whole room. Slender shelves against the wall that go more up than out are better.', 'Smaller House Trend', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '346-revision', '', '', '2008-11-27 20:07:32', '2008-11-28 02:07:32', '', 346, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/346-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (348, 1, '2008-11-27 20:26:39', '2008-11-28 02:26:39', 'One of the housing trends I see now and in the future is smaller houses. The large American house is no longer a smart way to live. It made sense when building was cheap, energy was cheap, and labor was cheap.\n\nBut now only labor remains cheap. It costs a lot more to build and maintain a house now. And with resources such as wood and metal being gobbled up by emerging economies like China, it isn\'t going to get any cheaper to build. Likewise, energy is not going to get any cheaper either. Gone is cheap oil.\n\nThis means a small house that costs less to build and costs less to heat, cool and light makes real sense.\n\nAnyone in NY isn\'t going to really make any adjustments because we already live in small houses!\n\nHere are some tips to making a small house feel spacious:\n\n1. Declutter\nAlong with small houses come the need for less stuff. That bike machine you haven\'t used in four years? The six pairs of old shoes? Get rid of all junk, i.e. stuff you don\'t actually use and use often.\n\n2. Keep the windows clear\nHeavy drapes are good for keeping the cold out but they make a room feel smaller. Translucent white drapes are the best because they brighten the room and bring the outside space in. You can even buy insulated white drapes now. The draps hold air inside them and act as insulation to keep the cold and hot from passing. But they are still translucent so they let the light through.\n\n3. Use furniture that is light and see-through\nThe first thing to consider is if you even need the furniture! But for the furniture you do need, know that clunky thick furniture takes up space and makes a room smaller. A sleek, lighter design adds space to a room. A classic example is a heavy wooden table with thick boarded legs vs. a stainless steel metal frame table with a glass top. The glass top table lets light pass through it and increases the space in the room dramatically.\n\n4. Lots of light\nThe best lights are low watt fluorescent or LED, and lots of them. The LED are good for filling otherwise dark corners. They can be put under kitchen cabinets to light up counters, in bathrooms, entryways, stairs etc. The more dark spaces you have in a room the smaller it feels. Lots of light is really important. Light means electric bill, though, so use colored fluorescent so it actually looks nice and LED, since they eat little electricity.\n\n5. Remove Doors\nDoors take up valuable space and obviously enclose a room. Take away the doors and your rooms will provide views into other rooms, which adds a sense of space. The valuable real estate around the doorway can now be used as well since there isn\'t a swinging door there. If you must have door then a sliding door is a better alternative if possible.\n\n6. Think colors, or lack of\nPaint color effects the space of a room. Basically, dark makes a room smaller and light makes it bigger. Always use a bright white for the ceiling since it reflects the light down. For the walls use bright light colors.\n\n7. Keep it minimal\nSimple is a lot more spacious than cluttered or complicated. This applies to everything: art, furniture, paint colors, styles. Pick simple lines and textures for pillows and furniture. Pick minimalist art styles. The paint colors should be minimal, i.e don\'t have a hundred different colors in the place, keep a simple palate of two or three colors.\n\n8. Store it!\nPut things in drawers, shelves, boxes, closets, under the bed. Keep it out of sight! This means having a good choice of storage areas that fit into the rooms. You don\'t want a huge clunky armoire taking up the whole room. Slender shelves against the wall that go more up than out are better.\n\nHere is a great example of combining form, function and multiple use. The owners of this table found the driftwood and ball, so the table has personal meaning. Practically it serves as a table. It doubles as art. It is salvaged and incorporated some creativity from the owners to make it (very green!). And also very important, the glass top allows light to highlight the wood as well as pass into the rest of the room.\n\n\n\n9. Multi-task it\nLike the driftwood glass table above, try to incorporate more than one use for all the objects and rooms in the house. Gone are the days of formal living rooms or dining rooms. Today the dining room is also the homework room, laptop room, meeting room, and home business room. Incorporating multiples uses and meanings into rooms and objects increases their usefulness and decreases the amount of stuff and space you need. Now that is green! \n\n10. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (350, 1, '2008-11-27 20:07:45', '2008-11-28 02:07:45', 'One of the housing trends I see now and in the future is smaller houses. The large American house is no longer a smart way to live. It made sense when building was cheap, energy was cheap, and labor was cheap.\r\n\r\nBut now only labor remains cheap. It costs a lot more to build and maintain a house now. And with resources such as wood and metal being gobbled up by emerging economies like China, it isn\'t going to get any cheaper to build. Likewise, energy is not going to get any cheaper either. Gone is cheap oil.\r\n\r\nThis means a small house that costs less to build and costs less to heat, cool and light makes real sense.\r\n\r\nAnyone in NY isn\'t going to really make any adjustments because we already live in small houses!\r\n\r\nHere are some tips to making a small house feel spacious:\r\n\r\n1. Declutter\r\nAlong with small houses come the need for less stuff. That bike machine you haven\'t used in four years? The six pairs of old shoes? Get rid of all junk, i.e. stuff you don\'t actually use and use often.\r\n\r\n2. Keep the windows clear\r\nHeavy drapes are good for keeping the cold out but they make a room feel smaller. Translucent white drapes are the best because they brighten the room and bring the outside space in. You can even buy insulated white drapes now. The draps hold air inside them and act as insulation to keep the cold and hot from passing. But they are still translucent so they let the light through.\r\n\r\n3. Use furniture that is light and see-through\r\nThe first thing to consider is if you even need the furniture! But for the furniture you do need, know that clunky thick furniture takes up space and makes a room smaller. A sleek, lighter design adds space to a room. A classic example is a heavy wooden table with thick boarded legs vs. a stainless steel metal frame table with a glass top. The glass top table lets light pass through it and increases the space in the room dramatically.\r\n\r\n4. Lots of light\r\nThe best lights are low watt fluorescent or LED, and lots of them. The LED are good for filling otherwise dark corners. They can be put under kitchen cabinets to light up counters, in bathrooms, entryways, stairs etc. The more dark spaces you have in a room the smaller it feels. Lots of light is really important. Light means electric bill, though, so use colored fluorescent so it actually looks nice and LED, since they eat little electricity.\r\n\r\n5. Remove Doors\r\nDoors take up valuable space and obviously enclose a room. Take away the doors and your rooms will provide views into other rooms, which adds a sense of space. The valuable real estate around the doorway can now be used as well since there isn\'t a swinging door there. If you must have door then a sliding door is a better alternative if possible.\r\n\r\n6. Think colors, or lack of\r\nPaint color effects the space of a room. Basically, dark makes a room smaller and light makes it bigger. Always use a bright white for the ceiling since it reflects the light down. For the walls use bright light colors.\r\n\r\n7. Keep it minimal\r\nSimple is a lot more spacious than cluttered or complicated. This applies to everything: art, furniture, paint colors, styles. Pick simple lines and textures for pillows and furniture. Pick minimalist art styles. The paint colors should be minimal, i.e don\'t have a hundred different colors in the place, keep a simple palate of two or three colors.\r\n\r\n8. Store it!\r\nPut things in drawers, shelves, boxes, closets, under the bed. Keep it out of sight! This means having a good choice of storage areas that fit into the rooms. You don\'t want a huge clunky armoire taking up the whole room. Slender shelves against the wall that go more up than out are better.', 'Smaller House Trend', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '346-revision-2', '', '', '2008-11-27 20:07:45', '2008-11-28 02:07:45', '', 346, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/346-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (351, 1, '2008-11-27 14:25:59', '2008-11-27 20:25:59', 'A renovation usually stems from the need to make a place nicer or a more useful space. It also might include increasing your space. And while you are at it you use healthier materials.\r\n\r\nBut a renovation should also be seen from a house value point of view. Will it increase the value of the house? This is an important question to ask if you ever plan on selling the house. And even if you never plan on selling, a lot of the points below also apply to the amount of money a bank will be willing to lend you in a home equity line of credit.\r\n\r\nHere are some tips to using a renovation to not only get rid of the mold in the bathroom but also to increase your home value:\r\n\r\n1. Renovate with the buyers\' wants in mind. \r\nPut yourself into a possible buyer\'s shoes. Would a buyer appreciate your renovation? According to one study the following things are appreciated: new decks, new siding, kitchen remodel, new windows, bathroom remodel, new bed-and-bath suites in the attic and finished basements.\r\n\r\nBasically, extending the useful space of your home (decks, attics, basements) increases the usable space and is a good thing. Improving the practical elements of the home (kitchen, bath, bed) is also good.\r\n\r\nNon-practical things are not so great: a swimming pool in Minnesota or a movie theater.\r\n\r\n2. Is your upgrade ok for the neighborhood?\r\nBirds of a feather flock together. When it comes to houses it is the same. You want to stay in the same house type as the others on your block. Building a castle on a block that only has two bedroom ranch houses is a bad idea. Anyone who can afford your house will buy it in a better block.\r\n\r\nThe same goes for renovations. If your neighborhood is ultra fancy then maybe a jacuzzi is a good idea but if your neighbors\' idea of cooling off is to unlock the fire hydrant and get wet in the street then stick to a normal bathtub.\r\n\r\n Bottom line: check out what your neighbors are doing first and then copy them. But do it more tastefully, by spending less money and in a more green way. \r\n\r\nAnd generic is better than exotic because it appeals to more people (thus more potential buyers). A gentle white paint color is better than dark fuchsia. \r\n\r\nI\'m not saying your renovation should be shackled to some distant home sale or by what the idiots across the street are doing. But it is worth adding those considerations to the mix. Then you can follow your heart with a larger understanding of the situation.\r\n\r\n3. Where is your neighborhood going?\r\nIs it gentrifying or is the paint peeling? Or better said, is money being put into the houses or not? The best way to judge is by how much work is being done on the houses. \r\n\r\nAre the lots of dumpsters and contractor vans in the neighborhood? That means lots of people are fixing up their houses. That means values will go up and you investing in your house will probably give you a return.\r\n\r\nOr are there lots of for sale signs and broken down cars in the neighborhood? That means people are trying to get the hell out of the shit hole. And the $20k you just spent on the bathroom isn\'t worth the toilet you bought to piss in.\r\n\r\n4. What is your budget?\r\nThe more you spend on the renovation, the more money you would need in order to recoup your money when you sell the house. This is just plain common sense. \r\n\r\nThere are many things in life that are very nice and cost very little and this also applies to your kitchen cabinets. \r\n\r\nA study was done where people were asked to appraise two identical bottles of wine, only they were told that one bottle was expensive and the other was a cheap bottle of wine. They all said the expensive bottle tasted better. Hmmm....\r\n\r\nDon\'t put your insecurities into the renovation. Just because you think your ass is too flabby doesn\'t mean you can make up for it by buying "designer" tiles. It won\'t change your ass, although depending on how shallow your friends are they might actually think your ass looks firmer.\r\n\r\nBottom line: expensive does not mean fancy. Fancy means fancy. Expensive means expensive. Despite what every sales person in the entire world wants you to think, fancy and expensive are not connected. So pick the fancy stuff, not the expensive stuff, and your finances will be grateful.\r\n\r\n5. Go with the trends.\r\nThere are certain long term trends that you can tap into. The obvious one is to build green. In time green will simply be normal and anyone who doesn\'t build green now will have expensive alterations to do later. So building green is a must.\r\n\r\nAnother, also connected to green, is to build with utility prices in mind. Long term oil prices are going up so buying an oil furnace is not smart. Electric prices are going up so the same applies for anything electric in the house. \r\n\r\nNatural gas to some extent and alternative energy prices are going down so setting your house up for alternative energy is smart. Natural gas furnaces and a hookup for solar electric and hot water heating are smart (even if you don\'t install solar, put the lines and tubes there when you have the walls opened up).\r\n\r\nAnd insulate like there is no tomorrow, or actually insulate like tomorrow it will cost a lot to heat and cool your house, because it will. Prices are going up in these areas so counter them by building a house that uses as little energy as possible. This is very important. It is the basis of green.', 'Renovating To Increase House Value', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '325-revision-3', '', '', '2008-11-27 14:25:59', '2008-11-27 20:25:59', '', 325, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/325-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (352, 1, '2008-12-06 19:57:28', '2008-12-07 01:57:28', '"Green" is one of those words that are tossed around all over the place. Here are some concrete green things for a home renovation:\r\n\r\n1. Find a contractor who uses efficient framing techniques to save on wood while still keeping the structure strong.\r\n\r\n2. Find a salvage yard that buys and sells reusable materials, then buy and sell with them as you do your renovation. Sell them the stuff you take out and buy from them the stuff you put back in.\r\n\r\n3. Install energy efficient windows (go triple pane if you can), doors, and appliances.\r\n\r\n4. Build with solar gain in mind: get more sun in the winter and less sun in the summer by using trees (bare in the winter and leafy in the summer) and awnings; Use more windows to the south and less on the north. \r\n\r\n5. Use smart technology in the materials: Optimum Value Engineering techniques to reduce the amount of wood and other materials, low VOC\'s in paints, cabinets, etc, non-formaldehyde in the materials and so on....\r\n\r\n6. Economize: buy local, buy less, build only as much as you need. Stay wholesome and don\'t try to keep up with the Joneses: build what you need practically, not what you think will impress people.', 'Green Home Building - what is it?', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'green-home-building-it', '', '', '2008-12-06 19:57:28', '2008-12-07 01:57:28', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=352', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (353, 1, '2008-12-06 19:57:16', '2008-12-07 01:57:16', '"Green" is one of those words that are tossed around all over the place. Here are some concrete green things for a home renovation:\n\n1. Find a contractor who uses efficient framing techniques to save on wood while still keeping the structure strong.\n\n2. Find a salvage yard that buys and sells reusable materials, then buy and sell with them as you do your renovation. Sell them the stuff you take out and buy from them the stuff you put back in.\n\n3. Install energy efficient windows (go triple pane if you can), doors, and appliances.\n\n4. Build with solar gain in mind: get more sun in the winter and less sun in the summer by using trees (bare in the winter and leafy in the summer) and awnings; Use more windows to the south and less on the north. \n\n5. Use smart technology in the materials: Optimum Value Engineering techniques to reduce the amount of wood and other materials, low VOC\'s in paints, cabinets, etc, non-formaldehyde in the materials and so on....\n\n6. Economize: buy local, buy less, build only as much as you need. Stay wholesome and don\'t try to keep up with the Joneses: build what you need practically, not what you think will impress people.', 'Green Home Building - what is it?', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '352-revision', '', '', '2008-12-06 19:57:16', '2008-12-07 01:57:16', '', 352, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/352-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (354, 1, '2008-12-06 20:40:48', '2008-12-07 02:40:48', 'There are certain inalienable elements that every human needs in their environment in order to stay healthy and happy. These elements are green, timeless, and universal.\r\n\r\nThey are:\r\n\r\n1. sunlight by day\r\n2. darkness by night\r\n3. greenery\r\n4. water\r\n5. meaningful sounds\r\n6. fresh gently moving air\r\n7. thermal comfort within thermal variation (not too hot or cold but some variety)\r\n8. interaction with other humans and other species\r\n9. a sense of safety\r\n10. dynamic synergy among all of the above things\r\n\r\nAny design process, whether it is moving furniture around or building a new house, should take these ten points into consideration. To do so will guide you down a path of health and happiness.\r\n\r\nNote: the ten points are from Carol Venolia, eco-architect.', 'What We Need, the Basics', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'need-basics', '', '', '2008-12-06 20:40:48', '2008-12-07 02:40:48', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=354', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (355, 1, '2008-12-06 20:39:59', '2008-12-07 02:39:59', 'There are certain inalienable elements that every human needs in their environment in order to stay healthy and happy. These elements are green, timeless, and universal.\n\nThey are:\n\n1. sunlight by day\n2. darkness by night\n3. greenery\n4. water\n5. meaningful sounds\n6. fresh gently moving air\n7. thermal comfort within thermal variation (not too hot or cold but some variety)\n8. interaction with other humans and other species\n9. a sense of safety\n10. dynamic synergy among all of the above things\n\nAny design process, whether it is moving furniture around or building a new house, should take these ten points into consideration. To do so will guid', 'What We Need, the Basics', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '354-revision', '', '', '2008-12-06 20:39:59', '2008-12-07 02:39:59', '', 354, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/354-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (357, 1, '2008-11-27 14:30:34', '2008-11-27 20:30:34', 'Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? \r\n\r\nIt keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. \r\n\r\nIt is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $10/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\nWe also have waterproof blue Extruded Polistyrene, which is great for under concrete slabs or under green roofs.\r\n\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase. To read more, click here.
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (359, 1, '2008-12-06 21:01:46', '2008-12-07 03:01:46', 'Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? \r\n\r\nIt keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. \r\n\r\nIt is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $10/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\nWe also have waterproof blue Extruded Polistyrene, which is great for under concrete slabs or under green roofs.\r\n\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase. To read more, click here.
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (361, 1, '2008-12-06 21:18:04', '2008-12-07 03:18:04', 'Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? \r\n\r\nIt keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. \r\n\r\nIt is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $10/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\nWe also have waterproof blue Extruded Polistyrene, which is great for under concrete slabs or under green roofs.\r\n\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase. To read more, click here.
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (363, 1, '2008-12-06 21:23:54', '2008-12-07 03:23:54', 'Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? \r\n\r\nIt keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. \r\n\r\nIt is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $10/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\nWe also have waterproof blue Extruded Polistyrene, which is great for under concrete slabs or under green roofs.\r\n\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase. To read more, click here.
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (935, 1, '2009-04-09 09:27:43', '2009-04-09 15:27:43', 'Eco Brooklyn devotes itself to educating and helping the New York community build greener co-ops and Brownstones.\r\n \r\n\r\nWe are a Proud Member of:
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (365, 1, '2008-12-09 16:37:34', '2008-12-09 22:37:34', 'I subscribe to some very scholarly journals on green building. I also subscribe to some radical journals on politics and conspiracies. I like to check out the pulse from various sources. And when I start seeing trends overlapping I know it is something worth paying attention to.\r\n\r\nThis week I was reading in this one very academic journal about the use of hemp fibers mixed with lime to make a concrete-like material that is stronger and apparently six times lighter than real concrete. It is used in France a lot and expanding around Europe.\r\n\r\nAnd then one of my conspiracy journals also spoke about it, but from the perspective of it being this miracle material that was being kept from the building industry due to political reasons (hemp apparently has many uses that threatens existing companies, namely oil and timber companies).\r\n\r\nSeeing it in two widely different contects raised my interest. It does indeed seem to be a viable building material on the rise. Worth keeping an eye out for it.\r\n\r\nThe basics:\r\nhemp grows as a plant, thus CONSUMES CO2.\r\nit grows abundantly and quickly, thus is rapidly renewable.\r\nbecause it grows, it does most of the production itself reducing embodied energy.\r\nonce it is made into "concrete" the CO2 is fixed into the walls, thus it is a CO2 neutral or possibly even CO2 NEGATIVE product.\r\n\r\nportland cement requires huge manufacturing power and thus creates massive amounts of CO2. It is the largest creator of CO2 in the building industry. Enough said.\r\n\r\nBasically, the connection of hemp with weed smoking hippies is a farce. Hemp has too many positive attributes, from paper, oil, wax, cement (the list is long) for it to be considered negatively.\r\n\r\nMore:\r\n\r\n', 'Hemp - Stonger and Lighter than Cement', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'hemp-stonger-lighter-cement', '', '', '2009-02-10 18:56:00', '2009-02-11 00:56:00', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=365', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (366, 1, '2008-12-09 16:36:49', '2008-12-09 22:36:49', 'I subscribe to some very scholarly journals on green building. I also subscribe to some radical journals on politics and conspiracies. I like to check out the pulse from various sources. And when I start seeing trends overlapping I know it is something worth paying attention to.\n\nThis week I was reading in this one very academic journal about the use of hemp fibers mixed with lime to make a concrete-like material that is stronger and apparently six times lighter than real concrete. It is used in France a lot and expanding around Europe.\n\nAnd then one of my conspiracy journals also spoke about it, but from the perspective of it being this miracle material that was being kept from the building industry due to political reasons (hemp apparently has many uses that threatens existing companies, namely oil and timber companies).\n\nSeeing it in two widely different contects raised my interest. It does indeed seem to be a viable building material on the rise. Worth keeping an eye out for it.\n\nThe basics:\nhemp grows as a plant, thus CONSUMES CO2.\nit grows abundantly and quickly, thus is rapidly renewable.\nbecause it grows, it does most of the production itself reducing embodied energy.\nonce it is made into "concrete" the CO2 is fixed into the walls, thus it is a CO2 neutral or possibly even CO2 NEGATIVE product.\n\nportland cement requires huge manufacturing power and thus creates massive amounts of CO2. It is the largest creator of CO2 in the building industry. Enough said.\n\nBasically, the connection of hemp with weed smoking hippies is a farce. Hemp has too many positive\nMore:\n\n', 'Hemp - Stonger and Lighter than Cement', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '365-revision', '', '', '2008-12-09 16:36:49', '2008-12-09 22:36:49', '', 365, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/365-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (368, 1, '2008-12-06 21:27:05', '2008-12-07 03:27:05', 'Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? \r\n\r\nIt keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. \r\n\r\nIt is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $10/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\nWe also have waterproof blue Extruded Polistyrene, which is great for under concrete slabs or under green roofs.\r\n\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase. To read more, click here.
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (934, 1, '2009-03-21 21:55:38', '2009-03-22 03:55:38', 'Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? \r\n\r\nIt keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. \r\n\r\nIt is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $12/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase. To read more, click here.
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (369, 1, '2008-12-09 16:41:11', '2008-12-09 22:41:11', 'Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? \r\n\r\nIt keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. \r\n\r\nIt is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $10/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\nWe also have waterproof blue Extruded Polistyrene, which is great for under concrete slabs or under green roofs.\r\n\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase. To read more, click here.
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (783, 1, '2009-03-22 09:54:08', '2009-03-22 15:54:08', 'Our job sites are cleaner than most. We barely have any of the normal toxins. Formaldehyde, nasty glues, paints, thinners and all the other chemical toxins are pretty much absent from our job site.\r\n\r\nWe buy stuff that is free of those toxins when possible. And if not then we find a way not to use them. If that means cleaning the wall with a metal brush for a longer time instead of using ammonia acid then so be it.\r\n\r\nBut even so there is a lot of dust. Even good old fashioned wood can create irritants when cut. Then there is all the dust from tearing down walls, mixing concrete, cutting sheet rock, grinding metal....\r\n\r\nAll this stuff wreaks havoc on the workers\' sinuses. Sinus infections are a problem. The sinus is actually a very complex system and a lot more than an air passage through your nose. It ties all sorts of things together, from your mouth, ears, eyes, lungs and stomach. Even your brain is closely linked to how well your sinus is working.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nAnd we\'re not alone. As one site likes to say, "The American Academy of Otolaryngology reports that sinusitis is the most common chronic medical condition in the country. This disorder of the upper airway affects 37 million Americans and leads to debilitating pain and a decline in quality-of-life."\r\n\r\nSinus infections are debilitating. Even though they happen in the sinus, they make the whole body feel like you\'ve been hit by a train. It is a real drain on the body. Your mind is fuzzy and your body is weak. The real problem is that it can be chronic to the point that you just get used to working at half mast. It can really screw up your life.\r\n\r\nI have an ongoing arsenal of medications to combat the ongoing sinus infections I get almost on a yearly basis.\r\n\r\nTo be honest I\'m not very effective at keeping the infection at bay and usually have to resort to antibiotics. And I have no idea what natural medication is more effective than another. I basically throw them all at my nose and hope one of them helps. The way I look at it I might be getting infections a lot more if I DIDN\'T do all these things. And they do give me relief.\r\n\r\nThe following list is an informal collection of things I have found to be helpful at cleaning out the sinus and keeping them infection free.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Neti Pot.\r\n
\r\nThis one is quite an experience if you\'ve never done it before. But it is very effective. You pass water through the sinuses. The water should be warm and clean. Put a healthy pinch of salt in the water. You can also add other disinfectants. The best are a little hydrogen peroxide, or apple cider vinigar or a little drop of grapefruit seed extract.\r\n\r\nGrapefruit seed extract. \r\nThis stuff tastes like crap. But it is a great natural germ killer. Put a few drops in your hot tea and gulp it down. You don\'t savor this stuff.\r\n\r\nApple cider vinegar.\r\nIf there ever was a cure all old wives\' remedy this would be it. Does everything from increasing longevity to increase your sex drive apparently. But again it is good at killing germs and increasing the flow of healthy fluids. Hot water, apple cider vinegar and honey is a nice drink.\r\n\r\n"Sinus Buster" nasal spray.\r\nTry snorting hot pepper powder and you\'ll know how this sinus spray feels. It literally has hot pepper in it and boy is it effective at cleansing out the sinus. Not for the faint of heart, or nose.\r\n\r\nDr. Shen\'s Sinus tablets, aka Pe Min Kan Wan.\r\nHarmless looking little brown pills. Take as many as you want. Very Asian.\r\n\r\nGinger\r\nGinger root, another age old medicinal. Grate it generously into hot tea, cook with it.\r\n\r\nOregano Oil Capsules\r\nOne of the big issues with sinus is high levels of candida in the body. Oregano oil is a great candida killer as well as general disinfectant. Take them with food or else you\'ll get oregano heart burn.\r\n\r\nGarlic\r\nGarlic is to Europe what Ginger is to Asia. Garlic again is a disinfectant and like all the above ingredients it stimulates the glands and gets the healthy juices moving.\r\n\r\nRed Peper\r\nIf you\'ve ever eaten spicy food that was so strong you began sweating, your eyes teared up and you had to blow your nose, then you have already experienced a hot pepper sinus cleanse. Put it in your apple cider hot tea drink and in your food. \r\n\r\nHot water\r\nThe combination of humidity and heat is great for clearing sinuses. Let the shower pour over your forehead, place your towel covered head over a pot of hot water, lay with a hot wet rag over your face or sit in a Turkish steam sauna. It all does wonders for the sinus.\r\n\r\nWhat Not To Do\r\n\r\nDon\'t Expose your face to cold.\r\n Cold weather, cold food, cold water... it all does the opposite of the above things. It constricts your sinus passages and doesn\'t let them clear. Stay away from ice cream, cold drinks, ice, etc. Cover your face in cold weather.\r\n\r\nDon\'t Eat Mucus Forming Food\r\nIt is hard to get good food on the job site. Usually you are stuck with sandwiches from the corner deli. But as much as possible it is important to avoid dairy, sugar, refined flour (white bread, pasta etc), fried food, and other starchy things. They create mucus and clog up the sinus. Good luck with this one. It is not easy. These things are also the main culprits for candida build up in the body, another enemy of the sinus.\r\n\r\nDon\'t expose yourself to dust\r\nOn a job site this isn\'t easy. It means wearing a mask. Keep the area well ventilated. When possible cut outside. Constantly clean with a good vacuum. Don\'t sweap the dust back into the air. ', 'Sinus Infections and Construction', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sinus-infections-construction', '', '', '2009-03-22 10:02:21', '2009-03-22 16:02:21', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=783', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (782, 1, '2009-03-21 21:54:46', '2009-03-22 03:54:46', 'Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? \r\n\r\nIt keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. \r\n\r\nIt is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $12/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase. To read more, click here.
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (370, 1, '2008-12-11 08:38:34', '2008-12-11 14:38:34', 'Here is an interesting article. It describes all the kinds of house wraps and vapor barriers in detail. It also concludes that despite all the fancy new products the good old tar paper is still the preferred product for the author.\r\n\r\nI like building that sticks to the basics and avoids as much as possible fancy high tech products. If it can be manufactured simply without lots of machinery then it is more ecological. Of course tar paper has tar, ie oil, but all the other wraps are also petro chemical based too....\r\n\r\nSo for our green project on 2nd street we are going with tar paper for the vapor barrier between the bricks and insulation. Then between the insulation and the inside sheet rock we will use a radiant barrier for more sealing and to radiate the heat back into the house.\r\n\r\nThe file is here.housewrap-tar-paper', 'About House Wrap and Tar Paper', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'house-wrap-tar-paper', '', '', '2008-12-11 08:38:34', '2008-12-11 14:38:34', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=370', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (375, 1, '2008-12-13 15:53:24', '2008-12-13 21:53:24', 'We are inserting the salvaged poly iso insulation board into the top floor ceiling of the house between the joists. All the joists have been sistered with "new" salvaged joists. You can see the bolts holding them together. We are packing four layers of poly iso board, making it an air tight R 36. The roof insulation is obviously the most important in terms of insulation so we are making it very well insulated.\r\n\r\nBelow the insulation will be a radiant barrier of aluminum foil that will reflect back the heat into the building. On top of the roof will be two inches of waterproof extruded polystyrene insulation board and then the earth for the green roof. \r\n\r\nAfter all this, the roof will be very well insulated, probably close to R 50. Since the Poly ISO is salvaged from another job it is very cheap so we are using as much as we can possibly fit into the space. It is the same Poly ISO we are selling on the main page.\r\n\r\n [caption id="attachment_374" align="alignnone" width="451" caption="Above: inserting polyiso insulation into the ceiling"]
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (379, 1, '2008-12-13 16:20:47', '2008-12-13 22:20:47', 'We are inserting the salvaged poly iso insulation board into the top floor ceiling of the house between the joists. All the joists have been sistered with "new" salvaged joists. You can see the bolts holding them together. We are packing four layers of poly iso board, making it an air tight R 36. The roof insulation is obviously the most important in terms of insulation so we are making it very well insulated.\n\nBelow the insulation will be a radiant barrier of aluminum foil that will reflect back the heat into the building. On top of the roof will be two inches of waterproof extruded polystyrene insulation board and then the earth for the green roof. \n\nAfter all this, the roof will be very well insulated, probably close to R 50. Since the Poly ISO is salvaged from another job it is very cheap so we are using as much as we can possibly fit into the space. It is the same Poly ISO we are selling on the main page.\n\n [caption id="attachment_374" align="alignnone" width="451" caption="Above: inserting polyiso insulation into the ceiling"][/caption]\n\n [caption id="attachment_374" align="alignnone" width="451" caption="Above: here you can see it has all been inserted. You can also see the joists. On some we have added two more, making three sistered joists in places. We did this to make the roof as strong as possible to carry the green roof."]', 'Inserting the Insulation Into the Roof Ceiling', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '375-autosave', '', '', '2008-12-13 16:20:47', '2008-12-13 22:20:47', '', 375, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/375-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (381, 1, '2008-12-13 16:18:01', '2008-12-13 22:18:01', 'We are inserting the salvaged poly iso insulation board into the top floor ceiling of the house between the joists. All the joists have been sistered with "new" salvaged joists. You can see the bolts holding them together. We are packing four layers of poly iso board, making it an air tight R 36. The roof insulation is obviously the most important in terms of insulation so we are making it very well insulated.\r\n\r\nBelow the insulation will be a radiant barrier of aluminum foil that will reflect back the heat into the building. On top of the roof will be two inches of waterproof extruded polystyrene insulation board and then the earth for the green roof. \r\n\r\nAfter all this, the roof will be very well insulated, probably close to R 50. Since the Poly ISO is salvaged from another job it is very cheap so we are using as much as we can possibly fit into the space. It is the same Poly ISO we are selling on the main page.\r\n\r\n [caption id="attachment_374" align="alignnone" width="451" caption="inserting polyiso insulation into the ceiling"][/caption]\r\n\r\n', 'Inserting the Insulation Into the Roof Ceiling', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '375-revision-4', '', '', '2008-12-13 16:18:01', '2008-12-13 22:18:01', '', 375, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/375-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (382, 1, '2008-12-13 16:20:56', '2008-12-13 22:20:56', 'We are inserting the salvaged poly iso insulation board into the top floor ceiling of the house between the joists. All the joists have been sistered with "new" salvaged joists. You can see the bolts holding them together. We are packing four layers of poly iso board, making it an air tight R 36. The roof insulation is obviously the most important in terms of insulation so we are making it very well insulated.\r\n\r\nBelow the insulation will be a radiant barrier of aluminum foil that will reflect back the heat into the building. On top of the roof will be two inches of waterproof extruded polystyrene insulation board and then the earth for the green roof. \r\n\r\nAfter all this, the roof will be very well insulated, probably close to R 50. Since the Poly ISO is salvaged from another job it is very cheap so we are using as much as we can possibly fit into the space. It is the same Poly ISO we are selling on the main page.\r\n\r\n [caption id="attachment_374" align="alignnone" width="451" caption="Above: inserting polyiso insulation into the ceiling"][/caption]\r\n\r\n [caption id="attachment_374" align="alignnone" width="451" caption="Above: here you can see it has all been inserted. You can also see the joists. On some we have added two more, making three sistered joists in places. We did this to make the roof as strong as possible to carry the green roof. It should last another 100 years."]', 'Inserting the Insulation Into the Roof Ceiling', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '375-revision-5', '', '', '2008-12-13 16:20:56', '2008-12-13 22:20:56', '', 375, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/375-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (383, 1, '2008-12-13 16:21:41', '2008-12-13 22:21:41', 'We are inserting the salvaged poly iso insulation board into the top floor ceiling of the house between the joists. All the joists have been sistered with "new" salvaged joists. You can see the bolts holding them together. We are packing four layers of poly iso board, making it an air tight R 36. The roof insulation is obviously the most important in terms of insulation so we are making it very well insulated.\r\n\r\nBelow the insulation will be a radiant barrier of aluminum foil that will reflect back the heat into the building. On top of the roof will be two inches of waterproof extruded polystyrene insulation board and then the earth for the green roof. \r\n\r\nAfter all this, the roof will be very well insulated, probably close to R 50. Since the Poly ISO is salvaged from another job it is very cheap so we are using as much as we can possibly fit into the space. It is the same Poly ISO we are selling on the main page.\r\n\r\n [caption id="attachment_374" align="alignnone" width="451" caption="Above: inserting polyiso insulation into the ceiling"][/caption]\r\n\r\n [caption id="attachment_374" align="alignnone" width="451" caption="Below: you can see the poly iso has all been inserted. You can also see the joists. On some we have added two more, making three sistered joists in places. We did this to make the roof as strong as possible to carry the green roof. It should last another 100 years."]', 'Inserting the Insulation Into the Roof Ceiling', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '375-revision-6', '', '', '2008-12-13 16:21:41', '2008-12-13 22:21:41', '', 375, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/375-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (385, 1, '2008-12-13 21:46:46', '2008-12-14 03:46:46', 'In order to maximize the living space we decided to turn the cellar into a useable space. To do this we cut a 10x10 foot hole into the floor of the basement, which is only technically called the basement since it is a foot below grade. Practically it is the garden level. Once a hole was in the south side of the garden level it allowed plenty of sunshine to pass into the cellar. \r\n\r\nThe only problem is that the cellar was only six foot high. So we have dug it out another three feet. We had to dig under the existing foundation, which can be risky if not done correctly. First we built a second inner wall out of cinder blocks in the entire cellar. The existing brick wall was so deteriorated you could pull the bricks out by hand and it was actually amazing the four floors above kept standing.\r\n\r\nThe cinder block wall only took up four inches but added all the strength we needed to support the house, which we were in the process of banging and shaking to no end. We then dug down three feet in small areas at a time and underpinned the wall with concrete and the rocks we found in the soil.\r\n\r\nBefore putting the concrete we put plastic vapor barrier and two inches of waterproof insulation to guarantee a warm and dry environment.\r\n\r\n
\r\nAbove you see the sections being dug out.\r\n\r\n
\r\nAbove is the vapor barrier, called Stego wrap. It is one of the few plastics that actually do stop moisture and is priced accordingly. Most cheaper brands don\'t actually stop moisture.\r\n\r\n
\r\nHere we are putting the plastic, insulation and making the form to pour the concrete and stones.\r\n\r\n
\r\nWe used XEPS or extruded polystyrene, which is a dense and waterproof insulation. It is also not friendly to termites, which is important in this area.\r\n\r\n
\r\nHere you can see the rogh finished product where the floor had been dug out and the underpinning poured. We will then pour the concrete floor and then build the cinder blocks up to the other cinder block wall that is currently hanging three feet above ground.\r\n\r\n
\r\nHere you can see the opening in the floor above. We have also knocked out the south wall for a wall of windows so the sun can really shine down into the space. On the front and back walls we did not put cinder blocks because those walls had good solid stone as you can see in the picture. You can see the concrete underpinning under the stone walls where we dug down. A worker is finishing off some underpinning but using cinder blocks instead of concrete since that little alcove is not holding up the building and does not to be as strong.\r\n\r\n
\r\nThis photo shows the cellar before dug down. As you can see there was little headroom.\r\n\r\n
\r\nHere you see the same cellar almost all dug out.', 'Lowering the Cellar Three Feet', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lowering-cellar-feet', '', '', '2008-12-13 21:46:46', '2008-12-14 03:46:46', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=385', 0, 'post', '', 5) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (393, 1, '2008-12-13 21:41:53', '2008-12-14 03:41:53', 'In order to maximize the living space we decided to turn the cellar into a useable space. To do this we cut a 10x10 foot hole into the floor of the basement, which is only technically called the basement since it is a foot below grade. Practically it is the garden level. Once a hole was in the south side of the garden level it allowed plenty of sunshine to pass into the cellar. \n\nThe only problem is that the cellar was only six foot high. So we have dug it out another three feet. We had to dig under the existing foundation, which can be risky if not done correctly. First we built a second inner wall out of cinder blocks in the entire cellar. The existing brick wall was so deteriorated you could pull the bricks out by hand and it was actually amazing the four floors above kept standing.\n\nThe cinder block wall only took up four inches but added all the strength we needed to support the house, which we were in the process of banging and shaking to no end. We then dug down three feet in small areas at a time and underpinned the wall with concrete and the rocks we found in the soil.\n\nBefore putting the concrete we put plastic vapor barrier and two inches of waterproof insulation to guarantee a warm and dry environment.\n\n\nAbove you see the sections being dug out.\n\n\nAbove is the vapor barrier, called Stego wrap. It is one of the few plastics that actually do stop moisture and is priced accordingly. Most cheaper brands don\'t actually stop moisture.\n\n\nHere we are putting the plastic, insulation and making the form to pour the concrete and stones.\n\n\nWe used XEPS or extruded polystyrene, which is a dense and waterproof insulation. It is also not friendly to termites, which is important in this area.\n\n\nHere you can see the rogh finished product where the floor had been dug out and the underpinning poured. We will then pour the concrete floor and then build the cinder blocks up to the other cinder block wall that is currently hanging three feet above ground.\n\n\nHere you can see the opening in the floor above. We have also knocked out the south wall for a wall of windows so the sun can really shine down into the space. On the front and back walls we did not put cinder blocks because those walls had good solid stone as you can see in the picture. You can see the concrete underpinning under the stone walls where we dug down. A worker is finishing off some underpinning but using cinder blocks instead of concrete since that little alcove is not holding up the building and does not to be as strong.\n\n\nThis photo shows the cellar before dug down. As you can see there was little headroom.\n\n', 'Lowering the Cellar Three Feet', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '385-revision', '', '', '2008-12-13 21:41:53', '2008-12-14 03:41:53', '', 385, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/385-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (394, 1, '2008-12-18 15:18:56', '2008-12-18 21:18:56', 'I paid a lot of money for fiberglass windows from this company called Fibertec and I am very disappointed. The sales rep was the greatest guy until I signed the contract then he disappeared off the side of the earth. \r\n\r\nFibertec was unbearably late in delivering the windows, like many weeks late. Once they came the windows were so cheaply made that they simply look like vinyl windows. The hardware was crap. The below picture shows the lock hatch that simply fell off many of the windows with the flick of a thumb. \r\n\r\nThe frames were not reinforced enough so that they bowed with some of the taller windows. See pic below.\r\n\r\nA lot of the springs in the window frames had not been attached which means the one attached spring pulled the frame out of it\'s square. This means the windows don\'t fit tight and air seeps in.\r\n\r\nWhen I contacted Fibertec they didn\'t get back to me for over a week of me trying to contact them. When they did get back to me it was some other person who knew nothing about my order and couldn\'t have cared less about the issue.\r\n\r\nBottom line: DO NOT USE FIBERTEC. Service sucks and quality sucks. But mostly the service. I can fix the windows myself. It is just annoying.\r\n\r\nHOWEVER, the fiberglass frame part I LOVE. I think this is the way to go. I really love them and once they are nicely painted and repaired I will be very happy with them. I met another company at a green trade show and next time I would go with them iinstead. Sorry can\'t remember their name right now. But their card is in a big pile somewhere.\r\n\r\n
\r\nABOVE: Lock latches falling off.\r\n\r\n
\r\nHere you can see the crack between the felt of the window and the frame. This is because the frame is bending due it not being able to hold the weight.\r\n\r\n
\r\nThe above photo shows us installing the windows. On the right you can see one installed. ', 'My Fibetec Fiberglass Windows Suck', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'fibetec-fiberglass-windows-suck', '', '', '2008-12-18 15:22:28', '2008-12-18 21:22:28', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=394', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (398, 1, '2008-12-18 15:18:13', '2008-12-18 21:18:13', 'I paid a lot of money for fiberglass windows from this company called Fibertec and I am very disappointed. The sales rep was the greatest guy until I signed the contract then he disappeared off the side of the earth. \n\nThey were unbearably late in delivering the windows, like many weeks late. Once the windows came they were so disappointingly cheap that they simply look like vinyl windows. The hardware was crap. The below picture shows the lock hatch that simply fell off many of the windows with the flick of a thumb. \n\nThe frames were not reinforced enough so that they bowed with some of the taller windows.\n\nA lot of the springs in the window frames had not been attached which means the one attached spring pulled the frame out of it\'s square. This means the windows don\'t fit tight and air seeps in.\n\nWhen I contacted Fibertec they didn\'t get back to me for over a week of trying to contact them. When they did get back to me they knew nothing about my order and couldn\'t have cared less about the issue.\n\nBottom line: DO NOT USE FIBERTEC. Service sucks and quality sucks.\n\nHOWEVER, the fiberglass frame part I LOVE. I think this is the way to go. I really love them and once they are nicely painted and repaired I will be very happy with them. I met another company at a green trade show and next time I would go with them. Sorry can\'t remember their name right now. But their card is in a big pile somewhere.\n\n\nABOVE: Lock latches falling off.\n\n\nHere you can see the crack between the felt of the window and the frame. This is because the frame is bending due it not being able to hold the weight.\n\n\nThe above photo shows us installing the windows. On the right you can see one installed. ', 'My Fibetec Fiberglass Windows Suck', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '394-revision', '', '', '2008-12-18 15:18:13', '2008-12-18 21:18:13', '', 394, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/394-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (399, 1, '2008-12-18 15:22:29', '2008-12-18 21:22:29', 'I paid a lot of money for fiberglass windows from this company called Fibertec and I am very disappointed. The sales rep was the greatest guy until I signed the contract then he disappeared off the side of the earth. \n\nFibertec was unbearably late in delivering the windows, like many weeks late. Once they came the windows were so cheaply made that they simply look like vinyl windows. The hardware was crap. The below picture shows the lock hatch that simply fell off many of the windows with the flick of a thumb. \n\nThe frames were not reinforced enough so that they bowed with some of the taller windows. See pic below.\n\nA lot of the springs in the window frames had not been attached which means the one attached spring pulled the frame out of it\'s square. This means the windows don\'t fit tight and air seeps in.\n\nWhen I contacted Fibertec they didn\'t get back to me for over a week of me trying to contact them. When they did get back to me it was some other person who knew nothing about my order and couldn\'t have cared less about the issue.\n\nBottom line: DO NOT USE FIBERTEC. Service sucks and quality sucks. But mostly the service. I can fix the windows myself. It is just annoying.\n\nHOWEVER, the fiberglass frame part I LOVE. I think this is the way to go. I really love them and once they are nicely painted and repaired I will be very happy with them. I met another company at a green trade show and next time I would go with them iinstead. Sorry can\'t remember their name right now. But their card is in a big pile somewhere.\n\n\nABOVE: Lock latches falling off.\n\n\nHere you can see the crack between the felt of the window and the frame. This is because the frame is bending due it not being able to hold the weight.\n\n\nThe above photo shows us installing the windows. On the right you can see one installed. ', 'My Fibetec Fiberglass Windows Suck', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '394-autosave', '', '', '2008-12-18 15:22:29', '2008-12-18 21:22:29', '', 394, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/394-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (400, 1, '2008-12-18 15:18:56', '2008-12-18 21:18:56', 'I paid a lot of money for fiberglass windows from this company called Fibertec and I am very disappointed. The sales rep was the greatest guy until I signed the contract then he disappeared off the side of the earth. \r\n\r\nThey were unbearably late in delivering the windows, like many weeks late. Once the windows came they were so disappointingly cheap that they simply look like vinyl windows. The hardware was crap. The below picture shows the lock hatch that simply fell off many of the windows with the flick of a thumb. \r\n\r\nThe frames were not reinforced enough so that they bowed with some of the taller windows.\r\n\r\nA lot of the springs in the window frames had not been attached which means the one attached spring pulled the frame out of it\'s square. This means the windows don\'t fit tight and air seeps in.\r\n\r\nWhen I contacted Fibertec they didn\'t get back to me for over a week of trying to contact them. When they did get back to me they knew nothing about my order and couldn\'t have cared less about the issue.\r\n\r\nBottom line: DO NOT USE FIBERTEC. Service sucks and quality sucks. But mostly the service. I can fix the windows myself. It is just annoying.\r\n\r\nHOWEVER, the fiberglass frame part I LOVE. I think this is the way to go. I really love them and once they are nicely painted and repaired I will be very happy with them. I met another company at a green trade show and next time I would go with them iinstead. Sorry can\'t remember their name right now. But their card is in a big pile somewhere.\r\n\r\n\r\nABOVE: Lock latches falling off.\r\n\r\n\r\nHere you can see the crack between the felt of the window and the frame. This is because the frame is bending due it not being able to hold the weight.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe above photo shows us installing the windows. On the right you can see one installed. ', 'My Fibetec Fiberglass Windows Suck', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '394-revision-2', '', '', '2008-12-18 15:18:56', '2008-12-18 21:18:56', '', 394, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/394-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (401, 1, '2008-12-19 16:17:39', '2008-12-19 22:17:39', '
\r\nOur green show house in Brooklyn, NY, highlights best green building practices for brownstone\r\nrenovations in the NY metropolitan area. All products and services are explained on our web site and in any press we get. We have an active search engine optimization campaign for the web that includes but is not limited to our own site so that the information is easily found through internet search words.\r\n\r\nIt is a real home; all products will be used and showcased in a living environment. The show house is open to the public and professionals indefinitely by appointment 9-4 M-F. Please call for an appointment: 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nOur goal is to show as many people as possible how a real life green brownstone renovation is affordable to do and wonderful to live in. As a green contractor in Brooklyn we either do this directly via Eco Brooklyn or recommend the appropriate company.\r\n\r\nVisit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. \r\n\r\nRelevant Links for the Green Show House:\r\nBlog\r\nArchitectural Plans Small View\r\nArchitectural Plans Large Format PDF: Front view and notes --- Floor Plans ---Side View\r\n\r\nDescription\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally build around 1900. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nMost of our materials comes out of dumpsters and from the debris of other job sites.\r\n\r\nWe feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in. If you are interested in being involved in the project feel free to contact us. We are happy to attach your name to a service or product that contributes to the green show house.\r\n\r\nWe are also happy to assist you in any educational endeavors where a project like this would help you. For example if you are a school or organization seeking to show your students innovative green building.\r\n\r\nSome of the house\'s green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. Windows are arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\r\n\r\nThe fire escape is recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\r\n\r\nThe roof has a "green roof" and bee hive. The roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\r\n\r\nRainwater is strategically routed to water the garden. The gardens, both on the roof and in the front and back of the house, will have all the required flora to recreate a wildlife sanctuary and attract local fauna. As much as possible the garden will be an edible one, both for humans and animals.\r\n\r\nRadiant heat is in all floors, some bathroom walls and in the concrete slab on the ground floor.\r\n\r\nThe floors are either buffed and colored concrete, salvaged stone and slate, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams. The bathroom floors are salvaged steel tiles for maximum heat conductivity to bare feet.\r\n\r\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance doors to minimize usage when tenants are out. Lights are LED and a lot of the wiring is low voltage.\r\n\r\nWe are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board. The exterior walls are R40 and the roof is more than R70.\r\n\r\nAll interior walls and floors are hard packed cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\r\n\r\nWalls have various surface applications. Some have clay. Others have home made paints with natural pigments.\r\n\r\nThe kitchen and bathroom counters are a mixture of techniques all made in-house. We have cement and salvaged glass, resin and salvaged glass, cement and coloring, and wood.\r\n\r\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\r\n\r\nAll appliances and the boiler are the most energy efficient we could find. \r\n\r\nWe use a gray water collection tank to collect all water from showers and bathroom sinks. The water is then passed to flush the toilets.\r\n\r\nThe list goes on as we awaken to new possibilities. It is an exciting and liberating experiment. Our budget has been drastically cut by the current banking crisis so the job is coming in below what it would cost to build a similar building using normal building techniques. Of course this building is a million times more comfortable to live in. At least we think so.\r\n\r\nProject Team\r\nThe job requires many skills and a good deal of muscle. People are brought in on a consulting basis when needed. The group can be loosely classified as, "Family, friends and Craigslist."\r\n\r\nGennaro Brooks-Church - Financing, Design, General Contractor\r\nLoretta Gendville - Financing, Design\r\nPaul Marino - Engineer\r\nJack Watson - Carpenter\r\nPedro Reyes - Electrical\r\nJames Herrera - Excavation\r\nLeo Ortega - Mason, Carpenter\r\nMartin Alvarado - Insulation\r\nDaniel Garcia Perez - Radiant Heating Installation\r\nMatthew di Francesco - Green Roof\r\nFred Seton - Radiant Heat Design\r\nAlex Lopez - Asst. Mason, Asst. Carpenter\r\nHans Dompedro - Green Plumber\r\nNY Solar - Boiler, solar hot water', 'Show House', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'show-house', '', '', '2009-04-09 09:40:52', '2009-04-09 15:40:52', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?page_id=401', 0, 'page', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (402, 1, '2008-12-19 16:16:29', '2008-12-19 22:16:29', 'We are building a green show house to highlight our skills as well as make an educational contribution to the community. \n\nThe house is a four story brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. \n\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenets involve reducing the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\n\nWe will be featuring some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in.\n\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\n\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency.\n\nThe fire escape is being recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\n\nThe roof have a green roof.\n\nThe roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\n\nThe floors have radiant heat.\n\nThe floors are either buffed concrete, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams.\n\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance door to minimize usage when tenants are out.\n\nAll exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board from other jobs. We are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All interior walls and floors are hard packed with cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\n\nWindows have been arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\n\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are being re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is being used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\n\nThe list goes on.', 'Show House', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '401-revision', '', '', '2008-12-19 16:16:29', '2008-12-19 22:16:29', '', 401, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/401-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (403, 1, '2009-03-22 16:01:57', '2009-03-22 22:01:57', '\nOur green show house in Brooklyn, NY, highlights best green building practices for brownstone\nrenovations in the NY metropolitan area. All products and services are explained on our web site and in any press we get. We have an active search engine optimization campaign for the web that includes but is not limited to our own site so that the information is easily found through internet search words.\n\nIt is a real home; all products will be used and showcased in a living environment. The show house is open to the public and professionals indefinitely by appointment 9-4 M-F. Please call for an appointment: 347 244 3016.\n\nOur goal is to show as many people as possible how a real life green brownstone renovation is affordable to do and wonderful to live in. As a green contractor in Brooklyn we either do this directly via Eco Brooklyn or recommend the appropriate company.\n\nVisit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. \n\nRelevant Links for the Green Show House:\nBlog\nArchitectural Plans Small View\nArchitectural Plans Large Format PDF: Front view and notes --- Floor Plans ---Side View\n\nDescription\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally build around 1900. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\n\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\n\nMost of our materials comes out of dumpsters and from the debris of other job sites.\n\nWe feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in. If you are interested in being involved in the project feel free to contact us. We are happy to attach your name to a service or product that contributes to the green show house.\n\nWe are also happy to assist you in any educational endeavors where a project like this would help you. For example if you are a school or organization seeking to show your students innovative green building.\n\nSome of the house\'s green elements are:\n\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\n\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. Windows are arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\n\nThe fire escape is recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\n\nThe roof has a "green roof" and bee hive. The roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\n\nRainwater is strategically routed to water the garden. The gardens, both on the roof and in the front and back of the house, will have all the required flora to recreate a wildlife sanctuary and attract local fauna. As much as possible the garden will be an edible one, both for humans and animals.\n\nRadiant heat is in all floors, some bathroom walls and in the concrete slab on the ground floor.\n\nThe floors are either buffed and colored concrete, salvaged stone and slate, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams. The bathroom floors are salvaged steel tiles for maximum heat conductivity to bare feet.\n\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance doors to minimize usage when tenants are out. Lights are LED and a lot of the wiring is low voltage.\n\nWe are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board. The exterior walls are R40 and the roof is more than R70.\n\nAll interior walls and floors are hard packed cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\n\nWalls have various surface applications. Some have clay. Others have home made paints with natural pigments.\n\nThe kitchen and bathroom counters are a mixture of techniques all made in-house. We have cement and salvaged glass, resin and salvaged glass, cement and coloring, and wood.\n\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\n\nAll appliances and the boiler are the most energy efficient we could find. \n\nWe use a gray water collection tank to collect all water from showers and bathroom sinks. The water is then passed to flush the toilets.\n\nThe list goes on as we awaken to new possibilities. It is an exciting and liberating experiment. Our budget has been drastically cut by the current banking crisis so the job is coming in below what it would cost to build a similar building using normal building techniques. Of course this building is a million times more comfortable to live in. At least we think so.\n\nProject Team\nThe job requires many skills and a good deal of muscle. People are brought in on a consulting basis when needed. The group can be loosely classified as, "Family, friends and Craigslist."\n\nGennaro Brooks-Church - Financing, Design, General Contractor\nLoretta Gendville - Financing, Design\nPaul Marino - Engineer\nJack Watson - Carpenter\nPedro Reyes - Electrical\nJames Herrera - Excavation\nLeo Ortega - Mason, Carpenter\nMartin Alvarado - Insulation\nDaniel Garcia Perez - Radiant Heating Installation\nMatthew di Francesco - Green Roof\nFred Seton - Radiant Heat Design\nAlex Lopez - Asst. Mason, Asst. Carpenter\nHans Dompedro - Green Plumber\nNY Solar - Boiler, solar hot water', 'Green Show House', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '401-autosave', '', '', '2009-03-22 16:01:57', '2009-03-22 22:01:57', '', 401, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/401-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (404, 1, '2008-12-19 16:17:39', '2008-12-19 22:17:39', 'We are building a green show house to highlight our skills as well as make an educational contribution to the community. \r\n\r\nThe house is a four story brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. \r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenets involve reducing the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nWe will be featuring some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in.\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency.\r\n\r\nThe fire escape is being recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\r\n\r\nThe roof have a green roof.\r\n\r\nThe roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\r\n\r\nThe floors have radiant heat.\r\n\r\nThe floors are either buffed concrete, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams.\r\n\r\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance door to minimize usage when tenants are out.\r\n\r\nAll exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board from other jobs. We are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All interior walls and floors are hard packed with cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\r\n\r\nWindows have been arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\r\n\r\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are being re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is being used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\r\n\r\nThe list goes on.', 'Show House', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '401-revision-2', '', '', '2008-12-19 16:17:39', '2008-12-19 22:17:39', '', 401, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/401-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (406, 1, '2008-12-19 16:59:18', '2008-12-19 22:59:18', '\r\n\r\nWe are building a green show house to highlight our skills as well as make an educational contribution to the community. Visit the house\'s blog for ongoing details.\r\n\r\nThe building is a four story brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. \r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nWe will feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in.\r\n\r\nSome green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. Windows are arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\r\n\r\nThe fire escape is recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\r\n\r\nThe roof has a green roof and bee hive.\r\n\r\nThe roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\r\n\r\nRadiant heat is in all floors and some bathroom walls.\r\n\r\nThe floors are either buffed and colored concrete, salvaged stone and slate, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams.\r\n\r\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance doors to minimize usage when tenants are out.\r\n\r\nWe are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board. All interior walls and floors are hard packed cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\r\n\r\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\r\n\r\nAll appliances and the boiler are the most energy efficient we could find. \r\n\r\nThe list goes on.', 'Show House', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '401-revision-3', '', '', '2008-12-19 16:59:18', '2008-12-19 22:59:18', '', 401, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/401-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (414, 1, '2008-12-19 18:13:40', '2008-12-20 00:13:40', 'After some research we noticed that one of the most effective ways to reduce impact noise between floors was to put a recycled tyre product between the floor and sub floor. It creates a vibrating cushion that absorbs the impact, thus deadening the sound.\r\n\r\nThe only problem is that this product is costly. And costly is not green in the slightest.\r\n\r\nSo we went to the mechanic down the road. He was more than happy to give us some used tires. He has to pay to dispose of them into the landfill. We took the tires and cut them into little strips.\r\n\r\nThe strips were placed wherever a stud or support beam made contact with the floor above, creating a sound impact barrier between the two floors. Kids jumping, heavy boots and games of basketball should all become less audible from the neighbors above thanks to our technique.\r\n\r\n\r\nCutting the tires into strips.\r\n\r\n\r\nPlacing the tire under the joists.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe same tire pictured above but now we have put the support beam beneath it. The tire now acts as a sound barrier between the joists and the beam, breaking the vibration that would normally pass from the joist to the beam and the floor below.\r\n\r\n\r\nHere is an example of the tire placed between the stud and the footer. It is better to place the tire between the stud and the header to stop sound coming from above. But in this case the stud was supporting the stairs so it didn\'t matter.', 'Soundproofing between floors', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '407-revision-2', '', '', '2008-12-19 18:13:40', '2008-12-20 00:13:40', '', 407, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/407-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (415, 1, '2008-12-23 15:46:57', '2008-12-23 21:46:57', '
\r\nAbove Pic: "ugly" wood that I use for everything from studs to window frames.\r\n\r\nRecycling is a great way to reuse materials and save money. It is important to keep in mind the extra costs of recycling.\r\n\r\nIf you get the materials for free, say from a salvage, that is a great starting point. It beats paying for it from a store.\r\n\r\nBut free or not you then have to have a use for it otherwise you need to pay to store it until the job is ready. This costs money.\r\n\r\nSecondly, and this is often an issue with wood or metal studs, recycled material isn\'t always clean. My carpenters have never felled a tree for wood. They are used to reaching their arm out and grabbing a perfectly cut clean piece of wood that fits exactly what they need. This is the consumer society we live in.\r\n\r\nAnd I am always getting grief from my carpenters about this. I bring them ugly, nail ridden, odd sized wood and ask them to work with it. They don\'t like it. It takes them precious time to clean the wood and size it for their needs. \r\n\r\nIn fact today one carpenter said he felt guilty because he was wasting so much of my time (=money) using the old wood instead of out of the box new wood.\r\n\r\nBut the important thing to understand is that it is still better. I would rather pay my carpenter the money instead of the store. Despite the obvious benefits of recycling etc, I\'m still saving money.\r\n\r\nI may pay the carpenter $20 extra but I save $15 because I didn\'t pay for the wood. Even if I wasn\'t saving any money at all I would still do it. \r\n\r\nIt makes too much sense not to do it. It means my carpenters need to slow down. It means my studs won\'t be nice and clean looking. But it also means I\'ve saved some trees, the wood is stronger than the crap they speed grow today, I\'m lessened the landfill burden, and I might even save some money!', 'The Costs of Recycling', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'costs-recycling', '', '', '2009-01-22 16:49:15', '2009-01-22 22:49:15', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=415', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (417, 1, '2008-12-23 15:46:16', '2008-12-23 21:46:16', '\nAbove Pic: "ugly" wood that I use for everything from studs to \nRecycling is a great way to reuse materials and save money. It is important to keep in mind the extra costs of recycling.\n\nIf you get the materials for free, say from a salvage, that is a great starting point. It beats paying for it from a store.\n\nBut free or not you then have to have a use for it otherwise you need to pay to store it until the job is ready. This costs money.\n\nSecondly, and this is often an issue with wood or metal studs, recycled material isn\'t always clean. My carpenters have never felled a tree for wood. They are used to reaching their arm out and grabbing a perfectly cut clean piece of wood that fits exactly what they need. This is the consumer society we live in.\n\nAnd I am always getting grief from my carpenters about this. I bring them ugly, nail ridden, odd sized wood and ask them to work with it. They don\'t like it. It takes them precious time to clean the wood and size it for their needs. \n\nIn fact today one carpenter said he felt guilty because he was wasting so much of my time (=money) using the old wood instead of out of the box new wood.\n\nBut the important thing to understand is that it is still better. I would rather pay my carpenter the money instead of the store. Despite the obvious benefits of recycling etc, I\'m still saving money.\n\nI may pay the carpenter $20 extra but I save $15 because I didn\'t pay for the wood. Even if I wasn\'t saving any money at all I would still do it. \n\nIt makes too much sense not to do it. It means my carpenters need to slow down. It means my studs won\'t be nice and clean looking. But it also means I\'ve saved some trees, the wood is stronger than the crap they speed grow today, I\'m lessened the landfill burden, and I might even save some money!', 'The costs of recycling', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '415-revision', '', '', '2008-12-23 15:46:16', '2008-12-23 21:46:16', '', 415, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/415-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (611, 1, '2009-02-11 10:29:01', '2009-02-11 16:29:01', 'Our budget for the Brooklyn green show house got decimated with this banking crisis. So we don\'t really have a budget any more. It is basically as cheap as we can make it. \r\n\r\nFor our kitchens for example we were going to buy salvaged kitchens, make them in house out of salvaged wood or find a company we wanted to represent and could afford. There is a lot of good wood and second hand kitchens here. The closets were going to be studs and sheet rock with basic doors and drawers. The visual parts were going to be salvaged wood. \r\n\r\nOur financing problem is not unique so we are using it to take advantage of the new attitude by showing affordable quality green products. That is what I think will sell now and for a good while into the future. \r\n\r\nThe outlook has changed drastically here in the epicenter of the financial crisis, AKA New York. It is considered very intelligent to buy affordable green products. "High End" is considered stupid and associated with Wall Street spending. The underlying change is that expensive is no longer necessarily tied with quality. Quality is tied to quality regardless of price.\r\n\r\nAnd with the new green perspective more often it is greener to buy something affordable over something expensive. The reasoning is that a green product has no impact if the middle class doesn\'t buy into it. So the fact that everyone is broke and thinking green is a great thing. We are being forced to pull green from the grips of "high end" niche production and find creative ways to make them affordable.\r\n\r\nSo with the green show house I\'m pushing hard to dispel the myth that green is more expensive than other products and I\'m targeting the middle sector that owns the majority of the brownstones. In fact I\'d like to show that it is actually cheaper to buy green since the resources are used more intelligently and there is less waste. \r\n\r\nThis comes mostly from a practical point of view since in this economy I think nobody will buy it unless it is priced competitively anyway. And I can probably say that increasingly people won\'t buy it unless it is green as well. There is a double bottom line developing in consumerism: green and affordable. it may not be mainstream but it is at least gaining in numbers.\r\n\r\nBut because quality green still isn\'t entirely mainstream there remains considerable competitive advantage to selling green products and any cut in price is made up by less competition and better market placement now and in the future. \r\n\r\nThere is a changing of the guard and the competitively priced green companies will emerge as the leaders. The companies making non-green products and/or expensive ones will fall to the side and become niche markets.', 'Quality is tied to quality and no longer tied to price', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'quality-tied-quality-longer-tied', '', '', '2009-02-11 10:29:01', '2009-02-11 16:29:01', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=611', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (612, 1, '2009-02-11 10:28:16', '2009-02-11 16:28:16', 'Our budget for the Brooklyn green show house got decimated with this banking crisis. So we don\'t really have a budget any more. It is basically as cheap as we can make it. \n\nFor our kitchens for example we were going to buy salvaged kitchens, make them in house out of salvaged wood or find a company we wanted to represent and could afford. There is a lot of good wood and second hand kitchens here. The closets were going to be studs and sheet rock with basic doors and drawers. The visual parts were going to be salvaged wood. \n\nOur financing problem is not unique so we are using it to take advantage of the new attitude by showing affordable quality green products. That is what I think will sell now and for a good while into the future. \n\nThe outlook has changed drastically here in the epicenter of the financial crisis, AKA New York. It is considered very intelligent to buy affordable green products. "High End" is considered stupid and associated with Wall Street spending. The underlying change is that expensive is no longer necessarily tied with quality. Quality is tied to quality regardless of price.\n\nAnd with the new green perspective more often it is greener to buy something affordable over something expensive. The reasoning is that a green product has no impact if the middle class doesn\'t buy into it. So the fact that everyone is broke and thinking green is a great thing. We are being forced to pull green from the grips of "high end" niche production and find creative ways to make them affordable.\n\nSo with the green show house I\'m pushing hard to dispel the myth that green is more expensive than other products and I\'m targeting the middle sector that owns the majority of the brownstones. In fact I\'d like to show that it is actually cheaper to buy green since the resources are used more intelligently and there is less waste. \n\nThis comes mostly from a practical point of view since in this economy I think nobody will buy it unless it is priced competitively anyway. And I can probably say that increasingly people won\'t buy it unless it is green as well. There is a double bottom line developing in consumerism: green and affordable. it may not be mainstream but it is at least gaining in numbers.\n\nBut because quality green still isn\'t entirely mainstream there remains considerable competitive advantage to selling green products and any cut in price is made up by less competition and better market placement now and in the future. \n\nThere is a changing of the guard and the competitively priced green companies will emerge as the leaders. The non-green companies and/or the expensive ones will fall to the side and become niche markets.', 'Quality is tied to quality and no longer tied to price', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '611-revision', '', '', '2009-02-11 10:28:16', '2009-02-11 16:28:16', '', 611, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/611-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (613, 1, '2009-02-13 19:56:54', '2009-02-14 01:56:54', 'I think the New York and Brooklyn brownstones are ideal candidates for green renovations. They have all the ingredients that make for an easy and powerful green overhaul. I can\'t list them without sounding like a sales pitch, but it\'s more pride of Brooklyn than me trying to sell anything.\n\nFirstly the greenest thing you could do in a building is reuse an old one, and what is more perfect than the shell of a beautiful brownstone. Usually all four walls are more than fine for keeping. They have been there for a hundred years and can last another hundred. Now that is green!\n\nIf anything you want to rip off the layers of lead laden sheet rock and expose the interior brick walls (at least the ones that aren\'t external facing walls). This means no new sheet rock and studs, which means less resources used.\n\nJust the mere fact that Brownstones share side walls with the neighbors means less energy lost to the outside and half the materials needed to build. \n\nAnother tenet of green is not taking up virgin nature. Brownstones are densely packed together, which leaves more of the world for uninhabited rolling hills and nature.\n\nThe bones of brownstones are solid. They have lots of old hardwood. NY isn\'t called the Gotham Forest for nothing. We have more excellent old growth timber in this city than exists in the wild. That is a sad thought, but the good news is that it is sitting protected under cheap vinyl floors and cracking tiles just waiting to be reclaimed to its true beauty.\n\nWhether you cut the old joists into siding, floors, studs, or new joists, the wood is good and strong. In our Brooklyn green show house renovation we have done all of that with the old wood.\n\nBrownstones have plenty of bricks. They are strong and beautiful. We are using them for new walls, patios, walkways and fireplaces. likewise for slate, either on walls or walkways.\n\nBrownstones have nice flat roofs that are perfect for gardens, solar and hot water panels and decks. For some reason they weren\'t built for use and for the most part have spent a hundred years ignored. But their value is great. We are using the show house roof for all of the above plus a bee hive :). We have strengthened the roof with salvaged joists and it is strong as ever. \n\nBrownstones are small. McMansions are a waste of everything. But New Yorkers, with our small apartments and large spirit, have been living green for years without knowing it. New York is one of the only places in the United States that shares an average house size with the rest of the world. Most of the United States has two or three times the house size as the rest of the world and wastes energy accordingly.\n\nNew Yorkers have much less cars than other Americans. There are even New Yorkers without driver\'s licenses! Blasphemy! A Brooklyn brownstone is often within walking distance of good transport and amenities. This means less driving and specifically less asphalt for parking spaces, another feature many normal homes suffer from. Instead, a Brownstone has a great front yard area for greening.\n\nNew York is a center of commerce. This means most of the materials are local. Sand, glass, cement, wood, stone, metal...it can all be acquired locally. There is great economy of scale to be located in such a dense commercial and residential area. When a truck brings material to New York it is feeding a hundred houses, instead of only a couple in the countryside. \n\nI am very excited to be doing a green renovation on a Brownstone. Because of all the in built green features of Brownstones it is relatively easy to turn a Brownstone into a very green and more comfortable home.', 'Brownstones are ripe for green renovations', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '607-autosave', '', '', '2009-02-13 19:56:54', '2009-02-14 01:56:54', '', 607, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/607-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (419, 1, '2008-12-29 18:04:38', '2008-12-30 00:04:38', '
\r\nOnly in USA are dumpsters so full of wonderful stuff. And you can\'t get fancier than a Corcoran dumpster. There is one in front of the Corcoran condos on President St in Carroll Gardens. I had the good luck to check them out today and found 1000 sq.ft. of once used wide plank maple flooring!\r\n\r\nThe builder was there and he said they were installed six months ago in the summer. Probably because they weren\'t acclimatized correctly they warped a little. But my carpenter says it\'s nothing the correct nails and some sanding can\'t fix.\r\n\r\nSo it looks like the green show house will have 100% salvaged flooring. We salvaged some oak from another reno a couple months ago.\r\n\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (422, 1, '2008-12-29 18:00:54', '2008-12-30 00:00:54', 'Only in USA are dumpsters so full of wonderful stuff. And you can\'t get fancier than a Corcoran dumpster. There is one in front of the Corcoran condos on President St in Carroll Gardens. I had the good luck to check them out today and found 1000 sq.ft. of once used wide plank maple flooring!\n\nThe builder was there and he said they were installed six months ago in the summer. Probably because they weren\'t acclimatized correctly they warped a little. But my carpenter says it\'s nothing the correct nails and some sanding can\'t fix.\n\nSo it looks like the green show house will have 100% salvaged flooring. We salvaged some oak from another reno', 'Wood Flooring courtesy of Corcoran', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '419-revision', '', '', '2008-12-29 18:00:54', '2008-12-30 00:00:54', '', 419, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/419-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (423, 1, '2008-12-09 19:27:55', '2008-12-10 01:27:55', 'Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? \r\n\r\nIt keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. \r\n\r\nIt is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $10/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\nWe also have waterproof blue Extruded Polistyrene, which is great for under concrete slabs or under green roofs.\r\n\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase. To read more, click here.
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\r\n\r\nWe have completely dug down the cellar by 3 and 1/2 feet. Then we put a vapour barrier and 3 inch insulation which we taped at the seams. Then we put down the salvaged fencing from the back yard to act as strengthener for the cement. On the fence we tied the pex tubing for the radiant head. \r\n\r\nMeanwhile on the ceiling we are insulating the pipes. Fanatical insulation is the trick to green building.\r\n\r\nThe next step is to pour the cement.\r\n\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (452, 1, '2008-11-27 14:13:56', '2008-11-27 20:13:56', '\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an alternative GREEN REAL ESTATE, RENOVATION & DEVELOPMENT company in the Brooklyn area.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is a green builder. It focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to run. Attention is put on using sustainable products, recycling, and creating a structure that uses the least amount of energy possible. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\nIt invests in houses and renovates them as well as helps others renovate their homes.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker, Certified EcoBroker® and lifetime builder. \r\n\r\nGennaro\'s knowledge of home values means all building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but it is also of highest possible monetary value should the owners decide to sell or refinance. Special attention is paid to long terms trends so houses are built to increase in value over time.\r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in its membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\n\r\nWe are building a green show house to highlight our skills as well as make an educational contribution to the community. Visit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. Visitors are welcome to come see the work in progress. Please call for an appointment: Gennaro - 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nWe will feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in.\r\n\r\nSome green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. Windows are arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\r\n\r\nThe fire escape is recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\r\n\r\nThe roof has a "green roof" and bee hive. The roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\r\n\r\nRainwater is strategically routed to water the garden. The gardens, both on the roof and in the front and back of the house, will have all the required flora to recreate a wildlife sanctuary and attract local fauna.\r\n\r\nRadiant heat is in all floors and some bathroom walls.\r\n\r\nThe floors are either buffed and colored concrete, salvaged stone and slate, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams.\r\n\r\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance doors to minimize usage when tenants are out.\r\n\r\nWe are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board. All interior walls and floors are hard packed cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\r\n\r\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\r\n\r\nAll appliances and the boiler are the most energy efficient we could find. \r\n\r\nThe list goes on.', 'Show House', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '401-revision-4', '', '', '2008-12-19 17:07:09', '2008-12-19 23:07:09', '', 401, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/401-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (455, 1, '2008-12-31 10:33:52', '2008-12-31 16:33:52', '\r\nWe are building a green show house to highlight our skills as well as make an educational contribution to the community. Visit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. Visitors are welcome to come see the work in progress. Please call for an appointment: Gennaro - 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nWe will feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in.\r\n\r\nSome green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. Windows are arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\r\n\r\nThe fire escape is recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\r\n\r\nThe roof has a "green roof" and bee hive. The roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\r\n\r\nRainwater is strategically routed to water the garden. The gardens, both on the roof and in the front and back of the house, will have all the required flora to recreate a wildlife sanctuary and attract local fauna.\r\n\r\nRadiant heat is in all floors and some bathroom walls.\r\n\r\nThe floors are either buffed and colored concrete, salvaged stone and slate, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams.\r\n\r\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance doors to minimize usage when tenants are out.\r\n\r\nWe are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board. All interior walls and floors are hard packed cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\r\n\r\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\r\n\r\nAll appliances and the boiler are the most energy efficient we could find. \r\n\r\nThe list goes on.', 'Show House', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '401-revision-5', '', '', '2008-12-31 10:33:52', '2008-12-31 16:33:52', '', 401, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/401-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (456, 1, '2008-12-31 17:26:04', '2008-12-31 23:26:04', 'A "new" construction style coming out of Germany creates houses that barely need energy to run. They don\'t even have heating systems. In the dead of winter they might need a little space heater but that is is. What is the secret? Here is a list from their site:\r\n\r\nCompact form and good insulation: \r\nAll components of the exterior shell of the house are insulated to achieve a U-factor that does not exceed 0.15 W/(m²K) (0.026 Btu/h/ft²/°F).\r\n\r\nSouthern orientation and shade considerations: \r\nPassive use of solar energy is a significant factor in passive house design.\r\n\r\nEnergy-efficient window glazing and frames: \r\nWindows (glazing and frames, combined) should have U-factors not exceeding 0.80 W/(m²K) (0.14 Btu/h/ft²/°F), with solar heat-gain coefficients around 50%.\r\n\r\nBuilding envelope air-tightness: \r\nAir leakage through unsealed joints must be less than 0.6 times the house volume per hour.\r\n\r\nPassive preheating of fresh air: \r\nFresh air may be brought into the house through underground ducts that exchange heat with the soil. This preheats fresh air to a temperature above 5°C (41°F), even on cold winter days.\r\n\r\nHighly efficient heat recovery from exhaust air using an air-to-air heat exchanger: \r\nMost of the perceptible heat in the exhaust air is transferred to the incoming fresh air (heat recovery rate over 80%).\r\n\r\nHot water supply using regenerative energy sources: \r\nSolar collectors or heat pumps provide energy for hot water.\r\n\r\nEnergy-saving household appliances: \r\nLow energy refrigerators, stoves, freezers, lamps, washers, dryers, etc. are indispensable in a passive house.', 'Passiv Haus (Passive House)', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'passiv-haus-passive-house', '', '', '2008-12-31 17:26:04', '2008-12-31 23:26:04', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=456', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (457, 1, '2008-12-31 17:25:58', '2008-12-31 23:25:58', 'A "new" construction style coming out of Germany creates houses that barely need energy to run. They don\'t even have heating systems. In the dead of winter they might need a little space heater but that is is. What is the secret? Here is a list from their site:\n\nCompact form and good insulation: \nAll components of the exterior shell of the house are insulated to achieve a U-factor that does not exceed 0.15 W/(m²K) (0.026 Btu/h/ft²/°F).\n\nSouthern orientation and shade considerations: \nPassive use of solar energy is a significant factor in passive house design.\n\nEnergy-efficient window glazing and frames: \nWindows (glazing and frames, combined) should have U-factors not exceeding 0.80 W/(m²K) (0.14 Btu/h/ft²/°F), with solar heat-gain coefficients around 50%.\n\nBuilding envelope air-tightness: \nAir leakage through unsealed joints must be less than 0.6 times the house volume per hour.\n\nPassive preheating of fresh air: \nFresh air may be brought into the house through underground ducts that exchange heat with the soil. This preheats fresh air to a temperature above 5°C (41°F), even on cold winter days.\n\nHighly efficient heat recovery from exhaust air using an air-to-air heat exchanger: \nMost of the perceptible heat in the exhaust air is transferred to the incoming fresh air (heat recovery rate over 80%).\n\nHot water supply using regenerative energy sources: \nSolar collectors or heat pumps provide energy for hot water.\n\nEnergy-saving household appliances: \nLow energy refrigerators, stoves, freezers, lamps, washers, dryers, etc. are indispensable in a passive house.', 'Passiv Haus (Passive House)', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '456-revision', '', '', '2008-12-31 17:25:58', '2008-12-31 23:25:58', '', 456, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/456-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (458, 1, '2008-12-31 17:36:33', '2008-12-31 23:36:33', 'One technology I have my eyes on is developed by Isomax.\r\n\r\nThey build homes that require basically no heating or cooling at all, regardless of where the house it. How do they do it?\r\n\r\nThey use a series of air and water tubes and ducts to pass heat and cold around. They have tubes in the roof and walls that pass either into the earth outside the house or into the earth beneath the house. The area outside the house cools the tubes and the area beneath the house heats the house. The same happens with the air ducts.\r\n\r\nThe area beneath the house becomes a heat storage area as hot water from the roof and walls during the summer passes under the house and leaves the heat. Then during the winter that very same heat is still there but only now it is taken out of the earth and put back into the house.\r\n\r\nThe house takes two or three years to really get going because you need one or two summers to get the ground under the house warmed up but after that you can expect a house that stays the same constant temperature throughout the whole year.\r\n\r\nIt is a very interesting technology.', 'Zero Energy Houses', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'energy-houses', '', '', '2008-12-31 17:36:33', '2008-12-31 23:36:33', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=458', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (459, 1, '2008-12-31 17:36:10', '2008-12-31 23:36:10', 'One technology I have my eyes on is developed by Isomax.\n\nThey build homes that require basically no heating or cooling at all, regardless of where the house it. How do they do it?\n\nThey use a series of air and water tubes and ducts to pass heat and cold around. They have tubes in the roof and walls that pass either into the earth outside the house or into the earth beneath the house. The area outside the house cools the tubes and the area beneath the house heats the house. The same happens with the air ducts.\n\nThe area beneath the house becomes a heat storage area as hot water from the roof and walls during the summer passes under the house and leaves the heat. Then during the winter that very same heat is still there but only now it is taken out of the earth and put back into the house.\n\nThe house takes two or three years to really get going because you need one or two summers to get the ground under the house warmed up but after that you can expect a house that stays the same constant temperature throughout the whole year.\n', 'Zero Energy Houses', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '458-revision', '', '', '2008-12-31 17:36:10', '2008-12-31 23:36:10', '', 458, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/458-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (460, 1, '2009-01-05 12:29:55', '2009-01-05 18:29:55', '
\r\nAbove: Facade with planter and recycled joists.\r\n\r\nOriginally the top facade of the building had a lot of rotted wood. And there was a great view. So in the heat of the summer I tore down the wall and planned on adding a wall of glass. It would have been magnificent. \r\n\r\nBut then as the cooler weather came I came to my senses and realized the large window was on the north side. To have it would be a huge heat drain on the house. I basically made a colossal mistake. This is green building 101.\r\n\r\nSo I took the windows I had already bought for the space and put them on the south side of the house. This creates a very powerful passive heating element as the sun pours into the house and heats it. Solar gain to the max.\r\n\r\nThen I was faced with doing something with the gaping hole on the north side. Some of the old slate had been broken when we took down the wall so we had a problem. We didn\'t have enough slate to built it back nor could we buy similar stuff. Do we take down the rest of the remaining slate and replace it or what? Taking it down is so not green.\r\n\r\nSo I decided to get a little artsy and use the slate we have for the lower part of the facade. For the upper part we are going to create siding out of salvaged wood joists. We are going to shape it in a "V" shape and at the base of the V we will put a large planter that will collect the water from the siding above it. \r\n\r\nThe planter will be made of two triangular sides attached to the facade to create a harmony of triangular shapes with the larger triangle formed by the siding.\r\n\r\nEven though the planter box will be very well insulated and one of its three sides will be against a heated house we will use plants that don\'t need sun or warmth since the cold winds can be harsh up there. Water probably won\'t be an issue since we\'ll use water retaining materials in the earth.\r\n\r\nThe planter will help insulate the north wall, provide greenery, allow us to recycle old joists and keep the existing slate. This is a great example of green building.\r\n\r\nPre Construction:\r\nThe truly green thing would have been to repair the damaged wood and leave the windows as they are in this picture. But in the heat of renovation we got these grand ideas to make a wall of glass. Being in an environment you love is green to but not at the expense of wasted energy when you can have just as nice windows but on the south side....\r\n
\r\n\r\nAnd so we tore the facade off:\r\n
\r\n\r\nBut then we realized our mistake and tore the south wall down to put the already ordered windows there. The sun shines in wonderfully making a fantastic space and heating us up. In the summer this heat can be a problem so we plan on having good passive ventilation, blinds, and solar panels above the windows that will also act as awnings when the sun\'s angle is high in the sky during the summer months. During the winter months the sun\'s angle will be low enough to pass under the panels.\r\nThe south opening:\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (465, 1, '2009-01-05 12:28:55', '2009-01-05 18:28:55', 'Originally the top facade of the building had a lot of rotted wood. And there was a great view. So in the heat of the summer I tore down the wall and planned on adding a wall of glass. It would have been magnificent. \n\nBut then as the cooler weather came I came to my senses and realized the large window was on the north side. To have it would be a huge heat drain on the house. I basically made a colossal mistake. This is green building 101.\n\nSo I took the windows I had already bought for the space and put them on the south side of the house. This creates a very powerful passive heating element as the sun pours into the house and heats it. Solar gain to the max.\n\nThen I was faced with doing something with the gaping hole on the north side. Some of the old slate had been broken when we took down the wall so we had a problem. We didn\'t have enough slate to built it: Do we take down the rest of the remaining slate and replace it or what? Taking it down is so not green.\n\nSo I decided to get a little artsy and use the slate we have for the lower part of the facade. For the upper part we are going to create siding out of salvaged wood joists. We are going to shape it in a "V" shape and at the base of the V we will put a large planter that will collect the water from the siding above it. \n\nThe planter will be made of two triangular sides attached to the facade to create a harmony of triangular shapes with the larger triangle formed by the siding.\n\nEven though the planter box will be very well insulated and one of its three sides will be against a heated house we will use plants that don\'t need sun or warmth since the cold winds can be harsh up there. Water probably won\'t be an issue since we\'ll use water retaining materials in the earth.\n\nThe planter will help insulate the north wall, provide greenery, allow us to recycle old joists and keep the existing slate. This is a great example of green building.\n\nPre Construction:\nThe truly green thing would have been to repair the damaged wood and leave the windows as they are in this picture. But in the heat of renovation we got these grand ideas to make a wall of glass. Being in an environment you love is green to but not at the expense of wasted energy when you can have just as nice windows but on the south side....\n\n\nAnd so we tore the facade off:\n\n\nBut then we realized our mistake and tore the south wall down to put the already ordered windows there. The sun shines in wonderfully making a fantastic space and heating us up. In the summer this heat can be a problem so we plan on having good passive ventilation, blinds, and solar panels above the windows that will also act as awnings when the sun\'s angle is high in the sky during the summer months. During the winter months the sun\'s angle will be low enough to pass under the panels.\nThe south opening:\n\n\nAnd on the north side we will construct what hopefully will turn out to be a beautiful facade that is also smart energy wise. Here is my sketch:\n', 'Adding Solar gain and recyclables to Facade', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '460-revision', '', '', '2009-01-05 12:28:55', '2009-01-05 18:28:55', '', 460, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/460-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (468, 1, '2009-01-05 18:07:15', '2009-01-06 00:07:15', '
\r\nI\'m experimenting with a transparent heat transfer wall. \r\nIt would be a transparent wall attached to the outer south wall, leaving about one inch between them. The out wall would be painted a dark color. Ideally it would be black but that would be too much of an eye sore. So dark brown would be fine. This way it would attract maximum heat from the sun.\r\n\r\nThe sun would pass through the transparent outer wall and hit the dark inner wall and get hot. The air trapped within the two walls would heat up and rise, pulling more air from below that would in turn heat up.\r\n\r\nDuring the winter we could have an air passage from that area into the house where the hot air could pass. Because of the pressure of rising hot air it would naturally get pushed into the house. This technology works since I\'ve seen similar set ups.\r\n\r\nI have thought of another use for the same system but have yet to run it by engineers to see if my physics is right. In the summer the passage to the house would be closed and another one going outside would be opened. This means, if my theory is correct, that the hot air would pass up and back out into the outside, thus pulling heat from the house into the atmosphere.\r\n\r\nThis seems to be a good natural heating and cooling system using the thermodynamics of simple rising hot air and the sun. The wall could easilly be made out of glass or Plexiglas.', 'External Transparent Heat Transfer Wall', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'external-transparent-heat-transfer', '', '', '2009-01-16 20:58:24', '2009-01-17 02:58:24', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=468', 0, 'post', '', 5) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (466, 1, '2009-01-05 12:33:40', '2009-01-05 18:33:40', '\nAbove: Facade with planter and recycled joists.\n\nOriginally the top facade of the building had a lot of rotted wood. And there was a great view. So in the heat of the summer I tore down the wall and planned on adding a wall of glass. It would have been magnificent. \n\nBut then as the cooler weather came I came to my senses and realized the large window was on the north side. To have it would be a huge heat drain on the house. I basically made a colossal mistake. This is green building 101.\n\nSo I took the windows I had already bought for the space and put them on the south side of the house. This creates a very powerful passive heating element as the sun pours into the house and heats it. Solar gain to the max.\n\nThen I was faced with doing something with the gaping hole on the north side. Some of the old slate had been broken when we took down the wall so we had a problem. We didn\'t have enough slate to built it back nor could we buy similar stuff. Do we take down the rest of the remaining slate and replace it or what? Taking it down is so not green.\n\nSo I decided to get a little artsy and use the slate we have for the lower part of the facade. For the upper part we are going to create siding out of salvaged wood joists. We are going to shape it in a "V" shape and at the base of the V we will put a large planter that will collect the water from the siding above it. \n\nThe planter will be made of two triangular sides attached to the facade to create a harmony of triangular shapes with the larger triangle formed by the siding.\n\nEven though the planter box will be very well insulated and one of its three sides will be against a heated house we will use plants that don\'t need sun or warmth since the cold winds can be harsh up there. Water probably won\'t be an issue since we\'ll use water retaining materials in the earth.\n\nThe planter will help insulate the north wall, provide greenery, allow us to recycle old joists and keep the existing slate. This is a great example of green building.\n\nPre Construction:\nThe truly green thing would have been to repair the damaged wood and leave the windows as they are in this picture. But in the heat of renovation we got these grand ideas to make a wall of glass. Being in an environment you love is green to but not at the expense of wasted energy when you can have just as nice windows but on the south side....\n\n\nAnd so we tore the facade off:\n\n\nBut then we realized our mistake and tore the south wall down to put the already ordered windows there. The sun shines in wonderfully making a fantastic space and heating us up. In the summer this heat can be a problem so we plan on having good passive ventilation, blinds, and solar panels above the windows that will also act as awnings when the sun\'s angle is high in the sky during the summer months. During the winter months the sun\'s angle will be low enough to pass under the panels.\nThe south opening:\n', 'Adding Solar gain and recyclables to Facade', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '460-autosave', '', '', '2009-01-05 12:33:40', '2009-01-05 18:33:40', '', 460, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/460-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (467, 1, '2009-01-05 12:29:55', '2009-01-05 18:29:55', 'Originally the top facade of the building had a lot of rotted wood. And there was a great view. So in the heat of the summer I tore down the wall and planned on adding a wall of glass. It would have been magnificent. \r\n\r\nBut then as the cooler weather came I came to my senses and realized the large window was on the north side. To have it would be a huge heat drain on the house. I basically made a colossal mistake. This is green building 101.\r\n\r\nSo I took the windows I had already bought for the space and put them on the south side of the house. This creates a very powerful passive heating element as the sun pours into the house and heats it. Solar gain to the max.\r\n\r\nThen I was faced with doing something with the gaping hole on the north side. Some of the old slate had been broken when we took down the wall so we had a problem. We didn\'t have enough slate to built it back nor could we buy similar stuff. Do we take down the rest of the remaining slate and replace it or what? Taking it down is so not green.\r\n\r\nSo I decided to get a little artsy and use the slate we have for the lower part of the facade. For the upper part we are going to create siding out of salvaged wood joists. We are going to shape it in a "V" shape and at the base of the V we will put a large planter that will collect the water from the siding above it. \r\n\r\nThe planter will be made of two triangular sides attached to the facade to create a harmony of triangular shapes with the larger triangle formed by the siding.\r\n\r\nEven though the planter box will be very well insulated and one of its three sides will be against a heated house we will use plants that don\'t need sun or warmth since the cold winds can be harsh up there. Water probably won\'t be an issue since we\'ll use water retaining materials in the earth.\r\n\r\nThe planter will help insulate the north wall, provide greenery, allow us to recycle old joists and keep the existing slate. This is a great example of green building.\r\n\r\nPre Construction:\r\nThe truly green thing would have been to repair the damaged wood and leave the windows as they are in this picture. But in the heat of renovation we got these grand ideas to make a wall of glass. Being in an environment you love is green to but not at the expense of wasted energy when you can have just as nice windows but on the south side....\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd so we tore the facade off:\r\n\r\n\r\nBut then we realized our mistake and tore the south wall down to put the already ordered windows there. The sun shines in wonderfully making a fantastic space and heating us up. In the summer this heat can be a problem so we plan on having good passive ventilation, blinds, and solar panels above the windows that will also act as awnings when the sun\'s angle is high in the sky during the summer months. During the winter months the sun\'s angle will be low enough to pass under the panels.\r\nThe south opening:\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd on the north side we will construct what hopefully will turn out to be a beautiful facade that is also smart energy wise. Here is my sketch:\r\n', 'Adding Solar gain and recyclables to Facade', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '460-revision-2', '', '', '2009-01-05 12:29:55', '2009-01-05 18:29:55', '', 460, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/460-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (470, 1, '2009-01-05 18:07:11', '2009-01-06 00:07:11', '\nI\'m experimenting with a transparent heat transfer wall. \nIt would be a transparent wall attached to the outer south wall, leaving about one inch between them. The out wall would be painted a dark color. Ideally it would be black but that would be too much of an eye sore. So dark brown would be fine. This way it would attract maximum heat from the sun.\n\nThe sun would pass through the transparent outer wall and hit the dark inner wall and get hot. The air trapped within the two walls would heat up and rise, pulling more air from below that would in turn heat up.\n\nDuring the winter we could have an air passage from that area into the house where the hot air could pass. Because of the pressure of rising hot air it would naturally get pushed into the house. This technology works since I\'ve seen similar set ups.\n\nI have thought of another use for the same system but have yet to run it by engineers to see if my physics is right. In the summer the passage to the house would be closed and another one going outside would be opened. This means, if my theory is correct, that the hot air would pass up and back out into the outside, thus pulling heat from the house into the atmosphere.\n\nThis seems to be a good natural heating and cooling system using the thermodynamics of simple rising hot air and the sun. The wall could easilly be made out of glass or Plexiglas.', 'External Transparent Heat Transfer Wall', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '468-revision', '', '', '2009-01-05 18:07:11', '2009-01-06 00:07:11', '', 468, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/468-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (471, 1, '2008-10-17 10:21:56', '2008-10-17 16:21:56', 'In the constant quest for a greener insulation I have considered many options.\r\n- Cellulose is good but messy and dusty.\r\n- Isonyne spray foam or Demilec spray foam is good but not that cheap and quite honestly not as green as they say. It takes huge amounts of energy and petroleum to create the main ingredient isocyanate.\r\n- Formaldehyde free fiberglass is ok but still fiberglass (scratch, scratch).\r\n- Solid foam is good and in my opinion under valued by the green community.\r\n\r\nTHEN you have RECYCLED SOLID FOAM, which I am starting to think is the way to go.\r\nI might buy it from www.InsulationDepot.com. It comes out at the same price as normal fiberglass batts but is way better R value when you air seal the boards correctly. And it is RECYCLED.\r\n\r\nIn my opinion normal (non-green) recycled materials is better than new green material. Why make more when it has already been made.\r\n\r\nALSO, foam board does off gas a little BUT almost all of that happens in the first few months or year. And since it is recycled it has already off gassed! Now that is a fantastic side benefit of recycling!\r\n\r\nFurther info I found on the web \r\n\r\nWhether it takes the form of batt, loose fill, sprayed-in foam, or rigid foam, insulation is an essential part of any housing. Insulation slows the transfer of heat (energy) from warmer areas to colder areas. It can also serve to reduce noise. Insulation effectiveness is typically measured in R-value. A higher R-value for insulation is better. A well-constructed insulation system will help reduce air infiltration and heat transfer and help control moisture. All of these factors need to come together to produce a comfortable and healthy living environment. The following analysis examines the relative economic, energy, and environmental impacts of the following insulation types: fiberglass batt, blown and loose fill cellulose, blown fiberglass, foamed-in-place polyisocyanurate or polyicynene, extruded polystyrene, expanded polystyrene, and rigid polyisocyanurate. \r\n\r\nRecommendations\r\nLoose fill, blown and batt insulation is more cost effective in walls and attics than rigid board insulation. Foamed-in-place insulation should be used when budget permits, its high R-value combined with excellent air sealing increase the overall performance of the assembly. Look for insulation materials that have stable R-values over time. \r\nExtruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation with CFC or HCFC\'s as blowing agents should not be used. Rigid insulation alternatives include: wood fiberboard, (some made entirely from recycled cellulose), expanded polystyrene (EPS), fiberglass board, or cellular glass board. \r\n\r\nInsulation Fact Sheet:\r\n| \r\n alternatives | \r\n \r\n cost/sq. ft./R (materials & labor) | \r\n \r\n energy (R- value per inch) | \r\n \r\n IAQ | \r\n \r\n\r\n expected product life (years) | \r\n \r\n life cycle thinking | \r\n \r\n practice | \r\n
| \r\n fiberglass batt | \r\n \r\n .03 | \r\n \r\n 3.2 | \r\n \r\n typical | \r\n \r\n\r\n 15 | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n cellulose blown and loose fill | \r\n \r\n .02 | \r\n \r\n 3.7 | \r\n \r\n good | \r\n \r\n\r\n 15 | \r\n \r\n good | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n fiberglass blown | \r\n \r\n .04 | \r\n \r\n 2.2 | \r\n \r\n good | \r\n \r\n\r\n 15 | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n foamed-in-place polyisocyanurate\r\n or polyicynene | \r\n\r\n \r\n not ava | \r\n \r\n 3.6-5.0 | \r\n \r\n\r\n better | \r\n \r\n 15-30 | \r\n \r\n better | \r\n \r\n requires trained installer | \r\n
| \r\n rigid perimeter: extruded | \r\n \r\n 0.14 | \r\n \r\n 5.0 | \r\n \r\n\r\n typical | \r\n \r\n 10-15 | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n rigid perimeter: expanded | \r\n \r\n 0.13 | \r\n \r\n 3.85 | \r\n \r\n\r\n typical | \r\n \r\n 15 | \r\n \r\n good | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n rigid perimeter: polyisocyanurate | \r\n \r\n 0.09 | \r\n \r\n 7.2 | \r\n \r\n\r\n typical | \r\n \r\n 15-30 | \r\n \r\n better | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (473, 1, '2008-09-07 18:30:15', '2008-09-08 00:30:15', 'I found a building company that was throwing out some perfectly good steel studs. The studs were just sitting behind a building so I asked if I could take them. \r\n\r\nThey were like, "Why?"\r\nI was like, "Uh, to reuse them."\r\nThe were like, "But they are used."\r\n"So? Are they damaged?"\r\n"No but they are trash."\r\n\r\nAnd so on. Nice guys but they didn\'t get what I was doing. They humored me a let me take them. There are so many good reasons to re-use good material but if you aren\'t thinking in those terms it is a completely alien concept. If you don\'t think about it you can even come up with a lot of good reasons not to reuse material. But with a little thought all the reasons come up short.\r\n\r\nThe best reason I like to poke holes in is the concept that reusing materials takes away jobs. Think about it. If everyone recycled all the millions of tonnes of good material that gets trashed each year that would be millions of tonnes that wouldn\'t have to made next year. That would put people out of work. \r\n\r\nAnd in a society where work is the main goal of living, to do something that puts people out of work is akin to being unpatriotic. Its all about "job stimulus", increasing spending to revitalize the economy, keeping unemployment low, creating a brisk economy etc....\r\n\r\nBUT! What about creating an economy where you needed less to live on, where you needed to work less for the same amount of buying power. Less work would mean more time watching the clouds with your children...\r\n\r\nHere is how from my limited knowledge of macroeconomics:\r\n\r\nIf society reuses materials we spend less on new materials. This means more money in the consumers\' pockets. But, they say, if everyone does this then less will need to be produced which means less jobs (currently interpreted as bad). But, I say, the consumer does not need to work as much anymore anyway because now that they are reusing materials they aren\'t spending as much. \r\n\r\nReusing materials creates a slower economy. Not slow in today\'s definition, but slow in the pre-industrial definition where we produced and wasted less. The life cycle of a product lasted longer. In a slower economy the consumer gains because they still get stuff but just don\'t have to work as hard to get it. \r\n\r\nWho loses in a slower economy? The people who benefit from extreme consumption and waste: the Walmarts of the world, The McDonalds, inefficient car makers, weapons makers, legal drug makers, mass entertainment. All the companies whose business model is based on people consuming their product feverishly for the sake of consumption only.\r\n\r\nThese are people who buy a certain car for a million idiotic reasons, none the reasons being to fulfill the need to move from place A to place B efficiently.\r\n\r\nAnyway. Here are the studs I got. The reasons for getting them are many but here are some:\r\nI needed studs for my 22 2nd Street house.\r\nThey were free (saving me about $75).\r\nThey are spared from taking up landfill space.\r\nLess pollution due to less production.\r\nI can work $75 less in my life.\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_89" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="salvaged steel studs"][/caption]', 'Got some steel joists', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '88-revision-3', '', '', '2008-09-07 18:30:15', '2008-09-08 00:30:15', '', 88, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/88-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (474, 1, '2008-10-04 19:35:17', '2008-10-05 01:35:17', 'Here is a useful Q & A on LEED for homes.\r\n\r\nPresented by O’Brien & Company. \r\n\r\nHow does the “no additional lumber” address cases of historic/cultural design, in\r\nparticular on an infill project in a historic neighborhood or a gut rehab of a historic\r\nbuilding.?\r\nThis credit has been revised to a 10% cap on the waste factor in the lumber order, so the\r\n“additional lumber” language is no longer moot.\r\nHow does LEED for Homes apply to historic homes?\r\nThe LEED for Homes rating system can be used for gut rehabs of homes, including\r\nhistoric homes. LEED for Homes is evaluating innovation applications for deconstruction\r\nof existing (e.g., historical) homes on a case-by-case basis and may consider\r\nestablishing some performance threshold for deconstruction in a future version of LEED\r\nfor Homes. In addition, wood salvaged from historic homes may be reused in new\r\nconstruction.\r\nHow is material salvaged from deconstruction treated (is it salvaged? Resource\r\nreuse?)\r\nSalvaged or reused material is eligible for recognition under MR5, Environmentally\r\nPreferable Products; in cases where it is not listed as an alternative for a given building\r\ncomponent, the builder should submit a credit interpretation request for consideration by\r\nthe MR-TASC. If the quantity of materials being reused in substantial enough (i.e.,\r\ncomparable in magnitude to the other measures in MR 5), the request for an ID credit will\r\nbe granted.\r\nIs a list of builders participating in the pilots available? If not now, when?\r\nUSGBC has asked the pilot builders if they are open to having their contact information\r\nmade public; a response is expected in coming weeks. USGBC plans to post this\r\ninformation on the LEED for Homes website at www.usgbc.org/leed/homes.\r\nWhat are the registration fees?\r\nThere is a $150 fee for project registration, with $50 per unit for certification.\r\nThose are fees due to USGBC from builder. Other applicable fees (e.g., for certification\r\nservices) are at the discretion of the Provider. Fees for the third-party certification will\r\nvary with the level of experience of the green home builder, the home size, the desired\r\ncertification level (i.e., Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum), and the distance that the third\r\nparty has to travel to conduct site visits at the LEED Home. Earth Advantage (EA),\r\nPortland is the Provider in the Northwest. O’Brien & Company has been contracted by EA\r\nto represent perform ratings on its behalf in Washington.\r\nCan verification be done by the same person doing technical\r\nassistance/consulting? (Who’s doing quality control of verifiers?)\r\nThe official certifier of LEED Homes is an authorized LEED for Homes Provider. All\r\nLEED raters or verifiers must be contracted to a LEED for Homes Provider. It is up to the\r\ndiscretion of the Provider to determine who is qualified to deliver on-site verification\r\nservices. Providers are responsible for recruiting, training, and supervising qualified\r\nLEED raters in their local markets. LEED Home raters must meet qualifying criteria. In\r\nparticular, since LEED for Homes requires ENERGY STAR for Homes qualification, the\r\nrater must be qualified by ENERGY STAR NW through its performance testing and\r\nverification training.\r\nAlso, all individuals offering verification services related to LEED for Homes are required\r\nto submit a declaration stating possible conflicts of interest. This declaration needs to be\r\nprovided to the builder and any other parties who might be affected by potential conflicts\r\nof interest.\r\nAs pilot raters in Washington, O’Brien & Company is providing some guidance to design\r\nteams to help them leverage integration opportunities and optimize their design. O’Brien\r\nand Company works under the supervision of the LEED for Home Provider Earth\r\nAdvantage.\r\nWhy won’t LEED Home Builders be able to hang their hats on a LEED AP? We\r\nshould be able to use that Brand.\r\nThe current LEED AP designation does not indicate any familiarity with LEED for Homes;\r\nrather, it represents knowledge of other LEED rating systems, which relate to commercial\r\nbuildings. USGBC is considering whether to develop a comparable exam and\r\ncredential for professionals who are conversant with LEED for Homes. Currently,\r\nqualified LEED for Homes support is available to builders via their local Providers. LEED\r\nAPs that are qualified in green home building are encouraged to develop business\r\nrelationships with the LEED for Homes Provider in the markets that they serve.\r\nWill there be a LEED for remodels?\r\nThe challenge with a LEED program for remodeling is that remodeling by its nature is a\r\n"one-off" business, with few economies of scale and in most cases, no buyer (in most\r\ncases, the client already owns the home). Thus, the remodeling market poses challenges\r\nwith respect to the creation of a viable (i.e., sustainable) business model for USGBC.\r\nFurther, the LEED Rating Systems are generally used to assess the whole of a building.\r\nIn remodeling, only parts of the home are affected. Thus, it is difficult to asses the greenness\r\nof a building when only part of it has been upgraded. For the time being, we\r\nsuggest that remodelers use LEED for Homes to provide guidance with respect to the\r\ngoals and principles -- and in some cases, e.g., plumbing fixtures, performance\r\nspecifications -- that can be referred to in the remodeling process. USGBC may tackle\r\nthe remodeling market sometime in the future. Note that LEED for Homes can be used\r\nfor gut rehabs.\r\nWill there be a LEED for existing homes (recertification process) given frequent\r\nturnover?\r\nThis represents a challenge similar to remodeling; and besides the fact that there are no\r\neconomies of scale, it remains to be seen whether there is any significant demand\r\npotential. Since the seller is the homeowner and not a builder, s/he stands to gain no\r\nprofessional reputation benefit by offering the LEED brand. In the future LEED may\r\nachieve sufficient consumer brand recognition that prospective buyers will look for a\r\nLEED label on a used home as well as a new one -- and be willing to pay for it -- but it\'s\r\nlikely to be quite a few years before that happens.', 'LEED for Homes Q and A', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '162-revision-4', '', '', '2008-10-04 19:35:17', '2008-10-05 01:35:17', '', 162, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/162-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (475, 1, '2009-01-05 12:34:01', '2009-01-05 18:34:01', '\r\nAbove: Facade with planter and recycled joists.\r\n\r\nOriginally the top facade of the building had a lot of rotted wood. And there was a great view. So in the heat of the summer I tore down the wall and planned on adding a wall of glass. It would have been magnificent. \r\n\r\nBut then as the cooler weather came I came to my senses and realized the large window was on the north side. To have it would be a huge heat drain on the house. I basically made a colossal mistake. This is green building 101.\r\n\r\nSo I took the windows I had already bought for the space and put them on the south side of the house. This creates a very powerful passive heating element as the sun pours into the house and heats it. Solar gain to the max.\r\n\r\nThen I was faced with doing something with the gaping hole on the north side. Some of the old slate had been broken when we took down the wall so we had a problem. We didn\'t have enough slate to built it back nor could we buy similar stuff. Do we take down the rest of the remaining slate and replace it or what? Taking it down is so not green.\r\n\r\nSo I decided to get a little artsy and use the slate we have for the lower part of the facade. For the upper part we are going to create siding out of salvaged wood joists. We are going to shape it in a "V" shape and at the base of the V we will put a large planter that will collect the water from the siding above it. \r\n\r\nThe planter will be made of two triangular sides attached to the facade to create a harmony of triangular shapes with the larger triangle formed by the siding.\r\n\r\nEven though the planter box will be very well insulated and one of its three sides will be against a heated house we will use plants that don\'t need sun or warmth since the cold winds can be harsh up there. Water probably won\'t be an issue since we\'ll use water retaining materials in the earth.\r\n\r\nThe planter will help insulate the north wall, provide greenery, allow us to recycle old joists and keep the existing slate. This is a great example of green building.\r\n\r\nPre Construction:\r\nThe truly green thing would have been to repair the damaged wood and leave the windows as they are in this picture. But in the heat of renovation we got these grand ideas to make a wall of glass. Being in an environment you love is green to but not at the expense of wasted energy when you can have just as nice windows but on the south side....\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd so we tore the facade off:\r\n\r\n\r\nBut then we realized our mistake and tore the south wall down to put the already ordered windows there. The sun shines in wonderfully making a fantastic space and heating us up. In the summer this heat can be a problem so we plan on having good passive ventilation, blinds, and solar panels above the windows that will also act as awnings when the sun\'s angle is high in the sky during the summer months. During the winter months the sun\'s angle will be low enough to pass under the panels.\r\nThe south opening:\r\n', 'Adding Solar gain and recyclables to Facade', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '460-revision-3', '', '', '2009-01-05 12:34:01', '2009-01-05 18:34:01', '', 460, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/460-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (476, 1, '2008-12-29 18:04:38', '2008-12-30 00:04:38', '\r\nOnly in USA are dumpsters so full of wonderful stuff. And you can\'t get fancier than a Corcoran dumpster. There is one in front of the Corcoran condos on President St in Carroll Gardens. I had the good luck to check them out today and found 1000 sq.ft. of once used wide plank maple flooring!\r\n\r\nThe builder was there and he said they were installed six months ago in the summer. Probably because they weren\'t acclimatized correctly they warped a little. But my carpenter says it\'s nothing the correct nails and some sanding can\'t fix.\r\n\r\nSo it looks like the green show house will have 100% salvaged flooring. We salvaged some oak from another reno a couple months ago.\r\n\r\n', 'Wood Flooring courtesy of Corcoran', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '419-revision-2', '', '', '2008-12-29 18:04:38', '2008-12-30 00:04:38', '', 419, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/419-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (477, 1, '2009-01-06 18:38:30', '2009-01-07 00:38:30', '\r\nAbove: Facade with planter and recycled joists.\r\n\r\nOriginally the top facade of the building had a lot of rotted wood. And there was a great view. So in the heat of the summer I tore down the wall and planned on adding a wall of glass. It would have been magnificent. \r\n\r\nBut then as the cooler weather came I came to my senses and realized the large window was on the north side. To have it would be a huge heat drain on the house. I basically made a colossal mistake. This is green building 101.\r\n\r\nSo I took the windows I had already bought for the space and put them on the south side of the house. This creates a very powerful passive heating element as the sun pours into the house and heats it. Solar gain to the max.\r\n\r\nThen I was faced with doing something with the gaping hole on the north side. Some of the old slate had been broken when we took down the wall so we had a problem. We didn\'t have enough slate to built it back nor could we buy similar stuff. Do we take down the rest of the remaining slate and replace it or what? Taking it down is so not green.\r\n\r\nSo I decided to get a little artsy and use the slate we have for the lower part of the facade. For the upper part we are going to create siding out of salvaged wood joists. We are going to shape it in a "V" shape and at the base of the V we will put a large planter that will collect the water from the siding above it. \r\n\r\nThe planter will be made of two triangular sides attached to the facade to create a harmony of triangular shapes with the larger triangle formed by the siding.\r\n\r\nEven though the planter box will be very well insulated and one of its three sides will be against a heated house we will use plants that don\'t need sun or warmth since the cold winds can be harsh up there. Water probably won\'t be an issue since we\'ll use water retaining materials in the earth.\r\n\r\nThe planter will help insulate the north wall, provide greenery, allow us to recycle old joists and keep the existing slate. This is a great example of green building.\r\n\r\nPre Construction:\r\nThe truly green thing would have been to repair the damaged wood and leave the windows as they are in this picture. But in the heat of renovation we got these grand ideas to make a wall of glass. Being in an environment you love is green to but not at the expense of wasted energy when you can have just as nice windows but on the south side....\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd so we tore the facade off:\r\n\r\n\r\nBut then we realized our mistake and tore the south wall down to put the already ordered windows there. The sun shines in wonderfully making a fantastic space and heating us up. In the summer this heat can be a problem so we plan on having good passive ventilation, blinds, and solar panels above the windows that will also act as awnings when the sun\'s angle is high in the sky during the summer months. During the winter months the sun\'s angle will be low enough to pass under the panels.\r\nThe south opening:\r\n', 'Adding Solar gain and recyclables to Facade', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '460-revision-4', '', '', '2009-01-06 18:38:30', '2009-01-07 00:38:30', '', 460, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/460-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (478, 1, '2008-09-27 18:03:17', '2008-09-28 00:03:17', '\r\nAs a licensed real estate broker I wanted to get as much ecological training as possible in the real estate field. The typical broker training, although extensive, only touches on the green aspect of real estate and I wanted more.\r\n\r\nAfter looking around it seemed that the EcoBroker® accreditation program seemed like the best choice. They are highly regarded in the real estate community.\r\n\r\nThey were listed in 2008 as a "Top Green Building & Business Certifications" by Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) Journal.\r\n\r\nREALTOR Magazine says they are one of the top "25 Trends Driving Today\'s Market."\r\n\r\nIn 2006 they were awarded "Education Program of the Year" by the Real Estate Educators Association.\r\n\r\nHere is a spot they got on CNBC.\r\n\r\nHaving taken the course I am happy with what I learned. They offer a comprehensive training that educates you in the many aspects of green real estate.\r\n\r\nThese involve better understanding:\r\n\r\n- The energy efficiency elements of a home, from types of boilers, insulation, windows, solar panels, water heating and materials used to insulate a home.\r\n\r\n- The effects of the surrounding environment on a home, from solar direction, tree positions, shaddows, and any other physical elements that might effect the heating/cooling of a home.\r\n\r\n- Potential health hazards and how to deal with them, such as radon, lead, asbestos, mold, and pests.\r\n\r\n- Understanding what steps to take in order to make a home more eco-friendly\r\n\r\n- Knowing the benefits of an eco-friendly home and how to market those elements effectively\r\n\r\n- Knowing what professionals to team up with in order to provide a better service to the customer. These professionals can be green pest control people, solar panel installers, radiant heat installers, ecologically aware painters and so on.\r\n\r\nI am always scheptical of potential greenwashing (pretending to be green for financial gain) but I was satisfied with the course offered by EcoBroker®. I feel they genuinely do want to improve the invironment.\r\n\r\nWhenever consumer opinions are poled Real Estate Brokers compete with Used Car Salesmen for the MOST despised group of professionals. That is really a brutal position to be in and not one I\'m proud of. The truth is that real estate is a game of sales and sales is a game of psychology.\r\n\r\nSo a lot of psychological manipulation goes on between brokers and customers and it is not always appreciated. \r\n\r\nBut now with the new focus on green, brokers can offer a really great service that is not only dependent on the sale. It is dependent on how well they help the customer in understanding the green elements of a home. It is more a role of an educator than a salesman.\r\n\r\nI think this added value will be appreciated by customers.\r\n\r\n\r\n', 'Gennaro Brooks-Church is a Certified EcoBroker®', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '131-revision-3', '', '', '2008-09-27 18:03:17', '2008-09-28 00:03:17', '', 131, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/131-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (479, 1, '2008-10-04 19:37:35', '2008-10-05 01:37:35', 'Here is my answer to "Why should I use your real estate services?"\r\n\r\nI am a real estate professional with additional EcoBroker training on the energy and environmental issues that affect real estate transactions. There are tremendous green resources available in the market and as part of my service commitment to my clients, I help you identify and make sense of these invaluable green opportunities. I am a great facilitator in this regard. \r\n\r\nEducation makes me uniquely qualified to present the eco features of the home and help attract qualified buyers. I\'m not a specialist or an expert on energy and environmental issues, but I have additional training on these issues and I have a better handle on the basics and the available resources than your standard real estate licensee. I understand the relationship between Energy Star and quality, and I can help\r\n\r\nI look forward to working with you. Please call me at ………347 244 3016. Gennaro Brooks-Church.', 'Why should you use my real estate services?', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '121-revision-5', '', '', '2008-10-04 19:37:35', '2008-10-05 01:37:35', '', 121, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/121-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (480, 1, '2009-01-08 19:47:12', '2009-01-09 01:47:12', 'Green building is not mainstream. The systems and habits are not in place. Doing a green job is part construction part education part experimentation because once you start thinking off the grid there are very few reference points to guide you.\r\n\r\nI had a plumber walk out of my job today before even giving a bid. He couldn\'t get his head around some of the things I\'m doing. His last words were, "I hope what you are doing works out, but it\'s not the way I do it."\r\n\r\nIt is definitely not business as usual. We have different ways of installing our pex tubing and they were at odds with what he knew. I believe our way is better and I\'m betting on it. We\'ll see.\r\n\r\nI had to go through several carpenters before I found one who was willing to do things my way. They are used to reaching out and grabbing a perfectly clean and sized piece of wood for their work. They have no part in preparing the wood. It comes from the lumber yard and all they have to do is put it in the house like Lego. There is something to be said for the efficiency of this.\r\n\r\nBut on my job they have to pick through a nasty pile of salvaged ugly wood, pull the nails and wires off, rip it to size and only then can they get back to their job. It takes some getting used to and there is no end of grumbling about it.\r\n\r\nBut I point out to them that I can pay them to do that or pay the lumber yard to get clean wood. From that perspective they have no problem with me paying them instead and the grumbling lessens. \r\n\r\n I don\'t pay for the wood. I pay a little more for the labor. In terms of my costs it comes out to the same, maybe a little cheaper. But it is not purely a financial issue. \r\n\r\nBy salvaging the wood I lessen the impact on land fill. I also lessen the amount of wood being cut down. I also get much better quality wood, since the salvaged wood is old growth and miles better than the crap you buy today.\r\n\r\nIT COSTS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME FOR ME TO DO THIS YET THE BENEFITS IN MY EYES ARE MUCH HIGHER. This for me is a revolutionary concept. Clearly from the initial resistance I get from industry professionals it is a change from the status quot.\r\n\r\nGoing from this scrap to wall:\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (484, 1, '2009-01-08 19:47:05', '2009-01-09 01:47:05', 'Green building is not mainstream. The systems and habits are not in place. Doing a green job is part construction part education part experimentation because once you start thinking off the grid there are very few reference points to guide you.\n\nI had a plumber walk out of my job today before even giving a bid. He couldn\'t get his head around some of the things I\'m doing. His last words were, "I hope what you are doing works out, but it\'s not the way I do it."\n\nIt is definitely not business as usual. We have different ways of installing our pex tubing and they were at odds with what he knew. I believe our way is better and I\'m betting on it. We\'ll see.\n\nI had to go through several carpenters before I found one who was willing to do things my way. They are used to reaching out and grabbing a perfectly clean and sized piece of wood for their work. They have no part in preparing the wood. It comes from the lumber yard and all they have to do is put it in the house like Lego. There is something to be said for the efficiency of this.\n\nBut on my job they have to pick through a nasty pile of salvaged ugly wood, pull the nails and wires off, rip it to size and only then can they get back to their job. It takes some getting used to and there is no end of grumbling about it.\n\nBut I point out to them that I can pay them to do that or pay the lumber yard to get clean wood. From that perspective they have no problem with me paying them instead and the grumbling lessens. \n\n I don\'t pay for the wood. I pay a little more for the labor. In terms of my costs it comes out to the same, maybe a little cheaper. But it is not purely a financial issue. \n\nBy salvaging the wood I lessen the impact on land fill. I also lessen the amount of wood being cut down. I also get much better quality wood, since the salvaged wood is old growth and miles better than the crap you buy today.\n\nIT COSTS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME FOR ME TO DO THIS YET THE BENEFITS IN MY EYES ARE MUCH HIGHER. This for me is a revolutionary concept. Clearly from the initial resistance I get from industry professionals it is a change from the status quot.\n\nGoing from this:\n\n\n', 'Doing Things Differently', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '480-revision', '', '', '2009-01-08 19:47:05', '2009-01-09 01:47:05', '', 480, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/480-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (485, 1, '2009-01-08 19:47:12', '2009-01-09 01:47:12', 'Green building is not mainstream. The systems and habits are not in place. Doing a green job is part construction part education part experimentation because once you start thinking off the grid there are very few reference points to guide you.\r\n\r\nI had a plumber walk out of my job today before even giving a bid. He couldn\'t get his head around some of the things I\'m doing. His last words were, "I hope what you are doing works out, but it\'s not the way I do it."\r\n\r\nIt is definitely not business as usual. We have different ways of installing our pex tubing and they were at odds with what he knew. I believe our way is better and I\'m betting on it. We\'ll see.\r\n\r\nI had to go through several carpenters before I found one who was willing to do things my way. They are used to reaching out and grabbing a perfectly clean and sized piece of wood for their work. They have no part in preparing the wood. It comes from the lumber yard and all they have to do is put it in the house like Lego. There is something to be said for the efficiency of this.\r\n\r\nBut on my job they have to pick through a nasty pile of salvaged ugly wood, pull the nails and wires off, rip it to size and only then can they get back to their job. It takes some getting used to and there is no end of grumbling about it.\r\n\r\nBut I point out to them that I can pay them to do that or pay the lumber yard to get clean wood. From that perspective they have no problem with me paying them instead and the grumbling lessens. \r\n\r\n I don\'t pay for the wood. I pay a little more for the labor. In terms of my costs it comes out to the same, maybe a little cheaper. But it is not purely a financial issue. \r\n\r\nBy salvaging the wood I lessen the impact on land fill. I also lessen the amount of wood being cut down. I also get much better quality wood, since the salvaged wood is old growth and miles better than the crap you buy today.\r\n\r\nIT COSTS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME FOR ME TO DO THIS YET THE BENEFITS IN MY EYES ARE MUCH HIGHER. This for me is a revolutionary concept. Clearly from the initial resistance I get from industry professionals it is a change from the status quot.\r\n\r\nGoing from this:\r\n\r\n\r\n', 'Doing Things Differently', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '480-revision-2', '', '', '2009-01-08 19:47:12', '2009-01-09 01:47:12', '', 480, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/480-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (486, 1, '2008-11-24 13:13:05', '2008-11-24 19:13:05', 'There are a lot of radiant heat companies out there. The abundance can be confusing. We have found that certain stores offer the best of certain products.\r\n\r\nHere is an example for an order form from one of our vendors:\r\n\r\n', 'Ordering Radiant Heat Materials', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '320-revision-2', '', '', '2008-11-24 13:13:05', '2008-11-24 19:13:05', '', 320, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/320-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (487, 1, '2008-10-28 12:36:12', '2008-10-28 18:36:12', 'When talking heat there are three ways heat or cold moves through space. Knowing these ways is important because it determines what kind of insulation you use or on the opposite end what kind of heating to use.\r\n\r\nConvective heat transfer is what most of us are familiar with. This is how our forced air heating system or our baseboard system transfers energy (heat) to a space. Air moves over a heating element, becomes warmer and expands into the space. In a forced air environment, most of the hot air is at the ceiling, much the same way the hot air balloon rises, so will the warm air in a room heated with forced air. Convective heat transfer is the least efficient means to transfer energy.\r\n\r\nIn terms of insulation convection happens when thee is a crack in the window or a hole in the insulation. Hot and cold air passed through the space via convection. Stop convection by sealing all holes in the house, aka seal the envelope.\r\n\r\nConductive heat transfer refers to two surfaces touching each other. Imagine a metal pan on the stove. If your hand is positioned an inch above the hot handle, you really won\'t feel much from the handle, and you can keep your hand there as long as you wish. But, when the handle is touched, your hand instantly begins to feel hot. This is conductive heat transfer. The pot is giving off the energy (heat) in the handle to your hand in a very fast, efficient manner. \r\n\r\nConduction is one of the more efficient modes of heat transfer. In home insulation you reduce it by putting bad conductors between good ones. Wood conducts heat well so you would put a material like foam that conducts poorly over the wood studs to reduce heat loss.\r\n\r\nRadiant heat transfer is the best because it isn\'t slowed down by air. Radiant energy is only felt when the energy wave strikes another surface. This means the surrounding surfaces all reach set temperature. By enclosing your body by warm surfaces, we can better control how our bodies lose heat. Radiant floor heat means better comfort with higher efficiency.\r\n\r\nTo reduce radiant heat loss the best materials are ones that literally reflect the heat. These are foil covered insulation and types of silica that also reflects heat.', 'Three Types of Heat Transfer', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '230-revision-4', '', '', '2008-10-28 12:36:12', '2008-10-28 18:36:12', '', 230, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/230-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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\r\nAbove: A tomato plant growing out of the sidewalk at the green show house. You can\'t get more local than that!\r\n\r\nMNN.com, a pretty cool "Mother Nature Network" featured Brooklyn as a green destination of the week. Eco Brooklyn was mentioned in the article:\r\n\r\n"Brooklyn residents can now stretch out in new green-friendly living quarters through Eco-Brooklyn Inc. The green real estate, renovation and developmen..." read more.\r\n\r\nIt is nice to get the positive attention. Eco Brooklyn Inc. was specifically named to represent a local focus. Being green is very much about being local. Local materials, local labor, and local community. \r\n\r\nIf we make a wonderful place where we live then we don\'t need to take "escapism vacations" (I just coined that :) away from our home. Who would want to escape from something wonderful!\r\n\r\nLong Live Eco in Brooklyn!', 'Eco Brooklyn Featured at MNN.com', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'eco-brooklyn-featured-mnncom', '', '', '2009-01-09 13:36:28', '2009-01-09 19:36:28', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=488', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (490, 1, '2009-01-09 13:27:57', '2009-01-09 19:27:57', '\nAbove: A tomato plant\n\nMNN.com, a pretty cool "Mother Nature Network" featured Brooklyn as a green destination of the week. Eco Brooklyn was mentioned in the article:\n\n"Brooklyn residents can now stretch out in new green-friendly living quarters through Eco-Brooklyn Inc. The green real estate, renovation and developmen..." read more.\n\nIt is nice to get the positive attention. Eco Brooklyn Inc. was specifically named to represent a local focus. Being green is very much about being local. Local materials, local labor, and local community. \n\nIf we make a wonderful place where we live then we don\'t need to take "escapism vacations" (I just coined that :) away from our home. Who would want to escape from something wonderful!\n\nLong Live Eco in Brooklyn!', 'Eco Brooklyn Featured at MNN.com', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '488-revision', '', '', '2009-01-09 13:27:57', '2009-01-09 19:27:57', '', 488, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/488-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (491, 1, '2009-01-09 13:28:25', '2009-01-09 19:28:25', '\r\nAbove: A tomato plant growing out of the sidewalk at the green show house. You can\'t get more local than that!\r\n\r\nMNN.com, a pretty cool "Mother Nature Network" featured Brooklyn as a green destination of the week. Eco Brooklyn was mentioned in the article:\r\n\r\n"Brooklyn residents can now stretch out in new green-friendly living quarters through Eco-Brooklyn Inc. The green real estate, renovation and developmen..." read more.\r\n\r\nIt is nice to get the positive attention. Eco Brooklyn Inc. was specifically named to represent a local focus. Being green is very much about being local. Local materials, local labor, and local community. \r\n\r\nIf we make a wonderful place where we live then we don\'t need to take "escapism vacations" (I just coined that :) away from our home. Who would want to escape from something wonderful!\r\n\r\nLong Live Eco in Brooklyn!', 'Eco Brooklyn Featured at MNN.com', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '488-revision-2', '', '', '2009-01-09 13:28:25', '2009-01-09 19:28:25', '', 488, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/488-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (492, 1, '2009-01-13 19:03:06', '2009-01-14 01:03:06', 'Eco Brooklyn is listing itself in GreenPeople.org because this is the kind of customer we want to work with.', 'Eco Brooklyn is listed in Green People.Org', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'eco-brooklyn-listed-green-peopleorg', '', '', '2009-01-16 20:57:44', '2009-01-17 02:57:44', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=492', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (494, 1, '2009-01-16 20:56:54', '2009-01-17 02:56:54', 'I had an in depth talk with the lead technician who makes Cel Pac, one of the cellulose insulation manufacturers. I was discussing with him the topic of dense packing cellulose so that it does not settle and leave air pockets in the top of the walls. They suggest packing it to 3.5 pounds per square foot which is the same as putting a 3.5 pound 12\'x12\' tile over a square foot of it. \r\n\r\nThe professional blowers have enough air pressure to create that packing density. The problem is that the local rental places sell blowers that are only made to blow the stuff into attics where dense packing is not needed and thus the blowers do not need to have pressure. And also they are usually used and abused which lowers their pressure further.\r\n\r\nSince I didn\'t want to invest in a $8k professional machine yet I was asking him about ways around the problem.\r\n\r\nI also wanted a way around buying the par pac netting that you attach to studs and use to hold the cellulose, which would be an extra cost and also add a lot on the install time.\r\n\r\nSo I asked him a question that I wasn\'t sure if he was going to hang up on me or answer: \r\n"What if I put the sheet rock onto both sides of the wall and leave a space at the top. Then I fill the space with cellulose and pack it down with a two by four! Would this be crazy or would I achieve the same effect as par pack netting and an $8k machine?"\r\n\r\nTo my happy amazement his answer was YES! I thought that was just wonderful. I had found a solution that was low tech, effective, and affordable. That for me is green!', 'Applying Cellulose Insulation', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'applying-cellulose-insulation', '', '', '2009-01-16 20:57:29', '2009-01-17 02:57:29', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=494', 0, 'post', '', 2) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (496, 1, '2009-01-16 20:56:52', '2009-01-17 02:56:52', 'I had an in depth talk with the lead technician who makes Cel Pac, one of the cellulose insulation manufacturers. I was discussing with him the topic of dense packing cellulose so that it does not settle and leave air pockets in the top of the walls. They suggest packing it to 3.5 pounds per square foot which is the same as putting a 3.5 pound 12\'x12\' tile over a square foot of it. \r\n\r\nThe professional blowers have enough air pressure to create that packing density. The problem is that the local rental places sell blowers that are only made to blow the stuff into attics where dense packing is not needed and thus the blowers do not need to have pressure. And also they are usually used and abused which lowers their pressure further.\r\n\r\nSince I didn\'t want to invest in a $8k professional machine yet I was asking him about ways around the problem.\r\n\r\nI also wanted a way around buying the par pac netting that you attach to studs and use to hold the cellulose, which would be an extra cost and also add a lot on the install time.\r\n\r\nSo I asked him a question that I wasn\'t sure if he was going to hang up on me or answer: \r\n"What if I put the sheet rock onto both sides of the wall and leave a space at the top. Then I fill the space with cellulose and pack it down with a two by four! Would this be crazy or would I achieve the same effect as par pack netting and an $8k machine?"\r\n\r\nTo my happy amazement his answer was YES! I thought that was just wonderful. I had found a solution that was low tech, effective, and affordable. That for me is green!', 'Applying Cellulose Insulation', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '494-revision-2', '', '', '2009-01-16 20:56:52', '2009-01-17 02:56:52', '', 494, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/494-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (497, 1, '2009-01-16 20:56:54', '2009-01-17 02:56:54', 'I had an in depth talk with the lead technician who makes Cel Pac, one of the cellulose insulation manufacturers. I was discussing with him the topic of dense packing cellulose so that it does not settle and leave air pockets in the top of the walls. They suggest packing it to 3.5 pounds per square foot which is the same as putting a 3.5 pound 12\'x12\' tile over a square foot of it. \r\n\r\nThe professional blowers have enough air pressure to create that packing density. The problem is that the local rental places sell blowers that are only made to blow the stuff into attics where dense packing is not needed and thus the blowers do not need to have pressure. And also they are usually used and abused which lowers their pressure further.\r\n\r\nSince I didn\'t want to invest in a $8k professional machine yet I was asking him about ways around the problem.\r\n\r\nI also wanted a way around buying the par pac netting that you attach to studs and use to hold the cellulose, which would be an extra cost and also add a lot on the install time.\r\n\r\nSo I asked him a question that I wasn\'t sure if he was going to hang up on me or answer: \r\n"What if I put the sheet rock onto both sides of the wall and leave a space at the top. Then I fill the space with cellulose and pack it down with a two by four! Would this be crazy or would I achieve the same effect as par pack netting and an $8k machine?"\r\n\r\nTo my happy amazement his answer was YES! I thought that was just wonderful. I had found a solution that was low tech, effective, and affordable. That for me is green!', 'Applying Cellulose Insulation', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '494-revision-3', '', '', '2009-01-16 20:56:54', '2009-01-17 02:56:54', '', 494, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/494-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (499, 1, '2009-01-08 19:48:47', '2009-01-09 01:48:47', 'Green building is not mainstream. The systems and habits are not in place. Doing a green job is part construction part education part experimentation because once you start thinking off the grid there are very few reference points to guide you.\r\n\r\nI had a plumber walk out of my job today before even giving a bid. He couldn\'t get his head around some of the things I\'m doing. His last words were, "I hope what you are doing works out, but it\'s not the way I do it."\r\n\r\nIt is definitely not business as usual. We have different ways of installing our pex tubing and they were at odds with what he knew. I believe our way is better and I\'m betting on it. We\'ll see.\r\n\r\nI had to go through several carpenters before I found one who was willing to do things my way. They are used to reaching out and grabbing a perfectly clean and sized piece of wood for their work. They have no part in preparing the wood. It comes from the lumber yard and all they have to do is put it in the house like Lego. There is something to be said for the efficiency of this.\r\n\r\nBut on my job they have to pick through a nasty pile of salvaged ugly wood, pull the nails and wires off, rip it to size and only then can they get back to their job. It takes some getting used to and there is no end of grumbling about it.\r\n\r\nBut I point out to them that I can pay them to do that or pay the lumber yard to get clean wood. From that perspective they have no problem with me paying them instead and the grumbling lessens. \r\n\r\n I don\'t pay for the wood. I pay a little more for the labor. In terms of my costs it comes out to the same, maybe a little cheaper. But it is not purely a financial issue. \r\n\r\nBy salvaging the wood I lessen the impact on land fill. I also lessen the amount of wood being cut down. I also get much better quality wood, since the salvaged wood is old growth and miles better than the crap you buy today.\r\n\r\nIT COSTS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME FOR ME TO DO THIS YET THE BENEFITS IN MY EYES ARE MUCH HIGHER. This for me is a revolutionary concept. Clearly from the initial resistance I get from industry professionals it is a change from the status quot.\r\n\r\nGoing from this scrap to wall:\r\n\r\n\r\n', 'Doing Things Differently', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '480-revision-3', '', '', '2009-01-08 19:48:47', '2009-01-09 01:48:47', '', 480, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/480-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (500, 1, '2009-01-05 18:07:15', '2009-01-06 00:07:15', '\r\nI\'m experimenting with a transparent heat transfer wall. \r\nIt would be a transparent wall attached to the outer south wall, leaving about one inch between them. The out wall would be painted a dark color. Ideally it would be black but that would be too much of an eye sore. So dark brown would be fine. This way it would attract maximum heat from the sun.\r\n\r\nThe sun would pass through the transparent outer wall and hit the dark inner wall and get hot. The air trapped within the two walls would heat up and rise, pulling more air from below that would in turn heat up.\r\n\r\nDuring the winter we could have an air passage from that area into the house where the hot air could pass. Because of the pressure of rising hot air it would naturally get pushed into the house. This technology works since I\'ve seen similar set ups.\r\n\r\nI have thought of another use for the same system but have yet to run it by engineers to see if my physics is right. In the summer the passage to the house would be closed and another one going outside would be opened. This means, if my theory is correct, that the hot air would pass up and back out into the outside, thus pulling heat from the house into the atmosphere.\r\n\r\nThis seems to be a good natural heating and cooling system using the thermodynamics of simple rising hot air and the sun. The wall could easilly be made out of glass or Plexiglas.', 'External Transparent Heat Transfer Wall', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '468-revision-2', '', '', '2009-01-05 18:07:15', '2009-01-06 00:07:15', '', 468, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/468-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (501, 1, '2008-12-31 10:38:07', '2008-12-31 16:38:07', '\r\nWe are building a green show house to highlight our skills as well as make an educational contribution to the community. Visit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. Visitors are welcome to come see the work in progress. Please call for an appointment: Gennaro - 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nWe will feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in.\r\n\r\nSome green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. Windows are arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\r\n\r\nThe fire escape is recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\r\n\r\nThe roof has a "green roof" and bee hive. The roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\r\n\r\nRainwater is strategically routed to water the garden. The gardens, both on the roof and in the front and back of the house, will have all the required flora to recreate a wildlife sanctuary and attract local fauna.\r\n\r\nRadiant heat is in all floors and some bathroom walls.\r\n\r\nThe floors are either buffed and colored concrete, salvaged stone and slate, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams.\r\n\r\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance doors to minimize usage when tenants are out.\r\n\r\nWe are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board. All interior walls and floors are hard packed cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\r\n\r\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\r\n\r\nAll appliances and the boiler are the most energy efficient we could find. \r\n\r\nThe list goes on.', 'Show House', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '401-revision-6', '', '', '2008-12-31 10:38:07', '2008-12-31 16:38:07', '', 401, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/401-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (502, 1, '2009-01-16 21:11:20', '2009-01-17 03:11:20', '\r\nWe are building a green show house to show all the great possibilities in green building. Visit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. Visitors are welcome to come see the work in progress. Please call for an appointment: Gennaro - 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally build around 1900. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nMost of our materials comes out of dumpsters and from the debris of other job sites.\r\n\r\nWe will feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in.\r\n\r\nSome green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. Windows are arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\r\n\r\nThe fire escape is recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\r\n\r\nThe roof has a "green roof" and bee hive. The roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\r\n\r\nRainwater is strategically routed to water the garden. The gardens, both on the roof and in the front and back of the house, will have all the required flora to recreate a wildlife sanctuary and attract local fauna.\r\n\r\nRadiant heat is in all floors and some bathroom walls. It is in the concrete slab on the ground floor.\r\n\r\nThe floors are either buffed and colored concrete, salvaged stone and slate, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams. The bathroom floors are salvaged steel tiles for maximum heat conductivity to bare feet.\r\n\r\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance doors to minimize usage when tenants are out. Lights are LED and a lot of the wiring is low voltage.\r\n\r\nWe are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board. The exterior walls are R40 and the roof is more than R60.\r\n\r\nAll interior walls and floors are hard packed cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\r\n\r\nWalls have various applications. Some have clay. Others have home made paints with natural pigments.\r\n\r\nThe kitchen and bathroom counters are a mixture of techniques all made in-house. We have cement and salvaged glass, resin and salvaged glass, cement and coloring, and wood.\r\n\r\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\r\n\r\nAll appliances and the boiler are the most energy efficient we could find. \r\n\r\nThe list goes on as we awaken to new possibilities. It is an exciting and liberating experiment. Our budget has been drastically cut by the current banking crisis so the job is coming in below what it would cost to build a similar building using normal building techniques. Of course this building is a million times more comfortable to live in. At least we think so.', 'Green Show House', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '401-revision-7', '', '', '2009-01-16 21:11:20', '2009-01-17 03:11:20', '', 401, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/401-revision-7/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (503, 1, '2009-01-18 19:15:37', '2009-01-19 01:15:37', 'I took a cool course where they discussed energy in buildings. \r\nHere is the pdf of the slides. \r\nIt contains lots of cool info:\r\nHow to calculate your house energy usage\r\nTypes of heat transfer\r\nStack Effect in your house\r\nWind Effect\r\nBuilding Envelope\r\nR and U value\r\nWater usage\r\nElectric Mixing valves\r\nLighting\r\nMotors\r\nAppliances\r\nConservation Strategies\r\nHeating Systems\r\nFiring Rates for Boilers\r\nTesting for combustion efficiency\r\nVentilation\r\nHeating Controls\r\nAsthma\r\nMold\r\nMoisture\r\nChemical Safety\r\nGreen Cleaning Products\r\nVOC\r\nGreen Pest Management\r\nCarbon Monoxide\r\nAsbestos\r\nLead\r\nRadon\r\n', 'Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'energy-efficiency-existing-buildings', '', '', '2009-01-18 19:15:37', '2009-01-19 01:15:37', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=503', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (504, 1, '2009-01-18 19:15:27', '2009-01-19 01:15:27', 'I took a cool course where they discussed energy in buildings. \nHere is the pdf of the slides. \nIt contains lots of cool info:\nHow to calculate your house energy usage\nTypes of heat transfer\nStack Effect in your house\nWind Effect\nBuilding Envelope\nR and U value\nWater usage\nElectric Mixing valves\nLighting\nMotors\nAppliances\nConservation Strategies\nHeating Systems\nFiring Rates for Boilers\nTesting for combustion efficiency\nVentilation\nHeating Controls\nAsthma\nMold\nMoisture\nChemical Safety\nGreen Cleaning Products\nVOC\nGreen Pest Management\nCarbon Monoxide\nAsbestos\nLead\nRadon\n', 'Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '503-revision', '', '', '2009-01-18 19:15:27', '2009-01-19 01:15:27', '', 503, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/503-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (505, 1, '2009-01-20 18:20:21', '2009-01-21 00:20:21', '
\r\n\r\nWe have a floor with a high ceiling which means we can lay the pex tubing on top of the subfloor instead of hanging the tubing beneath. The pex tubing takes up valuable space and you can only lay it on top of the subfloor if you have the ceiling height.\r\n\r\nHaving the tubing on top is better because the heat does not have to pass through the sub floor.\r\n\r\nWe laid stringers of wood 16 inches on center over the sub floor. They were about one inch high. \r\n\r\nWe put a look of pex tubing between the stringers.\r\n\r\nThen we covered the tubing with a mix of sand and structolite. This dense mass was added around the tubes for two reasons.\r\n\r\nOne it creates a good sound barrier between the two floors. And two it pulls the heat out of the tubes and into the room. \r\n\r\nStructolite is a mix of plaster and perlite. Perlite makes it very light which is important since it is a wood joist floor. Perlite is also a good heat insulator, which is bad since we want the mass to pull as much heat out as possible. So we mixed it with sand which is a good conductor but heavier. It was basically a balance we had to find between weight and conductivity.\r\n\r\nWe dry packed the mixture, meaning we used barely any water at all and packed it in manually instead of pouring it. Wood flooring is going over it so we didn\'t want a wet mix that would take a long time to dry.\r\n\r\nThe end result is a nice warm floor that stops sound between the two apartments. Price was also a consideration. Sand and structolite are very cheap yet very effective in their uses here. The labour was a consideration since it took time to pack the mix in. But it still was much cheaper than any other combination that I can think of.\r\n\r\nOne important point is that we did not put any tubes or mass near the walls. Instead we put insulation. This is to keep the heat inside the house and create a dense insulation barrier between the heat and the cold. This keeps the house warmer and with a lower heating cost since less heat is lost to the outside.\r\n\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (508, 1, '2009-01-20 18:17:29', '2009-01-21 00:17:29', 'We have a floor with a high ceiling which means we can lay the pex tubing on top of the subfloor instead of hanging the tubing beneath. The pex tubing takes up valuable space and you can only lay it on top of the subfloor if you have the ceiling height.\n\nHaving the tubing on top is better because the heat does not have to pass through the sub floor.\n\nWe laid stringers of wood 16 inches on center over the sub floor. They were about one inch high. \n\nWe put a look of pex tubing between the stringers.\n\nThen we covered the tubing with a mix of sand and structolite. This dense mass was added around the tubes for two reasons.\n\nOne it creates a good sound barrier between the two floors. And two it pulls the heat out of the tubes and into the room. \n\nStructolite is a mix of plaster and perlite. Perlite makes it very light which is important since it is a wood joist floor. Perlite is also a good heat insulator, which is bad since we want the mass to pull as much heat out as possible. So we mixed it with sand which is a good conductor but heavier. It was basically a balance we had to find between weight and conductivity.\n\nWe dry packed the mixture, meaning we used barely any water at all and packed it in manually instead of pouring it. Wood flooring is going over it so we didn\'t want a wet mix that would take a long time to dry.\n\nThe end result is a nice warm floor that stops sound between the two apartments. Price was also a consideration. Sand and structolite are very cheap yet very effective in their uses here. The labour was a consideration since it took time to pack the mix in. But it still was much cheaper than any other combination that I can think of.\n\nOne important point is that we did not put any tubes or mass near the walls. Instead we put insulation. This is to keep the heat inside the house and create a dense insulation barrier between the heat and the cold. This keeps the house warmer and with a lower heating cost since less heat is lost to the outside.\n\n', 'Sound Proofing and Heat Transfer Subfloor', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '505-revision', '', '', '2009-01-20 18:17:29', '2009-01-21 00:17:29', '', 505, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/505-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (509, 1, '2009-01-21 19:13:08', '2009-01-22 01:13:08', 'Finding an architect who can draw up plans to your liking is not easy. A good architect has a combination of the following things:\r\n\r\nCan draw to meet DOB code\r\nCan draw in a timely manner\r\nUnderstands spacial relations and how they effect people\r\nUnderstands passive solar gain and cooling\r\nIs creative\r\nDesigns around your needs\r\nIs affordable\r\n\r\nHere are the plans I had drawn up for 22 2nd street. The actual house is going to turn out different than these plans on the third floor since the plans show very bad passive solar gain design on that floor.\r\n\r\n22 2nd st Front view and notes\r\n22 2nd St Floor Plans\r\n22 2nd street side view\r\n', '22 2nd Street Plans', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '22-2nd-street-plans', '', '', '2009-01-21 19:15:08', '2009-01-22 01:15:08', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=509', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (513, 1, '2009-01-21 19:07:28', '2009-01-22 01:07:28', 'Finding an architect who can draw up plans to your liking is not easy. A good architect has a combination of the following things:\n\nCan draw to meet DOB code\nCan draw in a timely manner\nUnderstands spacial relations and how they effect people\nUnderstands passive solar gain and cooling\nIs creative\nDesigns around your needs\nIs affordable\n\nHere are the plans I had drawn up for 22 2nd street. The actuall house is going to turn out different than these plans on the third flo\n\n', '22 2nd Street Plans', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '509-revision', '', '', '2009-01-21 19:07:28', '2009-01-22 01:07:28', '', 509, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/509-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (514, 1, '2009-01-21 19:15:05', '2009-01-22 01:15:05', 'Finding an architect who can draw up plans to your liking is not easy. A good architect has a combination of the following things:\n\nCan draw to meet DOB code\nCan draw in a timely manner\nUnderstands spacial relations and how they effect people\nUnderstands passive solar gain and cooling\nIs creative\nDesigns around your needs\nIs affordable\n\nHere are the plans I had drawn up for 22 2nd street. The actual house is going to turn out different than these plans on the third floor since the plans show very bad passive solar gain design on that floor.\n\n22 2nd st Front view and notes\n22 2nd St Floor Plans\n22 2nd street side view\n', '22 2nd Street Plans', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '509-autosave', '', '', '2009-01-21 19:15:05', '2009-01-22 01:15:05', '', 509, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/509-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (515, 1, '2009-01-21 19:13:08', '2009-01-22 01:13:08', 'Finding an architect who can draw up plans to your liking is not easy. A good architect has a combination of the following things:\r\n\r\nCan draw to meet DOB code\r\nCan draw in a timely manner\r\nUnderstands spacial relations and how they effect people\r\nUnderstands passive solar gain and cooling\r\nIs creative\r\nDesigns around your needs\r\nIs affordable\r\n\r\nHere are the plans I had drawn up for 22 2nd street. The actual house is going to turn out different than these plans on the third floor since the plans show very bad passive solar gain design on that floor.\r\n\r\n22 2nd st Front view and notes\r\n22 2nd St Floor Plans\r\n22 2nd street side view\r\n', '22 2nd Street Plans', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '509-revision-2', '', '', '2009-01-21 19:13:08', '2009-01-22 01:13:08', '', 509, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/509-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (516, 1, '2009-01-22 15:27:29', '2009-01-22 21:27:29', 'The process of building green is different than normal building. There are new considerations to include in the mix.\r\n\r\nHere is an example. Solar PV is a smart choice in NY I think. NY gets a lot of sun and although a Californian electrician might scoff at it, most NY professionals think it is a good move.\r\n\r\nNow with NYCERTA incentives it makes a lot more sense because they will eventually pay back a lot of your up front costs, which are hefty. But to get their money you need to have a NYCERTA installer do the job, and they are not the cheapest. Of course they would argue they are higher quality and on average they are. But they also have a cornered market and that drives up their price too.\r\n\r\nSo you have to pay a lot to get some money back. Fair enough.\r\n\r\nOn average the difference between a non NYCERTA certified installer and NYCERTA install is not greater than the benefit of getting the NYCERTA money. So it makes sense to go with NYCERTA.\r\n\r\nBut then there is the option of getting second hand panels. Solar panels are like computers and cars: the moment you take them out of the store they drop in value. Which means you can get deals. The problem is that many NYCERTA installers will not go for this. You never know what you\'re getting with second hand stuff.\r\n\r\nBut the cost you save with second hand makes it more attractive to go with a cheaper non certified installer. Now you can get a good system at lower cost. You don\'t get NYCERTA or state funding but quite possibly your up front costs are much lower and so are your overall costs. \r\n\r\nThe drawback is that you are getting second hand panels which are hard to find, come with no guarantee and aren\'t as powerful as the new ones. Since they aren\'t as powerful you need to buy more of them, which take up space and more money.\r\n\r\nSo it is a balancing act.\r\n\r\nBUT there is more to the equation. Solar panels are green. Recycling is green. Recycling solar panels is so green it\'s not even funny! And for me this is very attractive. And by green I don\'t mean "I\'m cool" I mean, saving energy, saving air, saving materials, and ultimately saving the planet. And this ain\'t morality, this is common sense.\r\n\r\nHere are some second hand panels I am considering. Once I find out how powerful they are I will get them. :\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (522, 1, '2009-01-22 15:24:30', '2009-01-22 21:24:30', 'The process of building green is different than normal building. There are new considerations to include in the mix.\n\nHere is an example. Solar PV is a smart choice in NY I think. NY gets a lot of sun and although a Californian electrician might scoff at it, most NY professionals think it is a good move.\n\nNow with NYCERTA incentives it makes a lot more sense because they will eventually pay back a lot of your up front costs, which are hefty. But to get their money you need to have a NYCERTA installer do the job, and they are not the cheapest. Of course they would argue they are higher quality and on average they are. But they also have a cornered market and that drives up their price too.\n\nSo you have to pay a lot to get some money back. Fair enough.\n\nOn average the difference between a non NYCERTA certified installer and NYCERTA install is not greater than the benefit of getting the NYCERTA money. So it makes sense to go with NYCERTA.\n\nBut then there is the option of getting second hand panels. Solar panels are like computers and cars: the moment you take them out of the store they drop in value. Which means you can get deals. The problem is that many NYCERTA installers will not go for this. You never know what you\'re getting with second hand stuff.\n\nBut the cost you save with second hand makes it more attractive to go with a cheaper non certified installer. Now you can get a good system at lower cost. You don\'t get NYCERTA or state funding but quite possibly your up front costs are much lower and so are your overall costs. \n\nThe drawback is that you are getting second hand panels which are hard to find, come with no guarantee and aren\'t as powerful as the new ones. Since they aren\'t as powerful you need to buy more of them, which take up space and more money.\n\nSo it is a balancing act.\n\nBUT there is more to the equation. Solar panels are green. Recycling is green. Recycling solar panels is so green it\'s not even funny! And for me this is very attractive. And by green I don\'t mean "I\'m cool" I mean, saving energy, saving air, saving materials, and ultimately saving the planet. And this ain\'t morality, this is common sense.\n\nHere are some second hand panels I am considering. Once I find out how powerful they are I will get them. :\n\n\n\n', 'Solar Panels, An Example in Green Considerations', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '516-revision', '', '', '2009-01-22 15:24:30', '2009-01-22 21:24:30', '', 516, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/516-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (523, 1, '2009-01-22 15:27:26', '2009-01-22 21:27:26', 'The process of building green is different than normal building. There are new considerations to include in the mix.\r\n\r\nHere is an example. Solar PV is a smart choice in NY I think. NY gets a lot of sun and although a Californian electrician might scoff at it, most NY professionals think it is a good move.\r\n\r\nNow with NYCERTA incentives it makes a lot more sense because they will eventually pay back a lot of your up front costs, which are hefty. But to get their money you need to have a NYCERTA installer do the job, and they are not the cheapest. Of course they would argue they are higher quality and on average they are. But they also have a cornered market and that drives up their price too.\r\n\r\nSo you have to pay a lot to get some money back. Fair enough.\r\n\r\nOn average the difference between a non NYCERTA certified installer and NYCERTA install is not greater than the benefit of getting the NYCERTA money. So it makes sense to go with NYCERTA.\r\n\r\nBut then there is the option of getting second hand panels. Solar panels are like computers and cars: the moment you take them out of the store they drop in value. Which means you can get deals. The problem is that many NYCERTA installers will not go for this. You never know what you\'re getting with second hand stuff.\r\n\r\nBut the cost you save with second hand makes it more attractive to go with a cheaper non certified installer. Now you can get a good system at lower cost. You don\'t get NYCERTA or state funding but quite possibly your up front costs are much lower and so are your overall costs. \r\n\r\nThe drawback is that you are getting second hand panels which are hard to find, come with no guarantee and aren\'t as powerful as the new ones. Since they aren\'t as powerful you need to buy more of them, which take up space and more money.\r\n\r\nSo it is a balancing act.\r\n\r\nBUT there is more to the equation. Solar panels are green. Recycling is green. Recycling solar panels is so green it\'s not even funny! And for me this is very attractive. And by green I don\'t mean "I\'m cool" I mean, saving energy, saving air, saving materials, and ultimately saving the planet. And this ain\'t morality, this is common sense.\r\n\r\nHere are some second hand panels I am considering. Once I find out how powerful they are I will get them. :\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n', 'Solar Panels, An Example in Green Considerations', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '516-revision-2', '', '', '2009-01-22 15:27:26', '2009-01-22 21:27:26', '', 516, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/516-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (524, 1, '2008-12-19 18:16:03', '2008-12-20 00:16:03', 'After some research we noticed that one of the most effective ways to reduce impact noise between floors was to put a recycled tyre product between the floor and sub floor. It creates a vibrating cushion that absorbs the impact, thus deadening the sound.\r\n\r\nThe only problem is that this product is costly. And costly is not green in the slightest.\r\n\r\nSo we went to the mechanic down the road. He was more than happy to give us some used tires. He has to pay to dispose of them into the landfill. We took the tires and cut them into little strips.\r\n\r\nThe strips were placed wherever a stud or support beam made contact with the floor above, creating a sound impact barrier between the two floors. Kids jumping, heavy boots and games of basketball should all become less audible from the neighbors above thanks to our technique.\r\n\r\n\r\nCutting the tires into strips.\r\n\r\n\r\nPlacing the tire under the joists.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe same tire pictured above but now we have put the support beam beneath it. The tire now acts as a sound barrier between the joists and the beam, breaking the vibration that would normally pass from the joist to the beam and the floor below.\r\n\r\n\r\nHere is an example of the tire placed between the stud and the footer. It is better to place the tire between the stud and the header to stop sound coming from above. But in this case the stud was supporting the stairs so it didn\'t matter.', 'Soundproofing between floors', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '407-revision-3', '', '', '2008-12-19 18:16:03', '2008-12-20 00:16:03', '', 407, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/407-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (525, 1, '2008-10-19 17:55:02', '2008-10-19 23:55:02', 'Here are some great movies from the web site TheStoryOfStuff.com\r\n\r\nGuess what percentage of the stuff that Americans buy is still around six months later? \r\n1%!! The other 99% is already garbage according to the site.\r\n\r\nThese movies are useful for anyone in construction. What construction company doesn\'t spend huge amounts of money on dumpsters to throw out the debris? How much of that stuff can be used for other jobs or to be put back in the job? Why is it being thrown out in the first place? These kinds of questions are rarely asked but should be.\r\n\r\nCh.1: Introduction\r\n\r\n\r\nCh.2: Extraction\r\n\r\n\r\nCh.3: Production\r\n\r\n\r\nCh.4: Distribution\r\n\r\n\r\nCh.5: Consumption\r\n\r\n\r\nCh.6: Disposal\r\n\r\n\r\nCh.7: Another Way\r\n', 'The Story Of Stuff - How we consume', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '217-revision-2', '', '', '2008-10-19 17:55:02', '2008-10-19 23:55:02', '', 217, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/217-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (526, 1, '2009-01-22 16:48:44', '2009-01-22 22:48:44', 'Here are some great movies from the web site TheStoryOfStuff.com\r\n\r\nGuess what percentage of the stuff that Americans buy is still around six months later? \r\n1%!! The other 99% is already garbage according to the site.\r\n\r\nThese movies are useful for anyone in construction. What construction company doesn\'t spend huge amounts of money on dumpsters to throw out the debris? How much of that stuff can be used for other jobs or to be put back in the job? Why is it being thrown out in the first place? These kinds of questions are rarely asked but should be.\r\n\r\nCh.1: Introduction\r\n\r\n\r\nCh.2: Extraction\r\n\r\n\r\nCh.3: Production\r\n\r\n\r\nCh.4: Distribution\r\n\r\n\r\nCh.5: Consumption\r\n\r\n\r\nCh.6: Disposal\r\n\r\n\r\nCh.7: Another Way\r\n', 'The Story Of Stuff - How we consume', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '217-revision-3', '', '', '2009-01-22 16:48:44', '2009-01-22 22:48:44', '', 217, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/217-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (527, 1, '2008-12-23 15:46:57', '2008-12-23 21:46:57', '\r\nAbove Pic: "ugly" wood that I use for everything from studs to window frames.\r\n\r\nRecycling is a great way to reuse materials and save money. It is important to keep in mind the extra costs of recycling.\r\n\r\nIf you get the materials for free, say from a salvage, that is a great starting point. It beats paying for it from a store.\r\n\r\nBut free or not you then have to have a use for it otherwise you need to pay to store it until the job is ready. This costs money.\r\n\r\nSecondly, and this is often an issue with wood or metal studs, recycled material isn\'t always clean. My carpenters have never felled a tree for wood. They are used to reaching their arm out and grabbing a perfectly cut clean piece of wood that fits exactly what they need. This is the consumer society we live in.\r\n\r\nAnd I am always getting grief from my carpenters about this. I bring them ugly, nail ridden, odd sized wood and ask them to work with it. They don\'t like it. It takes them precious time to clean the wood and size it for their needs. \r\n\r\nIn fact today one carpenter said he felt guilty because he was wasting so much of my time (=money) using the old wood instead of out of the box new wood.\r\n\r\nBut the important thing to understand is that it is still better. I would rather pay my carpenter the money instead of the store. Despite the obvious benefits of recycling etc, I\'m still saving money.\r\n\r\nI may pay the carpenter $20 extra but I save $15 because I didn\'t pay for the wood. Even if I wasn\'t saving any money at all I would still do it. \r\n\r\nIt makes too much sense not to do it. It means my carpenters need to slow down. It means my studs won\'t be nice and clean looking. But it also means I\'ve saved some trees, the wood is stronger than the crap they speed grow today, I\'m lessened the landfill burden, and I might even save some money!', 'The Costs of Recycling', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '415-revision-2', '', '', '2008-12-23 15:46:57', '2008-12-23 21:46:57', '', 415, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/415-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (528, 1, '2009-01-23 11:41:35', '2009-01-23 17:41:35', 'When we went into contract for the property that is currently being built as a green show house it was during the "normal" financial times of March 2006.\r\n\r\nNo storms were on the horizon and everyone was still giddy from the constant rise of funding and property prices.\r\n\r\nOur plan was to do what we had always done when buying property: buy it with 10% down. We had great credit and a great track record of always paying our mortgages on time. We were in the real estate business. \r\n\r\nOnce in contract, though, the clouds started to gather, and we could not find any bank willing to lend for 10% down. The months went by and we scraped more money together. But no takers at 15% either. Nor 20%. Or 25%. Finally we found one bank willing to lend with 30% down and we closed on the property March 2007, one year later.\r\n\r\nBut it was not all dire. Everyone agreed, including the bank and mortgage broker, that once we closed we could refinance the house and pull some of that money out for renovations. After all, we all said, 30% was crazy.\r\n\r\nBut then the mortgage agent got laid off and the bank went into a tailspin. The storm had hit. There was no way they would give a home equity line of credit. \r\n\r\nLuckily we had a home equity line of credit from another property. So we transferred that money to ou bank account and started renovations. Each week on Friday I would go to the bank and take money out to pay the workers.\r\n\r\nBut one week I went to the bank and there was no more money in the account. The bank had pulled the money from our account. No notice. No reasons. Basically they withdrew the loan.\r\n\r\nNow we are funding the renovation from our businesses. Needless to say the budget is really, really tight.\r\n\r\nThe good news is that we are learning how to build green at well below what it would cost to build a "normal" structure. This is good for the long term.\r\n\r\n', 'Financing Cut', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'financing-cut', '', '', '2009-01-23 11:41:35', '2009-01-23 17:41:35', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=528', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (529, 1, '2009-01-23 11:41:22', '2009-01-23 17:41:22', 'When we went into contract for the property that is currently being built as a green show house it was during the "normal" financial times of March 2006.\n\nNo storms were on the horizon and everyone was still giddy from the constant rise of funding and property prices.\n\nOur plan was to do what we had always done when buying property: buy it with 10% down. We had great credit and a great track record of always paying our mortgages on time. We were in the real estate business. \n\nOnce in contract, though, the clouds started to gather, and we could not find any bank willing to lend for 10% down. The months went by and we scraped more money together. But no takers at 15% either. Nor 20%. Or 25%. Finally we found one bank willing to lend with 30% down and we closed on the property March 2007, one year later.\n\nBut it was not all dire. Everyone agreed, including the bank and mortgage broker, that once we closed we could refinance the house and pull some of that money out for renovations. After all, we all said, 30% was crazy.\n\nBut then the mortgage agent got laid off and the bank went into a tailspin. The storm had hit. There was no way they would give a home equity line of credit. \n\nLuckily we had a home equity line of credit from another property. So we transferred that money to ou bank account and started renovations. Each week on Friday I would go to the bank and take money out to pay the workers.\n\nBut one week I went to the bank and there was no more money in the account. The bank had pulled the money from our account. No notice. No reasons. Basically they withdrew the loan.\n\nNow we are funding the renovation from our businesses. Needless to say the budget is really, really tight.\n\nThe good news is that we are learning how to build green at well below what it would cost to build a "normal" structure. This is good for the long term.\n\n', 'Financing Cut', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '528-revision', '', '', '2009-01-23 11:41:22', '2009-01-23 17:41:22', '', 528, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/528-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (530, 1, '2009-01-24 12:06:59', '2009-01-24 18:06:59', '"High End Apartments", "Luxury Condos", "Exclusive Properties"\r\nThese are terms that have been thrown around a lot over the past couple years as developers and buyers got more and more caught up in the real estate frenzy, constantly looking to make fancier buildings.\r\n\r\nBut but what did "luxury" really mean? More than anything it was an aura of something we wish to attain more than anything really tangible. I was more psychological than physical. It meant shinier faucets, cool sounding name appliances, and things that were simply more expensive. The mere fact that they were expensive made them high end.\r\n\r\nOften it was a play on the psychology of what we thing is fancy. "Italian Tiles". The presumption is that Italian tiles are of better quality. But the aura of something coming from a far off land that is not attainable by mere common folk is just as important.\r\n\r\nThere may be cheaper and better quality tiles from John Butler down the road but that isn\'t considered high end because it just doesn\'t carry the same psychological mystique.\r\n\r\nBy the height of the real estate feeding frenzy people weren\'t buying homes at all. They were buying an experience. They were buying the fancy suit of the Corcoran agent, the nice brochures, the feeling of being special. And it was all financed by loans and some fuzzy warm presumption that things were forever going to go up and up and up.\r\n\r\nBut life is not like that.\r\n\r\nThings never go up forever. If they did we would not be human. We would be ethereal particles forever expanding into the universe. And we certainly wouldn\'t need a home.\r\n\r\nBut back to reality. Lets redefine "High End".\r\n\r\nHigh end is a home that supports us in our life. It is the highest functional quality and the lowest realistic cost. It does not matter what name it carries or who made it. The product itself needs to speak for itself. Is it good quality, does it serve it\'s perpose, is it priced well? This isn\'t necessarily sexy but it is a home.\r\n\r\nHigh end is holistic. It takes into consideration the overall cost of a product. The highest quality product is one that causes the least amount of environmental damage and gives the most amount of use. The product is not only beautiful, it is useful. It takes into consideration where you have come from, where you are now, and where you are going.\r\n\r\nFor example, a room that can serve as a storage area, a bedroom and then later an office is good for somebody who first has lots of stuff, then has a child and when the child goes to college the room becomes an office for your new business. It\'s a weak example, but what I mean is the house and it\'s parts are considered from multiple perspectives, multiple time frames, and multiple uses.\r\n\r\nRealistically what is high end, a rain shower that pours large amounts of water on you or a low flow shower that saves your water bill and the environment? From the limited perspective of having a "wow" shower it is the later. But what is truly high end is a low flow shower that is engineered to feel like it is pouring large amounts of water on you! That is high end!\r\n\r\nThis kind of thought process takes more time and knowledge. You can\'t be in it for the quick fix, either to make quick money as a developer or for instant gratification as the buyer. More thought needs to go into the process. More integrity, more of a holistic process. \r\n\r\nHigh end in my view is the same as a green view. The "Luxury Condos" of the past were not green at all. They were not intelligently made. They did not afford true comfort to the inhabitants. They provided initial psychological stimulus, but if looked at from a larger more holistic perspective they did more damage than good, both to the inhabitants and the world at large.\r\n\r\nThe inhabitants\' true quality of life would have been much better served with better quality, more holistic building that was more affordable. It would have been less glitzy and sexy. But their pocket book, their piece of mind, and their overall living comfort would have been much better.\r\n\r\nAfter all, at the end of a day, when you come home, it is much more important that it be supportive of you (through it\'s toxin free smells, clean air, comfort, affordability, and overall feel). Whether it was sold to you by a fancy agent with brochures does not matter at all.', 'Redefining "High End" construction', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'redefining-high-end-construction', '', '', '2009-01-24 12:06:59', '2009-01-24 18:06:59', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=530', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (531, 1, '2009-01-24 12:06:38', '2009-01-24 18:06:38', '"High End Apartments", "Luxury Condos", "Exclusive Properties"\nThese are terms that have been thrown around a lot over the past couple years as developers and buyers got more and more caught up in the real estate frenzy, constantly looking to make fancier buildings.\n\nBut but what did "luxury" really mean? More than anything it was an aura of something we wish to attain more than anything really tangible. I was more psychological than physical. It meant shinier faucets, cool sounding name appliances, and things that were simply more expensive. The mere fact that they were expensive made them high end.\n\nOften it was a play on the psychology of what we thing is fancy. "Italian Tiles". The presumption is that Italian tiles are of better quality. But the aura of something coming from a far off land that is not attainable by mere common folk is just as important.\n\nThere may be cheaper and better quality tiles from John Butler down the road but that isn\'t considered high end because it just doesn\'t carry the same psychological mystique.\n\nBy the height of the real estate feeding frenzy people weren\'t buying homes at all. They were buying an experience. They were buying the fancy suit of the Corcoran agent, the nice brochures, the feeling of being special. And it was all financed by loans and some fuzzy warm presumption that things were forever going to go up and up and up.\n\nBut life is not like that.\n\nThings never go up forever. If they did we would not be human. We would be ethereal particles forever expanding into the universe. And we certainly wouldn\'t need a home.\n\nBut back to reality. Lets redefine "High End".\n\nHigh end is a home that supports us in our life. It is the highest functional quality and the lowest realistic cost. It does not matter what name it carries or who made it. The product itself needs to speak for itself. Is it good quality, does it serve it\'s perpose, is it priced well? This isn\'t necessarily sexy but it is a home.\n\nHigh end is holistic. It takes into consideration the overall cost of a product. The highest quality product is one that causes the least amount of environmental damage and gives the most amount of use. The product is not only beautiful, it is useful. It takes into consideration where you have come from, where you are now, and where you are going.\n\nFor example, a room that can serve as a storage area, a bedroom and then later an office is good for somebody who first has lots of stuff, then has a child and when the child goes to college the room becomes an office for your new business. It\'s a weak example, but what I mean is the house and it\'s parts are considered from multiple perspectives, multiple time frames, and multiple uses.\n\nRealistically what is high end, a rain shower that pours large amounts of water on you or a low flow shower that saves your water bill and the environment? From the limited perspective of having a "wow" shower it is the later. But what is truly high end is a low flow shower that is engineered to feel like it is pouring large amounts of water on you! That is high end!\n\nThis kind of thought process takes more time and knowledge. You can\'t be in it for the quick fix, either to make quick money as a developer or for instant gratification as the buyer. More thought needs to go into the process. More integrity, more of a holistic process. \n\nHigh end in my view is the same as a green view. The "Luxury Condos" of the past were not green at all. They were not intelligently made. They did not afford true comfort to the inhabitants. They provided initial psychological stimulus, but if looked at from a larger more holistic perspective they did more damage than good, both to the inhabitants and the world at large.\n\nThe inhabitants\' true quality of life would have been much better served with better quality, more holistic building that was more affordable. It would have been less glitzy and sexy. But their pocket book, their piece of mind, and their overall living comfort would have been much better.\n\nAfter all, at the end of a day, when you come home, it is much more important that it be supportive of you (through it\'s toxin free smells, clean air, comfort, affordability, and overall feel). Whether it was sold to you by a fancy agent with brochures does not matter at all.', 'Redefining "High End" construction', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '530-revision', '', '', '2009-01-24 12:06:38', '2009-01-24 18:06:38', '', 530, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/530-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (532, 1, '2009-01-16 21:14:28', '2009-01-17 03:14:28', '\r\nWe are building a green show house to show all the great possibilities in green building. Visit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. Visitors are welcome to come see the work in progress. Please call for an appointment: Gennaro - 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally build around 1900. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nMost of our materials comes out of dumpsters and from the debris of other job sites.\r\n\r\nWe will feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in. If you are interested in being involved in the project feel free to contact us. We are happy to attach your name to a service or product that contributes to the green show house.\r\n\r\nWe are also happy to assist you in any educational endeavors where a project like this would help you.\r\n\r\nSome current green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. Windows are arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\r\n\r\nThe fire escape is recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\r\n\r\nThe roof has a "green roof" and bee hive. The roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\r\n\r\nRainwater is strategically routed to water the garden. The gardens, both on the roof and in the front and back of the house, will have all the required flora to recreate a wildlife sanctuary and attract local fauna.\r\n\r\nRadiant heat is in all floors and some bathroom walls. It is in the concrete slab on the ground floor.\r\n\r\nThe floors are either buffed and colored concrete, salvaged stone and slate, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams. The bathroom floors are salvaged steel tiles for maximum heat conductivity to bare feet.\r\n\r\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance doors to minimize usage when tenants are out. Lights are LED and a lot of the wiring is low voltage.\r\n\r\nWe are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board. The exterior walls are R40 and the roof is more than R60.\r\n\r\nAll interior walls and floors are hard packed cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\r\n\r\nWalls have various applications. Some have clay. Others have home made paints with natural pigments.\r\n\r\nThe kitchen and bathroom counters are a mixture of techniques all made in-house. We have cement and salvaged glass, resin and salvaged glass, cement and coloring, and wood.\r\n\r\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\r\n\r\nAll appliances and the boiler are the most energy efficient we could find. \r\n\r\nThe list goes on as we awaken to new possibilities. It is an exciting and liberating experiment. Our budget has been drastically cut by the current banking crisis so the job is coming in below what it would cost to build a similar building using normal building techniques. Of course this building is a million times more comfortable to live in. At least we think so.', 'Green Show House', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '401-revision-8', '', '', '2009-01-16 21:14:28', '2009-01-17 03:14:28', '', 401, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/401-revision-8/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (533, 1, '2009-01-24 14:38:17', '2009-01-24 20:38:17', '\r\nWe are building a green show house to show all the great possibilities in green building. Visit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. Visitors are welcome to come see the work in progress. Please call for an appointment: Gennaro - 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nThe plans to the building are here:\r\n22 2nd st Front view and notes\r\n22 2nd St Floor Plans\r\n22 2nd street side view\r\n\r\n\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally build around 1900. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nMost of our materials comes out of dumpsters and from the debris of other job sites.\r\n\r\nWe will feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in. If you are interested in being involved in the project feel free to contact us. We are happy to attach your name to a service or product that contributes to the green show house.\r\n\r\nWe are also happy to assist you in any educational endeavors where a project like this would help you.\r\n\r\nSome current green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. Windows are arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\r\n\r\nThe fire escape is recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\r\n\r\nThe roof has a "green roof" and bee hive. The roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\r\n\r\nRainwater is strategically routed to water the garden. The gardens, both on the roof and in the front and back of the house, will have all the required flora to recreate a wildlife sanctuary and attract local fauna.\r\n\r\nRadiant heat is in all floors and some bathroom walls. It is in the concrete slab on the ground floor.\r\n\r\nThe floors are either buffed and colored concrete, salvaged stone and slate, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams. The bathroom floors are salvaged steel tiles for maximum heat conductivity to bare feet.\r\n\r\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance doors to minimize usage when tenants are out. Lights are LED and a lot of the wiring is low voltage.\r\n\r\nWe are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board. The exterior walls are R40 and the roof is more than R60.\r\n\r\nAll interior walls and floors are hard packed cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\r\n\r\nWalls have various applications. Some have clay. Others have home made paints with natural pigments.\r\n\r\nThe kitchen and bathroom counters are a mixture of techniques all made in-house. We have cement and salvaged glass, resin and salvaged glass, cement and coloring, and wood.\r\n\r\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\r\n\r\nAll appliances and the boiler are the most energy efficient we could find. \r\n\r\nThe list goes on as we awaken to new possibilities. It is an exciting and liberating experiment. Our budget has been drastically cut by the current banking crisis so the job is coming in below what it would cost to build a similar building using normal building techniques. Of course this building is a million times more comfortable to live in. At least we think so.', 'Green Show House', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '401-revision-9', '', '', '2009-01-24 14:38:17', '2009-01-24 20:38:17', '', 401, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/401-revision-9/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (547, 1, '2009-01-26 20:05:46', '2009-01-27 02:05:46', 'Before:
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\r\n\r\nIn the renovation of the green show house we are exposing as much brick as possible instead of building walls over it since the greenest building is no building. But the walls were not intended to be seen and a lot of them are in bad shape.\r\n\r\nThe normal thing to do is was the walls with acid. This means buying more products, and very corrosive ones at that. So I did a cost analysis and once again decided that paying my workers to work a little more was more cost effective than going the fast route and buying the acid wash.\r\n\r\nThe price is pretty much the same for me, only the money goes to the workers instead of the acid wash company, and I don\'t put more acid into the environment.\r\n\r\nThe irony is that a little elbow grease on the walls makes them look a lot nicer than the acid wash (we did a little test with the acid wash to be sure we were making the right choice).', 'Avoiding Chemicals', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'avoiding-chemicals', '', '', '2009-01-26 20:14:13', '2009-01-27 02:14:13', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=547', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (556, 1, '2009-01-27 10:43:09', '2009-01-27 16:43:09', 'In order to maximize the living space we decided to turn the cellar into a useable space. To do this we cut a 10x10 foot hole into the floor of the basement, which is only technically called the basement since it is a foot below grade. Practically it is the garden level. Once a hole was in the south side of the garden level it allowed plenty of sunshine to pass into the cellar.\n\nThe only problem is that the cellar was only six foot high. So we have dug it out another three feet. We had to dig under the existing foundation, which can be risky if not done correctly. First we built a second inner wall out of cinder blocks in the entire cellar. The existing brick wall was so deteriorated you could pull the bricks out by hand and it was actually amazing the four floors above kept standing.\n\nThe cinder block wall only took up four inches but added all the strength we needed to support the house, which we were in the process of banging and shaking to no end. We then dug down three feet in small areas at a time and underpinned the wall with concrete and the rocks we found in the soil.\n\nBefore putting the concrete we put plastic vapor barrier and two inches of waterproof insulation to guarantee a warm and dry environment.\n\n\nAbove you see the sections being dug out.\n\n\nAbove is the vapor barrier, called Stego wrap. It is one of the few plastics that actually do stop moisture and is priced accordingly. Most cheaper brands don\'t actually stop moisture.\n\n\nHere we are putting the plastic, insulation and making the form to pour the concrete and stones.\n\n\nWe used XEPS or extruded polystyrene, which is a dense and waterproof insulation. It is also not friendly to termites, which is important in this area.\n\n\nHere you can see the rogh finished product where the floor had been dug out and the underpinning poured. We will then pour the concrete floor and then build the cinder blocks up to the other cinder block wall that is currently hanging three feet above ground.\n\n\nHere you can see the opening in the floor above. We have also knocked out the south wall for a wall of windows so the sun can really shine down into the space. On the front and back walls we did not put cinder blocks because those walls had good solid stone as you can see in the picture. You can see the concrete underpinning under the stone walls where we dug down. A worker is finishing off some underpinning but using cinder blocks instead of concrete since that little alcove is not holding up the building and does not to be as strong.\n\n\nThis photo shows the cellar before dug down. As you can see there was little headroom.\n\n\nHere you see the same cellar almost all dug out.', 'Lowering the Cellar Three Feet', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '385-autosave', '', '', '2009-01-27 10:43:09', '2009-01-27 16:43:09', '', 385, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/385-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (548, 1, '2009-01-26 20:05:30', '2009-01-27 02:05:30', 'Before:\n
\n\nAfter: \n\nIn the renovation of the green show house we are exposing as much brick as possible instead of building walls over it since the greenest building is no building. But the walls were not intended to be seen and a lot of them are in bad shape.\n\nThe normal thing to do is was the walls with acid. This means buying more products, and very corrosive ones at that. So I did a cost analysis and once again decided that paying my workers to work a little more was more cost effective than going the fast route and buying the acid wash.\n\n
The price is pretty much the same for me, only the money goes to the workers instead of the acid wash company, and I don\'t put more acid into the environment.\n\nThe irony is that a little elbow grease on the walls makes them look a lot nicer than the acid wash (we did a little test with the acid wash to be sure we were making the right choice).', 'Avoiding Chemicals', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '547-revision', '', '', '2009-01-26 20:05:30', '2009-01-27 02:05:30', '', 547, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/547-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (541, 1, '2009-01-25 13:30:36', '2009-01-25 19:30:36', '\r\nWe are building a green show house to show all the great possibilities in green building. Visit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. Visitors are welcome to come see the work in progress. Please call for an appointment: Gennaro - 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nThe plans to the building are here:\r\n22 2nd st Front view and notes\r\n22 2nd St Floor Plans\r\n22 2nd street side view\r\n\r\n\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally build around 1900. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nMost of our materials comes out of dumpsters and from the debris of other job sites.\r\n\r\nWe will feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in. If you are interested in being involved in the project feel free to contact us. We are happy to attach your name to a service or product that contributes to the green show house.\r\n\r\nWe are also happy to assist you in any educational endeavors where a project like this would help you.\r\n\r\nSome current green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. Windows are arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\r\n\r\nThe fire escape is recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\r\n\r\nThe roof has a "green roof" and bee hive. The roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\r\n\r\nRainwater is strategically routed to water the garden. The gardens, both on the roof and in the front and back of the house, will have all the required flora to recreate a wildlife sanctuary and attract local fauna.\r\n\r\nRadiant heat is in all floors and some bathroom walls. It is in the concrete slab on the ground floor.\r\n\r\nThe floors are either buffed and colored concrete, salvaged stone and slate, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams. The bathroom floors are salvaged steel tiles for maximum heat conductivity to bare feet.\r\n\r\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance doors to minimize usage when tenants are out. Lights are LED and a lot of the wiring is low voltage.\r\n\r\nWe are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board. The exterior walls are R40 and the roof is more than R60.\r\n\r\nAll interior walls and floors are hard packed cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\r\n\r\nWalls have various applications. Some have clay. Others have home made paints with natural pigments.\r\n\r\nThe kitchen and bathroom counters are a mixture of techniques all made in-house. We have cement and salvaged glass, resin and salvaged glass, cement and coloring, and wood.\r\n\r\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\r\n\r\nAll appliances and the boiler are the most energy efficient we could find. \r\n\r\nThe list goes on as we awaken to new possibilities. It is an exciting and liberating experiment. Our budget has been drastically cut by the current banking crisis so the job is coming in below what it would cost to build a similar building using normal building techniques. Of course this building is a million times more comfortable to live in. At least we think so.\r\n\r\nProject Team\r\nThe job requires many skills and a good deal of muscle. People are brought in on a consulting basis when needed. The group can be loosely classified as, "Family, friends and Craigslist."\r\n\r\nGennaro Brooks-Church - Financing, Design, General Contractor\r\nLoretta Gendville - Financing, Design\r\n\r\nPaul Marino - Engineer\r\nJames Woods - Lead Carpenter\r\nArmando Lucret - Lead Mason\r\nJuan Mendez - Lead Carpenter\r\n\r\nPeter Irfan - Site Manager\r\nMauricio Ortega - Mason\r\nJames Herrera - Excavation\r\nLeo Ortega - Mason, Carpenter\r\nMartin Alvarado - Insulation\r\nDaniel Garcia Perez - Radiant Heating Installation\r\nMatthew di Francesco - Green Roof\r\nFred Seton - Radiant Heat Design\r\n\r\nAlex Lopez - Asst. Mason, Asst. Carpenter\r\nOvidio Salazar - Asst. Carpenter\r\n\r\nHans Dompedro - Green Building Intern\r\n', 'Green Show House', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '401-revision-10', '', '', '2009-01-25 13:30:36', '2009-01-25 19:30:36', '', 401, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/401-revision-10/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1144, 1, '2009-05-04 18:19:45', '2009-05-05 00:19:45', 'Here is a great clip. The message I got from it is that you can influence your environment through what emanates from within you. And it can be incredibly fun. We\'re seeing this a lot with the work we are doing in green building here in Brooklyn. Green building is like laughter. \n\nLaughter has been scientifically proven to change your body chemistry. And green building does the same in similar ways.\n\nIt may seem like a strange comparison but we\'ve seen how a green building can actually change the chemistry of the people in it. The building revitalizes instead of drains: Better light, less chemical stressors, more soothing materials, better air quality - all this drastically improves people\'s mind and body.\n\nAnd this has a ripple effect. The people leave the building in a better state and interact with others in the community in a better way. \n\nThis understanding of how the physical properties of a green building directly improves the interactions of the community is so incredibly important. The clip below shows \n\n', 'We Can Influence the World', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1143-revision', '', '', '2009-05-04 18:19:45', '2009-05-05 00:19:45', '', 1143, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1143-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (549, 1, '2009-01-26 20:05:46', '2009-01-27 02:05:46', 'Before:\r\n\r\n\r\nAfter: \r\n\r\nIn the renovation of the green show house we are exposing as much brick as possible instead of building walls over it since the greenest building is no building. But the walls were not intended to be seen and a lot of them are in bad shape.\r\n\r\nThe normal thing to do is was the walls with acid. This means buying more products, and very corrosive ones at that. So I did a cost analysis and once again decided that paying my workers to work a little more was more cost effective than going the fast route and buying the acid wash.\r\n\r\nThe price is pretty much the same for me, only the money goes to the workers instead of the acid wash company, and I don\'t put more acid into the environment.\r\n\r\nThe irony is that a little elbow grease on the walls makes them look a lot nicer than the acid wash (we did a little test with the acid wash to be sure we were making the right choice).', 'Avoiding Chemicals', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '547-revision-2', '', '', '2009-01-26 20:05:46', '2009-01-27 02:05:46', '', 547, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/547-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (550, 1, '2009-01-26 20:14:20', '2009-01-27 02:14:20', 'Before:\n\nAfter:\n\nIn the renovation of the green show house we are exposing as much brick as possible instead of building walls over it since the greenest building is no building. But the walls were not intended to be seen and a lot of them are in bad shape.\n\nThe normal thing to do is was the walls with acid. This means buying more products, and very corrosive ones at that. So I did a cost analysis and once again decided that paying my workers to work a little more was more cost effective than going the fast route and buying the acid wash.\n\nThe price is pretty much the same for me, only the money goes to the workers instead of the acid wash company, and I don\'t put more acid into the environment.\n\nThe irony is that a little elbow grease on the walls makes them look a lot nicer than the acid wash (we did a little test with the acid wash to be sure we were making the right choice).', 'Avoiding Chemicals', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '547-autosave', '', '', '2009-01-26 20:14:20', '2009-01-27 02:14:20', '', 547, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/547-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (553, 1, '2009-01-26 20:09:26', '2009-01-27 02:09:26', 'Before:\r\n\r\n\r\nAfter: \r\n\r\nIn the renovation of the green show house we are exposing as much brick as possible instead of building walls over it since the greenest building is no building. But the walls were not intended to be seen and a lot of them are in bad shape.\r\n\r\nThe normal thing to do is was the walls with acid. This means buying more products, and very corrosive ones at that. So I did a cost analysis and once again decided that paying my workers to work a little more was more cost effective than going the fast route and buying the acid wash.\r\n\r\nThe price is pretty much the same for me, only the money goes to the workers instead of the acid wash company, and I don\'t put more acid into the environment.\r\n\r\nThe irony is that a little elbow grease on the walls makes them look a lot nicer than the acid wash (we did a little test with the acid wash to be sure we were making the right choice).', 'Avoiding Chemicals', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '547-revision-5', '', '', '2009-01-26 20:09:26', '2009-01-27 02:09:26', '', 547, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/547-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (551, 1, '2009-01-26 20:06:08', '2009-01-27 02:06:08', 'Before:\r\n\r\n\r\nAfter: \r\n\r\nIn the renovation of the green show house we are exposing as much brick as possible instead of building walls over it since the greenest building is no building. But the walls were not intended to be seen and a lot of them are in bad shape.\r\n\r\nThe normal thing to do is was the walls with acid. This means buying more products, and very corrosive ones at that. So I did a cost analysis and once again decided that paying my workers to work a little more was more cost effective than going the fast route and buying the acid wash.\r\n\r\nThe price is pretty much the same for me, only the money goes to the workers instead of the acid wash company, and I don\'t put more acid into the environment.\r\n\r\nThe irony is that a little elbow grease on the walls makes them look a lot nicer than the acid wash (we did a little test with the acid wash to be sure we were making the right choice).', 'Avoiding Chemicals', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '547-revision-3', '', '', '2009-01-26 20:06:08', '2009-01-27 02:06:08', '', 547, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/547-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (552, 1, '2009-01-26 20:08:55', '2009-01-27 02:08:55', 'Before:\r\n\r\n\r\nAfter: \r\n\r\nIn the renovation of the green show house we are exposing as much brick as possible instead of building walls over it since the greenest building is no building. But the walls were not intended to be seen and a lot of them are in bad shape.\r\n\r\nThe normal thing to do is was the walls with acid. This means buying more products, and very corrosive ones at that. So I did a cost analysis and once again decided that paying my workers to work a little more was more cost effective than going the fast route and buying the acid wash.\r\n\r\nThe price is pretty much the same for me, only the money goes to the workers instead of the acid wash company, and I don\'t put more acid into the environment.\r\n\r\nThe irony is that a little elbow grease on the walls makes them look a lot nicer than the acid wash (we did a little test with the acid wash to be sure we were making the right choice).', 'Avoiding Chemicals', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '547-revision-4', '', '', '2009-01-26 20:08:55', '2009-01-27 02:08:55', '', 547, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/547-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (554, 1, '2009-01-26 20:12:16', '2009-01-27 02:12:16', 'Before:\r\n\r\n\r\nAfter:\r\n\r\nIn the renovation of the green show house we are exposing as much brick as possible instead of building walls over it since the greenest building is no building. But the walls were not intended to be seen and a lot of them are in bad shape.\r\n\r\nThe normal thing to do is was the walls with acid. This means buying more products, and very corrosive ones at that. So I did a cost analysis and once again decided that paying my workers to work a little more was more cost effective than going the fast route and buying the acid wash.\r\n\r\n
The price is pretty much the same for me, only the money goes to the workers instead of the acid wash company, and I don\'t put more acid into the environment.\r\n\r\nThe irony is that a little elbow grease on the walls makes them look a lot nicer than the acid wash (we did a little test with the acid wash to be sure we were making the right choice).', 'Avoiding Chemicals', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '547-revision-6', '', '', '2009-01-26 20:12:16', '2009-01-27 02:12:16', '', 547, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/547-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (555, 1, '2009-01-26 20:13:32', '2009-01-27 02:13:32', 'Before:\r\n\r\n\r\nAfter:\r\n\r\nIn the renovation of the green show house we are exposing as much brick as possible instead of building walls over it since the greenest building is no building. But the walls were not intended to be seen and a lot of them are in bad shape.\r\n\r\nThe normal thing to do is was the walls with acid. This means buying more products, and very corrosive ones at that. So I did a cost analysis and once again decided that paying my workers to work a little more was more cost effective than going the fast route and buying the acid wash.\r\n\r\nThe price is pretty much the same for me, only the money goes to the workers instead of the acid wash company, and I don\'t put more acid into the environment.\r\n\r\nThe irony is that a little elbow grease on the walls makes them look a lot nicer than the acid wash (we did a little test with the acid wash to be sure we were making the right choice).', 'Avoiding Chemicals', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '547-revision-7', '', '', '2009-01-26 20:13:32', '2009-01-27 02:13:32', '', 547, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/547-revision-7/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (558, 1, '2009-01-29 10:42:40', '2009-01-29 16:42:40', '
\r\n\r\nI\'ve put pex tubes between joists under the subfloor. that is how my\r\nradiant guy designed it. The whole theory that as long as you contain\r\nthe heat it will get to the room eventually etc, etc. I also couldn\'t\r\nput them above the floor due to a low ceiling.\r\n\r\nSince then I have realized the virtue of using things to pull the heat\r\nout of the tubes. Concrete is good and cheap. We all like heated\r\nconcrete slabs, right :) Then you have aluminum fins. Good, but\r\ncostly.\r\n\r\nSo this week I\'m going to experiment :) I\'m going to pile a mixture of\r\nsand and small amounts of cement/water onto a strip of plywood and\r\nthen press and screw the plywood up against the pex tubes and\r\nsubfloor. The concrete will squeeze around the tubes and create a mini\r\nconcrete slab! The floor is strong enough to hold it.\r\n\r\nThe idea is that the concrete will pull out the heat. It is a dense\r\nmass so it will take longer to heat up (and cool down). I don\'t need\r\nthe instant heat gratification that aluminum fins would give because\r\nthe house is hyper insulated and will change temperature very slowly.\r\nIf outside temperature changes it will take at least a day for the\r\ninside temp to adjust and that is plenty of time for the concrete slab\r\nto catch up.\r\n\r\nWe\'ll see if it works!', 'Adding a Concrete Sub Floor Heat Collector', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'adding-concrete-floor-heat-collector', '', '', '2009-01-29 10:46:40', '2009-01-29 16:46:40', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=558', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (559, 1, '2009-01-29 10:42:28', '2009-01-29 16:42:28', '
\n\nI\'ve put pex tubes between joists under the subfloor. that is how my\nradiant guy designed it. The whole theory that as long as you contain\nthe heat it will get to the room eventually etc, etc. I also couldn\'t\nput them above the floor due to a low ceiling.\n\nSince then I have realized the virtue of using things to pull the heat\nout of the tubes. Concrete is good and cheap. We all like heated\nconcrete slabs, right :) Then you have aluminum fins. Good, but\ncostly.\n\nSo this week I\'m going to experiment :) I\'m going to pile a mixture of\nsand and small amounts of cement/water onto a strip of plywood and\nthen press and screw the plywood up against the pex tubes and\nsubfloor. The concrete will squeeze around the tubes and create a mini\nconcrete slab! The floor is strong enough to hold it.\n\nThe idea is that the concrete will pull out the heat. It is a dense\nmass so it will take longer to heat up (and cool down). I don\'t need\nthe instant heat gratification that aluminum fins would give because\nthe house is hyper insulated and will change temperature very slowly.\nIf outside temperature changes it will take at least a day for the\ninside temp to adjust and that is plenty of time for the concrete slab\nto catch up.\n\nWe\'ll see if it works!', 'Adding a Concrete Sub Floor Heat Collector', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '558-revision', '', '', '2009-01-29 10:42:28', '2009-01-29 16:42:28', '', 558, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/558-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (561, 1, '2009-01-29 10:43:58', '2009-01-29 16:43:58', '\r\n\r\nI\'ve put pex tubes between joists under the subfloor. that is how my\r\nradiant guy designed it. The whole theory that as long as you contain\r\nthe heat it will get to the room eventually etc, etc. I also couldn\'t\r\nput them above the floor due to a low ceiling.\r\n\r\nSince then I have realized the virtue of using things to pull the heat\r\nout of the tubes. Concrete is good and cheap. We all like heated\r\nconcrete slabs, right :) Then you have aluminum fins. Good, but\r\ncostly.\r\n\r\nSo this week I\'m going to experiment :) I\'m going to pile a mixture of\r\nsand and small amounts of cement/water onto a strip of plywood and\r\nthen press and screw the plywood up against the pex tubes and\r\nsubfloor. The concrete will squeeze around the tubes and create a mini\r\nconcrete slab! The floor is strong enough to hold it.\r\n\r\nThe idea is that the concrete will pull out the heat. It is a dense\r\nmass so it will take longer to heat up (and cool down). I don\'t need\r\nthe instant heat gratification that aluminum fins would give because\r\nthe house is hyper insulated and will change temperature very slowly.\r\nIf outside temperature changes it will take at least a day for the\r\ninside temp to adjust and that is plenty of time for the concrete slab\r\nto catch up.\r\n\r\nWe\'ll see if it works!', 'Adding a Concrete Sub Floor Heat Collector', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '558-revision-3', '', '', '2009-01-29 10:43:58', '2009-01-29 16:43:58', '', 558, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/558-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (560, 1, '2009-01-29 10:42:40', '2009-01-29 16:42:40', '\r\n\r\nI\'ve put pex tubes between joists under the subfloor. that is how my\r\nradiant guy designed it. The whole theory that as long as you contain\r\nthe heat it will get to the room eventually etc, etc. I also couldn\'t\r\nput them above the floor due to a low ceiling.\r\n\r\nSince then I have realized the virtue of using things to pull the heat\r\nout of the tubes. Concrete is good and cheap. We all like heated\r\nconcrete slabs, right :) Then you have aluminum fins. Good, but\r\ncostly.\r\n\r\nSo this week I\'m going to experiment :) I\'m going to pile a mixture of\r\nsand and small amounts of cement/water onto a strip of plywood and\r\nthen press and screw the plywood up against the pex tubes and\r\nsubfloor. The concrete will squeeze around the tubes and create a mini\r\nconcrete slab! The floor is strong enough to hold it.\r\n\r\nThe idea is that the concrete will pull out the heat. It is a dense\r\nmass so it will take longer to heat up (and cool down). I don\'t need\r\nthe instant heat gratification that aluminum fins would give because\r\nthe house is hyper insulated and will change temperature very slowly.\r\nIf outside temperature changes it will take at least a day for the\r\ninside temp to adjust and that is plenty of time for the concrete slab\r\nto catch up.\r\n\r\nWe\'ll see if it works!', 'Adding a Concrete Sub Floor Heat Collector', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '558-revision-2', '', '', '2009-01-29 10:42:40', '2009-01-29 16:42:40', '', 558, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/558-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (563, 1, '2009-01-29 10:44:37', '2009-01-29 16:44:37', '\r\n\r\nI\'ve put pex tubes between joists under the subfloor. that is how my\r\nradiant guy designed it. The whole theory that as long as you contain\r\nthe heat it will get to the room eventually etc, etc. I also couldn\'t\r\nput them above the floor due to a low ceiling.\r\n\r\nSince then I have realized the virtue of using things to pull the heat\r\nout of the tubes. Concrete is good and cheap. We all like heated\r\nconcrete slabs, right :) Then you have aluminum fins. Good, but\r\ncostly.\r\n\r\nSo this week I\'m going to experiment :) I\'m going to pile a mixture of\r\nsand and small amounts of cement/water onto a strip of plywood and\r\nthen press and screw the plywood up against the pex tubes and\r\nsubfloor. The concrete will squeeze around the tubes and create a mini\r\nconcrete slab! The floor is strong enough to hold it.\r\n\r\nThe idea is that the concrete will pull out the heat. It is a dense\r\nmass so it will take longer to heat up (and cool down). I don\'t need\r\nthe instant heat gratification that aluminum fins would give because\r\nthe house is hyper insulated and will change temperature very slowly.\r\nIf outside temperature changes it will take at least a day for the\r\ninside temp to adjust and that is plenty of time for the concrete slab\r\nto catch up.\r\n\r\nWe\'ll see if it works!', 'Adding a Concrete Sub Floor Heat Collector', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '558-revision-4', '', '', '2009-01-29 10:44:37', '2009-01-29 16:44:37', '', 558, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/558-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (564, 1, '2009-01-29 13:33:59', '2009-01-29 19:33:59', '
\r\nWe needed some slate to repair an existing slate wall on the top of the green show house. One consideration was using a slate look alike that is made from recycled materials. \r\n\r\nBut then I discovered there is a thriving community of people who salvage old slate from homes. They have merged into the "green" movement but really come from the older tradition of salvaging historic buildings, which of course was green before we had the term "green".\r\n\r\nIt makes a lot of sense since good slate can last many hundreds of years. When the people are dead and gone the slate is still there ready for a new renovation (for example the green show house!).\r\n\r\nOne other thing, though is that the slate has to be trucked to the site from where ever I finally find it...but then that would be the case for all slate, new or old. The trick is to find a source close by.\r\n\r\nThe slate we have on the roof now is called Pennsylvania soft black with a pointed nose.\r\n\r\n
\r\nWe needed some slate to repair an existing slate wall on the top of the green show house. One consideration was using a slate look alike that is made from recycled materials. \r\n\r\nBut then I discovered there is a thriving community of people who salvage old slate from homes. They have merged into the "green" movement but really come from the older tradition of salvaging historic buildings, which of course was green before we had the term "green".\r\n\r\nIt makes a lot of sense since good slate can last many hundreds of years. When the people are dead and gone the slate is still there ready for a new renovation (for example the green show house!).\r\n\r\nOne other thing, though is that the slate has to be trucked to the site from where ever I finally find it...but then that would be the case for all slate, new or old. The trick is to find a source close by.\r\n\r\nThe slate we have on the roof now is called Pennsylvania soft black with a pointed nose.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nBiobased foam crumbled when touched. This could be because it was cold when we installed it. But Great Stuff was installed exactly at the same time in the same environment. Biobased foam:\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (569, 1, '2009-01-29 19:41:33', '2009-01-30 01:41:33', 'Spray foam insulation is good because it creates very good seals. You don\'t have to worry about air leaks.\n\nThe one thing it has against it is that it is petroleum based. There is a company that sells itself as a green alternative because it uses soy based oils instead. Biobased is one such company.\n\nI think that is great and even if it only used a small part soy and the rest petroleum it is better than nothing.\n\nI did have a problem the other day with them. I was discussing with them the possibility of me being a distributor and installer for them. I was excited until I asked what % soy they used. For me this is a key point. THE key point. It is what sets them apart from the rest. It is what makes them greener than the rest.\n\nBut they refused to tell me and told me that it was "proprietary information". ????? Your main selling point is proprietary information? And in the same sentence I was told that I shouldn\'t worry about that since using their product can get you LEED points.\n\nThen alarm bells went off for me. Their implication was that getting recognized as green via the LEED points were what mattered. The actual ecological benefit, if any, of the product was not important and a secret.\n\nI protested and the sales rep said he\'d get back to me. That was a long time ago. He\'s not getting back to me.\n\nLike I said, even if it was 1% soy based and 99% petroleum I would choose it over a 100% petrolieum based foam. 1% is better than nothing.\n\nMy problem here is the greenwashing they are doing. Green, if anything, is first and foremost about honesty. And maybe they will get back to me and all will be good. But so far my phone is not ringing.\n\nAnother thing is the product itself. I bought some cans of the stuff from home depot. I also bought some "Great Stuff" spray foam. I tested them side by side and the Biobased foam failed. It might have been the cold but it dried dry and crumbly. In comparison the Great Stuff dried like hard chewing gum.\n\nThis is very important because the foam is used to fill cracks. Cracks often expand and contract. The Great Stuff has an elasticity to it that the Biobased does not. Also, I forsee the Biobased foam deteriorating and becoming dust over time. \n\nI emailed the same rep asking if the cans they sold at Home Depot contained the same ingredients that pros install but got no answer. We had a polite professional relationship so I\'m baffled why he didn\'t respond.\n\nHere are the pics:\n\nGreat Stuff foam is like hard chewing gum when touched:\n\n\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (602, 1, '2009-01-25 20:26:46', '2009-01-26 02:26:46', '\r\nWe are building a green show house to show all the great possibilities in green building. Visit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. Visitors are welcome to come see the work in progress. Please call for an appointment: Gennaro - 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nRelevant Links for the Green Show House:\r\nBlog\r\nPhotos\r\nArchitectural Plans: Front view and notes --- Floor Plans ---Side View\r\n\r\nDescription\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally build around 1900. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nMost of our materials comes out of dumpsters and from the debris of other job sites.\r\n\r\nWe will feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in. If you are interested in being involved in the project feel free to contact us. We are happy to attach your name to a service or product that contributes to the green show house.\r\n\r\nWe are also happy to assist you in any educational endeavors where a project like this would help you.\r\n\r\nSome current green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (603, 1, '2009-02-10 07:47:14', '2009-02-10 13:47:14', '\r\nWe are building a green show house to show all the great possibilities in green building. Visit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. Visitors are welcome to come see the work in progress. Please call for an appointment: Gennaro - 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nRelevant Links for the Green Show House:\r\nBlog\r\nPhotos\r\nArchitectural Plans Small View\r\nArchitectural Plans Large Format PDF: Front view and notes --- Floor Plans ---Side View\r\n\r\nDescription\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally build around 1900. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nMost of our materials comes out of dumpsters and from the debris of other job sites.\r\n\r\nWe will feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in. If you are interested in being involved in the project feel free to contact us. We are happy to attach your name to a service or product that contributes to the green show house.\r\n\r\nWe are also happy to assist you in any educational endeavors where a project like this would help you.\r\n\r\nSome current green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. 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We have cement and salvaged glass, resin and salvaged glass, cement and coloring, and wood.\r\n\r\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\r\n\r\nAll appliances and the boiler are the most energy efficient we could find. \r\n\r\nThe list goes on as we awaken to new possibilities. It is an exciting and liberating experiment. Our budget has been drastically cut by the current banking crisis so the job is coming in below what it would cost to build a similar building using normal building techniques. Of course this building is a million times more comfortable to live in. At least we think so.\r\n\r\nProject Team\r\nThe job requires many skills and a good deal of muscle. People are brought in on a consulting basis when needed. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (604, 1, '2009-02-10 07:47:58', '2009-02-10 13:47:58', '\r\nWe are building a green show house to show all the great possibilities in green building. Visit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. Visitors are welcome to come see the work in progress. Please call for an appointment: Gennaro - 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nRelevant Links for the Green Show House:\r\nBlog\r\nPhotos\r\nArchitectural Plans Small View\r\nArchitectural Plans Large Format PDF: Front view and notes --- Floor Plans ---Side View\r\n\r\nDescription\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally build around 1900. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nMost of our materials comes out of dumpsters and from the debris of other job sites.\r\n\r\nWe will feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in. If you are interested in being involved in the project feel free to contact us. We are happy to attach your name to a service or product that contributes to the green show house.\r\n\r\nWe are also happy to assist you in any educational endeavors where a project like this would help you.\r\n\r\nSome current green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. 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The bathroom floors are salvaged steel tiles for maximum heat conductivity to bare feet.\r\n\r\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance doors to minimize usage when tenants are out. Lights are LED and a lot of the wiring is low voltage.\r\n\r\nWe are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board. The exterior walls are R40 and the roof is more than R60.\r\n\r\nAll interior walls and floors are hard packed cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\r\n\r\nWalls have various applications. Some have clay. Others have home made paints with natural pigments.\r\n\r\nThe kitchen and bathroom counters are a mixture of techniques all made in-house. We have cement and salvaged glass, resin and salvaged glass, cement and coloring, and wood.\r\n\r\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\r\n\r\nAll appliances and the boiler are the most energy efficient we could find. \r\n\r\nThe list goes on as we awaken to new possibilities. It is an exciting and liberating experiment. Our budget has been drastically cut by the current banking crisis so the job is coming in below what it would cost to build a similar building using normal building techniques. Of course this building is a million times more comfortable to live in. At least we think so.\r\n\r\nProject Team\r\nThe job requires many skills and a good deal of muscle. People are brought in on a consulting basis when needed. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (605, 1, '2009-02-10 13:26:21', '2009-02-10 19:26:21', '\r\nOur green show house in Brooklyn, NY, highlights best green practices for middle class brownstone\r\nrenovations in the NY metropolitan area. All products and services are explained on our web site and in any press we get. We also have an active search engine optimization campaign for the web that includes but is not limited to our own site.\r\n\r\nIt is a living home, meaning that all products will be used and showcased in a real home environment. The show house will be open to the public and professionals indefinitely by appointment.\r\n\r\nOur goal is to show how a real life green renovation is affordable to do and wonderful to live in. \r\n\r\nVisit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. Visitors are welcome to come see the work in progress. Please call for an appointment: Gennaro - 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nRelevant Links for the Green Show House:\r\nBlog\r\nPhotos\r\nArchitectural Plans Small View\r\nArchitectural Plans Large Format PDF: Front view and notes --- Floor Plans ---Side View\r\n\r\nDescription\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally build around 1900. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nMost of our materials comes out of dumpsters and from the debris of other job sites.\r\n\r\nWe will feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in. If you are interested in being involved in the project feel free to contact us. We are happy to attach your name to a service or product that contributes to the green show house.\r\n\r\nWe are also happy to assist you in any educational endeavors where a project like this would help you.\r\n\r\nSome current green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. Windows are arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\r\n\r\nThe fire escape is recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\r\n\r\nThe roof has a "green roof" and bee hive. The roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\r\n\r\nRainwater is strategically routed to water the garden. The gardens, both on the roof and in the front and back of the house, will have all the required flora to recreate a wildlife sanctuary and attract local fauna.\r\n\r\nRadiant heat is in all floors and some bathroom walls. It is in the concrete slab on the ground floor.\r\n\r\nThe floors are either buffed and colored concrete, salvaged stone and slate, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams. The bathroom floors are salvaged steel tiles for maximum heat conductivity to bare feet.\r\n\r\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance doors to minimize usage when tenants are out. Lights are LED and a lot of the wiring is low voltage.\r\n\r\nWe are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board. The exterior walls are R40 and the roof is more than R60.\r\n\r\nAll interior walls and floors are hard packed cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\r\n\r\nWalls have various applications. Some have clay. Others have home made paints with natural pigments.\r\n\r\nThe kitchen and bathroom counters are a mixture of techniques all made in-house. We have cement and salvaged glass, resin and salvaged glass, cement and coloring, and wood.\r\n\r\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\r\n\r\nAll appliances and the boiler are the most energy efficient we could find. \r\n\r\nThe list goes on as we awaken to new possibilities. It is an exciting and liberating experiment. Our budget has been drastically cut by the current banking crisis so the job is coming in below what it would cost to build a similar building using normal building techniques. Of course this building is a million times more comfortable to live in. At least we think so.\r\n\r\nProject Team\r\nThe job requires many skills and a good deal of muscle. People are brought in on a consulting basis when needed. The group can be loosely classified as, "Family, friends and Craigslist."\r\n\r\nGennaro Brooks-Church - Financing, Design, General Contractor\r\nLoretta Gendville - Financing, Design\r\n\r\nPaul Marino - Engineer\r\nJames Woods - Lead Carpenter\r\nArmando Lucret - Lead Mason\r\nJuan Mendez - Lead Carpenter\r\n\r\nPeter Irfan - Site Manager\r\nMauricio Ortega - Mason\r\nJames Herrera - Excavation\r\nLeo Ortega - Mason, Carpenter\r\nMartin Alvarado - Insulation\r\nDaniel Garcia Perez - Radiant Heating Installation\r\nMatthew di Francesco - Green Roof\r\nFred Seton - Radiant Heat Design\r\n\r\nAlex Lopez - Asst. Mason, Asst. Carpenter\r\nOvidio Salazar - Asst. Carpenter\r\n\r\nHans Dompedro - Green Building Intern\r\n', 'Green Show House', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '401-revision-14', '', '', '2009-02-10 13:26:21', '2009-02-10 19:26:21', '', 401, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/401-revision-14/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (667, 1, '2009-02-22 19:56:45', '2009-02-23 01:56:45', '\r\nOur green show house in Brooklyn, NY, highlights best green practices for middle class brownstone\r\nrenovations in the NY metropolitan area. All products and services are explained on our web site and in any press we get. We have an active search engine optimization campaign for the web that includes but is not limited to our own site so that the information is easily found through internet search words.\r\n\r\nIt is a real home, meaning all products will be used and showcased in a living home environment. The show house is open to the public and professionals indefinitely by appointment.\r\n\r\nOur goal is to show to the broadest amount of people possible how a real life green brownstone renovation is affordable to do and wonderful to live in. We provide the services and products should anyone want to implement them in their house. We either do this directly via Eco Brooklyn or recommend the appropriate company.\r\n\r\nVisit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. Visitors are welcome to come see the work in progress. Please call for an appointment: Gennaro - 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nRelevant Links for the Green Show House:\r\nBlog\r\nArchitectural Plans Small View\r\nArchitectural Plans Large Format PDF: Front view and notes --- Floor Plans ---Side View\r\n\r\nDescription\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally build around 1900. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nMost of our materials comes out of dumpsters and from the debris of other job sites.\r\n\r\nWe will feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in. If you are interested in being involved in the project feel free to contact us. We are happy to attach your name to a service or product that contributes to the green show house.\r\n\r\nWe are also happy to assist you in any educational endeavors where a project like this would help you.\r\n\r\nSome current green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. Windows are arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\r\n\r\nThe fire escape is recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\r\n\r\nThe roof has a "green roof" and bee hive. The roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\r\n\r\nRainwater is strategically routed to water the garden. The gardens, both on the roof and in the front and back of the house, will have all the required flora to recreate a wildlife sanctuary and attract local fauna.\r\n\r\nRadiant heat is in all floors and some bathroom walls. It is in the concrete slab on the ground floor.\r\n\r\nThe floors are either buffed and colored concrete, salvaged stone and slate, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams. The bathroom floors are salvaged steel tiles for maximum heat conductivity to bare feet.\r\n\r\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance doors to minimize usage when tenants are out. Lights are LED and a lot of the wiring is low voltage.\r\n\r\nWe are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board. The exterior walls are R40 and the roof is more than R60.\r\n\r\nAll interior walls and floors are hard packed cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\r\n\r\nWalls have various applications. Some have clay. Others have home made paints with natural pigments.\r\n\r\nThe kitchen and bathroom counters are a mixture of techniques all made in-house. We have cement and salvaged glass, resin and salvaged glass, cement and coloring, and wood.\r\n\r\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\r\n\r\nAll appliances and the boiler are the most energy efficient we could find. \r\n\r\nThe list goes on as we awaken to new possibilities. It is an exciting and liberating experiment. Our budget has been drastically cut by the current banking crisis so the job is coming in below what it would cost to build a similar building using normal building techniques. Of course this building is a million times more comfortable to live in. At least we think so.\r\n\r\nProject Team\r\nThe job requires many skills and a good deal of muscle. People are brought in on a consulting basis when needed. The group can be loosely classified as, "Family, friends and Craigslist."\r\n\r\nGennaro Brooks-Church - Financing, Design, General Contractor\r\nLoretta Gendville - Financing, Design\r\n\r\nPaul Marino - Engineer\r\nJames Woods - Lead Carpenter\r\nArmando Lucret - Lead Mason\r\nJuan Mendez - Lead Carpenter\r\n\r\nPeter Irfan - Site Manager\r\nMauricio Ortega - Mason\r\nJames Herrera - Excavation\r\nLeo Ortega - Mason, Carpenter\r\nMartin Alvarado - Insulation\r\nDaniel Garcia Perez - Radiant Heating Installation\r\nMatthew di Francesco - Green Roof\r\nFred Seton - Radiant Heat Design\r\n\r\nAlex Lopez - Asst. Mason, Asst. Carpenter\r\nOvidio Salazar - Asst. Carpenter\r\n\r\nHans Dompedro - Green Building Intern\r\n', 'Green Show House', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '401-revision-23', '', '', '2009-02-22 19:56:45', '2009-02-23 01:56:45', '', 401, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/401-revision-23/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (606, 1, '2009-02-10 13:32:30', '2009-02-10 19:32:30', '\r\nOur green show house in Brooklyn, NY, highlights best green practices for middle class brownstone\r\nrenovations in the NY metropolitan area. All products and services are explained on our web site and in any press we get. We have an active search engine optimization campaign for the web that includes but is not limited to our own site so that the information is easily found through internet search words.\r\n\r\nIt is a real home, meaning all products will be used and showcased in a living home environment. The show house is open to the public and professionals indefinitely by appointment.\r\n\r\nOur goal is to show to the broadest amount of people possible how a real life green brownstone renovation is affordable to do and wonderful to live in. We will provided the resources to the services and products should anyone want to implement them in their house. We will either do this directly via Eco Brooklyn or recommend the appropriate company.\r\n\r\nVisit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. Visitors are welcome to come see the work in progress. Please call for an appointment: Gennaro - 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nRelevant Links for the Green Show House:\r\nBlog\r\nPhotos\r\nArchitectural Plans Small View\r\nArchitectural Plans Large Format PDF: Front view and notes --- Floor Plans ---Side View\r\n\r\nDescription\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally build around 1900. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nMost of our materials comes out of dumpsters and from the debris of other job sites.\r\n\r\nWe will feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in. If you are interested in being involved in the project feel free to contact us. We are happy to attach your name to a service or product that contributes to the green show house.\r\n\r\nWe are also happy to assist you in any educational endeavors where a project like this would help you.\r\n\r\nSome current green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. Windows are arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\r\n\r\nThe fire escape is recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\r\n\r\nThe roof has a "green roof" and bee hive. The roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\r\n\r\nRainwater is strategically routed to water the garden. The gardens, both on the roof and in the front and back of the house, will have all the required flora to recreate a wildlife sanctuary and attract local fauna.\r\n\r\nRadiant heat is in all floors and some bathroom walls. It is in the concrete slab on the ground floor.\r\n\r\nThe floors are either buffed and colored concrete, salvaged stone and slate, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams. The bathroom floors are salvaged steel tiles for maximum heat conductivity to bare feet.\r\n\r\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance doors to minimize usage when tenants are out. Lights are LED and a lot of the wiring is low voltage.\r\n\r\nWe are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board. The exterior walls are R40 and the roof is more than R60.\r\n\r\nAll interior walls and floors are hard packed cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\r\n\r\nWalls have various applications. Some have clay. Others have home made paints with natural pigments.\r\n\r\nThe kitchen and bathroom counters are a mixture of techniques all made in-house. We have cement and salvaged glass, resin and salvaged glass, cement and coloring, and wood.\r\n\r\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\r\n\r\nAll appliances and the boiler are the most energy efficient we could find. \r\n\r\nThe list goes on as we awaken to new possibilities. It is an exciting and liberating experiment. Our budget has been drastically cut by the current banking crisis so the job is coming in below what it would cost to build a similar building using normal building techniques. Of course this building is a million times more comfortable to live in. At least we think so.\r\n\r\nProject Team\r\nThe job requires many skills and a good deal of muscle. People are brought in on a consulting basis when needed. The group can be loosely classified as, "Family, friends and Craigslist."\r\n\r\nGennaro Brooks-Church - Financing, Design, General Contractor\r\nLoretta Gendville - Financing, Design\r\n\r\nPaul Marino - Engineer\r\nJames Woods - Lead Carpenter\r\nArmando Lucret - Lead Mason\r\nJuan Mendez - Lead Carpenter\r\n\r\nPeter Irfan - Site Manager\r\nMauricio Ortega - Mason\r\nJames Herrera - Excavation\r\nLeo Ortega - Mason, Carpenter\r\nMartin Alvarado - Insulation\r\nDaniel Garcia Perez - Radiant Heating Installation\r\nMatthew di Francesco - Green Roof\r\nFred Seton - Radiant Heat Design\r\n\r\nAlex Lopez - Asst. Mason, Asst. Carpenter\r\nOvidio Salazar - Asst. Carpenter\r\n\r\nHans Dompedro - Green Building Intern\r\n', 'Green Show House', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '401-revision-15', '', '', '2009-02-10 13:32:30', '2009-02-10 19:32:30', '', 401, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/401-revision-15/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (607, 1, '2009-02-10 18:33:23', '2009-02-11 00:33:23', 'I think the New York and Brooklyn brownstones are ideal candidates for green renovations. They have all the ingredients that make for an easy and powerful green overhaul. I can\'t list them without sounding like a sales pitch, but it\'s more pride of Brooklyn than me trying to sell anything.\r\n\r\nFirstly the greenest thing you could do in a building is reuse an old one, and what is more perfect than the shell of a beautiful brownstone. Usually all four walls are more than fine for keeping. They have been there for a hundred years and can last another hundred. Now that is green!\r\n\r\nIf anything you want to rip off the layers of lead laden sheet rock and expose the interior brick walls (at least the ones that aren\'t external facing walls). This means no new sheet rock and studs, which means less resources used.\r\n\r\nJust the mere fact that Brownstones share side walls with the neighbors means less energy lost to the outside and half the materials needed to build. \r\n\r\nAnother tenet of green is not taking up virgin nature. Brownstones are densely packed together, which leaves more of the world for uninhabited rolling hills and nature.\r\n\r\nThe bones of brownstones are solid. They have lots of old hardwood. NY isn\'t called the Gotham Forest for nothing. We have more excellent old growth timber in this city than exists in the wild. That is a sad thought, but the good news is that it is sitting protected under cheap vinyl floors and cracking tiles just waiting to be reclaimed to its true beauty.\r\n\r\nWhether you cut the old joists into siding, floors, studs, or new joists, the wood is good and strong. In our Brooklyn green show house renovation we have done all of that with the old wood.\r\n\r\nBrownstones have plenty of bricks. They are strong and beautiful. We are using them for new walls, patios, walkways and fireplaces. likewise for slate, either on walls or walkways.\r\n\r\nBrownstones have nice flat roofs that are perfect for gardens, solar and hot water panels and decks. For some reason they weren\'t built for use and for the most part have spent a hundred years ignored. But their value is great. We are using the show house roof for all of the above plus a bee hive :). We have strengthened the roof with salvaged joists and it is strong as ever. \r\n\r\nBrownstones are small. McMansions are a waste of everything. But New Yorkers, with our small apartments and large spirit, have been living green for years without knowing it. New York is one of the only places in the United States that shares an average house size with the rest of the world. Most of the United States has two or three times the house size as the rest of the world and wastes energy accordingly.\r\n\r\nNew Yorkers have much less cars than other Americans. There are even New Yorkers without driver\'s licenses! Blasphemy! A Brooklyn brownstone is often within walking distance of good transport and amenities. This means less driving and specifically less asphalt for parking spaces, another feature many normal homes suffer from. Instead, a Brownstone has a great front yard area for greening.\r\n\r\nNew York is a center of commerce. This means most of the materials are local. Sand, glass, cement, wood, stone, metal...it can all be acquired locally. There is great economy of scale to be located in such a dense commercial and residential area. When a truck brings material to New York it is feeding a hundred houses, instead of only a couple in the countryside. \r\n\r\nI am very excited to be doing a green renovation on a Brownstone. Because of all the in built green features of Brownstones it is relatively easy to turn a Brownstone into a very green and more comfortable home.', 'Brownstones are ripe for green renovations', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'brownstones-ripe-green-renovations', '', '', '2009-02-13 19:56:56', '2009-02-14 01:56:56', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=607', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (608, 1, '2009-02-10 18:32:56', '2009-02-11 00:32:56', 'I think the New York and Brooklyn brownstones are ideal candidates for green renovations. They have all the ingredients that make for an easy and powerful green overhaul.\n\nFirstly the greenest thing you could do in a building is reuse an old one, and what is more perfect than the shell of a beautiful brownstone. Usually all four walls are more than fine for keeping. They have been there for a hundred years and can last another hundred. Now that is green!\n\nIf anything you want to rip off the layers of lead laden sheet rock and expose the interior brick walls (at least the ones that aren\'t external facing walls). This means no new sheet rock and studs, which means less resources used.\n\nJust the mere fact that Brownstones share side walls with the neighbors means less energy lost to the outside and half the materials needed to build. \n\nAnother tenet of green is not taking up virgin nature. Brownstones are densely packed together, which leaves more of the world for uninhabited rolling hills and nature.\n\nThe bones of brownstones are solid. They have lots of old hardwood. NY isn\'t called the Gotham Forest for nothing. We have more excellent old growth timber in this city than exists in the wild. That is a sad thought, but the good news is that it is sitting protected under cheap vinyl floors and cracking tiles just waiting to be reclaimed to its true beauty.\n\nWhether you cut the old joists into siding, floors, studs, or new joists, the wood is good and strong. In our Brooklyn green show house renovation we have done all of that with the old wood.\n\nBrownstones have plenty of bricks. They are strong and beautiful. We are using them for new walls, patios, walkways and fireplaces. likewise for slate, either on walls or walkways.\n\nBrownstones have nice flat roofs that are perfect for gardens, solar and hot water panels and decks. For some reason they weren\'t built for use and for the most part have spent a hundred years ignored. But their value is great. We are using the show house roof for all of the above plus a bee hive :). We have strengthened the roof with salvaged joists and it is strong as ever. \n\nBrownstones are small. McMansions are a waste of everything. But New Yorkers, with our small apartments and large spirit, have been living green for years without knowing it. New York is one of the only places in the United States that shares an average house size with the rest of the world. Most of the United States has two or three times the house size as the rest of the world and wastes energy accordingly.\n\nNew Yorkers have much less cars than other Americans. There are even New Yorkers without driver\'s licenses! Blasphemy! A Brooklyn brownstone is often within walking distance of good transport and amenities. This means less driving and specifically less asphalt for parking spaces, another feature many normal homes suffer from. Instead, a Brownstone has a great front yard area for greening.\n\nNew York is a center of commerce. This means most of the materials are local. Sand, glass, cement, wood, stone, metal...it can all be acquired locally. There is great economy of scale to be located in such a dense commercial and residential area. When a truck brings material to New York it is feeding a hundred houses, instead of only a couple in the countryside. \n\nI am very excited to be doing a green renovation on a Brownstone. Because of all the in built green features of Brownstones it is relatively easy to turn a Brownstone into a very green and more comfortable home.', 'Brownstones are ripe for green renovations', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '607-revision', '', '', '2009-02-10 18:32:56', '2009-02-11 00:32:56', '', 607, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/607-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (609, 1, '2008-12-09 16:37:34', '2008-12-09 22:37:34', 'I subscribe to some very scholarly journals on green building. I also subscribe to some radical journals on politics and conspiracies. I like to check out the pulse from various sources. And when I start seeing trends overlapping I know it is something worth paying attention to.\r\n\r\nThis week I was reading in this one very academic journal about the use of hemp fibers mixed with lime to make a concrete-like material that is stronger and apparently six times lighter than real concrete. It is used in France a lot and expanding around Europe.\r\n\r\nAnd then one of my conspiracy journals also spoke about it, but from the perspective of it being this miracle material that was being kept from the building industry due to political reasons (hemp apparently has many uses that threatens existing companies, namely oil and timber companies).\r\n\r\nSeeing it in two widely different contects raised my interest. It does indeed seem to be a viable building material on the rise. Worth keeping an eye out for it.\r\n\r\nThe basics:\r\nhemp grows as a plant, thus CONSUMES CO2.\r\nit grows abundantly and quickly, thus is rapidly renewable.\r\nbecause it grows, it does most of the production itself reducing embodied energy.\r\nonce it is made into "concrete" the CO2 is fixed into the walls, thus it is a CO2 neutral or possibly even CO2 NEGATIVE product.\r\n\r\nportland cement requires huge manufacturing power and thus creates massive amounts of CO2. It is the largest creator of CO2 in the building industry. Enough said.\r\n\r\nBasically, the connection of hemp with weed smoking hippies is a farce. Hemp has too many positive attributes, from paper, oil, wax, cement (the list is long) for it to be considered negatively.\r\n\r\nMore:\r\n\r\n', 'Hemp - Stonger and Lighter than Cement', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '365-revision-2', '', '', '2008-12-09 16:37:34', '2008-12-09 22:37:34', '', 365, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/365-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (610, 1, '2009-02-10 18:55:39', '2009-02-11 00:55:39', 'I subscribe to some very scholarly journals on green building. I also subscribe to some radical journals on politics and conspiracies. I like to check out the pulse from various sources. And when I start seeing trends overlapping I know it is something worth paying attention to.\r\n\r\nThis week I was reading in this one very academic journal about the use of hemp fibers mixed with lime to make a concrete-like material that is stronger and apparently six times lighter than real concrete. It is used in France a lot and expanding around Europe.\r\n\r\nAnd then one of my conspiracy journals also spoke about it, but from the perspective of it being this miracle material that was being kept from the building industry due to political reasons (hemp apparently has many uses that threatens existing companies, namely oil and timber companies).\r\n\r\nSeeing it in two widely different contects raised my interest. It does indeed seem to be a viable building material on the rise. Worth keeping an eye out for it.\r\n\r\nThe basics:\r\nhemp grows as a plant, thus CONSUMES CO2.\r\nit grows abundantly and quickly, thus is rapidly renewable.\r\nbecause it grows, it does most of the production itself reducing embodied energy.\r\nonce it is made into "concrete" the CO2 is fixed into the walls, thus it is a CO2 neutral or possibly even CO2 NEGATIVE product.\r\n\r\nportland cement requires huge manufacturing power and thus creates massive amounts of CO2. It is the largest creator of CO2 in the building industry. Enough said.\r\n\r\nBasically, the connection of hemp with weed smoking hippies is a farce. Hemp has too many positive attributes, from paper, oil, wax, cement (the list is long) for it to be considered negatively.\r\n\r\nMore:\r\n\r\n', 'Hemp - Stonger and Lighter than Cement', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '365-revision-3', '', '', '2009-02-10 18:55:39', '2009-02-11 00:55:39', '', 365, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/365-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (614, 1, '2009-02-10 18:33:23', '2009-02-11 00:33:23', 'I think the New York and Brooklyn brownstones are ideal candidates for green renovations. They have all the ingredients that make for an easy and powerful green overhaul.\r\n\r\nFirstly the greenest thing you could do in a building is reuse an old one, and what is more perfect than the shell of a beautiful brownstone. Usually all four walls are more than fine for keeping. They have been there for a hundred years and can last another hundred. Now that is green!\r\n\r\nIf anything you want to rip off the layers of lead laden sheet rock and expose the interior brick walls (at least the ones that aren\'t external facing walls). This means no new sheet rock and studs, which means less resources used.\r\n\r\nJust the mere fact that Brownstones share side walls with the neighbors means less energy lost to the outside and half the materials needed to build. \r\n\r\nAnother tenet of green is not taking up virgin nature. Brownstones are densely packed together, which leaves more of the world for uninhabited rolling hills and nature.\r\n\r\nThe bones of brownstones are solid. They have lots of old hardwood. NY isn\'t called the Gotham Forest for nothing. We have more excellent old growth timber in this city than exists in the wild. That is a sad thought, but the good news is that it is sitting protected under cheap vinyl floors and cracking tiles just waiting to be reclaimed to its true beauty.\r\n\r\nWhether you cut the old joists into siding, floors, studs, or new joists, the wood is good and strong. In our Brooklyn green show house renovation we have done all of that with the old wood.\r\n\r\nBrownstones have plenty of bricks. They are strong and beautiful. We are using them for new walls, patios, walkways and fireplaces. likewise for slate, either on walls or walkways.\r\n\r\nBrownstones have nice flat roofs that are perfect for gardens, solar and hot water panels and decks. For some reason they weren\'t built for use and for the most part have spent a hundred years ignored. But their value is great. We are using the show house roof for all of the above plus a bee hive :). We have strengthened the roof with salvaged joists and it is strong as ever. \r\n\r\nBrownstones are small. McMansions are a waste of everything. But New Yorkers, with our small apartments and large spirit, have been living green for years without knowing it. New York is one of the only places in the United States that shares an average house size with the rest of the world. Most of the United States has two or three times the house size as the rest of the world and wastes energy accordingly.\r\n\r\nNew Yorkers have much less cars than other Americans. There are even New Yorkers without driver\'s licenses! Blasphemy! A Brooklyn brownstone is often within walking distance of good transport and amenities. This means less driving and specifically less asphalt for parking spaces, another feature many normal homes suffer from. Instead, a Brownstone has a great front yard area for greening.\r\n\r\nNew York is a center of commerce. This means most of the materials are local. Sand, glass, cement, wood, stone, metal...it can all be acquired locally. There is great economy of scale to be located in such a dense commercial and residential area. When a truck brings material to New York it is feeding a hundred houses, instead of only a couple in the countryside. \r\n\r\nI am very excited to be doing a green renovation on a Brownstone. Because of all the in built green features of Brownstones it is relatively easy to turn a Brownstone into a very green and more comfortable home.', 'Brownstones are ripe for green renovations', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '607-revision-2', '', '', '2009-02-10 18:33:23', '2009-02-11 00:33:23', '', 607, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/607-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1143, 1, '2009-05-04 18:20:40', '2009-05-05 00:20:40', 'Here is a great clip. The message I got from it is that you can influence your environment through what emanates from within you. And it can be incredibly fun. We\'re seeing this a lot with the work we are doing in green building here in Brooklyn. Green building is like laughter. \r\n\r\nLaughter has been scientifically proven to change your body chemistry. And green building does the same in similar ways.\r\n\r\nIt may seem like a strange comparison but we\'ve seen how a green building can actually change the chemistry of the people in it. The building revitalizes instead of drains: Better light, less chemical stressors, more soothing materials, better air quality - all this drastically improves people\'s mind and body.\r\n\r\nAnd this has a ripple effect. The people leave the building in a better state and interact with others in the community in a better way. \r\n\r\nThis understanding of how the physical properties of a green building directly improves the interactions of the community is so incredibly important. It is a core element of the Built It Forward concept.\r\n\r\nThe clip below shows the same ripple effect but with laughter. It is also an inspiring example of how our being can effect others in a positive way.\r\n\r\n', 'We Can Influence the World', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'influence-world', '', '', '2009-05-04 18:21:27', '2009-05-05 00:21:27', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1143', 0, 'post', '', 1) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (616, 1, '2009-02-13 20:10:02', '2009-02-14 02:10:02', '
\r\n\r\nWe have these old rickety stairs in the show house. They are good craftsmanship but have had to endure a hundred years of big Italian boys bouncing up and down them. And they are old, old and tired. \r\n\r\nWe need to keep them, though, because the space is too steep and windy to be accepted by today\'s DOB code regulations. But the old stairs can be grandfathered in. It is more work to salvage them than to rip them out and put in new ones. But I like that I am forced to keep them because deep down I know that is the most sustainable thing to do.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nWe\'ve spent weeks strengthening the stairs from beneath and peeling the ten layers of paint off them. We used a non-toxic paint remover called Peelaway. You put the paste onto the wood and cover it with this special paper and leave it 24 hours. The stuff heats up and the paint becomes good and drips off with the help of a spatula. No dust. No lead issues.', 'Old Stairs', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'stairs', '', '', '2009-02-13 20:10:02', '2009-02-14 02:10:02', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=616', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (617, 1, '2009-02-13 20:09:15', '2009-02-14 02:09:15', '\n\nWe have these old rickety stairs in the show house. They are good craftsmanship but have had to endure a hundred years of big Italian boys bouncing up and down them. And they are old, old and tired. \n\nWe need to keep them, though, because the space is too steep and windy to be accepted by today\'s DOB code regulations. It is more work to salvage them than to rip them out and put in new ones. But I like that I am forced to keep them because deep down I know that is the most sustainable thing to do.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe\'ve spent weeks strengthening the stairs and peeling the ten layers of paint off them. We used a non-toxic paint remover called Peelaway. You put the paste onto the wood and cover it with this special paper and leave it 24 hours. The stuff heats up and the paint becomes good and drips off with the help of a spatula. No dust. No lead issues.', 'Old Stairs', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '616-revision', '', '', '2009-02-13 20:09:15', '2009-02-14 02:09:15', '', 616, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/616-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (618, 1, '2009-02-13 21:02:18', '2009-02-14 03:02:18', 'Dumpsters, Job Sites, Garbage Night Streets, Damaged Store Stock, Craigslist, Neighbours, Salvage stores, Ebay, our building... these are some of the places we get our materials from. The rules are simple: it needs to be dangerously close to being sent to the dump or once used. \r\n\r\nHere are some of the things we have saved:\r\n\r\nOld Joists from other jobs, our building or Fine Lumber salvaged wood in Williamsburg:\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe joists in action:\r\n
\r\n\r\nFlooring from the dumpster of a neighbor. He then let use come into his house and rip out the rest.\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe floor in action:\r\n
\r\n\r\nMetal and wood studs from a garbage heap of a fellow contractor.\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe studs in action:\r\n
\r\n\r\nBricks from various job sites, including ours.\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe bricks in action:\r\n
\r\n\r\nChain link fence:\r\n
\r\n\r\nFence used as rebar:\r\n
\r\n\r\nInsulation from another building:\r\n
\r\n\r\nWe used it everywhere:\r\n
\r\n\r\nYou get the idea. People say, "But what about all the time you spend looking for stuff?" The truth is that it takes very little time. Most of the stuff I pick up on my way to places. I just stop and check the dumpster or job site. It takes two seconds. NY is a land of plenty. Other peoples\' huge amounts of construction waste is our gain. They are happy to see us take off their hands. We are like little birds pecking at their buffalo ears. We provide a small service to them and in return we get bounty.\r\n\r\nThe irony is that we are building a green show house and companies want to put their products into the home for exposure. For example Lumber Liquidators offered their flooring. They have pretty green low VOC Bamboo (F1 European VOC levels) and some nice cork. I like the manager at the Brooklyn branch a lot. He is a very helpful and sincere person. He knows his stuff. Dave. So I would be very happy to put their floors in the house. But we have so little space because of all the great wood flooring we have salvaged from the streets!\r\n\r\nThey helped us out because we found about $6,000 worth of wide plank maple in a dumpster but it wasn\'t enough to fill the floor so they gave us 100 square feet to cover the rest. And we\'ll probably try to find a place to put their cork. It is really nice in a place where you go barefoot like a bedroom.\r\n\r\nThe same goes for counter tops. We have somebody offering counter tops. But we salvaged massive amounts of great glass to make our own ice stone counters (glass and resin mix):\r\n
\r\n\r\nIt\'s not like I want to take business away from these great companies making good green products. I want to push them. But part of the problem our world is facing is the amount of over consumption. I\'m aware of the fact that reducing consumption reduces sales for green companies, but long term I think it is the best option.', 'Things We Salvage', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'salvage', '', '', '2009-02-13 21:17:11', '2009-02-14 03:17:11', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=618', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (626, 1, '2009-02-14 08:06:52', '2009-02-14 14:06:52', 'I am really enjoying the renovation of a one hundred year old building. As I uncover layers of material I come across the craftsmanship of the builders from a hundred years ago. This house has not had a such an in depth renovation since it was first built in 1908.\r\n\r\nI connect to these builders. I look at what they made and think, "How can I continue it? How can I strengthen it again so that a hundred years from now somebody else can carry the torch?"\r\n\r\nThere is a long term sense of connection in this process. Life is not fleeting. I am part of a long tradition. This is a grounding and comforting process.\r\n\r\nMany buildings today are built in a time vacuum without any connection to the past or present. They are not even built to last. They are built through the eye of cost and profit. Time has no part in the equation.\r\n\r\nBut when you build through the lens of time cost and profit takes second row. It is not how much does this cost. It is how long will this last. My time frame is another one hundred years. \r\n\r\nThis week I had a conversation with the my salvaged roof company. Dough from Reclaimed Roofs. He is a good guy and gets the concept. Our conversation was whether to use copper nails or galvanized steel nails. One would last fifty years and one would last a hundred and fifty. \r\n\r\nCopper costs twice as much so it is a real deal. Why? Because it doesn\'t last twice as much. It lasts three times as much. That is a huge savings. Not for me but for future generations. Just like the wonderful savings I was given by the builders in the 1900 who built a home that would last way past their demise, thus allowing others to live in the home "for free".\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe joists in action:\r\n\r\nFence used as rebar:\r\n\r\n\r\nInsulation from another building:\r\n\r\n\r\nWe used it everywhere:\r\n\r\n\r\nYou get the idea. People say, "But what about all the time you spend looking for stuff?" The truth is that it takes very little time. Most of the stuff I pick up on my way to places. I just stop and check the dumpster or job site. It takes two seconds. NY is a land of plenty. Other peoples\' huge amounts of construction waste is our gain. They are happy to see us take off their hands. We are like little birds pecking at their buffalo ears. We provide a small service to them and in return we get bounty.\r\n\r\nThe irony is that we are building a green show house and companies want to put their products into the home for exposure. For example Lumber Liquidators offered their flooring. They have pretty green low VOC Bamboo (F1 European VOC levels) and some nice cork. I like the manager at the Brooklyn branch a lot. He is a very helpful and sincere person. So I would be very happy to put their stuff in the house. But we have so little space because of all the great wood flooring we have salvaged from the streets!\r\n\r\nThe same goes for counter tops. We have somebody offering counter tops. But we salvaged massive amounts of great glass to make our own ice stone counters (glass and resin mix):\r\n
\nFence used as rebar:\n\n\nInsulation from another building:\n\n\nWe used it everywhere:\n\n\nYou get the idea. People say, "But what about all the time you spend looking for stuff?" The truth is that it takes very little time. Most of the stuff I pick up on my way to places. I just stop and check the dumpster or job site. It takes two seconds. NY is a land of plenty. Other peoples\' huge amounts of construction waste is our gain. They are happy to see us take off their hands. We are like little birds pecking at their buffalo ears. We provide a small service to them and in return we get bounty.\n\nThe irony is that we are building a green show house and companies want to put their products into the home for exposure. For example Lumber Liquidators offered their flooring. They have pretty green low VOC Bamboo (F1 European VOC levels) and some nice cork. I like the manager at the Brooklyn branch a lot. He is a very helpful and sincere person. So I would be very happy to put their stuff in the house. But we have so little space because of all the great wood flooring we have salvaged from the streets!\n\nThe same goes for counter tops. We have somebody offering counter tops. But we salvaged massive amounts of great glass to make our own ice stone counters (glass and resin mix):\n.\r\nFence used as rebar:\r\n\r\n\r\nInsulation from another building:\r\n\r\n\r\nWe used it everywhere:\r\n\r\n\r\nYou get the idea. People say, "But what about all the time you spend looking for stuff?" The truth is that it takes very little time. Most of the stuff I pick up on my way to places. I just stop and check the dumpster or job site. It takes two seconds. NY is a land of plenty. Other peoples\' huge amounts of construction waste is our gain. They are happy to see us take off their hands. We are like little birds pecking at their buffalo ears. We provide a small service to them and in return we get bounty.\r\n\r\nThe irony is that we are building a green show house and companies want to put their products into the home for exposure. For example Lumber Liquidators offered their flooring. They have pretty green low VOC Bamboo (F1 European VOC levels) and some nice cork. I like the manager at the Brooklyn branch a lot. He is a very helpful and sincere person. So I would be very happy to put their stuff in the house. But we have so little space because of all the great wood flooring we have salvaged from the streets!\r\n\r\nThe same goes for counter tops. We have somebody offering counter tops. But we salvaged massive amounts of great glass to make our own ice stone counters (glass and resin mix):\r\n\n\nThe joists in action:\n\n\nFlooring from the dumpster of a neighbor. He then let use come into his house and rip out the rest.\n\n\nThe floor in action:\n\n\nMetal and wood studs from a garbage heap of a fellow contractor.\n\n\nThe studs in action:\n\n\nBricks from various job sites, including ours.\n\n\nThe bricks in action:\n\n\nChain link fence:\n\n\nFence used as rebar:\n\n\nInsulation from another building:\n\n\nWe used it everywhere:\n\n\nYou get the idea. People say, "But what about all the time you spend looking for stuff?" The truth is that it takes very little time. Most of the stuff I pick up on my way to places. I just stop and check the dumpster or job site. It takes two seconds. NY is a land of plenty. Other peoples\' huge amounts of construction waste is our gain. They are happy to see us take off their hands. We are like little birds pecking at their buffalo ears. We provide a small service to them and in return we get bounty.\n\nThe irony is that we are building a green show house and companies want to put their products into the home for exposure. For example Lumber Liquidators offered their flooring. They have pretty green low VOC Bamboo (F1 European VOC levels) and some nice cork. I like the manager at the Brooklyn branch a lot. He is a very helpful and sincere person. He knows his stuff. Dave. So I would be very happy to put their floors in the house. But we have so little space because of all the great wood flooring we have salvaged from the streets!\n\nThey helped us out because we found about $6,000 worth of wide plank maple in a dumpster but it wasn\'t enough to fill the floor so they gave us 100 square feet to cover the rest. And we\'ll probably try to find a place to put their cork. It is really nice in a place where you go barefoot like a bedroom.\n\nThe same goes for counter tops. We have somebody offering counter tops. But we salvaged massive amounts of great glass to make our own ice stone counters (glass and resin mix):\n\n\nIt\'s not like I want to take business away from these great companies making good green products. I want to push them. But part of the problem our world is facing is the amount of over consumption. I\'m aware of the fact that reducing consumption reduces sales for green companies, but long term I thin it is the best option.', 'Things We Salvage', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '618-autosave', '', '', '2009-02-13 21:17:08', '2009-02-14 03:17:08', '', 618, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/618-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (625, 1, '2009-02-13 21:11:02', '2009-02-14 03:11:02', 'Dumpsters, Job Sites, Garbage Night Streets, Damaged Store Stock, Craigslist, Neighbours, Salvage stores, Ebay, our building... these are some of the places we get our materials from. The rules are simple: it needs to be dangerously close to being sent to the dump or once used. \r\n\r\nHere are some of the things we have saved:\r\n\r\nOld Joists from other jobs, our building or Fine Lumber salvaged wood in Williamsburg:\r\n\r\n\r\nThe joists in action:\r\n\r\n\r\nFlooring from the dumpster of a neighbor. He then let use come into his house and rip out the rest.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe floor in action:\r\n\r\n\r\nMetal and wood studs from a garbage heap of a fellow contractor.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe studs in action:\r\n\r\n\r\nBricks from various job sites, including ours.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe bricks in action:\r\n\r\n\r\nChain link fence:\r\n\r\n\r\nFence used as rebar:\r\n\r\n\r\nInsulation from another building:\r\n\r\n\r\nWe used it everywhere:\r\n\r\n\r\nYou get the idea. People say, "But what about all the time you spend looking for stuff?" The truth is that it takes very little time. Most of the stuff I pick up on my way to places. I just stop and check the dumpster or job site. It takes two seconds. NY is a land of plenty. Other peoples\' huge amounts of construction waste is our gain. They are happy to see us take off their hands. We are like little birds pecking at their buffalo ears. We provide a small service to them and in return we get bounty.\r\n\r\nThe irony is that we are building a green show house and companies want to put their products into the home for exposure. For example Lumber Liquidators offered their flooring. They have pretty green low VOC Bamboo (F1 European VOC levels) and some nice cork. I like the manager at the Brooklyn branch a lot. He is a very helpful and sincere person. So I would be very happy to put their stuff in the house. But we have so little space because of all the great wood flooring we have salvaged from the streets!\r\n\r\nThe same goes for counter tops. We have somebody offering counter tops. But we salvaged massive amounts of great glass to make our own ice stone counters (glass and resin mix):\r\n\r\n\r\nIt\'s not like I want to take business away from these great companies making good green products. But part of the problem is the amount of consumption. I\'m aware of the fact that reducing consumption reduces sales for green companies, but long term I thing it is the best option.', 'Things We Salvage', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '618-revision-6', '', '', '2009-02-13 21:11:02', '2009-02-14 03:11:02', '', 618, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/618-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (624, 1, '2009-02-13 21:06:34', '2009-02-14 03:06:34', 'Dumpsters, Job Sites, Garbage Night Streets, Damaged Store Stock, Craigslist, Neighbours, Salvage stores, Ebay, our building... these are some of the places we get our materials from. The rules are simple: it needs to be dangerously close to being sent to the dump or once used. \r\n\r\nHere are some of the things we have saved:\r\n\r\nOld Joists from other jobs, our building or Fine Lumber salvaged wood in Williamsburg:\r\n\r\n\r\nThe joists in action:\r\n\r\n\r\nFlooring from the dumpster of a neighbor. He then let use come into his house and rip out the rest.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe floor in action:\r\n\r\n\r\nMetal and wood studs from a garbage heap of a fellow contractor.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe studs in action:\r\n\r\n\r\nBricks from various job sites, including ours.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe bricks in action:\r\n\r\n\r\nChain link fence:\r\n\r\nFence used as rebar:\r\n\r\n\r\nInsulation from another building:\r\n\r\n\r\nWe used it everywhere:\r\n\r\n\r\nYou get the idea. People say, "But what about all the time you spend looking for stuff?" The truth is that it takes very little time. Most of the stuff I pick up on my way to places. I just stop and check the dumpster or job site. It takes two seconds. NY is a land of plenty. Other peoples\' huge amounts of construction waste is our gain. They are happy to see us take off their hands. We are like little birds pecking at their buffalo ears. We provide a small service to them and in return we get bounty.\r\n\r\nThe irony is that we are building a green show house and companies want to put their products into the home for exposure. For example Lumber Liquidators offered their flooring. They have pretty green low VOC Bamboo (F1 European VOC levels) and some nice cork. I like the manager at the Brooklyn branch a lot. He is a very helpful and sincere person. So I would be very happy to put their stuff in the house. But we have so little space because of all the great wood flooring we have salvaged from the streets!\r\n\r\nThe same goes for counter tops. We have somebody offering counter tops. But we salvaged massive amounts of great glass to make our own ice stone counters (glass and resin mix):\r\n\r\n\r\nIt\'s not like I want to take business away from these great companies making good green products. But part of the problem is the amount of consumption. I\'m aware of the fact that reducing consumption reduces sales for green companies, but long term I thing it is the best option.', 'Things We Salvage', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '618-revision-5', '', '', '2009-02-13 21:06:34', '2009-02-14 03:06:34', '', 618, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/618-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (621, 1, '2009-02-13 21:02:18', '2009-02-14 03:02:18', 'Dumpsters, Job Sites, Garbage Night Streets, Damaged Store Stock, Craigslist, Neighbours, Salvage stores, Ebay, our building... these are some of the places we get our materials from. The rules are simple: it needs to be dangerously close to being sent to the dump or once used. \r\n\r\nHere are some of the things we have saved:\r\n\r\n\r\nFence used as rebar:\r\n\r\n\r\nInsulation from another building:\r\n\r\n\r\nWe used it everywhere:\r\n\r\n\r\nYou get the idea. People say, "But what about all the time you spend looking for stuff?" The truth is that it takes very little time. Most of the stuff I pick up on my way to places. I just stop and check the dumpster or job site. It takes two seconds. NY is a land of plenty. Other peoples\' huge amounts of construction waste is our gain. They are happy to see us take off their hands. We are like little birds pecking at their buffalo ears. We provide a small service to them and in return we get bounty.\r\n\r\nThe irony is that we are building a green show house and companies want to put their products into the home for exposure. For example Lumber Liquidators offered their flooring. They have pretty green low VOC Bamboo (F1 European VOC levels) and some nice cork. I like the manager at the Brooklyn branch a lot. He is a very helpful and sincere person. So I would be very happy to put their stuff in the house. But we have so little space because of all the great wood flooring we have salvaged from the streets!\r\n\r\nThe same goes for counter tops. We have somebody offering counter tops. But we salvaged massive amounts of great glass to make our own ice stone counters (glass and resin mix):\r\n| 3 R Living | \r\n
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| Commuter Link | \r\n
| contractor rules | \r\n
| Co-op America Business Network - | \r\n
| Council on the Environment of New York City | \r\n
| Cradle to Cradle MBDC | \r\n
| Creative Commons Deed | \r\n
| D.I.Y. Services | Northeast Radiant Technology, L.L.C. | \r\n
| Demilec Foam spray isenine alternative | \r\n
| DEMILEC | HEATLOK SOYA Spray Polyurethane Foam | \r\n
| Doyle\'s Thornless Blackberry - Home Page | \r\n
| Drosera, Native Plant Botany | \r\n
| Durapalm | \r\n
| Earthbound Farm | \r\n
| East New York Farms! | \r\n
| Eat Well Guide | \r\n
| ECOBROKER : Home | \r\n
| ECOBROWNSTONE: The Art of Brownstone Greenovation | \r\n
| Ecoseekers | \r\n
| Edible Brooklyn | \r\n
| Electra bicycles | \r\n
| Engineering Data | \r\n
| Engrave-A-Crete | \r\n
| Envirolutions | \r\n
| Environ Biocomposites | \r\n
| Evangeline Dennie, Architect, LEED AP | \r\n
| Evelyn Productions | \r\n
| FIBERFRAME™ fiberglass windows | \r\n
| Fibertec - Fiberglass Windows and Doors Manufacturer | \r\n
| Fifth Avenue Committee | \r\n
| Foam Insulation - Spray Foam | \r\n
| Foam It Green Polyurethane Spray Foam Kits - Seal and Insulate | \r\n
| Foampower Home Page | \r\n
| Gaia Institute | \r\n
| GBCI: Green Building Certification Institute | \r\n
| Girl Guides USA | \r\n
| Go Green | \r\n
| Gossypium The Ethical Eco-Cotton Store | \r\n
| Gowanus Canal Conservancy | \r\n
| Green Brooklyn | \r\n
| Green Depot | \r\n
| Green Depot: Green Building Supplies | \r\n
| Green Edge | \r\n
| green links | \r\n
| Green Living Technologies | \r\n
| green roof example | \r\n
| green roof tax credits | \r\n
| Green Spaces | \r\n
| GreenBuildingsNY® | June 17-18, 2008 | Jacob K. Javits | \r\n
| GreenBuildingTalk - Green Building Forums | \r\n
| Greener Buildings - News on Green Buildings, | \r\n
| greenGoat ::: resource management strategies | \r\n
| GreenHome NYC | \r\n
| GreenHomeNYC: We Help New York City\'s Buildings Go Green. | \r\n
| GreenSpa NY | \r\n
| Greg Barber Co. | \r\n
| Grey Water Books, Ecological Design Information & Consulting | \r\n
| HabitatMap | \r\n
| hexapat green walkway | \r\n
| Home Heating Systems - HeatingHelp.com | \r\n
| home surplus | \r\n
| Hydronic Comfort Heating - HydronicPros.com | \r\n
| IceStone | \r\n
| ICFA - Insulating Concrete Form Association | \r\n
| Incentives in New York | \r\n
| Inhabitat | \r\n
| Iron & Steel Scrap in Metro New York on ThomasNet.com | \r\n
| Kirei Board | \r\n
| Kiwi Magazine | \r\n
| League of Young Voters Education Fund | \r\n
| LEED - USGBC: U.S. Green Building Council | \r\n
| Low Impact Living | \r\n
| Lower East Side Ecology Center | \r\n
| Lumber Liquidators: Hardwood Flooring for Less! | \r\n
| Magic Exterminating | \r\n
| Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance | \r\n
| Modern Way Lumber | \r\n
| MOO.com | business card | \r\n
| Motherplants | \r\n
| Movers Not Shakers | \r\n
| National Grid | \r\n
| NCFI Polyurethanes | \r\n
| New York Industrial Retention Network | \r\n
| New York League of Conservation Voters | \r\n
| NY broker web site | \r\n
| NYC Department of Design and Construction | \r\n
| NYSERDA | \r\n
| NYSERDA - New York Energy Smart Loan Program | \r\n
| Overheard in New York: The Voice of the City | \r\n
| Paperstone | \r\n
| Plyboo | \r\n
| POLFOAM demilec distributor | \r\n
| Power Naturally Web Site | \r\n
| Pratt Institute | \r\n
| Prospect Park | \r\n
| Radiant Floor Design info | \r\n
| radiant heat ThermoFin Information | \r\n
| Reclaimed Home: Green Low Impact Housing Renovation of New York, Brooklyn, New Jersey | \r\n
| recycled insulation | \r\n
| Recycled Lumber, Plywood, & Flooring Buyers & Sellers | \r\n
| Reddi-Wall, Inc. | \r\n
| RePlayground | \r\n
| Richlite | \r\n
| Riverkeeper | \r\n
| Rocket Mass Heaters | \r\n
| Rolling Press | \r\n
| Rooftop Gardening Source | \r\n
| Scrapile | \r\n
| Slow Food NYC | \r\n
| Small Business Loans | \r\n
| Solar 1 | \r\n
| Solar One | \r\n
| Solatube - The Miracle Skylight | \r\n
| Soundproofing Products and Materials | \r\n
| SoyThane Spray Urethane Foam | \r\n
| SprayFoam.com- foam database | \r\n
| Stewart/Stand | \r\n
| Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture | \r\n
| Structural Insulated Panel Association | \r\n
| Sunmaxsolar.net | \r\n
| SunPower - Smarter Solar | \r\n
| Surface Environment | \r\n
| Sustainable Business Network | \r\n
| sustainableflatbush.org | \r\n
| tankless water Takagi USA | \r\n
| The Design Can | \r\n
| Transportation Alternatives | \r\n
| Treehugger | \r\n
| TriState Bio Diesel | \r\n
| UNILUX AG, Salmtal - Fenster und Türen | \r\n
| USGBC New York Chapter | \r\n
| Viessmann Manufacturing Company Inc. | \r\n
| WE ADD UP | \r\n
| Wearable Collections | \r\n
| Your Solar Home - Renewable Energy Solutions | \r\n
\r\n\r\nIt has three interesting components. These apply to hot water only since we are really managing the amount of energy we added to the hot water. The cold water doesn\'t apply to the same needs as you may see below.\r\n\r\n1. Hot water home runs. \r\nThis is when all hot water pipes in the house, usually 1/2" thick, go directly from the boiler to the outlet with an individual line each. Or instead of each outlet you could do home runs to each floor in the house, where there is an individual line going from the boiler to each seperate floor. This is instead of the normal way of having a main hot water pipe, usually 3/4 inch, that is called a riser and has 1/2" branches off of it going to each outlet.\r\n\r\nThe problem with the main riser option is that when you turn on the faucet it takes a long time for all the cold water in the larger 3/4" inch pipe to flow down the drain until eventually the hot water arrives. The home run means there is a smaller 1/2" pipe going directly to that one faucet. This means less water has to run down the drain until the hot water arrives. The difference between 3/4" and 1/2" is actually a lot of water so with the home run you wait less time for the hot and you also waste less water waiting.\r\n\r\n2. Hot water return.\r\nA hot water return setup is when there is a pipe that is connected to the hot water pipe near the outlet and it returns back to the boiler. In this configuration you have a pump on the line that is constantly circulating the hot water in a loop. This means there is instant hot water when you turn on the tap. \r\n\r\nNormal builders use this set up for user convenience because it is luxurious to have instant hot water. But there is a green aspect since you aren\'t wasting water down the drain waiting for the hot water to come. Green builders are using the hot water return to save water more than the convenience of having hot water 30 seconds sooner.\r\n\r\nBut there is energy wasted as the heat escapes out of the constantly hot pipe (even if it is insulated). The boiler has to keep reheating the water. And the pump also consumes electricity. Normal builders don\'t care since this is normally done for high end buildings where money (or ecology) is not the main concern. \r\n\r\nFor green builders this wasted energy is an issue. It defeats the purpose of saving water. A few solutions are normally used to solve this. The first is to have a switch near the faucet that turns on the pump for 30 seconds. Instead of turning the faucet on and waiting 30 seconds you flick the switch, wait 30 second, THEN turn on the faucet for your "instant" hot water. \r\n\r\nA variation on this is to have an automatic sensor near the faucet (usually motion sensor) that turns the pump on when you move in front of it. Thus you avoid having to remember to flick the switch. This later option is not great since studies have shown there are too many false alarms, i.e. somebody simply walking by the sensor.\r\n\r\nAnother option is to avoid the sensor or switch and put the pump on a timer, for example so that it turns on every morning for an hour and then again in the evening for an hour. This means during peak usage there will be hot water on demand (and thus no wasted water waiting for it). And when people rarely use the hot water (middle of the night for example) the pump is also sleeping and no energy is wasted.\r\n\r\nA variation on that, and some say a better one, is to put a temperature sensor on the pump and use a variable speed pump. This means it will pump water until a certain temperature is reached and then it will slow down the water pumping to a slow trickle. One plumber who does this says that the electricity used to power the pump at that speed is almost nothing. "So little electricity you could put your tongue on it", he says. And if the pipes are insulated you don\'t need to worry too much about heat loss there. Perhaps, but I do.\r\n\r\nThis brings me to the system we are devising in our show house. We will have a combination of two methods: we will have a timer that turns the pump on only at peak periods. AND we will have a variable speed pump that slows to a trickle when the water reaches a certain temperature. And of course the pipes will be fanatically insulated.\r\n\r\n3. Hot and cold water mixing\r\nThis one I don\'t fully understand and thus am not fully sold on it yet. But Chester claims it is a good idea and he has done a good share of boiler installations. The set up is where the hot water return is mixed with the cold water from the mains right before entering the boiler. The idea is that the water entering the boiler is warmer than normal and thus the boiler uses less energy to heat it up. My confusion here is that I don\'t see why you would want to cool the water that is circulating in the pipes of the hot water return. I still have to get my head around this one.', 'Hot Water Home Run, Return and Mixing', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'hot-water-home-run-return-mixing', '', '', '2009-02-20 18:49:29', '2009-02-21 00:49:29', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=632', 0, 'post', '', 11) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (631, 1, '2009-02-15 09:59:08', '2009-02-15 15:59:08', 'Here is a snap in time collection of my green bookmarks, my resource guide that is ever changing. The moment I post this it will already be outdated. But I hope it helps you in your quest for a cleaner healthier life.\r\n\r\nGreat Links for Solar\r\n| 3 R Living | \r\n
| Alive Structures | \r\n
| American Clay | \r\n
| angies list | \r\n
| Asthma Free Zone School | \r\n
| BEST PEX Radiant Heating,- Radiant Direct | \r\n
| Bettencourt Collection | \r\n
| Bettencourt Green Building Supplies | \r\n
| BlueHost.Com - FTP | \r\n
| BodyBalance Solutions for Healthy Living | \r\n
| bonneville windows | \r\n
| BP Certified Installer Program | \r\n
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden | \r\n
| Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment | \r\n
| Brooklyn Children\'s Museum | \r\n
| Build It Green! NYC | Non-profit Low Cost Salvage | \r\n
| Building Materials Reuse Association - | \r\n
| BuildingGreen.com - Home | \r\n
| CeleBriTay NYC | \r\n
| Center for the Urban Environment | \r\n
| Clean Air NY | \r\n
| Common Fire Foundation | \r\n
| Community Education Center | \r\n
| Community Energy | \r\n
| Community Environmental Center | \r\n
| Commuter Link | \r\n
| contractor rules | \r\n
| Co-op America Business Network - | \r\n
| Council on the Environment of New York City | \r\n
| Cradle to Cradle MBDC | \r\n
| Creative Commons Deed | \r\n
| D.I.Y. Services | Northeast Radiant Technology, L.L.C. | \r\n
| Demilec Foam spray isenine alternative | \r\n
| DEMILEC | HEATLOK SOYA Spray Polyurethane Foam | \r\n
| Doyle\'s Thornless Blackberry - Home Page | \r\n
| Drosera, Native Plant Botany | \r\n
| Durapalm | \r\n
| Earthbound Farm | \r\n
| East New York Farms! | \r\n
| Eat Well Guide | \r\n
| ECOBROKER : Home | \r\n
| ECOBROWNSTONE: The Art of Brownstone Greenovation | \r\n
| Ecoseekers | \r\n
| Edible Brooklyn | \r\n
| Electra bicycles | \r\n
| Engineering Data | \r\n
| Engrave-A-Crete | \r\n
| Envirolutions | \r\n
| Environ Biocomposites | \r\n
| Evangeline Dennie, Architect, LEED AP | \r\n
| Evelyn Productions | \r\n
| FIBERFRAME™ fiberglass windows | \r\n
| Fibertec - Fiberglass Windows and Doors Manufacturer | \r\n
| Fifth Avenue Committee | \r\n
| Foam Insulation - Spray Foam | \r\n
| Foam It Green Polyurethane Spray Foam Kits - Seal and Insulate | \r\n
| Foampower Home Page | \r\n
| Gaia Institute | \r\n
| GBCI: Green Building Certification Institute | \r\n
| Girl Guides USA | \r\n
| Go Green | \r\n
| Gossypium The Ethical Eco-Cotton Store | \r\n
| Gowanus Canal Conservancy | \r\n
| Green Brooklyn | \r\n
| Green Depot | \r\n
| Green Depot: Green Building Supplies | \r\n
| Green Edge | \r\n
| green links | \r\n
| Green Living Technologies | \r\n
| green roof example | \r\n
| green roof tax credits | \r\n
| Green Spaces | \r\n
| GreenBuildingsNY® | June 17-18, 2008 | Jacob K. Javits | \r\n
| GreenBuildingTalk - Green Building Forums | \r\n
| Greener Buildings - News on Green Buildings, | \r\n
| greenGoat ::: resource management strategies | \r\n
| GreenHome NYC | \r\n
| GreenHomeNYC: We Help New York City\'s Buildings Go Green. | \r\n
| GreenSpa NY | \r\n
| Greg Barber Co. | \r\n
| Grey Water Books, Ecological Design Information & Consulting | \r\n
| HabitatMap | \r\n
| hexapat green walkway | \r\n
| Home Heating Systems - HeatingHelp.com | \r\n
| home surplus | \r\n
| Hydronic Comfort Heating - HydronicPros.com | \r\n
| IceStone | \r\n
| ICFA - Insulating Concrete Form Association | \r\n
| Incentives in New York | \r\n
| Inhabitat | \r\n
| Iron & Steel Scrap in Metro New York on ThomasNet.com | \r\n
| Kirei Board | \r\n
| Kiwi Magazine | \r\n
| League of Young Voters Education Fund | \r\n
| LEED - USGBC: U.S. Green Building Council | \r\n
| Low Impact Living | \r\n
| Lower East Side Ecology Center | \r\n
| Lumber Liquidators: Hardwood Flooring for Less! | \r\n
| Magic Exterminating | \r\n
| Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance | \r\n
| Modern Way Lumber | \r\n
| MOO.com | business card | \r\n
| Motherplants | \r\n
| Movers Not Shakers | \r\n
| National Grid | \r\n
| NCFI Polyurethanes | \r\n
| New York Industrial Retention Network | \r\n
| New York League of Conservation Voters | \r\n
| NY broker web site | \r\n
| NYC Department of Design and Construction | \r\n
| NYSERDA | \r\n
| NYSERDA - New York Energy Smart Loan Program | \r\n
| Overheard in New York: The Voice of the City | \r\n
| Paperstone | \r\n
| Plyboo | \r\n
| POLFOAM demilec distributor | \r\n
| Power Naturally Web Site | \r\n
| Pratt Institute | \r\n
| Prospect Park | \r\n
| Radiant Floor Design info | \r\n
| radiant heat ThermoFin Information | \r\n
| Reclaimed Home: Green Low Impact Housing Renovation of New York, Brooklyn, New Jersey | \r\n
| recycled insulation | \r\n
| Recycled Lumber, Plywood, & Flooring Buyers & Sellers | \r\n
| Reddi-Wall, Inc. | \r\n
| RePlayground | \r\n
| Richlite | \r\n
| Riverkeeper | \r\n
| Rocket Mass Heaters | \r\n
| Rolling Press | \r\n
| Rooftop Gardening Source | \r\n
| Scrapile | \r\n
| Slow Food NYC | \r\n
| Small Business Loans | \r\n
| Solar 1 | \r\n
| Solar One | \r\n
| Solatube - The Miracle Skylight | \r\n
| Soundproofing Products and Materials | \r\n
| SoyThane Spray Urethane Foam | \r\n
| SprayFoam.com- foam database | \r\n
| Stewart/Stand | \r\n
| Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture | \r\n
| Structural Insulated Panel Association | \r\n
| Sunmaxsolar.net | \r\n
| SunPower - Smarter Solar | \r\n
| Surface Environment | \r\n
| Sustainable Business Network | \r\n
| sustainableflatbush.org | \r\n
| tankless water Takagi USA | \r\n
| The Design Can | \r\n
| Transportation Alternatives | \r\n
| Treehugger | \r\n
| TriState Bio Diesel | \r\n
| UNILUX AG, Salmtal - Fenster und Türen | \r\n
| USGBC New York Chapter | \r\n
| Viessmann Manufacturing Company Inc. | \r\n
| WE ADD UP | \r\n
| Wearable Collections | \r\n
| Your Solar Home - Renewable Energy Solutions | \r\n
\r\n\r\nIt has three interesting components. These apply to hot water only since we are really managing the amount of energy we added to the hot water. The cold water doesn\'t apply to the same needs as you may see below.\r\n\r\n1. Hot water home runs. \r\nThis is when all hot water pipes in the house, usually 1/2" thick, go directly from the boiler to the outlet with an individual line each. Or instead of each outlet you could do home runs to each floor in the house, where there is an individual line going from the boiler to each seperate floor. This is instead of the normal way of having a main hot water pipe, usually 3/4 inch, that is called a riser and has 1/2" branches off of it going to each outlet.\r\n\r\nThe problem with the main riser option is that when you turn on the faucet it takes a long time for all the cold water in the larger 3/4" inch pipe to flow down the drain until eventually the hot water arrives. The home run means there is a smaller 1/2" pipe going directly to that one faucet. This means less water has to run down the drain until the hot water arrives. The difference between 3/4" and 1/2" is actually a lot of water so with the home run you wait less time for the hot and you also waste less water waiting.\r\n\r\n2. Hot water return.\r\nA hot water return setup is when there is a pipe that is connected to the hot water pipe near the outlet and it returns back to the boiler. In this configuration you have a pump on the line that is constantly circulating the hot water in a loop. This means there is instant hot water when you turn on the tap. \r\n\r\nNormal builders use this set up for user convenience because it is luxurious to have instant hot water. But there is a green aspect since you aren\'t wasting water down the drain waiting for the hot water to come. Green builders are using the hot water return to save water more than the convenience of having hot water 30 seconds sooner.\r\n\r\nBut there is energy wasted as the heat escapes out of the constantly hot pipe (even if it is insulated). The boiler has to keep reheating the water. And the pump also consumes electricity. Normal builders don\'t care since this is normally done for high end buildings where money (or ecology) is not the main concern. \r\n\r\nFor green builders this wasted energy is an issue. It defeats the purpose of saving water. A few solutions are normally used to solve this. The first is to have a switch near the faucet that turns on the pump for 30 seconds. Instead of turning the faucet on and waiting 30 seconds you flick the switch, wait 30 second, THEN turn on the faucet for your "instant" hot water. \r\n\r\nA variation on this is to have an automatic sensor near the faucet (usually motion sensor) that turns the pump on when you move in front of it. Thus you avoid having to remember to flick the switch. This later option is not great since studies have shown there are too many false alarms, i.e. somebody simply walking by the sensor.\r\n\r\nAnother option is to avoid the sensor or switch and put the pump on a timer, for example so that it turns on every morning for an hour and then again in the evening for an hour. This means during peak usage there will be hot water on demand (and thus no wasted water waiting for it). And when people rarely use the hot water (middle of the night for example) the pump is also sleeping and no energy is wasted.\r\n\r\nA variation on that, and some say a better one, is to put a temperature sensor on the pump and use a variable speed pump. This means it will pump water until a certain temperature is reached and then it will slow down the water pumping to a slow trickle. One plumber who does this says that the electricity used to power the pump at that speed is almost nothing. "So little electricity you could put your tongue on it", he says. And if the pipes are insulated you don\'t need to worry too much about heat loss there. Perhaps, but I do.\r\n\r\nThis brings me to the system we are devising in our show house. We will have a combination of two methods: we will have a timer that turns the pump on only at peak periods. AND we will have a variable speed pump that slows to a trickle when the water reaches a certain temperature. And of course the pipes will be fanatically insulated.\r\n\r\nHot and cold water mixing\r\nThis one I don\'t fully understand and thus am not fully sold on it yet. But Chester claims it is a good idea and he has done a good share of boiler installations. The set up is where the hot water return is mixed with the cold water from the mains right before entering the boiler. The idea is that the water entering the boiler is warmer than normal and thus the boiler uses less energy to heat it up. My confusion here is that I don\'t see why you would want to cool the water that is circulating in the pipes of the hot water return. I still have to get my head around this one.', 'Hot water Home Run, Return and Mixing', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '632-revision-2', '', '', '2009-02-20 18:44:35', '2009-02-21 00:44:35', '', 632, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/632-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (639, 1, '2009-02-20 18:48:30', '2009-02-21 00:48:30', 'Here is an image of the proposed plumbing setup for the green show house in Brooklyn. Chester Birchwood from New York Solar Systems is installing it. \n\n\n\nIt has three interesting components. These apply to hot water only since we are really managing the amount of energy we added to the hot water. The cold water doesn\'t apply to the same needs as you may see below.\n\n1. Hot water home runs. \nThis is when all hot water pipes in the house, usually 1/2" thick, go directly from the boiler to the outlet with an individual line each. Or instead of each outlet you could do home runs to each floor in the house, where there is an individual line going from the boiler to each seperate floor. This is instead of the normal way of having a main hot water pipe, usually 3/4 inch, that is called a riser and has 1/2" branches off of it going to each outlet.\n\nThe problem with the main riser option is that when you turn on the faucet it takes a long time for all the cold water in the larger 3/4" inch pipe to flow down the drain until eventually the hot water arrives. The home run means there is a smaller 1/2" pipe going directly to that one faucet. This means less water has to run down the drain until the hot water arrives. The difference between 3/4" and 1/2" is actually a lot of water so with the home run you wait less time for the hot and you also waste less water waiting.\n\n2. Hot water return.\nA hot water return setup is when there is a pipe that is connected to the hot water pipe near the outlet and it returns back to the boiler. In this configuration you have a pump on the line that is constantly circulating the hot water in a loop. This means there is instant hot water when you turn on the tap. \n\nNormal builders use this set up for user convenience because it is luxurious to have instant hot water. But there is a green aspect since you aren\'t wasting water down the drain waiting for the hot water to come. Green builders are using the hot water return to save water more than the convenience of having hot water 30 seconds sooner.\n\nBut there is energy wasted as the heat escapes out of the constantly hot pipe (even if it is insulated). The boiler has to keep reheating the water. And the pump also consumes electricity. Normal builders don\'t care since this is normally done for high end buildings where money (or ecology) is not the main concern. \n\nFor green builders this wasted energy is an issue. It defeats the purpose of saving water. A few solutions are normally used to solve this. The first is to have a switch near the faucet that turns on the pump for 30 seconds. Instead of turning the faucet on and waiting 30 seconds you flick the switch, wait 30 second, THEN turn on the faucet for your "instant" hot water. \n\nA variation on this is to have an automatic sensor near the faucet (usually motion sensor) that turns the pump on when you move in front of it. Thus you avoid having to remember to flick the switch. This later option is not great since studies have shown there are too many false alarms, i.e. somebody simply walking by the sensor.\n\nAnother option is to avoid the sensor or switch and put the pump on a timer, for example so that it turns on every morning for an hour and then again in the evening for an hour. This means during peak usage there will be hot water on demand (and thus no wasted water waiting for it). And when people rarely use the hot water (middle of the night for example) the pump is also sleeping and no energy is wasted.\n\nA variation on that, and some say a better one, is to put a temperature sensor on the pump and use a variable speed pump. This means it will pump water until a certain temperature is reached and then it will slow down the water pumping to a slow trickle. One plumber who does this says that the electricity used to power the pump at that speed is almost nothing. "So little electricity you could put your tongue on it", he says. And if the pipes are insulated you don\'t need to worry too much about heat loss there. Perhaps, but I do.\n\nThis brings me to the system we are devising in our show house. We will have a combination of two methods: we will have a timer that turns the pump on only at peak periods. AND we will have a variable speed pump that slows to a trickle when the water reaches a certain temperature. And of course the pipes will be fanatically insulated.\n\nHot and cold water mixing\nThis one I don\'t fully understand and thus am not fully sold on it yet. But Chester claims it is a good idea and he has done a good share of boiler installations. The set up is where the hot water return is mixed with the cold water from the mains right before entering the boiler. The idea is that the water entering the boiler is warmer than normal and thus the boiler uses less energy to heat it up. My confusion here is that I don\'t see why you would want to cool the water that is circulating in the pipes of the hot water return. I still have to get my head around this one.', 'Hot water Home Run, Return and Mixing', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '632-autosave', '', '', '2009-02-20 18:48:30', '2009-02-21 00:48:30', '', 632, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/632-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (640, 1, '2009-02-20 18:47:25', '2009-02-21 00:47:25', 'Here is an image of the proposed plumbing setup for the green show house in Brooklyn. Chester Birchwood from New York Solar Systems is installing it. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt has three interesting components. These apply to hot water only since we are really managing the amount of energy we added to the hot water. The cold water doesn\'t apply to the same needs as you may see below.\r\n\r\n1. Hot water home runs. \r\nThis is when all hot water pipes in the house, usually 1/2" thick, go directly from the boiler to the outlet with an individual line each. Or instead of each outlet you could do home runs to each floor in the house, where there is an individual line going from the boiler to each seperate floor. This is instead of the normal way of having a main hot water pipe, usually 3/4 inch, that is called a riser and has 1/2" branches off of it going to each outlet.\r\n\r\nThe problem with the main riser option is that when you turn on the faucet it takes a long time for all the cold water in the larger 3/4" inch pipe to flow down the drain until eventually the hot water arrives. The home run means there is a smaller 1/2" pipe going directly to that one faucet. This means less water has to run down the drain until the hot water arrives. The difference between 3/4" and 1/2" is actually a lot of water so with the home run you wait less time for the hot and you also waste less water waiting.\r\n\r\n2. Hot water return.\r\nA hot water return setup is when there is a pipe that is connected to the hot water pipe near the outlet and it returns back to the boiler. In this configuration you have a pump on the line that is constantly circulating the hot water in a loop. This means there is instant hot water when you turn on the tap. \r\n\r\nNormal builders use this set up for user convenience because it is luxurious to have instant hot water. But there is a green aspect since you aren\'t wasting water down the drain waiting for the hot water to come. Green builders are using the hot water return to save water more than the convenience of having hot water 30 seconds sooner.\r\n\r\nBut there is energy wasted as the heat escapes out of the constantly hot pipe (even if it is insulated). The boiler has to keep reheating the water. And the pump also consumes electricity. Normal builders don\'t care since this is normally done for high end buildings where money (or ecology) is not the main concern. \r\n\r\nFor green builders this wasted energy is an issue. It defeats the purpose of saving water. A few solutions are normally used to solve this. The first is to have a switch near the faucet that turns on the pump for 30 seconds. Instead of turning the faucet on and waiting 30 seconds you flick the switch, wait 30 second, THEN turn on the faucet for your "instant" hot water. \r\n\r\nA variation on this is to have an automatic sensor near the faucet (usually motion sensor) that turns the pump on when you move in front of it. Thus you avoid having to remember to flick the switch. This later option is not great since studies have shown there are too many false alarms, i.e. somebody simply walking by the sensor.\r\n\r\nAnother option is to avoid the sensor or switch and put the pump on a timer, for example so that it turns on every morning for an hour and then again in the evening for an hour. This means during peak usage there will be hot water on demand (and thus no wasted water waiting for it). And when people rarely use the hot water (middle of the night for example) the pump is also sleeping and no energy is wasted.\r\n\r\nA variation on that, and some say a better one, is to put a temperature sensor on the pump and use a variable speed pump. This means it will pump water until a certain temperature is reached and then it will slow down the water pumping to a slow trickle. One plumber who does this says that the electricity used to power the pump at that speed is almost nothing. "So little electricity you could put your tongue on it", he says. And if the pipes are insulated you don\'t need to worry too much about heat loss there. Perhaps, but I do.\r\n\r\nThis brings me to the system we are devising in our show house. We will have a combination of two methods: we will have a timer that turns the pump on only at peak periods. AND we will have a variable speed pump that slows to a trickle when the water reaches a certain temperature. And of course the pipes will be fanatically insulated.\r\n\r\nHot and cold water mixing\r\nThis one I don\'t fully understand and thus am not fully sold on it yet. But Chester claims it is a good idea and he has done a good share of boiler installations. The set up is where the hot water return is mixed with the cold water from the mains right before entering the boiler. The idea is that the water entering the boiler is warmer than normal and thus the boiler uses less energy to heat it up. My confusion here is that I don\'t see why you would want to cool the water that is circulating in the pipes of the hot water return. I still have to get my head around this one.', 'Hot water Home Run, Return and Mixing', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '632-revision-3', '', '', '2009-02-20 18:47:25', '2009-02-21 00:47:25', '', 632, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/632-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (641, 1, '2009-02-20 18:48:46', '2009-02-21 00:48:46', 'Here is an image of the proposed plumbing setup for the green show house in Brooklyn. Chester Birchwood from New York Solar Systems is installing it. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt has three interesting components. These apply to hot water only since we are really managing the amount of energy we added to the hot water. The cold water doesn\'t apply to the same needs as you may see below.\r\n\r\n1. Hot water home runs. \r\nThis is when all hot water pipes in the house, usually 1/2" thick, go directly from the boiler to the outlet with an individual line each. Or instead of each outlet you could do home runs to each floor in the house, where there is an individual line going from the boiler to each seperate floor. This is instead of the normal way of having a main hot water pipe, usually 3/4 inch, that is called a riser and has 1/2" branches off of it going to each outlet.\r\n\r\nThe problem with the main riser option is that when you turn on the faucet it takes a long time for all the cold water in the larger 3/4" inch pipe to flow down the drain until eventually the hot water arrives. The home run means there is a smaller 1/2" pipe going directly to that one faucet. This means less water has to run down the drain until the hot water arrives. The difference between 3/4" and 1/2" is actually a lot of water so with the home run you wait less time for the hot and you also waste less water waiting.\r\n\r\n2. Hot water return.\r\nA hot water return setup is when there is a pipe that is connected to the hot water pipe near the outlet and it returns back to the boiler. In this configuration you have a pump on the line that is constantly circulating the hot water in a loop. This means there is instant hot water when you turn on the tap. \r\n\r\nNormal builders use this set up for user convenience because it is luxurious to have instant hot water. But there is a green aspect since you aren\'t wasting water down the drain waiting for the hot water to come. Green builders are using the hot water return to save water more than the convenience of having hot water 30 seconds sooner.\r\n\r\nBut there is energy wasted as the heat escapes out of the constantly hot pipe (even if it is insulated). The boiler has to keep reheating the water. And the pump also consumes electricity. Normal builders don\'t care since this is normally done for high end buildings where money (or ecology) is not the main concern. \r\n\r\nFor green builders this wasted energy is an issue. It defeats the purpose of saving water. A few solutions are normally used to solve this. The first is to have a switch near the faucet that turns on the pump for 30 seconds. Instead of turning the faucet on and waiting 30 seconds you flick the switch, wait 30 second, THEN turn on the faucet for your "instant" hot water. \r\n\r\nA variation on this is to have an automatic sensor near the faucet (usually motion sensor) that turns the pump on when you move in front of it. Thus you avoid having to remember to flick the switch. This later option is not great since studies have shown there are too many false alarms, i.e. somebody simply walking by the sensor.\r\n\r\nAnother option is to avoid the sensor or switch and put the pump on a timer, for example so that it turns on every morning for an hour and then again in the evening for an hour. This means during peak usage there will be hot water on demand (and thus no wasted water waiting for it). And when people rarely use the hot water (middle of the night for example) the pump is also sleeping and no energy is wasted.\r\n\r\nA variation on that, and some say a better one, is to put a temperature sensor on the pump and use a variable speed pump. This means it will pump water until a certain temperature is reached and then it will slow down the water pumping to a slow trickle. One plumber who does this says that the electricity used to power the pump at that speed is almost nothing. "So little electricity you could put your tongue on it", he says. And if the pipes are insulated you don\'t need to worry too much about heat loss there. Perhaps, but I do.\r\n\r\nThis brings me to the system we are devising in our show house. We will have a combination of two methods: we will have a timer that turns the pump on only at peak periods. AND we will have a variable speed pump that slows to a trickle when the water reaches a certain temperature. And of course the pipes will be fanatically insulated.\r\n\r\nHot and cold water mixing\r\nThis one I don\'t fully understand and thus am not fully sold on it yet. But Chester claims it is a good idea and he has done a good share of boiler installations. The set up is where the hot water return is mixed with the cold water from the mains right before entering the boiler. The idea is that the water entering the boiler is warmer than normal and thus the boiler uses less energy to heat it up. My confusion here is that I don\'t see why you would want to cool the water that is circulating in the pipes of the hot water return. I still have to get my head around this one.', 'Hot water Home Run, Return and Mixing', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '632-revision-4', '', '', '2009-02-20 18:48:46', '2009-02-21 00:48:46', '', 632, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/632-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (642, 1, '2009-02-20 18:49:17', '2009-02-21 00:49:17', 'Here is an image of the proposed plumbing setup for the green show house in Brooklyn. Chester Birchwood from New York Solar Systems is installing it. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt has three interesting components. These apply to hot water only since we are really managing the amount of energy we added to the hot water. The cold water doesn\'t apply to the same needs as you may see below.\r\n\r\n1. Hot water home runs. \r\nThis is when all hot water pipes in the house, usually 1/2" thick, go directly from the boiler to the outlet with an individual line each. Or instead of each outlet you could do home runs to each floor in the house, where there is an individual line going from the boiler to each seperate floor. This is instead of the normal way of having a main hot water pipe, usually 3/4 inch, that is called a riser and has 1/2" branches off of it going to each outlet.\r\n\r\nThe problem with the main riser option is that when you turn on the faucet it takes a long time for all the cold water in the larger 3/4" inch pipe to flow down the drain until eventually the hot water arrives. The home run means there is a smaller 1/2" pipe going directly to that one faucet. This means less water has to run down the drain until the hot water arrives. The difference between 3/4" and 1/2" is actually a lot of water so with the home run you wait less time for the hot and you also waste less water waiting.\r\n\r\n2. Hot water return.\r\nA hot water return setup is when there is a pipe that is connected to the hot water pipe near the outlet and it returns back to the boiler. In this configuration you have a pump on the line that is constantly circulating the hot water in a loop. This means there is instant hot water when you turn on the tap. \r\n\r\nNormal builders use this set up for user convenience because it is luxurious to have instant hot water. But there is a green aspect since you aren\'t wasting water down the drain waiting for the hot water to come. Green builders are using the hot water return to save water more than the convenience of having hot water 30 seconds sooner.\r\n\r\nBut there is energy wasted as the heat escapes out of the constantly hot pipe (even if it is insulated). The boiler has to keep reheating the water. And the pump also consumes electricity. Normal builders don\'t care since this is normally done for high end buildings where money (or ecology) is not the main concern. \r\n\r\nFor green builders this wasted energy is an issue. It defeats the purpose of saving water. A few solutions are normally used to solve this. The first is to have a switch near the faucet that turns on the pump for 30 seconds. Instead of turning the faucet on and waiting 30 seconds you flick the switch, wait 30 second, THEN turn on the faucet for your "instant" hot water. \r\n\r\nA variation on this is to have an automatic sensor near the faucet (usually motion sensor) that turns the pump on when you move in front of it. Thus you avoid having to remember to flick the switch. This later option is not great since studies have shown there are too many false alarms, i.e. somebody simply walking by the sensor.\r\n\r\nAnother option is to avoid the sensor or switch and put the pump on a timer, for example so that it turns on every morning for an hour and then again in the evening for an hour. This means during peak usage there will be hot water on demand (and thus no wasted water waiting for it). And when people rarely use the hot water (middle of the night for example) the pump is also sleeping and no energy is wasted.\r\n\r\nA variation on that, and some say a better one, is to put a temperature sensor on the pump and use a variable speed pump. This means it will pump water until a certain temperature is reached and then it will slow down the water pumping to a slow trickle. One plumber who does this says that the electricity used to power the pump at that speed is almost nothing. "So little electricity you could put your tongue on it", he says. And if the pipes are insulated you don\'t need to worry too much about heat loss there. Perhaps, but I do.\r\n\r\nThis brings me to the system we are devising in our show house. We will have a combination of two methods: we will have a timer that turns the pump on only at peak periods. AND we will have a variable speed pump that slows to a trickle when the water reaches a certain temperature. And of course the pipes will be fanatically insulated.\r\n\r\n3. Hot and cold water mixing\r\nThis one I don\'t fully understand and thus am not fully sold on it yet. But Chester claims it is a good idea and he has done a good share of boiler installations. The set up is where the hot water return is mixed with the cold water from the mains right before entering the boiler. The idea is that the water entering the boiler is warmer than normal and thus the boiler uses less energy to heat it up. My confusion here is that I don\'t see why you would want to cool the water that is circulating in the pipes of the hot water return. I still have to get my head around this one.', 'Hot water Home Run, Return and Mixing', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '632-revision-5', '', '', '2009-02-20 18:49:17', '2009-02-21 00:49:17', '', 632, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/632-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (644, 1, '2009-02-21 15:41:35', '2009-02-21 21:41:35', 'The magic of thermal heating is amazing. on one side you can use thermal mass to heat and on the other you can use the lack of thermal mass to also heat.\r\n\r\nAnd you can even combine the two. For example you could have a low mass sun room, with just glass for example, that is attached to the house which has two large doors. During the day the low mass room heats up quickly. Open the doors and let the warm air into the house. But at the same time you let the sun shine through the two doors into the house where there is a high mass floor, tiles for example. The tiles don\'t heat up so fast but by the end of the day they are warm. When the sun goes you close the doors because the sun room is going to get cold and you want to keep that cold out. But at the same time you are keeping the warmth from the tiles in the house.\r\n\r\nThis is the same general theory with Spanish style arched entrances. The entrance patio crates an enclosure like the low mass sun room. In the day you let the large front doors open to the main entrance room that is usually tiles.\r\n\r\nAnd the flip side is that during the summer when the sun is high in the sky that very same entrance patio becomes a cool shaded space.', 'Using Thermal Mass to Heat Houses', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'thermal-mass-heat-houses', '', '', '2009-02-21 15:41:35', '2009-02-21 21:41:35', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=644', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (645, 1, '2009-02-21 14:02:24', '2009-02-21 20:02:24', '
\r\n\r\n[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="This pic shows the layers. First Pex tubes in sand/structolite mix with stringers 16" on center. Then some paper. Then the wood nailed into the stringers."]
[/caption]\r\n\r\nDespite our good intentions there were complications....\r\n1. Maple is not a good choice for radiant floor heating since maple bows, warps, expands and contracts more than other woods when there are humidity swings.\r\n\r\n2. Wide plank flooring is not good when there are humidity swings because it expands and contracts more than narrow planks.\r\n\r\nWe had wide planks. We had maple. We had radiant floor heating.\r\n\r\nThen we had just laid the sand/structolite mix around the tubes. And my ex-carpenter didn\'t give the mix enough time to dry before putting the wood down.\r\n\r\nAnd my ex-carpenter nailed the planks in as if they were narrow plank oak over a normal floor, that is to say he nailed the floor down WAY too tightly. Wide plank, maple, radiant, these are all reasons to lay the wood down with some space between them so they can move.\r\n\r\nAnd sure enough the wood warped immediately. I fired my carpenter.\r\n\r\nWith my new carpenter we have taken the wood up....yes these free planks of wood, valued at around $3500 for that many square feet, are no longer free. But no worries. We are still way ahead of the game.\r\n\r\nThe new plan is.\r\n\r\n1. dry the wood out.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n2. Let the floor dry out.\r\n\r\n3. Seal the wood on all sides so that it doesn\'t absorb water as well.\r\n\r\n4. Before laying the wood we will put a real vapor barrier on the floor.\r\n\r\n5. Then if all goes well we will just have to sand out the original bow and have a great, salvaged, affordable floor!', 'The Maple Floor Fiasco', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'maple-floor-fiasco', '', '', '2009-02-21 20:44:46', '2009-02-22 02:44:46', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=646', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (647, 1, '2009-02-21 20:35:15', '2009-02-22 02:35:15', '[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="This pic shows the layers. First Pex tubes in sand/structolite mix with stringers 16" on center. Then some paper. Then the wood nailed into the stringers."][/caption]\n\n[/caption]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThere were complications....\r\n\r\n1. Maple is not a good choice for radiant floor heating since maple bows, warps, expands and contracts more than other woods when there are humidity swings.\r\n\r\n2. Wide plank flooring is not good when there are humidity swings because it expands and contracts more than narrow planks.\r\n\r\nWe had wide planks. We had maple. We had radiant floor heating.\r\n\r\nThen we had just laid the sand/structolite mix around the tubes. And my carpenter didn\'t give the mix enough time to dry before putting the wood down.\r\n\r\nAnd my ex-carpenter nailed the planks in as if they were narrow plank oak over a normal floor, that is to say he nailed the floor down WAY too tightly. Wide plank, maple, radiant, these are all reasons to lay the wood down with some space between them so they can move.\r\n\r\nAnd sure enough the wood warped immediately. I fired my carpenter.\r\n\r\nWith my new carpenter we have taken the wood up....yes these free planks of wood, valued at around $3500 for that many square feet, are no longer free. But no worries. We are still way ahead of the game.\r\n\r\nThe new plan is.\r\n\r\n1. dry the wood out.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n2. Let the floor dry out.\r\n\r\n3. Seal the wood on all sides so that it doesn\'t absorb water as well.\r\n\r\n4. Before laying the wood we will put a real vapor barrier on the floor.\r\n\r\n5. Then if all goes well we will just have to sand out the original bow and have a great, salvaged, affordable floor!', 'The Maple Floor Fiasco', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '646-revision-3', '', '', '2009-02-21 20:40:28', '2009-02-22 02:40:28', '', 646, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/646-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (648, 1, '2009-02-21 20:44:36', '2009-02-22 02:44:36', 'We found about 500sq.ft. of 5 inch wide maple plank flooring in a dumpster. It had a very slight warp to it due to it not being installed correctly. But with a little sanding we could get rid of that.\n\nSo we happily installed the flooring.\n\n\n\n[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="This pic shows the layers. First Pex tubes in sand/structolite mix with stringers 16" on center. Then some paper. Then the wood nailed into the stringers."][/caption]\n\nDespite our good intentions\n1. Maple is not a good choice for radiant floor heating since maple bows, warps, expands and contracts more than other woods when there are humidity swings.\n\n2. Wide plank flooring is not good when there are humidity swings because it expands and contracts more than narrow planks.\n\nWe had wide planks. We had maple. We had radiant floor heating.\n\nThen we had just laid the sand/structolite mix around the tubes. And my ex-carpenter didn\'t give the mix enough time to dry before putting the wood down.\n\nAnd my ex-carpenter nailed the planks in as if they were narrow plank oak over a normal floor, that is to say he nailed the floor down WAY too tightly. Wide plank, maple, radiant, these are all reasons to lay the wood down with some space between them so they can move.\n\nAnd sure enough the wood warped immediately. I fired my carpenter.\n\nWith my new carpenter we have taken the wood up....yes these free planks of wood, valued at around $3500 for that many square feet, are no longer free. But no worries. We are still way ahead of the game.\n\nThe new plan is.\n\n1. dry the wood out.\n\n\n\n2. Let the floor dry out.\n\n3. Seal the wood on all sides so that it doesn\'t absorb water as well.\n\n4. Before laying the wood we will put a real vapor barrier on the floor.\n\n5. Then if all goes well we will just have to sand out the original bow and have a great, salvaged, affordable floor!', 'The Maple Floor Fiasco', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '646-autosave', '', '', '2009-02-21 20:44:36', '2009-02-22 02:44:36', '', 646, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/646-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (651, 1, '2009-02-21 20:41:35', '2009-02-22 02:41:35', '[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="This pic shows the layers. First Pex tubes in sand/structolite mix with stringers 16" on center. Then some paper. Then the wood nailed into the stringers."][/caption]\r\n\r\nWe found about 500sq.ft. of 5 inch wide maple plank flooring in a dumpster. It had a very slight warp to it due to it not being installed correctly. But with a little sanding we could get rid of that.\r\n\r\nSo we happily installed the flooring.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThere were complications....\r\n\r\n1. Maple is not a good choice for radiant floor heating since maple bows, warps, expands and contracts more than other woods when there are humidity swings.\r\n\r\n2. Wide plank flooring is not good when there are humidity swings because it expands and contracts more than narrow planks.\r\n\r\nWe had wide planks. We had maple. We had radiant floor heating.\r\n\r\nThen we had just laid the sand/structolite mix around the tubes. And my carpenter didn\'t give the mix enough time to dry before putting the wood down.\r\n\r\nAnd my ex-carpenter nailed the planks in as if they were narrow plank oak over a normal floor, that is to say he nailed the floor down WAY too tightly. Wide plank, maple, radiant, these are all reasons to lay the wood down with some space between them so they can move.\r\n\r\nAnd sure enough the wood warped immediately. I fired my carpenter.\r\n\r\nWith my new carpenter we have taken the wood up....yes these free planks of wood, valued at around $3500 for that many square feet, are no longer free. But no worries. We are still way ahead of the game.\r\n\r\nThe new plan is.\r\n\r\n1. dry the wood out.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n2. Let the floor dry out.\r\n\r\n3. Seal the wood on all sides so that it doesn\'t absorb water as well.\r\n\r\n4. Before laying the wood we will put a real vapor barrier on the floor.\r\n\r\n5. Then if all goes well we will just have to sand out the original bow and have a great, salvaged, affordable floor!', 'The Maple Floor Fiasco', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '646-revision-4', '', '', '2009-02-21 20:41:35', '2009-02-22 02:41:35', '', 646, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/646-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (649, 1, '2009-02-21 20:36:06', '2009-02-22 02:36:06', '[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="This pic shows the layers. First Pex tubes in sand/structolite mix with stringers 16" on center. Then some paper. Then the wood nailed into the stringers."][/caption]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThere were complications....\r\n\r\n[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="This pic shows the layers. First Pex tubes in sand/structolite mix with stringers 16" on center. Then some paper. Then the wood nailed into the stringers."][/caption]\r\n\r\n1. Maple is not a good choice for radiant floor heating since maple bows, warps, expands and contracts more than other woods when there are humidity swings.\r\n\r\n2. Wide plank flooring is not good when there are humidity swings because it expands and contracts more than narrow planks.\r\n\r\nWe had wide planks. We had maple. We had radiant floor heating.\r\n\r\nThen we had just laid the sand/structolite mix around the tubes. And my ex-carpenter didn\'t give the mix enough time to dry before putting the wood down.\r\n\r\nAnd my ex-carpenter nailed the planks in as if they were narrow plank oak over a normal floor, that is to say he nailed the floor down WAY too tightly. Wide plank, maple, radiant, these are all reasons to lay the wood down with some space between them so they can move.\r\n\r\nAnd sure enough the wood warped immediately. I fired my carpenter.\r\n\r\nWith my new carpenter we have taken the wood up....yes these free planks of wood, valued at around $3500 for that many square feet, are no longer free. But no worries. We are still way ahead of the game.\r\n\r\nThe new plan is.\r\n\r\n1. dry the wood out.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n2. Let the floor dry out.\r\n\r\n3. Seal the wood on all sides so that it doesn\'t absorb water as well.\r\n\r\n4. Before laying the wood we will put a real vapor barrier on the floor.\r\n\r\n5. Then if all goes well we will just have to sand out the original bow and have a great, salvaged, affordable floor!', 'The Maple Floor Fiasco', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '646-revision-5', '', '', '2009-02-21 20:43:30', '2009-02-22 02:43:30', '', 646, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/646-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (653, 1, '2009-02-21 20:56:11', '2009-02-22 02:56:11', 'One thing brownstones have in abundance are bricks. And I keep seeing dumpsters full of them. It is heartbreaking for me. These are beautiful bricks, a hundred years old, with character and texture. \r\n\r\nHere is one job site where they knocked down the whole building.\r\n\r\n
\r\nThere were thousands of perfect bricks. The next day they were brimming in a dumpster. And the next day when I came with a truck to get some they were gone, off to a landfill.\r\n\r\nWe got some of their left overs.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nWe use them everywhere. It is quicker to use cinder blocks, but bricks are my preference. It may be weird but there is something very comforting for me to put these bricks back into the house so they can sleep maybe another 100 years. To send them to the landfill seems so absolutely wrong.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n', 'Bricks, Bricks Everywhere', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bricks-bricks', '', '', '2009-02-21 20:56:11', '2009-02-22 02:56:11', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=653', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (655, 1, '2009-02-21 20:56:03', '2009-02-22 02:56:03', 'One thing brownstones have in abundance are bricks. And I keep seeing dumpsters full of them. It is heartbreaking for me. These are beautiful bricks, a hundred years old, with character and texture. \r\n\r\nHere is one job site where they knocked down the whole building.\r\n\r\n\r\nThere were thousands of perfect bricks. The next day they were brimming in a dumpster. And the next day when I came with a truck to get some they were gone, off to a landfill.\r\n\r\nWe got some of their left overs.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWe use them everywhere. It is quicker to use cinder blocks, but bricks are my preference. It may be weird but there is something very comforting for me to put these bricks back into the house so they can sleep maybe another 100 years. To send them to the landfill seems so absolutely wrong.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n', 'Bricks, Bricks Everywhere', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '653-revision-2', '', '', '2009-02-21 20:56:03', '2009-02-22 02:56:03', '', 653, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/653-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (654, 1, '2009-02-21 20:55:23', '2009-02-22 02:55:23', 'One thing brownstones have in abundance are bricks. And I keep seeing dumpsters full of them. It is heartbreaking for me. These are beautiful bricks, a hundred years old, with character and texture. \n\nHere is one job site where they knocked down the whole building.\n\n\nThere were thousands of perfect bricks. The next day they were brimming in a dumpster. And the next day when I came with a truck to get some they were gone, off to a landfill.\n\nWe got some of their left overs.\n\n\n\nWe use them everywhere. It is quicker to use cinder blocks, but bricks are my preference. It may be weird but there is something very comforting for me to put these bricks back into the house so they can sleep maybe another 100 years. To send them to the landfill seems so absolutely wrong.\n\n\n\n
\r\nBut I was concerned the stairs took up too much of the opening.\r\nSo then he sent a great looking design that passes under the catwalk while giving enough head room:\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe trick is moving it under and customizing the landing. He provided a great sketch of the landing angles and how the stairs would look from below:\r\n
\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe cost for them to make this up is around $1,800. I think the price is a good price and their service was excellent so far. I\'ve got some decisions to make on my end though. The first is whether I\'m actually happy with a spiral staircase taking up space in the great opening. The Iron Shop really helped me move that part along. \r\n\r\nThe second is the availability of salvaged metal in Brooklyn. All metal is at least 30% recycled, but if you can salvage it locally you are way ahead of the green game.', 'Building a Metal Spiral Staircase Part 2', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'building-metal-spiral-staircase-2', '', '', '2009-03-28 08:47:44', '2009-03-28 14:47:44', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=856', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (830, 1, '2009-02-22 19:55:54', '2009-02-23 01:55:54', 'These photos are of the Green Show House.\r\n\r\n[salbumthumbs=pub_date desc,2,y,n,left]', 'Photos', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '664-revision-2', '', '', '2009-02-22 19:55:54', '2009-02-23 01:55:54', '', 664, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/664-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (658, 1, '2009-02-10 13:33:43', '2009-02-10 19:33:43', '\r\nOur green show house in Brooklyn, NY, highlights best green practices for middle class brownstone\r\nrenovations in the NY metropolitan area. All products and services are explained on our web site and in any press we get. We have an active search engine optimization campaign for the web that includes but is not limited to our own site so that the information is easily found through internet search words.\r\n\r\nIt is a real home, meaning all products will be used and showcased in a living home environment. The show house is open to the public and professionals indefinitely by appointment.\r\n\r\nOur goal is to show to the broadest amount of people possible how a real life green brownstone renovation is affordable to do and wonderful to live in. We provide the services and products should anyone want to implement them in their house. We either do this directly via Eco Brooklyn or recommend the appropriate company.\r\n\r\nVisit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. Visitors are welcome to come see the work in progress. Please call for an appointment: Gennaro - 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nRelevant Links for the Green Show House:\r\nBlog\r\nPhotos\r\nArchitectural Plans Small View\r\nArchitectural Plans Large Format PDF: Front view and notes --- Floor Plans ---Side View\r\n\r\nDescription\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally build around 1900. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nMost of our materials comes out of dumpsters and from the debris of other job sites.\r\n\r\nWe will feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in. If you are interested in being involved in the project feel free to contact us. We are happy to attach your name to a service or product that contributes to the green show house.\r\n\r\nWe are also happy to assist you in any educational endeavors where a project like this would help you.\r\n\r\nSome current green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. Windows are arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\r\n\r\nThe fire escape is recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\r\n\r\nThe roof has a "green roof" and bee hive. The roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\r\n\r\nRainwater is strategically routed to water the garden. The gardens, both on the roof and in the front and back of the house, will have all the required flora to recreate a wildlife sanctuary and attract local fauna.\r\n\r\nRadiant heat is in all floors and some bathroom walls. It is in the concrete slab on the ground floor.\r\n\r\nThe floors are either buffed and colored concrete, salvaged stone and slate, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams. The bathroom floors are salvaged steel tiles for maximum heat conductivity to bare feet.\r\n\r\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance doors to minimize usage when tenants are out. Lights are LED and a lot of the wiring is low voltage.\r\n\r\nWe are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board. The exterior walls are R40 and the roof is more than R60.\r\n\r\nAll interior walls and floors are hard packed cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\r\n\r\nWalls have various applications. Some have clay. Others have home made paints with natural pigments.\r\n\r\nThe kitchen and bathroom counters are a mixture of techniques all made in-house. We have cement and salvaged glass, resin and salvaged glass, cement and coloring, and wood.\r\n\r\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\r\n\r\nAll appliances and the boiler are the most energy efficient we could find. \r\n\r\nThe list goes on as we awaken to new possibilities. It is an exciting and liberating experiment. Our budget has been drastically cut by the current banking crisis so the job is coming in below what it would cost to build a similar building using normal building techniques. Of course this building is a million times more comfortable to live in. At least we think so.\r\n\r\nProject Team\r\nThe job requires many skills and a good deal of muscle. People are brought in on a consulting basis when needed. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (660, 1, '2009-02-22 18:57:56', '2009-02-23 00:57:56', '\r\nOur green show house in Brooklyn, NY, highlights best green practices for middle class brownstone\r\nrenovations in the NY metropolitan area. All products and services are explained on our web site and in any press we get. We have an active search engine optimization campaign for the web that includes but is not limited to our own site so that the information is easily found through internet search words.\r\n\r\nIt is a real home, meaning all products will be used and showcased in a living home environment. The show house is open to the public and professionals indefinitely by appointment.\r\n\r\nOur goal is to show to the broadest amount of people possible how a real life green brownstone renovation is affordable to do and wonderful to live in. We provide the services and products should anyone want to implement them in their house. We either do this directly via Eco Brooklyn or recommend the appropriate company.\r\n\r\nVisit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. Visitors are welcome to come see the work in progress. Please call for an appointment: Gennaro - 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nRelevant Links for the Green Show House:\r\nBlog\r\nPhotos\r\nArchitectural Plans Small View\r\nArchitectural Plans Large Format PDF: Front view and notes --- Floor Plans ---Side View\r\n\r\nDescription\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally build around 1900. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nMost of our materials comes out of dumpsters and from the debris of other job sites.\r\n\r\nWe will feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in. If you are interested in being involved in the project feel free to contact us. We are happy to attach your name to a service or product that contributes to the green show house.\r\n\r\nWe are also happy to assist you in any educational endeavors where a project like this would help you.\r\n\r\nSome current green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. Windows are arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\r\n\r\nThe fire escape is recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\r\n\r\nThe roof has a "green roof" and bee hive. The roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\r\n\r\nRainwater is strategically routed to water the garden. The gardens, both on the roof and in the front and back of the house, will have all the required flora to recreate a wildlife sanctuary and attract local fauna.\r\n\r\nRadiant heat is in all floors and some bathroom walls. It is in the concrete slab on the ground floor.\r\n\r\nThe floors are either buffed and colored concrete, salvaged stone and slate, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams. The bathroom floors are salvaged steel tiles for maximum heat conductivity to bare feet.\r\n\r\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance doors to minimize usage when tenants are out. Lights are LED and a lot of the wiring is low voltage.\r\n\r\nWe are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board. The exterior walls are R40 and the roof is more than R60.\r\n\r\nAll interior walls and floors are hard packed cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\r\n\r\nWalls have various applications. Some have clay. Others have home made paints with natural pigments.\r\n\r\nThe kitchen and bathroom counters are a mixture of techniques all made in-house. We have cement and salvaged glass, resin and salvaged glass, cement and coloring, and wood.\r\n\r\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\r\n\r\nAll appliances and the boiler are the most energy efficient we could find. \r\n\r\nThe list goes on as we awaken to new possibilities. It is an exciting and liberating experiment. Our budget has been drastically cut by the current banking crisis so the job is coming in below what it would cost to build a similar building using normal building techniques. Of course this building is a million times more comfortable to live in. At least we think so.\r\n\r\nProject Team\r\nThe job requires many skills and a good deal of muscle. People are brought in on a consulting basis when needed. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (659, 1, '2009-02-22 18:57:23', '2009-02-23 00:57:23', '[srandom=album_key1|album_key2|etc,max_size,max_cols,how_many,caption_yn,float,clear]\r\n\r\nOur green show house in Brooklyn, NY, highlights best green practices for middle class brownstone\r\nrenovations in the NY metropolitan area. All products and services are explained on our web site and in any press we get. We have an active search engine optimization campaign for the web that includes but is not limited to our own site so that the information is easily found through internet search words.\r\n\r\nIt is a real home, meaning all products will be used and showcased in a living home environment. The show house is open to the public and professionals indefinitely by appointment.\r\n\r\nOur goal is to show to the broadest amount of people possible how a real life green brownstone renovation is affordable to do and wonderful to live in. We provide the services and products should anyone want to implement them in their house. We either do this directly via Eco Brooklyn or recommend the appropriate company.\r\n\r\nVisit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. Visitors are welcome to come see the work in progress. Please call for an appointment: Gennaro - 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nRelevant Links for the Green Show House:\r\nBlog\r\nPhotos\r\nArchitectural Plans Small View\r\nArchitectural Plans Large Format PDF: Front view and notes --- Floor Plans ---Side View\r\n\r\nDescription\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally build around 1900. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nMost of our materials comes out of dumpsters and from the debris of other job sites.\r\n\r\nWe will feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in. If you are interested in being involved in the project feel free to contact us. We are happy to attach your name to a service or product that contributes to the green show house.\r\n\r\nWe are also happy to assist you in any educational endeavors where a project like this would help you.\r\n\r\nSome current green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. Windows are arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\r\n\r\nThe fire escape is recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\r\n\r\nThe roof has a "green roof" and bee hive. The roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\r\n\r\nRainwater is strategically routed to water the garden. The gardens, both on the roof and in the front and back of the house, will have all the required flora to recreate a wildlife sanctuary and attract local fauna.\r\n\r\nRadiant heat is in all floors and some bathroom walls. It is in the concrete slab on the ground floor.\r\n\r\nThe floors are either buffed and colored concrete, salvaged stone and slate, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams. The bathroom floors are salvaged steel tiles for maximum heat conductivity to bare feet.\r\n\r\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance doors to minimize usage when tenants are out. Lights are LED and a lot of the wiring is low voltage.\r\n\r\nWe are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board. The exterior walls are R40 and the roof is more than R60.\r\n\r\nAll interior walls and floors are hard packed cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\r\n\r\nWalls have various applications. Some have clay. Others have home made paints with natural pigments.\r\n\r\nThe kitchen and bathroom counters are a mixture of techniques all made in-house. 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We either do this directly via Eco Brooklyn or recommend the appropriate company.\r\n\r\nVisit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. Visitors are welcome to come see the work in progress. Please call for an appointment: Gennaro - 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nRelevant Links for the Green Show House:\r\nBlog\r\nPhotos\r\nArchitectural Plans Small View\r\nArchitectural Plans Large Format PDF: Front view and notes --- Floor Plans ---Side View\r\n\r\nDescription\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally build around 1900. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nMost of our materials comes out of dumpsters and from the debris of other job sites.\r\n\r\nWe will feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in. If you are interested in being involved in the project feel free to contact us. We are happy to attach your name to a service or product that contributes to the green show house.\r\n\r\nWe are also happy to assist you in any educational endeavors where a project like this would help you.\r\n\r\nSome current green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (670, 1, '2009-02-23 11:02:33', '2009-02-23 17:02:33', 'I\'m trying to design some stairs. They are from the basement to the cellar. You enter on the side and it spirrals to the right 90 degrees then follows the wall down. Once it reaches the cellar floor it spirals to the right again 45 degrees.\n\nBelow is a diagram of it. The cool thing about the stairs is that the treads and risers are old railroad logs. The treads are going to be oak. The risers are going to be a mixture of all kinds of hardwood. Hopefully it will look good as well as show the great variety of salvade\n\n', 'Stair Design', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '668-revision', '', '', '2009-02-23 11:02:33', '2009-02-23 17:02:33', '', 668, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/668-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (671, 1, '2009-02-23 11:02:55', '2009-02-23 17:02:55', 'I\'m trying to design some stairs. They are from the basement to the cellar. You enter on the side and it spirrals to the right 90 degrees then follows the wall down. Once it reaches the cellar floor it spirals to the right again 45 degrees.\r\n\r\nBelow is a diagram of it. The cool thing about the stairs is that the treads and risers are old railroad logs. The treads are going to be oak. The risers are going to be a mixture of all kinds of hardwood. Hopefully it will look good as well as show the great variety of salvaged wood available. I\'m getting it from M Fine Lumber in Williamsburg.\r\n\r\n', 'Stair Design', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '668-revision-2', '', '', '2009-02-23 11:02:55', '2009-02-23 17:02:55', '', 668, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/668-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (672, 1, '2009-02-24 13:56:44', '2009-02-24 19:56:44', '
\r\nWe are building a green roof on the show house. Green roofs are heavy so we are paying a lot of attention to the weight on the roof. We were going to lay the green roof materials directly on top of the tar roof that was there. It was in good shape.\r\n\r\nBut the we did a test to see it\'s thicknesss and it turns out there is over 50 years of layer upon layer of tar. And this stuff is HEAVY. So we had to remove it.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nAnd when it was all cleaned off there were beautiful wide planks. Now we can lay the green roof material over them and the roof will be ten times lighter.\r\n\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (673, 1, '2009-02-24 13:55:47', '2009-02-24 19:55:47', '\nWe are building a green roof on the show house. Green roofs are heavy so we are paying a lot of attention to the weight on the roof. We were going to lay the green roof materials directly on top of the tar roof that was there. It was in good shape.\n\nBut the we did a test to see it\'s thicknesss and it turns out there is over 50 years of layer upon layer of tar. And this stuff is HEAVY. So we had to remove it.\n\n\n\nAnd when it was all cleaned off there were beautiful wide planks', '55 Years of Roofing', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '672-revision', '', '', '2009-02-24 13:55:47', '2009-02-24 19:55:47', '', 672, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/672-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (674, 1, '2009-02-24 14:04:05', '2009-02-24 20:04:05', 'We wanted some siding for a wall we built. So we used some 100 year old joists.\r\n\r\nWe took the joists and cut them into long strips.\r\n
\r\n\r\nThen we sealed them on both sides so they don\'t warp.\r\n
\r\n\r\nThen we put them onto strips that we had attached to the wall. This way there is air behind the siding that keeps them dry.\r\n
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\r\n\r\nAnd VOILA! We have a beautiful wall of siding. The wood lived a productive life for over a hundred years holding up a floor in some Brownstone. Now it can live another 20 protecting this Brownstone.\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (676, 1, '2009-02-24 14:04:05', '2009-02-24 20:04:05', 'We wanted some siding for a wall we built. So we used some 100 year old joists.\r\n\r\nWe took the joists and cut them into long strips.\r\n\r\n\r\nThen we sealed them on both sides so they don\'t warp.\r\n\r\n\r\nThen we put them onto strips that we had attached to the wall. This way there is air behind the siding that keeps them dry.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd VOILA! We have a beautiful wall of siding. The wood lived a productive life for over a hundred years holding up a floor in some Brownstone. Now it can live another 20 protecting this Brownstone.\r\n', 'Recycling Wood Joists for Siding', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '674-revision-2', '', '', '2009-02-24 14:04:05', '2009-02-24 20:04:05', '', 674, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/674-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (677, 1, '2009-02-24 15:22:19', '2009-02-24 21:22:19', 'We had to get a delivery but a car was in the way. So we moved it!\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (679, 1, '2009-02-25 16:57:54', '2009-02-25 22:57:54', 'I found this great survey on toilets. Veritec, a testing company, tested 700 toilets for flush power, water savings, bowl size, flapper size etc. Now this might not excite most people but when you are looking for the most water efficient toilet that also actually flushes everything down this study is amazing.\r\n\r\n13th-edition-full-toilet-veritec-report\r\n\r\nIt shows that clearly not all toilets are equal.\r\n\r\nWhat makes their study great is that they tested the toilets using realistic situations. No they didn\'t crap in all 700 hundred toilets. But they did use a soy based paste shaped to look damn convincing.\r\n\r\nThis is noteworthy in the toilet industry since all tests before them were done with idiotic test materials like ping pong balls and confetti. Obviously this isn\'t realistic, unless of course you just came from a really weird ping pong match where you celebrated with confetti, most people don\'t crap that sort of stuff.\r\n\r\nAnyway, it is better to use the survey backwards, meaning instead of pouring over the 700 toilets to try and find the best one, go to the store and find one you like then look it up on the list. If it matches up to par then great. If not then move on.\r\n\r\nYou want a WaterSence Certified Toilet. You want it to use 1.28 gallons of water or less. Dual flush isn\'t absolutely crucial in my eyes. Not always but most of the time if it\'s yellow you can let it mellow.\r\n\r\nBut you also want it to be able to pass a certain amount of material, called the MaP Flush Performance MFP. A Brittish study showed that most males crap an average maximum of 250 grams, with a 95th percentile crapping just over 300 grams. Women crapped a little less.\r\n\r\nI\'d say that on average Americans are a little more full of crap than British. But green minded people I would say tend to not be your average American Glutton so this study is applicable to US green toilets in my mind.\r\n\r\nThe Veritc study suggests toilets have at least a flush power of 250 grams. The US EPA has a minimum flush power restriction of 350g. Truth be told most toilets flush a lot more than that since they need to prepare for the worst. In the 700 toilet study the flush power ranged from the EPA minimum of 350g to a shit kicking 1000g. Their calculations stopped at 1000g so there are actually toilets that go above 1000g/flush.', 'Green Toilet Survey Shows Not All Toilets Are Created Equal', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'green-toilet-survey-shows-toilets', '', '', '2009-02-25 17:00:12', '2009-02-25 23:00:12', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=679', 0, 'post', '', 2) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (681, 1, '2009-02-25 16:57:23', '2009-02-25 22:57:23', 'I found this great survey on toilets. Veritec, a testing company, tested 700 toilets for flush power, water savings, bowl size, flapper size etc. Now this might not excite most people but when you are looking for the most water efficient toilet that also actually flushes everything down this study is amazing.\n\n13th-edition-full-toilet-veritec-report\n\nIt shows that clearly not all toilets are equal. \n\nWhat makes their study great is that they tested the toilets using realistic situations. No they didn\'t crap in all 700 hundred toilets. But they did use a paste that washed shaped to look damn convincing. \n\nThis is noteworthy in the toilet industry since all tests before them were done with idiotic test materials like ping pong balls and confetti. Obviously this isn\'t realistic, unless of course you just came from a really weird ping pong match where you celebrated with confetti, most people don\'t crap that sort of stuff.\n\nAnyway, it is better to use the survey backwards, meaning instead of pouring over the 700 toilets to try and find the best one, go to the store and find one you like then look it up on the list. If it matches up to par then great. If not then move on. \n\nYou want a WaterSence Certified Toilet. You want it to use 1.28 gallons of water or less. Dual flush isn\'t absolutely crucial in my eyes. Not always but most of the time if it\'s yellow you can let it mellow. \n\nBut you also want it to be able to pass a certain amount of material, called the MaP Flush Performance MFP. A Brittish study showed that most males crap an average maximum of 250 grams, with a 95th percentile crapping just over 300 grams. Women crapped a little less.\n\nI\'d say that on average Americans are a little more full of crap than British. But green minded people I would say tend to not be your average American Glutton so this study is applicable to US green toilets in my mind.\n\nThe Veritc study suggests toilets have at least a flush power of 250 grams. The US EPA has a minimum flush power restriction of 350g. Truth be told most toilets flush a lot more than that since they need to prepare for the worst. In the 700 toilet study the flush power ranged from the EPA minimum of 350g to a shit kicking 1000g. Their calculations stopped at 1000g so there are actually toilets that go above 1000g/flush.', 'Not All Toilets Are Created Equal - Green Toilet Survey', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '679-revision', '', '', '2009-02-25 16:57:23', '2009-02-25 22:57:23', '', 679, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/679-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (682, 1, '2009-02-25 16:59:47', '2009-02-25 22:59:47', 'I found this great survey on toilets. Veritec, a testing company, tested 700 toilets for flush power, water savings, bowl size, flapper size etc. Now this might not excite most people but when you are looking for the most water efficient toilet that also actually flushes everything down this study is amazing.\n\n13th-edition-full-toilet-veritec-report\n\nIt shows that clearly not all toilets are equal.\n\nWhat makes their study great is that they tested the toilets using realistic situations. No they didn\'t crap in all 700 hundred toilets. But they did use a soy based paste shaped to look damn convincing.\n\nThis is noteworthy in the toilet industry since all tests before them were done with idiotic test materials like ping pong balls and confetti. Obviously this isn\'t realistic, unless of course you just came from a really weird ping pong match where you celebrated with confetti, most people don\'t crap that sort of stuff.\n\nAnyway, it is better to use the survey backwards, meaning instead of pouring over the 700 toilets to try and find the best one, go to the store and find one you like then look it up on the list. If it matches up to par then great. If not then move on.\n\nYou want a WaterSence Certified Toilet. You want it to use 1.28 gallons of water or less. Dual flush isn\'t absolutely crucial in my eyes. Not always but most of the time if it\'s yellow you can let it mellow.\n\nBut you also want it to be able to pass a certain amount of material, called the MaP Flush Performance MFP. A Brittish study showed that most males crap an average maximum of 250 grams, with a 95th percentile crapping just over 300 grams. Women crapped a little less.\n\nI\'d say that on average Americans are a little more full of crap than British. But green minded people I would say tend to not be your average American Glutton so this study is applicable to US green toilets in my mind.\n\nThe Veritc study suggests toilets have at least a flush power of 250 grams. The US EPA has a minimum flush power restriction of 350g. Truth be told most toilets flush a lot more than that since they need to prepare for the worst. In the 700 toilet study the flush power ranged from the EPA minimum of 350g to a shit kicking 1000g. Their calculations stopped at 1000g so there are actually toilets that go above 1000g/flush.', 'Green Toilet Survey Shows Not All Toilets Are Created Equal', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '679-autosave', '', '', '2009-02-25 16:59:47', '2009-02-25 22:59:47', '', 679, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/679-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (683, 1, '2009-02-25 16:57:54', '2009-02-25 22:57:54', 'I found this great survey on toilets. Veritec, a testing company, tested 700 toilets for flush power, water savings, bowl size, flapper size etc. Now this might not excite most people but when you are looking for the most water efficient toilet that also actually flushes everything down this study is amazing.\r\n\r\n13th-edition-full-toilet-veritec-report\r\n\r\nIt shows that clearly not all toilets are equal. \r\n\r\nWhat makes their study great is that they tested the toilets using realistic situations. No they didn\'t crap in all 700 hundred toilets. But they did use a paste that washed shaped to look damn convincing. \r\n\r\nThis is noteworthy in the toilet industry since all tests before them were done with idiotic test materials like ping pong balls and confetti. Obviously this isn\'t realistic, unless of course you just came from a really weird ping pong match where you celebrated with confetti, most people don\'t crap that sort of stuff.\r\n\r\nAnyway, it is better to use the survey backwards, meaning instead of pouring over the 700 toilets to try and find the best one, go to the store and find one you like then look it up on the list. If it matches up to par then great. If not then move on. \r\n\r\nYou want a WaterSence Certified Toilet. You want it to use 1.28 gallons of water or less. Dual flush isn\'t absolutely crucial in my eyes. Not always but most of the time if it\'s yellow you can let it mellow. \r\n\r\nBut you also want it to be able to pass a certain amount of material, called the MaP Flush Performance MFP. A Brittish study showed that most males crap an average maximum of 250 grams, with a 95th percentile crapping just over 300 grams. Women crapped a little less.\r\n\r\nI\'d say that on average Americans are a little more full of crap than British. But green minded people I would say tend to not be your average American Glutton so this study is applicable to US green toilets in my mind.\r\n\r\nThe Veritc study suggests toilets have at least a flush power of 250 grams. The US EPA has a minimum flush power restriction of 350g. Truth be told most toilets flush a lot more than that since they need to prepare for the worst. In the 700 toilet study the flush power ranged from the EPA minimum of 350g to a shit kicking 1000g. Their calculations stopped at 1000g so there are actually toilets that go above 1000g/flush.', 'Green Toilet Survey Shows Not All Toilets Are Created Equal', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '679-revision-2', '', '', '2009-02-25 16:57:54', '2009-02-25 22:57:54', '', 679, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/679-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (684, 1, '2009-02-26 09:17:45', '2009-02-26 15:17:45', '[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="David Lucassen from NEXIS 3 talking shop "]
[/caption]\r\n\r\nI have been looking for some time for a good green cabinet maker to do our kitchens and storage areas.\r\n\r\nIt is a hard thing to find. Cabinet makers are not cheap to start with but for some misguided reason green cabinet makers are even more expensive. They are a niche market in a niche market.\r\n\r\nBut cabinets are a huge source of wasted wood and used chemicals so they are very important in a green renovation.\r\n\r\nI think I may have found a good company. They are called Nexis 3. Their quality is great, they have a really strong green ethic and their prices are reasonable. I think they really have all the qualities needed to make green cabinets mainstream.\r\n\r\nI am working out the details with them and if the budget permits it we will be putting their cabintes in the Brooklyn green show house: two kittchens and all the closets.\r\n\r\nThey use recycled wood, smart building techniques to conserve resources, and non-voc adhesives. Oh, and they have German roots for those of you who worship the German green tradition. Did you know that the German green political party has been super powerful for years? That says a lot for me about where their priorities are (we\'ll just ignore the whole AutoBan thing).', 'Good Green Cabinet Maker', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'good-green-cabinet-maker', '', '', '2009-02-26 09:17:45', '2009-02-26 15:17:45', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=684', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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\r\n\r\nHere are some example of the green cabinets we are considering for the Brooklyn show house. They are made by Nexis 3 from reclaimed wood and without any VOC adhesives. The style is modern. This particular wood might not be the wood we use for our cabinets since it depends on the wood available at the time.\r\n\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (690, 1, '2009-02-26 19:24:13', '2009-02-27 01:24:13', '\n\nHere are some example of the green cabinets we are considering for the Brooklyn show house. They are made by Nexis 3 from reclaimed wood and without any VOC adhesives. The style is modern. This particular wood might not be the wood we use for our cabinets since it depends on the wood available at the time.\n\n\n\n', 'Green Cabinets', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '686-revision', '', '', '2009-02-26 19:24:13', '2009-02-27 01:24:13', '', 686, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/686-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (691, 1, '2009-02-27 09:28:58', '2009-02-27 15:28:58', '[caption id="attachment_692" align="alignleft" width="374" caption="Straw Bale Home"]
[/caption]\r\n\r\nYou might not have heard of the Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalition, in fact you may not even realize you needed to know about them. But the truth is that the world is a better place with them.\r\n\r\nKnowing such an organization is out there protecting straw bales world wide should give you a warm fuzzy feeling.\r\n\r\nAnd to make things better they have just transcribed 60 hours from the 2006 International Straw Bale Building Conference and put the audio online! Woohoo! I\'m posting this information on a Friday so you can plan your evening around the audio.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately I can\'t listen to it today because I have do do some more research on toilet flush capacity. But I\'ll be there in spirit.', 'Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalition - Web Site of the Week', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'ontario-straw-bale-building-coalition', '', '', '2009-02-27 09:28:58', '2009-02-27 15:28:58', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=691', 0, 'post', '', 1) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (692, 1, '2009-02-27 09:28:06', '2009-02-27 15:28:06', '', 'earthflowdesignworks-straw-bale-house', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', 'earthflowdesignworks-straw-bale-house', '', '', '2009-02-27 09:28:06', '2009-02-27 15:28:06', '', 691, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/earthflowdesignworks-straw-bale-house.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (693, 1, '2009-02-27 09:28:54', '2009-02-27 15:28:54', '[caption id="attachment_692" align="alignleft" width="374" caption="Straw Bale Home"][/caption]\n\nYou might not have heard of the Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalition, in fact you may not even realize you needed to know about them. But the truth is that the world is a better place with them.\n\nKnowing such an organization is out there protecting straw bales world wide should give you a warm fuzzy feeling.\n\nAnd to make things better they have just transcribed 60 hours from the 2006 International Straw Bale Building Conference and put the audio online! Woohoo! I\'m posting this information on a Friday so you can plan your evening around the audio.\n\nUnfortunately I can\'t listen to it today because I have do do some more research on toilet flush capacity. But I\'ll be there in spirit.', 'Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalition - Web Site of the Week', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '691-revision', '', '', '2009-02-27 09:28:54', '2009-02-27 15:28:54', '', 691, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/691-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (694, 1, '2009-02-27 09:40:16', '2009-02-27 15:40:16', 'Hemp is touted as a wonder plant that cures all and builds all. Apparently you can make pretty much anything from it: soap, cars bodies, walls, glue, boats, you name it. Not that I would know since hemp is the forbidden plant cursed to spend it\'s life with pot heads (a very dreary existence believe me).\r\n\r\nI don\'t like getting conspiratorial (on this site at least) but here is a conspiratorial chain letter I got that sums up all the little bits of information I have heard about hemp over the years. I post it because it really does seem like we are under utilizing this plant. My interest in it is as a wall substance for building. It seems to have many good qualities - strength, cost, renewability, durability etc.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Marijuana Trick\r\nDoug Yurchey – 2005\r\n\r\nAnd I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the reproach of the heathen anymore.. – Ezekiel 34:29 - Geneva Study Bible (A. D. 1599)\r\n\r\nExactly where did the word "marijuana" come from? In the mid 1930s, the M-word was created to tarnish the good image and phenomenal history of the hemp plant... as you will read. The facts cited here, with references, are generally verifiable in the Encyclopaedia Britannica which was printed on hemp paper for 150 years:\r\n\r\n* All schoolbooks were made from hemp or flax paper until the 1880s; Hemp Paper Reconsidered, Jack Frazier, 1974.\r\n\r\n* It was LEGAL TO PAY TAXES WITH HEMP in America from 1631 until the early 1800s; L.A. Times, Aug. 12, 1981.\r\n\r\n* REFUSING TO GROW HEMP in America during the 17th and 18th Centuries WAS AGAINST THE LAW! You could be jailed in Virginia for refusing to grow hemp from 1763 to 1769; Hemp in Colonial Virginia, G. M. Herdon.\r\n\r\n* George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and other founding fathers GREW HEMP; Washington and Jefferson Diaries. Jefferson smuggled hemp seeds from China to France then to America.\r\n\r\n* Benjamin Franklin owned one of the first paper mills in America and it processed hemp. Also, the War of 1812 was fought over hemp.. Napoleon wanted to cut off Moscow\'s export to England; Emperor Wears No Clothes, Jack Herer.\r\n\r\n* For thousands of years, 90% of all ships\' sails and rope were made from hemp. The word \'canvas\' is Dutch for hemp; Webster\'s New World Dictionary.\r\n\r\n* 80% of all textiles, fabrics, clothes, linen, drapes, bed sheets, etc. were made from hemp until the 1820s with the introduction of the cotton gin.\r\n\r\n* The first Bibles, maps, charts, Betsy Ross\'s flag, the first drafts of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were made from hemp; U.S. Government Archives.\r\n\r\n* The first crop grown in many states was hemp. 1850 was a peak year for Kentucky producing 40,000 tons. Hemp was the largest cash crop until the 20th Century; State Archives.\r\n\r\n* Oldest known records of hemp farming go back 5000 years in China, although hemp industrialization probably goes back to ancient Egypt.\r\n\r\n* Rembrandts, Gainsborough’s, Van Gogh’s as well as most early canvas paintings were principally painted on hemp linen.\r\n\r\n* In A. D. 1916, the U.S. Government predicted that by the 1940s all paper would come from hemp and that no more trees need to be cut down. Government studies report that 1 acre of hemp equals 4.1 acres of trees. Plans were in the works to implement such programs; Department of Agriculture\r\n\r\n* Quality paints and varnishes were made from hemp seed oil until 1937. 58,000 tons of hemp seeds were used in America for paint products in 1935; Sherman Williams Paint Co. testimony before Congress against the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act.\r\n\r\n* Henry Ford\'s first Model-T was built to run on hemp gasoline and the CAR ITSELF WAS CONTRUCTED FROM HEMP! On his large estate, Ford was photographed among his hemp fields. The car, \'grown from the soil,\' had hemp plastic panels whose impact strength was 10 times stronger than steel; Popular Mechanics, 1941.\r\n\r\n* Hemp called \'Billion Dollar Crop.\' It was the first time a cash crop had a business potential to exceed a billion dollars; Popular Mechanics, Feb., 1938.\r\n\r\n* Mechanical Engineering Magazine (Feb. 1938) published an article entitled \'The Most Profitable and Desirable Crop that Can be Grown.\' It stated that if hemp was cultivated using 20th Century technology, it would be the single largest agricultural crop in the U.S. and the rest of the world.\r\n\r\nThe following information comes directly from the United States Department of Agriculture\'s 1942 14-minute film encouraging and instructing \'patriotic American farmers\' to grow 350,000 acres of hemp each year for the war effort:\r\n\r\n\'...(When) Grecian temples were new, hemp was already old in the service of mankind. For thousands of years, even then, this plant had been grown for cordage and cloth in China and elsewhere in the East. For centuries prior to about 1850, all the ships that sailed the western seas were rigged with hempen rope and sails. For the sailor, no less than the hangman, hemp was indispensable...\r\n\r\n...Now with Philippine and East Indian sources of hemp in the hands of the Japanese...American hemp must meet the needs of our Army and Navy as well as of our industries...\r\n\r\n...the Navy\'s rapidly dwindling reserves. When that is gone, American hemp will go on duty again; hemp for mooring ships; hemp for tow lines; hemp for tackle and gear; hemp for countless naval uses both on ship and shore. Just as in the days when Old Ironsides sailed the seas victorious with her hempen shrouds and hempen sails. Hemp for victory!\'\r\n\r\nCertified proof from the Library of Congress; found by the research of Jack Herer, refuting claims of other government agencies that the 1942 U.S.D.A. film \'Hemp for Victory\' did not exist.\r\n\r\nHemp cultivation and production do not harm the environment. The U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404 concluded that hemp produces 4 times as much pulp as wood with at least 4 to 7 times less pollution.\r\n\r\nFrom Popular Mechanics, Feb. 1938:\r\n\'It has a short growing season...It can be grown in any state...The long roots penetrate and break the soil to leave it in perfect condition for the next year\'s crop. The dense shock of leaves, 8 to 12 feet above the ground, chokes out weeds.\r\n\r\n...hemp, this new crop can add immeasurably to American agriculture and industry.\'\r\n\r\nIn the 1930s, innovations in farm machinery would have caused an industrial revolution when applied to hemp. This single resource could have created millions of new jobs generating thousands of quality products. Hemp, if not made illegal, would have brought America out of the Great Depression.\r\n\r\nWilliam Randolph Hearst (Citizen Kane) and the Hearst Paper Manufacturing Division of Kimberly Clark owned vast acreage of timberlands. The Hearst Company supplied most paper products. Patty Hearst\'s grandfather, a destroyer of nature for his own personal profit, stood to lose billions because of hemp.\r\n\r\nIn 1937, Dupont patented the processes to make plastics from oil and coal. Dupont\'s Annual Report urged stockholders to invest in its new petrochemical division. Synthetics such as plastics, cellophane, celluloid, methanol, nylon, rayon, Dacron, etc., could now be made from oil. Natural hemp industrialization would have ruined over 80% of Dupont\'s business.\r\n\r\nTHE TRICKS\r\n\r\nAndrew Mellon became Hoover\'s Secretary of the Treasury and Dupont\'s primary investor. He appointed his future nephew-in-law, Harry J. Anslinger, to head the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.\r\n\r\nSecret meetings were held by these financial tycoons. Hemp was declared dangerous and a threat to their billion dollar enterprises. For their dynasties to remain intact, hemp had to go. These men took an obscure Mexican slang word: \'marihuana\' and pushed it into the consciousness of America.\r\n\r\nMEDIA MANIPULATION\r\n\r\nA media blitz of "yellow journalism" raged in the late 1920s and 1930s. Hearst\'s newspapers ran stories emphasizing the horrors of marihuana. The menace of marihuana made headlines. Readers learned that it was responsible for everything from car accidents to loose morality.\r\n\r\nFilms like \'Reefer Madness\' (1936), \'Marihuana: Assassin of Youth\' (1935) and \'Marihuana: The Devil\'s Weed\' (1936) were propaganda designed by these industrialists to create an enemy. Their purpose was to gain public support so that anti-marihuana laws could be passed.\r\n\r\nExamine the following quotes from \'The Burning Question\' aka REEFER MADNESS:\r\n*a violent narcotic.\r\n*acts of shocking violence.\r\n*incurable insanity.\r\n*soul-destroying effects.\r\n*under the influence of the drug he killed his entire family with an axe.\r\n*more vicious, more deadly even than these soul-destroying drugs (heroin, cocaine) is the menace of marihuana!\r\n\r\nReefer Madness did not end with the usual \'the end.\' The film concluded with these words plastered on the screen: TELL YOUR CHILDREN.\r\n\r\nIn the 1930s, people were very naive; even to the point of ignorance. The masses were like sheep waiting to be led by the few in power. They did not challenge authority. If the news was in print or on the radio, they believed it had to be true. They told their children and their children grew up to be the parents of the baby-boomers.\r\n\r\nOn April 14, 1937, the Prohibitive Marihuana Tax Law or the bill that outlawed hemp was directly brought to the House Ways and Means Committee. This committee is the only one that can introduce a bill to the House floor without it being debated by other committees. The Chairman of the Ways and Means, Robert Doughton, was a Dupont supporter. He insured that the bill would pass Congress.\r\n\r\nDr. James Woodward, a physician and attorney, testified too late on behalf of the American Medical Association. He told the committee that the reason the AMA had not denounced the Marihuana Tax Law sooner was that the Association had just discovered that marihuana was/is hemp.\r\n\r\nFew people, at the time, realized that the deadly menace they had been reading about on Hearst\'s front pages was in fact passive hemp. The AMA understood hemp to be a MEDICINE found in numerous healing products sold over the last hundred years.\r\n\r\nIn September of 1937, hemp became illegal. The most useful crop known became a drug and our planet has been suffering ever since.\r\n\r\nCongress banned hemp because it was said to be the most violence-causing drug known. Anslinger, head of the Drug Commission for 31 years, promoted the idea that marihuana made users act extremely violent. In the 1950s, under the Communist threat of McCarthyism, Anslinger now said the exact opposite. Marijuana will pacify you so much that soldiers would not want to fight.\r\n\r\nToday, our planet is in desperate trouble. Earth is suffocating as large tracts of rain forests disappear. Pollution, poisons and chemicals are killing people. These great problems could be reversed if we industrialized hemp. Natural biomass could provide all of the planet\'s energy needs that are currently supplied by fossil fuels. We have consumed 80% of our oil and gas reserves. We need a renewable resource.. Hemp could be the solution to soaring gas prices.\r\n\r\nTHE WONDER PLANT\r\n\r\nHemp has a higher quality fiber than wood fiber. Far fewer caustic chemicals are required to make paper from hemp than from trees. Hemp paper does not turn yellow and is very durable. The plant grows quickly to maturity in a season where trees take a lifetime.\r\n\r\nALL PLASTIC PRODUCTS SHOULD BE MADE FROM HEMP SEED OIL. Hempen plastics are biodegradable! Over time, they would break down and not harm the environment. Oil-based plastics, the ones we are very familiar with, help ruin nature; they do not break down and will do great harm in the future. The process to produce the vast array of natural (hempen) plastics will not ruin the rivers as Dupont and other petrochemical companies have done. Ecology does not fit in with the plans of the Oil Industry and the political machine. Hemp products are safe and natural.\r\n\r\nMEDICINES SHOULD BE MADE FROM HEMP. We should go back to the days when the AMA supported hemp cures. \'Medical Marijuana\' is given out legally to only a handful of people while the rest of us are forced into a system that relies on chemicals. Hemp is only healthy for the human body.\r\n\r\nWORLD HUNGER COULD END. A large variety of food products can be generated from hemp. The seeds contain one of the highest sources of protein in nature. ALSO: They have two essential fatty acids that clean your body of cholesterol. These essential fatty acids are not found anywhere else in nature! Consuming hemp seeds is the best thing you could do for your body. Eat uncooked hemp seeds.\r\n\r\nCLOTHES SHOULD BE MADE FROM HEMP. Hemp clothing is extremely strong and durable over time. You could hand clothing, made from hemp, down to your grandchildren. Today, there are American companies that make hemp clothing; usually 50% hemp. Hemp fabrics should be everywhere. Instead, they are almost underground. Superior hemp products are not allowed to advertise on fascist television. Kentucky, once the top hemp producing state, made it ILLEGAL TO WEAR hemp clothing! Can you imagine being thrown into jail for wearing quality jeans?\r\n\r\nThe world is crazy...but that does not mean you have to join the insanity. Get together. Spread the news. Tell people, and that includes your children, the truth. Use hemp products. Eliminate the word "marijuana". Realize the history that created it. Make it politically incorrect to say or print the M-word. Fight against the propaganda (designed to favor the agenda of the super rich) and the bullshit. Hemp must be utilized in the future. We need a clean energy source to save our planet. INDUSTRIALIZE HEMP!\r\n\r\nThe liquor, tobacco and oil companies fund more than a million dollars a day to Partnership for a Drug-Free America and other similar agencies. We have all seen their commercials. Now, their motto is: \'It\'s more dangerous than we thought.\' Lies from the powerful corporations, that began with Hearst, are still alive and well today.\r\n\r\nThe brainwashing continues. Now, the commercials say: If you buy a joint, you contribute to murders and gang wars. The latest anti-hemp commercials say: If you buy a joint...you are promoting TERRORISM! The new enemy (terrorism) has paved the road to brainwash you any way THEY see fit.\r\n\r\nThere is only one enemy; the "friendly" people you pay your taxes to: the war-makers and nature destroyers. With your funding, they are killing the world right in front of your eyes. HALF A MILLION DEATHS EACH YEAR ARE CAUSED BY TOBACCO. HALF A MILLION DEATHS EACH YEAR ARE CAUSED BY ALCOHOL.\r\n\r\nIngesting that THC, hemp\'s active agent, has a positive effect; relieving asthma and glaucoma. A joint tends to alleviate the nausea caused by chemotherapy. You are able to eat on hemp. \r\nThe hemp plant is an ALIEN plant. There is physical evidence that hemp is not like any other plant on this planet. One could conclude that it was created especially for the benefit of humanity. Hemp is the ONLY plant where the males appear one way and the females appear very different, physically! No one ever speaks of males and females in regard to the plant kingdom because plants do not show their sexes; except for hemp. To determine what sex a certain, normal, Earthly plant is: You have to look internally, at its DNA. A male blade of grass (physically) looks exactly like a female blade of grass. The hemp plant has an intense sexuality.\r\n\r\nHEMP IS AND WAS MADE ILLEGAL BECAUSE BILLIONAIRES WANT TO REMAIN BILLIONAIRES!\r\n\r\n---------\r\n\r\nEnd of article.', 'Hemp Wonderful Hemp', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'hemp-wonderful-hemp', '', '', '2009-02-27 09:40:16', '2009-02-27 15:40:16', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=694', 0, 'post', '', 2) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (695, 1, '2009-02-27 09:40:13', '2009-02-27 15:40:13', 'Hemp is touted as a wonder plant that cures all and builds all. Apparently you can make pretty much anything from it: soap, cars bodies, walls, glue, boats, you name it. Not that I would know since hemp is the forbidden plant cursed to spend it\'s life with pot heads (a very dreary existence believe me).\n\nI don\'t like getting conspiratorial (on this site at least) but here is a conspiratorial chain letter I got that sums up all the little bits of information I have heard about hemp over the years. I post it because it really does seem like we are under utilizing this plant. My interest in it is as a wall substance for building. It seems to have many good qualities - strength, cost, renewability, durability etc.\n\n\nThe Marijuana Trick\nDoug Yurchey – 2005\n\nAnd I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the reproach of the heathen anymore.. – Ezekiel 34:29 - Geneva Study Bible (A. D. 1599)\n\nExactly where did the word "marijuana" come from? In the mid 1930s, the M-word was created to tarnish the good image and phenomenal history of the hemp plant... as you will read. The facts cited here, with references, are generally verifiable in the Encyclopaedia Britannica which was printed on hemp paper for 150 years:\n\n* All schoolbooks were made from hemp or flax paper until the 1880s; Hemp Paper Reconsidered, Jack Frazier, 1974.\n\n* It was LEGAL TO PAY TAXES WITH HEMP in America from 1631 until the early 1800s; L.A. Times, Aug. 12, 1981.\n\n* REFUSING TO GROW HEMP in America during the 17th and 18th Centuries WAS AGAINST THE LAW! You could be jailed in Virginia for refusing to grow hemp from 1763 to 1769; Hemp in Colonial Virginia, G. M. Herdon.\n\n* George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and other founding fathers GREW HEMP; Washington and Jefferson Diaries. Jefferson smuggled hemp seeds from China to France then to America.\n\n* Benjamin Franklin owned one of the first paper mills in America and it processed hemp. Also, the War of 1812 was fought over hemp.. Napoleon wanted to cut off Moscow\'s export to England; Emperor Wears No Clothes, Jack Herer.\n\n* For thousands of years, 90% of all ships\' sails and rope were made from hemp. The word \'canvas\' is Dutch for hemp; Webster\'s New World Dictionary.\n\n* 80% of all textiles, fabrics, clothes, linen, drapes, bed sheets, etc. were made from hemp until the 1820s with the introduction of the cotton gin.\n\n* The first Bibles, maps, charts, Betsy Ross\'s flag, the first drafts of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were made from hemp; U.S. Government Archives.\n\n* The first crop grown in many states was hemp. 1850 was a peak year for Kentucky producing 40,000 tons. Hemp was the largest cash crop until the 20th Century; State Archives.\n\n* Oldest known records of hemp farming go back 5000 years in China, although hemp industrialization probably goes back to ancient Egypt.\n\n* Rembrandts, Gainsborough’s, Van Gogh’s as well as most early canvas paintings were principally painted on hemp linen.\n\n* In A. D. 1916, the U.S. Government predicted that by the 1940s all paper would come from hemp and that no more trees need to be cut down. Government studies report that 1 acre of hemp equals 4.1 acres of trees. Plans were in the works to implement such programs; Department of Agriculture\n\n* Quality paints and varnishes were made from hemp seed oil until 1937. 58,000 tons of hemp seeds were used in America for paint products in 1935; Sherman Williams Paint Co. testimony before Congress against the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act.\n\n* Henry Ford\'s first Model-T was built to run on hemp gasoline and the CAR ITSELF WAS CONTRUCTED FROM HEMP! On his large estate, Ford was photographed among his hemp fields. The car, \'grown from the soil,\' had hemp plastic panels whose impact strength was 10 times stronger than steel; Popular Mechanics, 1941.\n\n* Hemp called \'Billion Dollar Crop.\' It was the first time a cash crop had a business potential to exceed a billion dollars; Popular Mechanics, Feb., 1938.\n\n* Mechanical Engineering Magazine (Feb. 1938) published an article entitled \'The Most Profitable and Desirable Crop that Can be Grown.\' It stated that if hemp was cultivated using 20th Century technology, it would be the single largest agricultural crop in the U.S. and the rest of the world.\n\nThe following information comes directly from the United States Department of Agriculture\'s 1942 14-minute film encouraging and instructing \'patriotic American farmers\' to grow 350,000 acres of hemp each year for the war effort:\n\n\'...(When) Grecian temples were new, hemp was already old in the service of mankind. For thousands of years, even then, this plant had been grown for cordage and cloth in China and elsewhere in the East. For centuries prior to about 1850, all the ships that sailed the western seas were rigged with hempen rope and sails. For the sailor, no less than the hangman, hemp was indispensable...\n\n...Now with Philippine and East Indian sources of hemp in the hands of the Japanese...American hemp must meet the needs of our Army and Navy as well as of our industries...\n\n...the Navy\'s rapidly dwindling reserves. When that is gone, American hemp will go on duty again; hemp for mooring ships; hemp for tow lines; hemp for tackle and gear; hemp for countless naval uses both on ship and shore. Just as in the days when Old Ironsides sailed the seas victorious with her hempen shrouds and hempen sails. Hemp for victory!\'\n\nCertified proof from the Library of Congress; found by the research of Jack Herer, refuting claims of other government agencies that the 1942 U.S.D.A. film \'Hemp for Victory\' did not exist.\n\nHemp cultivation and production do not harm the environment. The U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404 concluded that hemp produces 4 times as much pulp as wood with at least 4 to 7 times less pollution.\n\nFrom Popular Mechanics, Feb. 1938:\n\'It has a short growing season...It can be grown in any state...The long roots penetrate and break the soil to leave it in perfect condition for the next year\'s crop. The dense shock of leaves, 8 to 12 feet above the ground, chokes out weeds.\n\n...hemp, this new crop can add immeasurably to American agriculture and industry.\'\n\nIn the 1930s, innovations in farm machinery would have caused an industrial revolution when applied to hemp. This single resource could have created millions of new jobs generating thousands of quality products. Hemp, if not made illegal, would have brought America out of the Great Depression.\n\nWilliam Randolph Hearst (Citizen Kane) and the Hearst Paper Manufacturing Division of Kimberly Clark owned vast acreage of timberlands. The Hearst Company supplied most paper products. Patty Hearst\'s grandfather, a destroyer of nature for his own personal profit, stood to lose billions because of hemp.\n\nIn 1937, Dupont patented the processes to make plastics from oil and coal. Dupont\'s Annual Report urged stockholders to invest in its new petrochemical division. Synthetics such as plastics, cellophane, celluloid, methanol, nylon, rayon, Dacron, etc., could now be made from oil. Natural hemp industrialization would have ruined over 80% of Dupont\'s business.\n\nTHE TRICKS\n\nAndrew Mellon became Hoover\'s Secretary of the Treasury and Dupont\'s primary investor. He appointed his future nephew-in-law, Harry J. Anslinger, to head the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.\n\nSecret meetings were held by these financial tycoons. Hemp was declared dangerous and a threat to their billion dollar enterprises. For their dynasties to remain intact, hemp had to go. These men took an obscure Mexican slang word: \'marihuana\' and pushed it into the consciousness of America.\n\nMEDIA MANIPULATION\n\nA media blitz of "yellow journalism" raged in the late 1920s and 1930s. Hearst\'s newspapers ran stories emphasizing the horrors of marihuana. The menace of marihuana made headlines. Readers learned that it was responsible for everything from car accidents to loose morality.\n\nFilms like \'Reefer Madness\' (1936), \'Marihuana: Assassin of Youth\' (1935) and \'Marihuana: The Devil\'s Weed\' (1936) were propaganda designed by these industrialists to create an enemy. Their purpose was to gain public support so that anti-marihuana laws could be passed.\n\nExamine the following quotes from \'The Burning Question\' aka REEFER MADNESS:\n*a violent narcotic.\n*acts of shocking violence.\n*incurable insanity.\n*soul-destroying effects.\n*under the influence of the drug he killed his entire family with an axe.\n*more vicious, more deadly even than these soul-destroying drugs (heroin, cocaine) is the menace of marihuana!\n\nReefer Madness did not end with the usual \'the end.\' The film concluded with these words plastered on the screen: TELL YOUR CHILDREN.\n\nIn the 1930s, people were very naive; even to the point of ignorance. The masses were like sheep waiting to be led by the few in power. They did not challenge authority. If the news was in print or on the radio, they believed it had to be true. They told their children and their children grew up to be the parents of the baby-boomers.\n\nOn April 14, 1937, the Prohibitive Marihuana Tax Law or the bill that outlawed hemp was directly brought to the House Ways and Means Committee. This committee is the only one that can introduce a bill to the House floor without it being debated by other committees. The Chairman of the Ways and Means, Robert Doughton, was a Dupont supporter. He insured that the bill would pass Congress.\n\nDr. James Woodward, a physician and attorney, testified too late on behalf of the American Medical Association. He told the committee that the reason the AMA had not denounced the Marihuana Tax Law sooner was that the Association had just discovered that marihuana was/is hemp.\n\nFew people, at the time, realized that the deadly menace they had been reading about on Hearst\'s front pages was in fact passive hemp. The AMA understood hemp to be a MEDICINE found in numerous healing products sold over the last hundred years.\n\nIn September of 1937, hemp became illegal. The most useful crop known became a drug and our planet has been suffering ever since.\n\nCongress banned hemp because it was said to be the most violence-causing drug known. Anslinger, head of the Drug Commission for 31 years, promoted the idea that marihuana made users act extremely violent. In the 1950s, under the Communist threat of McCarthyism, Anslinger now said the exact opposite. Marijuana will pacify you so much that soldiers would not want to fight.\n\nToday, our planet is in desperate trouble. Earth is suffocating as large tracts of rain forests disappear. Pollution, poisons and chemicals are killing people. These great problems could be reversed if we industrialized hemp. Natural biomass could provide all of the planet\'s energy needs that are currently supplied by fossil fuels. We have consumed 80% of our oil and gas reserves. We need a renewable resource.. Hemp could be the solution to soaring gas prices.\n\nTHE WONDER PLANT\n\nHemp has a higher quality fiber than wood fiber. Far fewer caustic chemicals are required to make paper from hemp than from trees. Hemp paper does not turn yellow and is very durable. The plant grows quickly to maturity in a season where trees take a lifetime.\n\nALL PLASTIC PRODUCTS SHOULD BE MADE FROM HEMP SEED OIL. Hempen plastics are biodegradable! Over time, they would break down and not harm the environment. Oil-based plastics, the ones we are very familiar with, help ruin nature; they do not break down and will do great harm in the future. The process to produce the vast array of natural (hempen) plastics will not ruin the rivers as Dupont and other petrochemical companies have done. Ecology does not fit in with the plans of the Oil Industry and the political machine. Hemp products are safe and natural.\n\nMEDICINES SHOULD BE MADE FROM HEMP. We should go back to the days when the AMA supported hemp cures. \'Medical Marijuana\' is given out legally to only a handful of people while the rest of us are forced into a system that relies on chemicals. Hemp is only healthy for the human body.\n\nWORLD HUNGER COULD END. A large variety of food products can be generated from hemp. The seeds contain one of the highest sources of protein in nature. ALSO: They have two essential fatty acids that clean your body of cholesterol. These essential fatty acids are not found anywhere else in nature! Consuming hemp seeds is the best thing you could do for your body. Eat uncooked hemp seeds.\n\nCLOTHES SHOULD BE MADE FROM HEMP. Hemp clothing is extremely strong and durable over time. You could hand clothing, made from hemp, down to your grandchildren. Today, there are American companies that make hemp clothing; usually 50% hemp. Hemp fabrics should be everywhere. Instead, they are almost underground. Superior hemp products are not allowed to advertise on fascist television. Kentucky, once the top hemp producing state, made it ILLEGAL TO WEAR hemp clothing! Can you imagine being thrown into jail for wearing quality jeans?\n\nThe world is crazy...but that does not mean you have to join the insanity. Get together. Spread the news. Tell people, and that includes your children, the truth. Use hemp products. Eliminate the word "marijuana". Realize the history that created it. Make it politically incorrect to say or print the M-word. Fight against the propaganda (designed to favor the agenda of the super rich) and the bullshit. Hemp must be utilized in the future. We need a clean energy source to save our planet. INDUSTRIALIZE HEMP!\n\nThe liquor, tobacco and oil companies fund more than a million dollars a day to Partnership for a Drug-Free America and other similar agencies. We have all seen their commercials. Now, their motto is: \'It\'s more dangerous than we thought.\' Lies from the powerful corporations, that began with Hearst, are still alive and well today.\n\nThe brainwashing continues. Now, the commercials say: If you buy a joint, you contribute to murders and gang wars. The latest anti-hemp commercials say: If you buy a joint...you are promoting TERRORISM! The new enemy (terrorism) has paved the road to brainwash you any way THEY see fit.\n\nThere is only one enemy; the "friendly" people you pay your taxes to: the war-makers and nature destroyers. With your funding, they are killing the world right in front of your eyes. HALF A MILLION DEATHS EACH YEAR ARE CAUSED BY TOBACCO. HALF A MILLION DEATHS EACH YEAR ARE CAUSED BY ALCOHOL.\n\nIngesting that THC, hemp\'s active agent, has a positive effect; relieving asthma and glaucoma. A joint tends to alleviate the nausea caused by chemotherapy. You are able to eat on hemp. \nThe hemp plant is an ALIEN plant. There is physical evidence that hemp is not like any other plant on this planet. One could conclude that it was created especially for the benefit of humanity. Hemp is the ONLY plant where the males appear one way and the females appear very different, physically! No one ever speaks of males and females in regard to the plant kingdom because plants do not show their sexes; except for hemp. To determine what sex a certain, normal, Earthly plant is: You have to look internally, at its DNA. A male blade of grass (physically) looks exactly like a female blade of grass. The hemp plant has an intense sexuality.\n\nHEMP IS AND WAS MADE ILLEGAL BECAUSE BILLIONAIRES WANT TO REMAIN BILLIONAIRES!\n\n---------\n\nEnd of article.', 'Hemp Wonderful Hemp', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '694-revision', '', '', '2009-02-27 09:40:13', '2009-02-27 15:40:13', '', 694, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/694-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (696, 1, '2009-02-27 13:53:22', '2009-02-27 19:53:22', 'I just posted the straw bale web site as "web site of the week", but that poses a problem because I find more than one good web site a week. So this one is web site of the day: NaturalHomes.org \r\n\r\nGreat site. Check it out. \'Nuf said!', 'NaturalHomes.org - Web site of the day', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'naturalhomesorg-web-site-day', '', '', '2009-02-27 13:53:22', '2009-02-27 19:53:22', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=696', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (697, 1, '2009-02-27 13:52:41', '2009-02-27 19:52:41', 'I just posted the straw bale web site as "web site of the week", but that poses a problem because I find more than one good web site a week. So this one is web site of the day: NaturalHomes', 'NaturalHomes.org - Web site of the day', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '696-revision', '', '', '2009-02-27 13:52:41', '2009-02-27 19:52:41', '', 696, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/696-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (698, 1, '2009-02-27 14:00:18', '2009-02-27 20:00:18', 'Here is a cool app courtesy of NaturalHomes.org. It shows all the natural homes in the world (at least the ones they know of, which is probably one tenth the real number). The map at first only shows the US, but we\'ll forgive them their nationalism in light of our recent and proud presidential election.\r\n\r\nBasically if you thought you were safe from natural homes taking over the world, think again pal (or palette, which is the feminine form of pal, not the wood frame you use to load up with heavy things).\r\n\r\nYes natural homes are taking over the world and if this scares you, then be scared. Be very scared....in fact there might even be a natural home scheming itself into existence on your very own block....yes I know, as horrible as it may seem you must accept the reality we currently live in.\r\n\r\nNatural homes, like death and taxes, are inevitable. Unless of course you are one of those people who cheats on your taxes and worships plastic surgery, in which case there is a non-natural homes commune in Florida you could join. You may have to sacrifice some of your personality but I hear they have a great dental plan.\r\n\r\nAnyway, NATURAL HOMES OF THE WORLD UNITE!:\r\n', 'NATURAL HOMES OF THE WORLD UNITE!', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'straw-bale-homes-world', '', '', '2009-02-27 14:08:42', '2009-02-27 20:08:42', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=698', 0, 'post', '', 1) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (699, 1, '2009-02-27 13:59:23', '2009-02-27 19:59:23', 'Here is a cool app courtesy of NaturalHomes.org. It shows all the straw bale homes in the world (at least the ones they know of, which is probably one tenth the real number). Basically if you thought you were safe from straw bale homes taking over the world, think again pal (or palette, which is the feminine form of pal and not the wood frame you use to load up with heavy things).\n\nYes natural homes are taking over the world and if this scares you, then be scared. Be very scared....in fact there might even be a natural home scheming itself into existence on your very own block....', 'Straw Bale Homes in the World', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '698-revision', '', '', '2009-02-27 13:59:23', '2009-02-27 19:59:23', '', 698, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/698-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (700, 1, '2009-02-27 14:07:52', '2009-02-27 20:07:52', 'Here is a cool app courtesy of NaturalHomes.org. It shows all the natural homes in the world (at least the ones they know of, which is probably one tenth the real number). The map at first only shows the US, but we\'ll forgive them their natioBasically if you thought you were safe from natural homes taking over the world, think again pal (or palette, which is the feminine form of pal, not the wood frame you use to load up with heavy things).\n\nYes natural homes are taking over the world and if this scares you, then be scared. Be very scared....in fact there might even be a natural home scheming itself into existence on your very own block....yes I know, as horrible as it may seem you must accept the reality we currently live in.\n\nNatural homes, like death and taxes, are inevitable. Unless of course you are one of those people who cheats on your taxes and worships plastic surgery, in which case there is a non-natural homes commune in Florida you could join. You may have to sacrifice some of your personality but I hear they have a great dental plan.\n\nAnyway, NATURAL HOMES OF THE WORLD UNITE!:\n', 'NATURAL HOMES OF THE WORLD UNITE!', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '698-autosave', '', '', '2009-02-27 14:07:52', '2009-02-27 20:07:52', '', 698, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/698-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (701, 1, '2009-02-27 14:00:18', '2009-02-27 20:00:18', 'Here is a cool app courtesy of NaturalHomes.org. It shows all the straw bale homes in the world (at least the ones they know of, which is probably one tenth the real number). Basically if you thought you were safe from straw bale homes taking over the world, think again pal (or palette, which is the feminine form of pal and not the wood frame you use to load up with heavy things).\r\n\r\nYes natural homes are taking over the world and if this scares you, then be scared. Be very scared....in fact there might even be a natural home scheming itself into existence on your very own block....yes I know, as horrible as it may seem you must accept the reality we currently live in.\r\n\r\nSTRAW BALE HOMES OF THE WORLD UNITE!:\r\n', 'Straw Bale Homes in the World', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '698-revision-2', '', '', '2009-02-27 14:00:18', '2009-02-27 20:00:18', '', 698, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/698-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (702, 1, '2009-02-27 14:05:51', '2009-02-27 20:05:51', 'Here is a cool app courtesy of NaturalHomes.org. It shows all the natural homes in the world (at least the ones they know of, which is probably one tenth the real number). Basically if you thought you were safe from natural homes taking over the world, think again pal (or palette, which is the feminine form of pal, not the wood frame you use to load up with heavy things).\r\n\r\nYes natural homes are taking over the world and if this scares you, then be scared. Be very scared....in fact there might even be a natural home scheming itself into existence on your very own block....yes I know, as horrible as it may seem you must accept the reality we currently live in.\r\n\r\nNatural homes, like death and taxes, are inevitable. Unless of course you are one of those people who cheats on your taxes and worships plastic surgery, in which can there is a non-natural homes commune in Florida you could join. You may have to sacrifice some of your personality but I hear they have a great dental plan.\r\n\r\nAnyway, NATURAL HOMES OF THE WORLD UNITE!:\r\n', 'NATURAL HOMES OF THE WORLD UNITE!', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '698-revision-3', '', '', '2009-02-27 14:05:51', '2009-02-27 20:05:51', '', 698, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/698-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (703, 1, '2009-02-27 14:06:29', '2009-02-27 20:06:29', 'Here is a cool app courtesy of NaturalHomes.org. It shows all the natural homes in the world (at least the ones they know of, which is probably one tenth the real number). Basically if you thought you were safe from natural homes taking over the world, think again pal (or palette, which is the feminine form of pal, not the wood frame you use to load up with heavy things).\r\n\r\nYes natural homes are taking over the world and if this scares you, then be scared. Be very scared....in fact there might even be a natural home scheming itself into existence on your very own block....yes I know, as horrible as it may seem you must accept the reality we currently live in.\r\n\r\nNatural homes, like death and taxes, are inevitable. Unless of course you are one of those people who cheats on your taxes and worships plastic surgery, in which case there is a non-natural homes commune in Florida you could join. You may have to sacrifice some of your personality but I hear they have a great dental plan.\r\n\r\nAnyway, NATURAL HOMES OF THE WORLD UNITE!:\r\n', 'NATURAL HOMES OF THE WORLD UNITE!', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '698-revision-4', '', '', '2009-02-27 14:06:29', '2009-02-27 20:06:29', '', 698, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/698-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (704, 1, '2009-02-28 14:00:42', '2009-02-28 20:00:42', 'OK, so you\'ve built a nice green kitchen. You\'ve got your recycled wood cabinets, your Energy Star appliances, and your cork floor. You\'ve invited some friends over for organic pasta. So just like Grandma used to cook pasta you fill a large pot full of water, right? \r\n\r\nWRONG!\r\n\r\nGrandma also smoked two packs of cigarettes a day and used asbestos oven mitts. You gonna do that too?\r\n\r\nWe have MANY ingrained ways of doing things that seem right just because, well, it\'s always been done that way. And it turns out that cooking pasta is one of them. According to a recent NY Times Article (below) you don\'t need to fill a pot full of water to make good pasta.\r\n\r\nAnd by using less water you, well, use less water AND you waste less gas heating up the water.\r\n\r\nWhat other cooking techniques are we doing that is a waste?\r\n\r\nThis concept goes deep. It is part of a long standing belief that if we change our environment our lives will change. This is sort of true from the point that our outer environment and inner environment are connected. If you build a green house you definitely will have a better life. \r\n\r\nBUT for the very same reason, if you don\'t change your inner environment sooner or later it will effect your outer environment. That nice green kitchen will still be very good at wasting energy through excess pasta water because even though your environment changed your inner beliefs didn\'t.\r\n\r\n--------------\r\nNY Times\r\nFebruary 25, 2009\r\nThe Curious Cook\r\nHow Much Water Does Pasta Really Need?\r\nBy HAROLD McGEE\r\n\r\nSOME time ago, as I emptied a big pot of pasta water into the sink and waited for the fog to lift from my glasses, a simple question occurred to me. Why boil so much more water than pasta actually absorbs, only to pour it down the drain? Couldn’t we cook pasta just as well with much less water and energy? Another question quickly followed: if we could, what would the defenders of Italian tradition say?\r\n\r\nAfter some experiments, I’ve found that we can indeed make pasta in just a few cups of water and save a good deal of energy. Not that much in your kitchen or mine — just the amount needed to keep a burner on high for a few more minutes. But Americans cook something like a billion pounds of pasta a year, so those minutes could add up.\r\n\r\nMy rough figuring indicates an energy savings at the stove top of several trillion B.T.U.s. At the power plant, that would mean saving 250,000 to 500,000 barrels of oil, or $10 million to $20 million at current prices. Significant numbers, though these days they sound like small drops in a very large pot.\r\n\r\nThe standard method for cooking pasta, found in Italian cookbooks and on pasta packages, is to heat to a rolling boil 4 to 6 quarts of well-salted water per pound of pasta. The usual rationales are that abundant water quickly recovers the boil when the pasta is added, gives the noodles room so that they don’t stick to one another, and dilutes the starch they release, so they don’t end up with a “gluey” surface.\r\n\r\nTo see which of these factors are really significant, I put a pound of spaghetti into a pot, added just 2 quarts of cold water and 2 teaspoons salt and turned on the heat. The water took about 8 minutes to reach the boil, during which I had to push the noodles around occasionally to keep them from sticking. They took another 10 minutes to cook through.\r\n\r\nWhen I drained the pasta, it had the texture and saltiness I expected, seemed about as sticky as usual, and when tossed with a little oil, seemed perfectly normal.\r\n\r\nSo I tried reducing the water even further, to 1 1/2 quarts. I had to stir often because that’s not quite enough to keep all the pasta immersed all the time, but again the spaghetti came out fine.\r\n\r\nWhy can pasta cook normally in a small volume of water that starts out cold? Because the noodles absorb water only very slowly at temperatures much below the boil, so little happens to them in the few minutes it takes for the water to heat up. And no matter how starchy the cooking water is, the solid noodle surfaces themselves are starchier, and will be sticky until they’re lubricated by sauce or oil.\r\n\r\nI described my method in e-mail messages to two of this country’s best-known advocates of Italian cuisine. Lidia Bastianich told me: “My grandmother would have thought of the idea surely as blasphemous. I think it is curious.” And Marcella Hazan said, “I am a very curious person, and I’m glad people are exploring new ways.” Both of them gave it a try.\r\n\r\nMs. Bastianich responded with a controlled experiment. She started spaghettini in pots of cold water and boiling water (4 quarts each instead of her usual 6) side by side and found the cold-water version lacking in the gradation of texture she looks for. As for the flavor, she said “I felt that the cold-water pasta had lost some of the nutty flavor of a good semolina pasta cooked properly.”\r\n\r\nMs. Bastianich agreed that using less water is O.K. “Yes, I think it’s doable to reduce the cooking water by one third,” from 6 quarts per pound to 4. “But please ‘butta la pasta’ in boiling water.”\r\n\r\nMs. Hazan tried starting a batch of shell pasta in a somewhat reduced amount of cold water, and found that it needed constant stirring to avoid sticking. “Maybe you save heat energy, but you also have to work a lot harder,” she told me in a follow-up call. “It’s not so convenient. I don’t know if I would cook pasta this way.”\r\n\r\nHeartened by the experts’ willingness to experiment, I went back to work, this time starting with hot water. I found that it’s possible to butta la pasta in 1 1/2 or 2 quarts of boiling water without having the noodles stick. Short shapes just require occasional stirring. Long strands and ribbons need a quick wetting with cold water just before they go into the pot, then frequent stirring for a minute or two.\r\n\r\nExcept for capellini, which cooks too quickly, I find that both the cold and hot versions of the minimal-water method work well with the common shapes I’ve tried, with whole wheat pasta, and even fresh pasta, as long as any surface flour is rinsed off first.\r\n\r\nI prefer starting with cold water, because the noodles don’t stick together at all as they go into the pot, and because I don’t notice a difference in flavor once they’re drained and sauced. It’s true, though, that no matter what temperature you start with, this method requires more attention. That’s a disadvantage when you’re cooking several things at once.\r\n\r\nIf you cook pasta often, try experimenting with different starting temperatures and amounts of water. You can even cook pasta in the manner of a risotto, adding the liquid in small doses and stirring constantly. Be sure to use a pot broad enough for the noodles to lie flat on the bottom, and to reduce the salt for smaller volumes of water.\r\n\r\nThere’s one other dividend to cooking pasta in minimal water that I hadn’t anticipated: the leftover pasta water. It’s thick, but you can still easily ladle it out by tilting the pan. And it’s very pleasant tasting: not too salty, lots of body, and lots of semolina flavor. Whole-wheat pasta water is surprisingly delicious.\r\n\r\nItalian recipes often suggest adding pasta water to adjust the consistency of a sauce, but this thick water is almost a sauce in itself. When I anointed a batch of spaghetti with olive oil and then tossed it with a couple of ladles-full, the oil dispersed into tiny droplets in the liquid, and the oily coating became an especially creamy one.\r\n\r\nRestaurant cooks prize thick pasta water. In “Heat,” his best-selling account of working in Mario Batali’s restaurant Babbo, Bill Buford describes how in the course of an evening, water in the pasta cooker goes from clear to cloudy to muddy, a stage that is “yucky-sounding but wonderful,” because the water “behaves like a sauce thickener, binding the elements and flavoring the pasta with the flavor of itself.”\r\n\r\nMr. Buford suggests that the muddy pasta water should be bottled and sold, because home cooking never produces anything like it. Cooking one batch of pasta in minimal water can’t smooth out the starch as completely or generate those long-cooked flavors. But it does make pasta water good enough to sip. ', 'Green Cooking', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'green-cooking', '', '', '2009-02-28 15:02:07', '2009-02-28 21:02:07', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=704', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (705, 1, '2009-02-28 14:00:26', '2009-02-28 20:00:26', 'OK, so you\'ve built a nice green kitchen. You\'ve got your recycled wood cabinets, your Energy Star appliances, and your cork floor. You\'ve invited some friends over for organic pasta. So just like Grandma used to cook pasta you fill a large pot full of water, right? \n\nWRONG!\n\nGrandma also smoked two packs of cigarettes a day and insulated her walls with asbestos. You gonna do that too?\n\nWe have MANY ingrained ways of doing things that seem right just because, well, it\'s always been done that way. And it turns out that cooking pasta is one of them. According to a recent NY Times Article (below) you don\'t need to fill a pot full of water to make good pasta.\n\nAnd by using less water you, well, use less water AND you waste less gas heating up the water.\n\nWhat other cooking techniques are we doing that is a waste?\n\nThis concept goes deep. It is part of a long standing belief that if we change our environment our lives will change. This is sort of true from the point that our outer environment and inner environment are connected. If you build a green house you definitely will have a better life. \n\nBUT for the very same reason, if you don\'t change your inner environment sooner or later it will effect your outer environment. That nice green kitchen will still be very good at wasting energy through excess pasta water because even though your environment changed your inner beliefs didn\'t.\n\n--------------\nNY Times\nFebruary 25, 2009\nThe Curious Cook\nHow Much Water Does Pasta Really Need?\nBy HAROLD McGEE\n\nSOME time ago, as I emptied a big pot of pasta water into the sink and waited for the fog to lift from my glasses, a simple question occurred to me. Why boil so much more water than pasta actually absorbs, only to pour it down the drain? Couldn’t we cook pasta just as well with much less water and energy? Another question quickly followed: if we could, what would the defenders of Italian tradition say?\n\nAfter some experiments, I’ve found that we can indeed make pasta in just a few cups of water and save a good deal of energy. Not that much in your kitchen or mine — just the amount needed to keep a burner on high for a few more minutes. But Americans cook something like a billion pounds of pasta a year, so those minutes could add up.\n\nMy rough figuring indicates an energy savings at the stove top of several trillion B.T.U.s. At the power plant, that would mean saving 250,000 to 500,000 barrels of oil, or $10 million to $20 million at current prices. Significant numbers, though these days they sound like small drops in a very large pot.\n\nThe standard method for cooking pasta, found in Italian cookbooks and on pasta packages, is to heat to a rolling boil 4 to 6 quarts of well-salted water per pound of pasta. The usual rationales are that abundant water quickly recovers the boil when the pasta is added, gives the noodles room so that they don’t stick to one another, and dilutes the starch they release, so they don’t end up with a “gluey” surface.\n\nTo see which of these factors are really significant, I put a pound of spaghetti into a pot, added just 2 quarts of cold water and 2 teaspoons salt and turned on the heat. The water took about 8 minutes to reach the boil, during which I had to push the noodles around occasionally to keep them from sticking. They took another 10 minutes to cook through.\n\nWhen I drained the pasta, it had the texture and saltiness I expected, seemed about as sticky as usual, and when tossed with a little oil, seemed perfectly normal.\n\nSo I tried reducing the water even further, to 1 1/2 quarts. I had to stir often because that’s not quite enough to keep all the pasta immersed all the time, but again the spaghetti came out fine.\n\nWhy can pasta cook normally in a small volume of water that starts out cold? Because the noodles absorb water only very slowly at temperatures much below the boil, so little happens to them in the few minutes it takes for the water to heat up. And no matter how starchy the cooking water is, the solid noodle surfaces themselves are starchier, and will be sticky until they’re lubricated by sauce or oil.\n\nI described my method in e-mail messages to two of this country’s best-known advocates of Italian cuisine. Lidia Bastianich told me: “My grandmother would have thought of the idea surely as blasphemous. I think it is curious.” And Marcella Hazan said, “I am a very curious person, and I’m glad people are exploring new ways.” Both of them gave it a try.\n\nMs. Bastianich responded with a controlled experiment. She started spaghettini in pots of cold water and boiling water (4 quarts each instead of her usual 6) side by side and found the cold-water version lacking in the gradation of texture she looks for. As for the flavor, she said “I felt that the cold-water pasta had lost some of the nutty flavor of a good semolina pasta cooked properly.”\n\nMs. Bastianich agreed that using less water is O.K. “Yes, I think it’s doable to reduce the cooking water by one third,” from 6 quarts per pound to 4. “But please ‘butta la pasta’ in boiling water.”\n\nMs. Hazan tried starting a batch of shell pasta in a somewhat reduced amount of cold water, and found that it needed constant stirring to avoid sticking. “Maybe you save heat energy, but you also have to work a lot harder,” she told me in a follow-up call. “It’s not so convenient. I don’t know if I would cook pasta this way.”\n\nHeartened by the experts’ willingness to experiment, I went back to work, this time starting with hot water. I found that it’s possible to butta la pasta in 1 1/2 or 2 quarts of boiling water without having the noodles stick. Short shapes just require occasional stirring. Long strands and ribbons need a quick wetting with cold water just before they go into the pot, then frequent stirring for a minute or two.\n\nExcept for capellini, which cooks too quickly, I find that both the cold and hot versions of the minimal-water method work well with the common shapes I’ve tried, with whole wheat pasta, and even fresh pasta, as long as any surface flour is rinsed off first.\n\nI prefer starting with cold water, because the noodles don’t stick together at all as they go into the pot, and because I don’t notice a difference in flavor once they’re drained and sauced. It’s true, though, that no matter what temperature you start with, this method requires more attention. That’s a disadvantage when you’re cooking several things at once.\n\nIf you cook pasta often, try experimenting with different starting temperatures and amounts of water. You can even cook pasta in the manner of a risotto, adding the liquid in small doses and stirring constantly. Be sure to use a pot broad enough for the noodles to lie flat on the bottom, and to reduce the salt for smaller volumes of water.\n\nThere’s one other dividend to cooking pasta in minimal water that I hadn’t anticipated: the leftover pasta water. It’s thick, but you can still easily ladle it out by tilting the pan. And it’s very pleasant tasting: not too salty, lots of body, and lots of semolina flavor. Whole-wheat pasta water is surprisingly delicious.\n\nItalian recipes often suggest adding pasta water to adjust the consistency of a sauce, but this thick water is almost a sauce in itself. When I anointed a batch of spaghetti with olive oil and then tossed it with a couple of ladles-full, the oil dispersed into tiny droplets in the liquid, and the oily coating became an especially creamy one.\n\nRestaurant cooks prize thick pasta water. In “Heat,” his best-selling account of working in Mario Batali’s restaurant Babbo, Bill Buford describes how in the course of an evening, water in the pasta cooker goes from clear to cloudy to muddy, a stage that is “yucky-sounding but wonderful,” because the water “behaves like a sauce thickener, binding the elements and flavoring the pasta with the flavor of itself.”\n\nMr. Buford suggests that the muddy pasta water should be bottled and sold, because home cooking never produces anything like it. Cooking one batch of pasta in minimal water can’t smooth out the starch as completely or generate those long-cooked flavors. But it does make pasta water good enough to sip. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (706, 1, '2009-02-28 14:00:42', '2009-02-28 20:00:42', 'OK, so you\'ve built a nice green kitchen. You\'ve got your recycled wood cabinets, your Energy Star appliances, and your cork floor. You\'ve invited some friends over for organic pasta. So just like Grandma used to cook pasta you fill a large pot full of water, right? \r\n\r\nWRONG!\r\n\r\nGrandma also smoked two packs of cigarettes a day and insulated her walls with asbestos. You gonna do that too?\r\n\r\nWe have MANY ingrained ways of doing things that seem right just because, well, it\'s always been done that way. And it turns out that cooking pasta is one of them. According to a recent NY Times Article (below) you don\'t need to fill a pot full of water to make good pasta.\r\n\r\nAnd by using less water you, well, use less water AND you waste less gas heating up the water.\r\n\r\nWhat other cooking techniques are we doing that is a waste?\r\n\r\nThis concept goes deep. It is part of a long standing belief that if we change our environment our lives will change. This is sort of true from the point that our outer environment and inner environment are connected. If you build a green house you definitely will have a better life. \r\n\r\nBUT for the very same reason, if you don\'t change your inner environment sooner or later it will effect your outer environment. That nice green kitchen will still be very good at wasting energy through excess pasta water because even though your environment changed your inner beliefs didn\'t.\r\n\r\n--------------\r\nNY Times\r\nFebruary 25, 2009\r\nThe Curious Cook\r\nHow Much Water Does Pasta Really Need?\r\nBy HAROLD McGEE\r\n\r\nSOME time ago, as I emptied a big pot of pasta water into the sink and waited for the fog to lift from my glasses, a simple question occurred to me. Why boil so much more water than pasta actually absorbs, only to pour it down the drain? Couldn’t we cook pasta just as well with much less water and energy? Another question quickly followed: if we could, what would the defenders of Italian tradition say?\r\n\r\nAfter some experiments, I’ve found that we can indeed make pasta in just a few cups of water and save a good deal of energy. Not that much in your kitchen or mine — just the amount needed to keep a burner on high for a few more minutes. But Americans cook something like a billion pounds of pasta a year, so those minutes could add up.\r\n\r\nMy rough figuring indicates an energy savings at the stove top of several trillion B.T.U.s. At the power plant, that would mean saving 250,000 to 500,000 barrels of oil, or $10 million to $20 million at current prices. Significant numbers, though these days they sound like small drops in a very large pot.\r\n\r\nThe standard method for cooking pasta, found in Italian cookbooks and on pasta packages, is to heat to a rolling boil 4 to 6 quarts of well-salted water per pound of pasta. The usual rationales are that abundant water quickly recovers the boil when the pasta is added, gives the noodles room so that they don’t stick to one another, and dilutes the starch they release, so they don’t end up with a “gluey” surface.\r\n\r\nTo see which of these factors are really significant, I put a pound of spaghetti into a pot, added just 2 quarts of cold water and 2 teaspoons salt and turned on the heat. The water took about 8 minutes to reach the boil, during which I had to push the noodles around occasionally to keep them from sticking. They took another 10 minutes to cook through.\r\n\r\nWhen I drained the pasta, it had the texture and saltiness I expected, seemed about as sticky as usual, and when tossed with a little oil, seemed perfectly normal.\r\n\r\nSo I tried reducing the water even further, to 1 1/2 quarts. I had to stir often because that’s not quite enough to keep all the pasta immersed all the time, but again the spaghetti came out fine.\r\n\r\nWhy can pasta cook normally in a small volume of water that starts out cold? Because the noodles absorb water only very slowly at temperatures much below the boil, so little happens to them in the few minutes it takes for the water to heat up. And no matter how starchy the cooking water is, the solid noodle surfaces themselves are starchier, and will be sticky until they’re lubricated by sauce or oil.\r\n\r\nI described my method in e-mail messages to two of this country’s best-known advocates of Italian cuisine. Lidia Bastianich told me: “My grandmother would have thought of the idea surely as blasphemous. I think it is curious.” And Marcella Hazan said, “I am a very curious person, and I’m glad people are exploring new ways.” Both of them gave it a try.\r\n\r\nMs. Bastianich responded with a controlled experiment. She started spaghettini in pots of cold water and boiling water (4 quarts each instead of her usual 6) side by side and found the cold-water version lacking in the gradation of texture she looks for. As for the flavor, she said “I felt that the cold-water pasta had lost some of the nutty flavor of a good semolina pasta cooked properly.”\r\n\r\nMs. Bastianich agreed that using less water is O.K. “Yes, I think it’s doable to reduce the cooking water by one third,” from 6 quarts per pound to 4. “But please ‘butta la pasta’ in boiling water.”\r\n\r\nMs. Hazan tried starting a batch of shell pasta in a somewhat reduced amount of cold water, and found that it needed constant stirring to avoid sticking. “Maybe you save heat energy, but you also have to work a lot harder,” she told me in a follow-up call. “It’s not so convenient. I don’t know if I would cook pasta this way.”\r\n\r\nHeartened by the experts’ willingness to experiment, I went back to work, this time starting with hot water. I found that it’s possible to butta la pasta in 1 1/2 or 2 quarts of boiling water without having the noodles stick. Short shapes just require occasional stirring. Long strands and ribbons need a quick wetting with cold water just before they go into the pot, then frequent stirring for a minute or two.\r\n\r\nExcept for capellini, which cooks too quickly, I find that both the cold and hot versions of the minimal-water method work well with the common shapes I’ve tried, with whole wheat pasta, and even fresh pasta, as long as any surface flour is rinsed off first.\r\n\r\nI prefer starting with cold water, because the noodles don’t stick together at all as they go into the pot, and because I don’t notice a difference in flavor once they’re drained and sauced. It’s true, though, that no matter what temperature you start with, this method requires more attention. That’s a disadvantage when you’re cooking several things at once.\r\n\r\nIf you cook pasta often, try experimenting with different starting temperatures and amounts of water. You can even cook pasta in the manner of a risotto, adding the liquid in small doses and stirring constantly. Be sure to use a pot broad enough for the noodles to lie flat on the bottom, and to reduce the salt for smaller volumes of water.\r\n\r\nThere’s one other dividend to cooking pasta in minimal water that I hadn’t anticipated: the leftover pasta water. It’s thick, but you can still easily ladle it out by tilting the pan. And it’s very pleasant tasting: not too salty, lots of body, and lots of semolina flavor. Whole-wheat pasta water is surprisingly delicious.\r\n\r\nItalian recipes often suggest adding pasta water to adjust the consistency of a sauce, but this thick water is almost a sauce in itself. When I anointed a batch of spaghetti with olive oil and then tossed it with a couple of ladles-full, the oil dispersed into tiny droplets in the liquid, and the oily coating became an especially creamy one.\r\n\r\nRestaurant cooks prize thick pasta water. In “Heat,” his best-selling account of working in Mario Batali’s restaurant Babbo, Bill Buford describes how in the course of an evening, water in the pasta cooker goes from clear to cloudy to muddy, a stage that is “yucky-sounding but wonderful,” because the water “behaves like a sauce thickener, binding the elements and flavoring the pasta with the flavor of itself.”\r\n\r\nMr. Buford suggests that the muddy pasta water should be bottled and sold, because home cooking never produces anything like it. Cooking one batch of pasta in minimal water can’t smooth out the starch as completely or generate those long-cooked flavors. But it does make pasta water good enough to sip. ', 'Green Cooking', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '704-revision-2', '', '', '2009-02-28 14:00:42', '2009-02-28 20:00:42', '', 704, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/704-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (707, 1, '2009-02-28 15:00:49', '2009-02-28 21:00:49', 'OK, so you\'ve built a nice green kitchen. You\'ve got your recycled wood cabinets, your Energy Star appliances, and your cork floor. You\'ve invited some friends over for organic pasta. So just like Grandma used to cook pasta you fill a large pot full of water, right? \r\n\r\nWRONG!\r\n\r\nGrandma also smoked two packs of cigarettes a day and used asbestos oven mits. You gonna do that too?\r\n\r\nWe have MANY ingrained ways of doing things that seem right just because, well, it\'s always been done that way. And it turns out that cooking pasta is one of them. According to a recent NY Times Article (below) you don\'t need to fill a pot full of water to make good pasta.\r\n\r\nAnd by using less water you, well, use less water AND you waste less gas heating up the water.\r\n\r\nWhat other cooking techniques are we doing that is a waste?\r\n\r\nThis concept goes deep. It is part of a long standing belief that if we change our environment our lives will change. This is sort of true from the point that our outer environment and inner environment are connected. If you build a green house you definitely will have a better life. \r\n\r\nBUT for the very same reason, if you don\'t change your inner environment sooner or later it will effect your outer environment. That nice green kitchen will still be very good at wasting energy through excess pasta water because even though your environment changed your inner beliefs didn\'t.\r\n\r\n--------------\r\nNY Times\r\nFebruary 25, 2009\r\nThe Curious Cook\r\nHow Much Water Does Pasta Really Need?\r\nBy HAROLD McGEE\r\n\r\nSOME time ago, as I emptied a big pot of pasta water into the sink and waited for the fog to lift from my glasses, a simple question occurred to me. Why boil so much more water than pasta actually absorbs, only to pour it down the drain? Couldn’t we cook pasta just as well with much less water and energy? Another question quickly followed: if we could, what would the defenders of Italian tradition say?\r\n\r\nAfter some experiments, I’ve found that we can indeed make pasta in just a few cups of water and save a good deal of energy. Not that much in your kitchen or mine — just the amount needed to keep a burner on high for a few more minutes. But Americans cook something like a billion pounds of pasta a year, so those minutes could add up.\r\n\r\nMy rough figuring indicates an energy savings at the stove top of several trillion B.T.U.s. At the power plant, that would mean saving 250,000 to 500,000 barrels of oil, or $10 million to $20 million at current prices. Significant numbers, though these days they sound like small drops in a very large pot.\r\n\r\nThe standard method for cooking pasta, found in Italian cookbooks and on pasta packages, is to heat to a rolling boil 4 to 6 quarts of well-salted water per pound of pasta. The usual rationales are that abundant water quickly recovers the boil when the pasta is added, gives the noodles room so that they don’t stick to one another, and dilutes the starch they release, so they don’t end up with a “gluey” surface.\r\n\r\nTo see which of these factors are really significant, I put a pound of spaghetti into a pot, added just 2 quarts of cold water and 2 teaspoons salt and turned on the heat. The water took about 8 minutes to reach the boil, during which I had to push the noodles around occasionally to keep them from sticking. They took another 10 minutes to cook through.\r\n\r\nWhen I drained the pasta, it had the texture and saltiness I expected, seemed about as sticky as usual, and when tossed with a little oil, seemed perfectly normal.\r\n\r\nSo I tried reducing the water even further, to 1 1/2 quarts. I had to stir often because that’s not quite enough to keep all the pasta immersed all the time, but again the spaghetti came out fine.\r\n\r\nWhy can pasta cook normally in a small volume of water that starts out cold? Because the noodles absorb water only very slowly at temperatures much below the boil, so little happens to them in the few minutes it takes for the water to heat up. And no matter how starchy the cooking water is, the solid noodle surfaces themselves are starchier, and will be sticky until they’re lubricated by sauce or oil.\r\n\r\nI described my method in e-mail messages to two of this country’s best-known advocates of Italian cuisine. Lidia Bastianich told me: “My grandmother would have thought of the idea surely as blasphemous. I think it is curious.” And Marcella Hazan said, “I am a very curious person, and I’m glad people are exploring new ways.” Both of them gave it a try.\r\n\r\nMs. Bastianich responded with a controlled experiment. She started spaghettini in pots of cold water and boiling water (4 quarts each instead of her usual 6) side by side and found the cold-water version lacking in the gradation of texture she looks for. As for the flavor, she said “I felt that the cold-water pasta had lost some of the nutty flavor of a good semolina pasta cooked properly.”\r\n\r\nMs. Bastianich agreed that using less water is O.K. “Yes, I think it’s doable to reduce the cooking water by one third,” from 6 quarts per pound to 4. “But please ‘butta la pasta’ in boiling water.”\r\n\r\nMs. Hazan tried starting a batch of shell pasta in a somewhat reduced amount of cold water, and found that it needed constant stirring to avoid sticking. “Maybe you save heat energy, but you also have to work a lot harder,” she told me in a follow-up call. “It’s not so convenient. I don’t know if I would cook pasta this way.”\r\n\r\nHeartened by the experts’ willingness to experiment, I went back to work, this time starting with hot water. I found that it’s possible to butta la pasta in 1 1/2 or 2 quarts of boiling water without having the noodles stick. Short shapes just require occasional stirring. Long strands and ribbons need a quick wetting with cold water just before they go into the pot, then frequent stirring for a minute or two.\r\n\r\nExcept for capellini, which cooks too quickly, I find that both the cold and hot versions of the minimal-water method work well with the common shapes I’ve tried, with whole wheat pasta, and even fresh pasta, as long as any surface flour is rinsed off first.\r\n\r\nI prefer starting with cold water, because the noodles don’t stick together at all as they go into the pot, and because I don’t notice a difference in flavor once they’re drained and sauced. It’s true, though, that no matter what temperature you start with, this method requires more attention. That’s a disadvantage when you’re cooking several things at once.\r\n\r\nIf you cook pasta often, try experimenting with different starting temperatures and amounts of water. You can even cook pasta in the manner of a risotto, adding the liquid in small doses and stirring constantly. Be sure to use a pot broad enough for the noodles to lie flat on the bottom, and to reduce the salt for smaller volumes of water.\r\n\r\nThere’s one other dividend to cooking pasta in minimal water that I hadn’t anticipated: the leftover pasta water. It’s thick, but you can still easily ladle it out by tilting the pan. And it’s very pleasant tasting: not too salty, lots of body, and lots of semolina flavor. Whole-wheat pasta water is surprisingly delicious.\r\n\r\nItalian recipes often suggest adding pasta water to adjust the consistency of a sauce, but this thick water is almost a sauce in itself. When I anointed a batch of spaghetti with olive oil and then tossed it with a couple of ladles-full, the oil dispersed into tiny droplets in the liquid, and the oily coating became an especially creamy one.\r\n\r\nRestaurant cooks prize thick pasta water. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (708, 1, '2009-03-02 19:01:00', '2009-03-03 01:01:00', 'I needed some help designing some stairs in the Brooklyn Green Show House. I knew what I wanted but I didn\'t want the headache of calculating all the dimensions. It is basically a double turn and the space was tight so you had to be really careful with the measurements. So I posted an add on craigslist.org. I got lots of qualified Architects and decided to go with Nicholas Liberis.\r\n\r\nHe turned out to be really great. He delivered high quality work on time. Here are the drawings I sent him to work from.\r\n
\r\nI first of all didn\'t know if it could be done while still keeping to code. But it turns out it can be done. Here is what he sent back.\r\n
\r\n\r\nAnd just for fun he drew some 3D images for it. Here are three views of the same stairs. Here you can see the stairs in the background. In the foreground you can see the balcony of the floor above. \r\n
\r\nHere is a close up from the back. I like the way the risers alternate between spaces. He made a cool extention of one of the treads that could be used as an alcove to put LED lighting. He put a concrete pond below the stairs. What is actually there is a very large boulder that we unearthed while digging down the cellar. Everyone wanted me to dig a hole and bury it but since I\'m that way I gave it a name and a little home under the stairs.\r\n
\r\nHere is a close up from the front. He picked metal hardware for the railing and support. My hardware very much depends on what I salvage. Right now I have some metal from the fire escape we took down and I have some nice beams so we\'ll see what we end up using.\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (714, 1, '2009-03-02 19:00:29', '2009-03-03 01:00:29', 'I needed some help designing some stairs in the Brooklyn Green Show House. I knew what I wanted but I didn\'t want the headache of calculating all the dimensions. It is basically a double turn and the space was tight so you had to be really careful with the measurements. So I posted an add on craigslist.org. I got lots of qualified Architects and decided to go with Nicholas Liberis.\n\nHe turned out to be really great. He delivered high quality work on time. Here are the drawings I sent him.\n\nI first of all didn\'t know if it could be done while still keeping to code. But it turns out it can be done. Here is what he sent back.\n\nAnd just for fun he drew some 3D images for it. Here are three views of the same stairs.\n\n\n', 'Stair Design', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '708-revision', '', '', '2009-03-02 19:00:29', '2009-03-03 01:00:29', '', 708, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/708-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (715, 1, '2009-03-02 19:07:43', '2009-03-03 01:07:43', 'I needed some help designing some stairs in the Brooklyn Green Show House. I knew what I wanted but I didn\'t want the headache of calculating all the dimensions. It is basically a double turn and the space was tight so you had to be really careful with the measurements. So I posted an add on craigslist.org. I got lots of qualified Architects and decided to go with Nicholas Liberis.\n\nHe turned out to be really great. He delivered high quality work on time. Here are the drawings I sent him to work from.\n\nI first of all didn\'t know if it could be done while still keeping to code. But it turns out it can be done. Here is what he sent back.\n\n\nAnd just for fun he drew some 3D images for it. Here are three views of the same stairs. Here you can see the stairs in the background. In the foreground you can see the balcony of the floor above. \n\nHere is a close up from the back. I like the way the risers alternate between spaces. He made a cool extention of one of the treads that could be used as an alcove to put LED lighting. He put a concrete pond below the stairs. What is actually there is a very large boulder that we unearthed while digging down the cellar. Everyone wanted me to dig a h\n\nHere is a close up from the front. He picked metal hardware for the railing and support. My hardware very much depends on what I salvage. Right now I have some metal from the fire escape we took down and I have some nice beams so we\'ll see what we end up using.\n', 'Stair Design', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '708-autosave', '', '', '2009-03-02 19:07:43', '2009-03-03 01:07:43', '', 708, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/708-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (716, 1, '2009-03-02 19:01:00', '2009-03-03 01:01:00', 'I needed some help designing some stairs in the Brooklyn Green Show House. I knew what I wanted but I didn\'t want the headache of calculating all the dimensions. It is basically a double turn and the space was tight so you had to be really careful with the measurements. So I posted an add on craigslist.org. I got lots of qualified Architects and decided to go with Nicholas Liberis.\r\n\r\nHe turned out to be really great. He delivered high quality work on time. Here are the drawings I sent him to work from.\r\n\r\nI first of all didn\'t know if it could be done while still keeping to code. But it turns out it can be done. Here is what he sent back.\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd just for fun he drew some 3D images for it. Here are three views of the same stairs.\r\n\r\n\r\n', 'Stair Design', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '708-revision-2', '', '', '2009-03-02 19:01:00', '2009-03-03 01:01:00', '', 708, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/708-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (717, 1, '2009-03-02 19:05:40', '2009-03-03 01:05:40', 'I needed some help designing some stairs in the Brooklyn Green Show House. I knew what I wanted but I didn\'t want the headache of calculating all the dimensions. It is basically a double turn and the space was tight so you had to be really careful with the measurements. So I posted an add on craigslist.org. I got lots of qualified Architects and decided to go with Nicholas Liberis.\r\n\r\nHe turned out to be really great. He delivered high quality work on time. Here are the drawings I sent him to work from.\r\n\r\nI first of all didn\'t know if it could be done while still keeping to code. But it turns out it can be done. Here is what he sent back.\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd just for fun he drew some 3D images for it. Here are three views of the same stairs. Here you can see the stairs in the background. In the foreground you can see the balcony of the floor above. He made a cool extention of one of the treads that could be used as an alcove to put LED lighting.\r\n\r\nHere is a close up from the back. I like the way the risers alternate between spaces.\r\n\r\nHere is a close up from the front. He picked metal hardware for the railing and support. My hardware very much depends on what I salvage. Right now I have some metal from the fire escape we took down and I have some nice beams so we\'ll see what we end up using.\r\n', 'Stair Design', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '708-revision-3', '', '', '2009-03-02 19:05:40', '2009-03-03 01:05:40', '', 708, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/708-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (718, 1, '2009-02-23 11:03:52', '2009-02-23 17:03:52', 'I\'m trying to design some stairs. They are from the basement to the cellar. You enter on the side and it spirrals to the right 90 degrees then follows the wall down. Once it reaches the cellar floor it spirals to the right again 45 degrees.\r\n\r\nBelow is a diagram of it. The cool thing about the stairs is that the treads and risers are old railroad logs. The treads are going to be oak. The risers are going to be a mixture of all kinds of hardwood. Hopefully it will look good as well as show the great variety of salvaged wood available. I\'m getting it from M Fine Lumber in Williamsburg.\r\n\r\n', 'Stair Design', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '668-revision-3', '', '', '2009-02-23 11:03:52', '2009-02-23 17:03:52', '', 668, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/668-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (719, 1, '2009-03-05 17:46:38', '2009-03-05 23:46:38', 'If you saw a house without the sheet rock you would be very surprised how many electric wires there are snaking all over the place. As in the world now, our house is a huge electromagnetic jungle with electromagnetic fields both big and small crisscrossing our bodies from many directions.\r\n\r\nAs a green builder I am concerned about these fields. The evidence is still inconclusive as to what the fields actually do to your body. It has been pretty solidly proven that living next to high tension electric lines increases your chances of leukemia among other cancers. But health risks from low voltage wires like the ones in a house are still unknown.\r\n\r\nHere is my reasoning on this. High tension wires cause increased cancer because the energy wreaks severe havoc on the body. Low voltage wires, like low level noises, slight smells, vague annoying lights, and all other sorts of subtle environmental agravators may not kill you but they do increase the stress levels to your body.\r\n\r\nFor example, sitting in a rumbling car tires you out a lot more than sitting in the soothing sounds of nature for the same amount of time. A car has the grinding of the engine as well as an electromagnetic drain caused by the air hitting the car and the wheels rubbing on the road (yup, I totally made that last part up, but it sounds pretty authoritative, right).\r\n\r\nAnyway, the point is that gentle nature energy heals and jarring mechanical energy drains. All illnesses are the result of the weakest link giving out and it is usually caused by stress. i.e. if you are prone to heart attacks all you need is a little nudge from the chaos of life to push you over the edge.\r\n\r\nSooooo..... as a green builder my job is to make a house that increases the soothing elements and reduces the aggravating elements, however faint thus reducing the stress on your body and increasing your well being.\r\n\r\nAnd this brings me to house wiring.\r\n\r\nHere is the wiring job my electrician did on the first day of the job:\r\n\r\n
\r\nIt is to code and by all current standards is well done. The only problem is that on the other side of the wall is the bedroom and most probably where the person will put the bed. This means that the wire will run right along the person\'s body from head to toe. It probably won\'t give them cancer. But will it disturb their sleep? There are too many variables in life for me to ever know but I\'m not taking any chances and it costs me nothing to do it better.\r\n\r\nHere is how I had him rewire it. The cables go along the ceiling. This is the farthest they can be both from people on this floor and people on the floor above. One small reduction in EMF.\r\n
\r\nAnother point is that we are using BX cable which is clad in metal. This is required by code in NY anyway so that nobody drills a hole in the wall and punctures the wire. But the added benefit is that it thoroughly grounds the wire and reduced the electromagnetic field. I would have used BX, which is more expensive, even if it wasn\'t required by code.', 'Electrical Wiring and EMF', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'electrical-wiring-emf', '', '', '2009-03-05 17:55:52', '2009-03-05 23:55:52', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=719', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (720, 1, '2009-03-05 17:46:34', '2009-03-05 23:46:34', 'If you saw a house without the sheet rock you would be very surprised how many electric wires there are snaking all over the place. As in the world now, our house is a huge electromagnetic jungle with electromagnetic fields both big and small crisscrossing our bodies from many directions.\n\nAs a green builder I am concerned about these fields. The evidence is still inconclusive as to what the fields actually do to your body. It has been pretty solidly proven that living next to high tension electric lines increases your chances of leukemia among other cancers. But health risks from low voltage wires like the ones in a house are still unknown.\n\nHere is my reasoning on this. High tension wires cause increased cancer because the energy wreaks severe havoc on the body. Low voltage wires, like low level noises, slight smells, vague annoying lights, and all other sorts of subtle environmental agravators may not kill you but they do increase the stress levels to your body.\n\nFor example, sitting in a rumbling car tires you out a lot more than sitting in the soothing sounds of nature for the same amount of time. A car has the grinding of the engine as well as an electromagnetic drain caused by the air hitting the car and the wheels rubbing on the road (yup, I totally made that last part up, but it sounds pretty authoritative, right).\n\nAnyway, the point is that gentle nature energy heals and subtle mechanical energy drains. All illnesses are the result of the weakest link giving out and it is usually caused by stress. i.e. if you are prone to heart attacks all you need is a little nudge from the chaos of life to push you over the edge.\n\nSooooo..... as a green builder my job is to make a house that increases the soothing elements and reduces the aggravating elements, thus reducing the stress on your body and increasing your well being.\n\nAnd this brings me to house wiring.\n\nHere is the wiring job my electrician did on the first day of the job:\n\nIt is to code and by all current standard is well done. The only problem is that on the other side of the wall is the bedroom and most probably where the person will put the bed. This means that the wire will run right along the person\'s body from head to toe. I probably won\'t give them cancer. But will it disturb their sleep? There are too many variables in life for me to ever know but I\'m not taking any chances.\nHere is how I had him rewire it:\n\nAnother point is that we are using BX cable which is clad in metal. This is required by code in NY anyway so that nobody drills a hole in the wall and punctures the wire. But the added benefit is that it thoroughly grounds the wire and reduced the electromagnetic field. I would have used BX, which is more expensive, even if it wasn\'t required by code.', 'Electrical Wiring and EMF', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '719-revision', '', '', '2009-03-05 17:46:34', '2009-03-05 23:46:34', '', 719, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/719-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (721, 1, '2009-03-05 19:00:59', '2009-03-06 01:00:59', 'If you saw a house without the sheet rock you would be very surprised how many electric wires there are snaking all over the place. As in the world now, our house is a huge electromagnetic jungle with electromagnetic fields both big and small crisscrossing our bodies from many directions.\n\nAs a green builder I am concerned about these fields. The evidence is still inconclusive as to what the fields actually do to your body. It has been pretty solidly proven that living next to high tension electric lines increases your chances of leukemia among other cancers. But health risks from low voltage wires like the ones in a house are still unknown.\n\nHere is my reasoning on this. High tension wires cause increased cancer because the energy wreaks severe havoc on the body. This doesn\'t mean that low voltage wires simply cause less damage. For example, just because a tornado kills people doesn\'t mean a soft breeze is harmful. \n\nHowever I do think that white noise is not soothing toLow voltage wires, like low level noises, slight smells, vague annoying lights, and all other sorts of subtle environmental agravators may not kill you but they do increase the stress levels to your body.\n\n\n\nFor example, sitting in a rumbling car tires you out a lot more than sitting in the soothing sounds of nature for the same amount of time. A car has the grinding of the engine as well as an electromagnetic drain caused by the air hitting the car and the wheels rubbing on the road (yup, I totally made that last part up, but it sounds pretty authoritative, right).\n\nAnyway, the point is that gentle nature energy heals and jarring mechanical energy drains. All illnesses are the result of the weakest link giving out and it is usually caused by stress. i.e. if you are prone to heart attacks all you need is a little nudge from the chaos of life to push you over the edge.\n\nSooooo..... as a green builder my job is to make a house that increases the soothing elements and reduces the aggravating elements, however faint thus reducing the stress on your body and increasing your well being.\n\nAnd this brings me to house wiring.\n\nHere is the wiring job my electrician did on the first day of the job:\n\n\nIt is to code and by all current standards is well done. The only problem is that on the other side of the wall is the bedroom and most probably where the person will put the bed. This means that the wire will run right along the person\'s body from head to toe. It probably won\'t give them cancer. But will it disturb their sleep? There are too many variables in life for me to ever know but I\'m not taking any chances and it costs me nothing to do it better.\n\nHere is how I had him rewire it. The cables go along the ceiling. This is the farthest they can be both from people on this floor and people on the floor above. One small reduction in EMF.\n\nAnother point is that we are using BX cable which is clad in metal. This is required by code in NY anyway so that nobody drills a hole in the wall and punctures the wire. But the added benefit is that it thoroughly grounds the wire and reduced the electromagnetic field. I would have used BX, which is more expensive, even if it wasn\'t required by code.', 'Electrical Wiring and EMF', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '719-autosave', '', '', '2009-03-05 19:00:59', '2009-03-06 01:00:59', '', 719, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/719-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (722, 1, '2009-03-05 17:46:38', '2009-03-05 23:46:38', 'If you saw a house without the sheet rock you would be very surprised how many electric wires there are snaking all over the place. As in the world now, our house is a huge electromagnetic jungle with electromagnetic fields both big and small crisscrossing our bodies from many directions.\r\n\r\nAs a green builder I am concerned about these fields. The evidence is still inconclusive as to what the fields actually do to your body. It has been pretty solidly proven that living next to high tension electric lines increases your chances of leukemia among other cancers. But health risks from low voltage wires like the ones in a house are still unknown.\r\n\r\nHere is my reasoning on this. High tension wires cause increased cancer because the energy wreaks severe havoc on the body. Low voltage wires, like low level noises, slight smells, vague annoying lights, and all other sorts of subtle environmental agravators may not kill you but they do increase the stress levels to your body.\r\n\r\nFor example, sitting in a rumbling car tires you out a lot more than sitting in the soothing sounds of nature for the same amount of time. A car has the grinding of the engine as well as an electromagnetic drain caused by the air hitting the car and the wheels rubbing on the road (yup, I totally made that last part up, but it sounds pretty authoritative, right).\r\n\r\nAnyway, the point is that gentle nature energy heals and subtle mechanical energy drains. All illnesses are the result of the weakest link giving out and it is usually caused by stress. i.e. if you are prone to heart attacks all you need is a little nudge from the chaos of life to push you over the edge.\r\n\r\nSooooo..... as a green builder my job is to make a house that increases the soothing elements and reduces the aggravating elements, thus reducing the stress on your body and increasing your well being.\r\n\r\nAnd this brings me to house wiring.\r\n\r\nHere is the wiring job my electrician did on the first day of the job:\r\n\r\nIt is to code and by all current standard is well done. The only problem is that on the other side of the wall is the bedroom and most probably where the person will put the bed. This means that the wire will run right along the person\'s body from head to toe. I probably won\'t give them cancer. But will it disturb their sleep? There are too many variables in life for me to ever know but I\'m not taking any chances.\r\nHere is how I had him rewire it:\r\n\r\nAnother point is that we are using BX cable which is clad in metal. This is required by code in NY anyway so that nobody drills a hole in the wall and punctures the wire. But the added benefit is that it thoroughly grounds the wire and reduced the electromagnetic field. I would have used BX, which is more expensive, even if it wasn\'t required by code.', 'Electrical Wiring and EMF', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '719-revision-2', '', '', '2009-03-05 17:46:38', '2009-03-05 23:46:38', '', 719, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/719-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (723, 1, '2009-03-06 09:04:11', '2009-03-06 15:04:11', 'Here is an example of the newest recessed LED lighting. There are two shown, one with a wider width than the other. By Juno. It is not cheap, coming in at around $225 US per light. They have heat sinks to keep them cool and each unit has the transformer built in. Why they put a transformer in each one instead of letting people line several lights along one transformer I don\'t know.\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (724, 1, '2009-03-06 09:03:32', '2009-03-06 15:03:32', 'Here is an example of the newest recessed LED lighting. It is not cheap, coming in at around $225 US per light. They have heat sinks to keep them cool and each unit has the transformer built in. Why they put a transformer in each one instead of letting people line several lights along one transformer I don\'t know.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n', 'LED recessed lighting ', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '723-revision', '', '', '2009-03-06 09:03:32', '2009-03-06 15:03:32', '', 723, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/723-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (725, 1, '2009-03-06 09:04:11', '2009-03-06 15:04:11', 'Here is an example of the newest recessed LED lighting. It is not cheap, coming in at around $225 US per light. They have heat sinks to keep them cool and each unit has the transformer built in. Why they put a transformer in each one instead of letting people line several lights along one transformer I don\'t know.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n', 'LED recessed lighting ', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '723-revision-2', '', '', '2009-03-06 09:04:11', '2009-03-06 15:04:11', '', 723, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/723-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (726, 1, '2009-03-08 12:07:34', '2009-03-08 18:07:34', 'We are renovating the facade of the top floor with similar slate that was there before. It is called Pennsylvania Black diamond cut. It actually looks grey. PA Black is a little softer than other slates but still great stuff. We bought our slate from Doug Cochran at Reclaimed Roofs, Inc.\r\n\r\nDoug is a good guy. Very sincere and a fan of green building before it was called green building. His prices are good and his service is great. I contacted about seven salvage companies and liked his the best.\r\n\r\nPrice is about $350/100 sq.ft, which is in my eyes a really good deal for something that looks amazing for the next 200 years. We nailed them in with copper nails, again because they last a long time. This kind of job is something I can really get excited about. It ain\'t the pyramids but it\'s getting close!\r\n\r\nBelow are pics of the original painted slate and the new slate we are putting on since we are raising the wall four feet. We are stripping the brown paint off the old slate so that the whole wall is the original slate color. Doug doesn\'t think stripping will be effective since PA Black is a soft slate and he thinks it has absorbed the paint. I tend to get a lot of expert opinions and then do what I want anyway :) so the verdict is not out on that yet since we\'ve not done stripping.\r\n\r\nJack Watson, one of my workers and a great green builder is taking on this job.\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (727, 1, '2009-03-08 12:07:07', '2009-03-08 18:07:07', 'We are renovating the facade of the top floor with similar slate that was there before. It is called Pennsylvania Black diamond cut. It actually looks grey. PA Black is a little softer than other slates but still great stuff. We bought our slate from Doug Cochran at Reclaimed Roofs, Inc.\n\nDoug is a good guy. Very sincere and a fan of green building before it was called green building. His prices are good and his service is great. I contacted about seven salvage companies and liked his the best.\n\nPrice is about $350/100 sq.ft, which is in my eyes a really good deal for something that looks amazing for the next 200 years. We nailed them in with copper nails, again because they last a long time. This kind of job is something I can really get excited about. \n\nBelow are pics of the original painted slate and the new slate we are putting on since we are raising the wall four feet. We are stripping the brown paint off the old slate so that the whole wall is the original slate color. Doug doesn\'t think stripping will be effective since PA Black is a soft slate and he thinks it has absorbed the paint. I tend to get a lot of expert opinions and then do what I want anyway :) so the verdict is not out on that yet since we\'ve not done stripping.\n\nJack Watson, one of my workers and a great green builder is taking on this job.\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (729, 1, '2009-03-08 14:49:04', '2009-03-08 20:49:04', 'From another blog. Hmmm... interesting.\r\n\r\nIn the last 5 years a significant portion of the arab nations have been putting in large electrified rail networks: Iran has connected all its main cities, and built promissory links to the borders of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey. Syria is developing new lines, Libya is opening lines, the southern states - Saudi Arabia, Qatar etc are planning a large high speed passenger network and freight network and of course Turkey is just about to open their first high speed link between Ankara and Istanbul.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re a large exporter of oil, why would you build an electric rail network? Surely with cheap oil you can be the last place to burn oil? I wonder whether the governments realise that supply and demand are crossing, and would rather make lots of money selling that oil whilst moving away from it themselves. ', 'a sign of the times?', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sign-times', '', '', '2009-03-08 14:49:04', '2009-03-08 20:49:04', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=729', 0, 'post', '', 1) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (728, 1, '2009-03-08 12:07:34', '2009-03-08 18:07:34', 'We are renovating the facade of the top floor with similar slate that was there before. It is called Pennsylvania Black diamond cut. It actually looks grey. PA Black is a little softer than other slates but still great stuff. We bought our slate from Doug Cochran at Reclaimed Roofs, Inc.\r\n\r\nDoug is a good guy. Very sincere and a fan of green building before it was called green building. His prices are good and his service is great. I contacted about seven salvage companies and liked his the best.\r\n\r\nPrice is about $350/100 sq.ft, which is in my eyes a really good deal for something that looks amazing for the next 200 years. We nailed them in with copper nails, again because they last a long time. This kind of job is something I can really get excited about. It ain\'t the pyramids but it\'s getting close!\r\n\r\nBelow are pics of the original painted slate and the new slate we are putting on since we are raising the wall four feet. We are stripping the brown paint off the old slate so that the whole wall is the original slate color. Doug doesn\'t think stripping will be effective since PA Black is a soft slate and he thinks it has absorbed the paint. I tend to get a lot of expert opinions and then do what I want anyway :) so the verdict is not out on that yet since we\'ve not done stripping.\r\n\r\nJack Watson, one of my workers and a great green builder is taking on this job.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n', 'Renovating with Salvaged Slate', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '726-revision-2', '', '', '2009-03-08 12:07:34', '2009-03-08 18:07:34', '', 726, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/726-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (730, 1, '2009-03-08 14:48:57', '2009-03-08 20:48:57', 'From another blog. Hmmm... interesting.\n\nIn the last 5 years a significant portion of the arab nations have been putting in large electrified rail networks: Iran has connected all its main cities, and built promissory links to the borders of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey. Syria is developing new lines, Libya is opening lines, the southern states - Saudi Arabia, Qatar etc are planning a large high speed passenger network and freight network and of course Turkey is just about to open their first high speed link between Ankara and Istanbul.\n\nIf you\'re a large exporter of oil, why would you build an electric rail network? Surely with cheap oil you can be the last place to burn oil? I wonder whether the governments realise that supply and demand are crossing, and would rather make lots of money selling that oil whilst moving away from it themselves. ', 'a sign of the times?', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '729-revision', '', '', '2009-03-08 14:48:57', '2009-03-08 20:48:57', '', 729, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/729-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (731, 1, '2009-03-11 08:42:26', '2009-03-11 14:42:26', 'There is a gut renovation going on accross the street from our green show house. It is a classic renovation where a lot of money is being spent and not much thought going into how it is done. The owner is getting reamed with prices IMO.\r\n\r\nA couple weeks ago there was a dumpster full of old bricks in front of their job site. We took a bunch of the bricks but didn\'t need more and didn\'t have a place to store them at that time. \r\n\r\nSo the dumpster went on it\'s merry way to the landfill. Dumpster price to contractor: $700 aprox. He was a sub contractor hired to tear down some walls. Old bricks go for a premium over new bricks. They are actually MORE valuable. Value of bricks he threw out: $1200 aprox.\r\n\r\nI didn\'t loose any tears over it because this kind of waste happens all the time.\r\n\r\nBut then yesterday I saw they were hauling in NEW bricks! Lots of them. So this time I was annoyed. I went over and asked why they had bought new bricks when they had just thrown away perfectly good old bricks.\r\n\r\n"What old bricks!?" The guy asked. He was a sub contractor hired to build the chimneys and knew nothing about the other bricks. He was annoyed to hear they were thrown out because it could have saved him a lot of money. \r\n\r\nThis is classic construction status quo. One person is doing one thing and not communicating with another part of the job.\r\n\r\nOne sub-contractor went in and tore down a wall or two and threw out the debris. He left.\r\nAnother contractor went in and built a chimney somewhere else with new bricks.\r\nThe General Contractor didn\'t think.\r\nHad the two been put in communication they could have shared resources, saved money, saved garbage from the landfill, etc.', 'Example of How NOT to build Green', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'build-green', '', '', '2009-03-11 08:45:35', '2009-03-11 14:45:35', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=731', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (732, 1, '2009-03-11 08:41:45', '2009-03-11 14:41:45', 'A couple weeks ago there was a dumpster full of old bricks in front of the job site accross the street from our show house. We took a bunch of the bricks but didn\'t need more and didn\'t have a place to store them at that time. \n\nSo the dumpster went on it\'s merry way to the landfill. Dumpster price to contractor: $700 aprox. He was a sub contractor hired to tear down some walls. Old bricks go for a premium over new bricks. They are actually MORE valuable. Value of bricks he threw out: $1200 aprox.\n\nI didn\'t loose any tears over it because this kind of waste happens all the time.\n\nBut then yesterday I saw they were hauling in NEW bricks! Lots of them. So this time I was annoyed. I went over and asked why they had bought new bricks when they had just thrown away perfectly good old bricks.\n\n"What old bricks!?" The guy asked. He was a sub contractor hired to build the chimneys and knew nothing about the other bricks. He was annoyed to hear they were thrown out because it could have saved him a lot of money. \n\nThis is classic construction status quo. One person is doing one thing and not communicating with another part of the job.\n\nOne sub-contractor went in and tore down a wall or two and threw out the debris. He left.\nAnother contractor went in and built a chimney somewhere else with new bricks.\nThe General Contractor didn\'t think.\nHad the two been put in communication they could have shared resources, saved money, saved garbage from the land', 'Example of How NOT to build Green', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '731-revision', '', '', '2009-03-11 08:41:45', '2009-03-11 14:41:45', '', 731, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/731-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (733, 1, '2009-03-11 08:45:06', '2009-03-11 14:45:06', 'There is a gut renovation going on accross the street from our green show house. It is a classic renovation where a lot of money is being spent and not much thought going into how it is done. The owner is getting A couple weeks ago there was a dumpster full of old bricks in front of the job site accross the street from our show house. We took a bunch of the bricks but didn\'t need more and didn\'t have a place to store them at that time. \n\nSo the dumpster went on it\'s merry way to the landfill. Dumpster price to contractor: $700 aprox. He was a sub contractor hired to tear down some walls. Old bricks go for a premium over new bricks. They are actually MORE valuable. Value of bricks he threw out: $1200 aprox.\n\nI didn\'t loose any tears over it because this kind of waste happens all the time.\n\nBut then yesterday I saw they were hauling in NEW bricks! Lots of them. So this time I was annoyed. I went over and asked why they had bought new bricks when they had just thrown away perfectly good old bricks.\n\n"What old bricks!?" The guy asked. He was a sub contractor hired to build the chimneys and knew nothing about the other bricks. He was annoyed to hear they were thrown out because it could have saved him a lot of money. \n\nThis is classic construction status quo. One person is doing one thing and not communicating with another part of the job.\n\nOne sub-contractor went in and tore down a wall or two and threw out the debris. He left.\nAnother contractor went in and built a chimney somewhere else with new bricks.\nThe General Contractor didn\'t think.\nHad the two been put in communication they could have shared resources, saved money, saved garbage from the landfill, etc.', 'Example of How NOT to build Green', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '731-autosave', '', '', '2009-03-11 08:45:06', '2009-03-11 14:45:06', '', 731, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/731-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (734, 1, '2009-03-11 08:42:26', '2009-03-11 14:42:26', 'A couple weeks ago there was a dumpster full of old bricks in front of the job site accross the street from our show house. We took a bunch of the bricks but didn\'t need more and didn\'t have a place to store them at that time. \r\n\r\nSo the dumpster went on it\'s merry way to the landfill. Dumpster price to contractor: $700 aprox. He was a sub contractor hired to tear down some walls. Old bricks go for a premium over new bricks. They are actually MORE valuable. Value of bricks he threw out: $1200 aprox.\r\n\r\nI didn\'t loose any tears over it because this kind of waste happens all the time.\r\n\r\nBut then yesterday I saw they were hauling in NEW bricks! Lots of them. So this time I was annoyed. I went over and asked why they had bought new bricks when they had just thrown away perfectly good old bricks.\r\n\r\n"What old bricks!?" The guy asked. He was a sub contractor hired to build the chimneys and knew nothing about the other bricks. He was annoyed to hear they were thrown out because it could have saved him a lot of money. \r\n\r\nThis is classic construction status quo. One person is doing one thing and not communicating with another part of the job.\r\n\r\nOne sub-contractor went in and tore down a wall or two and threw out the debris. He left.\r\nAnother contractor went in and built a chimney somewhere else with new bricks.\r\nThe General Contractor didn\'t think.\r\nHad the two been put in communication they could have shared resources, saved money, saved garbage from the landfill, etc.', 'Example of How NOT to build Green', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '731-revision-2', '', '', '2009-03-11 08:42:26', '2009-03-11 14:42:26', '', 731, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/731-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (781, 1, '2008-12-29 18:05:19', '2008-12-30 00:05:19', 'Why buy new insulation when you can get great salvaged insulation for 60% less? \r\n\r\nIt keeps it out of landfills, lessens having to make new insulation, the insulation has already off gassed any possible VOC\'s, you can use it for LEED credits, and the insulation is an amazing R6/inch (no other insulation gets that), which is great for space starved Brooklyn. \r\n\r\nIt is clearly the greenest, cheapest, and most intelligent option.\r\n\r\nFor sale is PolyISO 4x8 board. It is 1.5 inch thick natural facer (no foil) with a total of R9 insulation value. It is once used but in great shape and just as effective as the new stuff. The price is $12/sheet (60% savings).\r\n\r\nWe also have waterproof blue Extruded Polistyrene, which is great for under concrete slabs or under green roofs.\r\n\r\n\r\nContact us for details and purchase. To read more, click here.
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (774, 1, '2008-12-31 09:37:41', '2008-12-31 15:37:41', '\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an GREEN REAL ESTATE, RENOVATION & DEVELOPMENT company in the Brooklyn area.\r\n\r\nIt focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to run. Attention is put on using sustainable products, recycling, and creating a structure that uses the least amount of energy possible. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\nIt invests in houses and renovates them as well as helps others renovate their homes.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker, Certified EcoBroker® and lifetime builder. \r\n\r\nGennaro\'s knowledge of home values means all building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but it is also of highest possible monetary value. Special attention is paid to long terms trends so houses are built to increase in value over time.\r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in its membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nAbove: Giving instructions on how a high efficiency boiler works in the Brooklyn Green Show House.\r\n', 'Education', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '936-revision-6', '', '', '2009-04-27 16:23:16', '2009-04-27 22:23:16', '', 936, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/936-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (771, 1, '2009-03-21 21:38:12', '2009-03-22 03:38:12', 'What makes a Brownstone green? Eco Brooklyn focuses on building green brownstones in Brooklyn so this is a question I ask on an ongoing basis. \r\n\r\nBelow is a changing and non-hierarchical list of what I think makes a Brownstone green. The list contains things that fulfill the following things:\r\nLess monthly costs to the owners (utilities, maintenance, etc)\r\nLess impact on the environment (energy consumption, waste creation, materials used etc)\r\nHealthier environment for tenants and neighborhood (outside greenery, indoor air quality etc)\r\n\r\nThe list is not a bullet point but rather a cloud of elements that form a fuzzy whole. You can\'t put your finger on the point when a Brownstone becomes a Green Brownstone. It is a process that changes for each building depending on budget, what the building started as, needs of tenants, the neighborhood etc.\r\n\r\nWhat Makes a Green Brownstone:\r\n\r\n- A renovated existing building, not a newly constructed building.\r\n- Not a large building, small building footprint.\r\n- Built in a dense metropolitan area.\r\n- Hyper insulated.\r\n- Renovated with salvaged materials - mostly wood and bricks.\r\n- Solar hot water heating panels.\r\n- Solar Photovoltaic panels.\r\n- High efficiency water heating unit (water tank or boiler)\r\n- Grey water and rain water collection system.\r\n- Native plant garden.\r\n- Green Roof.\r\n- Edible garden.\r\n- Beehive.\r\n- No driveway.\r\n- Close to public transportation.\r\n- Close to jobs and basic services.\r\n- Low E gas filled fiberglass frame windows.\r\n- Solar gain: large windows on south, small on north, east and west.\r\n- Window overhangs.\r\n- Solatubes.\r\n- Home run hot water pipes.\r\n- Hot water return plumbing with regulated pump.\r\n- Hyper insulated hot water pipes.\r\n- Main electric shut off switch near front door.\r\n- Bicycle storage.\r\n- Low EMF electric wiring.\r\n- Low VOC and toxins in house.\r\n- Recycling.\r\n- Dug out, vapor barrier and sun filled cellar or basement.\r\n- Soundproofed interior walls.\r\n- Only LED lighting through out.\r\n- ......let me know if I missed something.\r\n\r\nThings I left out:\r\n- On demand water heaters. These are great for some uses but not when you have radiant floor heat.\r\n- Radiant floor heat. I\'m on the fence with this. It is nice but expensive and you can heat the house very well with radiant wall panels for 1/3rd the price.\r\n- LEED certification. Being LEED certified indicates you have green features but does not indicate they fit together well nor if they were even needed in the first place.', 'What is Green Building in Brooklyn?', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'green-building-brooklyn', '', '', '2009-03-21 21:38:12', '2009-03-22 03:38:12', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=771', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (772, 1, '2009-03-21 21:37:43', '2009-03-22 03:37:43', 'What makes a Brownstone green? Eco Brooklyn focuses on building green brownstones in Brooklyn so this is a question I ask on an ongoing basis. \n\nBelow is a changing and non-hierarchical list of what I think makes a Brownstone green. The list contains things that fulfill the following things:\nLess monthly costs to the owners (utilities, maintenance, etc)\nLess impact on the environment (energy consumption, waste creation, materials used etc)\nHealthier environment for tenants and neighborhood (outside greenery, indoor air quality etc)\n\nThe list is not a bullet point but rather a cloud of elements that form a fuzzy whole. You can\'t put your finger on the point when a Brownstone becomes a Green Brownstone. It is a process that changes for each building depending on budget, what the building started as, needs of tenants, the neighborhood etc.\n\nWhat Makes a Green Brownstone:\n\n- A renovated existing building, not a newly constructed building.\n- Not a large building, small building footprint.\n- Built in a dense metropolitan area.\n- Hyper insulated.\n- Renovated with salvaged materials - mostly wood and bricks.\n- Solar hot water heating panels.\n- Solar Photovoltaic panels.\n- High efficiency water heating unit (water tank or boiler)\n- Grey water and rain water collection system.\n- Native plant garden.\n- Green Roof.\n- Edible garden.\n- Beehive.\n- No driveway.\n- Close to public transportation.\n- Close to jobs and basic services.\n- Low E gas filled fiberglass frame windows.\n- Solar gain: large windows on south, small on north, east and west.\n- Window overhangs.\n- Solatubes.\n- Home run hot water pipes.\n- Hot water return plumbing with regulated pump.\n- Hyper insulated hot water pipes.\n- Main electric shut off switch near front door.\n- Bicycle storage.\n- Low EMF electric wiring.\n- Low VOC and toxins in house.\n- Recycling.\n- Dug out, vapor barrier and sun filled cellar or basement.\n- Soundproofed interior walls.\n- Only LED lighting through out.\n- ......let me know if I missed something.\n\nThings I left out:\n- On demand water heaters. These are great for some uses but not when you have radiant floor heat.\n- Radiant floor heat. I\'m on the fence with this. It is nice but expensive and you can heat the house very well with radiant wall panels for 1/3rd the price.\n- LEED certification. Being LEED certified indicates you have green features but does not indicate they fit together well nor if they were even needed in the first place.', 'What is Green Building?', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '771-revision', '', '', '2009-03-21 21:37:43', '2009-03-22 03:37:43', '', 771, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/771-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (773, 1, '2008-11-27 13:48:26', '2008-11-27 19:48:26', 'To phone Gennaro Brooks-Church please call 347 244 3016 from 9-5. Our email is "info at ecobrooklyn dot com"\r\n\r\n[easy-contact]\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nThen we put the tar paper on. This stops any major leaks. We tape and caulk it to make it a vapor barrier of sorts. The tar paper is dunage. Dunage is material that is damaged and the store can\'t sell. So instead of throwing it out they give it to me or sell it for pennies on the dollar. They are happy to be rid of it without paying the dump truck to remove it.\r\n
\r\n\r\nThen we put a layer of insulation. The insulation is salvaged from another building.\r\n
\r\n\r\nThen we put the studs. They are salvaged wood that we cut down to size. We also foam seal any large gaps in the insulation. Other times we use tape. We cut the insulation to size and pack it in tight to minimize air holes.\r\n
\r\n\r\nThen we fill the studs with insulation.\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe studs are half an inch thicker than the insulation so that when we put the insulation between the studs, the studs stick out half an inch. This allows us to put the foil over the wall and it creates an air space of half an inch. \r\n
\r\n\r\nThen we put the sheet rock over that right at the end. We caulk the sheet rock and paint it to form one final seal. \r\n\r\nThese walls aren\'t letting in ANYTHING! \r\n\r\nThe temperature in NY changes steeply day to day but inside the house the temperature will remain steady. The insulation will keep us insulated from the swings of temperature. The heater will hum along at a low setting and never really have to move up or down. Of course to make up for the super sealed walls we will need to ventilate the house. We can\'t rely on normal house cracks for it to breathe.\r\n\r\nBut that is a whole different story....\r\n', 'Insulating a Brooklyn green brownstone', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'insulating-green-brownstone', '', '', '2009-03-14 21:07:38', '2009-03-15 03:07:38', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=741', 0, 'post', '', 1) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (742, 1, '2009-03-14 20:41:42', '2009-03-15 02:41:42', 'I went by a house renovation the other day. They were doing all sorts of fancy stuff - especially a super high end radiant floor heating installation. And then they were putting in 3 1/2 inch fiberglass insulation for the exterior walls.\n\nFrom the perspective of a green brownstone builder that\'s like ordering a really expensive meal and garnishing it with ketchup packets you stole from McDonald\'s. You wasted your money since it\'s just going to taste like fast food.\n\nThey are throwing away all the great heat from those expensive radiant floors through badly insulated walls. The contractor on the job knows what he is doing and by all "normal" standards he is doing a great job. But he is building by non-green standards.\n\nGreen standards require MUCH more insulation. My rule of thumb is to insulate by your latitude. Brooklyn is at 40 degrees north. Thus your Brooklyn brownstone\'s exterior walls should be R40.\n\nThat\'s a lot of insulation. Fiberglass takes up too much space so you have to go with PolyIDO if you can find it recycled. Otherwise cellulose is good. If you don\'t have qualms about using so much fossil fuel and have money to burn then spray foam is also great. If you really have money to bu\n\nThe way we are doing the green show house is with three sheets of R9 poly ISO. Each sheet is 1.5 inches thick so that is 4.5 inches of insulation with a total R value of 36. There are 12 inches of brick but that has minimal R value. This site says that each 4 inch brick is about half an R value so 12 inches would be R3. That makes our walls R39.\n\nBut we are also doing a radiant aluminum foil heat barrier which doesn\'t add R value but does stop heat (I know that sounds strange).\n\nIn cold climates you want the foil to be on the inside of the house just behind the sheet rock. That way it radiates the heat back INTO the house. In cold climates you want it just behind the outside siding so it radiates the heat AWAY from the house.\n\nOne issue with radiant heat foil is that condensation can form on the cold side of the foil. That is in the wall and can cause mold issues. But in a super insulated house that issue is greatly reduced since the heat difference on each side of the foil is minimal. \n\nIf the house wasn\'t insulated there would be a big difference in temp on each side of the foil and just like a glass of water with ice "sweats" so would the foil.\n\nAnother crucial issue with the foil is that it needs at least half an inch of air on one side of it. Otherwise it isn\'t able to radiate the heat back and it actually becomes a conductor of heat and as you know metal is a great conductor of heat. \n\nThe foil is NON-perforated, meaning it has no micro holes in it that companies put into it so that it breathes. Non-perforated foil also doubles as a vapor barrier. We don\'t need it to breather since we are supper sealing everything. The plan is for no humidity to get in there in the first place. \n\nYou either build to let things breathe (with natural materials like clay for example) or you don\'t and you have to be damn sure which way you are doing it. If you mix the two styles you have serious humidity issues. \n\nAlong the same lines we put tar paper in the mix to seal it even more.\n\nAnd one last thing. Normal construction calls for insulation to be put BETWEEN the studs. This is like putting on a nice warm jacked that has strips of wet spots on it. Those wet spots are going to feel cold if you go outside.\n\nThe studs are also pretty good at passing cold through. \n\nSo to break that we put insulation sheets BETWEEN the studs and the brick wall. Or we put it OVER the studs. Basically we mix it up because we\'re still exploring the best way. But the bottom line is that there is nowhere where cold can pass through any hard surface. It will always eventually hit insulation.\n\nIf we put the insulation OVER the studs then we put put sheet rock over the insulation and drill with long screws through the sheet rock, insulation and into the wood studs. The insulation is hardish so it creates a strong enough backing for the sheet rock. Anyway, there are details....\n\nFirst we seal up the bricks really well with cement. They have had a hundred years to deteriorate so the cement seals cracks and strengthens them. Sealing cracks is VERY important because you want everything air tight.\n\n\nThen we put the tar paper on. This stops any major leaks. We tape and caulk it to make it a vapor barrier of sorts. The tar paper is dunage. Dunage is material that is damaged and the store can\'t sell. So instead of throwing it out they give it to me or sell it for pennies on the dollar.\n\n\nThen we put a layer of insulation. The insulation is salgaved from another building.\n\n\nThen we put the studs. They are salvaged wood that we cut down to size. We also foam seal any large gaps in the insulation.\n\n\nThen we fill the studs with insulation.\n\n\nThe studs are half an inch thicker than the insulation so that when we put the insulation between the studs, the studs stick out half an inch. This allows us to put the foil over the wall and it creates an air space of half an inch for most of the area. Then we put the sheet rock over that right at the end.\n', 'Insulating a green brownstone', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '741-revision', '', '', '2009-03-14 20:41:42', '2009-03-15 02:41:42', '', 741, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/741-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (743, 1, '2009-03-14 21:07:13', '2009-03-15 03:07:13', 'I went by a house renovation the other day. They were doing all sorts of fancy stuff - especially a super high end radiant floor heating installation. And then they were putting in 3 1/2 inch fiberglass insulation for the exterior walls.\n\nFrom the perspective of a green brownstone builder that\'s like ordering a really expensive meal and garnishing it with ketchup packets you stole from McDonald\'s. You wasted your money since it\'s just going to taste like fast food anyway.\n\nAnd the same goes for them. Radiant floor heating saves money because you don\'t have to heat the house as much. But their utilities are still going to be higher than necessary because they are throwing away all the great heat from those expensive radiant floors through badly insulated walls. \n\nThe contractor on the job knows what he is doing and by all "normal" standards he is doing a great job. He is doing everything right. But he is building by non-green standards. \n\nNon-green standards are about comfort in a world where fuel is cheap and America is great. Those radiant floors will feel great under foot. The client will be happy and compared to the previous house that had bad insulation WITHOUT radiant floors he might even see his utility bill go down a bit.\n\nBut green standards require MUCH more insulation and have much higher expectations towards lowering fuel bills. My rule of thumb is to insulate by your latitude. Brooklyn is at 40 degrees north. Thus your Brooklyn brownstone\'s exterior walls should be R40.\n\nThat\'s a lot of insulation. \n\nBut what\'s cheaper, three thousand dollars of insulation now or ten thousand dollars over the next ten years? As anyone who feels the clock of time ticking will tell you, time flies. Don\'t invest your money in your utility bill. It\'s really a crappy way to save for retirement.\n\nFiberglass takes up too much space so you have to go with PolyISO if you can find it recycled. Otherwise dense packed cellulose is good but still takes up space. If you don\'t have qualms about using so much fossil fuel and have money to burn then spray foam is also great. If you really have money to burn then you can used cotton batts.\n\nThe way we are doing the Brooklyn green show house is with three sheets of R9 poly ISO. Each sheet is 1.5 inches thick so that is 4.5 inches of insulation with a total R value of 36. There are 12 inches of brick but that has minimal R value. This site says that each 4 inch brick is about half an R value so 12 inches would be R3. \n\nThat makes our walls R39.\n\nBut we are also doing a radiant aluminum foil heat barrier which doesn\'t add R value but does stop heat (I know, that sounds strange).\n\nIn cold climates you want the foil to be on the inside of the house just behind the sheet rock. That way it radiates the heat back INTO the house. In warm climates you want it just behind the outside siding so it radiates the heat AWAY from the house.\n\nOne issue with radiant heat foil is that condensation can form on the cold side of the foil. That is in the wall and can cause mold issues. But in a super insulated house that issue is greatly reduced since the heat difference on each side of the foil is minimal. \n\nIf the house wasn\'t insulated there would be a big difference in temp on each side of the foil and just like a glass of water with ice "sweats" so would the foil.\n\nAnother crucial issue with the foil is that it needs at least half an inch of air on one side of it. Otherwise it isn\'t able to radiate the heat back and it actually becomes a conductor of heat and as you know metal is a great conductor of heat. \n\nThe foil is NON-perforated, meaning it has no micro holes in it that companies put into it so that it breathes. Non-perforated foil also doubles as a vapor barrier. We don\'t need it to breather since we are supper sealing everything. The plan is for no humidity to get in there in the first place. \n\nYou either build to let things breathe (with natural materials like clay for example) or you don\'t and you have to be damn sure which way you are doing it. If you mix the two styles you have serious humidity issues. \n\nAlong the same lines we put tar paper in the mix to seal the wall even more from the elements.\n\nAnd one last thing. Normal construction calls for insulation to be put BETWEEN the studs. This is like putting on a nice warm jacked that has strips cut out of it. Those strips are going to feel cold if you go outside.\n\nThe studs are also pretty good at passing cold through. Wood is an ok conductor of heat. Metal studs are great conductors of heat.\n\nSo to break that we put insulation sheets BETWEEN the studs and the brick wall. Or we put it OVER the studs. Or we do both. Basically we mix it up because we\'re still exploring the best way. But the bottom line is that there is nowhere where cold can pass through any hard surface all the way from the outside to the inside. It will always eventually hit insulation.\n\nFirst we seal up the bricks really well with cement. They have had a hundred years to deteriorate so the cement seals cracks and strengthens them. Sealing cracks is VERY important because you want everything air tight.\n\n\nThen we put the tar paper on. This stops any major leaks. We tape and caulk it to make it a vapor barrier of sorts. The tar paper is dunage. Dunage is material that is damaged and the store can\'t sell. So instead of throwing it out they give it to me or sell it for pennies on the dollar. They are happy to be rid of it without paying the dump truck to remove it.\n\n\nThen we put a layer of insulation. The insulation is salvaged from another building.\n\n\nThen we put the studs. They are salvaged wood that we cut down to size. We also foam seal any large gaps in the insulation. Other times we use tape. We cut the insulation to size and pack it in tight to minimize air holes.\n\n\nThen we fill the studs with insulation.\n\n\nThe studs are half an inch thicker than the insulation so that when we put the insulation between the studs, the studs stick out half an inch. This allows us to put the foil over the wall and it creates an air space of half an inch. \n\n\nThen we put the sheet rock over that right at the end. We caulk the sheet rock and paint it to form one final seal. \n\nThese walls aren\'t letting in ANYTHING! \n\nThe temperature in NY changes steeply day to day but inside the house the temperature will remain steady. The insulation will keep us insulated from the swings of temperature. The heater will hum along at a low setting and never really have to move up or down. Of course to make up for the super sealed walls we will need to ventilate the house. We can\'t rely on normal house cracks for it to breathe.\n\nBut that is a whole different story....\n', 'Insulating a Brooklyn green brownstone', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '741-autosave', '', '', '2009-03-14 21:07:13', '2009-03-15 03:07:13', '', 741, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/741-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (744, 1, '2009-03-14 20:42:29', '2009-03-15 02:42:29', 'I went by a house renovation the other day. They were doing all sorts of fancy stuff - especially a super high end radiant floor heating installation. And then they were putting in 3 1/2 inch fiberglass insulation for the exterior walls.\r\n\r\nFrom the perspective of a green brownstone builder that\'s like ordering a really expensive meal and garnishing it with ketchup packets you stole from McDonald\'s. You wasted your money since it\'s just going to taste like fast food.\r\n\r\nThey are throwing away all the great heat from those expensive radiant floors through badly insulated walls. The contractor on the job knows what he is doing and by all "normal" standards he is doing a great job. But he is building by non-green standards.\r\n\r\nGreen standards require MUCH more insulation. My rule of thumb is to insulate by your latitude. Brooklyn is at 40 degrees north. Thus your Brooklyn brownstone\'s exterior walls should be R40.\r\n\r\nThat\'s a lot of insulation. Fiberglass takes up too much space so you have to go with PolyIDO if you can find it recycled. Otherwise cellulose is good. If you don\'t have qualms about using so much fossil fuel and have money to burn then spray foam is also great. If you really have money to burn then you can used cotton batts.\r\n\r\nThe way we are doing the Brooklyn green show house is with three sheets of R9 poly ISO. Each sheet is 1.5 inches thick so that is 4.5 inches of insulation with a total R value of 36. There are 12 inches of brick but that has minimal R value. This site says that each 4 inch brick is about half an R value so 12 inches would be R3. That makes our walls R39.\r\n\r\nBut we are also doing a radiant aluminum foil heat barrier which doesn\'t add R value but does stop heat (I know that sounds strange).\r\n\r\nIn cold climates you want the foil to be on the inside of the house just behind the sheet rock. That way it radiates the heat back INTO the house. In cold climates you want it just behind the outside siding so it radiates the heat AWAY from the house.\r\n\r\nOne issue with radiant heat foil is that condensation can form on the cold side of the foil. That is in the wall and can cause mold issues. But in a super insulated house that issue is greatly reduced since the heat difference on each side of the foil is minimal. \r\n\r\nIf the house wasn\'t insulated there would be a big difference in temp on each side of the foil and just like a glass of water with ice "sweats" so would the foil.\r\n\r\nAnother crucial issue with the foil is that it needs at least half an inch of air on one side of it. Otherwise it isn\'t able to radiate the heat back and it actually becomes a conductor of heat and as you know metal is a great conductor of heat. \r\n\r\nThe foil is NON-perforated, meaning it has no micro holes in it that companies put into it so that it breathes. Non-perforated foil also doubles as a vapor barrier. We don\'t need it to breather since we are supper sealing everything. The plan is for no humidity to get in there in the first place. \r\n\r\nYou either build to let things breathe (with natural materials like clay for example) or you don\'t and you have to be damn sure which way you are doing it. If you mix the two styles you have serious humidity issues. \r\n\r\nAlong the same lines we put tar paper in the mix to seal it even more.\r\n\r\nAnd one last thing. Normal construction calls for insulation to be put BETWEEN the studs. This is like putting on a nice warm jacked that has strips of wet spots on it. Those wet spots are going to feel cold if you go outside.\r\n\r\nThe studs are also pretty good at passing cold through. \r\n\r\nSo to break that we put insulation sheets BETWEEN the studs and the brick wall. Or we put it OVER the studs. Basically we mix it up because we\'re still exploring the best way. But the bottom line is that there is nowhere where cold can pass through any hard surface. It will always eventually hit insulation.\r\n\r\nIf we put the insulation OVER the studs then we put put sheet rock over the insulation and drill with long screws through the sheet rock, insulation and into the wood studs. The insulation is hardish so it creates a strong enough backing for the sheet rock. Anyway, there are details....\r\n\r\nFirst we seal up the bricks really well with cement. They have had a hundred years to deteriorate so the cement seals cracks and strengthens them. Sealing cracks is VERY important because you want everything air tight.\r\n\r\n\r\nThen we put the tar paper on. This stops any major leaks. We tape and caulk it to make it a vapor barrier of sorts. The tar paper is dunage. Dunage is material that is damaged and the store can\'t sell. So instead of throwing it out they give it to me or sell it for pennies on the dollar.\r\n\r\n\r\nThen we put a layer of insulation. The insulation is salgaved from another building.\r\n\r\n\r\nThen we put the studs. They are salvaged wood that we cut down to size. We also foam seal any large gaps in the insulation.\r\n\r\n\r\nThen we fill the studs with insulation.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe studs are half an inch thicker than the insulation so that when we put the insulation between the studs, the studs stick out half an inch. This allows us to put the foil over the wall and it creates an air space of half an inch for most of the area. Then we put the sheet rock over that right at the end.\r\n', 'Insulating a green brownstone', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '741-revision-2', '', '', '2009-03-14 20:42:29', '2009-03-15 02:42:29', '', 741, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/741-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (745, 1, '2009-03-15 10:40:56', '2009-03-15 16:40:56', 'Our green show house in Brooklyn had a concrete back yard. It was three inches of solid impervious, heat making concrete. The death valley of back yards. Without the space.\r\n\r\nSo we tore up the concrete and sent it on it\'s heavy way. Now we have rich dark soil ready for life.\r\n\r\nWe have big plans for the garden. We want an aesthetically pleasing garden with a nice layout and beautiful foliage that attracts fauna. A haven for humans and animals alike.\r\n\r\nThus the concept of an EDIBLE GARDEN. \r\n\r\nAn edible garden is one that has all the nice qualities of an garden with the food bearing qualities of a farm. Well, not really a farm. More like a mini garden of Eden. A farm takes work. A garden of Eden is there with all its bounty while asking for very little work in return except the occasional mild pruning and affection.\r\n\r\nAn edible garden appeals to the gatherer (as in "hunter gatherer") in all of us. The joy of going out with your daughter and a bucket on Sunday morning to pick blackberries for pancakes. The delight and drama of competing with the birds over cherries.\r\n\r\nAn edible garden is not a passive beauty to be admired from afar. It is not a museum piece. It does not contain plants that look like purebred poodles that aren\'t of much use but to feed the ego of the owner. \r\n\r\nAn edible garden contains local flora that literally feed you. They feed the bugs, bees and birds. They attract squirrels, cats and ferrets. They provide food and homes. \r\n\r\nIn short an edible garden is an ecosystem.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn is an innovative green building company but the funny thing is that a lot of our "innovative" tools are actually drawn from long standing, age old, time proven practices that "modern" society has temporarily pushed aside. \r\n\r\nThe edible garden is one of them. An edible garden is just a remembrance and revitalization of something very common and necessary in our world. Humans living in harmony with their immediate ecosystems is actually a very easy and attainable thing. \r\n\r\nIt starts with one plant and a handful of earth. It may end there too if you don\'t know what the next step is :), but one step at a time...\r\n\r\nWe don\'t plan on having to water the garden in the long term. But we will have a Grey water hose (water stored from rain, showers and sinks) to keep things lush and happy if need be in the short term.\r\n\r\nWe are still toying with the design. Below are some ideas. \r\n\r\nThe whole concept, design and implementation is being done by a real master in the field. His name is Mihail Kossev and his company is Edible Home Garden. Eco Brooklyn is honored to have him as a business partner and I hope to get lots of future gardening jobs with him.\r\n\r\n1.\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (747, 1, '2009-03-15 10:40:24', '2009-03-15 16:40:24', 'Our green show house in Brooklyn had a concrete back yard. It was three inches of solid impervious, heat making concrete. The death valley of back yards. Without the space.\n\nSo we tore up the concrete and sent it on it\'s heavy way. Now we have rich dark soil ready for life.\n\nWe have big plans for the garden. We want an aesthetically pleasing garden with a nice layout and beautiful foliage that attracts fauna. A haven for humans and animals alike.\n\nThus the concept of an EDIBLE GARDEN. \n\nAn edible garden is one that has all the nice qualities of an garden with the food bearing qualities of a farm. Well, not really a farm. More like a mini garden of Eden. A farm takes work. A garden of Eden is there with all its bounty while asking for very little work in return except the occasional mild pruning and affection.\n\nAn edible garden appeals to the gatherer (as in "hunter gatherer") in all of us. The joy of going out with your daughter and a bucket on Sunday morning to pick blackberries for pancakes. The delight and drama of competing with the birds over cherries.\n\nAn edible garden is not a passive beauty to be admired from afar. It is not a museum piece. It does not contain plants that look like purebred poodles that aren\'t of much use but to feed the ego of the owner. \n\nAn edible garden contains local flora that literally feed you. They feed the bugs, bees and birds. They attract squirrels, cats and ferrets. They provide food and homes. \n\nIn short an edible garden is an ecosystem.\n\nWe don\'t plan on having to water the garden in the long term. But we will have a Grey water hose (water stored from rain, showers and sinks) to keep things lush and happy if need be in the short term.\n\nWe are still toying with the design. Below are some ideas. \n\nThe whole concept, design and implementation is being done by a real master in the field. His name is Mihail Kossev and his company is Edible Home Garden. Eco Brooklyn is honored to have him as a business partner and I hope to get lots of future gardening jobs with him.\n\n1.\n\n2. \n\n3. 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (748, 1, '2009-03-15 10:40:56', '2009-03-15 16:40:56', 'Our green show house in Brooklyn had a concrete back yard. It was three inches of solid impervious, heat making concrete. The death valley of back yards. Without the space.\r\n\r\nSo we tore up the concrete and sent it on it\'s heavy way. Now we have rich dark soil ready for life.\r\n\r\nWe have big plans for the garden. We want an aesthetically pleasing garden with a nice layout and beautiful foliage that attracts fauna. A haven for humans and animals alike.\r\n\r\nThus the concept of an EDIBLE GARDEN. \r\n\r\nAn edible garden is one that has all the nice qualities of an garden with the food bearing qualities of a farm. Well, not really a farm. More like a mini garden of Eden. A farm takes work. A garden of Eden is there with all its bounty while asking for very little work in return except the occasional mild pruning and affection.\r\n\r\nAn edible garden appeals to the gatherer (as in "hunter gatherer") in all of us. The joy of going out with your daughter and a bucket on Sunday morning to pick blackberries for pancakes. The delight and drama of competing with the birds over cherries.\r\n\r\nAn edible garden is not a passive beauty to be admired from afar. It is not a museum piece. It does not contain plants that look like purebred poodles that aren\'t of much use but to feed the ego of the owner. \r\n\r\nAn edible garden contains local flora that literally feed you. They feed the bugs, bees and birds. They attract squirrels, cats and ferrets. They provide food and homes. \r\n\r\nIn short an edible garden is an ecosystem.\r\n\r\nWe don\'t plan on having to water the garden in the long term. But we will have a Grey water hose (water stored from rain, showers and sinks) to keep things lush and happy if need be in the short term.\r\n\r\nWe are still toying with the design. Below are some ideas. \r\n\r\nThe whole concept, design and implementation is being done by a real master in the field. His name is Mihail Kossev and his company is Edible Home Garden. Eco Brooklyn is honored to have him as a business partner and I hope to get lots of future gardening jobs with him.\r\n\r\n1.\r\n\r\n2. \r\n\r\n3. \r\n\r\nWe\'ve decided we want a lap pool. It is fun for splashing and exercise but it might also serve as a heat sink when we need to dump hot water from the solar hot water tank during the summer.\r\n4. ', 'Edible Garden in Brooklyn', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '745-revision-2', '', '', '2009-03-15 10:40:56', '2009-03-15 16:40:56', '', 745, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/745-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (749, 1, '2009-03-15 10:44:10', '2009-03-15 16:44:10', 'Our green show house in Brooklyn had a concrete back yard. It was three inches of solid impervious, heat making concrete. The death valley of back yards. Without the space.\r\n\r\nSo we tore up the concrete and sent it on it\'s heavy way. Now we have rich dark soil ready for life.\r\n\r\nWe have big plans for the garden. We want an aesthetically pleasing garden with a nice layout and beautiful foliage that attracts fauna. A haven for humans and animals alike.\r\n\r\nThus the concept of an EDIBLE GARDEN. \r\n\r\nAn edible garden is one that has all the nice qualities of an garden with the food bearing qualities of a farm. Well, not really a farm. More like a mini garden of Eden. A farm takes work. A garden of Eden is there with all its bounty while asking for very little work in return except the occasional mild pruning and affection.\r\n\r\nAn edible garden appeals to the gatherer (as in "hunter gatherer") in all of us. The joy of going out with your daughter and a bucket on Sunday morning to pick blackberries for pancakes. The delight and drama of competing with the birds over cherries.\r\n\r\nAn edible garden is not a passive beauty to be admired from afar. It is not a museum piece. It does not contain plants that look like purebred poodles that aren\'t of much use but to feed the ego of the owner. \r\n\r\nAn edible garden contains local flora that literally feed you. They feed the bugs, bees and birds. They attract squirrels, cats and ferrets. They provide food and homes. \r\n\r\nIn short an edible garden is an ecosystem.\r\n\r\nWe don\'t plan on having to water the garden in the long term. But we will have a Grey water hose (water stored from rain, showers and sinks) to keep things lush and happy if need be in the short term.\r\n\r\nWe are still toying with the design. Below are some ideas. \r\n\r\nThe whole concept, design and implementation is being done by a real master in the field. His name is Mihail Kossev and his company is Edible Home Garden. Eco Brooklyn is honored to have him as a business partner and I hope to get lots of future gardening jobs with him.\r\n\r\n1.\r\n\r\n\r\n2.\r\n \r\n\r\n3.\r\n \r\n\r\n4.\r\nWe\'ve decided we want a lap pool. It is fun for splashing and exercise but it might also serve as a heat sink when we need to dump hot water from the solar hot water tank during the summer.\r\n', 'Edible Garden in Brooklyn', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '745-revision-3', '', '', '2009-03-15 10:44:10', '2009-03-15 16:44:10', '', 745, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/745-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (750, 1, '2009-03-15 10:52:57', '2009-03-15 16:52:57', 'Our green show house in Brooklyn had a concrete back yard. It was three inches of solid impervious, heat making concrete. The death valley of back yards. Without the space.\n\nSo we tore up the concrete and sent it on it\'s heavy way. Now we have rich dark soil ready for life.\n\nWe have big plans for the garden. We want an aesthetically pleasing garden with a nice layout and beautiful foliage that attracts fauna. A haven for humans and animals alike.\n\nThus the concept of an EDIBLE GARDEN. \n\nAn edible garden is one that has all the nice qualities of an garden with the food bearing qualities of a farm. Well, not really a farm. More like a mini garden of Eden. A farm takes work. A garden of Eden is there with all its bounty while asking for very little work in return except the occasional mild pruning and affection.\n\nAn edible garden appeals to the gatherer (as in "hunter gatherer") in all of us. The joy of going out with your daughter and a bucket on Sunday morning to pick blackberries for pancakes. The delight and drama of competing with the birds over cherries.\n\nAn edible garden is not a passive beauty to be admired from afar. It is not a museum piece. It does not contain plants that look like purebred poodles that aren\'t of much use but to feed the ego of the owner. \n\nAn edible garden contains local flora that literally feed you. They feed the bugs, bees and birds. They attract squirrels, cats and ferrets. They provide food and homes. \n\nIn short an edible garden is an ecosystem.\n\nEco Brooklyn is an innovative green building company but the funny thing is that a lot of our "innovative" tools are actually drawn from long standing, age old, time proven practices that "modern" society has temporarily pushed aside. \n\nThe edible garden is one of them. An edible garden is just a remembrance and revitalization of something very common and necessary in our world. Humans living in harmony with their immediate ecosystems is actually a very easy and attainable thing. \n\nIt starts with one plant and a handful of earth.\n\nWe don\'t plan on having to water the garden in the long term. But we will have a Grey water hose (water stored from rain, showers and sinks) to keep things lush and happy if need be in the short term.\n\nWe are still toying with the design. Below are some ideas. \n\nThe whole concept, design and implementation is being done by a real master in the field. His name is Mihail Kossev and his company is Edible Home Garden. Eco Brooklyn is honored to have him as a business partner and I hope to get lots of future gardening jobs with him.\n\n1.\n\n\n2.\n \n\n3.\n\n\n4.\nWe\'ve decided we want a lap pool. It is fun for splashing and exercise but it might also serve as a heat sink when we need to dump hot water from the solar hot water tank during the summer.\n', 'Edible Garden in Brooklyn', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '745-autosave', '', '', '2009-03-15 10:52:57', '2009-03-15 16:52:57', '', 745, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/745-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (751, 1, '2009-03-15 10:45:52', '2009-03-15 16:45:52', 'Our green show house in Brooklyn had a concrete back yard. It was three inches of solid impervious, heat making concrete. The death valley of back yards. Without the space.\r\n\r\nSo we tore up the concrete and sent it on it\'s heavy way. Now we have rich dark soil ready for life.\r\n\r\nWe have big plans for the garden. We want an aesthetically pleasing garden with a nice layout and beautiful foliage that attracts fauna. A haven for humans and animals alike.\r\n\r\nThus the concept of an EDIBLE GARDEN. \r\n\r\nAn edible garden is one that has all the nice qualities of an garden with the food bearing qualities of a farm. Well, not really a farm. More like a mini garden of Eden. A farm takes work. A garden of Eden is there with all its bounty while asking for very little work in return except the occasional mild pruning and affection.\r\n\r\nAn edible garden appeals to the gatherer (as in "hunter gatherer") in all of us. The joy of going out with your daughter and a bucket on Sunday morning to pick blackberries for pancakes. The delight and drama of competing with the birds over cherries.\r\n\r\nAn edible garden is not a passive beauty to be admired from afar. It is not a museum piece. It does not contain plants that look like purebred poodles that aren\'t of much use but to feed the ego of the owner. \r\n\r\nAn edible garden contains local flora that literally feed you. They feed the bugs, bees and birds. They attract squirrels, cats and ferrets. They provide food and homes. \r\n\r\nIn short an edible garden is an ecosystem.\r\n\r\nWe don\'t plan on having to water the garden in the long term. But we will have a Grey water hose (water stored from rain, showers and sinks) to keep things lush and happy if need be in the short term.\r\n\r\nWe are still toying with the design. Below are some ideas. \r\n\r\nThe whole concept, design and implementation is being done by a real master in the field. His name is Mihail Kossev and his company is Edible Home Garden. Eco Brooklyn is honored to have him as a business partner and I hope to get lots of future gardening jobs with him.\r\n\r\n1.\r\n\r\n\r\n2.\r\n \r\n\r\n3.\r\n\r\n\r\n4.\r\nWe\'ve decided we want a lap pool. It is fun for splashing and exercise but it might also serve as a heat sink when we need to dump hot water from the solar hot water tank during the summer.\r\n', 'Edible Garden in Brooklyn', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '745-revision-4', '', '', '2009-03-15 10:45:52', '2009-03-15 16:45:52', '', 745, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/745-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (752, 1, '2009-03-17 18:13:39', '2009-03-18 00:13:39', 'I had to paint the hallway of one of my tenant\'s apartments. \r\n\r\nSo I\'m in the paint isle and I have a dilemma. Normal paint is cheap. Low VOC or non VOC paint is almost twice the price. Which one do I buy?\r\n\r\nThey don\'t care if the paint is low VOC...\r\nI\'m not sure they know what VOC means...\r\nThey don\'t have kids (I have a soft spot for children\'s health).\r\nNobody will know what paint I buy...\r\nnobody except me really cares...\r\nnobody will think I\'m cool or not...\r\nthis isn\'t my home...\r\nthe rental is a business and as a business I want to keep costs low and profit high...\r\nI\'m not rolling in money right now...\r\nIt\'s just a hallway anyway...\r\n\r\n\r\nDespite my intense involvement in green I was strongly tempted to go with the cheap paint. I got a good insight into the reason people don\'t buy green when it is more expensive.\r\n\r\nBut I compromised. I bought the low VOC instead of non VOC. It was only a couple dollars more than the cheap paint and many dollars less than the non VOC.\r\n\r\nBut it was quite an insight. Like always I came away knowing that whatever choice I made I had to be sure I was ok with it. I\'m not sure anything else really matters as much.', 'Are you green when nobody is looking?', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'green-looking', '', '', '2009-03-17 18:16:34', '2009-03-18 00:16:34', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=752', 0, 'post', '', 1) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (753, 1, '2009-03-17 18:13:02', '2009-03-18 00:13:02', 'I had to paint the hallway of one of my tenant\'s apartments. \n\nSo I\'m in the paint isle and I have a dilemma. Normal paint is cheap. Low VOC or non VOC paint is almost twice the price.\n\nThey don\'t care if the paint is low VOC...\nI\'m not sure they know what VOC means...\nThey don\'t have kids (I have a soft spot for children\' health).\nNobody will know what paint I buy...\nnobody except me really cares...\nnobody will think I\'m cool or not...\nthis isn\'t my home...\nthe rental is a business and as a business I want to keep costs low and profit high...\nI\'m not rolling in money right now...\nIt\'s just a hallway any...\n\nThere was very strong incentive to buy the cheap paint. I got a good insight into the reason people don\'t buy green when it is more expensive.\n\nDespite my intense involvement in green I was strongly tempted to go with the cheap paint.\n\nBut I compromised. I bought the low VOC instead of non VOC. It was only a couple dollars more than the cheap paint and many dollars less than the non VOC.\n\nBut it was quite an insight. Like always I came away knowing that whatever choice I made I had to be sure I was ok with it. Nobody else really matters in those moments.', 'Are you green when nobody is looking?', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '752-revision', '', '', '2009-03-17 18:13:02', '2009-03-18 00:13:02', '', 752, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/752-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (754, 1, '2009-03-17 18:15:48', '2009-03-18 00:15:48', 'I had to paint the hallway of one of my tenant\'s apartments. \n\nSo I\'m in the paint isle and I have a dilemma. Normal paint is cheap. Low VOC or non VOC paint is almost twice the price. Which one do I buy?\n\nThey don\'t care if the paint is low VOC...\nI\'m not sure they know what VOC means...\nThey don\'t have kids (I have a soft spot for children\'s health).\nNobody will know what paint I buy...\nnobody except me really cares...\nnobody will think I\'m cool or not...\nthis isn\'t my home...\nthe rental is a business and as a business I want to keep costs low and profit high...\nI\'m not rolling in money right now...\nIt\'s just a hallway anyway...\n\n\nDespite my intense involvement in green I was strongly tempted to go with the cheap paint. I got a good insight into the reason people don\'t buy green when it is more expensive.\n\n\nBut I compromised. I bought the low VOC instead of non VOC. It was only a couple dollars more than the cheap paint and many dollars less than the non VOC.\n\nBut it was quite an insight. Like always I came away knowing that whatever choice I made I had to be sure I was ok with it. ', 'Are you green when nobody is looking?', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '752-autosave', '', '', '2009-03-17 18:15:48', '2009-03-18 00:15:48', '', 752, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/752-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (755, 1, '2009-03-17 18:13:39', '2009-03-18 00:13:39', 'I had to paint the hallway of one of my tenant\'s apartments. \r\n\r\nSo I\'m in the paint isle and I have a dilemma. Normal paint is cheap. Low VOC or non VOC paint is almost twice the price.\r\n\r\nThey don\'t care if the paint is low VOC...\r\nI\'m not sure they know what VOC means...\r\nThey don\'t have kids (I have a soft spot for children\' health).\r\nNobody will know what paint I buy...\r\nnobody except me really cares...\r\nnobody will think I\'m cool or not...\r\nthis isn\'t my home...\r\nthe rental is a business and as a business I want to keep costs low and profit high...\r\nI\'m not rolling in money right now...\r\nIt\'s just a hallway any...\r\n\r\nThere was very strong incentive to buy the cheap paint. I got a good insight into the reason people don\'t buy green when it is more expensive.\r\n\r\nDespite my intense involvement in green I was strongly tempted to go with the cheap paint.\r\n\r\nBut I compromised. I bought the low VOC instead of non VOC. It was only a couple dollars more than the cheap paint and many dollars less than the non VOC.\r\n\r\nBut it was quite an insight. Like always I came away knowing that whatever choice I made I had to be sure I was ok with it. ', 'Are you green when nobody is looking?', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '752-revision-2', '', '', '2009-03-17 18:13:39', '2009-03-18 00:13:39', '', 752, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/752-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (756, 1, '2009-01-06 18:28:20', '2009-01-07 00:28:20', 'In the constant quest for a greener insulation I have considered many options.\r\n- Cellulose is good but messy and dusty.\r\n- Isonyne spray foam or Demilec spray foam is good but not that cheap and quite honestly not as green as they say. It takes huge amounts of energy and petroleum to create the main ingredient isocyanate.\r\n- Formaldehyde free fiberglass is ok but still fiberglass (scratch, scratch).\r\n- Solid foam is good and in my opinion under valued by the green community.\r\n\r\nTHEN you have RECYCLED SOLID FOAM, which I am starting to think is the way to go.\r\nI might buy it from www.InsulationDepot.com. It comes out at the same price as normal fiberglass batts but is way better R value when you air seal the boards correctly. And it is RECYCLED.\r\n\r\nIn my opinion normal (non-green) recycled materials is better than new green material. Why make more when it has already been made.\r\n\r\nALSO, foam board does off gas a little BUT almost all of that happens in the first few months or year. And since it is recycled it has already off gassed! Now that is a fantastic side benefit of recycling!\r\n\r\nFurther info I found on the web \r\n\r\nWhether it takes the form of batt, loose fill, sprayed-in foam, or rigid foam, insulation is an essential part of any housing. Insulation slows the transfer of heat (energy) from warmer areas to colder areas. It can also serve to reduce noise. Insulation effectiveness is typically measured in R-value. A higher R-value for insulation is better. A well-constructed insulation system will help reduce air infiltration and heat transfer and help control moisture. All of these factors need to come together to produce a comfortable and healthy living environment. The following analysis examines the relative economic, energy, and environmental impacts of the following insulation types: fiberglass batt, blown and loose fill cellulose, blown fiberglass, foamed-in-place polyisocyanurate or polyicynene, extruded polystyrene, expanded polystyrene, and rigid polyisocyanurate. \r\n\r\nRecommendations\r\nLoose fill, blown and batt insulation is more cost effective in walls and attics than rigid board insulation. Foamed-in-place insulation should be used when budget permits, its high R-value combined with excellent air sealing increase the overall performance of the assembly. Look for insulation materials that have stable R-values over time. \r\nExtruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation with CFC or HCFC\'s as blowing agents should not be used. Rigid insulation alternatives include: wood fiberboard, (some made entirely from recycled cellulose), expanded polystyrene (EPS), fiberglass board, or cellular glass board. \r\n\r\nInsulation Fact Sheet:\r\n| \r\n alternatives | \r\n \r\n cost/sq. ft./R (materials & labor) | \r\n \r\n energy (R- value per inch) | \r\n \r\n IAQ | \r\n \r\n\r\n expected product life (years) | \r\n \r\n life cycle thinking | \r\n \r\n practice | \r\n
| \r\n fiberglass batt | \r\n \r\n .03 | \r\n \r\n 3.2 | \r\n \r\n typical | \r\n \r\n\r\n 15 | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n cellulose blown and loose fill | \r\n \r\n .02 | \r\n \r\n 3.7 | \r\n \r\n good | \r\n \r\n\r\n 15 | \r\n \r\n good | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n fiberglass blown | \r\n \r\n .04 | \r\n \r\n 2.2 | \r\n \r\n good | \r\n \r\n\r\n 15 | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n foamed-in-place polyisocyanurate\r\n or polyicynene | \r\n\r\n \r\n not ava | \r\n \r\n 3.6-5.0 | \r\n \r\n\r\n better | \r\n \r\n 15-30 | \r\n \r\n better | \r\n \r\n requires trained installer | \r\n
| \r\n rigid perimeter: extruded | \r\n \r\n 0.14 | \r\n \r\n 5.0 | \r\n \r\n\r\n typical | \r\n \r\n 10-15 | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n rigid perimeter: expanded | \r\n \r\n 0.13 | \r\n \r\n 3.85 | \r\n \r\n\r\n typical | \r\n \r\n 15 | \r\n \r\n good | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
| \r\n rigid perimeter: polyisocyanurate | \r\n \r\n 0.09 | \r\n \r\n 7.2 | \r\n \r\n\r\n typical | \r\n \r\n 15-30 | \r\n \r\n better | \r\n \r\n standard | \r\n
\r\nVintage Slate\r\nAntique roof or wall slate . 400 pieces. Covers about 135 square feet. Beautiful and really priced to sell.\r\nSell the lot for $1500 ($3.75/piece) or by unit for $5. \r\n\r\n
\r\nHigh Grade Insulation\r\nThis option is greener and more effective than any other insulation out there, including spray foam and cellulose.\r\n\r\nFor sale is once used 4x8 PolyISO "natural facer" insulation board for $10/sheet (that\'s 75% off store price!). At only 1.5" thick it is nice and thin for space craved Brooklyn houses yet still packs a hefty R9 insulation value. Compare that to 6" of fiberglass batts! \r\n\r\nAnd since it is once used you\'re saving garbage from the landfill. Being recycled it has off gassed any potentially harmful fumes. The price is really great but price is not the only benefit since it is really a green option.\r\n\r\n
\r\nFree Metal Studs\r\nWe have about 20 or 30 salvaged studs. They are fine for any stud job. They are free but we ask for 20 cents per stud to dissuade people from bringing them to the scrap yard for cash (we want the studs to be used again, not scrapped).\r\n\r\nScrap Wood\r\nWe have lots of scrap wood. Good for art projects or whatever. Free.', 'Sale', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1028-revision-3', '', '', '2009-04-26 11:20:26', '2009-04-26 17:20:26', '', 1028, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1028-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1142, 1, '2009-05-04 17:34:09', '2009-05-04 23:34:09', '\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is the most innovative green contractor in Brooklyn. Our background is in green real estate, development and renovation. We have a great team of green builders who are passionate about using old and new technologies to increase the quality of living while reducing costs and benefiting the environment.\r\n\r\nOn our team has a wide range of experience and certifications. Education where we are either students or teachers is a big part of our process. We are constantly increasing our knowledge base as well as educating the community. \r\n\r\nOn our team is a certified green roof installer, green real estate broker, radiant floor specialist, green real estate manager, solar thermal and PV installer, LEED AP, Green Educator and more.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to both build and run. Attention is put on using recycled, sustainable and local materials. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\nAs well as doing Brownstone renovations for clients Eco Brooklyn invests in houses and "greens" them. These houses are used as New York community outreach platforms to help train local workers and educate the community in good green building techniques. \r\n\r\nWe are partnered with the International Center for the Disabled and offer an Eco Brooklyn Green Construction Certification Program for interns wanting to gain work experience in green building. \r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker, Certified EcoBroker®, LEED AP, educator and lifetime builder. \r\n\r\nGennaro\'s knowledge of home values means all building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but is also of highest monetary value. Special attention is paid to long terms trends so houses are built to increase in value over time. \r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in our membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\n\n\nAnd we\'re not alone. As one site likes to say, "The American Academy of Otolaryngology reports that sinusitis is the most common chronic medical condition in the country. This disorder of the upper airway affects 37 million Americans and leads to debilitating pain and a decline in quality-of-life."\n\nSinus infections are debilitating. Even though they happen in the sinus, they make the whole body feel like you\'ve been hit by a train. It is a real drain on the body. Your mind is fuzzy and your body is weak. The real problem is that it can be chronic to the point that you just get used to working at half mast. It can really screw up your life.\n\nI have an ongoing arsenal of medications to combat the ongoing sinus infections I get almost on a yearly basis.\n\nTo be honest I\'m not very effective at keeping the infection at bay and usually have to resort to antibiotics. And I have no idea what natural medication is more effective than another. I basically throw them all at my nose and hope one of them helps. The way I look at it I might be getting infections a lot more if I DIDN\'T do all these things. And they do give me relief.\n\nThe following list is an informal collection of things I have found to be helpful at cleaning out the sinus and keeping them infection free.\n\n\nThe Neti Pot.\n\nThis one is quite an experience if you\'ve never done it before. But it is very effective. You pass water through the sinuses. The water should be warm and clean. Put a healthy pinch of salt in the water. You can also add other disinfectants. The best are a little hydrogen peroxide, or apple cider vinigar or a little drop of grapefruit seed extract.\n\nGrapefruit seed extract. \nThis stuff tastes like crap. But it is a great natural germ killer. Put a few drops in your hot tea and gulp it down. You don\'t savor this stuff.\n\nApple cider vinegar.\nIf there ever was a cure all old wives\' remedy this would be it. Does everything from increasing longevity to increase your sex drive apparently. But again it is good at killing germs and increasing the flow of healthy fluids. Hot water, apple cider vinegar and honey is a nice drink.\n\n"Sinus Buster" nasal spray.\nTry snorting hot pepper powder and you\'ll know how this sinus spray feels. It literally has hot pepper in it and boy is it effective at cleansing out the sinus. Not for the faint of heart, or nose.\n\nDr. Shen\'s Sinus tablets, aka Pe Min Kan Wan.\nHarmless looking little brown pills. Take as many as you want. Very Asian.\n\nGinger\nGinger root, another age old medicinal. Grate it generously into hot tea, cook with it.\n\nOregano Oil\nOne of the big issues with sinus is high levels of candida in the body. Oregano oil is a great candida killer as well as general disinfectant.\n\nGarlic\nGarlic is to Europe what Ginger is to Asia. Garlic again is a disinfectant and like all the above ingredients it stimulates the glands and gets the healthy juices moving.\n\nRed Peper\nIf you\'ve ever eaten spicy food that was so strong you began sweating, your eyes teared up and you had to blow your nose, then you have already experienced a hot pepper sinus cleanse. Put it in your apple cider hot tea drink and in your food. \n\nHot water\nThe combination of humidity and heat is great for clearing sinuses. Let the shower pour over your forehead, place your towel covered head over a pot of hot water, lay with a hot wet rag over your face or sit in a Turkish steam sauna. It all does wonders for the sinus.\n\nWhat Not To Do\n\nDon\'t Expose your face to cold.\n Cold weather, cold food, cold water... it all does the opposite of the above things. It constricts your sinus passages and doesn\'t let them clear. Stay away from ice cream, cold drinks, ice, \n\nDon\'t Eat Mucus Forming Food\nIt is hard to get good food on the job site. Usually you are stuck with sandwiches from the corner deli. But as much as possible it is important to avoid dairy, sugar, refined flour (white bread, pasta etc), fried food, and other starchy things. They create mucus and clog up the sinus. Good luck with this one. It is not easy. These things are also the main culprits for candida build up in the body, another enemy of the sinus.\n\n', 'Sinus Infections and Construction', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '783-revision', '', '', '2009-03-22 09:53:19', '2009-03-22 15:53:19', '', 783, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/783-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (787, 1, '2009-03-22 10:02:18', '2009-03-22 16:02:18', 'Our job sites are cleaner than most. We barely have any of the normal toxins. Formaldehyde, nasty glues, paints, thinners and all the other chemical toxins are pretty much absent from our job site.\n\nWe buy stuff that is free of those toxins when possible. And if not then we find a way not to use them. If that means cleaning the wall with a metal brush for a longer time instead of using ammonia acid then so be it.\n\nBut even so there is a lot of dust. Even good old fashioned wood can create irritants when cut. Then there is all the dust from tearing down walls, mixing concrete, cutting sheet rock, grinding metal....\n\nAll this stuff wreaks havoc on the workers\' sinuses. Sinus infections are a problem. The sinus is actually a very complex system and a lot more than an air passage through your nose. It ties all sorts of things together, from your mouth, ears, eyes, lungs and stomach. Even your brain is closely linked to how well your sinus is working.\n\n\n\nAnd we\'re not alone. As one site likes to say, "The American Academy of Otolaryngology reports that sinusitis is the most common chronic medical condition in the country. This disorder of the upper airway affects 37 million Americans and leads to debilitating pain and a decline in quality-of-life."\n\nSinus infections are debilitating. Even though they happen in the sinus, they make the whole body feel like you\'ve been hit by a train. It is a real drain on the body. Your mind is fuzzy and your body is weak. The real problem is that it can be chronic to the point that you just get used to working at half mast. It can really screw up your life.\n\nI have an ongoing arsenal of medications to combat the ongoing sinus infections I get almost on a yearly basis.\n\nTo be honest I\'m not very effective at keeping the infection at bay and usually have to resort to antibiotics. And I have no idea what natural medication is more effective than another. I basically throw them all at my nose and hope one of them helps. The way I look at it I might be getting infections a lot more if I DIDN\'T do all these things. And they do give me relief.\n\nThe following list is an informal collection of things I have found to be helpful at cleaning out the sinus and keeping them infection free.\n\n\nThe Neti Pot.\n\nThis one is quite an experience if you\'ve never done it before. But it is very effective. You pass water through the sinuses. The water should be warm and clean. Put a healthy pinch of salt in the water. You can also add other disinfectants. The best are a little hydrogen peroxide, or apple cider vinigar or a little drop of grapefruit seed extract.\n\nGrapefruit seed extract. \nThis stuff tastes like crap. But it is a great natural germ killer. Put a few drops in your hot tea and gulp it down. You don\'t savor this stuff.\n\nApple cider vinegar.\nIf there ever was a cure all old wives\' remedy this would be it. Does everything from increasing longevity to increase your sex drive apparently. But again it is good at killing germs and increasing the flow of healthy fluids. Hot water, apple cider vinegar and honey is a nice drink.\n\n"Sinus Buster" nasal spray.\nTry snorting hot pepper powder and you\'ll know how this sinus spray feels. It literally has hot pepper in it and boy is it effective at cleansing out the sinus. Not for the faint of heart, or nose.\n\nDr. Shen\'s Sinus tablets, aka Pe Min Kan Wan.\nHarmless looking little brown pills. Take as many as you want. Very Asian.\n\nGinger\nGinger root, another age old medicinal. Grate it generously into hot tea, cook with it.\n\nOregano Oil Capsules\nOne of the big issues with sinus is high levels of candida in the body. Oregano oil is a great candida killer as well as general disinfectant. Take them with food or else you\'ll get oregano heart burn.\n\nGarlic\nGarlic is to Europe what Ginger is to Asia. Garlic again is a disinfectant and like all the above ingredients it stimulates the glands and gets the healthy juices moving.\n\nRed Peper\nIf you\'ve ever eaten spicy food that was so strong you began sweating, your eyes teared up and you had to blow your nose, then you have already experienced a hot pepper sinus cleanse. Put it in your apple cider hot tea drink and in your food. \n\nHot water\nThe combination of humidity and heat is great for clearing sinuses. Let the shower pour over your forehead, place your towel covered head over a pot of hot water, lay with a hot wet rag over your face or sit in a Turkish steam sauna. It all does wonders for the sinus.\n\nWhat Not To Do\n\nDon\'t Expose your face to cold.\n Cold weather, cold food, cold water... it all does the opposite of the above things. It constricts your sinus passages and doesn\'t let them clear. Stay away from ice cream, cold drinks, ice, etc. Cover your face in cold weather.\n\nDon\'t Eat Mucus Forming Food\nIt is hard to get good food on the job site. Usually you are stuck with sandwiches from the corner deli. But as much as possible it is important to avoid dairy, sugar, refined flour (white bread, pasta etc), fried food, and other starchy things. They create mucus and clog up the sinus. Good luck with this one. It is not easy. These things are also the main culprits for candida build up in the body, another enemy of the sinus.\n\nDon\'t expose yourself to dust\nOn a job site this isn\'t easy. It means wearing a mask. Keep the area well ventilated. When possible cut outside. Constantly clean with a good vacuum. Don\'t sweap the dust back into the air. ', 'Sinus Infections and Construction', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '783-autosave', '', '', '2009-03-22 10:02:18', '2009-03-22 16:02:18', '', 783, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/783-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (788, 1, '2009-03-22 09:54:08', '2009-03-22 15:54:08', 'Our job sites are cleaner than most. We barely have any of the normal toxins. Formaldehyde, nasty glues, paints, thinners and all the other chemical toxins are pretty much absent from our job site.\r\n\r\nWe buy stuff that is free of those toxins when possible. And if not then we find a way not to use them. If that means cleaning the wall with a metal brush for a longer time instead of using ammonia acid then so be it.\r\n\r\nBut even so there is a lot of dust. Even good old fashioned wood can create irritants when cut. Then there is all the dust from tearing down walls, mixing concrete, cutting sheet rock, grinding metal....\r\n\r\nAll this stuff wreaks havoc on the workers\' sinuses. Sinus infections are a problem. The sinus is actually a very complex system and a lot more than an air passage through your nose. It ties all sorts of things together, from your mouth, ears, eyes, lungs and stomach. Even your brain is closely linked to how well your sinus is working.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd we\'re not alone. As one site likes to say, "The American Academy of Otolaryngology reports that sinusitis is the most common chronic medical condition in the country. This disorder of the upper airway affects 37 million Americans and leads to debilitating pain and a decline in quality-of-life."\r\n\r\nSinus infections are debilitating. Even though they happen in the sinus, they make the whole body feel like you\'ve been hit by a train. It is a real drain on the body. Your mind is fuzzy and your body is weak. The real problem is that it can be chronic to the point that you just get used to working at half mast. It can really screw up your life.\r\n\r\nI have an ongoing arsenal of medications to combat the ongoing sinus infections I get almost on a yearly basis.\r\n\r\nTo be honest I\'m not very effective at keeping the infection at bay and usually have to resort to antibiotics. And I have no idea what natural medication is more effective than another. I basically throw them all at my nose and hope one of them helps. The way I look at it I might be getting infections a lot more if I DIDN\'T do all these things. And they do give me relief.\r\n\r\nThe following list is an informal collection of things I have found to be helpful at cleaning out the sinus and keeping them infection free.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Neti Pot.\r\n\r\nThis one is quite an experience if you\'ve never done it before. But it is very effective. You pass water through the sinuses. The water should be warm and clean. Put a healthy pinch of salt in the water. You can also add other disinfectants. The best are a little hydrogen peroxide, or apple cider vinigar or a little drop of grapefruit seed extract.\r\n\r\nGrapefruit seed extract. \r\nThis stuff tastes like crap. But it is a great natural germ killer. Put a few drops in your hot tea and gulp it down. You don\'t savor this stuff.\r\n\r\nApple cider vinegar.\r\nIf there ever was a cure all old wives\' remedy this would be it. Does everything from increasing longevity to increase your sex drive apparently. But again it is good at killing germs and increasing the flow of healthy fluids. Hot water, apple cider vinegar and honey is a nice drink.\r\n\r\n"Sinus Buster" nasal spray.\r\nTry snorting hot pepper powder and you\'ll know how this sinus spray feels. It literally has hot pepper in it and boy is it effective at cleansing out the sinus. Not for the faint of heart, or nose.\r\n\r\nDr. Shen\'s Sinus tablets, aka Pe Min Kan Wan.\r\nHarmless looking little brown pills. Take as many as you want. Very Asian.\r\n\r\nGinger\r\nGinger root, another age old medicinal. Grate it generously into hot tea, cook with it.\r\n\r\nOregano Oil\r\nOne of the big issues with sinus is high levels of candida in the body. Oregano oil is a great candida killer as well as general disinfectant.\r\n\r\nGarlic\r\nGarlic is to Europe what Ginger is to Asia. Garlic again is a disinfectant and like all the above ingredients it stimulates the glands and gets the healthy juices moving.\r\n\r\nRed Peper\r\nIf you\'ve ever eaten spicy food that was so strong you began sweating, your eyes teared up and you had to blow your nose, then you have already experienced a hot pepper sinus cleanse. Put it in your apple cider hot tea drink and in your food. \r\n\r\nHot water\r\nThe combination of humidity and heat is great for clearing sinuses. Let the shower pour over your forehead, place your towel covered head over a pot of hot water, lay with a hot wet rag over your face or sit in a Turkish steam sauna. It all does wonders for the sinus.\r\n\r\nWhat Not To Do\r\n\r\nDon\'t Expose your face to cold.\r\n Cold weather, cold food, cold water... it all does the opposite of the above things. It constricts your sinus passages and doesn\'t let them clear. Stay away from ice cream, cold drinks, ice, etc. Cover your face in cold weather.\r\n\r\nDon\'t Eat Mucus Forming Food\r\nIt is hard to get good food on the job site. Usually you are stuck with sandwiches from the corner deli. But as much as possible it is important to avoid dairy, sugar, refined flour (white bread, pasta etc), fried food, and other starchy things. They create mucus and clog up the sinus. Good luck with this one. It is not easy. These things are also the main culprits for candida build up in the body, another enemy of the sinus.\r\n\r\n', 'Sinus Infections and Construction', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '783-revision-2', '', '', '2009-03-22 09:54:08', '2009-03-22 15:54:08', '', 783, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/783-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (789, 1, '2009-03-22 09:59:14', '2009-03-22 15:59:14', 'Our job sites are cleaner than most. We barely have any of the normal toxins. Formaldehyde, nasty glues, paints, thinners and all the other chemical toxins are pretty much absent from our job site.\r\n\r\nWe buy stuff that is free of those toxins when possible. And if not then we find a way not to use them. If that means cleaning the wall with a metal brush for a longer time instead of using ammonia acid then so be it.\r\n\r\nBut even so there is a lot of dust. Even good old fashioned wood can create irritants when cut. Then there is all the dust from tearing down walls, mixing concrete, cutting sheet rock, grinding metal....\r\n\r\nAll this stuff wreaks havoc on the workers\' sinuses. Sinus infections are a problem. The sinus is actually a very complex system and a lot more than an air passage through your nose. It ties all sorts of things together, from your mouth, ears, eyes, lungs and stomach. Even your brain is closely linked to how well your sinus is working.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd we\'re not alone. As one site likes to say, "The American Academy of Otolaryngology reports that sinusitis is the most common chronic medical condition in the country. This disorder of the upper airway affects 37 million Americans and leads to debilitating pain and a decline in quality-of-life."\r\n\r\nSinus infections are debilitating. Even though they happen in the sinus, they make the whole body feel like you\'ve been hit by a train. It is a real drain on the body. Your mind is fuzzy and your body is weak. The real problem is that it can be chronic to the point that you just get used to working at half mast. It can really screw up your life.\r\n\r\nI have an ongoing arsenal of medications to combat the ongoing sinus infections I get almost on a yearly basis.\r\n\r\nTo be honest I\'m not very effective at keeping the infection at bay and usually have to resort to antibiotics. And I have no idea what natural medication is more effective than another. I basically throw them all at my nose and hope one of them helps. The way I look at it I might be getting infections a lot more if I DIDN\'T do all these things. And they do give me relief.\r\n\r\nThe following list is an informal collection of things I have found to be helpful at cleaning out the sinus and keeping them infection free.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Neti Pot.\r\n\r\nThis one is quite an experience if you\'ve never done it before. But it is very effective. You pass water through the sinuses. The water should be warm and clean. Put a healthy pinch of salt in the water. You can also add other disinfectants. The best are a little hydrogen peroxide, or apple cider vinigar or a little drop of grapefruit seed extract.\r\n\r\nGrapefruit seed extract. \r\nThis stuff tastes like crap. But it is a great natural germ killer. Put a few drops in your hot tea and gulp it down. You don\'t savor this stuff.\r\n\r\nApple cider vinegar.\r\nIf there ever was a cure all old wives\' remedy this would be it. Does everything from increasing longevity to increase your sex drive apparently. But again it is good at killing germs and increasing the flow of healthy fluids. Hot water, apple cider vinegar and honey is a nice drink.\r\n\r\n"Sinus Buster" nasal spray.\r\nTry snorting hot pepper powder and you\'ll know how this sinus spray feels. It literally has hot pepper in it and boy is it effective at cleansing out the sinus. Not for the faint of heart, or nose.\r\n\r\nDr. Shen\'s Sinus tablets, aka Pe Min Kan Wan.\r\nHarmless looking little brown pills. Take as many as you want. Very Asian.\r\n\r\nGinger\r\nGinger root, another age old medicinal. Grate it generously into hot tea, cook with it.\r\n\r\nOregano Oil Capsules\r\nOne of the big issues with sinus is high levels of candida in the body. Oregano oil is a great candida killer as well as general disinfectant. Take them with food or else you\'ll get oregano heart burn.\r\n\r\nGarlic\r\nGarlic is to Europe what Ginger is to Asia. Garlic again is a disinfectant and like all the above ingredients it stimulates the glands and gets the healthy juices moving.\r\n\r\nRed Peper\r\nIf you\'ve ever eaten spicy food that was so strong you began sweating, your eyes teared up and you had to blow your nose, then you have already experienced a hot pepper sinus cleanse. Put it in your apple cider hot tea drink and in your food. \r\n\r\nHot water\r\nThe combination of humidity and heat is great for clearing sinuses. Let the shower pour over your forehead, place your towel covered head over a pot of hot water, lay with a hot wet rag over your face or sit in a Turkish steam sauna. It all does wonders for the sinus.\r\n\r\nWhat Not To Do\r\n\r\nDon\'t Expose your face to cold.\r\n Cold weather, cold food, cold water... it all does the opposite of the above things. It constricts your sinus passages and doesn\'t let them clear. Stay away from ice cream, cold drinks, ice, etc. Cover your face in cold weather.\r\n\r\nDon\'t Eat Mucus Forming Food\r\nIt is hard to get good food on the job site. Usually you are stuck with sandwiches from the corner deli. But as much as possible it is important to avoid dairy, sugar, refined flour (white bread, pasta etc), fried food, and other starchy things. They create mucus and clog up the sinus. Good luck with this one. It is not easy. These things are also the main culprits for candida build up in the body, another enemy of the sinus.\r\n\r\n', 'Sinus Infections and Construction', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '783-revision-3', '', '', '2009-03-22 09:59:14', '2009-03-22 15:59:14', '', 783, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/783-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (790, 1, '2009-03-22 13:33:41', '2009-03-22 19:33:41', 'I stumbled across this site today while looking for the definition of "deck-to-deck partitions." I never did found out the definition because I got lost inside the Harvard site. It has all sorts of cool stuff. Especially useful for me right now is their LEED Roadmap which offers great study guides and resources.\r\n\r\nCheck site out', 'Web Site of the day: Harvard Green Building', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'web-site-day-harvard-green-building', '', '', '2009-03-22 13:33:41', '2009-03-22 19:33:41', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=790', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (791, 1, '2009-03-22 13:33:07', '2009-03-22 19:33:07', 'I stumbled across this site today while looking for the deffinition of "deck-to-deck partitions." I never did found out the definition because I got lost inside the Harvard site. It has all sorts of cool stuff. Especially useful for me right now is their LEED Roadmap which offers all sorts of great study guides and resources.\n\nCheck site out', 'Web Site of the day: Harvard Green Building', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '790-revision', '', '', '2009-03-22 13:33:07', '2009-03-22 19:33:07', '', 790, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/790-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (792, 1, '2009-03-22 14:09:56', '2009-03-22 20:09:56', 'Normal building terminology for taking out an old building structure is called "demolition." When you want to redo your brownstone\'s bathroom you have to first do a demolition of the existing bathroom.\r\n\r\nBut as a green contractor in Brooklyn we don\'t demolish anything. The term demolish does not exist in green building.\r\n\r\nWe deconstruct.\r\n\r\nDeconstruction acknowledges the fact that it was constructed in the first place. We are not demolishing that valuable work and materials. We don\'t destroy, we simply undo the elements in their current form.\r\n\r\nThat way we can take those materials and redo them somewhere else or in another form. \r\n\r\nThis is a much more efficient way of doing things in the long run. In the short run it does take longer. But according to my calculations it still saves money, among many other things.\r\n\r\nFor example it might take a laborer 20 minutes to demolish a wall. At $10/hour that is about $3 in labor cost.\r\n\r\nIt might take them one hour to deconstruct it. That is $10 in labor cost. But the salvaged materials are ten studs, six sheets of sheet rock and 40 screws that are in good enough condition to be reused elsewhere. Materials cost saved: $60 not including the money saved in dumpster fees.\r\n\r\nWhat just happened? The worker made more money (keep the money local), resources were saved, the landfill was spared, and our company and our clients saved money.\r\n\r\nIt looks so simple. But people don\'t do it (yet). Why? I think it is because they are caught up in the rat race where they think time is money. Intelligence is money. Time is infinite (whatever that means).', 'Deconstruction', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'deconstruction', '', '', '2009-03-22 14:09:56', '2009-03-22 20:09:56', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=792', 0, 'post', '', 1) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (793, 1, '2009-03-22 14:09:25', '2009-03-22 20:09:25', 'Normal building terminology for taking out an old building structure is called "demolition." When you want to redo your brownstone\'s bathroom you have to first do a demolition of the existing bathroom.\n\nBut as a green contractor in Brooklyn we don\'t demolish anything. The term demolish does not exist in green building.\n\nWe deconstruct.\n\nDeconstruction acknowledges the fact that it was constructed in the first place. We are not demolishing that valuable work and materials. We don\'t destroy, we simply undo the elements in their current form.\n\nThat way we can take those materials and redo them somewhere else or in another form. \n\nThis is a much more efficient way of doing things in the long run. In the short run it does take longer. But according to my calculations it still saves money, among many other things.\n\nFor example it might take a laborer 20 minutes to demolish a wall. At $10/hour that is about $3 in labor cost.\n\nIt might take them one hour to deconstruct it. That is $10 in labor cost. But the salvaged materials are ten studs, six sheets of sheet rock and 40 screws that are in good enough condition to be reused elsewhere. Materials cost saved: $60 not including the money saved in dumpster fees.\n\nWhat just happened? The worker made more money (keep the money local), resources were saved, the landfill was spared, and our company and our saved money\n\nIt looks so simple. But people don\'t do it yet. Why? I think it is because they are caught up in the rat race where they think time is money. Intelligence is money. Time is infinite (whatever that means).', 'Deconstruction', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '792-revision', '', '', '2009-03-22 14:09:25', '2009-03-22 20:09:25', '', 792, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/792-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (794, 1, '2009-02-22 19:57:04', '2009-02-23 01:57:04', '\r\nOur green show house in Brooklyn, NY, highlights best green practices for middle class brownstone\r\nrenovations in the NY metropolitan area. All products and services are explained on our web site and in any press we get. We have an active search engine optimization campaign for the web that includes but is not limited to our own site so that the information is easily found through internet search words.\r\n\r\nIt is a real home, meaning all products will be used and showcased in a living home environment. The show house is open to the public and professionals indefinitely by appointment.\r\n\r\nOur goal is to show to the broadest amount of people possible how a real life green brownstone renovation is affordable to do and wonderful to live in. We provide the services and products should anyone want to implement them in their house. We either do this directly via Eco Brooklyn or recommend the appropriate company.\r\n\r\nVisit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. Visitors are welcome to come see the work in progress. Please call for an appointment: Gennaro - 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nRelevant Links for the Green Show House:\r\nBlog\r\nArchitectural Plans Small View\r\nArchitectural Plans Large Format PDF: Front view and notes --- Floor Plans ---Side View\r\n\r\nDescription\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally build around 1900. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nMost of our materials comes out of dumpsters and from the debris of other job sites.\r\n\r\nWe will feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in. If you are interested in being involved in the project feel free to contact us. We are happy to attach your name to a service or product that contributes to the green show house.\r\n\r\nWe are also happy to assist you in any educational endeavors where a project like this would help you.\r\n\r\nSome current green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. Windows are arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\r\n\r\nThe fire escape is recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\r\n\r\nThe roof has a "green roof" and bee hive. The roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\r\n\r\nRainwater is strategically routed to water the garden. The gardens, both on the roof and in the front and back of the house, will have all the required flora to recreate a wildlife sanctuary and attract local fauna.\r\n\r\nRadiant heat is in all floors and some bathroom walls. It is in the concrete slab on the ground floor.\r\n\r\nThe floors are either buffed and colored concrete, salvaged stone and slate, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams. The bathroom floors are salvaged steel tiles for maximum heat conductivity to bare feet.\r\n\r\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance doors to minimize usage when tenants are out. Lights are LED and a lot of the wiring is low voltage.\r\n\r\nWe are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board. The exterior walls are R40 and the roof is more than R60.\r\n\r\nAll interior walls and floors are hard packed cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\r\n\r\nWalls have various applications. Some have clay. Others have home made paints with natural pigments.\r\n\r\nThe kitchen and bathroom counters are a mixture of techniques all made in-house. We have cement and salvaged glass, resin and salvaged glass, cement and coloring, and wood.\r\n\r\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\r\n\r\nAll appliances and the boiler are the most energy efficient we could find. \r\n\r\nThe list goes on as we awaken to new possibilities. It is an exciting and liberating experiment. Our budget has been drastically cut by the current banking crisis so the job is coming in below what it would cost to build a similar building using normal building techniques. Of course this building is a million times more comfortable to live in. At least we think so.\r\n\r\nProject Team\r\nThe job requires many skills and a good deal of muscle. People are brought in on a consulting basis when needed. The group can be loosely classified as, "Family, friends and Craigslist."\r\n\r\nGennaro Brooks-Church - Financing, Design, General Contractor\r\nLoretta Gendville - Financing, Design\r\n\r\nPaul Marino - Engineer\r\nJames Woods - Lead Carpenter\r\nArmando Lucret - Lead Mason\r\nJuan Mendez - Lead Carpenter\r\n\r\nPeter Irfan - Site Manager\r\nMauricio Ortega - Mason\r\nJames Herrera - Excavation\r\nLeo Ortega - Mason, Carpenter\r\nMartin Alvarado - Insulation\r\nDaniel Garcia Perez - Radiant Heating Installation\r\nMatthew di Francesco - Green Roof\r\nFred Seton - Radiant Heat Design\r\n\r\nAlex Lopez - Asst. Mason, Asst. Carpenter\r\nOvidio Salazar - Asst. Carpenter\r\n\r\nHans Dompedro - Green Building Intern\r\n', 'Green Show House', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '401-revision-24', '', '', '2009-02-22 19:57:04', '2009-02-23 01:57:04', '', 401, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/401-revision-24/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (795, 1, '2009-03-23 10:26:02', '2009-03-23 16:26:02', 'One thing a sales person wrote to me the other day caught my eye since it is a very common theory\r\nin almost everything, especially in the western world. And that is the concept of spending more to save time. Time is money concept etc. Like many companies he used the theory to sell his green building walls.\r\n\r\nHe writes: Now, our foundations panels ARE more expensive than the foundation pour.... Time vs. cost tradeoffs of labor versus expediency.\r\n\r\nI am learning that it is better to go against this logic in increasingly more cases. I have experimented and concluded that I would rather spend a little more time and thus more money on labor cost. And likewise build a system that is cheaper in materials. It keeps the money more local, as in immediately local to the workers, and it slows the process down a little. \r\n\r\nBut because you are saving money in materials you have more money to spend on labor. So you can throw more workers on the job and speed things up that way.\r\n\r\nI understand that building is a mad race to finish, but it\'s a throwback to a different way of building. As a green contractor in Brooklyn I renovate 100 year old houses and it is amazing how much labor went into them using simple materials. Now it is the opposite: complex materials and as little labor (read time) as possible,\r\n\r\nI am increasingly concluding that more labor and less/simpler/cheaper materials is a greener way to go. I do realize this goes against the logic of the MANY companies offering very effective and time saving green products.\r\n\r\nAnd my concept of course can be merged with those products. But a lot of the time I rather build the product in house with simple materials and more labor. This is not just a cost issue. It is an extension of the the 500 mile LEED point for regional materials where you get rewarded if you shop locally, thus reducing carbon transportation footprints and keeping commerce local. \r\n\r\nBy building in house with simple materials you are taking that a step further. You can\'t get more regional than ON SITE.\r\n\r\nWe are doing this a lot at the Brooklyn Green Show House. We are making our stair treads, counter tops, flooring, and a lot more. It takes time. But it costs less. So I simply have more workers. I think it is a better trade off.', 'Time is Money?', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'time-money', '', '', '2009-03-23 10:26:02', '2009-03-23 16:26:02', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=795', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (796, 1, '2009-03-23 10:25:07', '2009-03-23 16:25:07', 'One thing a sales person wrote to me the other day caught my eye since it is a very common theory\nin almost everything, especially in the western world. And that is the concept of spending more to save time. Time is money concept etc. Like many companies he used the theory to sell his green building walls.\n\nHe writes: Now, our foundations panels ARE more expensive than the foundation pour.... Time vs. cost tradeoffs of labor versus expediency.\n\nI am learning that it is better to go against this logic in increasingly more cases. I have experimented and concluded that I would rather spend a little more time and thus more money on labor cost. And likewise build a system that is cheaper in materials. It keeps the money more local, as in immediately local to the workers, and it slows the process down a little. \n\nBut because you are saving money in materials you have more money to spend on labor. So you can throw more workers on the job and speed things up that way.\n\nI understand that building is a mad race to finish, but it\'s a throwback to a different way of building. As a green contractor in Brooklyn I renovate 100 year old houses and it is amazing how much labor went into them using simple materials. Now it is the opposite: complex materials and as little labor (read time) as possible,\n\nI am increasingly concluding that more labor and less/simpler/cheaper materials is a greener way to go. I do realize this goes against the logic of the MANY companies offering very effective and time saving green products.\n\nAnd my concept of course can be merged with those products. But a lot of the time I rather build the product in house with simple materials and more labor. This is not just a cost issue. It is an extension of the the 500 mile LEED point for regional materials where you get rewarded if you shop locally, thus reducing carbon transportation footprints and keeping commerce local. \n\nBy building in house with simple materials you are taking that a step further. You can\'t get more regional than ON SITE.\n\nWe are doing this a lot at the Brooklyn Green Show House. We are making our stair treads, counter tops, ', 'Time is Money?', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '795-revision', '', '', '2009-03-23 10:25:07', '2009-03-23 16:25:07', '', 795, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/795-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (797, 1, '2009-03-23 11:33:39', '2009-03-23 17:33:39', 'Berkeley,California, is one of the few places in the world where the ideals of the 60\'s went beyond drugs and loose sex and actually blossomed into some very powerful things.\r\n\r\nGreen building is one of these. Berkeley has examples of green building that carry a direct lineage back to 1960 hippie ideals. The houses are great examples of idealism embodied practically and efficiently. And the green building is in all parts of the social fabric, from the way they do city planning to the way they do health care.\r\n\r\nI say all this because I was brainstorming today with New York solar installer Rob Ashmore from Aeon Solar about a marketing plan for the Brooklyn Green Show House and he pointed out that Brooklyn is the Berkeley of the East Coast.\r\n\r\nIt struck me as a very accurate statement. I didn\'t realize this since I\'m in the eye of the storm as a Brooklyn green contractor. But it is true. The convergence of idealism that can easily be traced back to the 60\'s and current day smarts is very powerful in Brooklyn.\r\n\r\nThere is a great combination of elements in Brooklyn. NY, as one of the commercial and cultural centers of the world, attracts tremendous talent. They tend to be smart, talented and energetic people. You need to be in order to survive in NY.\r\n\r\nAnd the vast majority of these people live in Brooklyn. Ever since the cultural bleaching of NY happened in the 90\'s Brooklyn has replaced it as the cool place to live. Cheaper rents, nicer architecture and easy access to transportation has made Brooklyn the choice for cool hipsters.\r\n\r\nAnd apart from the nauseating hipness of Williamsburg, Brooklyn retains a low key integrity. People tend to be very genuine.\r\n\r\nAnyway, again I find myself raving about Brooklyn. My main point here is that these people are also more green than the average person. I suspect it is because they tend to be young trendsetters and artists.\r\n\r\nAnd as such they also tend to be a little ahead of the curve. What people here are doing now is often what the rest of America will be doing in a couple years. And if what they are doing now is any indication of what is to come then the future is definitely green. \r\n\r\nSo as a green contractor in the Berkeley of the East Coast, AKA Brooklyn, I\'m happy to say things are going good and the future looks positive.\r\n\r\nBack to Rob from Aeon solar, we were marveling at how when you stand on a Brooklyn brownstone rooftop you can see miles of houses with hundreds of thousands of pristine flat roofs baking in the sun. For a green contractor and solar installer this is like casting your eyes on a field full of fruit trees in the spring time: the fruits are soon to come and abundantly so. \r\n\r\nBrooklyn is ripe for solar power and green renovations. The time, place and people couldn\'t be more synergistic.', 'Brooklyn: the Berkeley of the East Coast', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'brooklyn-berkeley-east-coast', '', '', '2009-03-23 11:33:39', '2009-03-23 17:33:39', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=797', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (798, 1, '2009-03-23 11:33:18', '2009-03-23 17:33:18', 'Berkeley,California, is one of the few places in the world where the ideals of the 60\'s went beyond drugs and loose sex and actually blossomed into some very powerful things.\n\nGreen building is one of these. Berkeley has examples of green building that carry a direct lineage back to 1960 hippie ideals. The houses are great examples of idealism embodied practically and efficiently. And the green building is in all parts of the social fabric, from the way they do city planning to the way they do health care.\n\nI say all this because I was brainstorming today with New York solar installer Rob Ashmore from Aeon Solar about a marketing plan for the Brooklyn Green Show House and he pointed out that Brooklyn is the Berkeley of the East Coast.\n\nIt struck me as a very accurate statement. I didn\'t realize this since I\'m in the eye of the storm as a Brooklyn green contractor. But it is true. The convergence of idealism that can easily be traced back to the 60\'s and current day smarts is very powerful in Brooklyn.\n\nThere is a great combination of elements in Brooklyn. NY, as one of the commercial and cultural centers of the world, attracts tremendous talent. They tend to be smart, talented and energetic people. You need to be in order to survive in NY.\n\nAnd the vast majority of these people live in Brooklyn. Ever since the cultural bleaching of NY happened in the 90\'s Brooklyn has replaced it as the cool place to live. Cheaper rents, nicer architecture and easy access to transportation has made Brooklyn the choice for cool hipsters.\n\nAnd apart from the nauseating hipness of Williamsburg, Brooklyn retains a low key integrity. People tend to be very genuine.\n\nAnyway, again I find myself raving about Brooklyn. My main point here is that these people are also more green than the average person. I suspect it is because they tend to be young trendsetters and artists.\n\nAnd as such they also tend to be a little ahead of the curve. What people here are doing now is often what the rest of America will be doing in a couple years. And if what they are doing now is any indication of what is to come then the future is definitely green. \n\nSo as a green contractor in the Berkeley of the East Coast, AKA Brooklyn, I\'m happy to say things are going good and the future looks positive.\n\nBack to Rob from Aeon solar, we were marveling at how when you stand on a Brooklyn brownstone rooftop you can see miles of houses with hundreds of thousands of pristine flat roofs baking in the sun. For a green contractor and solar installer this is like casting your eyes on a field full of fruit trees in the spring time: the fruits are soon to come and abundantly so. \n\nBrooklyn is ripe for solar power and green renovations. The time, place and people couldn\'t be more synergistic.', 'Brooklyn: the Berkeley of the East Coast', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '797-revision', '', '', '2009-03-23 11:33:18', '2009-03-23 17:33:18', '', 797, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/797-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (799, 1, '2009-03-23 14:36:20', '2009-03-23 20:36:20', 'As a green contractor in Brooklyn, NY. I can post an add on Craigslist.org and get a hundred responses in an hour of highly qualified people asking very little for their work. Such is the nature of the economy, a highly skilled region and immediate technology.\r\n\r\nBut here is the kicker: I get people asking to work for free on my jobs because they love green building. There is a hunger for it. It allows them to fulfill something normal building does not. It is principle driven instead of money driven.\r\n\r\nAnyway, all this lends itself to the availability of a lot of highly skilled cheap workers. So for me it makes a lot of sense to get old school and return to a more old fashioned way of building. This is where you use more basic materials that are cheaper instead of paying for the convenience of pre assembled materials. \r\n\r\nIt has nothing to do with loss of speed since you simply put more workers on the job. You can afford to do this because you aren\'t spending extra money for the more convenient products. Instead of buying pre cut stair stringers you buy the wood and cut it yourself. Instead of buying pre made counters you buy the glass and concrete and mold them yourself.\r\n\r\nThe workers are no longer robots tightening the pre made widgets into place. They are artisans who get a lot more satisfaction from their creations.', 'Green Building is Old Building', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'green-building-principle-driven', '', '', '2009-03-23 14:41:53', '2009-03-23 20:41:53', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=799', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (800, 1, '2009-03-23 14:34:41', '2009-03-23 20:34:41', 'As a green contractor in Brooklyn, NY. I can post an\nadd on Craigslist.org and get a hundred responses in an hour of highly\nqualified people asking very little for their work. Such is the nature\nof the economy, a highly skilled region and immediate technology.\nBut here is the kicker: I get people asking to work for free on my\njobs because they love green building. There is a hunger for it. It\nallows them to fulfill something normal building does not. It is\nprinciple driven instead of money driven.\n\nAnyway, all this lends itself to the availability of a lot of highly\nskilled cheap workers. So for me it makes a lot of sense to get old\nschool and return to a more old fashioned way of building. It has\nnothing to do with speed since you simply put more workers on the job.\nYou can afford to do this because you aren\'t spending extra money for\nthe more convenient products. Instead of buying pre cut stair\nstringers you buy the wood and cut it yourself. Instead of buying pre\nmade counters you buy the glass and concrete and mold them yourself.\n\nThe workers are no longer robots tightening the pre made widgets into\nplace. They are artisans who get a lot more satisfaction from their\ncreations.', 'Green Building is Principle Driven Instead of Money Driven', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '799-revision', '', '', '2009-03-23 14:34:41', '2009-03-23 20:34:41', '', 799, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/799-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (801, 1, '2009-03-23 14:40:49', '2009-03-23 20:40:49', 'As a green contractor in Brooklyn, NY. I can post an add on Craigslist.org and get a hundred responses in an hour of highly qualified people asking very little for their work. Such is the nature\nof the economy, a highly skilled region and immediate technology.\n\nBut here is the kicker: I get people asking to work for free on my jobs because they love green building. There is a hunger for it. It allows them to fulfill something normal building does not. It is\nprinciple driven instead of money driven.\n\nAnyway, all this lends itself to the availability of a lot of highly skilled cheap workers. So for me it makes a lot of sense to get old school and return to a more old fashioned way of building. This is where you use more basic materials that are cheaper instead of paying for the convenience of pre assembled materials. \n\nIt has nothing to do with speed since you simply put more workers on the job. You can afford to do this because you aren\'t spending extra money for the more convenient products. Instead of buying pre cut stair stringers you buy the wood and cut it yourself. Instead of buying pre\nmade counters you buy the glass and concrete and mold them yourself.\n\nThe workers are no longer robots tightening the pre made widgets into place. They are artisans who get a lot more satisfaction from their creations.', 'Green Building is Principle Driven Instead of Money Driven', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '799-autosave', '', '', '2009-03-23 14:40:49', '2009-03-23 20:40:49', '', 799, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/799-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (802, 1, '2009-03-23 14:36:20', '2009-03-23 20:36:20', 'As a green contractor in Brooklyn, NY. I can post an\r\nadd on Craigslist.org and get a hundred responses in an hour of highly\r\nqualified people asking very little for their work. Such is the nature\r\nof the economy, a highly skilled region and immediate technology.\r\nBut here is the kicker: I get people asking to work for free on my\r\njobs because they love green building. There is a hunger for it. It\r\nallows them to fulfill something normal building does not. It is\r\nprinciple driven instead of money driven.\r\n\r\nAnyway, all this lends itself to the availability of a lot of highly\r\nskilled cheap workers. So for me it makes a lot of sense to get old\r\nschool and return to a more old fashioned way of building. It has\r\nnothing to do with speed since you simply put more workers on the job.\r\nYou can afford to do this because you aren\'t spending extra money for\r\nthe more convenient products. Instead of buying pre cut stair\r\nstringers you buy the wood and cut it yourself. Instead of buying pre\r\nmade counters you buy the glass and concrete and mold them yourself.\r\n\r\nThe workers are no longer robots tightening the pre made widgets into\r\nplace. They are artisans who get a lot more satisfaction from their\r\ncreations.', 'Green Building is Principle Driven Instead of Money Driven', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '799-revision-2', '', '', '2009-03-23 14:36:20', '2009-03-23 20:36:20', '', 799, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/799-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (803, 1, '2009-03-23 14:41:08', '2009-03-23 20:41:08', 'As a green contractor in Brooklyn, NY. I can post an add on Craigslist.org and get a hundred responses in an hour of highly qualified people asking very little for their work. Such is the nature\r\nof the economy, a highly skilled region and immediate technology.\r\n\r\nBut here is the kicker: I get people asking to work for free on my jobs because they love green building. There is a hunger for it. It allows them to fulfill something normal building does not. It is\r\nprinciple driven instead of money driven.\r\n\r\nAnyway, all this lends itself to the availability of a lot of highly skilled cheap workers. So for me it makes a lot of sense to get old school and return to a more old fashioned way of building. This is where you use more basic materials that are cheaper instead of paying for the convenience of pre assembled materials. \r\n\r\nIt has nothing to do with loss of speed since you simply put more workers on the job. You can afford to do this because you aren\'t spending extra money for the more convenient products. Instead of buying pre cut stair stringers you buy the wood and cut it yourself. Instead of buying pre made counters you buy the glass and concrete and mold them yourself.\r\n\r\nThe workers are no longer robots tightening the pre made widgets into place. They are artisans who get a lot more satisfaction from their creations.', 'Green Building is Principle Driven Instead of Money Driven', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '799-revision-3', '', '', '2009-03-23 14:41:08', '2009-03-23 20:41:08', '', 799, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/799-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (804, 1, '2009-03-23 14:41:23', '2009-03-23 20:41:23', 'As a green contractor in Brooklyn, NY. I can post an add on Craigslist.org and get a hundred responses in an hour of highly qualified people asking very little for their work. Such is the nature\r\nof the economy, a highly skilled region and immediate technology.\r\n\r\nBut here is the kicker: I get people asking to work for free on my jobs because they love green building. There is a hunger for it. It allows them to fulfill something normal building does not. It is\r\nprinciple driven instead of money driven.\r\n\r\nAnyway, all this lends itself to the availability of a lot of highly skilled cheap workers. So for me it makes a lot of sense to get old school and return to a more old fashioned way of building. This is where you use more basic materials that are cheaper instead of paying for the convenience of pre assembled materials. \r\n\r\nIt has nothing to do with loss of speed since you simply put more workers on the job. You can afford to do this because you aren\'t spending extra money for the more convenient products. Instead of buying pre cut stair stringers you buy the wood and cut it yourself. Instead of buying pre made counters you buy the glass and concrete and mold them yourself.\r\n\r\nThe workers are no longer robots tightening the pre made widgets into place. They are artisans who get a lot more satisfaction from their creations.', 'Green Building is Old Building', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '799-revision-4', '', '', '2009-03-23 14:41:23', '2009-03-23 20:41:23', '', 799, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/799-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (805, 1, '2009-03-23 14:41:41', '2009-03-23 20:41:41', 'As a green contractor in Brooklyn, NY. I can post an add on Craigslist.org and get a hundred responses in an hour of highly qualified people asking very little for their work. Such is the nature of the economy, a highly skilled region and immediate technology.\r\n\r\nBut here is the kicker: I get people asking to work for free on my jobs because they love green building. There is a hunger for it. It allows them to fulfill something normal building does not. It is\r\nprinciple driven instead of money driven.\r\n\r\nAnyway, all this lends itself to the availability of a lot of highly skilled cheap workers. So for me it makes a lot of sense to get old school and return to a more old fashioned way of building. This is where you use more basic materials that are cheaper instead of paying for the convenience of pre assembled materials. \r\n\r\nIt has nothing to do with loss of speed since you simply put more workers on the job. You can afford to do this because you aren\'t spending extra money for the more convenient products. Instead of buying pre cut stair stringers you buy the wood and cut it yourself. Instead of buying pre made counters you buy the glass and concrete and mold them yourself.\r\n\r\nThe workers are no longer robots tightening the pre made widgets into place. They are artisans who get a lot more satisfaction from their creations.', 'Green Building is Old Building', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '799-revision-5', '', '', '2009-03-23 14:41:41', '2009-03-23 20:41:41', '', 799, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/799-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (806, 1, '2009-03-24 15:36:47', '2009-03-24 21:36:47', 'One of the frustrating things as a green contractor in New York and Brooklyn is that a lot of the building code isn\'t smart. We aren\'t allowed to use PEX tubing for household water. Running direct half inch pex lines to each faucet is a really smart thing to do. This is called home run piping. \r\n\r\nIf the tube goes directly to the faucet through the shortest route then there is less area and distance for the water to go. Thus the hot water comes quicker and less water is wasted waiting for it. And once the water is turned off there is less hot water sitting in the pipe being wasted to the wall.\r\n\r\nRunning copper pipe directly to each faucet is not so smart because it is very expensive. But it is smarter than the conventional way of having a thick riser pipe with offshoots since the thick pipe wastes even more water. \r\n\r\nBut we aren\'t even allowed to do home run piping with copper. Most Brooklyn brownstones are three to four stories high and the risers have to be one inch copper tubes with half inch coming off. This is a huge waste of water since you have to wait a long time for the hot water to fill up that massive one inch pipe if you live on a top floor. The wasted water and heat is colossal. There is absolutely no reason to have a one inch pipe. \r\n\r\nTheir claim is to keep pressure high, but if you are running a small pipe to only one sink via a home run method then the pressure will never be drained by two people turning sinks on at the same time anyway.\r\n\r\nMy other plumbing peeve with the Brooklyn DOB is gray water. Apparently you can get a waiver if you want to use gray water recovery. But I am still looking for this person in the DOB. So far it is a pain in the butt to do something that should be easy.\r\n\r\nAnd again, if I do find the person to sign off on it, THE RISER FROM THE GRAY WATER TANK TO THE TOILETS HAS TO BE ONE INCH BY CODE. Again, their reason is to keep the pressure high. Pressure for a toilet bowl?!?! So for the Brooklyn Green Show House I\'m running a one inch copper tube up four floors to feed a f*%ing toilet. That is just complete stupidity. It is a waste of copper, water and heat. It is embarrassing to have it in a green show house. Yet if I don\'t the house won\'t pass inspection.\r\n\r\nThe other option is to do things by code and after inspection change it back to a more intelligent and ecological setup. I have no problem breaking the law for moral and societal reasons. There was a time when the law had separate bathrooms for whites and blacks. Laws are not always correct.\r\n\r\nAnd if this was my personal house then I would break the laws in the interest of intelligence and ecology. But as a green show house I want to show the public what can be done within the confines of current codes. And besides, the piping method will be all over the press so it wouldn\'t be very intelligent anyway. Thus I\'m putting the one inch pipe in and using it as an example of the DOB backwardness. Hopefully that will help change policy.', 'New York and Brooklyn Building Code is out dated', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'brooklyn-building-code', '', '', '2009-03-24 18:04:01', '2009-03-25 00:04:01', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=806', 0, 'post', '', 2) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (807, 1, '2009-03-24 15:11:33', '2009-03-24 21:11:33', 'One of the frustrating things here in NY is that a lot of the code\nisn\'t smart. We aren\'t allowed to use PEX for household water. Running\ndirect pex lines to each faucet is a really smart thing to do. Running\ncopper pipe is not because it is very expensive. But we can\'t even do\nthat. Most brownstones are three to four stories high and the risers\nhave to be one inch copper tubes with half inch coming off. This is a\nhuge waste of water since you have to wait a long time for the hot\nwater to fill up that one inch pipe if you live on a top floor. The\nwasted water and heat is colossal.\nApparently you can get a waiver if you want to use gray water\nrecovery. But I am still looking for this person in the DOB. And\nagain, if I do find the person to sign off on it, THE RISER FROM THE\nGRAY WATER TANK TO THE TOILETS HAS TO BE ONE INCH BY CODE. Their\nreason is to keep the pressure high. For a toilet?!?! So I\'m running a\none inch copper tube up four floors to feed a toilet. That is just\ncomplete stupidity and waste of copper.', 'New York and ', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '806-revision', '', '', '2009-03-24 15:11:33', '2009-03-24 21:11:33', '', 806, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/806-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (808, 1, '2009-03-24 15:36:40', '2009-03-24 21:36:40', 'One of the frustrating things as a green contractor in New York and Brooklyn is that a lot of the building code isn\'t smart. We aren\'t allowed to use PEX tubing for household water. Running direct pex lines to each faucet is a really smart thing to do. \n\nRunning copper pipe is not because it is very expensive. But we can\'t even do that. Most Brooklyn brownstones are three to four stories high and the risers have to be one inch copper tubes with half inch coming off. This is a huge waste of water since you have to wait a long time for the hot water to fill up that one inch pipe if you live on a top floor. The wasted water and heat is colossal.\n\nApparently you can get a waiver if you want to use gray water recovery. But I am still looking for this person in the DOB. And again, if I do find the person to sign off on it, THE RISER FROM THE GRAY WATER TANK TO THE TOILETS HAS TO BE ONE INCH BY CODE. Their reason is to keep the pressure high. Pressure for a toilet?!?! So for the Brooklyn Green Show House I\'m running a one inch copper tube up four floors to feed a toilet. That is just complete stupidity. It is a waste of copper, water and heat. It is embarrassing to have it in a green show house.', 'New York and Brooklyn Building Code', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '806-revision-2', '', '', '2009-03-24 15:36:40', '2009-03-24 21:36:40', '', 806, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/806-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (809, 1, '2009-03-24 15:50:29', '2009-03-24 21:50:29', 'One of the frustrating things as a green contractor in New York and Brooklyn is that a lot of the building code isn\'t smart. We aren\'t allowed to use PEX tubing for household water. Running direct half inch pex lines to each faucet is a really smart thing to do. This is called home run piping. \n\nIf the tube goes directly to the faucet through the shortest route then there is less area and distance for the water to go. Thus the hot water comes quicker and less water is wasted waiting for it. And once the water is turned off there is less hot water sitting in the pipe being wasted to the wall.\n\nRunning copper pipe directly to each faucet is not so smart because it is very expensive. But it is smarter than the conventional way of having a thick riser pipe with offshoots since the thick pipe wastes even more water. \n\nBut we aren\'t even allowed to do home run piping with copper. Most Brooklyn brownstones are three to four stories high and the risers have to be one inch copper tubes with half inch coming off. This is a huge waste of water since you have to wait a long time for the hot water to fill up that massive one inch pipe if you live on a top floor. The wasted water and heat is colossal. There is absolutely no reason to have a one inch pipe. \n\nTheir claim is to keep pressure high, but if you are running a small pipe to only one sink via a home run method then the pressure will never be drained by two people turning sinks on at the same time anyway.\n\nMy other plumbing peeve with the Brooklyn DOB is gray water. Apparently you can get a waiver if you want to use gray water recovery. But I am still looking for this person in the DOB. So far it is a pain in the butt to do something that should be easy.\n\nAnd again, if I do find the person to sign off on it, THE RISER FROM THE GRAY WATER TANK TO THE TOILETS HAS TO BE ONE INCH BY CODE. Again, their reason is to keep the pressure high. Pressure for a toilet bowl?!?! So for the Brooklyn Green Show House I\'m running a one inch copper tube up four floors to feed a f*%ing toilet. That is just complete stupidity. It is a waste of copper, water and heat. It is embarrassing to have it in a green show house. Yet if I don\'t the house won\'t pass inspection.\n\nThe other option is to do things by code and after inspection change it back to a more intelligent and ecological setup. I have no problem breaking the law for moral and societal reasons. There was a time when the law had separate bathrooms for whites and blacks. Laws are not always correct.\n\nAnd if this was my personal house then I would break the laws in the interest of intelligence and ecology. But as a green show house I want to show the public what can be done within the confines of current codes. And besides, the piping method will be all over the press so it wouldn\'t be So I\'m putting the one inch pipe in and using it as an example of the DOB backwardness. Hopefully that will help change policy.', 'New York and Brooklyn Building Code is out dated', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '806-autosave', '', '', '2009-03-24 15:50:29', '2009-03-24 21:50:29', '', 806, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/806-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (810, 1, '2009-03-24 15:36:47', '2009-03-24 21:36:47', 'One of the frustrating things as a green contractor in New York and Brooklyn is that a lot of the building code isn\'t smart. We aren\'t allowed to use PEX tubing for household water. Running direct pex lines to each faucet is a really smart thing to do. \r\n\r\nRunning copper pipe is not because it is very expensive. But we can\'t even do that. Most Brooklyn brownstones are three to four stories high and the risers have to be one inch copper tubes with half inch coming off. This is a huge waste of water since you have to wait a long time for the hot water to fill up that one inch pipe if you live on a top floor. The wasted water and heat is colossal.\r\n\r\nApparently you can get a waiver if you want to use gray water recovery. But I am still looking for this person in the DOB. And again, if I do find the person to sign off on it, THE RISER FROM THE GRAY WATER TANK TO THE TOILETS HAS TO BE ONE INCH BY CODE. Their reason is to keep the pressure high. Pressure for a toilet?!?! So for the Brooklyn Green Show House I\'m running a one inch copper tube up four floors to feed a toilet. That is just complete stupidity. It is a waste of copper, water and heat. It is embarrassing to have it in a green show house.', 'New York and Brooklyn Building Code is out dated', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '806-revision-3', '', '', '2009-03-24 15:36:47', '2009-03-24 21:36:47', '', 806, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/806-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (811, 1, '2009-03-24 15:57:03', '2009-03-24 21:57:03', '
\r\nThings are looking good for green roofs in Brooklyn! As this article states there is a growing interest amongst local politicians in supporting green roofs. The surge is really gaining momentum. We have so many thousands of wonderful, flat, sun filled roofs in Brooklyn - prime real estate for a verdant canopy of green and colors.\r\n\r\nOne of the really exciting things about being a green roof installer in Brooklyn is that we feel like we are on the cutting edge of something that is potentially HUGE. What used to bring on strange looks ("You do WHAT on the roof??") is now gaining really wide acceptance. Now we feel like the cool kids on the block ("You install green roofs? sexy!").\r\n\r\n
\r\nAnd with the financial incentives from the government it makes real financial sense to do it. The heating and cooling costs go down. The roof maintenance and replacement costs go down. The actual air and heat on the block improves. The value of the building goes up. And there is more green space! I can\'t rave enough about it.', 'NYC Gets More Support and Funding For Green Roofs', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'nyc-support-funding-green-roofs', '', '', '2009-03-24 16:02:04', '2009-03-24 22:02:04', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=811', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (812, 1, '2009-03-24 15:56:56', '2009-03-24 21:56:56', 'Things are looking good for green roofs in Brooklyn! As this article states there is a growing interest amongst local politicians in supporting green roofs. The surge is really gain momentum. We have so many thousands of wonderful, flat, sun filled roofs in Brooklyn that are prime real estate for a verdant canopy of green and colors.\n\nOne of the really exciting things about being a green roof installer in Brooklyn is that we feel like we are on the cutting edge of something that is potentially HUGE. What used to bring on strange looks ("You do WHAT on the roof??") is now gaining really wide acceptance. Now we feel like the cool kids on the block ("You install green roofs? sexy!").', 'NYC Gets More Support and Funding For Green Roofs', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '811-revision', '', '', '2009-03-24 15:56:56', '2009-03-24 21:56:56', '', 811, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/811-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (813, 1, '2009-03-24 16:01:15', '2009-03-24 22:01:15', '\nThings are looking good for green roofs in Brooklyn! As this article states there is a growing interest amongst local politicians in supporting green roofs. The surge is really gaining momentum. We have so many thousands of wonderful, flat, sun filled roofs in Brooklyn - prime real estate for a verdant canopy of green and colors.\n\nOne of the really exciting things about being a green roof installer in Brooklyn is that we feel like we are on the cutting edge of something that is potentially HUGE. What used to bring on strange looks ("You do WHAT on the roof??") is now gaining really wide acceptance. Now we feel like the cool kids on the block ("You install green roofs? sexy!").\n\n\nAnd with the financial incentives from the government it makes real financial sense to do it. The heating and cooling costs go down. The roof maintenance and replacement costs go down. The actual air and heat on the block improves. The value of the building goes up. And there is more green space! I can\'t rave enough about it.', 'NYC Gets More Support and Funding For Green Roofs', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '811-autosave', '', '', '2009-03-24 16:01:15', '2009-03-24 22:01:15', '', 811, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/811-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (814, 1, '2009-03-24 15:57:03', '2009-03-24 21:57:03', 'Things are looking good for green roofs in Brooklyn! As this article states there is a growing interest amongst local politicians in supporting green roofs. The surge is really gain momentum. We have so many thousands of wonderful, flat, sun filled roofs in Brooklyn that are prime real estate for a verdant canopy of green and colors.\r\n\r\nOne of the really exciting things about being a green roof installer in Brooklyn is that we feel like we are on the cutting edge of something that is potentially HUGE. What used to bring on strange looks ("You do WHAT on the roof??") is now gaining really wide acceptance. Now we feel like the cool kids on the block ("You install green roofs? sexy!").', 'NYC Gets More Support and Funding For Green Roofs', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '811-revision-2', '', '', '2009-03-24 15:57:03', '2009-03-24 21:57:03', '', 811, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/811-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (817, 1, '2009-03-24 16:00:12', '2009-03-24 22:00:12', 'Things are looking good for green roofs in Brooklyn! As this article states there is a growing interest amongst local politicians in supporting green roofs. The surge is really gaining momentum. We have so many thousands of wonderful, flat, sun filled roofs in Brooklyn - prime real estate for a verdant canopy of green and colors.\r\n\r\nOne of the really exciting things about being a green roof installer in Brooklyn is that we feel like we are on the cutting edge of something that is potentially HUGE. What used to bring on strange looks ("You do WHAT on the roof??") is now gaining really wide acceptance. Now we feel like the cool kids on the block ("You install green roofs? sexy!").\r\n\r\nAnd with the financial incentives from the government it makes real financial sense to do it. The heating and cooling costs go down. The roof maintenance and replacement costs go down. The actual air and heat on the block improves. The value of the building goes up. And there is more green space! I can\'t rave enough about it.', 'NYC Gets More Support and Funding For Green Roofs', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '811-revision-3', '', '', '2009-03-24 16:00:12', '2009-03-24 22:00:12', '', 811, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/811-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (818, 1, '2009-03-24 15:50:55', '2009-03-24 21:50:55', 'One of the frustrating things as a green contractor in New York and Brooklyn is that a lot of the building code isn\'t smart. We aren\'t allowed to use PEX tubing for household water. Running direct half inch pex lines to each faucet is a really smart thing to do. This is called home run piping. \r\n\r\nIf the tube goes directly to the faucet through the shortest route then there is less area and distance for the water to go. Thus the hot water comes quicker and less water is wasted waiting for it. And once the water is turned off there is less hot water sitting in the pipe being wasted to the wall.\r\n\r\nRunning copper pipe directly to each faucet is not so smart because it is very expensive. But it is smarter than the conventional way of having a thick riser pipe with offshoots since the thick pipe wastes even more water. \r\n\r\nBut we aren\'t even allowed to do home run piping with copper. Most Brooklyn brownstones are three to four stories high and the risers have to be one inch copper tubes with half inch coming off. This is a huge waste of water since you have to wait a long time for the hot water to fill up that massive one inch pipe if you live on a top floor. The wasted water and heat is colossal. There is absolutely no reason to have a one inch pipe. \r\n\r\nTheir claim is to keep pressure high, but if you are running a small pipe to only one sink via a home run method then the pressure will never be drained by two people turning sinks on at the same time anyway.\r\n\r\nMy other plumbing peeve with the Brooklyn DOB is gray water. Apparently you can get a waiver if you want to use gray water recovery. But I am still looking for this person in the DOB. So far it is a pain in the butt to do something that should be easy.\r\n\r\nAnd again, if I do find the person to sign off on it, THE RISER FROM THE GRAY WATER TANK TO THE TOILETS HAS TO BE ONE INCH BY CODE. Again, their reason is to keep the pressure high. Pressure for a toilet bowl?!?! So for the Brooklyn Green Show House I\'m running a one inch copper tube up four floors to feed a f*%ing toilet. That is just complete stupidity. It is a waste of copper, water and heat. It is embarrassing to have it in a green show house. Yet if I don\'t the house won\'t pass inspection.\r\n\r\nThe other option is to do things by code and after inspection change it back to a more intelligent and ecological setup. I have no problem breaking the law for moral and societal reasons. There was a time when the law had separate bathrooms for whites and blacks. Laws are not always correct.\r\n\r\nAnd if this was my personal house then I would break the laws in the interest of intelligence and ecology. But as a green show house I want to show the public what can be done within the confines of current codes. And besides, the piping method will be all over the press so it wouldn\'t be very intelligent anyway. Thus I\'m putting the one inch pipe in and using it as an example of the DOB backwardness. Hopefully that will help change policy.', 'New York and Brooklyn Building Code is out dated', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '806-revision-4', '', '', '2009-03-24 15:50:55', '2009-03-24 21:50:55', '', 806, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/806-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (819, 1, '2009-03-25 14:08:14', '2009-03-25 20:08:14', 'I\'ve thought up a concept called Building Forwards where you create equity for people in the future. It comes down to using time as a bank.\r\n\r\nThe perspective of time makes all the difference with how we live our lives. I had an interview with the execs at Lightolier lighting company here in Manhattan this morning and they were telling me how the government put out mandates over 15 years ago that they wanted LED to become a dominant player in lighting. Only now is that becoming a reality. For some LED is a new phenomenon. For others it is a 20 year project. It is all about perspective. \r\n\r\nAnd here is an astounding perspective on time: every single highway in the entire world is less than a hundred years old. That is a astronomically small drop in the bucket of time but it has changed the world tremendously. That is a great example of Building Backwards because it is going to take future generations a lot of time and money to undo that (yes they need to be undone).\r\n\r\nI\'m renovating the Green Show House in Brooklyn that was built a hundred years ago and I\'m building it so it won\'t need another renovation for another hundred years.\r\n\r\nFor me as a green builder and contractor it is IMPERATIVE that I build not for this generation but for the generations at least a hundred years from now. It is called Build it Forward (I just invented that phrase!). If we all did this the cost of EVERYTHING would be greatly reduced over time. Not necessarily our living time because we are paying dearly for the stupidity of our past. \r\n\r\nBut the concept of Building Forward is in my eyes the only way we can achieve that utopia of forever bathing by the pool that the past 50 years of technological improvements promised but never delivered on. We were barking up the wrong tree. The trick isn\'t to make things more efficient. The trick is to make things more durable (at least that is one of the tricks). Each time we build something that will outlive us we are creating a nest egg for our children.\r\n\r\nThe past fifty years of course had a lot of great things. One of them was the amazing efficiency we achieved in almost everything. But there is one issue with this. Making things more efficient has proven to speed things up. Nothing more. \r\n\r\nA more efficient razor means you can shave quicker. Period. It has increasingly shown that it doesn\'t change much in your life beyond that. If anything it is simply puts pressure on the rest of your life to speed up, until you are running frantically trying to keep up.\r\n\r\nFor example we now know that adding another freeway lane to a congested freeway does not solve the problem. In a couple years that lane will be congested as well. What does work is SLOWING IT DOWN! by adding other paradigms like public transport and bike lanes.\r\n\r\nSo yes we have to deal with the present problems and tackle them but I\'m not concerned weather I see the results of the big improvements. I\'m just focused on making those dayly deposits into the bank of time so that my children and their children can live off it\'s interest. The irony is that with this attitude I get great joy in the small results. Time is funny that way.\r\n\r\nHere is another way of saying it:\r\n', 'Build It Forward', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'build', '', '', '2009-03-27 18:21:46', '2009-03-28 00:21:46', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=819', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (820, 1, '2009-03-25 14:08:01', '2009-03-25 20:08:01', 'I\'ve thought up a concept called Building Forwards where you create equity for people in the future. It comes down to using time as a bank.\n\nThe perspective of time makes all the difference with how we live our lives. I had an interview with the execs at Lightolier lighting company here in Manhattan this morning and they were telling me how the government put out mandates over 15 years ago that they wanted LED to become a dominant player in lighting. Only now is that becoming a reality. For some LED is a new phenomenon. For others it is a 20 year project. It is all about perspective. \n\nAnd here is an astounding perspective on time: every single highway in the entire world is less than a hundred years old. That is a astronomically small drop in the bucket of time but it has changed the world tremendously. That is a great example of Building Backwards because it is going to take future generations a lot of time and money to undo that (yes they need to be undone).\n\nI\'m renovating the Green Show House in Brooklyn that was built a hundred years ago and I\'m building it so it won\'t need another renovation for another hundred years.\n\nFor me as a green builder and contractor it is IMPERATIVE that I build not for this generation but for the generations at least a hundred years from now. It is called Build it Forward (I just invented that phrase!). If we all did this the cost of EVERYTHING would be greatly reduced over time. Not necessarily our living time because we are paying dearly for the stupidity of our past. \n\nBut the concept of Building Forward is in my eyes the only way we can achieve that utopia of forever bathing by the pool that the past 50 years of technological improvements promised but never delivered on. We were barking up the wrong tree. The trick isn\'t to make things more efficient. The trick is to make things more durable (at least that is one of the tricks). Each time we build something that will outlive us we are creating a nest egg for our children.\n\nThe past fifty years of course had a lot of great things. One of them was the amazing efficiency we achieved in almost everything. But there is one issue with this. Making things more efficient has proven to speed things up. Nothing more. \n\nA more efficient razor means you can shave quicker. Period. It has increasingly shown that it doesn\'t change much in your life beyond that. If anything it is simply puts pressure on the rest of your life to speed up, until you are running frantically trying to keep up.\n\nFor example we now know that adding another freeway lane to a congested freeway does not solve the problem. In a couple years that lane will be congested as well. What does work is SLOWING IT DOWN! by adding other paradigms like public transport and bike lanes.\n\nSo yes we have to deal with the present problems and tackle them but I\'m not concerned weather I see the results of the big improvements. I\'m just focused on making those dayly deposits into the bank of time so that my children and their children can live off it\'s interest. The irony is that with this attitude I get great joy in the small results. Time is funny that way.\n\nHere is another way of saying it:\n', 'Build It Forward', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '819-revision', '', '', '2009-03-25 14:08:01', '2009-03-25 20:08:01', '', 819, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/819-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (821, 1, '2009-03-25 14:34:01', '2009-03-25 20:34:01', 'Because I am a green contractor in Brooklyn where there is an abundance of brownstones I can green I have the luxury of not having to build new houses. We all have to make a living and some people fall into the new homes business so I understand that.\r\n\r\nBut we need to move away from building new buildings and start improving the ones we have. And it does not matter if the new home is a green home. The act of putting a structure on open land is too damaging to the ecosystem and no amount of green building can offset that.\r\n\r\nFor me building a new green home is like building a low mileage hummer....and selling materials for a new home is like selling air fresheners for that same hummer....like I said I have the luxury to think that since I don\'t have to make a living building new homes.\r\n\r\nAnd things don\'t change over night and people have to live with what life offers them today. \r\nBut I\'m hoping that public opinion increasingly feels new buildings are decadent and unnecessary. Because with the amount of buildings we have now and the shortage of resources and green space I think for most parts of the world we can start slowing down the pace of new homes without much sacrifice.', 'Renovations vs. New Homes', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'renovations-vs-homes', '', '', '2009-03-25 14:34:01', '2009-03-25 20:34:01', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=821', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (822, 1, '2009-03-25 14:33:05', '2009-03-25 20:33:05', 'Because I am a green contractor in Brooklyn where there is an abundance of brownstones I can green I have the luxury of not having to build new houses. We all have to make a living and some people fall into the new homes business so I understand that.\n\nBut we need to move away from building new buildings and start improving the ones we have. And it does not matter if the new home is a green home. The act of putting a structure on open land is too damaging to the ecosystem and no amount of green building can offset that.\n\nFor me building a new green home is like building a low mileage hummer....and selling materials for a new home is like selling air fresheners for that same hummer....like I said I have the luxury to think that and it is unfair to say it publicly because things don\'t change over night and people have to live with what life offers them today. \nBut I\'m hoping that public opinion increasingly feels new buildings are decadent and unnecessary. Because with the amount of buildings we have now and the shortage of resources and green space I think for most parts of the world we can start slowing down the pace of new homes without much sacrifice.', 'Renovations vs. New Homes', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '821-revision', '', '', '2009-03-25 14:33:05', '2009-03-25 20:33:05', '', 821, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/821-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (823, 1, '2009-03-26 09:51:01', '2009-03-26 15:51:01', 'I am designing a set of spiral stairs for the brownstone green show house in Brooklyn. I want it to be as close to the corner where the wood meets the metal walkway so that it takes up as little as possible of the opening. \r\n\r\nThe head room is much better if the stairs spin under the metal walkway. But my main concern is that the stairs are as tight in the corner as possible so that they don\'t take up space in the opening. What is the best way? The normal way is to make a landing but this eats into the space and it makes no sense to make a landing since the metal floor itself is a landing since it is so thin at 4" (i.e. lots of head room going down.)\r\n\r\nThe distance from the floor to below the metal is 9\'2". The metal is 4" so the distance from floor to floor is 9\'6".\r\n\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (824, 1, '2009-03-26 09:49:41', '2009-03-26 15:49:41', 'I am designing a set of spiral stairs for the brownstone green show house in Brooklyn. I want it to be as close to the corner where the wood meets the metal walkway so that it takes up as little as possible of the opening. \n\nThe head room is much better if the stairs spin under the metal walkway. But my main concern is that the stairs are as tight in the corner as possible so that they don\'t take up space in the opening. What is the best way? The normal way is to make a landing but this eats into the space and it makes no sense to make a landing since the metal floor itself is a landing since it is so thin at 4" (i.e. lots of head room going down.)\n\nThe distance from the floor to below the metal is 9\'2". The metal is 4" so the distance from floor to floor is 9\'6".\n\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (826, 1, '2009-03-26 10:14:51', '2009-03-26 16:14:51', 'Here is an article by a major news agency about how dry wall imported from china is toxic.\r\n\r\nA couple things:\r\n\r\n- I\'m sure they are right about the Chinese drywall. \r\n- They claim the US dry wall is safe....I am skeptical of that. \r\n- Another thing is that since it is a story from major media the facts might not be right. It might be a scare story. \r\n\r\nEither way it is just a reminder to really be careful what you put in your house. If it smells funny to you don\'t use it, despite all the safety assurances of the company and everyone else.\r\n\r\nJust because, "Everybody uses the product without any issues." or "The company claims it is safe and can prove it." does not mean it is safe and it does not mean it won\'t harm you. \r\n\r\nThink about it. If your body is having a negative reaction to a product (bad smell, headache etc) isn\'t that enough evidence? \r\n\r\nIn today\'s society of "experts" is is easy to disregard our very own selves in the face of an "expert\'s" opinion. \r\n\r\nAnd another thing, just because they have tested a thousand people without any adverse affects, it goes against logic that every person after that (1001, 1002...) will not have any affects. \r\n\r\nMaybe you are the one person out of a thousand who is allergic to the product. We are all different. And it starts by taking control of the immediate surroundings: body and home.\r\n\r\nI\'m not saying be a hypochondriac but I am saying that it is important we reclaim authority over our immediate lives. Nobody took it away. We willingly gave it away to the so called experts because in this fast paced society it is hard to know everything. So we need advice. But the advice is only advice. We should be the ultimate decision makers of our lives and homes.\r\n ', 'Toxic Drywall and taking back our lives', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'toxic-drywall-lives', '', '', '2009-03-26 10:14:51', '2009-03-26 16:14:51', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=826', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (825, 1, '2009-03-26 09:51:01', '2009-03-26 15:51:01', 'I am designing a set of spiral stairs for the brownstone green show house in Brooklyn. I want it to be as close to the corner where the wood meets the metal walkway so that it takes up as little as possible of the opening. \r\n\r\nThe head room is much better if the stairs spin under the metal walkway. But my main concern is that the stairs are as tight in the corner as possible so that they don\'t take up space in the opening. What is the best way? The normal way is to make a landing but this eats into the space and it makes no sense to make a landing since the metal floor itself is a landing since it is so thin at 4" (i.e. lots of head room going down.)\r\n\r\nThe distance from the floor to below the metal is 9\'2". The metal is 4" so the distance from floor to floor is 9\'6".\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n', 'Building a Metal Spiral Staircase', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '823-revision-2', '', '', '2009-03-26 09:51:01', '2009-03-26 15:51:01', '', 823, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/823-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (827, 1, '2009-03-26 10:14:12', '2009-03-26 16:14:12', 'Here is an article by a major news agency about how dry wall imported from china is toxic.\n\nA couple things:\n\n- I\'m sure they are right about the Chinese drywall. \n- They claim the US dry wall is safe....I am skeptical of that. \n- Another thing is that since it is a story from major media the facts might not be right. It might be a scare story. \n\nEither way it is just a reminder to really be careful what you put in your house. If it smells funny to you don\'t use it, despite all the safety assurances of the company and everyone else.\n\nJust because, "Everybody uses the product without any issues." or "The company claims it is safe and can prove it." does not mean it is safe and it does not mean it won\'t harm you. \n\nThink about it. If your body is having a negative reaction to a product (bad smell, headache etc) isn\'t that enough evidence? \n\nIn today\'s society of "experts" is is easy to disregard our very own selves in the face of an "expert\'s" opinion. \n\nAnd another thing, just because they have tested a thousand people without any adverse affects, it goes against logic that every person after that (1001, 1002...) will not have any affects. \n\nMaybe you are the one person out of a thousand who is allergic to the product. We are all different. And it starts by taking control of the immediate surroundings: body and home.\n\nI\'m not saying be a hypochondriac but I am saying that it is important we reclaim authority over our immediate lives. Nobody took it away. We willingly gave it away to the so called experts because in this fast paced society it is hard to know everything. So we need advice. But the advice is only advice. We should be the ultimate ', 'Toxic Drywall', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '826-revision', '', '', '2009-03-26 10:14:12', '2009-03-26 16:14:12', '', 826, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/826-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (828, 1, '2009-03-26 10:22:43', '2009-03-26 16:22:43', 'There are off gassing issues with most boards - plywood, OSB board, sheet rock, homasote etc. The fumes are nasty and in many case give people cancer over time. The best way to judge how bad the materials are is to go to the store and push the top couple boards aside then quickly take a deep whiff of the boards you just uncovered. \r\n\r\nMost probably a noxious smell will greet your nose, make you light headed and maybe give you a headache. But with a lot of these boards if you leave them air out for a couple weeks or even better let them in the sun you get rid of a lot of the VOC\'s. I\'m not saying they are healthy but at least you reduce headaches etc.', 'Off gassing from materials', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'gassing-materials', '', '', '2009-03-26 10:22:43', '2009-03-26 16:22:43', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=828', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (829, 1, '2009-03-26 10:22:31', '2009-03-26 16:22:31', 'There are off gassing issues with most boards - plywood, OSB board, sheet rock, homasote etc. The fumes are nasty and in many case give people cancer over time. The best way to judge how bad the materials are is to go to the store and push the top couple boards aside then quickly take a deep whiff of the boards you just uncovered. \n\nMost probably a noxious smell will greet your nose, make you light headed and maybe give you a headache. But with a lot of these boards if you leave them air out for a couple weeks or even better let them in the sun you get rid of a lot of the VOC\'s. I\'m not saying they are healthy but at least you reduce headaches etc.', 'Off gassing from materials', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '828-revision', '', '', '2009-03-26 10:22:31', '2009-03-26 16:22:31', '', 828, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/828-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (831, 1, '2009-03-27 14:03:26', '2009-03-27 20:03:26', 'GreenHomeNYC Open House Tour is a great way to explore the green buildings in NY. They will be doing a tour May 9th 2009. The first stop on their Brooklyn tour will be our Eco Brooklyn Green Show House in Carroll Gardens. To sign up for their tour go to greenhomenyc.org.\r\n\r\nI did their tour last year and it was very fun and informative. GreenHomeNYC does some great work. I highly recommend taking advantage of their resources.', 'GreenHomeNYC Open House Tour', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'greenhomenyc-open-house-tour', '', '', '2009-03-27 14:03:26', '2009-03-27 20:03:26', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=831', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (832, 1, '2009-03-27 14:02:33', '2009-03-27 20:02:33', 'GreenHomeNYC Open House Tour is a great way to explore the green buildings in NY. They will be doing a tour May 9th 2009. The first stop on their Brooklyn tour will be the Eco Brooklyn Green Show House in Carroll Gardens. To sign up for their tour go to greenhomenyc.org', 'GreenHomeNYC Open House Tour', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '831-revision', '', '', '2009-03-27 14:02:33', '2009-03-27 20:02:33', '', 831, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/831-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (833, 1, '2009-03-27 14:28:23', '2009-03-27 20:28:23', 'One of the confusions about spiral staircases in Brooklyn is whether they can be the only means of egress or does there have to be another set of straight stairs as well. Some architects would say you need both.\r\n\r\nBut the truth according to my sources is that you can get away with ONLY the spiral stairs in most situations. This is great because in space craved Brooklyn it is crazy to have two stairs in a floor.\r\n\r\nAccording to the code I have seen there are three exceptions to the need for a straight stair egrees, which means you only need the spiral:\r\n\r\n1. only within dwelling units\r\nor\r\n2.from a space not more than 250 square feet in area and serving not more than five occupants\r\nor\r\n3. from galleries, catwalks and gridirons\r\n\r\nThe green show house is a dwelling unit so 1 would apply. The space is 600sq and not a gallery so 2 and three don\'t apply.\r\n\r\nHere is what one of my consultants and green minded architects, Nicholas Liberis, has to say: \r\n\r\nIts kosher, the section is from the International Building Code/New York Building Code, and the 250sf area and occupant load pertains to a non residential mezzanine application. The area and number of occupants are elaborated on because they address the non residential application of the code.\r\n\r\nFurthermore:\r\nFrom the official IBC published commentary for the International Residential Code, the explicitly Residential version of the IBC. See the highlighted below, commentary italicized.\r\n\r\nR311.5.8.1 Spiral stairways. \r\nSpiral stairways are permitted, provided the minimum width shall be 26 inches (660 mm) with each tread having a 71/ 2-inches (190mm) minimum tread depth at 12 inches from the narrower edge. All treads shall be identical, and the rise shall be no more than 9-1/ 2 inches (241 mm). A minimum headroom of 6 feet 6 inches (1982 mm) shall be provided.\r\n\r\n•:. A spiral stairway is one of several types of special\r\nstairs that the code permits. Although a spiral stair may\r\nbe difficult to use to move furniture on from one level to\r\nanother, the code places no limitations on its use\r\nwithin the egress system if it meets the size requirements\r\nof this section. A spiral stairway that meets\r\nthese requirements may provide the only means of\r\negress from a level regardless of the occupant load or\r\nsize of area served.\r\nA spiral stairway is one in which the treads radiate\r\nfrom a central pole. Such a stair must provide a clear\r\nwidth of at least 26 inches (660 mm). Each tread must\r\nbe identical and have a minimum dimension of 71/ 2\r\ninches (191 mm) at a point 12 inches (305 mm) from its\r\nnarrow end. The stair must have at least 6 feet 6\r\ninches (1981 mm) of headroom measured vertically\r\nfrom the leading edge of the tread. The rise between\r\ntreads can be as much as, but not more than, 91/ 2\r\ninches (241 mm). Commentary Figure R311.5.8.1\r\nshows the required dimensions of a spiral stairway.\r\n\r\nYou are totally able to use this stair as a means of egress.', 'Are Spiral Stairs Code in Brooklyn?', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'spiral-stairs-code-brooklyn', '', '', '2009-03-27 14:28:23', '2009-03-27 20:28:23', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=833', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (834, 1, '2009-03-27 14:27:31', '2009-03-27 20:27:31', 'One of the confusions about spiral staircases in Brooklyn is whether they can be the only means of egress or does there have to be another set of straight stairs as well. Some architects would say you need both.\n\nBut the truth according to my sources is that you can get away with ONLY the spiral stairs in most situations. This is great because in space craved Brooklyn it is crazy to have two stairs in a floor.\n\nAccording to the code I have seen there are three exceptions to the need for a straight stair egrees, which means you only need the spiral:\n\n1. only within dwelling units\nor\n2.from a space not more than 250 square feet in area and serving not more than five occupants\nor\n3. from galleries, catwalks and gridirons\n\nThe green show house is a dwelling unit so 1 would apply. The space is 600sq and not a gallery so 2 and three don\'t apply.\n\nHere is what one of my consultants and green minded architects, Nicholas Liberis, has to say: \n\nIts kosher, the section is from the International Building Code/New York Building Code, and the 250sf area and occupant load pertains to a non residential mezzanine application. The area and number of occupants are elaborated on because they address the non residential application of the code.\n\nFurthermore:\nFrom the official IBC published commentary for the International Residential Code, the explicitly Residential version of the IBC. See the highlighted below, commentary italicized.\n\nR311.5.8.1 Spiral stairways. \nSpiral stairways are permitted, provided the minimum width shall be 26 inches (660 mm) with each tread having a 71/ 2-inches (190mm) minimum tread depth at 12 inches from the narrower edge. All treads shall be identical, and the rise shall be no more than 9-1/ 2 inches (241 mm). A minimum headroom of 6 feet 6 inches (1982 mm) shall be provided.\n\n•:. A spiral stairway is one of several types of special\nstairs that the code permits. Although a spiral stair may\nbe difficult to use to move furniture on from one level to\nanother, the code places no limitations on its use\nwithin the egress system if it meets the size requirements\nof this section. A spiral stairway that meets\nthese requirements may provide the only means of\negress from a level regardless of the occupant load or\nsize of area served.\nA spiral stairway is one in which the treads radiate\nfrom a central pole. Such a stair must provide a clear\nwidth of at least 26 inches (660 mm). Each tread must\nbe identical and have a minimum dimension of 71/ 2\ninches (191 mm) at a point 12 inches (305 mm) from its\nnarrow end. The stair must have at least 6 feet 6\ninches (1981 mm) of headroom measured vertically\nfrom the leading edge of the tread. The rise between\ntreads can be as much as, but not more than, 91/ 2\ninches (241 mm). Commentary Figure R311.5.8.1\nshows the required dimensions of a spiral stairway.\n\nYou are totally able to use this stair as a means of egress.', 'Are Spiral Stairs Code in Brooklyn?', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '833-revision', '', '', '2009-03-27 14:27:31', '2009-03-27 20:27:31', '', 833, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/833-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (835, 1, '2009-03-27 16:07:32', '2009-03-27 22:07:32', 'I love the way people are so inspired by green. The great thing about it is that it can pretty much be applied to anything in your life and make it better. For example as a green contractor in Brooklyn I\'m putting a green perspective on Brownstone renovations. \r\n\r\nIt is such simple yet powerful formlua: find your passion, apply green.\r\n\r\nI can\'t think of anything where applying a green perspective would actually be harmful....can you?\r\n\r\nLike this personal blog\'s name "Going Green is Divine" where green has been elevated to a personal joyful decadence (but the good kind). Putting a green perspective on your life\'s passion is really the way to go.', 'Formlua: find your passion, apply green', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'web-site-day-green-divine', '', '\nhttp://ecobrooklyn.com/spiral-stairs-code-brooklyn/', '2009-03-27 16:26:04', '2009-03-27 22:26:04', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=835', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (836, 1, '2009-03-27 16:06:38', '2009-03-27 22:06:38', 'I love the way people are so inspired by green. The great thing about it is that it can pretty much be applied to anything in your life and make it better. I can\'t think of anything where applying a green perspective would actually be harmful....can you?\n\nSo here is a personal blog called "Green Is Divine" where green has been el', 'Web Site of the Day: Green Is Divine', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '835-revision', '', '', '2009-03-27 16:06:38', '2009-03-27 22:06:38', '', 835, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/835-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (837, 1, '2009-03-27 16:12:07', '2009-03-27 22:12:07', 'I love the way people are so inspired by green. The great thing about it is that it can pretty much be applied to anything in your life and make it better. For example as a green contractor in Brooklyn I\'m putting a green perspective on Brownstone renovations. \n\nIt is such simple yet powerful formlua: find your passion, apply green.\n\n I can\'t think of anything where applying a green perspective would actually be harmful....can you?\n\nSo here is a personal blog called "Green Is Divine" where green has been elevated to a joyful decadence.', 'Web Site of the Day: Green Is Divine', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '835-autosave', '', '', '2009-03-27 16:12:07', '2009-03-27 22:12:07', '', 835, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/835-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (838, 1, '2009-03-27 16:07:32', '2009-03-27 22:07:32', 'I love the way people are so inspired by green. The great thing about it is that it can pretty much be applied to anything in your life and make it better. I can\'t think of anything where applying a green perspective would actually be harmful....can you?\r\n\r\nSo here is a personal blog called "Green Is Divine" where green has been elevated to a joyful decadence.', 'Web Site of the Day: Green Is Divine', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '835-revision-2', '', '', '2009-03-27 16:07:32', '2009-03-27 22:07:32', '', 835, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/835-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (839, 1, '2009-03-27 16:12:35', '2009-03-27 22:12:35', 'I love the way people are so inspired by green. The great thing about it is that it can pretty much be applied to anything in your life and make it better. For example as a green contractor in Brooklyn I\'m putting a green perspective on Brownstone renovations. \r\n\r\nIt is such simple yet powerful formlua: find your passion, apply green.\r\n\r\nI can\'t think of anything where applying a green perspective would actually be harmful....can you?\r\n\r\nSo here is a personal blog called "Green Is Divine" where green has been elevated to a personal joyful decadence (but the good kind).', 'Web Site of the Day: Green Is Divine', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '835-revision-3', '', '', '2009-03-27 16:12:35', '2009-03-27 22:12:35', '', 835, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/835-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (840, 1, '2009-03-27 16:13:33', '2009-03-27 22:13:33', 'I love the way people are so inspired by green. The great thing about it is that it can pretty much be applied to anything in your life and make it better. For example as a green contractor in Brooklyn I\'m putting a green perspective on Brownstone renovations. \r\n\r\nIt is such simple yet powerful formlua: find your passion, apply green.\r\n\r\nI can\'t think of anything where applying a green perspective would actually be harmful....can you?\r\n\r\nSo here is a personal blog called "Green Is Divine" where green has been elevated to a personal joyful decadence (but the good kind).', 'Formlua: find your passion, apply green', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '835-revision-4', '', '', '2009-03-27 16:13:33', '2009-03-27 22:13:33', '', 835, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/835-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (841, 1, '2009-03-21 21:39:06', '2009-03-22 03:39:06', '\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is an GREEN REAL ESTATE, RENOVATION & DEVELOPMENT company in the Brooklyn area.\r\n\r\nIt focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to run. Attention is put on using sustainable products, recycling, and creating a structure that uses the least amount of energy possible. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\nIt invests in houses and renovates them as well as helps others renovate their homes.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker, Certified EcoBroker® and lifetime builder. \r\n\r\nGennaro\'s knowledge of home values means all building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but it is also of highest possible monetary value. Special attention is paid to long terms trends so houses are built to increase in value over time.\r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in its membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is a green contracting company in Brooklyn. We have a background in green real estate, development and renovation.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn is the leader in Forward Building, a term coined by Eco Brooklyn founder Gennaro Brooks-Church. Eco Brooklyn focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to both build and run. Attention is put on using recycled, sustainable and local materials. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\nAs well as doing Brownstone renovations for clients Eco Brooklyn invests in houses and "greens" them. These houses are used as New York community outreach platforms to help train local workers and educate the community in good green building techniques.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker, Certified EcoBroker® and lifetime builder. \r\n\r\nGennaro\'s knowledge of home values means all building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but it is also of highest possible monetary value. Special attention is paid to long terms trends so houses are built to increase in value over time. \r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in its membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\n\nBut I was concerned the stairs took up too much of the opening.\nSo then he sent a great looking design that passes under the catwalk while giving enough head room:\n
\nThe trick is moving it under and customizing the landing. He provided a great sketch of the landing angles and how the stairs would look from below:\n\n\n\nThe cost for them to make this up is around $1,800. I think the price is a good price and their service was excellent so far. I\'ve got some decisions to make on my end though. The first is whether I\'m actually happy with a spiral staircase taking up space in the great opening. The second is the availability of salvaged metal in Brooklyn. All metal is at least 30% recycled, but if you can salvage it locally you are way ahead of the green game.', 'Building a Metal Spiral Staircase Part 2', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '856-revision', '', '', '2009-03-28 08:45:10', '2009-03-28 14:45:10', '', 856, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/856-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (863, 1, '2009-03-28 08:46:05', '2009-03-28 14:46:05', 'Now that we found out that spiral stairs are ok for resudential units in Brooklyn (is without the need for a second stairs for egress) we are continuing on our search for design and price.\r\n\r\nI contacted TheIronShop.com for design help and a quote. I showed them pictures of the space and Chris Greco was great at getting what was needed and suggesting a design. \r\n\r\nAt first he drew this:\r\n\r\nBut I was concerned the stairs took up too much of the opening.\r\nSo then he sent a great looking design that passes under the catwalk while giving enough head room:\r\n\r\nThe trick is moving it under and customizing the landing. He provided a great sketch of the landing angles and how the stairs would look from below:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe cost for them to make this up is around $1,800. I think the price is a good price and their service was excellent so far. I\'ve got some decisions to make on my end though. The first is whether I\'m actually happy with a spiral staircase taking up space in the great opening. The Iron Shop really helped me move that part along. \r\n\r\nThe second is the availability of salvaged metal in Brooklyn. All metal is at least 30% recycled, but if you can salvage it locally you are way ahead of the green game.', 'Building a Metal Spiral Staircase Part 2', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '856-revision-2', '', '', '2009-03-28 08:46:05', '2009-03-28 14:46:05', '', 856, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/856-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (864, 1, '2009-03-28 13:49:30', '2009-03-28 19:49:30', 'Pulled directly from Brownstoner forum:\r\n\r\nI attended a seminar at National Grid’s offices yesterday that detailed some of the rebates and incentives currently being offered.\r\nOf particular interest (to me anyway) is the oil-to-natural gas conversion boiler being given for $699 up to 245,000 BTUs.\r\nA steam boiler of this size normally costs about $2,700 to purchase outright.\r\nOf course, installation and options are priced separately.\r\nhttp://www.burnham.com/independ_boiler.htm\r\n\r\nIf the conversion includes the installation of an indirect water heater, an additional $300 rebate is paid to the customer.\r\nhttp://www.htproducts.com/literature/lp-81.pdf\r\n\r\n\r\nMid efficiency upgrades:\r\nFor customers currently using gas for heating, a boiler upgrade to 85% efficiency or more, up to 300,000 BTUs pays a rebate of $500.\r\nBoilers 300,000-499,000 BTUs at 85% efficiency pay the customer $1,000.\r\nhttp://www.burnham.com/pvg_scg.htm\r\n\r\nHigh efficiency upgrades:\r\nHot water heating system boilers that are upgraded to 90% efficient or greater units, up to 300,000 BTUs pay a $1,000 rebate.\r\nBoilers sized 301,000-499,000 BTUs pay $1,500.\r\nhttp://www.triangletube.com/\r\nIn addition to this, the federal government is offering a 30% rebate on the installation of a boiler of this type with a cap at $1,500.\r\n\r\nIndirect-fired water heaters which are rapidly increasing in popularity, installed as part of a conversion OR an existing gas customer’s upgrade pay $300.\r\nhttp://www.htproducts.com/literature/lp-81.pdf\r\n\r\nSteam boilers rated at 82% efficiency (must have an intermittent ignition system, no pilot light) replaced as a gas-to-gas unit pay $200.\r\nhttp://www.burnham.com/independ_boiler.htm\r\n\r\nThe installation of an outdoor boiler reset control will pay the client $100.\r\nhttp://www.tekmarcontrols.com/literature/acrobat/d279.pdf\r\n\r\nReplacing steam traps in a two-pipe steam heating system will pay $25 per trap.\r\nhttp://rcwapp.itt.com/SS_F-T-FEATURES-ADV-DISADV.asp\r\n\r\nTo qualify for these rebates, it is not necessary to use a National Grid “authorized” contractor. Hiring a plumber or heating contractor licensed by the NYC DOB is all that is required.\r\nHere’s one:\r\nhttp://www.GatewayPlumbing.com', 'NY Boiler and Heater Rebates', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'ny-boiler-heater-rebates', '', '', '2009-03-28 13:49:30', '2009-03-28 19:49:30', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=864', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (866, 1, '2009-03-28 14:59:56', '2009-03-28 20:59:56', 'One of my plumbers is telling me I need to run a one inch copper pipe for both hot and cold supply lines as risers up the house. Then they would have half inch pipes coming off to each fixture. A one inch pipe creates a huge waste of water and heat. But they claim it is code. I can\'t find anything that says this in the code book. What I can find is pressure requirements. So if I meet the flow rate and pressure minimums I should be OK no matter what size pipe I use? Does anyone know?\r\n\r\nAnd if yes how do I test the (psi) and (gpm)?\r\n\r\nFrom the NY code book page 31:\r\nTABLE RS 16-7 MINIMUM RATE OF FLOW AND MINIMUM REQUIRED PRESSURE DURING FLOW FOR\r\nSIZING INDIVIDUAL BRANCH SUPPLIES FOR PLUMBING FIXTURES\r\n\r\nFlow Pressure, Flow Rate\r\n(psi), (gpm)\r\n\r\nOrdinary basin faucet .............................. 8, 2.0\r\nSink faucet, 3/8 in. ................................... 8, 4.5\r\nSink faucet, 1/2 in. ................................... 8, 4.5\r\nBathtub .................................................... 8, 5.0\r\nShower ..................................................... 8 5.0', 'What size risers?', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'size-risers', '', '', '2009-03-28 14:59:56', '2009-03-28 20:59:56', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=866', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (867, 1, '2009-03-28 14:59:11', '2009-03-28 20:59:11', 'One of my plumbers is telling me I need to run a one inch copper pipe for both hot and cold supply lines as risers up the house. Then they would have half inch pipes coming off to each fixture. A one inch pipe creates a huge waste of water and heat. But they claim it is code. I can\'t find anything that says this in the code book. What I can find is pressure requirements. So if I meet the flow rate and pressure minimums I should be OK no matter what size pipe I use. Is this true?\n\nAnd if yes how do I test the (psi) and (gpm)?\n\nFrom the NY code book page 31:\nTABLE RS 16-7 MINIMUM RATE OF FLOW AND MINIMUM REQUIRED PRESSURE DURING FLOW FOR\nSIZING INDIVIDUAL BRANCH SUPPLIES FOR PLUMBING FIXTURES\n\nFlow Pressure, Flow Rate\n(psi), (gpm)\n\nOrdinary basin faucet .............................. 8, 2.0\nSink faucet, 3/8 in. ................................... 8, 4.5\nSink faucet, 1/2 in. ................................... 8, 4.5\nBathtub .................................................... 8, 5.0\nShower ..................................................... 8 5.0', 'What size risers?', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '866-revision', '', '', '2009-03-28 14:59:11', '2009-03-28 20:59:11', '', 866, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/866-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (868, 1, '2009-03-29 09:31:05', '2009-03-29 15:31:05', 'Green East had a trade show in partnership with the Architectural Digest Trade Show at Pier 92 this week here in New York. Green East had a small section in the back with about 20 "green" companies hocking their wares. Mildly interesting. But nothing to write home about.\r\n\r\nYou had your salvaged wood companies who can\'t believe their luck that what they have been doing for years is now considered cool. Green? Who cares! They\'re selling product.\r\n\r\nThere were the big kitchen brands like Wolf or whatever they are called. I can\'t get beyond their price tag. But apparently they have sub zero freezers which is meant to keep your food really cold and their name means high quality and all this means you should pay a lot more and feel better than other people who can\'t afford them. I think that is the "logic" but the price tag still blinds me to the subtleties. I\'m not sure why they were there, though. Maybe it is green to charge a lot of money for things so people can\'t afford it and thus consume less. \r\n\r\nThen there were the totally idiotic sales reps trying to brag about how green their booths were. Not their products but the actual BOOTH. Recycled rug and bamboo tables! Wow! They flew 3000 miles and carted their recycle rug all the way to NY to tell me this?! Eat my leather shoes you greenwashing idiots. These are the kind of guys who are studying for their "LEEDS" test (not LEED but LEEDS).\r\n\r\nThe best was this retard selling plastic film to put over glass in order to reduce the heat. Just think, your house can be cooler in the summer. When I pointed out that it is summer for three months and for the remaining nine months you WANT the heat to come into the house. Ah, he counters wisely, the film keeps 11% of the heat in....?!?#? It took me a moment to realize he was talking out of his ass and had no idea how solar gain worked.\r\n\r\nAnd besides, he adds, they do mostly high rises anyway. That makes sense. High rises are the stupidest buildings in the world when it comes to energy efficiency. They are big glass towers that consume huge amounts of energy to heat and cool. It makes sense this company would connect with those kinds of people. They are both idiots.\r\n\r\nWhat was more interesting (from an anthropologist\'s point of view) was the Architectural Digest Show. Hundreds of booths with companies who just don\'t get it. They are stuck in a perpetual photo shoot of luxury villas and beautiful people. \r\n\r\nOne booth was a designer selling wood as furniture and art. He was especially into cross cut tree trunks of the massive old growth size: Mammoth circles of wood ten feet in diameter that you hang on your massive wall or put in your massive living room. Very beautiful.\r\n\r\nBut I\'m like, Hello?!, where have you been the past 40 years? Are you not aware that cutting down big trees is a major cause of the earth\'s demise. Ecology 101?! Like what fucking planet are you from? It made me feel very preachy. I had to double check I wasn\'t wearing Birkenstocks and smelling of Patchouli. I had flash backs of anti logging rallies in the early 90\'s. I had no idea where to even start with these guys.\r\n\r\nOr how about the huge chandeliers that consume more electricity than the entire city of Las Vegas. Of course the hanging flood lights would be a wonderful addition to the entryway of your McMansion.....again where the fuck have these people been the past few years. \r\n\r\nFor these people green is a color that comes in various shades and ideally is attached to a big paint name like Ralph Lauren. Green, the concept where you are looking out for the planet, is still some wacky Green Peace term that has something to do with not shooting whales. Or was it spotted owls? I mean they still think wearing all black clothing and talking like a fag (when you are not) is cool. \r\n\r\nThe whole nauseating nightmare made me realize that the "green revolution" is an intense bright light but still very small in its spread. Like an LED. Those of us living in that light feel like it is powerful and all consuming. But there are a LOT of people outside of it\'s glare who don\'t even see it (through their Gucci sunglasses).', 'Green East Trade Show and other Sorry Occasions', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'green-east-trade-show-occasions', '', '', '2009-03-29 12:48:35', '2009-03-29 18:48:35', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=868', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (869, 1, '2009-03-29 09:30:20', '2009-03-29 15:30:20', 'Green East had a trade show in partnership with the Architectural Digest Trade Show at Pier 92 this week here in New York. Green East had a small section in the back. There were about 20 companies hocking their wares. Mildly interesting. But nothing to write home about.\n\nYou had your salvaged wood companies who can\'t believe their luck that what they have been doing for years is now considered cool. Green? Who cares! They\'re buying my product.\n\nThere were the big kitchen brands like Wolf or whatever they are called. I can\'t get beyond their price tag. But apparently they have sub zero freezers which is meant to keep your food really cold and their name means high quality and al this means you should pay a lot more and feel better than other people who can\'t afford them. I think that is the logic. I\'m not sure why they were there, though.\n\nThere were the totally idiotic sales reps trying to brag about how green their booths were. Not their products but the actual booth. Recycled rug and bamboo tables! Wow! Eat my leather shoes you green washing idiots.\n\nThe best was this retard selling plastic film to put over glass in order to reduce the heat. Just think, your house can be cool in the summer. When I pointed out that it is summer for three months and for the remaining nine months you WANT the heat to come into the house. Ah, he says, the film keeps 11% of the heat in....?!?#? It took me a moment to realize he was talking out of his ass and had no idea how solar gain worked.\n\nAnd besides, he adds, we do mostly high rises anyway. That makes sense. High rises are the stupidest buildings in the world when it comes to energy efficiency. They are big glass towers which consume huge amounts of energy to heat and cool. It makes sense this company would connect with those kinds of people. They are both idiots.\n\nWhat was more interesting (from an anthropologist\'s point of view) was the Architectural Digest Show. Hundreds of booths with companies who just don\'t get it. One booth was some designer selling wood as furniture and art. He was especially into cross cut tree trunks of the massive old growth size: Mammoth circles of wood ten feet in diameter. Very beautiful.\n\nBut I\'m like, Hello?!, where have you been the past 40 years? Are you not aware that cutting down big trees is a major cause of the earth\'s demise. Ecology 101?! Like what fucking planet are you from? It made me feel very preachy.\n\nOr the huge chandeliers that consume more electricity than the entire city of Las Vegas. Of course the hanging flood lights would be a wonderful addition to the entryway of your McMansion.....again where the fuck have these people been the past few years. \n\nFor these people green is a color that comes in various shades and ideally is attached to a big paint name like Ralph Lauren. Green, the concept where you are looking out for the planet, is still some wacky Green Peace term that has something to do with not shooting whales. Or was it spotted owls?\n\nIt made me realize that the "green revolution" is an intense bright light but still very small. Like an LED. Those of us living in that light feel like it is powerfull and all consuming. But there are a LOT of people outside of it\'s glare who don\'t even see it.', 'Green East Trade Show and other Sorry Occasions', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '868-revision', '', '', '2009-03-29 09:30:20', '2009-03-29 15:30:20', '', 868, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/868-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (870, 1, '2009-03-29 10:03:07', '2009-03-29 16:03:07', 'I went to the VERTICAL GARDENS show at a gallery called Exit Art. It is there until May 23, 2009. The show is actually under the main exhibit area.\r\n\r\nThe FEATURED art was on the main level. You had the video of a guy having a plastic ear surgically inserted into his arm - Mr mutant ear arm. For real. The whole hospital operation and all was on show. \r\n\r\nThen you had the S&M video installation showing dominatrix women treating men as farm animals in a... farm. Guys crawling around as cows, pigs etc. Lots of animal sounds, dirty naked bodies and screaming women with guns.\r\n\r\nOf course there was the obligatory abstract wall projection of shapes and disconnected sounds with accompanying deconstructionist philosophical text and artist bio. Wow, exhibits in Koln.\r\n\r\nTHAT was the featured art. On the floor below that, in a narrow hallway that leads to a janitor\'s closet and emergency exit was the show of vertical gardens.\r\n\r\nAnd if you\'re thinking I see that as symbolic, you are right. The message is that despite the intense and small world of green roofs and living walls, it still remains an underground movement for the rest of society. Body mutilations and Sado Masochism gets more attention than plants growing on walls....\r\n\r\nThe vertical garden show was interesting. Some nice Utopian drawings of garden high rises. There was a cool installation of a real living wall where the plants grew out of cloth that had nutrient water flowing slowly down it. \r\n\r\nOverall s lot of the displays felt like student senior thesis\' for architecture school before they went on to get a real job. \r\n\r\nAnd there were the occasional Christo like installations from around the world by artists who got their name in the 1970\'s and who have since carved out a niche amongst rich patrons, museums and Japanese corporations.\r\n\r\nThe crowd was mostly cool gallery goers who were stopping by on their way to some other cool event involving more body mutilations and fancy canapes. They appreciated the edgy industrial space and felt very cool to be part of it. \r\n\r\nBut these were not brownstone owners considering a green roof. There were no co-op owners debating the cost of a green wall in their garden. These were hipsters who rent in Williamsburg. They probably don\'t even own a fern.\r\n\r\nBut I think they appreciated the show as art. They stared at a lovely building with a lush garden on its roof that had big letters beside it on the wall saying, "PROPOSED IDEA FOR GREEN ROOF" and they wondered among themselves if the garden was real or not....\r\n\r\nAnyway, the whole thing was so off-off-off Broadway as to be a little pathetic for me. ', 'VERTICAL GARDENS Show....We\'re still underground', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'vertical-gardens-showwere', '', '', '2009-03-29 10:03:07', '2009-03-29 16:03:07', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=870', 0, 'post', '', 1) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (871, 1, '2009-03-29 10:02:16', '2009-03-29 16:02:16', 'I went to the VERTICAL GARDENS show at a gallery called Exit Art. It is there until May 23, 2009. The show is actually under the main exhibit area.\n\nThe FEATURED art was on the main level. You had the video of a guy having a plastic ear surgically inserted into his arm - Mr mutant ear arm. For real. The whole hospital operation and all was on show. \n\nThen you had the S&M video installation showing dominatrix women treating men as farm animals in a... farm. Guys crawling around as cows, pigs etc. Lots of animal sounds, dirty naked bodies and screaming women with guns.\n\nOf course there was the obligatory abstract wall projection of shapes and disconnected sounds with accompanying deconstructionist philosophical text and artist bio. Wow, exhibits in Koln.\n\nTHAT was the featured art. On the floor below that, in a narrow hallway that leads to a janitor\'s closet and emergency exit was the show of vertical gardens.\n\nAnd if you\'re thinking I see that as symbolic, you are right. The message is that despite the intense and small world of green roofs and living walls, it still remains an underground movement for the rest of society. Body mutilations and Sado Masochism gets more attention than plants growing on walls....\n\nThe vertical garden show was interesting. Some nice Utopian drawings of garden high rises. There was a cool installation of a real living wall where the plants grew out of cloth that had nutrient water flowing slowly down it. \n\nOverall s lot of the displays felt like student senior thesis\' for architecture school before they went on to get a real job. \n\nAnd there were the occasional Christo like installations from around the world by artists who got their name in the 1970\'s and who have since carved out a niche amongst rich patrons, museums and Japanese corporations.\n\nThe crowd was mostly cool gallery goers who were stopping by on their way to some other cool event involving more body mutilations and fancy canapes. They appreciated the edgy industrial space and felt very cool to be part of it. \n\nThese were not brownstone owners considering a green roof. There were no co-op owners debating the cost of a green wall in their garden. These were hipsters who rent in Williamsburg. They probably don\'t even own a fern.\n\nBut I think they appreciated the show as art. They stared at a lovely building with a lush garden on its roof that had big letters beside it on the wall saying, "PROPOSED IDEA FOR GREEN ROOF" and they wondered among themselves if the garden was real or not....\n\nAnyway, the whole thing was so off-off-off Broadway as to be a little pathetic for me. ', 'VERTICAL GARDENS Show....We\'re still underground', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '870-revision', '', '', '2009-03-29 10:02:16', '2009-03-29 16:02:16', '', 870, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/870-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (872, 1, '2009-03-29 12:36:22', '2009-03-29 18:36:22', 'Green East had a trade show in partnership with the Architectural Digest Trade Show at Pier 92 this week here in New York. Green East had a small section in the back with about 20 "green" companies hocking their wares. Mildly interesting. But nothing to write home about.\n\nYou had your salvaged wood companies who can\'t believe their luck that what they have been doing for years is now considered cool. Green? Who cares! They\'re selling product.\n\nThere were the big kitchen brands like Wolf or whatever they are called. I can\'t get beyond their price tag. But apparently they have sub zero freezers which is meant to keep your food really cold and their name means high quality and all this means you should pay a lot more and feel better than other people who can\'t afford them. I think that is the "logic" but the price tag still blinds me to the subtleties. I\'m not sure why they were there, though. Maybe it is green to charge a lot of money for things so people can\'t afford it and thus consume less. \n\nThen there were the totally idiotic sales reps trying to brag about how green their booths were. Not their products but the actual BOOTH. Recycled rug and bamboo tables! Wow! They flew 3000 miles and carted their recycle rug all the way to NY to tell me this?! Eat my leather shoes you greenwashing idiots. These are the kind of guys who are studying for their "LEEDS" test (not LEED but LEEDS).\n\nThe best was this retard selling plastic film to put over glass in order to reduce the heat. Just think, your house can be cooler in the summer. When I pointed out that it is summer for three months and for the remaining nine months you WANT the heat to come into the house. Ah, he counters wisely, the film keeps 11% of the heat in....?!?#? It took me a moment to realize he was talking out of his ass and had no idea how solar gain worked.\n\nAnd besides, he adds, they do mostly high rises anyway. That makes sense. High rises are the stupidest buildings in the world when it comes to energy efficiency. They are big glass towers that consume huge amounts of energy to heat and cool. It makes sense this company would connect with those kinds of people. They are both idiots.\n\nWhat was more interesting (from an anthropologist\'s point of view) was the Architectural Digest Show. Hundreds of booths with companies who just don\'t get it. They are stuck in a perpetual photo shoot of luxury villas and beautiful people. \n\nOne booth was a designer selling wood as furniture and art. He was especially into cross cut tree trunks of the massive old growth size: Mammoth circles of wood ten feet in diameter that you hang on your massive wall or put in your massive living room. Very beautiful.\n\nBut I\'m like, Hello?!, where have you been the past 40 years? Are you not aware that cutting down big trees is a major cause of the earth\'s demise. Ecology 101?! Like what fucking planet are you from? It made me feel very preachy. I had to double check I wasn\'t wearing Birkenstocks and smelling of Patchouli. I had flash backs of anti logging rallies in the early 90\'s. I had no idea where to even start with these guys.\n\nOr how about the huge chandeliers that consume more electricity than the entire city of Las Vegas. Of course the hanging flood lights would be a wonderful addition to the entryway of your McMansion.....again where the fuck have these people been the past few years. \n\nFor these people green is a color that comes in various shades and ideally is attached to a big paint name like Ralph Lauren. Green, the concept where you are looking out for the planet, is still some wacky Green Peace term that has something to do with not shooting whales. Or was it spotted owls? I mean they still think wearing all black clothing and talking like a fag (when you are not) is cool. \n\nThe whole nauseating nightmare made me realize that the "green revolution" is an intense bright light but still very small in its spread. Like an LED. Those of us living in that light feel like it is powerful and all consuming. But there are a LOT of people outside of it\'s glare who don\'t even see it.', 'Green East Trade Show and other Sorry Occasions', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '868-autosave', '', '', '2009-03-29 12:36:22', '2009-03-29 18:36:22', '', 868, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/868-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (873, 1, '2009-03-29 09:31:05', '2009-03-29 15:31:05', 'Green East had a trade show in partnership with the Architectural Digest Trade Show at Pier 92 this week here in New York. Green East had a small section in the back. There were about 20 companies hocking their wares. Mildly interesting. But nothing to write home about.\r\n\r\nYou had your salvaged wood companies who can\'t believe their luck that what they have been doing for years is now considered cool. Green? Who cares! They\'re buying my product.\r\n\r\nThere were the big kitchen brands like Wolf or whatever they are called. I can\'t get beyond their price tag. But apparently they have sub zero freezers which is meant to keep your food really cold and their name means high quality and al this means you should pay a lot more and feel better than other people who can\'t afford them. I think that is the logic. I\'m not sure why they were there, though.\r\n\r\nThere were the totally idiotic sales reps trying to brag about how green their booths were. Not their products but the actual booth. Recycled rug and bamboo tables! Wow! Eat my leather shoes you green washing idiots.\r\n\r\nThe best was this retard selling plastic film to put over glass in order to reduce the heat. Just think, your house can be cool in the summer. When I pointed out that it is summer for three months and for the remaining nine months you WANT the heat to come into the house. Ah, he says, the film keeps 11% of the heat in....?!?#? It took me a moment to realize he was talking out of his ass and had no idea how solar gain worked.\r\n\r\nAnd besides, he adds, we do mostly high rises anyway. That makes sense. High rises are the stupidest buildings in the world when it comes to energy efficiency. They are big glass towers which consume huge amounts of energy to heat and cool. It makes sense this company would connect with those kinds of people. They are both idiots.\r\n\r\nWhat was more interesting (from an anthropologist\'s point of view) was the Architectural Digest Show. Hundreds of booths with companies who just don\'t get it. One booth was some designer selling wood as furniture and art. He was especially into cross cut tree trunks of the massive old growth size: Mammoth circles of wood ten feet in diameter. Very beautiful.\r\n\r\nBut I\'m like, Hello?!, where have you been the past 40 years? Are you not aware that cutting down big trees is a major cause of the earth\'s demise. Ecology 101?! Like what fucking planet are you from? It made me feel very preachy.\r\n\r\nOr the huge chandeliers that consume more electricity than the entire city of Las Vegas. Of course the hanging flood lights would be a wonderful addition to the entryway of your McMansion.....again where the fuck have these people been the past few years. \r\n\r\nFor these people green is a color that comes in various shades and ideally is attached to a big paint name like Ralph Lauren. Green, the concept where you are looking out for the planet, is still some wacky Green Peace term that has something to do with not shooting whales. Or was it spotted owls?\r\n\r\nIt made me realize that the "green revolution" is an intense bright light but still very small in its spread. Like an LED. Those of us living in that light feel like it is powerful and all consuming. But there are a LOT of people outside of it\'s glare who don\'t even see it.', 'Green East Trade Show and other Sorry Occasions', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '868-revision-2', '', '', '2009-03-29 09:31:05', '2009-03-29 15:31:05', '', 868, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/868-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (874, 1, '2009-03-29 12:37:08', '2009-03-29 18:37:08', 'Green East had a trade show in partnership with the Architectural Digest Trade Show at Pier 92 this week here in New York. Green East had a small section in the back with about 20 "green" companies hocking their wares. Mildly interesting. But nothing to write home about.\r\n\r\nYou had your salvaged wood companies who can\'t believe their luck that what they have been doing for years is now considered cool. Green? Who cares! They\'re selling product.\r\n\r\nThere were the big kitchen brands like Wolf or whatever they are called. I can\'t get beyond their price tag. But apparently they have sub zero freezers which is meant to keep your food really cold and their name means high quality and all this means you should pay a lot more and feel better than other people who can\'t afford them. I think that is the "logic" but the price tag still blinds me to the subtleties. I\'m not sure why they were there, though. Maybe it is green to charge a lot of money for things so people can\'t afford it and thus consume less. \r\n\r\nThen there were the totally idiotic sales reps trying to brag about how green their booths were. Not their products but the actual BOOTH. Recycled rug and bamboo tables! Wow! They flew 3000 miles and carted their recycle rug all the way to NY to tell me this?! Eat my leather shoes you greenwashing idiots. These are the kind of guys who are studying for their "LEEDS" test (not LEED but LEEDS).\r\n\r\nThe best was this retard selling plastic film to put over glass in order to reduce the heat. Just think, your house can be cooler in the summer. When I pointed out that it is summer for three months and for the remaining nine months you WANT the heat to come into the house. Ah, he counters wisely, the film keeps 11% of the heat in....?!?#? It took me a moment to realize he was talking out of his ass and had no idea how solar gain worked.\r\n\r\nAnd besides, he adds, they do mostly high rises anyway. That makes sense. High rises are the stupidest buildings in the world when it comes to energy efficiency. They are big glass towers that consume huge amounts of energy to heat and cool. It makes sense this company would connect with those kinds of people. They are both idiots.\r\n\r\nWhat was more interesting (from an anthropologist\'s point of view) was the Architectural Digest Show. Hundreds of booths with companies who just don\'t get it. They are stuck in a perpetual photo shoot of luxury villas and beautiful people. \r\n\r\nOne booth was a designer selling wood as furniture and art. He was especially into cross cut tree trunks of the massive old growth size: Mammoth circles of wood ten feet in diameter that you hang on your massive wall or put in your massive living room. Very beautiful.\r\n\r\nBut I\'m like, Hello?!, where have you been the past 40 years? Are you not aware that cutting down big trees is a major cause of the earth\'s demise. Ecology 101?! Like what fucking planet are you from? It made me feel very preachy. I had to double check I wasn\'t wearing Birkenstocks and smelling of Patchouli. I had flash backs of anti logging rallies in the early 90\'s. I had no idea where to even start with these guys.\r\n\r\nOr how about the huge chandeliers that consume more electricity than the entire city of Las Vegas. Of course the hanging flood lights would be a wonderful addition to the entryway of your McMansion.....again where the fuck have these people been the past few years. \r\n\r\nFor these people green is a color that comes in various shades and ideally is attached to a big paint name like Ralph Lauren. Green, the concept where you are looking out for the planet, is still some wacky Green Peace term that has something to do with not shooting whales. Or was it spotted owls? I mean they still think wearing all black clothing and talking like a fag (when you are not) is cool. \r\n\r\nThe whole nauseating nightmare made me realize that the "green revolution" is an intense bright light but still very small in its spread. Like an LED. Those of us living in that light feel like it is powerful and all consuming. But there are a LOT of people outside of it\'s glare who don\'t even see it (through their Gucci sunglasses).', 'Green East Trade Show and other Sorry Occasions', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '868-revision-3', '', '', '2009-03-29 12:37:08', '2009-03-29 18:37:08', '', 868, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/868-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (875, 1, '2009-03-29 14:50:24', '2009-03-29 20:50:24', 'Here is somebody I know from chat lists etc. I Googled them and came across an article they wrote that is informative. Here it is verbatim:\r\n\r\nThe Many Shades of Green: Moving from Building Science to Sustainability\r\n\r\nJoyce Coppinger, Executive Director/Member of the Board, The Green Prairie\r\nFoundation for Sustainability, PO Box 22706, Lincoln, Nebraska 68542-2706,\r\n402.483.5135, fax 402.483.5161 The Many Shades of Green: Moving from Building Science to Sustainability
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Joyce Coppinger, Executive Director/Member of the Board, The Green Prairie
\nFoundation for Sustainability, PO Box 22706, Lincoln, Nebraska 68542-2706,
\n402.483.5135, fax 402.483.5161 <jc10508@alltel.net> www.thelaststraw.org (click on Green Prairie)
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Introduction
\nThe term "green building" has become the umbrella for many different approaches to improving building design and construction. But what do these terms and approaches really mean and how can we begin to move from Building Science to Sustainability?
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Building Science explores how heat is generated or lost in a house and how to "tighten" the building and eliminate leaks to gain energy efficiency. However, this approach often leads to a "too tight" house that can cause problems such as mold and mildew, and poor indoor air quality.
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Poor indoor air quality is listed by the EPA as the top environmental threat, yet we continue to construct buildings with windows that don\'t open, mechanical heating/cooling and ventilation systems that do allow enough exchange of fresh air or exhausting of stale or polluted indoor air, causing health problems for the building\'s occupants.
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Building codes and guidelines are often more concerned with structural issues than with the provision of healthy interior environments and indoor air quality, leading to Sick Building Syndrome or Building Related Illness.
\n\n
The US Green Building Council\'s and it\'s LEED green building programs are a step in the right direction, but there are still major changes to be made in attitude, perception and concept of planning and siting, design and construction, selection of materials and finishes, building orientation and site considerations, interior air quality if this program is to really produce buildings that are an improvement of the indoor environment and health of its occupants, as well as the reduction of the consumption of materials and products, energy and water.
\n\n
Natural building any building system places value on social and environmental sustainability, emphasizing simple, easy-to-learn techniques based on locally available, renewable resources, and leading to sustainability - any method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged using the approach of appropriate technologies: to be appropriate, technology must be connected to the place, resources, economics, culture and impacts of its use. These are the elements to keep in mind and use as our approach to sustainable building and living.
\n\n
WHAT IS BUILDING SCIENCE?
\nBuilding science is the study of how buildings function under various environmental conditions. Building scientists study how heat is generated or lost in a house and how to make houses more comfortable and healthy.
\n\n
Source: www.healthyindoorair.org - a partnership program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Indoor Environments Division, Montana State University Extension Service, Housing Program; and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
\n\n
WHAT IS INDOOR AIR QUALITY?
\nIndoor Air Quality is listed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a top environmental threat. The major cause of indoor air pollution are the particles released into the air that come from a variety of sources. The key factors to "healthy air" is it must be clean, fresh and have the proper relative humidity.
\nOur environments fresh air is constantly mixed with pollution. We are exposed on a daily basis to organic chemicals found in the ingredients of common household products also known as volatile organic compounds. These toxins build up in our environment to unhealthy levels that stay in the air long after the activity is completed. Many building products and furnishings in our interiors "off-gas" harmful toxins over a long period of time.
\n\n
Source: www.healthylivingfoundation.org and www.epa.gov/iaq
\n\n
HOW DOES INDOOR AIR QUALITY DETERIORATE?
\nIf one or more of your office or home ventilation processes is inadequate, due to poor building design, inappropriate occupant activities, or improper maintenance or operation, the quality of indoor air may deteriorate. When that happens, occupants may suffer from Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) or Building Related Illness (BRI).
\n\n
WHAT IS GREEN BUILDING?
\n(Source: U.S. Department of Energy)
\nGreen building practices offer an opportunity to create environmentally sound and resource-efficient buildings by using an integrated approach to design.
\nTHE INTENT OF GREEN BUILDING PROGRAMS IS TO
\n• promote resource conservation, including energy efficiency, renewable energy and water conservation features;
\n• incorporate environmental impacts and waste minimization;
\n• create a healthful and comfortable environment;
\n• reduce operation and maintenance costs; and
\n• address issues such as historic preservation, access to public transportation, and other community infrastructure systems.
\nThe entire life cycle of the building and its components is considered as well as the economic and environmental impact and performance.
\n\n
Resources
\nU.S. Department of Energy, Smart Communities Network, www.sustainable.doe.gov
\nU.S. Green Building Council, www.usgbc.org
\nU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, www.epa.gov/greenbuilding
\nAustin Green Building Program, www.ci.austin.tx.us/greenbuilder (An Internet search will take you to other green building programs around the country)
\n\n
WHAT IS LEED?
\nSource: www.usgbc.org
\n\n
LEED™ (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), a rating system for new and existing commercial, institutional, and high-rise residential buildings, designed by the US Green Building Council using an extensive peer review process. Four levels of green building certification are awarded based on the total credits earned in each of five categories: Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, and Indoor Environmental Quality.
\n\n
\n
WHAT IS NATURAL BUILDING?
\nSource: Michael G. Smith, leader in the cob and natural building community
\n\n
Natural building is any building system which places the highest value on social and environmental sustainability. It assumes the need to minimize the environmental impact of our housing and other building needs while providing healthy, beautiful, comfortable and spiritually-uplifting homes for everyone.
\nNatural builders emphasize simple, easy-to-learn techniques based on locally-available, renewable resources. These systems rely heavily on human labor and creativity instead of on capital, high technology and specialized skills.
\n\n
Resources
\nwww.thelaststraw.org
\nwww.econest.com (light straw/clay)
\nwww.cobcottage.com
\nwww.livingpaper.com
\nwww.ecocomposite.com
\n\n
WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY?
\nsus·tain·abil·i·ty /-”stA-n&-’bi-l&-tE/ noun
\n1 : capable of being sustained
\n2 a : of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged <sustainable techniques> <sustainable agriculture> b : of or relating to a lifestyle involving the use of sustainable methods <sustainable society>
\nDefining sustainability is difficult. It seems to have many interpretations in different aspects of society, many applications in various settings. And, it’s become an overworked term in recent years.
\nSustainability in our day-to-day lives means reducing our consumption–sensible quantities, good quality and healthy choices; recycling and reuse of everything possible; less use of all chemicals in all forms and uses as well as gas-and-oil-based products, converting to ag-based and natural products. It means getting off the grid and converting to solar and wind energy, using rainwater catchment and grey water methods to conserve this precious resource, and turning to permaculture approaches and xeriscape plantings in our surroundings. It means using what we have at hand as basic materials for building–as the prairie pioneers and many others did long ago. It means approaches for farming that are sustainable and natural rather than overuse of the land, chemical fertilization, weed control and pesticides, and irrigation levels that deplete the available resources; improved methods of forestry (coppicing, for example), less high energy use manufacturing and a movement toward small cottage industries creating products from local resources distributed to regional outlets; control of packaging–one of the highest sources of waste.
\nSustainability requires lifestyle changes. There is an element of drawing from the past to study what worked and what didn’t or won’t. Accepting the existence of an industrialized world while attempting to apply agrarian and pre-industrial ways to manufacturing needed goods and products. And accepting that we probably will not see a sustainable society in our lifetime yet dedicating ourselves to moving in that direction.
\n\n
WHAT IS APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY?
\nTo be appropriate, technology must be connected to the place, resources, economics, culture and impacts of its use.
\nSource: Development Center for Appropriate Technologies, Tucson, Arizona, USA
\n\n
Appropriate technology is small-scale technology. It is simple enough that people can manage it directly and on a local level. Appropriate technology makes use of skills and technology that are available in a local community to supply basic human needs, such as gas and electricity, water, food, and waste disposal.
\nSource: http://lsa.colorado.edu/essence/texts/appropriate.htm
\n\n
Appropriate technology is decentralized.
\nToday, many of our basic needs are handled by huge, complex systems. These systems are managed centrally by large private corporations or the government. For example, our electricity typically comes from utility companies that operate across many states. Similarly, many of the fruits and vegetables we consume come from large-scale agricultural corporations in California or other states. In contrast, with appropriate technology, the person who produces a service or a product also becomes the consumer–the person who uses it. This has several advantages. For one, consumer/producers are more likely to care about their work. As a result, service and goods are more reliable and of higher quality. Secondly, centralized systems must invest a lot of money to purchase large, complex machinery and to employ thousands of workers. Often these systems are disrupted due to breakdowns in the technology, problems getting needed supplies, or labor strikes. When this happens, a great many people are affected. Breakdowns such as a power outage may also occur in communities that use small-scale, appropriate technology. But these local breakdowns are not nearly as difficult and time consuming to track down and repair as those that cover a broad geographic area. Thus, a simpler technology tends to be more reliable, and the effects of breakdowns do not disrupt as many lives.
\n\n
Technologically sophisticated, though simple in design.
\nIt is important to realize that use of appropriate technology does not mean turning the clock back to the 18th or 19th century. Although the technology involves simple, easy-to use and repair designs, it is based on sophisticated, 20th-century technologies. One example is the invention of photovoltaic or solar cells that convert solar energy, a renewable energy source, into electricity.
\n\n
Environmentally friendly.
\nAppropriate technology emphasizes the use of renewable resources, like the energy from the sun, wind, or water. These energy sources are available almost everywhere and need only the right technology to capture them. Unlike burning coal and oil, these local energy sources do not contribute to air and water pollution and they do not need to be transported over long distances. Food, energy, water, and waste disposal are also handled locally by ecological systems. These are systems that conserve resources by recycling organic nutrients back into the soil and reusing manufactured goods in innovative ways. Thus, appropriate technology makes it possible to satisfy our basic human needs while minimizing our impact on the environment.
\n\n
Social problems.
\nMany people are beginning to realize that neither our economy nor our population can continue to grow forever. We are running out of the natural resources necessary to sustain ourselves. In addition we are limited in our ability to deal with the social and environmental problems that result from continuous growth. There seems to be a growing dissatisfaction with the complexity and hectic lifestyle of 20th-century society. Many people would prefer to return to a simpler way of life. Appropriate technology is attractive because it makes households and industries more self-sufficient, and most things can be managed at a local level. We may have to do more hand labor instead of depending on automation to satisfy our basic needs. However, there are many advantages to simplifying our lives. By growing more of our own food and producing and buying goods in our own communities, we spend less time and money on transportation, produce less waste and consume fewer environmental resources.
\n\n
Resources
\nDevelopment Center for Appropriate Technologies, Tucson, Arizona. www.dcat.net
\nThe Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, Austin, Texas. www.cmpbs.org
\nEcological Building Network, Sausalito, California. www.ecobuildnetwork.org
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
', 'Person of the Day: Joyce Coppinger', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '875-revision', '', '', '2009-03-29 14:50:05', '2009-03-29 20:50:05', '', 875, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/875-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (879, 1, '2009-03-29 15:41:57', '2009-03-29 21:41:57', 'Ever wondered what size riser you need to put for your water supply? Green builders do. Here is a good list of pipe sizes, lengths and resulting pressure.\r\n\r\nWater pressure in Brooklyn is pretty good. The idea is to pick a pipe size that will give you good pressure even if a couple faucets are turned on at once. The required pressure by code in Brooklyn is 8psi. So if you have a line that feeds three faucets you want it to be able to give 24psi (3x8). That way when all three are on you won\'t feel a big loss of pressure.\r\n\r\nBut you don\'t want to put too large pipes in since that\'s just a waste of materials.\r\n\r\nIf you get low flow faucets and shower heads you will be able to get away with less pressure because each head is pulling less water from the pipe. As Brooklyn becomes greener and more water conscious these kinds of things are important considerations for a green contractor or green plumber. Clients will depend on us to think about this stuff.\r\n\r\nAnother consideration: what size heating and cooling do you need when the house is super insulated? Don\'t let the non-green plumber snow ball you into the "correct" sized boiler. They are basing their calculations on "standard" houses with pathetic amounts of insulation. Ideally you have a green plumber who knows about this.', 'Calculating Green Flow Rates', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'calculating-flow-rates', '', '', '2009-03-29 15:45:53', '2009-03-29 21:45:53', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=879', 0, 'post', '', 0) ; INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (877, 1, '2009-03-29 14:51:57', '2009-03-29 20:51:57', 'Here is somebody I know from chat lists etc. I googled them and came accross an article they wrote that is informative. Here it is verbatim:\nThe Many Shades of Green: Moving from Building Science to Sustainability\n\nJoyce Coppinger, Executive Director/Member of the Board, The Green Prairie\nFoundation for Sustainability, PO Box 22706, Lincoln, Nebraska 68542-2706,\n402.483.5135, fax 402.483.5161
The Many Shades of Green: Moving from Building Science to Sustainability
\r\n\r\n
Joyce Coppinger, Executive Director/Member of the Board, The Green Prairie
\r\nFoundation for Sustainability, PO Box 22706, Lincoln, Nebraska 68542-2706,
\r\n402.483.5135, fax 402.483.5161 <jc10508@alltel.net> www.thelaststraw.org (click on Green Prairie)
\r\n\r\n
Introduction
\r\nThe term "green building" has become the umbrella for many different approaches to improving building design and construction. But what do these terms and approaches really mean and how can we begin to move from Building Science to Sustainability?
\r\n\r\n
Building Science explores how heat is generated or lost in a house and how to "tighten" the building and eliminate leaks to gain energy efficiency. However, this approach often leads to a "too tight" house that can cause problems such as mold and mildew, and poor indoor air quality.
\r\n\r\n
Poor indoor air quality is listed by the EPA as the top environmental threat, yet we continue to construct buildings with windows that don\'t open, mechanical heating/cooling and ventilation systems that do allow enough exchange of fresh air or exhausting of stale or polluted indoor air, causing health problems for the building\'s occupants.
\r\n\r\n
Building codes and guidelines are often more concerned with structural issues than with the provision of healthy interior environments and indoor air quality, leading to Sick Building Syndrome or Building Related Illness.
\r\n\r\n
The US Green Building Council\'s and it\'s LEED green building programs are a step in the right direction, but there are still major changes to be made in attitude, perception and concept of planning and siting, design and construction, selection of materials and finishes, building orientation and site considerations, interior air quality if this program is to really produce buildings that are an improvement of the indoor environment and health of its occupants, as well as the reduction of the consumption of materials and products, energy and water.
\r\n\r\n
Natural building any building system places value on social and environmental sustainability, emphasizing simple, easy-to-learn techniques based on locally available, renewable resources, and leading to sustainability - any method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged using the approach of appropriate technologies: to be appropriate, technology must be connected to the place, resources, economics, culture and impacts of its use. These are the elements to keep in mind and use as our approach to sustainable building and living.
\r\n\r\n
WHAT IS BUILDING SCIENCE?
\r\nBuilding science is the study of how buildings function under various environmental conditions. Building scientists study how heat is generated or lost in a house and how to make houses more comfortable and healthy.
\r\n\r\n
Source: www.healthyindoorair.org - a partnership program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Indoor Environments Division, Montana State University Extension Service, Housing Program; and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
\r\n\r\n
WHAT IS INDOOR AIR QUALITY?
\r\nIndoor Air Quality is listed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a top environmental threat. The major cause of indoor air pollution are the particles released into the air that come from a variety of sources. The key factors to "healthy air" is it must be clean, fresh and have the proper relative humidity.
\r\nOur environments fresh air is constantly mixed with pollution. We are exposed on a daily basis to organic chemicals found in the ingredients of common household products also known as volatile organic compounds. These toxins build up in our environment to unhealthy levels that stay in the air long after the activity is completed. Many building products and furnishings in our interiors "off-gas" harmful toxins over a long period of time.
\r\n\r\n
Source: www.healthylivingfoundation.org and www.epa.gov/iaq
\r\n\r\n
HOW DOES INDOOR AIR QUALITY DETERIORATE?
\r\nIf one or more of your office or home ventilation processes is inadequate, due to poor building design, inappropriate occupant activities, or improper maintenance or operation, the quality of indoor air may deteriorate. When that happens, occupants may suffer from Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) or Building Related Illness (BRI).
\r\n\r\n
WHAT IS GREEN BUILDING?
\r\n(Source: U.S. Department of Energy)
\r\nGreen building practices offer an opportunity to create environmentally sound and resource-efficient buildings by using an integrated approach to design.
\r\nTHE INTENT OF GREEN BUILDING PROGRAMS IS TO
\r\n• promote resource conservation, including energy efficiency, renewable energy and water conservation features;
\r\n• incorporate environmental impacts and waste minimization;
\r\n• create a healthful and comfortable environment;
\r\n• reduce operation and maintenance costs; and
\r\n• address issues such as historic preservation, access to public transportation, and other community infrastructure systems.
\r\nThe entire life cycle of the building and its components is considered as well as the economic and environmental impact and performance.
\r\n\r\n
Resources
\r\nU.S. Department of Energy, Smart Communities Network, www.sustainable.doe.gov
\r\nU.S. Green Building Council, www.usgbc.org
\r\nU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, www.epa.gov/greenbuilding
\r\nAustin Green Building Program, www.ci.austin.tx.us/greenbuilder (An Internet search will take you to other green building programs around the country)
\r\n\r\n
WHAT IS LEED?
\r\nSource: www.usgbc.org
\r\n\r\n
LEED™ (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), a rating system for new and existing commercial, institutional, and high-rise residential buildings, designed by the US Green Building Council using an extensive peer review process. Four levels of green building certification are awarded based on the total credits earned in each of five categories: Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, and Indoor Environmental Quality.
\r\n\r\n
\r\n
WHAT IS NATURAL BUILDING?
\r\nSource: Michael G. Smith, leader in the cob and natural building community
\r\n\r\n
Natural building is any building system which places the highest value on social and environmental sustainability. It assumes the need to minimize the environmental impact of our housing and other building needs while providing healthy, beautiful, comfortable and spiritually-uplifting homes for everyone.
\r\nNatural builders emphasize simple, easy-to-learn techniques based on locally-available, renewable resources. These systems rely heavily on human labor and creativity instead of on capital, high technology and specialized skills.
\r\n\r\n
Resources
\r\nwww.thelaststraw.org
\r\nwww.econest.com (light straw/clay)
\r\nwww.cobcottage.com
\r\nwww.livingpaper.com
\r\nwww.ecocomposite.com
\r\n\r\n
WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY?
\r\nsus·tain·abil·i·ty /-”stA-n&-’bi-l&-tE/ noun
\r\n1 : capable of being sustained
\r\n2 a : of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged <sustainable techniques> <sustainable agriculture> b : of or relating to a lifestyle involving the use of sustainable methods <sustainable society>
\r\nDefining sustainability is difficult. It seems to have many interpretations in different aspects of society, many applications in various settings. And, it’s become an overworked term in recent years.
\r\nSustainability in our day-to-day lives means reducing our consumption–sensible quantities, good quality and healthy choices; recycling and reuse of everything possible; less use of all chemicals in all forms and uses as well as gas-and-oil-based products, converting to ag-based and natural products. It means getting off the grid and converting to solar and wind energy, using rainwater catchment and grey water methods to conserve this precious resource, and turning to permaculture approaches and xeriscape plantings in our surroundings. It means using what we have at hand as basic materials for building–as the prairie pioneers and many others did long ago. It means approaches for farming that are sustainable and natural rather than overuse of the land, chemical fertilization, weed control and pesticides, and irrigation levels that deplete the available resources; improved methods of forestry (coppicing, for example), less high energy use manufacturing and a movement toward small cottage industries creating products from local resources distributed to regional outlets; control of packaging–one of the highest sources of waste.
\r\nSustainability requires lifestyle changes. There is an element of drawing from the past to study what worked and what didn’t or won’t. Accepting the existence of an industrialized world while attempting to apply agrarian and pre-industrial ways to manufacturing needed goods and products. And accepting that we probably will not see a sustainable society in our lifetime yet dedicating ourselves to moving in that direction.
\r\n\r\n
WHAT IS APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY?
\r\nTo be appropriate, technology must be connected to the place, resources, economics, culture and impacts of its use.
\r\nSource: Development Center for Appropriate Technologies, Tucson, Arizona, USA
\r\n\r\n
Appropriate technology is small-scale technology. It is simple enough that people can manage it directly and on a local level. Appropriate technology makes use of skills and technology that are available in a local community to supply basic human needs, such as gas and electricity, water, food, and waste disposal.
\r\nSource: http://lsa.colorado.edu/essence/texts/appropriate.htm
\r\n\r\n
Appropriate technology is decentralized.
\r\nToday, many of our basic needs are handled by huge, complex systems. These systems are managed centrally by large private corporations or the government. For example, our electricity typically comes from utility companies that operate across many states. Similarly, many of the fruits and vegetables we consume come from large-scale agricultural corporations in California or other states. In contrast, with appropriate technology, the person who produces a service or a product also becomes the consumer–the person who uses it. This has several advantages. For one, consumer/producers are more likely to care about their work. As a result, service and goods are more reliable and of higher quality. Secondly, centralized systems must invest a lot of money to purchase large, complex machinery and to employ thousands of workers. Often these systems are disrupted due to breakdowns in the technology, problems getting needed supplies, or labor strikes. When this happens, a great many people are affected. Breakdowns such as a power outage may also occur in communities that use small-scale, appropriate technology. But these local breakdowns are not nearly as difficult and time consuming to track down and repair as those that cover a broad geographic area. Thus, a simpler technology tends to be more reliable, and the effects of breakdowns do not disrupt as many lives.
\r\n\r\n
Technologically sophisticated, though simple in design.
\r\nIt is important to realize that use of appropriate technology does not mean turning the clock back to the 18th or 19th century. Although the technology involves simple, easy-to use and repair designs, it is based on sophisticated, 20th-century technologies. One example is the invention of photovoltaic or solar cells that convert solar energy, a renewable energy source, into electricity.
\r\n\r\n
Environmentally friendly.
\r\nAppropriate technology emphasizes the use of renewable resources, like the energy from the sun, wind, or water. These energy sources are available almost everywhere and need only the right technology to capture them. Unlike burning coal and oil, these local energy sources do not contribute to air and water pollution and they do not need to be transported over long distances. Food, energy, water, and waste disposal are also handled locally by ecological systems. These are systems that conserve resources by recycling organic nutrients back into the soil and reusing manufactured goods in innovative ways. Thus, appropriate technology makes it possible to satisfy our basic human needs while minimizing our impact on the environment.
\r\n\r\n
Social problems.
\r\nMany people are beginning to realize that neither our economy nor our population can continue to grow forever. We are running out of the natural resources necessary to sustain ourselves. In addition we are limited in our ability to deal with the social and environmental problems that result from continuous growth. There seems to be a growing dissatisfaction with the complexity and hectic lifestyle of 20th-century society. Many people would prefer to return to a simpler way of life. Appropriate technology is attractive because it makes households and industries more self-sufficient, and most things can be managed at a local level. We may have to do more hand labor instead of depending on automation to satisfy our basic needs. However, there are many advantages to simplifying our lives. By growing more of our own food and producing and buying goods in our own communities, we spend less time and money on transportation, produce less waste and consume fewer environmental resources.
\r\n\r\n
Resources
\r\nDevelopment Center for Appropriate Technologies, Tucson, Arizona. www.dcat.net
\r\nThe Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, Austin, Texas. www.cmpbs.org
\r\nEcological Building Network, Sausalito, California. www.ecobuildnetwork.org
\r\n\r\n
\r\n
\r\n
\r\n
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\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is a green contracting company in Brooklyn. We have a background in green real estate, development and renovation.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn is the leader in Forward Building, a term coined by Eco Brooklyn founder Gennaro Brooks-Church. Eco Brooklyn focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to both build and run. Attention is put on using recycled, sustainable and local materials. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\nAs well as doing Brownstone renovations for clients Eco Brooklyn invests in houses and "greens" them. These houses are used as New York community outreach platforms to help train local workers and educate the community in good green building techniques.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker, Certified EcoBroker® and lifetime builder. \r\n\r\nGennaro\'s knowledge of home values means all building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but it is also of highest possible monetary value. Special attention is paid to long terms trends so houses are built to increase in value over time. \r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in its membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is a green contractor in Brooklyn. Our is background in green real estate, development and renovation. We have a great team of green builders who are passionate about using old and new technologies to increase the quality of living while reducing costs and benefiting the environment.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn is the leader in Forward Building, a term coined by Eco Brooklyn founder Gennaro Brooks-Church. Eco Brooklyn focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to both build and run. Attention is put on using recycled, sustainable and local materials. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\nAs well as doing Brownstone renovations for clients Eco Brooklyn invests in houses and "greens" them. These houses are used as New York community outreach platforms to help train local workers and educate the community in good green building techniques.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker, Certified EcoBroker®, LEED AP and lifetime builder. \r\n\r\nGennaro\'s knowledge of home values means all building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but it is also of highest possible monetary value. Special attention is paid to long terms trends so houses are built to increase in value over time. \r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in its membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is a green contractor in Brooklyn. Our is background in green real estate, development and renovation. We have a great team of green builders who are passionate about using old and new technologies to increase the quality of living while reducing costs and benefiting the environment.\r\n\r\nOn our team has a wide range of experience and certifications. Education, where we are either students and teachers is a big part of our process. We are constantly increasing our knowledge base. On our team is a certified in green roof installer, a green real estate broker, radiant floor specialist, green real estate manager, solar thermal and PV installer, LEED AP and more.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn is the leader in Forward Building, a term coined by Eco Brooklyn founder Gennaro Brooks-Church. Eco Brooklyn focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to both build and run. Attention is put on using recycled, sustainable and local materials. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\nAs well as doing Brownstone renovations for clients Eco Brooklyn invests in houses and "greens" them. These houses are used as New York community outreach platforms to help train local workers and educate the community in good green building techniques. \r\n\r\nWe are partnered with the International Center for the Disabled and offer an Eco Brooklyn Green Construction Certification Program for interns wanting to gain work experience in green building. \r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker, Certified EcoBroker®, LEED AP and lifetime builder. \r\n\r\nGennaro\'s knowledge of home values means all building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but it is also of highest possible monetary value. Special attention is paid to long terms trends so houses are built to increase in value over time. \r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in its membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is a green contractor in Brooklyn. Our is background in green real estate, development and renovation. We have a great team of green builders who are passionate about using old and new technologies to increase the quality of living while reducing costs and benefiting the environment.\r\n\r\nOn our team has a wide range of experience and certifications. Education, where we are either students and teachers is a big part of our process. We are constantly increasing our knowledge base. On our team is a certified in green roof installer, a green real estate broker, radiant floor specialist, green real estate manager, solar thermal and PV installer, LEED AP, Green Educator and more.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn is the leader in Forward Building, a term coined by Eco Brooklyn founder Gennaro Brooks-Church. Eco Brooklyn focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to both build and run. Attention is put on using recycled, sustainable and local materials. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\nAs well as doing Brownstone renovations for clients Eco Brooklyn invests in houses and "greens" them. These houses are used as New York community outreach platforms to help train local workers and educate the community in good green building techniques. \r\n\r\nWe are partnered with the International Center for the Disabled and offer an Eco Brooklyn Green Construction Certification Program for interns wanting to gain work experience in green building. \r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker, Certified EcoBroker®, LEED AP, educator and lifetime builder. \r\n\r\nGennaro\'s knowledge of home values means all building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but it is also of highest possible monetary value. Special attention is paid to long terms trends so houses are built to increase in value over time. \r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in its membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is the most innovative green contractor in Brooklyn. Our background is in green real estate, development and renovation. We have a great team of green builders who are passionate about using old and new technologies to increase the quality of living while reducing costs and benefiting the environment.\r\n\r\nOn our team has a wide range of experience and certifications. Education where we are either students or teachers is a big part of our process. We are constantly increasing our knowledge base as well as educating the community. \r\n\r\nOn our team is a certified green roof installer, green real estate broker, radiant floor specialist, green real estate manager, solar thermal and PV installer, LEED AP, Green Educator and more.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to both build and run. Attention is put on using recycled, sustainable and local materials. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\nAs well as doing Brownstone renovations for clients Eco Brooklyn invests in houses and "greens" them. These houses are used as New York community outreach platforms to help train local workers and educate the community in good green building techniques. \r\n\r\nWe are partnered with the International Center for the Disabled and offer an Eco Brooklyn Green Construction Certification Program for interns wanting to gain work experience in green building. \r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker, Certified EcoBroker®, LEED AP, educator and lifetime builder. \r\n\r\nGennaro\'s knowledge of home values means all building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but is also of highest monetary value. Special attention is paid to long terms trends so houses are built to increase in value over time. \r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in our membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is a green contractor in Brooklyn. Our is background in green real estate, development and renovation. We have a great team of green builders who are passionate about using old and new technologies to increase the quality of living while reducing costs and benefiting the environment.\r\n\r\nOn our team has a wide range of experience and certifications. Education, where we are either students and teachers is a big part of our process. We are constantly increasing our knowledge base. On our team is a certified in green roof installer, a green real estate broker, radiant floor specialist, green real estate manager, solar thermal and PV installer, LEED AP, Green Educator and more.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn is the leader in Forward Building, a term coined by Eco Brooklyn founder Gennaro Brooks-Church. Eco Brooklyn focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to both build and run. Attention is put on using recycled, sustainable and local materials. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\nAs well as doing Brownstone renovations for clients Eco Brooklyn invests in houses and "greens" them. These houses are used as New York community outreach platforms to help train local workers and educate the community in good green building techniques. \r\n\r\nWe are partnered with the International Center for the Disabled and offer an Eco Brooklyn Green Construction Certification Program for interns wanting to gain work experience in green building. \r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker, Certified EcoBroker®, LEED AP, educator and lifetime builder. \r\n\r\nGennaro\'s knowledge of home values means all building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but is also of highest monetary value. Special attention is paid to long terms trends so houses are built to increase in value over time. \r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in our membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is the most innovative green contractor in Brooklyn. Our background is in green real estate, development and renovation. We have a great team of green builders who are passionate about using old and new technologies to increase the quality of living while reducing costs and benefiting the environment.\r\n\r\nOn our team has a wide range of experience and certifications. Education where we are either students or teachers is a big part of our process. We are constantly increasing our knowledge base as well as educating the community. \r\n\r\nOn our team is a certified green roof installer, green real estate broker, radiant floor specialist, green real estate manager, solar thermal and PV installer, LEED AP, Green Educator and more.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn is the leader in Forward Building, a term coined by Eco Brooklyn founder Gennaro Brooks-Church. Eco Brooklyn focuses on building high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to both build and run. Attention is put on using recycled, sustainable and local materials. \r\n\r\nThe company is fully licensed and insured to do Home Improvement work in the state of NY. Insurance includes: Liability, Disability and Workers Compensation. Liability is up to $2 Million.\r\n\r\nAs well as doing Brownstone renovations for clients Eco Brooklyn invests in houses and "greens" them. These houses are used as New York community outreach platforms to help train local workers and educate the community in good green building techniques. \r\n\r\nWe are partnered with the International Center for the Disabled and offer an Eco Brooklyn Green Construction Certification Program for interns wanting to gain work experience in green building. \r\n\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc is run by Gennaro Brooks-Church, a NY Licensed Real Estate Broker, Certified EcoBroker®, LEED AP, educator and lifetime builder. \r\n\r\nGennaro\'s knowledge of home values means all building is done with the value of the home in mind so that not only is the building of high quality but is also of highest monetary value. Special attention is paid to long terms trends so houses are built to increase in value over time. \r\n\r\nWe adhere to the ethics outlined in our membership with Sustainable Business Network New York City. The ethical sustainable business practices are specified in the triple bottom line - People, Planet, and Profit.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nFirst we cut the tube and splice it so it lays more flat:\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nThen we put cement into it:\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nThen we screw it up around the pex tubing:\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nHere are some ways we deemed not good because they either didn\'t stick to the subfloor or took too long:\r\n\r\nWire lath with cement:\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nUsing wire to hold it up had issues with longevity:\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe end result is that we think we found a good solution. Factoring in costs and labor the price of a radiant floor cement installation is cheaper. The work is not complicated and can be done by an unskilled person. It takes about twice or three times as long as installing aluminum.\r\n\r\nFor small jobs where you are making a green brownstone I think it is a good alternative to aluminum fins. And again, it might make sense for large jobs too if you have time and want to save on materials.\r\n\r\nOf course the big question is whether it will work. We have yet to set up the heating manifolds. But I\'m pretty sure they will work just as well as aluminum fins and definitely better than nothing at all. I don\'t see any issues coming up either.', 'Radiant Floor Aluminium Fin Alternative', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'radiant-floor-aluminium-fin-alternative', '', '', '2009-04-02 11:33:40', '2009-04-02 17:33:40', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=907', 0, 'post', '', 2) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (908, 1, '2009-04-02 11:30:41', '2009-04-02 17:30:41', 'We are installing radiant floor heating with pex tubes. We had a set of challenges:\nThe floor height was low or the floor already had wood flooring on top of it.\n\nIn both these cases it did not work to put pex tubing OVER the subfloor. So we had to hang it below the sub floor. This is not ideal since the heat from the tubes has farther and more to travel through in order to get to the room above. To make up for that you need hotter water temperatures and this costs more money.\n\nThe standard way of dealing with under floor pex it to attach aluminum fins to them. This draws out the heat nicely.\n\nI had issues with that route.\n1. we had to snake the pex through existing joists so straight aluminum would fit so well with our windy pex.\n2. fins are expensive.\n3. aluminum has high embodied energy.\n\nSo since Eco Brooklyn is all about innovative green technology we decided to challenge industry standards and we set out to find a cheaper, more labor intensive, less embodied energy approach. For me these three elements are key to green building.\n\nCheap is easy to relate to. Everyone likes cheap provided the quality isn\'t. Embodied energy most people can get. It basically means less impact on the environment.\n\nMore labor intensive is something people don\'t get. But for me it is very important. I have people coming to my doorstep basically begging for work with sad stories of families to feed. Why would I not find a way to employ them? The best way to do this is to reduce my materials cost so I can afford to increase my labor cost.\n\nThis means buying cheaper raw materials and assembling them on site with labor.\n\nDoing this is the most powerful way of keeping the money in the community.\n\nSo I figured I wanted something that pulled the heat out of the tubes. Cement is cheap (but labor intensive). And it is gotten locally. Pex tubes in a concrete slab work great for example.\n\nOf course attaching cement to the bottom of a floor is not easy. There were considerations:\nhumidity issues of wet cement\nweight issues of dry cement\nkeeping it attached for over 50 years\n\nWe tried many things:\nPlywood cement sandwiches that we screwed up\nMetal lath like a stucco job\nParticle board with holes in it\nWire\nChicken wire\nNylon Mesh\n\nIt took a couple days to find a solution.\n\nWhat we settled on is foam insulation for pipes that are filled with cement and then screwed up to the subfloor around the pex. At first we punctured the foam with holes to let the humidity out but then we found the screw holes were sufficient. NY isn\'t humid in the winter. We also started out by wiring it up but found that screwing it was better and more long term since the cement will dry around the screws.\n\nWe used external screws that won\'t corrode.\n\nThe foam had the right amount of rigidity and flexibility. It was naturally rounded to hold the cement. And it had the added benefit of insulating the cement from below. The heat only has one way to go once it is pulled out of the pex: UP. And that is where we want it.\n\nHere is what the final thing looks like:\n\n\n\n\nFirst we cut the tube and splice it so it lays more flat:\n\n\n\nThen we put cement into it:\n\n\n\nThen we screw it up around the pex tubing:\n\n\n\n\n\nHere are some ways we deemed not good because they either didn\'t stick to the subfloor or took too long:\n\nWire lath with cement:\n\n\n\nUsing wire to hold it up had issues with longevity:\n\n\n\nThe end result is that we think we found a good solution. Factoring in costs and labor the price of a radiant floor cement installation is cheaper. The work is not complicated and can be done by an unskilled person. It takes about twice or three times as long as installing aluminum. \n\nFor small jobs where you are making a green brownstone I think it is a good alternative to aluminum fins. And again, it might make sense for large jobs too if you have time and want to save on materials.\n\nOf course the big question is whether it will work. We have yet to set up the heating manifolds. But I\'m pretty sure they will work just as well as aluminum fins and definitely better than nothing at all. I don\'t see any issues coming up either.', 'Radiant Floor Aluminium Fin Alternative', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '907-revision', '', '', '2009-04-02 11:30:41', '2009-04-02 17:30:41', '', 907, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/907-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (909, 1, '2009-04-02 11:33:42', '2009-04-02 17:33:42', 'We are installing radiant floor heating with pex tubes. We had a set of challenges:\nThe floor height was low or the floor already had wood flooring on top of it.\n\nIn both these cases it did not work to put pex tubing OVER the subfloor. So we had to hang it below the sub floor. This is not ideal since the heat from the tubes has farther and more to travel through in order to get to the room above. To make up for that you need hotter water temperatures and this costs more money.\n\nThe standard way of dealing with under floor pex it to attach aluminum fins to them. This draws out the heat nicely.\n\nI had issues with that route.\n1. we had to snake the pex through existing joists so straight aluminum would fit so well with our windy pex.\n2. fins are expensive.\n3. aluminum has high embodied energy.\n\nSo since Eco Brooklyn is all about innovative green technology we decided to challenge industry standards and we set out to find a cheaper, more labor intensive, less embodied energy approach. For me these three elements are key to green building.\n\nCheap is easy to relate to. Everyone likes cheap provided the quality isn\'t. Embodied energy most people can get. It basically means less impact on the environment.\n\nMore labor intensive is something people don\'t get. But for me it is very important. I have people coming to my doorstep basically begging for work with sad stories of families to feed. Why would I not find a way to employ them? The best way to do this is to reduce my materials cost so I can afford to increase my labor cost.\n\nThis means buying cheaper raw materials and assembling them on site with labor.\n\nDoing this is the most powerful way of keeping the money in the community.\n\nSo I figured I wanted something that pulled the heat out of the tubes. Cement is cheap (but labor intensive). And it is gotten locally. Pex tubes in a concrete slab work great for example.\n\nOf course attaching cement to the bottom of a floor is not easy. There were considerations:\nhumidity issues of wet cement\nweight issues of dry cement\nkeeping it attached for over 50 years\n\nWe tried many things:\nPlywood cement sandwiches that we screwed up\nMetal lath like a stucco job\nParticle board with holes in it\nWire\nChicken wire\nNylon Mesh\n\nIt took a couple days to find a solution.\n\nWhat we settled on is foam insulation for pipes that are filled with cement and then screwed up to the subfloor around the pex. At first we punctured the foam with holes to let the humidity out but then we found the screw holes were sufficient. NY isn\'t humid in the winter. We also started out by wiring it up but found that screwing it was better and more long term since the cement will dry around the screws.\n\nWe used external screws that won\'t corrode.\n\nThe foam had the right amount of rigidity and flexibility. It was naturally rounded to hold the cement. And it had the added benefit of insulating the cement from below. The heat only has one way to go once it is pulled out of the pex: UP. And that is where we want it.\n\nHere is what the final thing looks like:\n\n\n\n\nFirst we cut the tube and splice it so it lays more flat:\n\n\n\nThen we put cement into it:\n\n\n\nThen we screw it up around the pex tubing:\n\n\n\n\n\nHere are some ways we deemed not good because they either didn\'t stick to the subfloor or took too long:\n\nWire lath with cement:\n\n\n\nUsing wire to hold it up had issues with longevity:\n\n\n\nThe end result is that we think we found a good solution. Factoring in costs and labor the price of a radiant floor cement installation is cheaper. The work is not complicated and can be done by an unskilled person. It takes about twice or three times as long as installing aluminum.\n\nFor small jobs where you are making a green brownstone I think it is a good alternative to aluminum fins. And again, it might make sense for large jobs too if you have time and want to save on materials.\n\nOf course the big question is whether it will work. We have yet to set up the heating manifolds. But I\'m pretty sure they will work just as well as aluminum fins and definitely better than nothing at all. I don\'t see any issues coming up either.', 'Radiant Floor Aluminium Fin Alternative', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '907-autosave', '', '', '2009-04-02 11:33:42', '2009-04-02 17:33:42', '', 907, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/907-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (910, 1, '2009-04-02 11:49:54', '2009-04-02 17:49:54', 'I\'m happy to say that NY is an exception to the rule that using wood isn\'t green\r\ndue to the Gotham Forest we have here:\r\nmillions of board feet of old growth lumber sitting in the frames of old\r\nbuildings just waiting to be harvested and reused. I simply have to drive\r\naround to dumpsters to get pretty much all the wood I need.\r\n\r\nAnd I don\'t care what sticklers for protocol say, this untested\r\nunrated ugly wood is better than the stamped wood you get today. And\r\nwe\'re just talking strength. Never mind regional materials, building\r\nreuse, recycled, salvaged, keeping from landfill etc.\r\n\r\nBut you have to tread carefully around inspectors because\r\nthis is all new and as of yet they still can\'t afford to make any\r\ndifference between an honest green builder and a dishonest builder\r\ntrying to cut corners (no pun intended) by using cheap old wood.', 'Gotham Forest Wood', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'gotham-forest-wood', '', '', '2009-04-02 11:49:54', '2009-04-02 17:49:54', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=910', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (911, 1, '2009-04-02 11:49:45', '2009-04-02 17:49:45', 'I\'m happy to say that NY is an exception to the rule that using wood isn\'t green\ndue to the Gotham Forest we have here:\nmillions of board feet of old growth lumber sitting in the frames of old\nbuildings just waiting to be harvested and reused. I simply have to drive\naround to dumpsters to get pretty much all the wood I need.\n\nAnd I don\'t care what sticklers for protocol say, this untested\nunrated ugly wood is better than the stamped wood you get today. And\nwe\'re just talking strength. Never mind regional materials, building\nreuse, recycled, salvaged, keeping from landfill etc.\n\nBut you have to tread carefully around inspectors because\nthis is all new and as of yet they still can\'t afford to make any\ndifference between an honest green builder and a dishonest builder\ntrying to cut corners (no pun intended) by using cheap old wood.', 'Gotham Forest Wood', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '910-revision', '', '', '2009-04-02 11:49:45', '2009-04-02 17:49:45', '', 910, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/910-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (912, 1, '2009-04-02 11:54:52', '2009-04-02 17:54:52', 'What is manufacturer\'s\' obsession with telling me how many LEED\r\npoints I can earn by buying their product?!\r\nFrom the advertisements you\'d think every house being built is going for LEED.\r\nBut the manufacturers know they aren\'t. They are betting on people\r\nsaying, "Heck, if it good for LEEDS then it\'s good for my little\r\nhouse. Give me two!"\r\n\r\nIt\'s a big marketing game and pretty much every one is involved. I got\r\nLEED accredited the other day and when my girlfriend asked me what the\r\nbenefits were I was, "Well, I guess it looks good on my business\r\ncard." The main benefit of me studying and paying money was\r\nmarketing?!\r\n\r\nNobody is knocking on my door to certify their house. I\'m not even\r\nsure I\'ll certify my own building!\r\n\r\nBut I like to be involved in the game and right now that\'s the biggest\r\none in town. And what a racket it is.', 'LEED Marketing Mania', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'leed-marketing-mania', '', '', '2009-04-02 11:54:52', '2009-04-02 17:54:52', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=912', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (913, 1, '2009-04-02 11:53:59', '2009-04-02 17:53:59', 'What is manufacturer\'s\' obsession with telling me how many LEED\npoints I can earn by buying their product?!\nFrom the advertisements you\'d think every house being built is going for LEED.\nBut the manufacturers know they aren\'t. They are betting on people\nsaying, "Heck, if it good for LEEDS then it\'s good for my little\nhouse. Give me two!"\n\nIt\'s a big marketing game and pretty much every one is involved. I got\nLEED accredited the other day and when my girlfriend asked me what the\nbenefits were I was, "Well, I guess it looks good on my business\ncard." The main benefit of me studying and paying money was\nmarketing?!\nNobody is knocking on my door to certify their house. I\'m not even\nsure I\'ll certify my own building!\nBut I like to be involved in the game and right now that\'s the biggest\none in town.', 'LEED Marketing Mania', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '912-revision', '', '', '2009-04-02 11:53:59', '2009-04-02 17:53:59', '', 912, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/912-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (914, 1, '2009-04-03 19:53:07', '2009-04-04 01:53:07', 'I went to the LED light trade show a couple weeks ago. It was way cool. They are making real progress for residential LED lighting.\r\nOne technology that I especially liked was phosphorescent lenses that convert blue LED into visible light like a normal bulb. This varies from normal LED lights that combine the three colors to make white.\r\n\r\nThe good thing about the phosphorescent lenses is that you can use the cheapest LED which is blue. You also don\'t have to worry about getting the color mix accurate since you are only dealing with one color.\r\n\r\nThe phosphorescent lense looks really cool. It literally starts to glow when you put it near the blue LED.\r\n\r\nI think this is going to be a viable solution for greening Brooklyn brownstones. I\'m talking with Lightolier and Sony to see if we can put show case lights into the green show house.\r\n\r\nHere is the phosphorescent cap and the LED:\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (915, 1, '2009-04-03 19:52:37', '2009-04-04 01:52:37', 'I went to the LED light trade show a couple weeks ago. It was way cool. They are making real progress for residential LED lighting.\nOne technology that I especially liked was phosphorescent lenses that convert blue LED into visible light like a normal bulb. This varies from normal LED lights that combine the three colors to make white.\n\nThe good thing about the phosphorescent lenses is that you can use the cheapest LED which is blue. You also don\'t have to worry about getting the color mix accurate since you are only dealing with one color.\n\nThe phosphorescent lense looks really cool. It literally starts to glow when you put it near the blue LED.\n\nI think this is going to be a viable solution for greening Brooklyn brownstones. I\'m talking with Lightolier and Sony to see if we can put show case lights into the green show house.\n\nHere is the phosphorescent cap and the LED:\n\n\n', 'LED light tradeshow', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '914-revision', '', '', '2009-04-03 19:52:37', '2009-04-04 01:52:37', '', 914, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/914-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (916, 1, '2009-04-04 17:55:42', '2009-04-04 23:55:42', 'I love the abundance of energy emerging for green roofs in Brooklyn and New York. Installing a green roof in Brooklyn is the smartest think I can think of. When I go on a Brooklyn rooftop and see all the plane flat roofs I see a possible forest of verdant green and fauna. \r\n\r\nI see a cool rooftop landscape where the city heat has been reduced noticeably. \r\n\r\nGreen roof in Brooklyn make so much sense that I\'d say it is one of the top things in greening a brownstone. \r\n\r\nI\'m writing this because I came accross a great web site offering green roof services appropriately called NYC Green Roofing. \r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn installs green roofs so you might wonder why I\'m raving about another green roof company. The truth is that we need to work together. There are too many roofs for just one company to bring the New York green roof industry to critical mass. \r\n\r\nCritical mass is when it is adopted by the main stream and no just intelligent early adopters. Critical mass is when you see a noticeable change in city air quality, temperature and wildlife liveliness. Critical mass is also when installing green roofs really takes off as a business.\r\n\r\nSo I am happy to say I\'ve found another green roof installer who can help in this very wonderful and important job of putting green roofs on as many NY rooftops!', 'New York Green Roof Contractor - Web site of the day', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'new-york-green-roof-contractor-web', '', '', '2009-04-04 17:57:06', '2009-04-04 23:57:06', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=916', 0, 'post', '', 10) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (917, 1, '2009-04-04 17:55:39', '2009-04-04 23:55:39', 'I love the abundance of energy emerging for green roofs in Brooklyn and New York. Installing a green roof in Brooklyn is the smartest think I can think of. When I go on a Brooklyn rooftop and see all the plane flat roofs I see a possible forest of verdant green and fauna. \n\nI see a cool rooftop landscape where the city heat has been reduced noticeably. \n\nGreen roof in Brooklyn make so much sense that I\'d say it is one of the top things in greening a brownstone. \n\nI\'m writing this because I came accross a great web site offering green roof services appropriately called NYC Green Roofing. \n\nEco Brooklyn installs green roofs so you might wonder why I\'m raving about another green roof company. The truth is that we need to work together. There are too many roofs for just one company to bring the New York green roof industry to critical mass. \n\nCritical mass is when it is adopted by the main stream and no just intelligent early adopters. Critical mass is when you see a noticeable change in city air quality, temperature and wildlife liveliness. Critical mass is also when installing green roofs really takes off as a business.\n\nSo I am happy to say I\'ve found another green roof installer who can help in this very wonderful and important job of putting green roofs on as many NY rooftops!', 'New York Green Roof Contractor - Web site of the day', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '916-revision', '', '', '2009-04-04 17:55:39', '2009-04-04 23:55:39', '', 916, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/916-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (918, 1, '2009-04-04 17:55:42', '2009-04-04 23:55:42', 'I love the abundance of energy emerging for green roofs in Brooklyn and New York. Installing a green roof in Brooklyn is the smartest think I can think of. When I go on a Brooklyn rooftop and see all the plane flat roofs I see a possible forest of verdant green and fauna. \r\n\r\nI see a cool rooftop landscape where the city heat has been reduced noticeably. \r\n\r\nGreen roof in Brooklyn make so much sense that I\'d say it is one of the top things in greening a brownstone. \r\n\r\nI\'m writing this because I came accross a great web site offering green roof services appropriately called NYC Green Roofing. \r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn installs green roofs so you might wonder why I\'m raving about another green roof company. The truth is that we need to work together. There are too many roofs for just one company to bring the New York green roof industry to critical mass. \r\n\r\nCritical mass is when it is adopted by the main stream and no just intelligent early adopters. Critical mass is when you see a noticeable change in city air quality, temperature and wildlife liveliness. Critical mass is also when installing green roofs really takes off as a business.\r\n\r\nSo I am happy to say I\'ve found another green roof installer who can help in this very wonderful and important job of putting green roofs on as many NY rooftops!', 'New York Green Roof Contractor - Web site of the day', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '916-revision-2', '', '', '2009-04-04 17:55:42', '2009-04-04 23:55:42', '', 916, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/916-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (919, 1, '2009-04-04 18:46:25', '2009-04-05 00:46:25', 'Green building is all about energy efficiency, saving precious resources, green roofs and recycled cellulose insulation, right?\r\n\r\nI would actually say that those things are secondary and that there is a larger philosophy behind green building. Those things are some of the focused methods we carry out the philosophy perhaps but the overall philosophy is much more encompassing.\r\n\r\nIn fact the philosophy could be carried out in many fields. It just so happens that green building is a great synergy of money and ethics where it is very easy to carry out the philosophy.\r\n\r\nHere is my philosophy of green building: helping the world.\r\n\r\nSimple enough. But the implications are huge because it completely changes the ethics of a green building business. Ethically you are no longer simply bound by the very lax laws of what are legal or not. You can cause all sorts of harm to the world and yet still act legally.\r\n\r\nGreen building and the philosophy behind it requires a much more stringent code of ethics. Each action throughout the day has to have a resounding yes in answer to the question, "Does this help the world."\r\n\r\nAlong with this come all sorts of subtleties such as complete transparency, honesty, and goodwill, EVEN sometimes at the expense of other things such as money, efficiency. Obviously these two juxtapositions do not need to be an either or but sometimes they are in this complex world and up until now we have usually chosen money and efficiency over other options that may benefit the world more (and you less in the short term).\r\n\r\nI bring this up because a solar panel installer came by the other day to look at our roof and discuss a business partnership with Eco Brooklyn. He noticed that I had great workers and casually got one of their cards.\r\n\r\nLo and behold I find out that he is calling this worker and trying to entice him to go work for the solar company. Is this illegal? No. It happens all the time.\r\n\r\nDoes it cause stress to my company? Is it the most ethical thing? Maybe, maybe not.\r\n\r\nHere is the big question, though: Is it the best thing for the world?\r\n\r\nThat\'s maybe hard to answer at first but the easy way to see is to ask, "What if everyone acted this way?" From this perspective the answer is clear and it shows his actions were not in the worlds best interest.\r\n\r\nIs he a green builder? I don\'t think so. A green builder would not have done that. It is a small point but it is the small points that cause a revolution. I think it is so important we raise our standards in business. \r\n\r\nThe triple bottom line is probably the easiest guide. It is hard to screw up too badly following that metric.\r\n\r\n', 'Green Building Ethics', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'green-building-ethics', '', '', '2009-04-04 18:46:25', '2009-04-05 00:46:25', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=919', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (920, 1, '2009-04-04 18:46:18', '2009-04-05 00:46:18', 'Green building is all about energy efficiency, saving precious resources, green roofs and recycled cellulose insulation, right?\n\nI would actually say that those things are secondary and that there is a larger philosophy behind green building. Those things are some of the focused methods we carry out the philosophy perhaps but the overall philosophy is much more encompassing.\n\nIn fact the philosophy could be carried out in many fields. It just so happens that green building is a great synergy of money and ethics where it is very easy to carry out the philosophy.\n\nHere is my philosophy of green building: helping the world.\n\nSimple enough. But the implications are huge because it completely changes the ethics of a green building business. Ethically you are no longer simply bound by the very lax laws of what are legal or not. You can cause all sorts of harm to the world and yet still act legally.\n\nGreen building and the philosophy behind it requires a much more stringent code of ethics. Each action throughout the day has to have a resounding yes in answer to the question, "Does this help the world."\n\nAlong with this come all sorts of subtleties such as complete transparency, honesty, and goodwill, EVEN sometimes at the expense of other things such as money, efficiency. Obviously these two juxtapositions do not need to be an either or but sometimes they are in this complex world and up until now we have usually chosen money and efficiency over other options that may benefit the world more (and you less in the short term).\n\nI bring this up because a solar panel installer came by the other day to look at our roof and discuss a business partnership with Eco Brooklyn. He noticed that I had great workers and casually got one of their cards.\n\nLo and behold I find out that he is calling this worker and trying to entice him to go work for the solar company. Is this illegal? No. It happens all the time.\n\nDoes it cause stress to my company? Is it the most ethical thing? Maybe, maybe not.\n\nHere is the big question, though: Is it the best thing for the world?\n\nThat\'s maybe hard to answer at first but the easy way to see is to ask, "What if everyone acted this way?" From this perspective the answer is clear and it shows his actions were not in the worlds best interest.\n\nIs he a green builder? I don\'t think so. A green builder would not have done that. It is a small point but it is the small points that cause a revolution. I think it is so important we raise our standards in business. \n\nThe triple bottom line is probably the easiest guide. It is hard to screw up too badly following that metric.\n\n', 'Green Building Ethics', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '919-revision', '', '', '2009-04-04 18:46:18', '2009-04-05 00:46:18', '', 919, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/919-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (921, 1, '2009-04-06 10:56:36', '2009-04-06 16:56:36', 'All builders create waste. Green builders create a lot less because they reuse, recycle and find others to use their stuff. One of the tricks is finding places or companies that will take your stuff and channel it for another use. \r\n\r\nHere are some resources from a deconstruction article that ran a couple of years ago in a magazine.\r\n\r\nNot sure how current they are but it might be of help.\r\n\r\nNational Organizations\r\nBuilding Material Reuse Association (BMRA); www.buildingreuse.org\r\nConstruction Material Recycling Association (CMRA); www.cdrecycling.org\r\nDeconstruction Institute; www.deconstructioninstitute.com\r\nUS EPA; www.epa.gov (click on Wastes, go to the Commercial/Industrial section and click on Construction and Demolition Debris)\r\n\r\nSelected Deconstruction and Material Reuse Organizations\r\nCentennial Woods; www.centennialwoods.com\r\nThe Loading Dock; www.theloadingdoc.org\r\nThe Rebuilding Center; www.rebuildingcenter.org\r\nThe Reuse People; www.thereusepeople.org\r\nRecycle North; www.recyclenorth.org\r\nRenovators Resource; www.renovators-resource.com\r\nReSource; www.resourceyard.org\r\n\r\nMaterial Exchange/Recycling Service\r\nwww.build.recycle.netwww.builder2builder.com\r\nwww.waste-not.com\r\n', 'Deconstruction, Salvage and Recycling', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'deconstruction-salvage-recycling', '', '', '2009-04-06 10:57:06', '2009-04-06 16:57:06', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=921', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (922, 1, '2009-04-06 10:55:44', '2009-04-06 16:55:44', 'All builders create waste. Green builders create a lot less because they reuse, recycle and find others to use their stuff. One of the tricks is finding places or companies that will take your stuff and chanel it for another use. \n\nHere are some resources from a deconstruction article that ran a couple of years ago in a magazine.\n\nNot sure how current they are but it might be of help.\n\nNational Organizations\nBuilding Material Reuse Association (BMRA); www.buildingreuse.org\nConstruction Material Recycling Association (CMRA); www.cdrecycling.org\nDeconstruction Institute; www.deconstructioninstitute.com\nUS EPA; www.epa.gov (click on Wastes, go to the Commercial/Industrial section and click on Construction and Demolition Debris)\n\nSelected Deconstruction and Material Reuse Organizations\nCentennial Woods; www.centennialwoods.com\nThe Loading Dock; www.theloadingdoc.org\nThe Rebuilding Center; www.rebuildingcenter.org\nThe Reuse People; www.thereusepeople.org\nRecycle North; www.recyclenorth.org\nRenovators Resource; www.renovators-resource.com\nReSource; www.resourceyard.org\n\nMaterial Exchange/Recycling Service\nwww.build.recycle.netwww.builder2builder.com\nwww.waste-not.com\n', 'Deconstruction, Salvage and Recycling', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '921-revision', '', '', '2009-04-06 10:55:44', '2009-04-06 16:55:44', '', 921, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/921-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (923, 1, '2009-04-06 10:56:36', '2009-04-06 16:56:36', 'All builders create waste. Green builders create a lot less because they reuse, recycle and find others to use their stuff. One of the tricks is finding places or companies that will take your stuff and channel it for another use. \r\n\r\nHere are some resources from a deconstruction article that ran a couple of years ago in a magazine.\r\n\r\nNot sure how current they are but it might be of help.\r\n\r\nNational Organizations\r\nBuilding Material Reuse Association (BMRA); www.buildingreuse.org\r\nConstruction Material Recycling Association (CMRA); www.cdrecycling.org\r\nDeconstruction Institute; www.deconstructioninstitute.com\r\nUS EPA; www.epa.gov (click on Wastes, go to the Commercial/Industrial section and click on Construction and Demolition Debris)\r\n\r\nSelected Deconstruction and Material Reuse Organizations\r\nCentennial Woods; www.centennialwoods.com\r\nThe Loading Dock; www.theloadingdoc.org\r\nThe Rebuilding Center; www.rebuildingcenter.org\r\nThe Reuse People; www.thereusepeople.org\r\nRecycle North; www.recyclenorth.org\r\nRenovators Resource; www.renovators-resource.com\r\nReSource; www.resourceyard.org\r\n\r\nMaterial Exchange/Recycling Service\r\nwww.build.recycle.netwww.builder2builder.com\r\nwww.waste-not.com\r\n', 'Deconstruction, Salvage and Recycling', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '921-revision-2', '', '', '2009-04-06 10:56:36', '2009-04-06 16:56:36', '', 921, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/921-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (924, 1, '2009-04-07 06:26:23', '2009-04-07 12:26:23', 'There is a general disagreement in green builders. You have basically two general types (you have a lot of types but these are two big ones). \r\n\r\nYou have the scientist type who thinks that green building is about energy efficiency. Seal up the house, use energy efficient tools, lower the carbon footprint, save the world.\r\n\r\nThen you have the green builder who sees it as a moral social issue. Energy efficiency is part of it but more importantly is the aspect of creating a healthier environment where humans are happier. OK. I\'m not explaining myself, but anyway I\'m trying. The moralists don\'t see building so much as a scientific thing of increasing efficiency but more of a psychological thing of increasing human happiness.\r\n\r\nAnd this might not be the most energy efficinet thing, although usually it is.\r\n\r\nA classic example is when you look at community building in green building. The scientist will build a very energy efficient house and be done with it. The moralist will be just as concerned with how the house fits into the surrounding community. Does it match the surrounding architecture? Does it create an increased sense of connectivity between residents?\r\n\r\nThis post is more a reaction to the scientists who are more interested in measuring Btus of furnaces than how the furnace effects the social interaction of the residents.\r\n\r\nNot sure if I explained myself. But it is an important point. I guess it is an age old criticism of the scientific style.', 'Green Building - Energy or Morality?', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'green-building-energy-morality', '', '', '2009-04-07 06:26:23', '2009-04-07 12:26:23', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=924', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (925, 1, '2009-04-07 06:25:33', '2009-04-07 12:25:33', 'There is a general disagreement in green builders. You have basically two general types (you have a lot of types but these are two big ones). \n\nYou have the scientist type who thinks that green building is about energy efficiency. Seal up the house, use energy efficient tools, lower the carbon footprint, save the world.\n\nThen you have the green builder who sees it as a moral social issue. Energy efficiency is part of it but more importantly is the aspect of creating a healthier environment where humans are happier. OK. I\'m not explaining myself, but anyway I\'m trying. The moralists don\'t see building so much as a scientific thing of increasing efficiency but more of a psychological thing of increasing human happiness.\n\nAnd this might not be the most energy efficinet thing, although usually it is.\n\nA classic example is when you look at community building in green building. The scientist will build a very energy efficient house and be done with it. The moralist will be just as concerned with how the house fits into the surrounding community. Does it match the surrounding architecture? Does it create an increased sense of connectivity between residents?\n\nThis post is more a reaction to the scientists who are more interested in measuring Btus of furnaces than how the ', 'Green Building - Energy or Morality?', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '924-revision', '', '', '2009-04-07 06:25:33', '2009-04-07 12:25:33', '', 924, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/924-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (926, 1, '2009-04-07 07:29:51', '2009-04-07 13:29:51', 'It is cool to be green. Wearing green is the new black. Green power is the new black power. It is cool to be green.\r\n\r\nBut it is important to not let the fad take over the message. Being green, like every other revolution (revolution = full turn), is about moving one rotation up the circle of evolution. \r\n\r\nChange, like child birth, death and every transformation involves moving out of your comfort zone into a new zone. And if you don\'t you will suffocate to death.\r\n\r\nSo although it is great to be green it is very important to not let it be the newest fashion statement. There is a strong message and it involves transforming huge parts of the way we currently do things. And ultimately it is a matter of life or death. \r\n\r\nGreen is the starting point for all of us. Where we personally take it in our own lives can only be decided uniquely. There is no road map, there is no right way. There is only your way. Anything else will not work.\r\n\r\nI am taking green to the brownstones of Brooklyn: Greening Brooklyn\'s brownstones as a contractor and builder is my path. It is exciting because I have no idea where it will bring me and yet sometimes I realize by taking this path I have eliminated a million other possibilities . The horizon is both wide open and completely fixed and that is a thrilling and terrifying road.\r\n\r\nIt is my road.\r\n \r\nWhere will you take green?\r\n\r\n', 'Think Different', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'think-different', '', '', '2009-04-07 07:29:51', '2009-04-07 13:29:51', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=926', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (927, 1, '2009-04-07 07:29:29', '2009-04-07 13:29:29', 'It is cool to be green. Wearing green is the new black. Green power is the new black power. It is cool to be green.\n\nBut it is important to not let the fad take over the message. Being green, like every other revolution (revolution = full turn), is about moving one rotation up the circle of evolution. \n\nChange, like child birth, death and every transformation involves moving out of your comfort zone into a new zone. And if you don\'t you will suffocate to death.\n\nSo although it is great to be green it is very important to not let it be the newest fashion statement. There is a strong message and it involves transforming huge parts of the way we currently do things. And ultimately it is a matter of life or death. \n\nGreen is the starting point for all of us. Where we personally take it in our own lives can only be decided uniquely. There is no road map, there is no right way. There is only your way. Anything else will not work.\n\nI am taking green to the brownstones of Brooklyn: Greening Brooklyn\'s brownstones as a contractor and builder is my path. It is exciting because I have no idea where it will bring me and yet sometimes I realize by taking this path I have eliminated a m . The horizon is both wide open and completely fixed and that is a thrilling and terrifying road.\n\nIt is a road.\n \nWhere will you take green?\n\n', 'Think Different', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '926-revision', '', '', '2009-04-07 07:29:29', '2009-04-07 13:29:29', '', 926, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/926-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (928, 1, '2009-04-08 15:42:58', '2009-04-08 21:42:58', 'Programmable thermostats are sometimes touted as a good way to save money. They are used to turn the heat down in the night when you are sleeping or during the day when you are at work out of the house.\r\n\r\nBut in our green show house in Brooklyn we are not using programmable thermostats. We plan on insulating so well that the house will not be affected that much by outside temperature. This means that if we did turn the heat down on a cold night it would take a lot more than one night to cool down. This means that the boiler wouldn\'t have to come on anyway.\r\n\r\nSo having a thermostat that turns the heat down at night when we sleep is pointless since the boiler won\'t have to come on until we are awake again anyway. I\'m not doing a good job at explaining the logic. \r\n\r\nThat is why I have quoted a fellow listmember who did a better job of saying what I mean:\r\n\r\n=============\r\nI was thinking about all these rocks people are throwing at Programmable Thermostats, and usually when I think it involves a model of some kind. In the 70\'s, programmable stats were touted as a cost effective way to turn down energy use, and I\'d never questioned that idea.\r\n\r\nA UADT spreadsheet calculation will say that a programmable thermostat saves a lot of money. But it doesn\'t account for mass.\r\n\r\nToday\'s model was a TRACE run simulating several buildings. While simple UADT spreadsheet calculations just consider insulation and temperature difference, TRACE is an energy simulation package that can take into account mass and thermal lag.\r\n\r\nBuilding 1: 1024 square feet, R-13 walls, R-19 roof, lightweight frame construction, wood floor over unconditioned basement, leaky double pane windows on every wall, electric heat and AC, fixed thermostat. (basically the 50\'s tract home I grew up in. )\r\n\r\nBuilding 2: Same lightweight house with a programmable thermostat, set back at night and during unoccupied times in the day. 72F/65F setback in the winter, 78F/85F setup in the summer.\r\n\r\nBuilding 3 - same size, but with heavyweight concrete walls, externally insulated at R-22, R60 roof, concrete slab with perimeter insulation, tight construction, same heat and AC, fixed thermostat.\r\n\r\nBuilding 4 - same as building 3 (both would make nice F-5 tornado shelters) but with programmable thermostat.\r\n\r\nResults were : the lightweight frame house saved about $60 a year, enough money to pay for a programmable thermostat in one year, but not any more than that. Whereas in the heavy building the programmable stat didn\'t save a watt nor a dime.\r\n\r\nThe argument is the same as the argument against turning a water heater up and down. In a massive body, turning the stat down doesn\'t change the temperature in the building. The building loses the same amount of heat, because its mass holds it at a nearly constant temperature, and you have a constant delta T across the insulation all night. Same heat loss whether you turn the stat down or not. You replace the lost heat the next day by charging up the mass.\r\n\r\nIn a lightweight building, the building really does cool off and delta T is less, therefore energy loss is less. You still replace some heat when you charge up the mass the next day, but it is less than you saved so it is a winner. But not by as much as people used to expect. I imagine that the lighter the building, the better these things would work. They might be good for trailer homes.\r\n\r\nI can\'t think of a way that a programmable stat would use MORE energy, as has been asserted, but if someone will propose a scenario I might put it into these models and see how it comes out.\r\n\r\nSo, Gennarro, if you are remodeling a Brick brownstone, don\'t bother with a programmable stat, it probably won\'t help you much.\r\n\r\n--Lawrence Lile\r\n\r\n', 'Do Programmable Thermostats Save Money? No.', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'programmable-thermostats-save', '', '', '2009-04-08 15:42:58', '2009-04-08 21:42:58', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=928', 0, 'post', '', 2) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (929, 1, '2009-04-08 15:42:19', '2009-04-08 21:42:19', 'Programmable thermostats are sometimes touted as a good way to save money. They are used to turn the heat down in the night when you are sleeping or during the day when you are at work out of the house.\n\nBut in our green show house in Brooklyn we are not using programmable thermostats. We plan on insulating so well that the house will not be affected that much by outside temperature. This means that if we did turn the heat down on a cold night it would take a lot more than one night to cool down. This means that the boiler wouldn\'t have to come on anyway.\n\nSo having a thermostat that turns the heat down at night when we sleep is pointless since the boiler won\'t have to come on until we are awake again anyway. I\'m not doing a good job at explaining the logic. \n\nThat is why I have quoted a fellow listmember who did a better job of saying what I mean:\n\n=============\nI was thinking about all these rocks people are throwing at Programmable Thermostats, and usually when I think it involves a model of some kind. In the 70\'s, programmable stats were touted as a cost effective way to turn down energy use, and I\'d never questioned that idea.\n\nA UADT spreadsheet calculation will say that a programmable thermostat saves a lot of money. But it doesn\'t account for mass.\n\nToday\'s model was a TRACE run simulating several buildings. While simple UADT spreadsheet calculations just consider insulation and temperature difference, TRACE is an energy simulation package that can take into account mass and thermal lag.\n\nBuilding 1: 1024 square feet, R-13 walls, R-19 roof, lightweight frame construction, wood floor over unconditioned basement, leaky double pane windows on every wall, electric heat and AC, fixed thermostat. (basically the 50\'s tract home I grew up in. )\n\nBuilding 2: Same lightweight house with a programmable thermostat, set back at night and during unoccupied times in the day. 72F/65F setback in the winter, 78F/85F setup in the summer.\n\nBuilding 3 - same size, but with heavyweight concrete walls, externally insulated at R-22, R60 roof, concrete slab with perimeter insulation, tight construction, same heat and AC, fixed thermostat.\n\nBuilding 4 - same as building 3 (both would make nice F-5 tornado shelters) but with programmable thermostat.\n\nResults were : the lightweight frame house saved about $60 a year, enough money to pay for a programmable thermostat in one year, but not any more than that. Whereas in the heavy building the programmable stat didn\'t save a watt nor a dime.\n\nThe argument is the same as the argument against turning a water heater up and down. In a massive body, turning the stat down doesn\'t change the temperature in the building. The building loses the same amount of heat, because its mass holds it at a nearly constant temperature, and you have a constant delta T across the insulation all night. Same heat loss whether you turn the stat down or not. You replace the lost heat the next day by charging up the mass.\n\nIn a lightweight building, the building really does cool off and delta T is less, therefore energy loss is less. You still replace some heat when you charge up the mass the next day, but it is less than you saved so it is a winner. But not by as much as people used to expect. I imagine that the lighter the building, the better these things would work. They might be good for trailer homes.\n\nI can\'t think of a way that a programmable stat would use MORE energy, as has been asserted, but if someone will propose a scenario I might put it into these models and see how it comes out.\n\nSo, Gennarro, if you are remodeling a Brick brownstone, don\'t bother with a programmable stat, it probably won\'t help you much.\n\n--Lawrence Lile\n\n', 'Do Programmable Thermostats Save Money? No.', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '928-revision', '', '', '2009-04-08 15:42:19', '2009-04-08 21:42:19', '', 928, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/928-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (936, 1, '2009-04-09 09:40:00', '2009-04-09 15:40:00', 'As well as being a Brooklyn green contractor, Eco Brooklyn has an educational outreach program offering the New York community internships and certification in the best green building practices for brownstones and townhouses in the Brooklyn and NY area. \r\n\r\nGraduating students of our internship program receive an Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate and are listed on our list of graduates. The internship gives students an overview of green building to better understand the career opportunities available in the industry and adds to their resume, making them a more competitive job seeker. \r\n\r\nInstitutional Training\r\nWe ally ourselves with local schools and organizations to help increase students\' exposure to green building techniques. We welcome any interested institution to contact us.\r\n\r\nWe are currently partnered with the International Center for the Disabled and Sustainable South Bronx. Students train with us in real world green building environments to gain experience. \r\n\r\nIndividual Training\r\nWe welcome individuals looking to increase their green building experience.\r\n\r\nOur training program for individuals is a 40 hour internship in our green show house. The time investment can be over one week or spread out once a week over a month. Trainees get a crash course intro to hands on green building and an Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate upon completion. \r\n\r\nDon\'t expect to stand around because us green builders like to sweat while we learn. Recommended reading is "Your Green Home". There is no fee for the training. We simply ask you help where you can. Building experience is a plus and a passion for green building is a must. \r\n\r\nWhat is the Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate?\r\nGreen building is not about certificates. Green building is an attitude and work ethic. But people need some way of quantifying your "level" of green building experience, for example during a job interview. \r\n\r\nSo we gave our internship program a name: The Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate. The real value is what you make out of it. For example there are tens of thousands of people who are LEED Accredited Professionals who don\'t do anything with it. They did the course to beef up their resume, not because they are green in any true way.\r\n\r\nWe suggest you take the internship if you really want to learn about green building. If you throw yourself in and become passionate about green building that is all the certification you will need. People can see that passion in a second. What\'s on your resume gets you in the door but nothing else. Your passion gets you the job. And that can\'t be faked.\r\n\r\nAlso keep in mind that one week is a short time. The internship is a great way to expose yourself to Brooklyn\'s innovative green building community.\r\n\r\nEnglish Classes\r\nWe offer English classes to our employees who don\'t have it as a primary language. It is part of our commitment to education and our desire to integrate green building with the rest of our lives.\r\n\r\n\r\nAbove: Giving instructions on how a high efficiency boiler works in the Brooklyn Green Show House.\r\n', 'Outreach', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'education', '', '', '2009-05-16 12:45:03', '2009-05-16 18:45:03', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?page_id=936', 0, 'page', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (937, 1, '2009-04-09 09:39:17', '2009-04-09 15:39:17', 'As well as being a Brooklyn green contractor, Eco Brooklyn is an educational company offering internships and certification in green building. We ally ourselves with local building schools to help increase students\' exposure to green building techniques.\n\nOur current program is with the International Center for the Disabled. Students train with us in real world green building environments to gain experience. Graduating students receive an Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate. \n\nAs well as partnerships with local educational institutions we also welcome individuals looking to increase their green building experience.\n', 'Education', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '936-revision', '', '', '2009-04-09 09:39:17', '2009-04-09 15:39:17', '', 936, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/936-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (939, 1, '2009-03-22 16:02:02', '2009-03-22 22:02:02', '\r\nOur green show house in Brooklyn, NY, highlights best green building practices for brownstone\r\nrenovations in the NY metropolitan area. All products and services are explained on our web site and in any press we get. We have an active search engine optimization campaign for the web that includes but is not limited to our own site so that the information is easily found through internet search words.\r\n\r\nIt is a real home; all products will be used and showcased in a living environment. The show house is open to the public and professionals indefinitely by appointment 9-4 M-F. Please call for an appointment: 347 244 3016.\r\n\r\nOur goal is to show as many people as possible how a real life green brownstone renovation is affordable to do and wonderful to live in. As a green contractor in Brooklyn we either do this directly via Eco Brooklyn or recommend the appropriate company.\r\n\r\nVisit the house\'s blog for ongoing details. \r\n\r\nRelevant Links for the Green Show House:\r\nBlog\r\nArchitectural Plans Small View\r\nArchitectural Plans Large Format PDF: Front view and notes --- Floor Plans ---Side View\r\n\r\nDescription\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally build around 1900. The last renovation was cheaply done in the 1950\'s so it made a lot of green sense to gut most of it. We are installing an upper triplex and a lower duplex unit,\r\n\r\nWe are rebuilding it using the strictest green concepts we know of. The main green tenet involves consuming as little as possible. We reduce the impact on the earth by reusing and salvaging all possible materials. This means less material has to be made for the job. If that is not possible we use recycled and green products.\r\n\r\nMost of our materials comes out of dumpsters and from the debris of other job sites.\r\n\r\nWe feature some green products in partnership with certain green companies we believe in. If you are interested in being involved in the project feel free to contact us. We are happy to attach your name to a service or product that contributes to the green show house.\r\n\r\nWe are also happy to assist you in any educational endeavors where a project like this would help you. For example if you are a school or organization seeking to show your students innovative green building.\r\n\r\nSome of the house\'s green elements are:\r\n\r\nAs much as possible the joists, studs, and other woods are either recycled from the structure or salvaged from other houses that were gutted. This means we are working with wood that is over 100 years old that otherwise would have been sent to the landfill.\r\n\r\nThe windows are fiberglass frame and of the highest energy efficiency. Windows are arranged to maximize solar gain on the south side and minimize heat loss on the north side.\r\n\r\nThe fire escape is recycled back into the building as walkways and stairs.\r\n\r\nThe roof has a "green roof" and bee hive. The roof and south wall have solar PV and hot water panels.\r\n\r\nRainwater is strategically routed to water the garden. The gardens, both on the roof and in the front and back of the house, will have all the required flora to recreate a wildlife sanctuary and attract local fauna. As much as possible the garden will be an edible one, both for humans and animals.\r\n\r\nRadiant heat is in all floors, some bathroom walls and in the concrete slab on the ground floor.\r\n\r\nThe floors are either buffed and colored concrete, salvaged stone and slate, salvaged wood flooring or newly made floors from salvaged beams. The bathroom floors are salvaged steel tiles for maximum heat conductivity to bare feet.\r\n\r\nAll electrical is being laid out to minimize the magnetic exposure to the occupants. Main shut off switches are located near the entrance doors to minimize usage when tenants are out. Lights are LED and a lot of the wiring is low voltage.\r\n\r\nWe are using LOTS of high R value insulation to make the house air tight and warm. All exterior wall insulation is salvaged Poly ISO board. The exterior walls are R40 and the roof is more than R70.\r\n\r\nAll interior walls and floors are hard packed cellulose insulation for both insulation and sound proofing benefits.\r\n\r\nWalls have various surface applications. Some have clay. Others have home made paints with natural pigments.\r\n\r\nThe kitchen and bathroom counters are a mixture of techniques all made in-house. We have cement and salvaged glass, resin and salvaged glass, cement and coloring, and wood.\r\n\r\nStones from the cellar that we dug out and bricks from walls we removed are re-used as retaining walls and patios. The chain link fence from the yard is used instead of rebar in the cellar concrete slab.\r\n\r\nAll appliances and the boiler are the most energy efficient we could find. \r\n\r\nWe use a gray water collection tank to collect all water from showers and bathroom sinks. The water is then passed to flush the toilets.\r\n\r\nThe list goes on as we awaken to new possibilities. It is an exciting and liberating experiment. Our budget has been drastically cut by the current banking crisis so the job is coming in below what it would cost to build a similar building using normal building techniques. Of course this building is a million times more comfortable to live in. At least we think so.\r\n\r\nProject Team\r\nThe job requires many skills and a good deal of muscle. People are brought in on a consulting basis when needed. The group can be loosely classified as, "Family, friends and Craigslist."\r\n\r\nGennaro Brooks-Church - Financing, Design, General Contractor\r\nLoretta Gendville - Financing, Design\r\nPaul Marino - Engineer\r\nJack Watson - Carpenter\r\nPedro Reyes - Electrical\r\nJames Herrera - Excavation\r\nLeo Ortega - Mason, Carpenter\r\nMartin Alvarado - Insulation\r\nDaniel Garcia Perez - Radiant Heating Installation\r\nMatthew di Francesco - Green Roof\r\nFred Seton - Radiant Heat Design\r\nAlex Lopez - Asst. Mason, Asst. Carpenter\r\nHans Dompedro - Green Plumber\r\nNY Solar - Boiler, solar hot water', 'Green Show House', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '401-revision-25', '', '', '2009-03-22 16:02:02', '2009-03-22 22:02:02', '', 401, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/401-revision-25/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (932, 1, '2009-04-09 09:24:50', '2009-04-09 15:24:50', 'Eco Brooklyn greens co-ops, condominiums and brownstones in the New York area. As part of our underlying philosophy of Building It Forward our prices are 100% affordable, 100% green and 100% sustainable. Our focus is on full renovations, green roofs, solar PV and thermal, and green building consulting.\r\n\r\nWe have a tight team of green professionals. We can design, build, expedite and give professional tax consulting for a green job. \r\n\r\nWe work with an Engineer, Architect, Green Roof Expert, Solar Installer, High Efficiency Heating Installer, and an Accountant experienced in preparing taxes involving the many available rebates for green building.\r\n\r\nThe following aspects are the foundation of any Eco Brooklyn green co-op, condo and brownstone:\r\n\r\ngray water recycling\r\nsolar hot water heating\r\nsolar photo voltaic electricity\r\nmassive amounts of insulation\r\ngreen roofs and yards\r\nsalvaged materials\r\nlocally built materials\r\nsound proofing\r\n\r\nGreen Architectural Design\r\nGreen Tax Preparation\r\nStructural Engineering for green roofs and salvaged lumber\r\n\r\nBelow is an outline for a full Brownstone gut and rebuild along green principles:\r\n\r\nThe planning stages of a full building greening are:\r\nIn this stage you explore the possibilities and narrow them down to one plan of action. Time frame two weeks to two months.\r\n\r\n1. Start bringing together building, design, expediting and financial team based on general ideas.\r\n2. Establish overall goals and life plans in relation to the building.\r\n3. Narrow down important features wanted for the building.\r\n4. Establish budget.\r\n5. Review possible tax credits and state or local financial incentives.\r\n6. Finalize team members.\r\n7. Create team plan within budget to accomplish goals.\r\n\r\nDesign Phase\r\nIn this stage you lay the groundwork for construction in terms of getting all paperwork and design plans made up. Time frame one month to three months.\r\n\r\n1. Begin design of space.\r\n2. Get design approved with DOB.\r\n3. Get all permits in place.\r\n4. Do needed surveys and site inspections.\r\n\r\nThe construction stages of a full building greening:\r\nIn this stage you actually start building. Time frame four months to one year.\r\n\r\nStage 1. Deconstruction\r\nThis would normally be called the demolition stage but green builders don\'t demolish anything. We deconstruct the parts for future use. The Eco Brooklyn green building process attempts to reuse as much of the existing building as possible, either as components for that building or for another building. \r\n\r\nStage 2. Rebuild the bones.\r\nUsing salvaged wood and metal we strengthen the walls and floors. We also strengthen the roof in anticipation of a green roof and solar panels.\r\n\r\nStage 3. Insane Insulation.\r\nUsing salvaged insulation we seal the exterior walls and roof with massive amounts of insulation and sealant. We also install super high efficiency fiberglass framed windows. Insulation along with other methods are also a large part of the soundproofing of the home.\r\n\r\nStage 4. Mechanics\r\nWe install high efficiency heating, plumbing and electric. We connect the solar hot water, solar PV and gray water systems.\r\n\r\nStage 5. Finnish Work.\r\nUsing non-chemical and locally built materials we paint the walls, install the bathrooms and kitchens, and redo the floors. We plant the roof.\r\n\r\nStage 6. We hand over the keys.\r\nThe home should now be useful for at least a couple generations. \r\n\r\nCost\r\nThe greening of a Brooklyn brownstone or co-op should not cost more than a normal renovation. We have been able to build at the same price or lower, although this can vary job to job depending on what we can salvage.\r\n\r\nGreening a building in New York and Brooklyn does encompass a different approach than normal building. \r\n\r\nThe first is the important consideration of tax incentives and incentives from local organizations. These rebates can be substancial. We work with a tax consultant experienced in this area to make sure all tax incentives are taken advantage of. \r\n\r\nA longer perspective does need to be taken, though, since this is the whole premise of Built It Forward thinking. What is the cost of a normal renovation over ten years when you include:\r\nutility bills\r\nbad workmanship\r\nimpact on the environment from waste and over consumption\r\nhealth impact on the inhabitants from toxins and bad ventilation\r\n\r\nA green brownstone, condominium or co-op is much, much cheaper when you include the overall costs over a 5-10 year period. When viewed over more than 10 years it makes absolutely no sense NOT to build green. When viewed over a 200 year period like we do, it would be suicidal not to build otherwise since we strongly believe that the current mode of building is not sustainable and needs to be changed immediately if we have any hope of living in a healthy world.\r\n\r\nA bit about our philosophy\r\n\r\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op and brownstone is built along the Build It Forward principle: that we are custodians of our buildings, that they were gifted to us by past generations, and that we will be gifting them to future generations.\r\n\r\nWith this in mind the Eco Brooklyn green building process respects what has been built by past builders and adds to it as a gift to the future. All building is done with a 200 year time frame in mind.\r\n\r\nSince we are forward thinking in the building process Eco Brooklyn green buildings are built in anticipation of rising fuel, material and water costs due to increased awareness of the true costs of those elements. Our building is geared towards conserving those resources through such things as energy efficiency and water conservation.\r\n\r\nWe are not concerned with brand names and when possible prefer to build products in house. Our focus is on building sustainably with affordability, quality, aesthetics and practicality in mind.\r\n\r\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op or brownstone is not like any other but if we have our way it will be the norm in 5-10 years. We\'ve been called nuts and we\'ve been called visionary but we just think our way is smart. \r\n\r\nOur clients are forward thinking people who see a strong connection between the renovation of their building and the rest of the world, both past and future. They realize that renovating their brownstone or co-op can impact either negatively or positively the world and they have the power to decide which.', 'Services', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'services', '', '', '2009-05-03 13:09:27', '2009-05-03 19:09:27', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?page_id=932', 0, 'page', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (933, 1, '2009-04-09 09:22:22', '2009-04-09 15:22:22', 'Eco Brooklyn greens co-ops and brownstones in the New York area. \n\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op and brownstone is not like any other you\'ve seen. If we have our way it will be the norm in 5-10 years. We\'ve been called nuts and we\'ve been called visionary for doing these things but we just think it is smart. \n\nOur clients are forward thinking people who see a strong connection between the renovation of their building and the rest of the world, both past and future. They realize that renovating their brownstone or co-op can impact either negatively or positively the world and they have the power to decide which.\n\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op and brownstone is built along the Build It Forward principle: that we are custodians of our buildings, that they were gifted to us by past generations, and that we will be gifting them to future generations.\n\nWith this in mind the Eco Brooklyn green building process respects what has been built by past builders and adds to it as a gift to the future. All building is done with a 200 year time frame in mind.\n\nSince we are forward thinking in the building process Eco Brooklyn green buildings are built in anticipation of rising fuel, material and water costs due to increased awareness of the true costs of those elements.\n\nThe following aspects are the foundation of any Eco Brooklyn green co-op and brownstone:\n\ngray water recycling\nsolar hot water heating\nsolar photo voltaic electricity\nmassive amounts of insulation\ngreen roofs and yards\nsalvaged materials\nlocally built materials\n\nThe stages of a full building greening:\n\nStage 1. Deconstruction\nThis would normally be called the demolition stage but green builders don\'t demolish anything. We deconstruct the parts for future use. The Eco Brooklyn green building process attempts to reuse as much of the existing building as possible, either as components for that building or for another building. \n\nStage 2. Rebuild the bones.\nUsing salvaged wood and metal we strengthen the walls and floors. We also strengthen the roof in anticipation of a green roof and solar panels.\n\nStage 3. Insane Insulation.\nUsing salvaged insulation we seal the exterior walls and roof with massive amounts of insulation and sealant. We also install super high efficiency fiberglass framed windows.\n\nStage 4. Mechanics\nWe install high efficiency heating, plumbing and electric. We connect the solar hot water, solar PV and gray water systems.\n\nStage 5. Finnish Work.\nUsing non-chemical and locally built materials we paint the walls, install the bathrooms and kitchens, and redo the floors. We plant the roof.\n\nStage 6. We hand over the keys.\nThe home should now be useful for at least a couple generations. \n\nCost\nThe greening of a Brooklyn brownstone or co-op should not cost more than a normal renovation. We have been able to build at the same price or lower, although this can vary job to job depending on what we can salvage.\n\nA longer perspective does need to be taken, though, since this is the whole premise of Built It Forward thinking. What is the cost of a normal renovation over ten years when you include:\nutility bills\nbad workmanship\nimpact on the environment from waste and over consumption\nhealth impact on the inhabitants from toxins and bad ventilation\n\nA green brownstone or co-op is much, much cheaper when you include the overall costs over a 5-10 year period. When viewed over more than 10 years it makes absolutely no sense NOT to build green. When viewed over a 200 year period like we do, it would be suicidal not to build otherwise since we strongly believe that the current mode of building is not sustainable and needs to be changed immediately if we have any hope of living in a healthy world.', 'Services', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '932-revision', '', '', '2009-04-09 09:22:22', '2009-04-09 15:22:22', '', 932, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/932-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (940, 1, '2009-04-09 09:40:00', '2009-04-09 15:40:00', 'As well as being a Brooklyn green contractor, Eco Brooklyn is an educational company offering internships and certification in green building. We ally ourselves with local building schools to help increase students\' exposure to green building techniques.\r\n\r\nOur current program is with the International Center for the Disabled. Students train with us in real world green building environments to gain experience. Graduating students receive an Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate. \r\n\r\nAs well as partnerships with local educational institutions we also welcome individuals looking to increase their green building experience.\r\n', 'Education', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '936-revision-2', '', '', '2009-04-09 09:40:00', '2009-04-09 15:40:00', '', 936, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/936-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (941, 1, '2009-05-03 13:09:26', '2009-05-03 19:09:26', 'Eco Brooklyn greens co-ops, condominiums and brownstones in the New York area. As part of our underlying philosophy of Building It Forward our prices are 100% affordable, 100% green and 100% sustainable. Our focus is on full renovations, green roofs, solar PV and thermal, and green building consulting.\n\nWe have a tight team of green professionals. We can design, build, expedite and give professional tax consulting for a green job. \n\nWe work with an Engineer, Architect, Green Roof Expert, Solar Installer, High Efficiency Heating Installer, and an Accountant experienced in preparing taxes involving the many available rebates for green building.\n\nThe following aspects are the foundation of any Eco Brooklyn green co-op, condo and brownstone:\n\ngray water recycling\nsolar hot water heating\nsolar photo voltaic electricity\nmassive amounts of insulation\ngreen roofs and yards\nsalvaged materials\nlocally built materials\nsound proofing\n\nGreen Architectural Design\nGreen Tax Preparation\nStructural Engineering for green roofs and salvaged lumber\n\nBelow is an outline for a full Brownstone gut and rebuild along green principles:\n\nThe planning stages of a full building greening are:\nIn this stage you explore the possibilities and narrow them down to one plan of action. Time frame two weeks to two months.\n\n1. Start bringing together building, design, expediting and financial team based on general ideas.\n2. Establish overall goals and life plans in relation to the building.\n3. Narrow down important features wanted for the building.\n4. Establish budget.\n5. Review possible tax credits and state or local financial incentives.\n6. Finalize team members.\n7. Create team plan within budget to accomplish goals.\n\nDesign Phase\nIn this stage you lay the groundwork for construction in terms of getting all paperwork and design plans made up. Time frame one month to three months.\n\n1. Begin design of space.\n2. Get design approved with DOB.\n3. Get all permits in place.\n4. Do needed surveys and site inspections.\n\nThe construction stages of a full building greening:\nIn this stage you actually start building. Time frame four months to one year.\n\nStage 1. Deconstruction\nThis would normally be called the demolition stage but green builders don\'t demolish anything. We deconstruct the parts for future use. The Eco Brooklyn green building process attempts to reuse as much of the existing building as possible, either as components for that building or for another building. \n\nStage 2. Rebuild the bones.\nUsing salvaged wood and metal we strengthen the walls and floors. We also strengthen the roof in anticipation of a green roof and solar panels.\n\nStage 3. Insane Insulation.\nUsing salvaged insulation we seal the exterior walls and roof with massive amounts of insulation and sealant. We also install super high efficiency fiberglass framed windows. Insulation along with other methods are also a large part of the soundproofing of the home.\n\nStage 4. Mechanics\nWe install high efficiency heating, plumbing and electric. We connect the solar hot water, solar PV and gray water systems.\n\nStage 5. Finnish Work.\nUsing non-chemical and locally built materials we paint the walls, install the bathrooms and kitchens, and redo the floors. We plant the roof.\n\nStage 6. We hand over the keys.\nThe home should now be useful for at least a couple generations. \n\nCost\nThe greening of a Brooklyn brownstone or co-op should not cost more than a normal renovation. We have been able to build at the same price or lower, although this can vary job to job depending on what we can salvage.\n\nGreening a building in New York and Brooklyn does encompass a different approach than normal building. \n\nThe first is the important consideration of tax incentives and incentives from local organizations. These rebates can be substancial. We work with a tax consultant experienced in this area to make sure all tax incentives are taken advantage of. \n\nA longer perspective does need to be taken, though, since this is the whole premise of Built It Forward thinking. What is the cost of a normal renovation over ten years when you include:\nutility bills\nbad workmanship\nimpact on the environment from waste and over consumption\nhealth impact on the inhabitants from toxins and bad ventilation\n\nA green brownstone, condominium or co-op is much, much cheaper when you include the overall costs over a 5-10 year period. When viewed over more than 10 years it makes absolutely no sense NOT to build green. When viewed over a 200 year period like we do, it would be suicidal not to build otherwise since we strongly believe that the current mode of building is not sustainable and needs to be changed immediately if we have any hope of living in a healthy world.\n\nA bit about our philosophy\n\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op and brownstone is built along the Build It Forward principle: that we are custodians of our buildings, that they were gifted to us by past generations, and that we will be gifting them to future generations.\n\nWith this in mind the Eco Brooklyn green building process respects what has been built by past builders and adds to it as a gift to the future. All building is done with a 200 year time frame in mind.\n\nSince we are forward thinking in the building process Eco Brooklyn green buildings are built in anticipation of rising fuel, material and water costs due to increased awareness of the true costs of those elements. Our building is geared towards conserving those resources through such things as energy efficiency and water conservation.\n\nWe are not concerned with brand names and when possible prefer to build products in house. Our focus is on building sustainably with affordability, quality, aesthetics and practicality in mind.\n\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op or brownstone is not like any other but if we have our way it will be the norm in 5-10 years. We\'ve been called nuts and we\'ve been called visionary but we just think our way is smart. \n\nOur clients are forward thinking people who see a strong connection between the renovation of their building and the rest of the world, both past and future. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (942, 1, '2009-04-09 09:24:50', '2009-04-09 15:24:50', 'Eco Brooklyn greens co-ops and brownstones in the New York area. \r\n\r\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op and brownstone is not like any other you\'ve seen. If we have our way it will be the norm in 5-10 years. We\'ve been called nuts and we\'ve been called visionary for doing these things but we just think it is smart. \r\n\r\nOur clients are forward thinking people who see a strong connection between the renovation of their building and the rest of the world, both past and future. They realize that renovating their brownstone or co-op can impact either negatively or positively the world and they have the power to decide which.\r\n\r\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op and brownstone is built along the Build It Forward principle: that we are custodians of our buildings, that they were gifted to us by past generations, and that we will be gifting them to future generations.\r\n\r\nWith this in mind the Eco Brooklyn green building process respects what has been built by past builders and adds to it as a gift to the future. All building is done with a 200 year time frame in mind.\r\n\r\nSince we are forward thinking in the building process Eco Brooklyn green buildings are built in anticipation of rising fuel, material and water costs due to increased awareness of the true costs of those elements.\r\n\r\nThe following aspects are the foundation of any Eco Brooklyn green co-op and brownstone:\r\n\r\ngray water recycling\r\nsolar hot water heating\r\nsolar photo voltaic electricity\r\nmassive amounts of insulation\r\ngreen roofs and yards\r\nsalvaged materials\r\nlocally built materials\r\n\r\nThe stages of a full building greening:\r\n\r\nStage 1. Deconstruction\r\nThis would normally be called the demolition stage but green builders don\'t demolish anything. We deconstruct the parts for future use. The Eco Brooklyn green building process attempts to reuse as much of the existing building as possible, either as components for that building or for another building. \r\n\r\nStage 2. Rebuild the bones.\r\nUsing salvaged wood and metal we strengthen the walls and floors. We also strengthen the roof in anticipation of a green roof and solar panels.\r\n\r\nStage 3. Insane Insulation.\r\nUsing salvaged insulation we seal the exterior walls and roof with massive amounts of insulation and sealant. We also install super high efficiency fiberglass framed windows.\r\n\r\nStage 4. Mechanics\r\nWe install high efficiency heating, plumbing and electric. We connect the solar hot water, solar PV and gray water systems.\r\n\r\nStage 5. Finnish Work.\r\nUsing non-chemical and locally built materials we paint the walls, install the bathrooms and kitchens, and redo the floors. We plant the roof.\r\n\r\nStage 6. We hand over the keys.\r\nThe home should now be useful for at least a couple generations. \r\n\r\nCost\r\nThe greening of a Brooklyn brownstone or co-op should not cost more than a normal renovation. We have been able to build at the same price or lower, although this can vary job to job depending on what we can salvage.\r\n\r\nA longer perspective does need to be taken, though, since this is the whole premise of Built It Forward thinking. What is the cost of a normal renovation over ten years when you include:\r\nutility bills\r\nbad workmanship\r\nimpact on the environment from waste and over consumption\r\nhealth impact on the inhabitants from toxins and bad ventilation\r\n\r\nA green brownstone or co-op is much, much cheaper when you include the overall costs over a 5-10 year period. When viewed over more than 10 years it makes absolutely no sense NOT to build green. When viewed over a 200 year period like we do, it would be suicidal not to build otherwise since we strongly believe that the current mode of building is not sustainable and needs to be changed immediately if we have any hope of living in a healthy world.', 'Services', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '932-revision-2', '', '', '2009-04-09 09:24:50', '2009-04-09 15:24:50', '', 932, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/932-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (943, 1, '2009-04-09 18:23:44', '2009-04-10 00:23:44', 'Eco Brooklyn greens co-ops and brownstones in the New York area. \r\n\r\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op and brownstone is built along the Build It Forward principle: that we are custodians of our buildings, that they were gifted to us by past generations, and that we will be gifting them to future generations.\r\n\r\nWith this in mind the Eco Brooklyn green building process respects what has been built by past builders and adds to it as a gift to the future. All building is done with a 200 year time frame in mind.\r\n\r\nSince we are forward thinking in the building process Eco Brooklyn green buildings are built in anticipation of rising fuel, material and water costs due to increased awareness of the true costs of those elements.\r\n\r\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op or brownstone is not like any other but if we have our way it will be the norm in 5-10 years. We\'ve been called nuts and we\'ve been called visionary but we just think our way is smart. \r\n\r\nOur clients are forward thinking people who see a strong connection between the renovation of their building and the rest of the world, both past and future. They realize that renovating their brownstone or co-op can impact either negatively or positively the world and they have the power to decide which.\r\n\r\nThe following aspects are the foundation of any Eco Brooklyn green co-op and brownstone:\r\n\r\ngray water recycling\r\nsolar hot water heating\r\nsolar photo voltaic electricity\r\nmassive amounts of insulation\r\ngreen roofs and yards\r\nsalvaged materials\r\nlocally built materials\r\n\r\nThe stages of a full building greening:\r\n\r\nStage 1. Deconstruction\r\nThis would normally be called the demolition stage but green builders don\'t demolish anything. We deconstruct the parts for future use. The Eco Brooklyn green building process attempts to reuse as much of the existing building as possible, either as components for that building or for another building. \r\n\r\nStage 2. Rebuild the bones.\r\nUsing salvaged wood and metal we strengthen the walls and floors. We also strengthen the roof in anticipation of a green roof and solar panels.\r\n\r\nStage 3. Insane Insulation.\r\nUsing salvaged insulation we seal the exterior walls and roof with massive amounts of insulation and sealant. We also install super high efficiency fiberglass framed windows.\r\n\r\nStage 4. Mechanics\r\nWe install high efficiency heating, plumbing and electric. We connect the solar hot water, solar PV and gray water systems.\r\n\r\nStage 5. Finnish Work.\r\nUsing non-chemical and locally built materials we paint the walls, install the bathrooms and kitchens, and redo the floors. We plant the roof.\r\n\r\nStage 6. We hand over the keys.\r\nThe home should now be useful for at least a couple generations. \r\n\r\nCost\r\nThe greening of a Brooklyn brownstone or co-op should not cost more than a normal renovation. We have been able to build at the same price or lower, although this can vary job to job depending on what we can salvage.\r\n\r\nA longer perspective does need to be taken, though, since this is the whole premise of Built It Forward thinking. What is the cost of a normal renovation over ten years when you include:\r\nutility bills\r\nbad workmanship\r\nimpact on the environment from waste and over consumption\r\nhealth impact on the inhabitants from toxins and bad ventilation\r\n\r\nA green brownstone or co-op is much, much cheaper when you include the overall costs over a 5-10 year period. When viewed over more than 10 years it makes absolutely no sense NOT to build green. When viewed over a 200 year period like we do, it would be suicidal not to build otherwise since we strongly believe that the current mode of building is not sustainable and needs to be changed immediately if we have any hope of living in a healthy world.', 'Services', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '932-revision-3', '', '', '2009-04-09 18:23:44', '2009-04-10 00:23:44', '', 932, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/932-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (944, 1, '2009-04-09 18:30:40', '2009-04-10 00:30:40', 'Eco Brooklyn greens co-ops and brownstones in the New York area. \r\n\r\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op and brownstone is built along the Build It Forward principle: that we are custodians of our buildings, that they were gifted to us by past generations, and that we will be gifting them to future generations.\r\n\r\nWith this in mind the Eco Brooklyn green building process respects what has been built by past builders and adds to it as a gift to the future. All building is done with a 200 year time frame in mind.\r\n\r\nSince we are forward thinking in the building process Eco Brooklyn green buildings are built in anticipation of rising fuel, material and water costs due to increased awareness of the true costs of those elements.\r\n\r\nWe are not concerned with brand names and when possible prefer to build products in house. Our focus is on building sustainably with quality, aesthetics and practicality\r\n\r\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op or brownstone is not like any other but if we have our way it will be the norm in 5-10 years. We\'ve been called nuts and we\'ve been called visionary but we just think our way is smart. \r\n\r\nOur clients are forward thinking people who see a strong connection between the renovation of their building and the rest of the world, both past and future. They realize that renovating their brownstone or co-op can impact either negatively or positively the world and they have the power to decide which.\r\n\r\nThe following aspects are the foundation of any Eco Brooklyn green co-op and brownstone:\r\n\r\ngray water recycling\r\nsolar hot water heating\r\nsolar photo voltaic electricity\r\nmassive amounts of insulation\r\ngreen roofs and yards\r\nsalvaged materials\r\nlocally built materials\r\n\r\nThe stages of a full building greening:\r\n\r\nStage 1. Deconstruction\r\nThis would normally be called the demolition stage but green builders don\'t demolish anything. We deconstruct the parts for future use. The Eco Brooklyn green building process attempts to reuse as much of the existing building as possible, either as components for that building or for another building. \r\n\r\nStage 2. Rebuild the bones.\r\nUsing salvaged wood and metal we strengthen the walls and floors. We also strengthen the roof in anticipation of a green roof and solar panels.\r\n\r\nStage 3. Insane Insulation.\r\nUsing salvaged insulation we seal the exterior walls and roof with massive amounts of insulation and sealant. We also install super high efficiency fiberglass framed windows.\r\n\r\nStage 4. Mechanics\r\nWe install high efficiency heating, plumbing and electric. We connect the solar hot water, solar PV and gray water systems.\r\n\r\nStage 5. Finnish Work.\r\nUsing non-chemical and locally built materials we paint the walls, install the bathrooms and kitchens, and redo the floors. We plant the roof.\r\n\r\nStage 6. We hand over the keys.\r\nThe home should now be useful for at least a couple generations. \r\n\r\nCost\r\nThe greening of a Brooklyn brownstone or co-op should not cost more than a normal renovation. We have been able to build at the same price or lower, although this can vary job to job depending on what we can salvage.\r\n\r\nA longer perspective does need to be taken, though, since this is the whole premise of Built It Forward thinking. What is the cost of a normal renovation over ten years when you include:\r\nutility bills\r\nbad workmanship\r\nimpact on the environment from waste and over consumption\r\nhealth impact on the inhabitants from toxins and bad ventilation\r\n\r\nA green brownstone or co-op is much, much cheaper when you include the overall costs over a 5-10 year period. When viewed over more than 10 years it makes absolutely no sense NOT to build green. When viewed over a 200 year period like we do, it would be suicidal not to build otherwise since we strongly believe that the current mode of building is not sustainable and needs to be changed immediately if we have any hope of living in a healthy world.', 'Services', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '932-revision-4', '', '', '2009-04-09 18:30:40', '2009-04-10 00:30:40', '', 932, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/932-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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\r\n\r\nWord on the street is that the Gowanus Canal is going to be designated a Superfund site. The canal is two blocks from the Brooklyn green show house so it is dear to our heart and very clearly part of our ecosystem.\r\n\r\nThe Gowanus is definitely a good candidate for a superfund designation. It is a common belief among the locals that those living near the canal, between Bond and Hoyt, get cancer more often than other areas in Carroll Gardens.\r\n\r\nThere have not been any studies that I know of but that is what the Italian old timers say. And for them to say the canal is toxic really means it is toxic. These are lifelong Carroll Gardens residents who grew up when it was fine to start smoking at twelve.\r\n\r\nSo what does a superfund designation mean? For one it means that the government will finally formally recognize what any moron can see: that the canal is toxic and needs some serious clean up measures. It also means there are different rules for construction and use of the site until it is cleaned up.\r\n\r\nThis effects me because it might mean that we can\'t have the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club use the canal, which is also just down the street from the green show house. You can\'t have people paddling around in a toxic superfund site.\r\n\r\nWe have spent many an hour gliding along the canal, basking in the sun and watching the city from the very interesting perspective of the canal. It is a beautiful place. The water winds around old relics of industrial industry. There are hidden inlets and unseen tunnels.\r\n\r\nYou are six feet below the city in your own forgotten world. You can imagine that the city has been abandoned and you are a future explorer discovering a lost civilization. It is a very calming experience to paddle the canal.\r\n\r\nDuring the summer when it has gone a couple days without raining and the water has had a chance to run out to sea a few times the canal is very pleasant. It doesn\'t smell and almost looks clean. You see the mussels planted by local ecology groups to help filter the water. The occasional minnow furtively kisses your canoe.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nOf course if you take a ride in the canal after a heavy rain the place smells like crap and you have all sorts of disgusting bathroom refuse like floating tampons and condoms. This is because the sewer system overflows into the canal when it gets overloaded, for example during rainstorms.\r\n\r\nThis is why we are going to such care to decrease the rain water runoff and general water use at the green show house up the street: gray water system, rainwater capture, low flow fixtures, efficinet washing machine, green roof and the myriad of other intelligent water management practices a green contractor should consider in Brooklyn brownstones.\r\n\r\nAll of this lessens the impact on the sewers. We see the direct effect of bad water management in the canal and we want to reduce it. Most people flush their toilet and are done with it. A green builder understands that there is a connection to everything. In Brooklyn a green builder understands that we have an issue with overflowing sewer systems.\r\n\r\nHopefully the green show house will become a leading example for neighbours to follow and it will help in the cleaning process of the Gowanus canal. We\'re not talking a lot of money to do these changes to a green brownstone. If anything you make the money back in time through lower water bills.\r\n\r\nIf the canal is designated a superfund site it will probably finally get funding. This will clean it up and make it a recreation resource for the community. Not just dire hard Gowanus Dredgers Canoe members will be able to enjoy it.\r\n\r\nThis will better the community and the houses around it.\r\n\r\nThe irony is that the largest critic of the superfund site is a builder. The anithesies of green builders, Toll Brothers, is vehemently opposing the superfund designation. They have bought large tracts along the Gowanus canal and want to build shitty "luxury condos" which they\'ll probably claim has "water views".\r\n\r\nThey couldn\'t care less about the toxicity of the canal. Let it rot for all they care. It does not effect their short term gains. In fact it effects their short term gains negatively. If the Gowanus is a superfund site then it has to go through all sorts of testing and clean up.\r\n\r\nThis could seriously hinder Toll Brothers\' plans to build. And they might even have to aknowledge that they plan on covering up toxic land and building over it. They might even be held responsible for cleaning up the land they bought.\r\n\r\nThe superfund designation means the Toll Brothers can\'t sweep the dirt under the rug and build like normal. They want to build fast and cheap, sell high and get the hell out of there. Making a commitment to clean up the community and plan long term for its health is not part of their business model.\r\n\r\nToll Brothers are the Walmart of the building industry. Brooklyn Green Builders and Contractors are the mom and pop stores. The good news is that Walmart isn\'t welcomed by Brooklyn residents and mom and pop stores are doing just fine here.\r\n\r\nGreen contractors and builders have a welcome community in Brooklyn and that is only going to increase.', 'Gowanus Canal to Become Superfund Site', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'gowanus-canal-superfund-site', '', '', '2009-04-11 10:34:24', '2009-04-11 16:34:24', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=945', 0, 'post', '', 6) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (948, 1, '2009-04-11 10:33:29', '2009-04-11 16:33:29', '\n\nWord on the street is that the Gowanus Canal is going to be designated a Superfund site. The canal is two blocks from the Brooklyn green show house so it is dear to our heart and very clearly part of our ecosystem.\n\nThe Gowanus is definitely a good candidate for a superfund designation. It is a common belief among the locals that those living near the canal, between Bond and Hoyt, get cancer more often than other areas in Carroll Gardens.\n\nThere have not been any studies that I know of but that is what the Italian old timers say. And for them to say the canal is toxic really means it is toxic. These are lifelong Carroll Gardens residents who grew up when it was fine to start smoking at twelve.\n\nSo what does a superfund designation mean? For one it means that the government will finally formally recognize what any moron can see: that the canal is toxic and needs some serious clean up measures. It also means there are different rules for construction and use of the site until it is cleaned up.\n\nThis effects me because it might mean that we can\'t have the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club use the canal, which is also just down the street from the green show house. You can\'t have people paddling around in a toxic superfund site.\n\nWe have spent many an hour gliding along the canal, basking in the sun and watching the city from the very interesting perspective of the canal. It is a beautiful place. The water winds around old relics of industrial industry. There are hidden inlets and unseen tunnels.\n\nYou are six feet below the city in your own forgotten world. You can imagine that the city has been abandoned and you are a future explorer discovering a lost civilization. It is a very calming experience to paddle the canal.\n\nDuring the summer when it has gone a couple days without raining and the water has had a chance to run out to sea a few times the canal is very pleasant. It doesn\'t smell and almost looks clean. You see the mussels planted by local ecology groups to help filter the water. The occasional minnow furtively kisses your canoe.\n\nOf course if you take a ride in the canal after a heavy rain the place smells like crap and you have all sorts of disgusting bathroom refuse like floating tampons and condoms. This is because the sewer system overflows into the canal when it gets overloaded, for example during rainstorms.\n\nThis is why we are going to such care to decrease the rain water runoff and general water use at the green show house up the street: gray water system, rainwater capture, low flow fixtures, efficinet washing machine, green roof and the myriad of other intelligent water management practices a green contractor should consider in Brooklyn brownstones.\n\nAll of this lessens the impact on the sewers. We see the direct effect of bad water management in the canal and we want to reduce it. Most people flush their toilet and are done with it. A green builder understands that there is a connection to everything. In Brooklyn a green builder understands that we have an issue with overflowing sewer systems.\n\nHopefully the green show house will become a leading example for neighbours to follow and it will help in the cleaning process of the Gowanus canal. We\'re not talking a lot of money to do these changes to a green brownstone. If anything you make the money back in time through lower water bills.\n\nIf the canal is designated a superfund site it will probably finally get funding. This will clean it up and make it a recreation resource for the community. Not just dire hard Gowanus Dredgers Canoe members will be able to enjoy it.\n\nThis will better the community and the houses around it.\n\nThe irony is that the largest critic of the superfund site is a builder. The anithesies of green builders, Toll Brothers, is vehemently opposing the superfund designation. They have bought large tracts along the Gowanus canal and want to build shitty "luxury condos" which they\'ll probably claim has "water views".\n\nThey couldn\'t care less about the toxicity of the canal. Let it rot for all they care. It does not effect their short term gains. In fact it effects their short term gains negatively. If the Gowanus is a superfund site then it has to go through all sorts of testing and clean up.\n\nThis could seriously hinder Toll Brothers\' plans to build. And they might even have to aknowledge that they plan on covering up toxic land and building over it. They might even be held responsible for cleaning up the land they bought.\n\nThe superfund designation means the Toll Brothers can\'t sweep the dirt under the rug and build like normal. They want to build fast and cheap, sell high and get the hell out of there. Making a commitment to clean up the community and plan long term for its health is not part of their business model.\n\nToll Brothers are the Walmart of the building industry. Brooklyn Green Builders and Contractors are the mom and pop stores. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (974, 1, '2009-04-11 13:20:53', '2009-04-11 19:20:53', 'Eco Brooklyn devotes itself to educating and helping the New York community build greener co-ops and Brownstones.\r\n\r\nWe offer green building services that run the whole gamut of greening a brownstone or co-op, from design to building. Our building techniques push the envelope of the best and most intelligent green building for Brooklyn and NY brownstones.\r\n\r\nWe have a Brooklyn Green Show House that highlights the best green practices for a Brooklyn brownstone.\r\n\r\nOur Brooklyn Green Building Education Program offers internships and certifications in green building and renovation of Brooklyn brownstones.\r\n.\r\n.\r\n.\r\n ', 'Eco Brooklyn is a Forward Thinking Green Builder', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-78', '', '', '2009-04-11 13:20:53', '2009-04-11 19:20:53', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/8-revision-78/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (975, 1, '2009-04-11 13:21:15', '2009-04-11 19:21:15', 'Eco Brooklyn devotes itself to educating and helping the New York community build greener co-ops and Brownstones.\r\n\r\nWe offer green building services that run the whole gamut of greening a brownstone or co-op, from design to building. Our building techniques push the envelope of the best and most intelligent green building for Brooklyn and NY brownstones.\r\n\r\nWe have a Brooklyn Green Show House that highlights the best green practices for a Brooklyn brownstone.\r\n\r\nOur Brooklyn Green Building Education Program offers internships and certifications in green building and renovation of Brooklyn brownstones.\r\n.\r\n.\r\n.\r\n.\r\n.\r\n.\r\n.\r\n.\r\n.\r\n.\r\n.\r\n.\r\n ', 'Eco Brooklyn is a Forward Thinking Green Builder', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-79', '', '', '2009-04-11 13:21:15', '2009-04-11 19:21:15', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/8-revision-79/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (976, 1, '2009-04-09 18:35:39', '2009-04-10 00:35:39', 'Eco Brooklyn greens co-ops and brownstones in the New York area. \r\n\r\nThe following aspects are the foundation of any Eco Brooklyn green co-op and brownstone:\r\n\r\ngray water recycling\r\nsolar hot water heating\r\nsolar photo voltaic electricity\r\nmassive amounts of insulation\r\ngreen roofs and yards\r\nsalvaged materials\r\nlocally built materials\r\n\r\nThe stages of a full building greening:\r\n\r\nStage 1. Deconstruction\r\nThis would normally be called the demolition stage but green builders don\'t demolish anything. We deconstruct the parts for future use. The Eco Brooklyn green building process attempts to reuse as much of the existing building as possible, either as components for that building or for another building. \r\n\r\nStage 2. Rebuild the bones.\r\nUsing salvaged wood and metal we strengthen the walls and floors. We also strengthen the roof in anticipation of a green roof and solar panels.\r\n\r\nStage 3. Insane Insulation.\r\nUsing salvaged insulation we seal the exterior walls and roof with massive amounts of insulation and sealant. We also install super high efficiency fiberglass framed windows.\r\n\r\nStage 4. Mechanics\r\nWe install high efficiency heating, plumbing and electric. We connect the solar hot water, solar PV and gray water systems.\r\n\r\nStage 5. Finnish Work.\r\nUsing non-chemical and locally built materials we paint the walls, install the bathrooms and kitchens, and redo the floors. We plant the roof.\r\n\r\nStage 6. We hand over the keys.\r\nThe home should now be useful for at least a couple generations. \r\n\r\nCost\r\nThe greening of a Brooklyn brownstone or co-op should not cost more than a normal renovation. We have been able to build at the same price or lower, although this can vary job to job depending on what we can salvage.\r\n\r\nA longer perspective does need to be taken, though, since this is the whole premise of Built It Forward thinking. What is the cost of a normal renovation over ten years when you include:\r\nutility bills\r\nbad workmanship\r\nimpact on the environment from waste and over consumption\r\nhealth impact on the inhabitants from toxins and bad ventilation\r\n\r\nA green brownstone or co-op is much, much cheaper when you include the overall costs over a 5-10 year period. When viewed over more than 10 years it makes absolutely no sense NOT to build green. When viewed over a 200 year period like we do, it would be suicidal not to build otherwise since we strongly believe that the current mode of building is not sustainable and needs to be changed immediately if we have any hope of living in a healthy world.\r\n\r\nA bit about our philosophy\r\n\r\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op and brownstone is built along the Build It Forward principle: that we are custodians of our buildings, that they were gifted to us by past generations, and that we will be gifting them to future generations.\r\n\r\nWith this in mind the Eco Brooklyn green building process respects what has been built by past builders and adds to it as a gift to the future. All building is done with a 200 year time frame in mind.\r\n\r\nSince we are forward thinking in the building process Eco Brooklyn green buildings are built in anticipation of rising fuel, material and water costs due to increased awareness of the true costs of those elements. Our building is geared towards conserving those resources through such things as energy efficiency and water conservation.\r\n\r\nWe are not concerned with brand names and when possible prefer to build products in house. Our focus is on building sustainably with affordability, quality, aesthetics and practicality in mind.\r\n\r\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op or brownstone is not like any other but if we have our way it will be the norm in 5-10 years. We\'ve been called nuts and we\'ve been called visionary but we just think our way is smart. \r\n\r\nOur clients are forward thinking people who see a strong connection between the renovation of their building and the rest of the world, both past and future. They realize that renovating their brownstone or co-op can impact either negatively or positively the world and they have the power to decide which.', 'Services', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '932-revision-5', '', '', '2009-04-09 18:35:39', '2009-04-10 00:35:39', '', 932, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/932-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (977, 1, '2009-04-11 19:57:51', '2009-04-12 01:57:51', '“Understanding Whole Systems means looking both larger and smaller than where our daily habits live and seeing clear through our cycles. The result is responsibility, but the process is filled with the constant delight of surprise. Neither the Earth nor our lives are flat. What happened in the 20th century? The idea of self — the thing to be kept alive — expended from the individual human to the whole Earth.” — Stewart Brand\r\n\r\nThe Essential Whole Earth Catalog - 1987 ed.\r\n\r\nThe above quote is a great example of green building philosophy. It also connects to Build It Forward philosophy where you understand your connection with past, present and future builders and their buildings.\r\n\r\nHere in Brooklyn it is easy for a green builder to see the connection of smaller and larger systems around our daily job site. Where the materials come from, where the garbage goes, who the neighbors are, where the sewage goes, where the water comes from.\r\n\r\nThese are all larger and smaller connections to the job site. \r\n\r\nThe rhythms are also a wonderful thing to explore. What time does the neighbor wake up? That can make all the difference between getting the job shut down and having a happy neighbor. A normal builder might stick to the legal work times. A green builder sticks to the legal work times AND considers the neighbor\'s schedules. You don\'t have to be bound by them, simply consider them.\r\n\r\nWho gets more referrals? Who makes a happier neighborhood?', 'Green Manifesto No. 1521', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'green-manifesto-no-1521', '', '', '2009-04-11 20:04:25', '2009-04-12 02:04:25', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=977', 0, 'post', '', 1) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (978, 1, '2009-04-11 19:56:56', '2009-04-12 01:56:56', '“Understanding Whole Systems means looking both larger and smaller than where our daily habits live and seeing clear through our cycles. The result is responsibility, but the process is filled with the constant delight of surprise. Neither the Earth nor our lives are flat. What happened in the 20th century? The idea of self — the thing to be kept alive — expended from the individual human to the whole Earth.” — Stewart Brand\n\nThe Essential Whole Earth Catalog - 1987 ed.\n\nThe above quote ', 'Green Manifesto No. 1521', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '977-revision', '', '', '2009-04-11 19:56:56', '2009-04-12 01:56:56', '', 977, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/977-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (979, 1, '2009-04-11 20:04:05', '2009-04-12 02:04:05', '“Understanding Whole Systems means looking both larger and smaller than where our daily habits live and seeing clear through our cycles. The result is responsibility, but the process is filled with the constant delight of surprise. Neither the Earth nor our lives are flat. What happened in the 20th century? The idea of self — the thing to be kept alive — expended from the individual human to the whole Earth.” — Stewart Brand\n\nThe Essential Whole Earth Catalog - 1987 ed.\n\nThe above quote is a great example of green building philosophy. It also connects to Build It Forward philosophy where you understand your connection with past, present and future builders and their buildings.\n\nHere in Brooklyn it is easy for a green builder to see the connection of smaller and larger systems around our daily job site. Where the materials come from, where the garbage goes, who the neighbors are, where the sewage goes, where the water comes from.\n\nThese are all larger and smaller connections to the job site. \n\nThe rhythms are also a wonderful thing to explore. What time does the neighbor wake up? That can make all the difference between getting the job shut down and having a happy neighbor. A normal builder might stick to the legal work times. A green builder sticks to the legal work times AND considers the neighbor\'s schedules. You don\'t have to be bound by them, simply consider them.\n\nWho has? Who gets more referrals?', 'Green Manifesto No. 1521', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '977-autosave', '', '', '2009-04-11 20:04:05', '2009-04-12 02:04:05', '', 977, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/977-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (980, 1, '2009-04-11 19:57:51', '2009-04-12 01:57:51', '“Understanding Whole Systems means looking both larger and smaller than where our daily habits live and seeing clear through our cycles. The result is responsibility, but the process is filled with the constant delight of surprise. Neither the Earth nor our lives are flat. What happened in the 20th century? The idea of self — the thing to be kept alive — expended from the individual human to the whole Earth.” — Stewart Brand\r\n\r\nThe Essential Whole Earth Catalog - 1987 ed.\r\n\r\nThe above quote is a great example of green building philosophy. It also connects to Build It Forward philosophy where you understand your connection with past, present and future builders and their buildings.', 'Green Manifesto No. 1521', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '977-revision-2', '', '', '2009-04-11 19:57:51', '2009-04-12 01:57:51', '', 977, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/977-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (981, 1, '2009-04-12 10:14:30', '2009-04-12 16:14:30', 'Induction cookers are touted as the most green cooking tool since they consume less electricity. I found this on a wiki and thought it gave an interesting perspective. Unless you go with some of the VERY new and efficient ones you probably aren\'t much more efficient than a gas cooker:\r\n\r\nInduction cookers are getting popular and less expensive than traditional cookers. According to the Department of Energy, the efficiency of energy transfer for an induction cooktop is 90%, versus 71% for a smooth-top non-induction electrical unit, for an approximate 20% savings in energy for the same amount of heat transfer.[1] See Table 1.7 of the DoE reference.\r\n\r\nThere are cheaper single-induction-zone cooktops available largely from Asian suppliers. This is due to Asia\'s more densely populated cities, therefore making this type of induction cooker popular where living space is at a premium.[citation needed] Single-zone induction cookers are available only in few retail outlets in North America, but are widely available through online stores and auction sites; some induction units sell for as low as $60 USD in supermarkets.[citation needed] Twin burner units also made available these days and they are gradually gaining momentum in Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.\r\n\r\nWhen the environment is taken into consideration, a more appropriate measure should be from the source to output. It needs to be noted that even though induction cooking is efficient, the overall efficiency from the energy source to the food is comparable to cooking with gas. Currently electricity generation efficiency from a coal or gas fired power plants(responsible for 80% of total electricity) is about 33%, and the energy lost during transmission is usually about 5%, therefore the overall source to food efficiency is 28%. While cooking using a gas burner has about 30% efficiency at the stove and the gas transmission loss is about 6%, leading to the overall efficiency for gas cooking over a range to be about 27.9%.\r\n\r\nA new simple product coming on market with heat exchange channels increases the cooking efficiency on a gas range to be 58%. This gets the overall energy efficiency to be 54%', 'Induction Cookers', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'induction-cookers', '', '', '2009-04-12 10:14:30', '2009-04-12 16:14:30', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=981', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (983, 1, '2009-04-16 18:52:36', '2009-04-17 00:52:36', 'If you are a green builder in Brooklyn you are so much more than a contractor. You are a PR person, educator, nature custodian, community outreach person and social networker. \r\n\r\nDoing normal contracting is "easy" in comparison. You post in the yellow pages and get a call. You go in, look at the existing boiler say how much the replacement boiler costs and you\'re done (sort of).\r\n\r\nBut as a green contractor you are going in and trying to explain why you are exchanging the existing boiler with a turnip (the vegetable). Or at least that is how it feels. You have to explain WHAT kind of boiler the new one is, why that kind of boiler, whether it can tie into a storage tank for solar hot water 9what solar hot water IS) and if radiant heat is involved and what that is. \r\n\r\nIt is an art to juggle the many elements while keeping it simple to the customer.\r\n\r\nThen on the other side you are educating on a larger scale via the local media. Since green in the new NY black hey come to you wanting material to fill their rags and spots. \r\n\r\nOr....if they don\'t know yet that they should be coming to you, you go to them. Here are some good sources to reach out to local Brooklyn and NY media.\r\n\r\nNew York State Newspapers:\r\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_New_York\r\n\r\nTelevision Stations in New York:\r\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_New_York\r\n\r\nRadio Stations in New York City:\r\nhttp://www.citidex.com/747.htm\r\n\r\nYou can also do a release on the large PR circuit (Business Wire), but sending directly to the media helps to get mentions in local papers, radio, and occasionally on TV as a local news story.\r\n\r\nGo to the website of the newspaper, radio or TV station, and seek out either \'newsroom\' or \'contact us\', some will also have a direct email for press releases. Always send the text in the body of the email - they do not like to receive attachments.\r\n\r\nThen you have the myriad of green blogs, but that\'s another story.', 'Media Contacts', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'media-contacts', '', '', '2009-04-16 18:52:36', '2009-04-17 00:52:36', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=983', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (984, 1, '2009-04-16 18:51:37', '2009-04-17 00:51:37', 'If you are a green builder in Brooklyn you are so much more than a contractor. You are a PR person, educator, nature custodian, community outreach person and social networker. \n\nDoing normal contracting is "easy" in comparison. You post in the yellow pages and get a call. You go in, look at the existing boiler say how much the replacement boiler costs and you\'re done (sort of).\n\nBut as a green contractor you are going in and trying to explain why you are exchanging the existing boiler with a turnip (the vegetable). Or at least that is how it feels. You have to explain WHAT kind of boiler the new one is, why that kind of boiler, whether it can tie into a storage tank for solar hot water 9what solar hot water IS) and if radiant heat is involved and what that is. \n\nIt is an art to juggle the many elements while keeping it simple to the customer.\n\nThen on the other side you are educating on a larger scale via the local media. Since green in the new NY black hey come to you wanting material to fill their rags and spots. \n\nOr....if they don\'t know yet that they should be coming to you, you go to them. Here are some good sources to reach out to local Brooklyn and NY media.\n\nGo to the website of the newspaper, radio or TV station, and seek out either \'newsroom\' or \'contact us\', some will also have a direct email for press releases. Always send the text in the body of the email - they do not like to receive attachments.\n\nNew York State Newspapers:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_New_York\n\nTelevision Stations in New York:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_New_York\n\nRadio Stations in New York City:\nhttp://www.citidex.com/747.htm\n\nYou can also do a release on the large PR circuit (Business Wire), but sending directly to the media helps to get mentions in local papers, radio, and occasionally on TV as a local news story.\n\n', 'Media Contacts', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '983-revision', '', '', '2009-04-16 18:51:37', '2009-04-17 00:51:37', '', 983, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/983-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (985, 1, '2009-04-16 18:52:37', '2009-04-17 00:52:37', 'If you are a green builder in Brooklyn you are so much more than a contractor. You are a PR person, educator, nature custodian, community outreach person and social networker. \n\nDoing normal contracting is "easy" in comparison. You post in the yellow pages and get a call. You go in, look at the existing boiler say how much the replacement boiler costs and you\'re done (sort of).\n\nBut as a green contractor you are going in and trying to explain why you are exchanging the existing boiler with a turnip (the vegetable). Or at least that is how it feels. You have to explain WHAT kind of boiler the new one is, why that kind of boiler, whether it can tie into a storage tank for solar hot water 9what solar hot water IS) and if radiant heat is involved and what that is. \n\nIt is an art to juggle the many elements while keeping it simple to the customer.\n\nThen on the other side you are educating on a larger scale via the local media. Since green in the new NY black hey come to you wanting material to fill their rags and spots. \n\nOr....if they don\'t know yet that they should be coming to you, you go to them. Here are some good sources to reach out to local Brooklyn and NY media.\n\nNew York State Newspapers:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_New_York\n\nTelevision Stations in New York:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_New_York\n\nRadio Stations in New York City:\nhttp://www.citidex.com/747.htm\n\nYou can also do a release on the large PR circuit (Business Wire), but sending directly to the media helps to get mentions in local papers, radio, and occasionally on TV as a local news story.\n\nGo to the website of the newspaper, radio or TV station, and seek out either \'newsroom\' or \'contact us\', some will also have a direct email for press releases. Always send the text in the body of the email - they do not like to receive attachments.\n\nThen you have the myriad of green blogs, but that\'s another story.', 'Media Contacts', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '983-autosave', '', '', '2009-04-16 18:52:37', '2009-04-17 00:52:37', '', 983, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/983-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (986, 1, '2009-04-16 19:07:42', '2009-04-17 01:07:42', 'For the front yard of the Brooklyn Green Show House we are working with Bryan Quinn from One Nature Design. \r\n\r\nBuilding an ecological garden in Brooklyn is pretty easy. You have lots of rain and good earth. Even lawns can survive here without water. But being a forever innovative company we are tapping into Bryan\'s creative depths to see how green we can push ourselves.\r\n\r\nThe idea is to create a sponge lawn in front of your model home that reuses a very high amount of existing on-site materials. The current front yard is all concrete, the reasoning being that you can\'t get much lower maintenance than a garden of concrete. Put a Dwarf or two and you\'re set!\r\n\r\nOf course our idea is to reduce the amount of water that flows into the sewers or the Gowanus Canal when the stinky sewers overflow.\r\n\r\nThe details of our preliminary draft are like this: \r\n\r\n * For the walk way we leave most of the concrete down and dry lay blue stone over it on stone dust.\r\n * We harvest all the water we can from the front downspout into a seasonal rain barrel. This water runs in irrigation tubes buried under the "sponge lawn" of sedum (like on green roofs) and other groundcover plants. We\'ll put the cobble stones in the lawn, too, to help the water move, but they will be quickly covered by the plants as they mature.\r\n * We remove about 16SF of concrete for disposal and for the dry bed. After removing, we excavate another 4-5\' down and use construction debris or broken concrete to build a dry well so we get some drainage. Then we plant a tree over top of the drywell so its roots can get deep below the frost line. \r\n * The edge between the "sponge lawn" is made form long lengths of wood (or whatever other long lengths of material we can find from the construction site) or more of the stones we salvaged from digging out the basement. We embed green (the color) solar LED lights (4" x 6") into the edge so at night the landscape has a green glow to it (yea we\'re a little weird). \r\n * The diagram below shows a metal box for the trash can and we\'re going to see if we can half submerge the trash box under ground and have the top half of the box be a bench. You lift the bench and voila the stinky garbage (we would create a nice tight seal on the lid so your sitting is not disturbed by smell).\r\n\r\n\r\nThe \'big\' costs here will be:\r\n\r\n * labor\r\n * the tree\r\n * the rain barrel and tubing\r\n * sedum and other groundcover plants \r\n\r\nReally should not amount to much $, however. It would fit well into the neighborhood character too--there is no reason ecologically minded design has to class with the neighbors (unless you want it to because the neighbors are so horribly non-ecological, but our neighbors are cool). \r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (987, 1, '2009-04-16 19:07:40', '2009-04-17 01:07:40', 'For the front yard of the Brooklyn Green Show House we are working with Bryan Quinn from One Nature Design. \n\nBuilding an ecological garden in Brooklyn is pretty easy. You have lots of rain and good earth. Even lawns can survive here without water. But being a forever innovative company we are tapping into Bryan\'s creative depths to see how green we can push ourselves.\n\nThe idea is to create a sponge lawn in front of your model home that reuses a very high amount of existing on-site materials. The current front yard is all concrete, the reasoning being that you can\'t get much lower maintenance than a garden of concrete. Put a Dwarf or two and you\'re set!\n\nThe details of our preliminary draft are like this: \n\n * For the walk way we leave most of the concrete down and dry lay blue stone over it on stone dust.\n * We harvest all the water we can from the front downspout into a seasonal rain barrel. This water runs in irrigation tubes buried under the "sponge lawn" of sedum (like on green roofs) and other groundcover plants. We\'ll put the cobble stones in the lawn, too, to help the water move, but they will be quickly covered by the plants as they mature.\n * We remove about 16SF of concrete for disposal and for the dry bed. After removing, we excavate another 4-5\' down and use construction debris or broken concrete to build a dry well so we get some drainage. Then we plant a tree over top of the drywell so its roots can get deep below the frost line. \n * The edge between the "sponge lawn" is made form long lengths of wood (or whatever other long lengths of material we can find from the construction site) or more of the stones we salvaged from digging out the basement. We embed green (the color) solar LED lights (4" x 6") into the edge so at night the landscape has a green glow to it (yea we\'re a little weird). \n * The diagram below shows a metal box for the trash can but we\'re going to see if we can half submerge the trash box under ground and have the top half of the box be a bench. You lift the bench and voila the stinky garbage (we would create a nice tight seal on the lid so your sitting is not disturbed by smell).\n\n\nThe \'big\' costs here will be:\n\n * labor\n * the tree\n * the rain barrel and tubing\n * sedum and other groundcover plants \n\nReally should not amount to much $, however. It would fit well into the neighborhood character too--there is no reason ecologically minded design has to class with the neighbors (unless you want it to because the neighbors are so horribly non-ecological, but our neighbors are cool). ', 'Front Garden is a \'Sponge Garden\'', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '986-revision', '', '', '2009-04-16 19:07:40', '2009-04-17 01:07:40', '', 986, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/986-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (989, 1, '2009-04-16 19:07:42', '2009-04-17 01:07:42', 'For the front yard of the Brooklyn Green Show House we are working with Bryan Quinn from One Nature Design. \r\n\r\nBuilding an ecological garden in Brooklyn is pretty easy. You have lots of rain and good earth. Even lawns can survive here without water. But being a forever innovative company we are tapping into Bryan\'s creative depths to see how green we can push ourselves.\r\n\r\nThe idea is to create a sponge lawn in front of your model home that reuses a very high amount of existing on-site materials. The current front yard is all concrete, the reasoning being that you can\'t get much lower maintenance than a garden of concrete. Put a Dwarf or two and you\'re set!\r\n\r\nThe details of our preliminary draft are like this: \r\n\r\n * For the walk way we leave most of the concrete down and dry lay blue stone over it on stone dust.\r\n * We harvest all the water we can from the front downspout into a seasonal rain barrel. This water runs in irrigation tubes buried under the "sponge lawn" of sedum (like on green roofs) and other groundcover plants. We\'ll put the cobble stones in the lawn, too, to help the water move, but they will be quickly covered by the plants as they mature.\r\n * We remove about 16SF of concrete for disposal and for the dry bed. After removing, we excavate another 4-5\' down and use construction debris or broken concrete to build a dry well so we get some drainage. Then we plant a tree over top of the drywell so its roots can get deep below the frost line. \r\n * The edge between the "sponge lawn" is made form long lengths of wood (or whatever other long lengths of material we can find from the construction site) or more of the stones we salvaged from digging out the basement. We embed green (the color) solar LED lights (4" x 6") into the edge so at night the landscape has a green glow to it (yea we\'re a little weird). \r\n * The diagram below shows a metal box for the trash can but we\'re going to see if we can half submerge the trash box under ground and have the top half of the box be a bench. You lift the bench and voila the stinky garbage (we would create a nice tight seal on the lid so your sitting is not disturbed by smell).\r\n\r\n\r\nThe \'big\' costs here will be:\r\n\r\n * labor\r\n * the tree\r\n * the rain barrel and tubing\r\n * sedum and other groundcover plants \r\n\r\nReally should not amount to much $, however. It would fit well into the neighborhood character too--there is no reason ecologically minded design has to class with the neighbors (unless you want it to because the neighbors are so horribly non-ecological, but our neighbors are cool). ', 'Front Garden is a \'Sponge Garden\'', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '986-revision-2', '', '', '2009-04-16 19:07:42', '2009-04-17 01:07:42', '', 986, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/986-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (990, 1, '2009-04-16 19:17:47', '2009-04-17 01:17:47', 'If they get 12 businesses that would like to take the below class, they can offer it in Brooklyn so that businesses wont have to travel to the bronx, so feel free to spread the word!\r\n\r\nSouthwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corp (SBIDC) would like to introduce you to training and professional opportunities offered through the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA).\r\n\r\nNYSERDA is a public authority with the mission of reducing energy use in New York State; it offers incentive programs for every sector to reduce energy use. NYSERDA is eager to build the capacity of the NYC contracting industry to build and renovate energy efficient homes and commercial space. For that reason, they sponsor classes that teach the basics of building science and the whole house approach to energy reduction and reimburse NYC contractors 100% of the class fees ($1,245) as long as you attend every session.\r\n\r\nNYSERDA is actively recruiting NYC professionals to participate in their Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program. As a certified Home Performance contractor, NYC homeowners will seek out your services to gain access to valuable financing incentives and the assurance of verifiable energy savings. \r\n\r\nOur introductory session on Thursday, April 30th will explain your options, more about the class and NYSERDA”s programs. We look forward to seeing you there!\r\n\r\nThis seminar will take place at SBIDC\'s Office at 241 41st Street in Brooklyn. 4pm\r\n\r\nTo RSVP or ask questions, contact Rachael Dubin at 718-965-3100, ext 108 or rdubin@sbidc.org', 'Calling All Contractors: Grow Your Business Through Green Contracting!', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'calling-contractors-grow-business', '', '', '2009-04-16 19:17:47', '2009-04-17 01:17:47', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=990', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (991, 1, '2009-04-16 19:17:43', '2009-04-17 01:17:43', 'If they get 12 businesses that would like to take the below class, they can offer it in Brooklyn so that businesses wont have to travel to the bronx, so feel free to spread the word!\n\nSouthwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corp (SBIDC) would like to introduce you to training and professional opportunities offered through the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA).\n\nNYSERDA is a public authority with the mission of reducing energy use in New York State; it offers incentive programs for every sector to reduce energy use. NYSERDA is eager to build the capacity of the NYC contracting industry to build and renovate energy efficient homes and commercial space. For that reason, they sponsor classes that teach the basics of building science and the whole house approach to energy reduction and reimburse NYC contractors 100% of the class fees ($1,245) as long as you attend every session.\n\nNYSERDA is actively recruiting NYC professionals to participate in their Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program. As a certified Home Performance contractor, NYC homeowners will seek out your services to gain access to valuable financing incentives and the assurance of verifiable energy savings. \n\nOur introductory session on Thursday, April 30th will explain your options, more about the class and NYSERDA”s programs. We look forward to seeing you there!\n\nThis seminar will take place at SBIDC\'s Office at 241 41st Street in Brooklyn. 4pm\n\nTo RSVP or ask questions, contact Rachael Dubin at 718-965-3100, ext 108 or rdubin@sbidc.org', 'Calling All Contractors: Grow Your Business Through Green Contracting!', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '990-revision', '', '', '2009-04-16 19:17:43', '2009-04-17 01:17:43', '', 990, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/990-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (993, 1, '2009-04-16 19:10:32', '2009-04-17 01:10:32', 'For the front yard of the Brooklyn Green Show House we are working with Bryan Quinn from One Nature Design. \r\n\r\nBuilding an ecological garden in Brooklyn is pretty easy. You have lots of rain and good earth. Even lawns can survive here without water. But being a forever innovative company we are tapping into Bryan\'s creative depths to see how green we can push ourselves.\r\n\r\nThe idea is to create a sponge lawn in front of your model home that reuses a very high amount of existing on-site materials. The current front yard is all concrete, the reasoning being that you can\'t get much lower maintenance than a garden of concrete. Put a Dwarf or two and you\'re set!\r\n\r\nThe details of our preliminary draft are like this: \r\n\r\n * For the walk way we leave most of the concrete down and dry lay blue stone over it on stone dust.\r\n * We harvest all the water we can from the front downspout into a seasonal rain barrel. This water runs in irrigation tubes buried under the "sponge lawn" of sedum (like on green roofs) and other groundcover plants. We\'ll put the cobble stones in the lawn, too, to help the water move, but they will be quickly covered by the plants as they mature.\r\n * We remove about 16SF of concrete for disposal and for the dry bed. After removing, we excavate another 4-5\' down and use construction debris or broken concrete to build a dry well so we get some drainage. Then we plant a tree over top of the drywell so its roots can get deep below the frost line. \r\n * The edge between the "sponge lawn" is made form long lengths of wood (or whatever other long lengths of material we can find from the construction site) or more of the stones we salvaged from digging out the basement. We embed green (the color) solar LED lights (4" x 6") into the edge so at night the landscape has a green glow to it (yea we\'re a little weird). \r\n * The diagram below shows a metal box for the trash can but we\'re going to see if we can half submerge the trash box under ground and have the top half of the box be a bench. You lift the bench and voila the stinky garbage (we would create a nice tight seal on the lid so your sitting is not disturbed by smell).\r\n\r\n\r\nThe \'big\' costs here will be:\r\n\r\n * labor\r\n * the tree\r\n * the rain barrel and tubing\r\n * sedum and other groundcover plants \r\n\r\nReally should not amount to much $, however. It would fit well into the neighborhood character too--there is no reason ecologically minded design has to class with the neighbors (unless you want it to because the neighbors are so horribly non-ecological, but our neighbors are cool). \r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (994, 1, '2009-04-17 07:01:26', '2009-04-17 13:01:26', 'For the front yard of the Brooklyn Green Show House we are working with Bryan Quinn from One Nature Design. \r\n\r\nBuilding an ecological garden in Brooklyn is pretty easy. You have lots of rain and good earth. Even lawns can survive here without water. But being a forever innovative company we are tapping into Bryan\'s creative depths to see how green we can push ourselves.\r\n\r\nThe idea is to create a sponge lawn in front of your model home that reuses a very high amount of existing on-site materials. The current front yard is all concrete, the reasoning being that you can\'t get much lower maintenance than a garden of concrete. Put a Dwarf or two and you\'re set!\r\n\r\nThe details of our preliminary draft are like this: \r\n\r\n * For the walk way we leave most of the concrete down and dry lay blue stone over it on stone dust.\r\n * We harvest all the water we can from the front downspout into a seasonal rain barrel. This water runs in irrigation tubes buried under the "sponge lawn" of sedum (like on green roofs) and other groundcover plants. We\'ll put the cobble stones in the lawn, too, to help the water move, but they will be quickly covered by the plants as they mature.\r\n * We remove about 16SF of concrete for disposal and for the dry bed. After removing, we excavate another 4-5\' down and use construction debris or broken concrete to build a dry well so we get some drainage. Then we plant a tree over top of the drywell so its roots can get deep below the frost line. \r\n * The edge between the "sponge lawn" is made form long lengths of wood (or whatever other long lengths of material we can find from the construction site) or more of the stones we salvaged from digging out the basement. We embed green (the color) solar LED lights (4" x 6") into the edge so at night the landscape has a green glow to it (yea we\'re a little weird). \r\n * The diagram below shows a metal box for the trash can and we\'re going to see if we can half submerge the trash box under ground and have the top half of the box be a bench. You lift the bench and voila the stinky garbage (we would create a nice tight seal on the lid so your sitting is not disturbed by smell).\r\n\r\n\r\nThe \'big\' costs here will be:\r\n\r\n * labor\r\n * the tree\r\n * the rain barrel and tubing\r\n * sedum and other groundcover plants \r\n\r\nReally should not amount to much $, however. It would fit well into the neighborhood character too--there is no reason ecologically minded design has to class with the neighbors (unless you want it to because the neighbors are so horribly non-ecological, but our neighbors are cool). \r\n', 'Front Garden is a \'Sponge Garden\'', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '986-revision-4', '', '', '2009-04-17 07:01:26', '2009-04-17 13:01:26', '', 986, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/986-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (995, 1, '2009-04-19 09:54:57', '2009-04-19 15:54:57', 'The NY times ran an article on the Transition Town.\r\n\r\nThe concept of a Transition Town is simple:\r\nThe world is going to crap.\r\nLets get together in a small community and get ready for it.\r\nThis means becoming a self sustainable town.\r\n\r\nIt is basically survivalist meets commune meets small town.\r\n\r\nI wonder how you would apply the Transition Town technique to Brooklyn....?', 'Transition Towns', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'transition-towns', '', '', '2009-04-19 09:54:57', '2009-04-19 15:54:57', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=995', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (996, 1, '2009-04-19 09:54:16', '2009-04-19 15:54:16', 'The NY times ran an article on the Transition Town.\n\nThe concept of a Transition Town is simple:\nThe world is going to crap.\nLets get together in a small community and get ready for it.\nThis means becoming a self sustainable town.\n\nIt is basically survivalist meets commune meets small town.\n\nI wonder how you would apply the Transition Town would apply to Brooklyn....?', 'Transition Towns', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '995-revision', '', '', '2009-04-19 09:54:16', '2009-04-19 15:54:16', '', 995, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/995-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (997, 1, '2009-04-20 19:49:07', '2009-04-21 01:49:07', 'In NY and Brooklyn it is normal to get double glazed windows. It is not normal to get triple glazing. But if you look at the attached file you will see that there is a large savings if you go with triple glazing. The attached doc also gives great explanations of how windows are rated etc. The example are not NY but you get the idea.\r\n\r\nI think all green contractors and builders in Brooklyn should install triple glazed windows. It is more expensive up front but it pays for itself way before the end life of the window.\r\n\r\n', 'Triple vs. Double Glazing in Windows', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'triple-vs-double-glazing-windows', '', '', '2009-04-20 19:49:07', '2009-04-21 01:49:07', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=997', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (999, 1, '2009-04-20 19:48:33', '2009-04-21 01:48:33', 'In NY and Brooklyn it is normal to get double glazed windows. It is not normal to get triple glazing. But if you look at the attached file you will see that there is a large savings if you go with triple glazing. The attached doc also gives great explanations of how windows are rated etc. The example are not NY but you get the idea.\n\nI think all green contractors and builders in Brooklyn should install triple glazed windows. It is more expensive up front but it pays for itself way before the end life of the window.\n\nwindows-triple-vs-double', 'Triple vs. Double Glazing in Windows', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '997-revision', '', '', '2009-04-20 19:48:33', '2009-04-21 01:48:33', '', 997, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/997-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1028, 1, '2009-04-26 11:18:55', '2009-04-26 17:18:55', 'We have some left over material we\'d like to get off our lot. It is priced to SELL.\r\n\r\n\r\nVintage Slate\r\nAntique roof or wall slate . 400 pieces. Covers about 135 square feet. Beautiful and really priced to sell.\r\nSell the lot for $1500 ($3.75/piece) or by unit for $5. \r\n\r\n\r\nHigh Grade Insulation\r\nThis option is greener and more effective than any other insulation out there, including spray foam and cellulose.\r\n\r\nFor sale is once used 4x8 PolyISO "natural facer" insulation board for $10/sheet (that\'s 75% off store price!). At only 1.5" thick it is nice and thin for space craved Brooklyn houses yet still packs a hefty R9 insulation value. Compare that to 6" of fiberglass batts! \r\n\r\nAnd since it is once used you\'re saving garbage from the landfill. Being recycled it has off gassed any potentially harmful fumes. The price is really great but price is not the only benefit since it is really a green option.\r\n\r\n\r\nFree Metal Studs\r\nWe have about 20 or 30 salvaged studs. They are fine for any stud job. They are free but we ask for 20 cents per stud to dissuade people from bringing them to the scrap yard for cash (we want the studs to be used again, not scrapped).\r\n\r\nScrap Wood\r\nWe have lots of scrap wood. Good for art projects or whatever. Free.', 'Sales', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sale', '', '', '2009-05-04 17:14:22', '2009-05-04 23:14:22', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?page_id=1028', 0, 'page', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1026, 1, '2009-04-26 08:05:29', '2009-04-26 14:05:29', 'The Green Builder Magazine is slick. The magazine certainly isn\'t green with it\'s glossy pages and radiant colors. Whoever is behind it appears to have good funding. Or they are really proffessional. Their staff is large and their sponsors are too - Dupont, Home Depot, Whirlpool...\n\nThe magazine has good content and reviews. It is very product driven - house as product. Buy this and it will be greener. It hasn\'t gotten away from the belief that buying might actually be a problem in itself, regardless of how green the product.\n\nBut because of it\'s "apparent" (I am only guessing) backers that is to be expected.\n\nThe mag is not cheap by mag standards - $39.90 when I got it. It gives you a good insight into the best of mainstream green building products - stuff coming from the big players.\n\nTheir web site oddly enough is pretty crap. It look good but has all sorts of broken links. \n\nThey are also behind the Green Builder College certification program where you take online courses to be a certified green builder. There are a couple levels of 40 hours each costing about $700 each. \n\nAgain, there is money behind this and I would be concerned that the backers could cause a conflict of interest. Is the Dupont vapor barrier REALLY the best green choice or is it because a Dupont consultant helped build the course?\n\nEither way if you understand that the course is mostly an education in how to build brand new homes (not green) in more green ways then you probably can get value out of it without continuing to destroy the world while thinking you are now a green builder and doing things the right way...if that makes sens.\n\nBottom line, the mag and the course are trying to make the existing ways of building more green so that the existing companies can continue to make money. Nobody disagrees the existing ways need to be more green. And if they are doing it then great.\n\nMy one criticism is that a lot of the existing ways should be gotten rid of completely and not simply greened. But I don\'t expect the existing companies to understand that. They are part of the old. The trick is to not fight against them but to make the new so big and powerful that the old dissolves into the background naturally.', 'Green Builder Magazine', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1024-autosave', '', '', '2009-04-26 08:05:29', '2009-04-26 14:05:29', '', 1024, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1024-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1027, 1, '2009-04-26 07:51:20', '2009-04-26 13:51:20', 'The Green Builder Magazine is slick. The magazine certainly isn\'t green with it\'s glossy pages and radiant colors. Whoever is behind it appears to have good funding. Or they are really proffessional. Their staff is large and their sponsors are too - Dupont, Home Depot, Whirlpool...\r\n\r\nThe magazine has good content and reviews. It is very product driven - house as product. Buy this and it will be greener. It hasn\'t gotten away from the belief that buying might actually be a problem in itself, regardless of how green the product.\r\n\r\nBut because of it\'s "apparent" (I am only guessing) backers that is to be expected.\r\n\r\nThe mag is not cheap by mag standards - $39.90 when I got it. It gives you a good insight into the best of mainstream green building products - stuff coming from the big players.', 'Green Builder Magazine', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1024-revision-2', '', '', '2009-04-26 07:51:20', '2009-04-26 13:51:20', '', 1024, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1024-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1010, 1, '2009-04-23 09:02:49', '2009-04-23 15:02:49', 'The Brooklyn green show house has a green roof, solar panels, and solar water heater panels. Needless to say that is a lot to fit on a 600 square foot space. So we\'re looking at ways to fit it all in.\r\n\r\nConsiderations are:\r\nMake it look nice from the street and back yard. \r\nMake it wind resistent.\r\nMake it useable.\r\n\r\nHere is what we have come up with (thanks to our talented architect Nicholas Liberis):\r\n\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1015, 1, '2009-04-23 09:02:34', '2009-04-23 15:02:34', 'The Brooklyn green show house has a green roof, solar panels, and solar water heater panels. Needless to say that is a lot to fit on a 600 square foot space. So we\'re looking at ways to fit it all in.\n\nConsiderations are:\nMake it look nice from the street and back yard. \nMake it wind resistent.\nMake it useable.\n\nHere is what we have come up with (thanks to our talented architect Nicholas Liberis):\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n', 'Solar Panels on the Brownstone Roof', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1010-revision', '', '', '2009-04-23 09:02:34', '2009-04-23 15:02:34', '', 1010, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1010-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1016, 1, '2009-04-23 10:02:45', '2009-04-23 16:02:45', 'If you have ever wondered how much it would cost to install a green roof on a Brooklyn brownstone, how long it would last, how much you would save in heating and cooling, the payback and all sorts of other information then you can go to this green roof cost/benefit calculator. It is called the GreenSave Life-Cycle Cost Benefit Calculator.\r\n\r\nCompare the cost of green (vegetative) roofing with conventional roofing systems!\r\n\r\nAs my green builder colleague David Bergman pointed out, though, "It\'s created by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (which might not be objective) and the Athena Institute (which is more likely to be objective) with funding by Tremco (who probably have a vested interest)."\r\n\r\nLike all things in life it might not be black and white.\r\n', 'Green Roof Cost Calculator', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'green-roof-cost-calculator', '', '', '2009-04-23 10:02:45', '2009-04-23 16:02:45', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1016', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1017, 1, '2009-04-23 10:02:31', '2009-04-23 16:02:31', 'If you have ever wondered how much it would cost to install a green roof on a Brooklyn brownstone, how long it would last, how much you would save in heating and cooling, the payback and all sorts of other information then you can go to this green roof cost/benefit calculator. It is called the GreenSave Life-Cycle Cost Benefit Calculator.\n\nCompare the cost of green (vegetative) roofing with conventional roofing systems!\n\nAs my green builder colleague David Bergman pointed out, though, "It\'s created by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (which might not be objective) and the Athena Institute (which is more likely to be objective) with funding by Tremco (who probably have a vested interest)."\n\nLike all things in life it might not be black and white.\n', 'Green Roof Cost Calculator', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1016-revision', '', '', '2009-04-23 10:02:31', '2009-04-23 16:02:31', '', 1016, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1016-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1021, 1, '2009-04-25 10:46:07', '2009-04-25 16:46:07', 'Home Energy Magazine is a mag for those green builders who believe the world can be saved through a more energy efficient home.\r\n\r\nIt\'s the mechanics and not really the people that will save us. Their magazine is full of reviews and pictures of houses without people. No people to be seen anywhere. Lots of pictures ductwork, rafters, windows and solitary homes sitting as if abandoned.\r\n\r\nThe magazine if for the number cruncher who believe if they can just raise the home\'s efficiency by another couple percentage points the world will be a greener place.\r\n\r\nIt\'s a technicians magazine who wants to learn about the most efficient blower door methods.', 'Home Energy Magazine Review', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'home-energy-magazine-review', '', '', '2009-04-25 10:46:07', '2009-04-25 16:46:07', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1021', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1022, 1, '2009-04-25 10:45:09', '2009-04-25 16:45:09', 'Home Energy Magazine is a mag for those green builders who believe the world can be saved through a more energy efficient home.\n\nIt\'s the mechanics and not really the people that will save us. Their magazine is full of reviews and pictures of houses without people. No people to be seen anywhere. Lots of pictures ductwork, rafters, windows and solitary homes sitting as if abandoned.\n\nThe magazine if for the number cruncher who believe if they can just raise the home\'s efficiency by another couple percentage points the world will be a greener place.\n\nIt\'s a technicians magazine who w', 'Home Energy Magazine Review', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1021-revision', '', '', '2009-04-25 10:45:09', '2009-04-25 16:45:09', '', 1021, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1021-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1023, 1, '2009-04-25 10:46:09', '2009-04-25 16:46:09', 'Home Energy Magazine is a mag for those green builders who believe the world can be saved through a more energy efficient home.\n\nIt\'s the mechanics and not really the people that will save us. Their magazine is full of reviews and pictures of houses without people. No people to be seen anywhere. Lots of pictures ductwork, rafters, windows and solitary homes sitting as if abandoned.\n\nThe magazine if for the number cruncher who believe if they can just raise the home\'s efficiency by another couple percentage points the world will be a greener place.\n\nIt\'s a technicians magazine who wants to learn about the most efficient blower door methods.', 'Home Energy Magazine Review', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1021-autosave', '', '', '2009-04-25 10:46:09', '2009-04-25 16:46:09', '', 1021, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1021-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1024, 1, '2009-04-26 07:51:20', '2009-04-26 13:51:20', 'The Green Builder Magazine is slick. The magazine certainly isn\'t green with it\'s glossy pages and radiant colors. Whoever is behind it appears to have good funding. Or they are really proffessional. Their staff is large and their sponsors are too - Dupont, Home Depot, Whirlpool...\r\n\r\nThe magazine has good content and reviews. It is very product driven - house as product. Buy this and it will be greener. It hasn\'t gotten away from the belief that buying might actually be a problem in itself, regardless of how green the product.\r\n\r\nBut because of it\'s "apparent" (I am only guessing) backers that is to be expected.\r\n\r\nThe mag is not cheap by mag standards - $39.90 when I got it. It gives you a good insight into the best of mainstream green building products - stuff coming from the big players.\r\n\r\nTheir web site oddly enough is pretty crap. It look good but has all sorts of broken links. \r\n\r\nThey are also behind the Green Builder College certification program where you take online courses to be a certified green builder. There are a couple levels of 40 hours each costing about $700 each. \r\n\r\nAgain, there is money behind this and I would be concerned that the backers could cause a conflict of interest. Is the Dupont vapor barrier REALLY the best green choice or is it because a Dupont consultant helped build the course?\r\n\r\nEither way if you understand that the course is mostly an education in how to build brand new homes (not green) in more green ways then you probably can get value out of the mag and class without continuing to destroy the world because you think you are now a green builder and doing things the right way...if that makes sens, I didn\'t write it very well.\r\n\r\nBottom line, the mag and the course are trying to make the existing ways of building more green so that the existing companies can continue to make money. Nobody disagrees the existing ways need to be more green. And if they are doing it then great.\r\n\r\nMy one criticism is that a lot of the existing ways should be gotten rid of completely and not simply greened. But I don\'t expect the existing companies to understand that. They are part of the old. The trick is to not fight against them but to make the new so big and powerful that the old dissolves into the background naturally.', 'Green Builder Magazine', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'green-builder-magazine', '', '', '2009-04-26 08:06:22', '2009-04-26 14:06:22', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1024', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1025, 1, '2009-04-26 07:51:01', '2009-04-26 13:51:01', 'The Green Builder Magazine is slick. The magazine certainly isn\'t green with it\'s glossy pages and radiant colors. Whoever is behind it appears to have good funding. Or they are really proffessional. Their staff is large and their sponsors are too - Dupont, Home Depot, Whirlpool...\n\nThe magazine has good content and reviews. It is very product driven - house as product. Buy this and it will be greener. It hasn\'t gotten away from the belief that buying might actually be a problem in itself, regardless of how green the product.\n\nBut because of it\'s "apparent" (I am only guessing) backers that is to be expected.\n\nThe mag is not cheap by mag standards - $39.90 when I got it. It gives you a good insight into the best of mainstream green building products - stuff coming from the big players.', 'Green Builder Magazine', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1024-revision', '', '', '2009-04-26 07:51:01', '2009-04-26 13:51:01', '', 1024, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1024-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1005, 1, '2009-04-22 12:47:36', '2009-04-22 18:47:36', 'Here is a press release that Industrial Nanotech sent out. It was picked up by a lot of news wires and generated calls to see the Show House.\r\n\r\nAbstract:\r\nIndustrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets: INTK) announced today that the Company\'s patented Nansulate® nanotechnology-based coatings will be showcased in a green technology show house currently being renovated in Brooklyn, New York by Eco Brooklyn. The house highlights best green practices for middle class brownstone renovations in the New York metropolitan area utilizing a variety of green technologies.\r\nIndustrial Nanotech, Inc.’s Nansulate® Energy Saving Products Featured in New York City Green Building Demonstration\r\nNaples, FL | Posted on April 13th, 2009\r\n\r\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally built around 1900. The house is being upgraded with cutting-edge green technologies to showcase cost effective ways homeowners can increase the energy efficiency of their homes in an affordable way. Several products by Industrial Nanotech will be incorporated into the home. Nansulate® HomeProtect Clear Coat will be used on the exposed brick walls to offer insulation without reducing the interior living space and allowing the natural look of the brick to show through. Nansulate® Solar, one of Industrial Nanotech\'s newest products, will be utilized for the home\'s solar thermal water heater system on both the water tank and piping to increase efficiency and on the home\'s copper water pipes for moisture and mold resistance insulation. The ecohome will also incorporate a beehive on the roof which will be coated with the Company\'s patented Nansulate® Bee Protect Hive Coatings.\r\n\r\n"I am excited to use Industrial Nanotech\'s products since they are perfectly fitted for greening a Brooklyn brownstone," stated Gennaro Brooks-Church, President of Eco Brooklyn. "They provide energy savings without a sacrifice of space, two things every Brooklyn brownstone owner is interested in maximizing. Industrial Nanotech\'s focus on non-toxic products is also a big plus."\r\n\r\nThe show house is open to the public and professionals by appointment 9-4 M-F. Please call Eco Brooklyn to schedule a visit: 347-244-3016.\r\n\r\nAbout Eco Brooklyn, Inc.\r\n\r\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is a GREEN real estate, renovation & development company headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. Eco Brooklyn is known as the most innovative green building company in Brooklyn with its focus on using the best green techniques to build high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to run. Emphasis is on using sustainable products, recycling, and creating a structure that uses the least amount of energy possible. Eco Brooklyn invests in houses and renovates them and is a green focused sustainable building contractor, helping others renovate their homes.\r\n\r\nAbout Nansulate®\r\n\r\nNansulate® is the Company\'s patented product line of award winning, specialty coatings containing a nanotechnology based material and which are well-documented to provide the combined performance qualities of thermal insulation, corrosion prevention, resistance to mold growth, fire resistance, chemical resistance, and lead encapsulation in an environmentally safe, water-based, coating formulation. The Nansulate® Product Line includes industrial, residential, agricultural and solar thermal insulation coatings. Additional information about the Company and its products can be found at their websites, (www.industrial-nanotech.com) and (www.nansulate.com). Blog: www.nansulate.com/nanoblog, Twitter: www.twitter.com/NanoPioneer.\r\n\r\n####\r\n\r\nAbout Industrial Nanotech, Inc.\r\nIndustrial Nanotech Inc. is emerging as a global nanoscience solutions and research leader and member of the U.S. Greenbuilding Council and the American Solar Energy Society. The Company develops and commercializes new and innovative applications for nanotechnology.', 'Industrial Nanotech and Eco Brooklyn Partnership', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'industrial-nanotech-eco-brooklyn', '', '', '2009-04-22 12:47:36', '2009-04-22 18:47:36', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1005', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1006, 1, '2009-04-22 12:47:22', '2009-04-22 18:47:22', 'Here is a press release that Industrial Nanotech sent out. It was picked up by a lot of news wires and generated calls to see the Show House.\n\nAbstract:\nIndustrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets: INTK) announced today that the Company\'s patented Nansulate® nanotechnology-based coatings will be showcased in a green technology show house currently being renovated in Brooklyn, New York by Eco Brooklyn. The house highlights best green practices for middle class brownstone renovations in the New York metropolitan area utilizing a variety of green technologies.\nIndustrial Nanotech, Inc.’s Nansulate® Energy Saving Products Featured in New York City Green Building Demonstration\nNaples, FL | Posted on April 13th, 2009\n\nThe building is a brick row house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, originally built around 1900. The house is being upgraded with cutting-edge green technologies to showcase cost effective ways homeowners can increase the energy efficiency of their homes in an affordable way. Several products by Industrial Nanotech will be incorporated into the home. Nansulate® HomeProtect Clear Coat will be used on the exposed brick walls to offer insulation without reducing the interior living space and allowing the natural look of the brick to show through. Nansulate® Solar, one of Industrial Nanotech\'s newest products, will be utilized for the home\'s solar thermal water heater system on both the water tank and piping to increase efficiency and on the home\'s copper water pipes for moisture and mold resistance insulation. The ecohome will also incorporate a beehive on the roof which will be coated with the Company\'s patented Nansulate® Bee Protect Hive Coatings.\n\n"I am excited to use Industrial Nanotech\'s products since they are perfectly fitted for greening a Brooklyn brownstone," stated Gennaro Brooks-Church, President of Eco Brooklyn. "They provide energy savings without a sacrifice of space, two things every Brooklyn brownstone owner is interested in maximizing. Industrial Nanotech\'s focus on non-toxic products is also a big plus."\n\nThe show house is open to the public and professionals by appointment 9-4 M-F. Please call Eco Brooklyn to schedule a visit: 347-244-3016.\n\nAbout Eco Brooklyn, Inc.\n\nEco Brooklyn Inc. is a GREEN real estate, renovation & development company headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. Eco Brooklyn is known as the most innovative green building company in Brooklyn with its focus on using the best green techniques to build high quality energy efficient structures that last a long time and cost little to run. Emphasis is on using sustainable products, recycling, and creating a structure that uses the least amount of energy possible. Eco Brooklyn invests in houses and renovates them and is a green focused sustainable building contractor, helping others renovate their homes.\n\nAbout Nansulate®\n\nNansulate® is the Company\'s patented product line of award winning, specialty coatings containing a nanotechnology based material and which are well-documented to provide the combined performance qualities of thermal insulation, corrosion prevention, resistance to mold growth, fire resistance, chemical resistance, and lead encapsulation in an environmentally safe, water-based, coating formulation. The Nansulate® Product Line includes industrial, residential, agricultural and solar thermal insulation coatings. Additional information about the Company and its products can be found at their websites, (www.industrial-nanotech.com) and (www.nansulate.com). Blog: www.nansulate.com/nanoblog, Twitter: www.twitter.com/NanoPioneer.\n\n####\n\nAbout Industrial Nanotech, Inc.\nIndustrial Nanotech Inc. is emerging as a global nanoscience solutions and research leader and member of the U.S. Greenbuilding Council and the American Solar Energy Society. The Company develops and commercializes new and innovative applications for nanotechnology.', 'Industrial Nanotech and Eco Brooklyn Partnership', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1005-revision', '', '', '2009-04-22 12:47:22', '2009-04-22 18:47:22', '', 1005, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1005-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1032, 1, '2009-04-26 11:18:38', '2009-04-26 17:18:38', 'We have some left over material we\'d like to get off our lot. It is priced to SELL.\n\n\nVintage Slate\nAntique roof or wall slate . 400 pieces. Covers about 135 square feet. Beautiful and really priced to sell.\nSell the lot for $1500 9$3.75/piece) or by unit for $5. \n\n\nHigh Grade Insulation\nThis option is greener and more effective than any other insulation out there, including spray foam and cellulose.\n\nFor sale is once used 4x8 PolyISO "natural facer" insulation board for $10/sheet (that\'s 75% off store price!). At only 1.5" thick it is nice and thin for space craved Brooklyn houses yet still packs a hefty R9 insulation value. Compare that to 6" of fiberglass batts! \n\nAnd since it is once used you\'re saving garbage from the landfill. Being recycled it has off gassed any potentially harmful fumes. The price is really great but price is not the only benefit since it is really a green option.\n\n\nFree Metal Studs\nWe have about 20 or 30 salvaged studs. They are fine for any stud job. They are free but we ask for 20 cents per stud to dissuade people from bringing them to the scrap yard for cash (we want the studs to be used again, not scrapped).\n\nScrap Wood\nWe have lots of scrap wood. Good for art projects or whatever. Free.', 'Sale', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1028-revision', '', '', '2009-04-26 11:18:38', '2009-04-26 17:18:38', '', 1028, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1028-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1033, 1, '2009-04-26 11:18:55', '2009-04-26 17:18:55', 'We have some left over material we\'d like to get off our lot. It is priced to SELL.\r\n\r\n\r\nVintage Slate\r\nAntique roof or wall slate . 400 pieces. Covers about 135 square feet. Beautiful and really priced to sell.\r\nSell the lot for $1500 9$3.75/piece) or by unit for $5. \r\n\r\n\r\nHigh Grade Insulation\r\nThis option is greener and more effective than any other insulation out there, including spray foam and cellulose.\r\n\r\nFor sale is once used 4x8 PolyISO "natural facer" insulation board for $10/sheet (that\'s 75% off store price!). At only 1.5" thick it is nice and thin for space craved Brooklyn houses yet still packs a hefty R9 insulation value. Compare that to 6" of fiberglass batts! \r\n\r\nAnd since it is once used you\'re saving garbage from the landfill. Being recycled it has off gassed any potentially harmful fumes. The price is really great but price is not the only benefit since it is really a green option.\r\n\r\n\r\nFree Metal Studs\r\nWe have about 20 or 30 salvaged studs. They are fine for any stud job. They are free but we ask for 20 cents per stud to dissuade people from bringing them to the scrap yard for cash (we want the studs to be used again, not scrapped).\r\n\r\nScrap Wood\r\nWe have lots of scrap wood. Good for art projects or whatever. Free.', 'Sale', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1028-revision-2', '', '', '2009-04-26 11:18:55', '2009-04-26 17:18:55', '', 1028, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1028-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1034, 1, '2009-04-26 13:26:01', '2009-04-26 19:26:01', '\'We learned that a product doesn\'t sell just because you\'re trying to do good in the world. You still have to have a healthy distribution, a good marketing strategy, and price the product properly."\r\nJerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry\'s, on their "Peace Pop" product that flopped.\r\n\r\nThis is an important point for those of us who got into business not from the money side but from the idea(lism) side. There are a lot of people in Brooklyn with high hopes of making Brooklyn the greenest city in America. We are idealistic and optimistic. We love green renovations, we get excited by solar panels on Brownstone green roofs.\r\n\r\nIt is important to remember that a business is just an idea without the business side. All the stuff that has nothing to do with green construction such as accounting, correct pricing, marketing, employee management....this is what will make the best Brooklyn green contractor. \r\n\r\nThere are a lot of good contractors with strong businesses in Brooklyn. They have all the business side. With time they will learn the green building side. And they will be a force to contend with. \r\n\r\nGreen builders - real green builders who got into building for the love of green - have a real advantage now. We have the surprise factor. We are riding a wave that many contractors have barely realized is important. \r\n\r\nBut that is just a little head start at the beginning of the race. To keep the lead we need to also be the best on the business side. This means offering constant good service, having a powerful marketing plan, budgeting jobs effectively, managing the construction team AS WELL as being the best green builders in Brooklyn.\r\n\r\nBrooklyn green builders have the passion, the inside advantage and the skills. If we heed Jerry\'s advice I don\'t see why green builders (Eco Brooklyn included) can\'t keep the lead in the greening of Brooklyn buildings so that they are not only the best green contractors but the best contractors, period.', 'Quote of the Day: Do good but have a strong strategy too', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'quote-day-good-strong-strategy', '', '', '2009-04-26 13:35:49', '2009-04-26 19:35:49', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1034', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1035, 1, '2009-04-26 13:25:32', '2009-04-26 19:25:32', '\'We learned that a product doesn\'t sell just because you\'re trying to do good in the world. You still have to have a healthy distribution, a good marketing strategy, and price the product properly."\nJerry Greenfield of Ben $ Jerry\'s, on their "Peace Pop" ice cream that flopped.\n\nThis is an important point for those of us who got into business not from the money side but from the idea(lism) side. There are a lot of people in Brooklyn with high hopes of building green. We are idealistic and optimistic. We love green renovations, we get excited by solar panels on Brownstone green roofs.\n\nIt is important to remember that a business is just an idea without the business side. All the stuff that has nothing to do with green construction such as accounting, correct pricing, marketing, employee management....this is what will make a green builder and contractor successful in Brooklyn. \n\nThere are a lot of contractors with strong businesses. They have all the business side. With time they will learn the green building side. And they will be a force to contend. \n\nGreen builders, real green builders who got into building for the love of green, have a real advantage now. We have the surprise factor. We are riding a wave that many contractors have barely realized is important. \n\nBut that is just a little head start at the beginning of the race. To keep the lead we need to also be the best on the business side. This means offering constant good service, having a powerful marketing plan, budgeting jobs effectively, managing the construction team AS WELL as being the best green builders and contractors in Brooklyn.\n\nWe have the passion, the inside advantage and the skills. I don\'t see why companies like Eco Brooklyn can\'t keep the lead in the greening of Brook\n\n', 'Quote of the Day: Do good but have a strong strategy too', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1034-revision', '', '', '2009-04-26 13:25:32', '2009-04-26 19:25:32', '', 1034, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1034-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1036, 1, '2009-04-26 13:35:49', '2009-04-26 19:35:49', '\'We learned that a product doesn\'t sell just because you\'re trying to do good in the world. You still have to have a healthy distribution, a good marketing strategy, and price the product properly."\nJerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry\'s, on their "Peace Pop" product that flopped.\n\nThis is an important point for those of us who got into business not from the money side but from the idea(lism) side. There are a lot of people in Brooklyn with high hopes of making Brooklyn the greenest city in America. We are idealistic and optimistic. We love green renovations, we get excited by solar panels on Brownstone green roofs.\n\nIt is important to remember that a business is just an idea without the business side. All the stuff that has nothing to do with green construction such as accounting, correct pricing, marketing, employee management....this is what will make the best Brooklyn green contractor. \n\nThere are a lot of good contractors with strong businesses in Brooklyn. They have all the business side. With time they will learn the green building side. And they will be a force to contend with. \n\nGreen builders - real green builders who got into building for the love of green - have a real advantage now. We have the surprise factor. We are riding a wave that many contractors have barely realized is important. \n\nBut that is just a little head start at the beginning of the race. To keep the lead we need to also be the best on the business side. This means offering constant good service, having a powerful marketing plan, budgeting jobs effectively, managing the construction team AS WELL as being the best green builders in Brooklyn.\n\nBrooklyn green builders have the passion, the inside advantage and the skills. If we heed Jerry\'s advice I don\'t see why green builders (Eco Brooklyn included) can\'t keep the lead in the greening of Brooklyn buildings so that they are not only the best green contractors but the best contractors, period.', 'Quote of the Day: Do good but have a strong strategy too', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1034-autosave', '', '', '2009-04-26 13:35:49', '2009-04-26 19:35:49', '', 1034, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1034-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1037, 1, '2009-04-26 13:26:01', '2009-04-26 19:26:01', '\'We learned that a product doesn\'t sell just because you\'re trying to do good in the world. You still have to have a healthy distribution, a good marketing strategy, and price the product properly."\r\nJerry Greenfield of Ben $ Jerry\'s, on their "Peace Pop" ice cream that flopped.\r\n\r\nThis is an important point for those of us who got into business not from the money side but from the idea(lism) side. There are a lot of people in Brooklyn with high hopes of building green. We are idealistic and optimistic. We love green renovations, we get excited by solar panels on Brownstone green roofs.\r\n\r\nIt is important to remember that a business is just an idea without the business side. All the stuff that has nothing to do with green construction such as accounting, correct pricing, marketing, employee management....this is what will make a green builder and contractor successful in Brooklyn. \r\n\r\nThere are a lot of contractors with strong businesses. They have all the business side. With time they will learn the green building side. And they will be a force to contend. \r\n\r\nGreen builders, real green builders who got into building for the love of green, have a real advantage now. We have the surprise factor. We are riding a wave that many contractors have barely realized is important. \r\n\r\nBut that is just a little head start at the beginning of the race. To keep the lead we need to also be the best on the business side. This means offering constant good service, having a powerful marketing plan, budgeting jobs effectively, managing the construction team AS WELL as being the best green builders and contractors in Brooklyn.\r\n\r\nWe have the passion, the inside advantage and the skills. I don\'t see why companies like Eco Brooklyn can\'t keep the lead in the greening of Brooklyn buildings.', 'Quote of the Day: Do good but have a strong strategy too', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1034-revision-2', '', '', '2009-04-26 13:26:01', '2009-04-26 19:26:01', '', 1034, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1034-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1038, 1, '2009-04-26 13:32:18', '2009-04-26 19:32:18', '\'We learned that a product doesn\'t sell just because you\'re trying to do good in the world. You still have to have a healthy distribution, a good marketing strategy, and price the product properly."\r\nJerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry\'s, on their "Peace Pop" product that flopped.\r\n\r\nThis is an important point for those of us who got into business not from the money side but from the idea(lism) side. There are a lot of people in Brooklyn with high hopes of building green. We are idealistic and optimistic. We love green renovations, we get excited by solar panels on Brownstone green roofs.\r\n\r\nIt is important to remember that a business is just an idea without the business side. All the stuff that has nothing to do with green construction such as accounting, correct pricing, marketing, employee management....this is what will make the best Brooklyn green contractor. \r\n\r\nThere are a lot of good contractors with strong businesses in Brooklyn. They have all the business side. With time they will learn the green building side. And they will be a force to contend with. \r\n\r\nGreen builders - real green builders who got into building for the love of green - have a real advantage now. We have the surprise factor. We are riding a wave that many contractors have barely realized is important. \r\n\r\nBut that is just a little head start at the beginning of the race. To keep the lead we need to also be the best on the business side. This means offering constant good service, having a powerful marketing plan, budgeting jobs effectively, managing the construction team AS WELL as being the best green builders in Brooklyn.\r\n\r\nBrooklyn green builders have the passion, the inside advantage and the skills. If we heed Jerry\'s advice I don\'t see why companies like Eco Brooklyn can\'t keep the lead in the greening of Brooklyn buildings so that they are not only the best green contractors but the best contractors, period.', 'Quote of the Day: Do good but have a strong strategy too', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1034-revision-3', '', '', '2009-04-26 13:32:18', '2009-04-26 19:32:18', '', 1034, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1034-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1039, 1, '2009-04-26 13:33:45', '2009-04-26 19:33:45', '\'We learned that a product doesn\'t sell just because you\'re trying to do good in the world. You still have to have a healthy distribution, a good marketing strategy, and price the product properly."\r\nJerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry\'s, on their "Peace Pop" product that flopped.\r\n\r\nThis is an important point for those of us who got into business not from the money side but from the idea(lism) side. There are a lot of people in Brooklyn with high hopes of making Brooklyn the greenest city in America. We are idealistic and optimistic. We love green renovations, we get excited by solar panels on Brownstone green roofs.\r\n\r\nIt is important to remember that a business is just an idea without the business side. All the stuff that has nothing to do with green construction such as accounting, correct pricing, marketing, employee management....this is what will make the best Brooklyn green contractor. \r\n\r\nThere are a lot of good contractors with strong businesses in Brooklyn. They have all the business side. With time they will learn the green building side. And they will be a force to contend with. \r\n\r\nGreen builders - real green builders who got into building for the love of green - have a real advantage now. We have the surprise factor. We are riding a wave that many contractors have barely realized is important. \r\n\r\nBut that is just a little head start at the beginning of the race. To keep the lead we need to also be the best on the business side. This means offering constant good service, having a powerful marketing plan, budgeting jobs effectively, managing the construction team AS WELL as being the best green builders in Brooklyn.\r\n\r\nBrooklyn green builders have the passion, the inside advantage and the skills. If we heed Jerry\'s advice I don\'t see why companies like Eco Brooklyn can\'t keep the lead in the greening of Brooklyn buildings so that they are not only the best green contractors but the best contractors, period.', 'Quote of the Day: Do good but have a strong strategy too', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1034-revision-4', '', '', '2009-04-26 13:33:45', '2009-04-26 19:33:45', '', 1034, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1034-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1040, 1, '2009-04-26 17:20:35', '2009-04-26 23:20:35', 'I was checking out some cool plant pottery at this site PedlersWaggon.com. The pottery holds water and lets it out slowly, keeping the plants fresh during times of no rain. Very cool.\r\n\r\nAnd then I noticed on the shopping cart page a little note that said:\r\n"We ask that wherever you may live to refrain from purchasing from this website between Friday sunset and Saturday sunset. (More info.)"\r\n\r\nI\'m like, "They are asking me NOT to buy from them for a whole day out of each week." That\'s not good capitalist etiquette!\r\n\r\nWhen you click "More info" you get:\r\n\r\n"In society\'s efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and our environmental impact, we often overlook the cultural dimensions that could make a difference.\r\n\r\nAs a family and as a business, we honor the age-old wisdom of Sabbath rest by stepping back from life\'s usual routine once a week. Sabbath-keeping is not primarily something we do, but what we don\'t do. The Hebrew definition of Sabbath implies an intermission, a day of rest, a day of not working, a day of not consuming. It is sanctified as a time of reflection, a time of refreshment, a period of rest and renewal.\r\n\r\nBy abstaining from work and activity that exploits the Earth, we feel more aware of the rejuvenation our planet needs. Plus, we regain the time to slow down, relax and have more humane lives.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, Sabbath-keeping is an imitation of God who created (“worked”) the world in six days and rested on the seventh. He set the day aside and sanctified it (Genesis 2:1-3) as an eternal remembrance of His act of creation. Resting as God did and heeding His command assist his people to remember Him as Creator and Lawgiver of both His physical and spiritual laws. The Sabbath allows the faithful to reconnect deeply with God and with their identity.\r\n\r\nIn being lost to ourselves and our usual routines, we can begin to find ourselves anew by exploring solitude, time and our relationships with family. This time out of time renders each day more important. And there is hope that when the chatter of our daily tasks and concerns falls silent, we can listen with fresh ears to the voices of nature (God) around us."\r\n\r\n==========\r\n\r\nI like this. They really did a great job of explaining the connection between spirituality and green, and how over-consumption is a problem that needs to be addressed.\r\n\r\n The irony is that I\'ve just worked for 14 days straight. It is Sunday night, I\'ve just come out of a weekend of work and I\'ve got another week starting tomorrow...OY VEY!', 'PeddlersWaggon.com - Web site of the day', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'peddlerswaggoncom-web-site', '', '', '2009-04-26 17:28:11', '2009-04-26 23:28:11', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1040', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1041, 1, '2009-04-26 17:20:15', '2009-04-26 23:20:15', 'I was checking out some cool plant pottery at this site PedlersWaggon.com. The pottery holds water and lets it out slowly, keeping the plants fresh during times of no rain. Very cool.\n\nAnd then I noticed on the shopping cart page a little note that said:\n"We ask that wherever you may live to refrain from purchasing from this website between Friday sunset and Saturday sunset. (More info.)"\n\nI\'m like, "They are asking me NOT to buy from them for a whole day out of each week." That\'s not good capitalist etiquette!\n\nWhen you click "More info" you get:\n\n"In society\'s efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and our environmental impact, we often overlook the cultural dimensions that could make a difference.\n\nAs a family and as a business, we honor the age-old wisdom of Sabbath rest by stepping back from life\'s usual routine once a week. Sabbath-keeping is not primarily something we do, but what we don\'t do. The Hebrew definition of Sabbath implies an intermission, a day of rest, a day of not working, a day of not consuming. It is sanctified as a time of reflection, a time of refreshment, a period of rest and renewal.\n\nBy abstaining from work and activity that exploits the Earth, we feel more aware of the rejuvenation our planet needs. Plus, we regain the time to slow down, relax and have more humane lives.\n\nAdditionally, Sabbath-keeping is an imitation of God who created (“worked”) the world in six days and rested on the seventh. He set the day aside and sanctified it (Genesis 2:1-3) as an eternal remembrance of His act of creation. Resting as God did and heeding His command assist his people to remember Him as Creator and Lawgiver of both His physical and spiritual laws. The Sabbath allows the faithful to reconnect deeply with God and with their identity.\n\nIn being lost to ourselves and our usual routines, we can begin to find ourselves anew by exploring solitude, time and our relationships with family. This time out of time renders each day more important. And there is hope that when the chatter of our daily tasks and concerns falls silent, we can listen with fresh ears to the voices of nature (God) around us."\n\n==========\n\nI like this. They really did a great job of explaining the connection between spirituality and green, and how over-consumption is a problem that needs to be addressed.\n\n The irony is that I\'ve just worked for 14 days straight. It is Sunday night, I\'ve just come out of a weekend of work and I\'m getting ready for another week of work starting tomorrow...OY VEY!', 'PeddlersWaggon.com - Web site of the day', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1040-revision', '', '', '2009-04-26 17:20:15', '2009-04-26 23:20:15', '', 1040, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1040-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1042, 1, '2009-04-26 17:20:35', '2009-04-26 23:20:35', 'I was checking out some cool plant pottery at this site PedlersWaggon.com. The pottery holds water and lets it out slowly, keeping the plants fresh during times of no rain. Very cool.\r\n\r\nAnd then I noticed on the shopping cart page a little note that said:\r\n"We ask that wherever you may live to refrain from purchasing from this website between Friday sunset and Saturday sunset. (More info.)"\r\n\r\nI\'m like, "They are asking me NOT to buy from them for a whole day out of each week." That\'s not good capitalist etiquette!\r\n\r\nWhen you click "More info" you get:\r\n\r\n"In society\'s efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and our environmental impact, we often overlook the cultural dimensions that could make a difference.\r\n\r\nAs a family and as a business, we honor the age-old wisdom of Sabbath rest by stepping back from life\'s usual routine once a week. Sabbath-keeping is not primarily something we do, but what we don\'t do. The Hebrew definition of Sabbath implies an intermission, a day of rest, a day of not working, a day of not consuming. It is sanctified as a time of reflection, a time of refreshment, a period of rest and renewal.\r\n\r\nBy abstaining from work and activity that exploits the Earth, we feel more aware of the rejuvenation our planet needs. Plus, we regain the time to slow down, relax and have more humane lives.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, Sabbath-keeping is an imitation of God who created (“worked”) the world in six days and rested on the seventh. He set the day aside and sanctified it (Genesis 2:1-3) as an eternal remembrance of His act of creation. Resting as God did and heeding His command assist his people to remember Him as Creator and Lawgiver of both His physical and spiritual laws. The Sabbath allows the faithful to reconnect deeply with God and with their identity.\r\n\r\nIn being lost to ourselves and our usual routines, we can begin to find ourselves anew by exploring solitude, time and our relationships with family. This time out of time renders each day more important. And there is hope that when the chatter of our daily tasks and concerns falls silent, we can listen with fresh ears to the voices of nature (God) around us."\r\n\r\n==========\r\n\r\nI like this. They really did a great job of explaining the connection between spirituality and green, and how over-consumption is a problem that needs to be addressed.\r\n\r\n The irony is that I\'ve just worked for 14 days straight. It is Sunday night, I\'ve just come out of a weekend of work and I\'ve got another week starting tomorrow...OY VEY!', 'PeddlersWaggon.com - Web site of the day', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1040-revision-2', '', '', '2009-04-26 17:20:35', '2009-04-26 23:20:35', '', 1040, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1040-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1043, 1, '2009-04-26 18:17:05', '2009-04-27 00:17:05', 'This web site has some cool stuff. It is called Conservation Technology and has a very sensible approach to building green. They really get it.', 'conservationtechnology.com - site of the day', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'conservationtechnologycom-site', '', '', '2009-04-26 18:17:05', '2009-04-27 00:17:05', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1043', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1044, 1, '2009-04-26 18:16:46', '2009-04-27 00:16:46', 'This web site has some cool stuff. It is called Conservation Technology and has a very sensible approach to building green. They really get it.', 'conservationtechnology.com - site of the day', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1043-revision', '', '', '2009-04-26 18:16:46', '2009-04-27 00:16:46', '', 1043, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1043-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1045, 1, '2009-04-27 11:50:38', '2009-04-27 17:50:38', 'From a chat list:\r\nFSC is a fraud. Unreliable at best, false and fraudulent at worst. Don\'t take my word for it--just ask some of the FSC-certified timber corporations--Tembec, Precious Woods, et al. Go to the Rainforest Foundation UK web site. There are a host of environmental non-profits fighting the FSC--even Rainforest Action Network, who helped found them, is backing off in disgust. The original vision was a way to help indigenous and community-run small-time ops; then the WWF stepped in and started certifying big industrial ops, some who offered promises of future reforms and some who didn\'t even bother to do that...\r\n', 'FSC is a Fraud', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'fsc-fraud', '', '', '2009-04-27 11:50:38', '2009-04-27 17:50:38', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1045', 0, 'post', '', 1) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1047, 1, '2009-04-27 16:05:30', '2009-04-27 22:05:30', 'I grew up in Spain so our job site tends to have a lot of Spanish speakers. But if they are speaking Spanish at work and at home they have no way of learning English. They have the skills in terms of green building but they lack the communication skills to be able to sell it. Knowing English is a crucial tool for better fitting into NY, both socially and economically.\r\n\r\nIn order to increase the well being of our workers and their overall job qualifications we have started offering free English classes to those who don\'t have English as a first language. \r\n\r\nSo we have an English class twice a week at the local Pizzeria on the corner of Smith and 2nd (great pizza BTW). The class is led by Maria-Teresa Capelle-Burny. As the name implies she is a true Brooklyn mix and a great teacher.\r\n\r\nWe hope that this little investment will make better and happier employees too! It is part of our company philosophy of Building It Forward. We are building something now that will make things better in the future, regardless of whether benefit.\r\n\r\nOur company might not even benefit from their improved language skills but somebody will, obviously including the workers themselves and that is what is important.\r\n\r\n
\r\nmaria and two Eco Brooklyn workers, Martin and Daniel, in front of the Brooklyn Green Show House they are helping build.', 'Eco Brooklyn offers English Classes', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'eco-brooklyn-offers-english-classes', '', '', '2009-04-27 16:05:30', '2009-04-27 22:05:30', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1047', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1048, 1, '2009-04-27 16:04:50', '2009-04-27 22:04:50', 'I grew up in Spain so our job site tends to have a lot of Spanish speakers. But if they are speaking Spanish at work and at home they have no way of learning English. They have the skills in terms of green building but they lack the communication skills to be able to sell it. Knowing English is a crucial tool for better fitting into NY, both socially and economically.\n\nIn order to increase the well being of our workers and their overall job qualifications we have started offering free English classes to those who don\'t have English as a first language. \n\nSo we have an English class twice a week at the local Pizzeria on the corner of Smith and 2nd (great pizza BTW). The class is led by Maria-Teresa Capelle-Burny. As the name implies she is a true Brooklyn mix and a great teacher.\n\nWe hope that this little investment will make better and happier employees too! It is part of our company philosophy of Building It Forward. We are building something now that will make things better in the future. \n\nOur company might not even benefit from their improved language skills but somebody will, obviously including the workers themselves.\n\n\n\nmaria and two Eco Brooklyn workers, Martin and Daniel, in front of the Brooklyn Green Show House they are helping build.', 'Eco Brooklyn offers English Classes', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1047-revision', '', '', '2009-04-27 16:04:50', '2009-04-27 22:04:50', '', 1047, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1047-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1050, 1, '2009-04-27 16:20:43', '2009-04-27 22:20:43', 'As well as being a Brooklyn green contractor, Eco Brooklyn has an educational outreach program offering internships and certification in green building. Our Brooklyn Green Building Education Program educates people in the best green building practices for brownstones and townhouses in the Brooklyn area. Our Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate is 40 hour crash course, hands on into to green building.\r\n\r\nInstitutional Training\r\nWe ally ourselves with local schools to help increase students\' exposure to green building techniques. We welcome any interested institution to contact us.\r\n\r\nOne current program is with the International Center for the Disabled. Students train with us in real world green building environments to gain experience. Graduating students receive an Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate.\r\n\r\nIndividual Training\r\nAs well as green building partnerships with local educational institutions we also welcome individuals looking to increase their green building experience.\r\n\r\nOur training program for individuals is a 40 hour internship in our green show house. The time investment can be over one week or spread out once a week over a month. Trainees get a crash course intro to hands on green building and an Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate upon completion. \r\n\r\nDon\'t expect to stand around because us green builders like to sweat while we learn. Recommended reading is "Your Green Home". There is no fee for the training. We simply ask you help where you can. Building experience is preferred and a passion for green building is a must. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAbove: Giving Instructions on how to work a high efficiency boiler for a green Brooklyn brownstone.\r\n\r\nEnglish Classes\r\nWe offer English classes to our employees who don\'t have it as a primary language. It is part of our commitment to education and our desire to integrate green building with the rest of our lives.', 'Education', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '936-revision-5', '', '', '2009-04-27 16:20:43', '2009-04-27 22:20:43', '', 936, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/936-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1049, 1, '2009-04-11 12:50:47', '2009-04-11 18:50:47', 'As well as being a Brooklyn green contractor, Eco Brooklyn is an educational company offering internships and certification in green building. Our Brooklyn Green Building Education Program educates people in the best green building practices for brownstones and townhouses in the Brooklyn area.\r\n\r\nWe ally ourselves with local building schools to help increase students\' exposure to green building techniques.\r\n\r\nOur current program is with the International Center for the Disabled. Students train with us in real world green building environments to gain experience. Graduating students receive an Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate.\r\n\r\nAs well as green building partnerships with local educational institutions we also welcome individuals looking to increase their green building experience.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAbove: Giving Instructions on how to work a high efficiency boiler for a green Brooklyn brownstone.', 'Education', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '936-revision-4', '', '', '2009-04-11 12:50:47', '2009-04-11 18:50:47', '', 936, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/936-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1051, 1, '2009-04-28 18:53:39', '2009-04-29 00:53:39', 'Building a green kitchen has a lot of considerations. Energy efficiency of appliances, smart counters and of course the cabinets. \r\n\r\nIn Brooklyn a main consideration is making a nice kitchen in a small space.\r\n\r\nWe are designing our green kitchen in the Brooklyn Green Showhouse with a modern style. This will offset the very probable use of salvaged wood for the cabinets and exposed brick. \r\n\r\nAnd there are a lot in this slide show we like as well.\r\n\r\nHere are some more kitchen looks we like:\r\n\r\n[salbumthumbs= 24,3,y,n,left]\r\n\r\n', 'Small Green Kitchen for a Green Brownstone', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'small-green-kitchen-green-brownstone', '', '', '2009-04-28 19:14:12', '2009-04-29 01:14:12', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1051', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1059, 1, '2009-04-28 19:01:29', '2009-04-29 01:01:29', 'Building a green kitchen has a lot of considerations. Energy efficiency of appliances, smart counters and of course the cabinets. \r\n\r\nIn Brooklyn a main consideration is making a nice kitchen in a small space.\r\n\r\nWe are designing our green kitchen in the Brooklyn Green Showhouse with a modern style. This will offset the very probable use of salvaged wood for the cabinets and exposed brick. \r\n\r\nHere are some kitchen looks we like:\r\n\r\n[salbumthumbs=24]', 'Small Green Kitchen for a Green Brownstone', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1051-revision-7', '', '', '2009-04-28 19:01:29', '2009-04-29 01:01:29', '', 1051, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1051-revision-7/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1056, 1, '2009-04-28 18:58:47', '2009-04-29 00:58:47', 'Building a green kitchen has a lot of considerations. Energy efficiency of appliances, smart counters and of course the cabinets. \r\n\r\nIn Brooklyn a main consideration is making a nice kitchen in a small space.\r\n\r\nWe are designing our green kitchen in the Brooklyn Green Showhouse with a modern style. This will offset the very probable use of salvaged wood for the cabinets and exposed brick. \r\n\r\nHere are some kitchen looks we like:\r\n\r\n[salbumthumbs=album_key24|etc,max_cols,location_yn,pubdate_yn,float,clear]', 'Small Green Kitchen for a Green Brownstone', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1051-revision-4', '', '', '2009-04-28 18:58:47', '2009-04-29 00:58:47', '', 1051, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1051-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1069, 1, '2009-04-28 19:11:11', '2009-04-29 01:11:11', 'Building a green kitchen has a lot of considerations. Energy efficiency of appliances, smart counters and of course the cabinets. \r\n\r\nIn Brooklyn a main consideration is making a nice kitchen in a small space.\r\n\r\nWe are designing our green kitchen in the Brooklyn Green Showhouse with a modern style. This will offset the very probable use of salvaged wood for the cabinets and exposed brick. \r\n\r\nHere are some kitchen looks we like:\r\n\r\n[thumbs= 24,3,y,n,left]', 'Small Green Kitchen for a Green Brownstone', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1051-revision-17', '', '', '2009-04-28 19:11:11', '2009-04-29 01:11:11', '', 1051, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1051-revision-17/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1062, 1, '2009-04-28 19:03:17', '2009-04-29 01:03:17', 'Building a green kitchen has a lot of considerations. Energy efficiency of appliances, smart counters and of course the cabinets. \r\n\r\nIn Brooklyn a main consideration is making a nice kitchen in a small space.\r\n\r\nWe are designing our green kitchen in the Brooklyn Green Showhouse with a modern style. This will offset the very probable use of salvaged wood for the cabinets and exposed brick. \r\n\r\nHere are some kitchen looks we like:\r\n\r\n[salbumthumbs=1|pub_date desc,3,y,n,left]', 'Small Green Kitchen for a Green Brownstone', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1051-revision-10', '', '', '2009-04-28 19:03:17', '2009-04-29 01:03:17', '', 1051, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1051-revision-10/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1061, 1, '2009-04-28 19:02:45', '2009-04-29 01:02:45', 'Building a green kitchen has a lot of considerations. Energy efficiency of appliances, smart counters and of course the cabinets. \r\n\r\nIn Brooklyn a main consideration is making a nice kitchen in a small space.\r\n\r\nWe are designing our green kitchen in the Brooklyn Green Showhouse with a modern style. This will offset the very probable use of salvaged wood for the cabinets and exposed brick. \r\n\r\nHere are some kitchen looks we like:\r\n\r\n[salbumthumbs=24|pub_date desc,3,y,n,left]', 'Small Green Kitchen for a Green Brownstone', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1051-revision-9', '', '', '2009-04-28 19:02:45', '2009-04-29 01:02:45', '', 1051, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1051-revision-9/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1064, 1, '2009-04-28 19:04:30', '2009-04-29 01:04:30', 'Building a green kitchen has a lot of considerations. Energy efficiency of appliances, smart counters and of course the cabinets. \r\n\r\nIn Brooklyn a main consideration is making a nice kitchen in a small space.\r\n\r\nWe are designing our green kitchen in the Brooklyn Green Showhouse with a modern style. This will offset the very probable use of salvaged wood for the cabinets and exposed brick. \r\n\r\nHere are some kitchen looks we like:\r\n\r\n[salbumthumbs= 1| pub_date desc,3,y,n,left]', 'Small Green Kitchen for a Green Brownstone', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1051-revision-12', '', '', '2009-04-28 19:04:30', '2009-04-29 01:04:30', '', 1051, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1051-revision-12/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1065, 1, '2009-04-28 19:05:19', '2009-04-29 01:05:19', 'Building a green kitchen has a lot of considerations. Energy efficiency of appliances, smart counters and of course the cabinets. \r\n\r\nIn Brooklyn a main consideration is making a nice kitchen in a small space.\r\n\r\nWe are designing our green kitchen in the Brooklyn Green Showhouse with a modern style. This will offset the very probable use of salvaged wood for the cabinets and exposed brick. \r\n\r\nHere are some kitchen looks we like:\r\n\r\n[salbumthumbs= 1|,pub_date desc,3,y,n,left]', 'Small Green Kitchen for a Green Brownstone', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1051-revision-13', '', '', '2009-04-28 19:05:19', '2009-04-29 01:05:19', '', 1051, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1051-revision-13/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1066, 1, '2009-04-28 19:05:57', '2009-04-29 01:05:57', 'Building a green kitchen has a lot of considerations. Energy efficiency of appliances, smart counters and of course the cabinets. \r\n\r\nIn Brooklyn a main consideration is making a nice kitchen in a small space.\r\n\r\nWe are designing our green kitchen in the Brooklyn Green Showhouse with a modern style. This will offset the very probable use of salvaged wood for the cabinets and exposed brick. \r\n\r\nHere are some kitchen looks we like:\r\n\r\n[salbumthumbs= 24,pub_date desc,3,y,n,left]', 'Small Green Kitchen for a Green Brownstone', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1051-revision-14', '', '', '2009-04-28 19:05:57', '2009-04-29 01:05:57', '', 1051, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1051-revision-14/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1071, 1, '2009-04-28 19:13:18', '2009-04-29 01:13:18', 'Building a green kitchen has a lot of considerations. Energy efficiency of appliances, smart counters and of course the cabinets. \r\n\r\nIn Brooklyn a main consideration is making a nice kitchen in a small space.\r\n\r\nWe are designing our green kitchen in the Brooklyn Green Showhouse with a modern style. This will offset the very probable use of salvaged wood for the cabinets and exposed brick. \r\n\r\nHere are some kitchen looks we like:\r\n\r\n[salbumthumbs= 24,3,y,n,left]\r\n\r\nAnd there are a lot in this slide show we like as well.', 'Small Green Kitchen for a Green Brownstone', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1051-revision-19', '', '', '2009-04-28 19:13:18', '2009-04-29 01:13:18', '', 1051, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1051-revision-19/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1072, 1, '2009-04-29 08:17:18', '2009-04-29 14:17:18', 'Join us for our Spring Open House Tour!\r\n\r\nIn its seventh annual tour, GreenHomeNYC offers the public a unique glimpse at the inner workings and design details comprising exemplar Green buildings in Brooklyn and the Bronx. Guests on the tours will be hosted by the dedicated sustainability practitioners of these buildings, such as their expert architects, LEED APs, developers, engineers and owners.\r\n\r\nLearn about the challenges and accomplishments that were faced by the professionals involved with these commercial and residential buildings. There are three tour options offered on May 9th. Brooklyn will have a bus tour as well as a carbon footprint-free bike tour which features buildings in relatively close proximity of each other. The Bronx bus tour has a convenient pick up and drop off location in Manhattan this year!\r\n\r\nRegister for a tour:\r\nTour #1: Brooklyn Bicycle Tour\r\nEco Brooklyn Show House - 22 2nd Street, Brooklyn\r\nPoly Prep Lower School - 50 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn\r\nGreen on Dean - 357 Dean Street, Brooklyn\r\n3rd and Bond - 111 3rd Street, Brooklyn\r\n\r\nTour #2: Brooklyn Bus Tour\r\nAtlantic Terrace - 669 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn\r\n439 Metropolitan Ave - 429 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn\r\nQueen\'s Botanical Gardens Visitor Center - 43-50 Main Street, Queens\r\nSterling Green - 580 Sterling Place, Brooklyn\r\n\r\nTour #3: Bronx Bus Tour\r\nEl Jardin - 754 Melrose Ave, The Bronx\r\nRebuilder\'s Source - 461 Timpson Place, The Bronx\r\nGlobus Cork - 741 E. 136th Street, The Bronx\r\nGreen Decatur - 2668 Decatur Ave, The Bronx\r\nBronx Library Center - 310 East Kingsbridge Road, The Bronx\r\n\r\nAs a leading resource for the exchange of information on green building in New York City, GreenHomeNYC continues pursuing its mission of facilitating the adoption of sustainable building methods and materials with three tours of Green buildings on May 9, 2009. Visitors will learn valuable ways to go green by observing examples of: energy-saving solutions photovoltaic and solar hot water technology and integration water-saving fixtures and appliances green roofs solar heating ("passive solar") techniques allergy/asthma-sensitive building materials various of green materials including paints, insulation, carpeting, renewably- harvested wood products, reclaimed and recycled materials Tours are only $25 per person, register here.\r\n\r\nContact Information\r\nemail: info@greenhomenyc.org\r\nweb: http://www.greenhomenyc.org\r\n', 'Spring Green Buildings Open House on May 9th', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'spring-green-buildings-open-house', '', '', '2009-04-29 08:17:18', '2009-04-29 14:17:18', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/spring-green-buildings-open-house/', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1073, 1, '2009-04-29 11:43:58', '2009-04-29 17:43:58', 'LEED uses the 500 mile radius as the benchmark for local materials. I don\'t know why they picked that number. But it is as good as any I guess. 500 is what you could cover in one long day if you were really hauling it. By car, that is....\r\n\r\nI don\'t think you want more than 500 miles.\r\n\r\nKeeping things local is important in construction. It takes a lot of machinery and gas to transport heavy construction materials. It puts a toll on the actual tar mac of the roads and also clogs the road traffic. There\'s nothing like driving along side an 18 wheeler to get your adrenaline going.\r\n\r\nHere is a map of a 500 mile radius around Brooklyn, New York. You can source materials all the into Canada and a good way down south. If you can\'t get the material in this 500 mile radius then maybe you should ask yourself if you should be building with it in the first place.\r\n\r\nNotice China and Europe are not on the map. I guess that knocks out your custom German cabinets and nice Chinese Bamboo...\r\n\r\nIf you want to build green then buy local. If you buy local it keeps the money local. It reduces the cost of the material (a truck guzzles a lot of gas. I reduces the carbon foot print.\r\n\r\nOr even better, don\'t buy, salvage. Local salvaging is like cleaning up neighborhood garbage but ten times better. It is more like rescuing an abandoned little kitten from certain death (yes it is that good!). If you salvage wood you save it from a rotting landfill and give a loving home, or it gives you a loving home if you build with it...\r\n\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1075, 1, '2009-04-29 11:43:52', '2009-04-29 17:43:52', 'LEED uses the 500 mile radius as the benchmark for local materials. I don\'t know why they picked that number. But it is as good as any I guess. 500 is what you could cover in one long day if you were really hauling it. By car, that is....\n\nI don\'t think you want more than 500 miles.\n\nKeeping things local is important in construction. It takes a lot of machinery and gas to transport heavy construction materials. It puts a toll on the actual tar mac of the roads and also clogs the road traffic. There\'s nothing like driving along side an 18 wheeler to get your adrenaline going.\n\nHere is a map of a 500 mile radius around Brooklyn, New York. You can source materials all the into Canada and a good way down south. If you can\'t get the material in this 500 mile radius then maybe you should ask yourself if you should be building with it in the first place.\n\nNotice China and Europe are not on the map. I guess that knocks out your custom German cabinets and nice Chinese Bamboo...\n\nIf you want to build green then buy local. If you buy local it keeps the money local. It reduces the cost of the material (a truck guzzles a lot of gas. I reduces the carbon foot print.\n\nOr even better, don\'t buy, salvage. Salvaging is like cleaning up garbage but ten times better. It is more like rescuing an abandoned kitten from certain death. If you salvage wood you save it from a rotting landfill and give a loving home, or it gives you a loving home if you build with it...\n\n\n\n', '500 Mile Radius Around New York', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1073-revision', '', '', '2009-04-29 11:43:52', '2009-04-29 17:43:52', '', 1073, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1073-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1076, 1, '2009-04-29 11:43:58', '2009-04-29 17:43:58', 'LEED uses the 500 mile radius as the benchmark for local materials. I don\'t know why they picked that number. But it is as good as any I guess. 500 is what you could cover in one long day if you were really hauling it. By car, that is....\r\n\r\nI don\'t think you want more than 500 miles.\r\n\r\nKeeping things local is important in construction. It takes a lot of machinery and gas to transport heavy construction materials. It puts a toll on the actual tar mac of the roads and also clogs the road traffic. There\'s nothing like driving along side an 18 wheeler to get your adrenaline going.\r\n\r\nHere is a map of a 500 mile radius around Brooklyn, New York. You can source materials all the into Canada and a good way down south. If you can\'t get the material in this 500 mile radius then maybe you should ask yourself if you should be building with it in the first place.\r\n\r\nNotice China and Europe are not on the map. I guess that knocks out your custom German cabinets and nice Chinese Bamboo...\r\n\r\nIf you want to build green then buy local. If you buy local it keeps the money local. It reduces the cost of the material (a truck guzzles a lot of gas. I reduces the carbon foot print.\r\n\r\nOr even better, don\'t buy, salvage. Salvaging is like cleaning up garbage but ten times better. It is more like rescuing an abandoned kitten from certain death. If you salvage wood you save it from a rotting landfill and give a loving home, or it gives you a loving home if you build with it...\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n', '500 Mile Radius Around New York', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1073-revision-2', '', '', '2009-04-29 11:43:58', '2009-04-29 17:43:58', '', 1073, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1073-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1077, 1, '2009-05-01 17:06:17', '2009-05-01 23:06:17', 'Green Source Magazine is backed by a MAMMOTH: McGraw Hill Construction. To give you an example of how powerful they are, McGraw Hill\'s construction related web site is construction.com. Anyone who can get their hands on that web domain is a major player in the building industry, if not one of the largest.\r\n\r\nMcGraw Hill has been a big player in building information. They make good publications. If you wanted to know how to build chances were that McGraw hill had a publication for you. And when I mean build, I mean build in the old school way - with a disregard for the wellbeing of the planet and a focus on proffit.\r\n\r\nSo I don\'t look towards McGraw Hill publications for moral guidance. In fact I never forget they are a massive publisher trying to appeal to the largest audience. They are, however, one source of information.\r\n\r\nSo what does that mean for their Green Source Magazine? Did the CEO wake up one day full of remorse and decide to radically change the direction of the company? No. McGraw Hill, being a big player in construction information, has their finger on the pulse and saw where building was going, and where ever building goes money will follow.\r\n\r\nSo they are going green. Mainstream green but still green. \r\n\r\nTheir magazine is a very well put together selection of green building info. In fact if you read their articles and answer some questions in the back you can actually qualify for continuing education Learning Units if you are an Architect. McGraw Hill after all is very much about education.\r\n\r\nAnd their magazine reads that way. It is meaty. It has lots of great diagrams and insightful views on building. It is not a fluff mag. It is for builders and architects. The content is an advanced level and the diagrams are not simple. McGraw Hill, regardless of their morality (or bland lack of), can put out a good quality publication.\r\n\r\nOf course they aren\'t rocking the boat and they very much are pushing the idiotic party line: LEED is great; consume (green products) and consume some more; building is great and lets do more of it (only greener); there is no problem with new construction and now its even greater because it is green; lets shift the cult of brand names to green brand names and everything will be ok.\r\n\r\nI like Green Source. I can\'t read it when I want to turn off and look a pretty pictures because the content is denser than other magazines geared to the general public. But when I\'m in the mood for some good green talk for professionals I get into it. \r\n\r\nIt differs from Dwell in that it has a greener focus and caters to a more educated in-crowd.\r\n\r\nBut like I said, don\'t expect it to change the world. It is more of the same old, only green.', 'Green Source, Magazine of Sustainable Design', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'green-source-magazine-su', '', '', '2009-05-01 17:06:46', '2009-05-01 23:06:46', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1077', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1078, 1, '2009-05-01 15:27:04', '2009-05-01 21:27:04', 'Green Source Magazine is backed by a MAMMOTH: McGraw Hill Construction. To give you an example of how powerful they are, McGraw Hill\'s web site is construction.com. Anyone who can afford that web domain is a major player in the building industry, if not one of the largest.\n\nSo what does that mean for their Green Source Magazine? Firstly, MCGraw Hill Construction is responsible for many years of wanton waste and overbuilding. The destruction of the planet has been sped along by the building behind McGraw Hill and their related building monster.\n\nBut now they have a green magazine. What happened? Did the C\n\n', 'Green Source, Magazine of Sustainable Design', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1077-revision', '', '', '2009-05-01 15:27:04', '2009-05-01 21:27:04', '', 1077, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1077-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1079, 1, '2009-05-01 17:05:46', '2009-05-01 23:05:46', 'Green Source Magazine is backed by a MAMMOTH: McGraw Hill Construction. To give you an example of how powerful they are, McGraw Hill\'s construction related web site is construction.com. Anyone who can get their hands on that web domain is a major player in the building industry, if not one of the largest.\n\nMcGraw Hill has been a big player in building information. They make good publications. If you wanted to know how to build chances were that McGraw hill had a publication for you. And when I mean build, I mean build in the old school way - with a disregard for the wellbeing of the planet and a focus on proffit.\n\nSo I don\'t look towards McGraw Hill publications for moral guidance. In fact I never forget they are a massive publisher trying to appeal to the largest audience. They are, however, one source of information.\n\nSo what does that mean for their Green Source Magazine? Did the CEO wake up one day full of remorse and decide to radically change the direction of the company? No. McGraw Hill, being a big player in construction information, has their finger on the pulse and saw where building was going, and where ever building goes money will follow.\n\nSo they are going green. Mainstream green but still green. \n\nTheir magazine is a very well put together selection of green building info. In fact if you read their articles and answer some questions in the back you can actually qualify for continuing education Learning Units if you are an Architect. McGraw Hill after all is very much about education.\n\nAnd their magazine reads that way. It is meaty. It has lots of great diagrams and insightful views on building. It is not a fluff mag. It is for builders and architects. The content is an advanced level and the diagrams are not simple. McGraw Hill, regardless of their morality (or bland lack of), can put out a good quality publication.\n\nOf course they aren\'t rocking the boat and they very much are pushing the idiotic party line: LEED is great; consume (green products) and consume some more; building is great and lets do more of it (only greener); there is no problem with new construction and now its even greater because it is green; lets shift the cult of brand names to green brand names and everything will be ok.\n\nI like Green Source. I can\'t read it when I want to turn off and look a pretty pictures because the content is denser than other magazines geared to the general public. But when I\'m in the mood for some good green talk for professionals I get into it. \n\nIt differs from Dwell in that it has a greener focus and caters to a more educated\n\nBut like I said, don\'t expect it to change the world. It is more of the same old, only green.', 'Green Source, Magazine of Sustainable Design', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1077-revision-2', '', '', '2009-05-01 17:05:46', '2009-05-01 23:05:46', '', 1077, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1077-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1080, 1, '2009-05-01 17:06:17', '2009-05-01 23:06:17', 'Green Source Magazine is backed by a MAMMOTH: McGraw Hill Construction. To give you an example of how powerful they are, McGraw Hill\'s construction related web site is construction.com. Anyone who can get their hands on that web domain is a major player in the building industry, if not one of the largest.\r\n\r\nMcGraw Hill has been a big player in building information. They make good publications. If you wanted to know how to build chances were that McGraw hill had a publication for you. And when I mean build, I mean build in the old school way - with a disregard for the wellbeing of the planet and a focus on proffit.\r\n\r\nSo I don\'t look towards McGraw Hill publications for moral guidance. In fact I never forget they are a massive publisher trying to appeal to the largest audience. They are, however, one source of information.\r\n\r\nSo what does that mean for their Green Source Magazine? Did the CEO wake up one day full of remorse and decide to radically change the direction of the company? No. McGraw Hill, being a big player in construction information, has their finger on the pulse and saw where building was going, and where ever building goes money will follow.\r\n\r\nSo they are going green. Mainstream green but still green. \r\n\r\nTheir magazine is a very well put together selection of green building info. In fact if you read their articles and answer some questions in the back you can actually qualify for continuing education Learning Units if you are an Architect. McGraw Hill after all is very much about education.\r\n\r\nAnd their magazine reads that way. It is meaty. It has lots of great diagrams and insightful views on building. It is not a fluff mag. It is for builders and architects. The content is an advanced level and the diagrams are not simple. McGraw Hill, regardless of their morality (or bland lack of), can put out a good quality publication.\r\n\r\nOf course they aren\'t rocking the boat and they very much are pushing the idiotic party line: LEED is great; consume (green products) and consume some more; building is great and lets do more of it (only greener); there is no problem with new construction and now its even greater because it is green; lets shift the cult of brand names to green brand names and everything will be ok.\r\n\r\nI like Green Source. I can\'t read it when I want to turn off and look a pretty pictures because the content is denser than other magazines geared to the general public. But when I\'m in the mood for some good green talk for professionals I get into it. \r\n\r\nIt differs from Dwell in that it has a greener focus and caters to a more educated in-crowd.\r\n\r\nBut like I said, don\'t expect it to change the world. It is more of the same old, only green.', 'Green Source, Magazine of Sustainable Design', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1077-revision-3', '', '', '2009-05-01 17:06:17', '2009-05-01 23:06:17', '', 1077, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1077-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1081, 1, '2009-05-01 18:09:33', '2009-05-02 00:09:33', 'I have a love hate relationship with the local Brooklyn green building supply stores. I love that they sell green stuff, I hate that they want to sell as much of it as they can. \r\n\r\nMost people would scratch their head at that comment. "Of course they want you to buy it, what wrong with that."\r\n\r\nI have no issue with Home Depot trying to sell, sell, sell. They are old school, part of the old way of stupid building. \r\n\r\nBut when Green Depot or Bettencourt approach me with the same enthusiasm to sell it is bitter sweet. Great, lets get more green products into the world. Not great we\'re still pushing the consumer society model. \r\n\r\nIf you are buying green or buying not green you are still buying. Green for me is about buying less. Period.\r\n\r\nHere is a conversation I had with one green building store:\r\n\r\nMe: \r\nI\'m really interested in finding local clay. It seems crazy to pay all this money and waste all this energy to ship earth half way across the country (referring to American Clay, aka AC, in New Mexico). Any ideas?\r\n===\r\n\r\nThem: \r\nI\'m sure you could find it but it would be really expensive I\'m sure, and nobody around here knows how to blend it. ACs formula is unique - it took them 350 tries at least to get the blend down. now its patented. AC features "the lowest embodied energy of any engineered wall finish on the market" (i can send you empirical data if you\'d like) - by a lot!! and our role as distributor is to truck volume here at a time so as not to ship it direct from NM everytime. So it has only been in transit once.\r\n====\r\n\r\nMe:\r\n"RE: you simply can\'t find a more eficient wall finish on the market."\r\n\r\nYes but how hard are you looking? :)\r\n\r\n350 tests.....engineered.....empirical data......\r\n\r\nSir this is an ancient process. The cave men did it. The Romans did it.\r\n\r\nTake clay, put on wall. Any skilled builder can continue the age old\r\nbuilding technique.\r\n\r\nAnd a patent? What are they doing, following in the footsteps of\r\nMonsanto (who is claiming ownership over seeds)?\r\n\r\nI\'m going to do my best to prove you wrong and find local clay. I\r\ndon\'t care how great AC is, local clay is greener.\r\n\r\nBut until I find it I\'m happy to use AC and buy it from you :)\r\n=====', 'Brooklyn Green Building Supply Stores', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'brooklyn-green-building-supply', '', '', '2009-05-01 18:09:33', '2009-05-02 00:09:33', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1081', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1082, 1, '2009-05-01 18:09:25', '2009-05-02 00:09:25', 'I have a love hate relationship with the local Brooklyn green building supply stores. I love that they sell green stuff, I hate that they want to sell as much of it as they can. \n\nMost people would scratch their head at that comment. "Of course they want you to buy it, what wrong with that."\n\nI have no issue with Home Depot trying to sell, sell, sell. They are old school, part of the old way of stupid building. \n\nBut when Green Depot or Bettencourt approach me with the same enthusiasm to sell it is bitter sweet. Great, lets get more green products into the world. Not great we\'re still pushing the consumer society model. \n\nIf you are buying green or buying not green you are still buying. Green for me is about buying less. Period.\n\nHere is a conversation I had with one green building store:\n\nMe: \nI\'m really interested in finding local clay. It seems crazy to pay all this money and waste all this energy to ship earth half way across the country (referring to American Clay, aka AC, in New Mexico). Any ideas?\n===\n\nThem: \nI\'m sure you could find it but it would be really expensive I\'m sure, and nobody around here knows how to blend it. ACs formula is unique - it took them 350 tries at least to get the blend down. now its patented. AC features "the lowest embodied energy of any engineered wall finish on the market" (i can send you empirical data if you\'d like) - by a lot!! and our role as distributor is to truck volume here at a time so as not to ship it direct from NM everytime. So it has only been in transit once.\n====\n\nMe:\n"RE: you simply can\'t find a more eficient wall finish on the market."\n\nYes but how hard are you looking? :)\n\n350 tests.....engineered.....empirical data......\n\nSir this is an ancient process. The cave men did it. The Romans did it.\n\nTake clay, put on wall. Any skilled builder can continue the age old\nbuilding technique.\n\nAnd a patent? What are they doing, following in the footsteps of\nMonsanto (who is claiming ownership over seeds)?\n\nI\'m going to do my best to prove you wrong and find local clay. I\ndon\'t care how great AC is, local clay is greener.\n\nBut until I find it I\'m happy to use AC and buy it from you :)\n=====', 'Brooklyn Green Building Supply Stores', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1081-revision', '', '', '2009-05-01 18:09:25', '2009-05-02 00:09:25', '', 1081, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1081-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1083, 1, '2009-05-02 09:39:55', '2009-05-02 15:39:55', 'The Mother Earth News Magazine has a tag line: "The Original Guide To Living Wisely". It is as simple as that.\r\n\r\nStarted 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 where the money is.\r\n\r\nMother Earth News is not a green magazine since it has been around before that, even before it was cool to be green. In fact Mother Earth News endured many years when it was actually NOT cool to be green. Picture women with hairy legs, smelly armpits, too much patchouli and a bad habit of chaining themselves to trees to save owls. Wacky was a nice way of describing the image of green.\r\n\r\nBut they were standing up for what they believed in. With hippie farmer roots, the mag kept at it when the rest of the world was busy chasing the next bubble. And they continue because their readership is a loyal and real one.\r\n\r\nMother Earth articles are about a lifestyle, unlike the many mags that are about a consumer ethic. Mother Earth does not talk about what to buy but rather how to live. \r\n\r\nTheir pages are full of "how to" topics. How to do this, how to do that. It is an exploration of doing things better. It is action oriented, not product or consumer oriented. \r\n\r\nGranted, if you don\'t have a 13 acre homestead in the Midwest there are a lot of things in the magazine that you can\'t do. Like making your own chicken coop, or the best ways to raise grass fed cattle. A large part of the magazine is focused on small scale farming and DYI projects on a farm.\r\n\r\nBut don\'t let that fool you into thinking the magazine is only for homesteaders. The magazine is for anyone who realizes that green was around long before Dwell Magazine did a market analysis on readership trends. \r\n\r\nMother Earth is founded on not how to make the biggest buck but rather how to make the biggest change, and that is why they are the grandmother of the green movement in many ways. And their principles are correct. If everyone lived the Mother Earth way the world would be revolutionized. \r\n\r\nGone would be the mega farms, gone would be the need for 80% of the worlds products, gone would be mass consumerism. Not that Mother Earth is pushing for that. Change is a personal thing. Their credo is for each person to live the wisest life they can live. \r\n\r\nThe magazine is about individual people. It doesn\'t focus on large groups or companies. It focuses on individuals who might have built a great home for $35K or a professor who has proof how mushrooms can solve our toxic landfill problems. \r\n\r\nThe message is that the world is not changed overnight (they\'ve been at it for 40 years) and it is changed by individuals like you and me. Not sexy ideas, not large crowds and certainly not companies. \r\n\r\nThe world revolution is about individuals living as wisely as they can and doing simple yet revolutionary things each day for a long time. \r\n\r\nIt\'s not a sexy magazine. You won\'t see ultra sleek architecture commissioned by jet setting "trend setters". In Mother Earth you\'re more likely to see an old hippie planting turnips. But the big question is, which one has history and the future in their hands? I have my bets on turnip planting. It might involve high tech aquatics but it\'s still history tested and earth friendly.\r\n\r\nIf you follow the Mother Earth tag line at worse you live a good life. At best you change the world for the better.', 'Mother Earth News Magazine', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'mother-earth-news-magazine', '', '', '2009-05-02 09:39:55', '2009-05-02 15:39:55', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1083', 0, 'post', '', 1) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1084, 1, '2009-05-02 09:39:30', '2009-05-02 15:39:30', 'The Mother Earth News Magazine has a tag line: "The Original Guide To Living Wisely". It is as simple as that.\n\nStarted 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 where the money is.\n\nMother Earth News is not a green magazine since it has been around before that, even before it was cool to be green. In fact Mother Earth News endured many years when it was actually NOT cool to be green. Picture women with hairy legs, smelly armpits, too much patchouli and a bad habit of chaining themselves to trees to save owls. Wacky was a nice way of describing the image of green.\n\nBut they were standing up for what they believed in. With hippie farmer roots, the mag kept at it when the rest of the world was busy chasing the next bubble. And they continue because their readership is a loyal and real one.\n\nMother Earth articles are about a lifestyle, unlike the many mags that are about a consumer ethic. Mother Earth does not talk about what to buy but rather how to live. \n\nTheir pages are full of "how to" topics. How to do this, how to do that. It is an exploration of doing things better. It is action oriented, not product or consumer oriented. \n\nGranted, if you don\'t have a 13 acre homestead in the Midwest there are a lot of things in the magazine that you can\'t do. Like making your own chicken coop, or the best ways to raise grass fed cattle. A large part of the magazine is focused on small scale farming and DYI projects on a farm.\n\nBut don\'t let that fool you into thinking the magazine is only for homesteaders. The magazine is for anyone who realizes that green was around long before Dwell Magazine did a market analysis on readership trends. \n\nMother Earth is founded on not how to make the biggest buck but rather how to make the biggest change, and that is why they are the grandmother of the green movement in many ways. And their principles are correct. If everyone lived the Mother Earth way the world would be revolutionized. \n\nGone would be the mega farms, gone would be the need for 80% of the worlds products, gone would be mass consumerism. Not that Mother Earth is pushing for that. Change is a personal thing. Their credo is for each person to live the wisest life they can live. \n\nThe magazine is about individual people. It doesn\'t focus on large groups or companies. It focuses on individuals who might have built a great home for $35K or a professor who has proof how mushrooms can solve our toxic landfill problems. \n\nThe message is that the world is not changed overnight (they\'ve been at it for 40 years) and it is changed by individuals like you and me. Not sexy ideas, not large crowds and certainly not companies. \n\nThe world revolution is about individuals living as wisely as they can and doing simple yet revolutionary things each day for a long time. \n\nIt\'s not a sexy magazine. You won\'t see ultra sleek architecture commissioned by jet setting "trend setters". In Mother Earth you\'re more likely to see an old hippie planting turnips. But the big question is, which one has history and the future in their hands? I have my bets on turnip planting. It might involve high tech aquatics but it\'s still history tested and earth friendly.\n\nIf you follow the Mother Earth tag line at worse you live a good life. At best you change the world for the better.', 'Mother Earth News Magazine', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1083-revision', '', '', '2009-05-02 09:39:30', '2009-05-02 15:39:30', '', 1083, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1083-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1085, 1, '2009-05-02 19:26:37', '2009-05-03 01:26:37', '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.\r\n\r\nThe mag is all about getting energy from your house using solar, wind, water, and intelligent design (in that order). Most of the pages are about solar but you get the occasional articles on how to insulate or build your own water turbine.\r\n\r\nVery technical if you are novice but interesting if you know what a 3Kw Array is.\r\n\r\nThe mag is 22 years old by my calculations so it\'s reason for being is tried and true (as opposed to the new upstarts looking to get in on the green bandwagon).\r\n\r\nIt\'s a good mag and a little dry but it\'s about home energy which isn\'t exactly intense entertainment. But if you want to build an energy efficient home its your mag.', 'Home Power Magazine', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'home-power-magazine', '', '', '2009-05-02 19:26:37', '2009-05-03 01:26:37', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1085', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1086, 1, '2009-05-02 19:26:16', '2009-05-03 01:26:16', '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.\n\nThe mag is all about getting energy from your house using solar, wind, water, and intelligent design (in that order). Most of the pages are about solar but you get the occasional articles on how to insulate or build your own water turbine.\n\nVery technical if you are novice but interesting if you know what a 3Kw Array is.\n\nThe mag is 22 years old by my calculations so it\'s reason for being is tried and true (as opposed to the new upstarts looking to get in on the green bandwagon).\n\nIt\'s a good mag and a little dry but it\'s about home energy which isn\'t exactly intense entertainment. But if you want to build an energy efficient home', 'Home Power Magazine', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1085-revision', '', '', '2009-05-02 19:26:16', '2009-05-03 01:26:16', '', 1085, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1085-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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[srandom=any,288,2,2,n,none,both]\r\n\r\n A newspaper calls the canal “a blot on America\'s civilization”; barges used to boat through it to kill barnacles; For half a century was a “maritime superhighway for barges bearing coal, sand, oil, and brick" 26,000 passages on the canal in that year Shipping moves to New Jersey Verrazano Bridge built, goods can enter Brooklyn by truck Pollution and smell are so bad (hydrogen sulfide), that city at one point dumped in truckloads of chlorine to neutralize the smell; hydrogen sulfide is from sewage overflow, sediment sinks to bottom and decomposes and creates bubbles of the smell Gowanus Canal Community Development Corporation begins agitating for the Gowanus to continue for 25 years; VP Salvatore “Buddy” Scotto (also President of the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association and owner of Scotto Funeral Home) sees San Antonio\'s Riverwalk as its model Flushing tunnel stops working City dredges canal, extracting 2000 tons of contaminated mud Real estate investor David Lefkowitz buys ½ acre plot off Carroll Street bridge, interested in redevelopment; area residents have “love-hate” relationship with canal, nervous about gentrification, like it as an icon, hate the smell Schools of killifish have been sited; along with occasional shore birds, crabs, and ducks Real estate agent says property values have risen more than 40% from 1994-1998 and is having no problem selling homes near the canal Flushing Tunnel project now to cost $10 million; DEP says will improve water quality for animal life, also will reduce stench because sewage will dissolve; others say canal must be completely dredged and sewer runoff dealt with Artist Dennis Lynch docks houseboat on the canal at Lefkowitz\'s property; Lefkowitz wants to open restaurant Film “Lavender Lake: Brooklyn\'s Gowanus Canal” written, directed produced by Carroll Gardens resident Allison Prete Flushing tunnel reactivated -MORE INFO- Scotto wants to move onto dredging and repairing the bulkheads Ninth street drawbridge reopened to traffic after 5 years of repairs ($35 million) Brooklyn Commons entertainment complex plan goes bust after three years of talk and planning and even after $3 million invested in site cleanup, but developer Bruce Ratner filed suit in federal court because said Postal Service was already negotiating with Forest City Ratner (with an option to buy the site) when made millennium deal, after 2 years of litigation, Millenium pulls out; Buddy Scotto very disappointed Forest City Ratner would be developing it for an Ikea; community groups like Community Consulting Services are opposed to the project because of traffic (adding on to that from Home Depot and Cotsco) also Care About the Slope is involved—developing vision for what they do want; also not sure if Forest City will honor the “good faith agreements” that were made with Millenium Partners; Forest City developed the multiplex on Court Street but is said to have worked with Brooklyn Heights Association Owen Foote, creek activist, canoes on the creek; concrete is the only active industry on the Creek Ratner cuts off negotiations with Ikea, in response partially to community upset and opposition—will talk to another potential tenant; Ben Meskin, president of Care About the Slope said it would still go forward with suit against Postal Service and Forest City saying that environmental review was inadequate $270,000 in capital improvements of plants, trees, shrubs from the NYC Parks Department Commissioner Henry Stern are installed in 4 sites on the canal Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Environmental Protection dedicate $5 million to do a feasibility study for environmental cleanup of the canal; Nydia Velasquez helped secure the money Buddy Scotto notes “so far, the long-term investment in the canal has been mostly unseen. Now, it\'s about ready to bloom. We already have a kayak club and a canoe club.” DEP upgrades equipment in the flushing tunnel (spending the equivalent of $500,000) Gowanus Canal CDC and Borough President Marty Markowitz receive $100,000 in state funds to identify locations for habitat restoration and repair of bulkheads Former post office (which once was a coal processing plant) site at 2nd Ave between 9th and 12th Streets being cleaned of environmental contaminants, including benzene; to be redeveloped by Forest City Ratner into a Lowes; Gowanus Canal CDC holds meeting to discuss the project at St. Mary\'s Star of the Sea Church “Gowanus Canal has attracted hodgepodge use by kayakers” Developers planning the first apartment building son the canal; filed requests to Board of Standards and Appeals to convert manufacturing buildings into rental apartments; GCCDC supports the conversion Owner of warehouse on the canal says “at least six to seven times a week someone rings my bell asking if there are apartments available” KeySpan makes Voluntary Cleanup Agreement with DEP to study contamination at their site at Smith and 5 th Streets (a former gas plant); GCCDC hopes the site will become affordable housing after it is cleaned up; current tenant Ferrara Brothers Building Materials hopes to remain COE and DEP Gowanus Canal and Bay Ecosystem Restoration study underway; team found snails, glass eels, and juvenile shrimp; mentions that oysters have been introduced, jellyfish, bluefish, cormorants, ducks, and egrets have been spotted Red Dive, an artist group, performs “Peripheral City: Rediscovering the Gowanus Canal” Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation students doing plans for the whole canal including vertical hydroponic farm and floating walkways; Buddy Scotto likes the ideas but doesn\'t know how to implement or finance them There are three new street-end parks on DeGraw and Douglass Streets “The Gowanus Canal Conference: Perspectives on Environmental Restoration” at Brooklyn College organized by GCCDC, Corps of Engineers, and funded by a grant from Con Edison, features 200 researchers, community leaders, elected officials and environmental advocates DEP finalizes plans for $40 million upgrade to the flushing tunnel, changing from a single to a triple propeller Urban Divers begins making dives in the Gowanus Canal, including in a celebration of National Estuaries Day; and they team up with biologist and neuroscientist to analyze the effect of chemical pollutants on bio organisms in the canal Hong and Li LLC secure permits for a five story hotel on Union Street between 3 rd and 4th Aves, near a stone crushing plant and a casket maker; Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation says this is encroaching on the 400 industrial firms in the area Gowanus Village development of 350 condominiums on three acres between Carroll and 3 rd Streets is advertised by Africa Israel Investments Ltd and Boymelgreen developers\' website (in the very preliminary stages); developers applied for DEC brownfield cleanup program, but the development would require a zoning change Alex Figliolia contacts Community Board 6 to find out about buying land behind his property and along the canal; triggering an investigation of the now-filled-in 1 st Street Turning Basin; both properties are purchased by Boymelgreen, which begins a debate over the history, ownership, and jurisdiction over the basin GCCDC presents comprehensive community plan addressing restoration, development of residential and mixed-use zones, and canal access rights at public meeting at Carroll School; plan requires developers to use green technologies and is “very ambitious”; Department of City Planning is exploring the approach Urban Divers and Gowanus Dredgers hold Fifth Annual Gowanus Spring Clean-Up A newspaper calls the canal “a blot on America\'s civilization”; barges used to boat through it to kill barnacles; For half a century was a “maritime superhighway for barges bearing coal, sand, oil, and brick" 26,000 passages on the canal in that year Shipping moves to New Jersey Verrazano Bridge built, goods can enter Brooklyn by truck Pollution and smell are so bad (hydrogen sulfide), that city at one point dumped in truckloads of chlorine to neutralize the smell; hydrogen sulfide is from sewage overflow, sediment sinks to bottom and decomposes and creates bubbles of the smell Gowanus Canal Community Development Corporation begins agitating for the Gowanus to continue for 25 years; VP Salvatore “Buddy” Scotto (also President of the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association and owner of Scotto Funeral Home) sees San Antonio\'s Riverwalk as its model Flushing tunnel stops working City dredges canal, extracting 2000 tons of contaminated mud Real estate investor David Lefkowitz buys ½ acre plot off Carroll Street bridge, interested in redevelopment; area residents have “love-hate” relationship with canal, nervous about gentrification, like it as an icon, hate the smell Schools of killifish have been sited; along with occasional shore birds, crabs, and ducks Real estate agent says property values have risen more than 40% from 1994-1998 and is having no problem selling homes near the canal Flushing Tunnel project now to cost $10 million; DEP says will improve water quality for animal life, also will reduce stench because sewage will dissolve; others say canal must be completely dredged and sewer runoff dealt with Artist Dennis Lynch docks houseboat on the canal at Lefkowitz\'s property; Lefkowitz wants to open restaurant Film “Lavender Lake: Brooklyn\'s Gowanus Canal” written, directed produced by Carroll Gardens resident Allison Prete Flushing tunnel reactivated -MORE INFO- Scotto wants to move onto dredging and repairing the bulkheads Ninth street drawbridge reopened to traffic after 5 years of repairs ($35 million) Brooklyn Commons entertainment complex plan goes bust after three years of talk and planning and even after $3 million invested in site cleanup, but developer Bruce Ratner filed suit in federal court because said Postal Service was already negotiating with Forest City Ratner (with an option to buy the site) when made millennium deal, after 2 years of litigation, Millenium pulls out; Buddy Scotto very disappointed Forest City Ratner would be developing it for an Ikea; community groups like Community Consulting Services are opposed to the project because of traffic (adding on to that from Home Depot and Cotsco) also Care About the Slope is involved—developing vision for what they do want; also not sure if Forest City will honor the “good faith agreements” that were made with Millenium Partners; Forest City developed the multiplex on Court Street but is said to have worked with Brooklyn Heights Association Owen Foote, creek activist, canoes on the creek; concrete is the only active industry on the Creek Ratner cuts off negotiations with Ikea, in response partially to community upset and opposition—will talk to another potential tenant; Ben Meskin, president of Care About the Slope said it would still go forward with suit against Postal Service and Forest City saying that environmental review was inadequate $270,000 in capital improvements of plants, trees, shrubs from the NYC Parks Department Commissioner Henry Stern are installed in 4 sites on the canal Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Environmental Protection dedicate $5 million to do a feasibility study for environmental cleanup of the canal; Nydia Velasquez helped secure the money Buddy Scotto notes “so far, the long-term investment in the canal has been mostly unseen. Now, it\'s about ready to bloom. We already have a kayak club and a canoe club.” DEP upgrades equipment in the flushing tunnel (spending the equivalent of $500,000) Gowanus Canal CDC and Borough President Marty Markowitz receive $100,000 in state funds to identify locations for habitat restoration and repair of bulkheads Former post office (which once was a coal processing plant) site at 2nd Ave between 9th and 12th Streets being cleaned of environmental contaminants, including benzene; to be redeveloped by Forest City Ratner into a Lowes; Gowanus Canal CDC holds meeting to discuss the project at St. Mary\'s Star of the Sea Church “Gowanus Canal has attracted hodgepodge use by kayakers” Developers planning the first apartment building son the canal; filed requests to Board of Standards and Appeals to convert manufacturing buildings into rental apartments; GCCDC supports the conversion Owner of warehouse on the canal says “at least six to seven times a week someone rings my bell asking if there are apartments available” KeySpan makes Voluntary Cleanup Agreement with DEP to study contamination at their site at Smith and 5 th Streets (a former gas plant); GCCDC hopes the site will become affordable housing after it is cleaned up; current tenant Ferrara Brothers Building Materials hopes to remain COE and DEP Gowanus Canal and Bay Ecosystem Restoration study underway; team found snails, glass eels, and juvenile shrimp; mentions that oysters have been introduced, jellyfish, bluefish, cormorants, ducks, and egrets have been spotted Red Dive, an artist group, performs “Peripheral City: Rediscovering the Gowanus Canal” Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation students doing plans for the whole canal including vertical hydroponic farm and floating walkways; Buddy Scotto likes the ideas but doesn\'t know how to implement or finance them There are three new street-end parks on DeGraw and Douglass Streets “The Gowanus Canal Conference: Perspectives on Environmental Restoration” at Brooklyn College organized by GCCDC, Corps of Engineers, and funded by a grant from Con Edison, features 200 researchers, community leaders, elected officials and environmental advocates DEP finalizes plans for $40 million upgrade to the flushing tunnel, changing from a single to a triple propeller Urban Divers begins making dives in the Gowanus Canal, including in a celebration of National Estuaries Day; and they team up with biologist and neuroscientist to analyze the effect of chemical pollutants on bio organisms in the canal Hong and Li LLC secure permits for a five story hotel on Union Street between 3 rd and 4th Aves, near a stone crushing plant and a casket maker; Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation says this is encroaching on the 400 industrial firms in the area Gowanus Village development of 350 condominiums on three acres between Carroll and 3 rd Streets is advertised by Africa Israel Investments Ltd and Boymelgreen developers\' website (in the very preliminary stages); developers applied for DEC brownfield cleanup program, but the development would require a zoning change Alex Figliolia contacts Community Board 6 to find out about buying land behind his property and along the canal; triggering an investigation of the now-filled-in 1 st Street Turning Basin; both properties are purchased by Boymelgreen, which begins a debate over the history, ownership, and jurisdiction over the basin GCCDC presents comprehensive community plan addressing restoration, development of residential and mixed-use zones, and canal access rights at public meeting at Carroll School; plan requires developers to use green technologies and is “very ambitious”; Department of City Planning is exploring the approach Urban Divers and Gowanus Dredgers hold Fifth Annual Gowanus Spring Clean-Up A newspaper calls the canal “a blot on America\'s civilization”; barges used to boat through it to kill barnacles; For half a century was a “maritime superhighway for barges bearing coal, sand, oil, and brick" 26,000 passages on the canal in that year Shipping moves to New Jersey Verrazano Bridge built, goods can enter Brooklyn by truck Pollution and smell are so bad (hydrogen sulfide), that city at one point dumped in truckloads of chlorine to neutralize the smell; hydrogen sulfide is from sewage overflow, sediment sinks to bottom and decomposes and creates bubbles of the smell Gowanus Canal Community Development Corporation begins agitating for the Gowanus to continue for 25 years; VP Salvatore “Buddy” Scotto (also President of the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association and owner of Scotto Funeral Home) sees San Antonio\'s Riverwalk as its model Flushing tunnel stops working City dredges canal, extracting 2000 tons of contaminated mud Real estate investor David Lefkowitz buys ½ acre plot off Carroll Street bridge, interested in redevelopment; area residents have “love-hate” relationship with canal, nervous about gentrification, like it as an icon, hate the smell Schools of killifish have been sited; along with occasional shore birds, crabs, and ducks Real estate agent says property values have risen more than 40% from 1994-1998 and is having no problem selling homes near the canal Flushing Tunnel project now to cost $10 million; DEP says will improve water quality for animal life, also will reduce stench because sewage will dissolve; others say canal must be completely dredged and sewer runoff dealt with Artist Dennis Lynch docks houseboat on the canal at Lefkowitz\'s property; Lefkowitz wants to open restaurant Film “Lavender Lake: Brooklyn\'s Gowanus Canal” written, directed produced by Carroll Gardens resident Allison Prete Flushing tunnel reactivated -MORE INFO- Scotto wants to move onto dredging and repairing the bulkheads Ninth street drawbridge reopened to traffic after 5 years of repairs ($35 million) Brooklyn Commons entertainment complex plan goes bust after three years of talk and planning and even after $3 million invested in site cleanup, but developer Bruce Ratner filed suit in federal court because said Postal Service was already negotiating with Forest City Ratner (with an option to buy the site) when made millennium deal, after 2 years of litigation, Millenium pulls out; Buddy Scotto very disappointed Forest City Ratner would be developing it for an Ikea; community groups like Community Consulting Services are opposed to the project because of traffic (adding on to that from Home Depot and Cotsco) also Care About the Slope is involved—developing vision for what they do want; also not sure if Forest City will honor the “good faith agreements” that were made with Millenium Partners; Forest City developed the multiplex on Court Street but is said to have worked with Brooklyn Heights Association Owen Foote, creek activist, canoes on the creek; concrete is the only active industry on the Creek Ratner cuts off negotiations with Ikea, in response partially to community upset and opposition—will talk to another potential tenant; Ben Meskin, president of Care About the Slope said it would still go forward with suit against Postal Service and Forest City saying that environmental review was inadequate $270,000 in capital improvements of plants, trees, shrubs from the NYC Parks Department Commissioner Henry Stern are installed in 4 sites on the canal Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Environmental Protection dedicate $5 million to do a feasibility study for environmental cleanup of the canal; Nydia Velasquez helped secure the money Buddy Scotto notes “so far, the long-term investment in the canal has been mostly unseen. Now, it\'s about ready to bloom. We already have a kayak club and a canoe club.” DEP upgrades equipment in the flushing tunnel (spending the equivalent of $500,000) Gowanus Canal CDC and Borough President Marty Markowitz receive $100,000 in state funds to identify locations for habitat restoration and repair of bulkheads Former post office (which once was a coal processing plant) site at 2nd Ave between 9th and 12th Streets being cleaned of environmental contaminants, including benzene; to be redeveloped by Forest City Ratner into a Lowes; Gowanus Canal CDC holds meeting to discuss the project at St. Mary\'s Star of the Sea Church “Gowanus Canal has attracted hodgepodge use by kayakers” Developers planning the first apartment building son the canal; filed requests to Board of Standards and Appeals to convert manufacturing buildings into rental apartments; GCCDC supports the conversion Owner of warehouse on the canal says “at least six to seven times a week someone rings my bell asking if there are apartments available” KeySpan makes Voluntary Cleanup Agreement with DEP to study contamination at their site at Smith and 5 th Streets (a former gas plant); GCCDC hopes the site will become affordable housing after it is cleaned up; current tenant Ferrara Brothers Building Materials hopes to remain COE and DEP Gowanus Canal and Bay Ecosystem Restoration study underway; team found snails, glass eels, and juvenile shrimp; mentions that oysters have been introduced, jellyfish, bluefish, cormorants, ducks, and egrets have been spotted Red Dive, an artist group, performs “Peripheral City: Rediscovering the Gowanus Canal” Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation students doing plans for the whole canal including vertical hydroponic farm and floating walkways; Buddy Scotto likes the ideas but doesn\'t know how to implement or finance them There are three new street-end parks on DeGraw and Douglass Streets “The Gowanus Canal Conference: Perspectives on Environmental Restoration” at Brooklyn College organized by GCCDC, Corps of Engineers, and funded by a grant from Con Edison, features 200 researchers, community leaders, elected officials and environmental advocates DEP finalizes plans for $40 million upgrade to the flushing tunnel, changing from a single to a triple propeller Urban Divers begins making dives in the Gowanus Canal, including in a celebration of National Estuaries Day; and they team up with biologist and neuroscientist to analyze the effect of chemical pollutants on bio organisms in the canal Hong and Li LLC secure permits for a five story hotel on Union Street between 3 rd and 4th Aves, near a stone crushing plant and a casket maker; Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation says this is encroaching on the 400 industrial firms in the area Gowanus Village development of 350 condominiums on three acres between Carroll and 3 rd Streets is advertised by Africa Israel Investments Ltd and Boymelgreen developers\' website (in the very preliminary stages); developers applied for DEC brownfield cleanup program, but the development would require a zoning change Alex Figliolia contacts Community Board 6 to find out about buying land behind his property and along the canal; triggering an investigation of the now-filled-in 1 st Street Turning Basin; both properties are purchased by Boymelgreen, which begins a debate over the history, ownership, and jurisdiction over the basin GCCDC presents comprehensive community plan addressing restoration, development of residential and mixed-use zones, and canal access rights at public meeting at Carroll School; plan requires developers to use green technologies and is “very ambitious”; Department of City Planning is exploring the approach Urban Divers and Gowanus Dredgers hold Fifth Annual Gowanus Spring Clean-Up A newspaper calls the canal “a blot on America\'s civilization”; barges used to boat through it to kill barnacles; For half a century was a “maritime superhighway for barges bearing coal, sand, oil, and brick" 26,000 passages on the canal in that year Shipping moves to New Jersey Verrazano Bridge built, goods can enter Brooklyn by truck Pollution and smell are so bad (hydrogen sulfide), that city at one point dumped in truckloads of chlorine to neutralize the smell; hydrogen sulfide is from sewage overflow, sediment sinks to bottom and decomposes and creates bubbles of the smell Gowanus Canal Community Development Corporation begins agitating for the Gowanus to continue for 25 years; VP Salvatore “Buddy” Scotto (also President of the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association and owner of Scotto Funeral Home) sees San Antonio\'s Riverwalk as its model Flushing tunnel stops working City dredges canal, extracting 2000 tons of contaminated mud Real estate investor David Lefkowitz buys ½ acre plot off Carroll Street bridge, interested in redevelopment; area residents have “love-hate” relationship with canal, nervous about gentrification, like it as an icon, hate the smell Schools of killifish have been sited; along with occasional shore birds, crabs, and ducks Real estate agent says property values have risen more than 40% from 1994-1998 and is having no problem selling homes near the canal Flushing Tunnel project now to cost $10 million; DEP says will improve water quality for animal life, also will reduce stench because sewage will dissolve; others say canal must be completely dredged and sewer runoff dealt with Artist Dennis Lynch docks houseboat on the canal at Lefkowitz\'s property; Lefkowitz wants to open restaurant Film “Lavender Lake: Brooklyn\'s Gowanus Canal” written, directed produced by Carroll Gardens resident Allison Prete Flushing tunnel reactivated -MORE INFO- Scotto wants to move onto dredging and repairing the bulkheads Ninth street drawbridge reopened to traffic after 5 years of repairs ($35 million) Brooklyn Commons entertainment complex plan goes bust after three years of talk and planning and even after $3 million invested in site cleanup, but developer Bruce Ratner filed suit in federal court because said Postal Service was already negotiating with Forest City Ratner (with an option to buy the site) when made millennium deal, after 2 years of litigation, Millenium pulls out; Buddy Scotto very disappointed Forest City Ratner would be developing it for an Ikea; community groups like Community Consulting Services are opposed to the project because of traffic (adding on to that from Home Depot and Cotsco) also Care About the Slope is involved—developing vision for what they do want; also not sure if Forest City will honor the “good faith agreements” that were made with Millenium Partners; Forest City developed the multiplex on Court Street but is said to have worked with Brooklyn Heights Association Owen Foote, creek activist, canoes on the creek; concrete is the only active industry on the Creek Ratner cuts off negotiations with Ikea, in response partially to community upset and opposition—will talk to another potential tenant; Ben Meskin, president of Care About the Slope said it would still go forward with suit against Postal Service and Forest City saying that environmental review was inadequate $270,000 in capital improvements of plants, trees, shrubs from the NYC Parks Department Commissioner Henry Stern are installed in 4 sites on the canal Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Environmental Protection dedicate $5 million to do a feasibility study for environmental cleanup of the canal; Nydia Velasquez helped secure the money Buddy Scotto notes “so far, the long-term investment in the canal has been mostly unseen. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1112, 1, '2009-05-03 08:44:21', '2009-05-03 14:44:21', 'Eco Brooklyn devotes itself to educating and helping the New York community build greener co-ops and Brownstones.\r\n\r\nWe offer green building services that run the whole gamut of greening a brownstone or co-op, from design to building. Our building techniques push the envelope of the best and most intelligent green building for Brooklyn and NY brownstones.\r\n\r\nWe have a Brooklyn Green Show House that highlights the best green practices for a Brooklyn brownstone.\r\n\r\nOur Brooklyn Green Building Education Program offers internships and certifications in green building and renovation of Brooklyn brownstones.\r\n\r\nRandom Images:\r\n[srandom=any,288,3,3,n,none,both]\r\n\r\nOur Affiliations:\r\n \r\n.\r\n.\r\n.\r\n.', 'Eco Brooklyn is a Forward Thinking Green Builder', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '8-revision-103', '', '', '2009-05-03 08:44:21', '2009-05-03 14:44:21', '', 8, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/8-revision-103/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1113, 1, '2009-05-03 09:17:01', '2009-05-03 15:17:01', 'Are you passionate about green building? Do you have building skills (metalwork, carpentry, electric, plumbing...)? Do you want to learn more in this area? Do you like to use unusual materials to build in innovative ways? Do you look at a product off the shelf and ask, "How can I built that myself better instead of buying it?"\r\n\r\nAre you driven by ideals that green building can improve the world? Do you have a burning desire to be part of that improvement?\r\n\r\nIf yes then maybe we have a job for you.\r\n\r\nWe are an innovative green building company in Brooklyn looking for green building talent. Gray water, salvaged, solar power, solar thermal, radiant floors, insulation, recycling, dumpster diving, green roof, deconstruction......these are some of our favorite things for green brownstones in Brooklyn.\r\n\r\nOur jobs are not like any other you\'ve worked on. We are pushing the envelope of green building with very exciting and good results. We\'re very idealistic in our views and apply them to action, both through lots of green building and an extensive education outreach program.\r\n\r\nAn example project is an entire gut of a brownstone. It is a large project involving seven levels from the radiant floor concrete slab to the solar PV covered pergola that sits over the green roof. We have\r\npartnerships with a couple non-profit training organizations that send us interns so it is part show house part school part home.\r\n\r\nWe are looking for passionate people to be part of a tight and long term team that is turning Brooklyn and NY into a city of green buildings. Please contact us if interested.', 'Seeking Green Builders', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'seeking-green-builders', '', '', '2009-05-03 09:17:01', '2009-05-03 15:17:01', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1113', 0, 'post', '', 1) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1114, 1, '2009-05-03 09:16:04', '2009-05-03 15:16:04', 'Are you passionate about green building? Do you have building skills (metalwork, carpentry, electric, plumbing...)? Do you want to learn more in this area? Do you like to use unusual materials to build in innovative ways? Do you look at a product off the shelf and ask, "How can I built that myself better instead of buying it?"\n\nAre you driven by ideals that green building can improve the world? Do you have a burning desire to be part of that improvement?\n\nIf yes then maybe we have a job for you. \n\nWe are an innovative green building company in Brooklyn looking for green building talent. Gray water, salvaged, solar power, solar thermal, radiant floors, insulation, recycling, dumpster diving, green roof, deconstruction......these are some of our favorite things for green brownstones in Brooklyn.\n\nOur jobs are not like any other you\'ve worked on. We are pushing the envelope of green building with very exciting and good results. We\'re very idealistic in our views and apply them to action, both through lots of green building and an extensive education outreach program.\n\nAn example project is an entire gut of a brownstone. It is a large project involving seven levels from the radiant floor concrete slab to the solar PV covered pergola that sits over the green roof. We have\npartnerships with a couple non-profit training organizations that send us interns so it is part show house part school part home.\n\nWe are looking for passionate people to be part of a tight and long term team. ', 'Seeking Green Builders', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1113-revision', '', '', '2009-05-03 09:16:04', '2009-05-03 15:16:04', '', 1113, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1113-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1115, 1, '2009-05-03 09:17:04', '2009-05-03 15:17:04', 'Are you passionate about green building? Do you have building skills (metalwork, carpentry, electric, plumbing...)? Do you want to learn more in this area? Do you like to use unusual materials to build in innovative ways? Do you look at a product off the shelf and ask, "How can I built that myself better instead of buying it?"\n\nAre you driven by ideals that green building can improve the world? Do you have a burning desire to be part of that improvement?\n\nIf yes then maybe we have a job for you.\n\nWe are an innovative green building company in Brooklyn looking for green building talent. Gray water, salvaged, solar power, solar thermal, radiant floors, insulation, recycling, dumpster diving, green roof, deconstruction......these are some of our favorite things for green brownstones in Brooklyn.\n\nOur jobs are not like any other you\'ve worked on. We are pushing the envelope of green building with very exciting and good results. We\'re very idealistic in our views and apply them to action, both through lots of green building and an extensive education outreach program.\n\nAn example project is an entire gut of a brownstone. It is a large project involving seven levels from the radiant floor concrete slab to the solar PV covered pergola that sits over the green roof. We have\npartnerships with a couple non-profit training organizations that send us interns so it is part show house part school part home.\n\nWe are looking for passionate people to be part of a tight and long term team that is turning Brooklyn and NY into a city of green buildings. Please contact us if interested.', 'Seeking Green Builders', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1113-autosave', '', '', '2009-05-03 09:17:04', '2009-05-03 15:17:04', '', 1113, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1113-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1116, 1, '2009-05-03 09:27:54', '2009-05-03 15:27:54', 'We are looking for a part time PR person to help our innovative green building company in Brooklyn. We are looking for somebody living locally with a passion for Brooklyn community, green building, the triple bottom line of People/Profit/Planet and who wants to become a PR specialist in this area.\r\n\r\nJob includes:\r\n- collecting and organizing a database of contacts (local and national green media, web sites, TV, film makers, industry pros, all newswires and local green businesses).\r\n- preparing various pitches and sending to media. Following up and making personal contact to make sure they got the pitch. Developing a relationship with the contacts to get placement.\r\n- preparing news releases and sending them out to newswires and other outlets.\r\n- finding relevant web sites to list the green building company or do link exchanges. \r\n\r\nPay is a base salary, free yoga at Area Yoga in Cobble Hill, and commission for media placement. This is a part time job.', 'Job Opening for PR Person Passionate about green', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'job-opening-pr-person-passionate', '', '', '2009-05-03 09:27:54', '2009-05-03 15:27:54', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1116', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1117, 1, '2009-05-03 09:27:01', '2009-05-03 15:27:01', 'We are looking for a part time PR person to help our innovative green building company in Brooklyn. We are looking for somebody living locally with a passion for Brooklyn community, green building, the triple bottom line of People/Profit/Planet and who wants to become a PR specialist in this area.\n\nJob includes:\n- collecting and organizing a database of contacts (local and national green media, web sites, TV, film makers, industry pros, all newswires and local green businesses).\n- preparing various pitches and sending to media. Following up and making personal contact to make sure they got the pitch. Developing a relationship with the contacts to get placement.\n- preparing news releases and sending them out to newswires and other outlets.\n- finding relevant web sites to list the green building company or do link exchanges. \n\nPay is ', 'Job Opening for PR Person Passionate about green', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1116-revision', '', '', '2009-05-03 09:27:01', '2009-05-03 15:27:01', '', 1116, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1116-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1118, 1, '2009-05-03 09:36:32', '2009-05-03 15:36:32', 'As an educational outreach green building company we are always combining education with real world green building jobs in Brooklyn. This means we have unpaid interns training on a job site that is making profit for the company.\r\n\r\nThis is a tricky situation. On one hand the interns have very little experience and need a lot of training. They can get in the way and even make costly mistakes. \r\n\r\nOn the other hand they are an unpaid helping hand that can be very useful when doing a big job.\r\n\r\nWe follow the following guidelines with interns on our job sites:\r\n1. The training is similar to that which would be given in a vocational school;\r\n2. The training is for the benefit of the trainee;\r\n3. The trainees do not displace regular employees, and work under close observation;\r\n4. The employer that provides the training derives no immediate advantage from the activities of the trainees and on occasion the employer’s operations may actually be impeded.\r\n\r\nThis assures we get a steady stream of eager interns because they know they will derive benefit from the job and not simply be free slaves. \r\n\r\nOur interest in interns is primarily as an outreach tool. It keeps us connected to potential future employees and the network of connections they may have. They usually come from a non-profit training organization who also has connections. And of course the bottom line is that it is important to educate and connect with the community and this is our way of doing that.', 'Our Intern Policy', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'intern-policy', '', '', '2009-05-03 09:36:32', '2009-05-03 15:36:32', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1118', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1119, 1, '2009-05-03 09:35:57', '2009-05-03 15:35:57', 'As an educational outreach green building company we are always combining education with real world green building jobs in Brooklyn. This means we have unpaid interns training on a job site that is making profit for the company.\n\nThis is a tricky situation. On one hand the interns have very little experience and need a lot of training. They can get in the way and even make costly mistakes. \n\nOn the other hand they are an unpaid helping hand that can be very useful when doing a big job.\n\nWe follow the following guidelines with interns on our job sites:\n1. The training is similar to that which would be given in a vocational school;\n2. The training is for the benefit of the trainee;\n3. The trainees do not displace regular employees, and work under close observation;\n4. The employer that provides the training derives no immediate advantage from the activities of the trainees and on occasion the employer’s operations may actually be impeded.\n\nThis assures we get a steady stream of eager interns because they know they will derive benefit from the job and not simply be free slaves. \n\nOur interest in interns is primarily as an outreach tool. It keeps us connected to potential future employees and the network of connections they may have. They usually come from a non-profit training organization who also has connections. And of course the bottom line is that it is important to educate the community and this is our way of doing that.', 'How To Treat Interns', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1118-revision', '', '', '2009-05-03 09:35:57', '2009-05-03 15:35:57', '', 1118, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1118-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1120, 1, '2009-05-03 09:45:03', '2009-05-03 15:45:03', 'I was recommended this web site by a friend of mine who thought they had commonalities with out company. The Common Fire Foundation has a lot of cool stuff going on. \r\n\r\nThey have a wonderful combination of idealism and high quality action. As you can see from their web site they are passionate about green building, not just energy efficiency, but the TRUE meaning of green building: that it is a lifestyle, a community, a people oriented, holistic process. \r\n\r\nIt is an understanding that the actual structure, the green building, is just the tool. The goal and result is what is important: the harmony and happiness of the People in the building.\r\n\r\nI recommend you check out their site and maybe pay them a visit in upstate NY. I think they have a good model for what we can do in Brooklyn. We would alter it considerably but their framework of what defines a green building and a green builder is a very good foundation to build from here in Brooklyn.', 'The Common Fire Foundation', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'common-fire-foundation', '', '', '2009-05-03 09:45:17', '2009-05-03 15:45:17', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1120', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1121, 1, '2009-05-03 09:44:07', '2009-05-03 15:44:07', 'I was recommended this web site by a friend of mine who thought they had commonalities with out company. The Common Fire Foundation has a lot of cool stuff going on. \n\nThey have a wonderful combination of idealism and high quality action. As you can see from their web site they are passionate about green building, not just energy efficiency, but the TRUE meaning of green building: that it is a lifestyle, a community, a people oriented, holistic process. \n\nIt is an understanding that the actual structure, the green building, is just the tool. The goal and result is what is important: the harmony and happiness of the People in the building.\n\nI recommend you check out their site and maybe pay them a visit in upstate NY.', 'The Common Fire Foundation', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1120-revision', '', '', '2009-05-03 09:44:07', '2009-05-03 15:44:07', '', 1120, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1120-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1122, 1, '2009-05-03 09:45:03', '2009-05-03 15:45:03', 'I was recommended this web site by a friend of mine who thought they had commonalities with out company. The Common Fire Foundation has a lot of cool stuff going on. \r\n\r\nThey have a wonderful combination of idealism and high quality action. As you can see from their web site they are passionate about green building, not just energy efficiency, but the TRUE meaning of green building: that it is a lifestyle, a community, a people oriented, holistic process. \r\n\r\nIt is an understanding that the actual structure, the green building, is just the tool. The goal and result is what is important: the harmony and happiness of the People in the building.\r\n\r\nI recommend you check out their site and maybe pay them a visit in upstate NY. I think they have a good model for what we can do in Brooklyn. We would alter it considerably but their framework of what defines a green building and a green builder is a very good foundation to build from here in Brooklyn.', 'The Common Fire Foundation', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1120-revision-2', '', '', '2009-05-03 09:45:03', '2009-05-03 15:45:03', '', 1120, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1120-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1124, 1, '2009-05-03 13:04:23', '2009-05-03 19:04:23', 'Eco Brooklyn greens co-ops, condominiums and brownstones in the New York area. We have a strong team of green professionals. We can design, build, expedite and give professional tax consulting for a green job. \r\n\r\nAll our professionals are experienced in green building. We work with an Engineer, Architect, Green Roof Expert, Solar Installer, High Efficiency Heating Installer, and an Accountant specially training in green tax preparation.\r\n\r\nThe following aspects are the foundation of any Eco Brooklyn green co-op, condo and brownstone:\r\n\r\ngray water recycling\r\nsolar hot water heating\r\nsolar photo voltaic electricity\r\nmassive amounts of insulation\r\ngreen roofs and yards\r\nsalvaged materials\r\nlocally built materials\r\nsound proofing\r\n\r\nGreen Architectural Design\r\nGreen Tax Preparation\r\nStructural Engineering for green roofs and salvaged lumber\r\n\r\nBelow is an outline for a full Brownstone gut and rebuild along green principles:\r\n\r\nThe planning stages of a full building greening are:\r\nIn this stage you explore the possibilities and narrow them down to one plan of action. Time frame two weeks to two months.\r\n\r\n1. Start bringing together building, design, expediting and financial team based on general ideas.\r\n2. Establish overall goals and life plans in relation to the building.\r\n3. Narrow down important features wanted for the building.\r\n4. Establish budget.\r\n5. Review possible tax credits and state or local financial incentives.\r\n6. Finalize team members.\r\n7. Create team plan within budget to accomplish goals.\r\n\r\nDesign Phase\r\nIn this stage you lay the groundwork for construction in terms of getting all paperwork and design plans made up. Time frame one month to three months.\r\n\r\n1. Begin design of space.\r\n2. Get design approved with DOB.\r\n3. Get all permits in place.\r\n4. Do needed surveys and site inspections.\r\n\r\nThe construction stages of a full building greening:\r\nIn this stage you actually start building. Time frame four months to one year.\r\n\r\nStage 1. Deconstruction\r\nThis would normally be called the demolition stage but green builders don\'t demolish anything. We deconstruct the parts for future use. The Eco Brooklyn green building process attempts to reuse as much of the existing building as possible, either as components for that building or for another building. \r\n\r\nStage 2. Rebuild the bones.\r\nUsing salvaged wood and metal we strengthen the walls and floors. We also strengthen the roof in anticipation of a green roof and solar panels.\r\n\r\nStage 3. Insane Insulation.\r\nUsing salvaged insulation we seal the exterior walls and roof with massive amounts of insulation and sealant. We also install super high efficiency fiberglass framed windows. Insulation along with other methods are also a large part of the soundproofing of the home.\r\n\r\nStage 4. Mechanics\r\nWe install high efficiency heating, plumbing and electric. We connect the solar hot water, solar PV and gray water systems.\r\n\r\nStage 5. Finnish Work.\r\nUsing non-chemical and locally built materials we paint the walls, install the bathrooms and kitchens, and redo the floors. We plant the roof.\r\n\r\nStage 6. We hand over the keys.\r\nThe home should now be useful for at least a couple generations. \r\n\r\nCost\r\nThe greening of a Brooklyn brownstone or co-op should not cost more than a normal renovation. We have been able to build at the same price or lower, although this can vary job to job depending on what we can salvage.\r\n\r\nGreening a building in New York and Brooklyn does encompass a different approach than normal building. \r\n\r\nThe first is the important consideration of tax incentives and incentives from local organizations. These rebates can be substancial. We work with a tax consultant experienced in this area to make sure all tax incentives are taken advantage of. \r\n\r\nA longer perspective does need to be taken, though, since this is the whole premise of Built It Forward thinking. What is the cost of a normal renovation over ten years when you include:\r\nutility bills\r\nbad workmanship\r\nimpact on the environment from waste and over consumption\r\nhealth impact on the inhabitants from toxins and bad ventilation\r\n\r\nA green brownstone, condominium or co-op is much, much cheaper when you include the overall costs over a 5-10 year period. When viewed over more than 10 years it makes absolutely no sense NOT to build green. When viewed over a 200 year period like we do, it would be suicidal not to build otherwise since we strongly believe that the current mode of building is not sustainable and needs to be changed immediately if we have any hope of living in a healthy world.\r\n\r\nA bit about our philosophy\r\n\r\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op and brownstone is built along the Build It Forward principle: that we are custodians of our buildings, that they were gifted to us by past generations, and that we will be gifting them to future generations.\r\n\r\nWith this in mind the Eco Brooklyn green building process respects what has been built by past builders and adds to it as a gift to the future. All building is done with a 200 year time frame in mind.\r\n\r\nSince we are forward thinking in the building process Eco Brooklyn green buildings are built in anticipation of rising fuel, material and water costs due to increased awareness of the true costs of those elements. Our building is geared towards conserving those resources through such things as energy efficiency and water conservation.\r\n\r\nWe are not concerned with brand names and when possible prefer to build products in house. Our focus is on building sustainably with affordability, quality, aesthetics and practicality in mind.\r\n\r\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op or brownstone is not like any other but if we have our way it will be the norm in 5-10 years. We\'ve been called nuts and we\'ve been called visionary but we just think our way is smart. \r\n\r\nOur clients are forward thinking people who see a strong connection between the renovation of their building and the rest of the world, both past and future. They realize that renovating their brownstone or co-op can impact either negatively or positively the world and they have the power to decide which.', 'Services', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '932-revision-7', '', '', '2009-05-03 13:04:23', '2009-05-03 19:04:23', '', 932, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/932-revision-7/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1123, 1, '2009-04-11 14:55:41', '2009-04-11 20:55:41', 'Eco Brooklyn greens co-ops and brownstones in the New York area. \r\n\r\nThe following aspects are the foundation of any Eco Brooklyn green co-op and brownstone:\r\n\r\ngray water recycling\r\nsolar hot water heating\r\nsolar photo voltaic electricity\r\nmassive amounts of insulation\r\ngreen roofs and yards\r\nsalvaged materials\r\nlocally built materials\r\nsound proofing\r\n\r\nThe stages of a full building greening:\r\n\r\nStage 1. Deconstruction\r\nThis would normally be called the demolition stage but green builders don\'t demolish anything. We deconstruct the parts for future use. The Eco Brooklyn green building process attempts to reuse as much of the existing building as possible, either as components for that building or for another building. \r\n\r\nStage 2. Rebuild the bones.\r\nUsing salvaged wood and metal we strengthen the walls and floors. We also strengthen the roof in anticipation of a green roof and solar panels.\r\n\r\nStage 3. Insane Insulation.\r\nUsing salvaged insulation we seal the exterior walls and roof with massive amounts of insulation and sealant. We also install super high efficiency fiberglass framed windows. Insulation along with other methods are also a large part of the soundproofing of the home.\r\n\r\nStage 4. Mechanics\r\nWe install high efficiency heating, plumbing and electric. We connect the solar hot water, solar PV and gray water systems.\r\n\r\nStage 5. Finnish Work.\r\nUsing non-chemical and locally built materials we paint the walls, install the bathrooms and kitchens, and redo the floors. We plant the roof.\r\n\r\nStage 6. We hand over the keys.\r\nThe home should now be useful for at least a couple generations. \r\n\r\nCost\r\nThe greening of a Brooklyn brownstone or co-op should not cost more than a normal renovation. We have been able to build at the same price or lower, although this can vary job to job depending on what we can salvage.\r\n\r\nA longer perspective does need to be taken, though, since this is the whole premise of Built It Forward thinking. What is the cost of a normal renovation over ten years when you include:\r\nutility bills\r\nbad workmanship\r\nimpact on the environment from waste and over consumption\r\nhealth impact on the inhabitants from toxins and bad ventilation\r\n\r\nA green brownstone or co-op is much, much cheaper when you include the overall costs over a 5-10 year period. When viewed over more than 10 years it makes absolutely no sense NOT to build green. When viewed over a 200 year period like we do, it would be suicidal not to build otherwise since we strongly believe that the current mode of building is not sustainable and needs to be changed immediately if we have any hope of living in a healthy world.\r\n\r\nA bit about our philosophy\r\n\r\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op and brownstone is built along the Build It Forward principle: that we are custodians of our buildings, that they were gifted to us by past generations, and that we will be gifting them to future generations.\r\n\r\nWith this in mind the Eco Brooklyn green building process respects what has been built by past builders and adds to it as a gift to the future. All building is done with a 200 year time frame in mind.\r\n\r\nSince we are forward thinking in the building process Eco Brooklyn green buildings are built in anticipation of rising fuel, material and water costs due to increased awareness of the true costs of those elements. Our building is geared towards conserving those resources through such things as energy efficiency and water conservation.\r\n\r\nWe are not concerned with brand names and when possible prefer to build products in house. Our focus is on building sustainably with affordability, quality, aesthetics and practicality in mind.\r\n\r\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op or brownstone is not like any other but if we have our way it will be the norm in 5-10 years. We\'ve been called nuts and we\'ve been called visionary but we just think our way is smart. \r\n\r\nOur clients are forward thinking people who see a strong connection between the renovation of their building and the rest of the world, both past and future. They realize that renovating their brownstone or co-op can impact either negatively or positively the world and they have the power to decide which.', 'Services', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '932-revision-6', '', '', '2009-04-11 14:55:41', '2009-04-11 20:55:41', '', 932, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/932-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1125, 1, '2009-05-03 13:06:22', '2009-05-03 19:06:22', 'Eco Brooklyn greens co-ops, condominiums and brownstones in the New York area. We have a strong team of green professionals. We can design, build, expedite and give professional tax consulting for a green job. \r\n\r\nWe work with an Engineer, Architect, Green Roof Expert, Solar Installer, High Efficiency Heating Installer, and an Accountant experienced in preparing taxes involving the many available rebates for green building.\r\n\r\nThe following aspects are the foundation of any Eco Brooklyn green co-op, condo and brownstone:\r\n\r\ngray water recycling\r\nsolar hot water heating\r\nsolar photo voltaic electricity\r\nmassive amounts of insulation\r\ngreen roofs and yards\r\nsalvaged materials\r\nlocally built materials\r\nsound proofing\r\n\r\nGreen Architectural Design\r\nGreen Tax Preparation\r\nStructural Engineering for green roofs and salvaged lumber\r\n\r\nBelow is an outline for a full Brownstone gut and rebuild along green principles:\r\n\r\nThe planning stages of a full building greening are:\r\nIn this stage you explore the possibilities and narrow them down to one plan of action. Time frame two weeks to two months.\r\n\r\n1. Start bringing together building, design, expediting and financial team based on general ideas.\r\n2. Establish overall goals and life plans in relation to the building.\r\n3. Narrow down important features wanted for the building.\r\n4. Establish budget.\r\n5. Review possible tax credits and state or local financial incentives.\r\n6. Finalize team members.\r\n7. Create team plan within budget to accomplish goals.\r\n\r\nDesign Phase\r\nIn this stage you lay the groundwork for construction in terms of getting all paperwork and design plans made up. Time frame one month to three months.\r\n\r\n1. Begin design of space.\r\n2. Get design approved with DOB.\r\n3. Get all permits in place.\r\n4. Do needed surveys and site inspections.\r\n\r\nThe construction stages of a full building greening:\r\nIn this stage you actually start building. Time frame four months to one year.\r\n\r\nStage 1. Deconstruction\r\nThis would normally be called the demolition stage but green builders don\'t demolish anything. We deconstruct the parts for future use. The Eco Brooklyn green building process attempts to reuse as much of the existing building as possible, either as components for that building or for another building. \r\n\r\nStage 2. Rebuild the bones.\r\nUsing salvaged wood and metal we strengthen the walls and floors. We also strengthen the roof in anticipation of a green roof and solar panels.\r\n\r\nStage 3. Insane Insulation.\r\nUsing salvaged insulation we seal the exterior walls and roof with massive amounts of insulation and sealant. We also install super high efficiency fiberglass framed windows. Insulation along with other methods are also a large part of the soundproofing of the home.\r\n\r\nStage 4. Mechanics\r\nWe install high efficiency heating, plumbing and electric. We connect the solar hot water, solar PV and gray water systems.\r\n\r\nStage 5. Finnish Work.\r\nUsing non-chemical and locally built materials we paint the walls, install the bathrooms and kitchens, and redo the floors. We plant the roof.\r\n\r\nStage 6. We hand over the keys.\r\nThe home should now be useful for at least a couple generations. \r\n\r\nCost\r\nThe greening of a Brooklyn brownstone or co-op should not cost more than a normal renovation. We have been able to build at the same price or lower, although this can vary job to job depending on what we can salvage.\r\n\r\nGreening a building in New York and Brooklyn does encompass a different approach than normal building. \r\n\r\nThe first is the important consideration of tax incentives and incentives from local organizations. These rebates can be substancial. We work with a tax consultant experienced in this area to make sure all tax incentives are taken advantage of. \r\n\r\nA longer perspective does need to be taken, though, since this is the whole premise of Built It Forward thinking. What is the cost of a normal renovation over ten years when you include:\r\nutility bills\r\nbad workmanship\r\nimpact on the environment from waste and over consumption\r\nhealth impact on the inhabitants from toxins and bad ventilation\r\n\r\nA green brownstone, condominium or co-op is much, much cheaper when you include the overall costs over a 5-10 year period. When viewed over more than 10 years it makes absolutely no sense NOT to build green. When viewed over a 200 year period like we do, it would be suicidal not to build otherwise since we strongly believe that the current mode of building is not sustainable and needs to be changed immediately if we have any hope of living in a healthy world.\r\n\r\nA bit about our philosophy\r\n\r\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op and brownstone is built along the Build It Forward principle: that we are custodians of our buildings, that they were gifted to us by past generations, and that we will be gifting them to future generations.\r\n\r\nWith this in mind the Eco Brooklyn green building process respects what has been built by past builders and adds to it as a gift to the future. All building is done with a 200 year time frame in mind.\r\n\r\nSince we are forward thinking in the building process Eco Brooklyn green buildings are built in anticipation of rising fuel, material and water costs due to increased awareness of the true costs of those elements. Our building is geared towards conserving those resources through such things as energy efficiency and water conservation.\r\n\r\nWe are not concerned with brand names and when possible prefer to build products in house. Our focus is on building sustainably with affordability, quality, aesthetics and practicality in mind.\r\n\r\nThe Eco Brooklyn green co-op or brownstone is not like any other but if we have our way it will be the norm in 5-10 years. We\'ve been called nuts and we\'ve been called visionary but we just think our way is smart. \r\n\r\nOur clients are forward thinking people who see a strong connection between the renovation of their building and the rest of the world, both past and future. They realize that renovating their brownstone or co-op can impact either negatively or positively the world and they have the power to decide which.', 'Services', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '932-revision-8', '', '', '2009-05-03 13:06:22', '2009-05-03 19:06:22', '', 932, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/932-revision-8/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1126, 1, '2009-05-03 13:18:38', '2009-05-03 19:18:38', 'As a green contractor in Brooklyn we need to be very aware of current tax rebates and incentives since it has an impact on the cost of any job. And the rebates are constantly changing. To stay on top of them we work closely with Steve Goldberg, a Tax Consultant who specializes in this area.\r\n\r\nSteve is an attorney with experience in all forms of real estate transactions. His specialty is real estate tax strategies and tax returns with a strong emphasis on green related real estate tax options.\r\n\r\nSteve can be reached at 646 932 4231 in New York if you have any green building tax questions. If you do a job with Eco Brooklyn Steve is part of the team to make sure that all tax deductions are considered.', 'Green Tax Accountant', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'green-tax-accountant', '', '', '2009-05-03 13:18:38', '2009-05-03 19:18:38', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1126', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1127, 1, '2009-05-03 13:18:33', '2009-05-03 19:18:33', 'As a green contractor in Brooklyn we need to be very aware of current tax rebates and incentives since it has an impact on the cost of any job. And the rebates are constantly changing. To stay on top of them we work closely with Steve Goldberg, a Tax Consultant who specializes in this area.\n\nSteve is an attorney with experience in all forms of real estate transactions. His specialty is real estate tax strategies and tax returns with a strong emphasis on green related real estate tax options.\n\nSteve can be reached at 646 932 4231 in New York if you have any green building tax questions. If you do a job with Eco Brooklyn Steve is part of the team to make sure that all tax deductions are considered.', 'Green Tax Accountant', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1126-revision', '', '', '2009-05-03 13:18:33', '2009-05-03 19:18:33', '', 1126, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1126-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1131, 1, '2009-05-04 13:05:47', '2009-05-04 19:05:47', 'Here is a copy of the code relating to gray water systems in New York and Brooklyn. It lays it out pretty clearly. Our green show house has a gray water system and we offer it to anyone wanting to green their brownstone. \r\n\r\nGray water systems are a crucial part of any green renovation. One of the issues we have had is getting it by the DOB. Installing it without them knowing is one thing but really not great. Having them get used to gray water systems and letting it pass without any jumping through hoops is the goal.\r\n\r\nWe want every brownstone in Brooklyn to have a gray water system. It makes a lot of sense on so many level.\r\n\r\nSo this code is a great thing to have when the Plumbing inspector comes knocking.\r\n\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1133, 1, '2009-05-04 13:03:52', '2009-05-04 19:03:52', 'Here is a copy of the code relating to gray water systems in New York and Brooklyn. It lays it out pretty clearly. Our green show house has a gray water system and we offer it to anyone wanting to green their brownstone. \n\nGray water systems are a crucial part of any green renovation. One of the issues we have had is getting it by the DOB. Installing it without them knowing is one thing but really not great. Having them get used to gray water systems and letting it pass without any jumping through hoops is the goal.\n\nWe want every brownstone in Brooklyn to have a gray water system. It makes a lot of sense on so many level.\n\nSo this code is a great thing to have when the Plumbing inspector comes knocking.', 'Gray Water System In New York', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1131-revision', '', '', '2009-05-04 13:03:52', '2009-05-04 19:03:52', '', 1131, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1131-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1134, 1, '2009-05-04 13:14:26', '2009-05-04 19:14:26', 'The Northeast Sun Magazine is put out by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association twice a year.\r\n\r\nIt 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 what is happening in this geographical area.\r\n\r\nI like the magazine because they published Henry Gifford\'s article that shows in very clear terms how LEED building\'s have terrible energy efficiency. Henry is a local NY boiler person who really knows his stuff and one of the few people criticizing LEED, which has an army of companies rooting for their success so they can say, "Buy our products, it\'ll get you LEED points".\r\n\r\nEven if you aren\'t going for LEED the companies are hoping you\'ll say, "If LEED says its good then I should buy it. It is a self fulfilling cycle.\r\n\r\nThe truth is that Henry\'s research clearly shows LEED buildings are a joke in terms of energy efficiency. And the reaction by LEED officials has been to completely deny his claims, a dubius act at best.', 'Northeast Sun Magazine', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'northeast-sun-magazine', '', '', '2009-05-04 13:22:54', '2009-05-04 19:22:54', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1134', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1136, 1, '2009-05-04 13:22:32', '2009-05-04 19:22:32', 'The Northeast Sun Magazine is put out by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association twice a year.\n\nIt 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 what is happening in this geographical area.\n\nI like the magazine because they published Henry Gifford\'s article that shows in very clear terms how LEED building\'s have terrible energy efficiency. Henry is a local NY boiler person who really knows his stuff and one of the few people criticizing LEED, which has an army of companies rooting for their success so they can say, "Buy our products, it\'ll get you LEED points".\n\nEven if you aren\'t going for LEED the companies are hoping you\'ll say, "If LEED says its good then I should buy it. It is a \n\nThe truth is that Henry\'s research clearly shows LEED buildings are a joke in terms of energy efficiency. And the reaction by LEED officials has been to completely deny his claims, a dubius act at best.', 'Northeast Sun Magazine', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1134-autosave', '', '', '2009-05-04 13:22:32', '2009-05-04 19:22:32', '', 1134, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1134-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1137, 1, '2009-05-04 13:14:26', '2009-05-04 19:14:26', 'The Northeast Sun Magazine is put out by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association twice a year.\r\n\r\nIt 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 what is happening in this geographical area.\r\n\r\nI like the magazine because they published Henry Gifford\'s article that shows in very clear terms how LEED building\'s have terrible energy efficiency. Henry is a local NY boiler person who really knows his stuff and one of the few people criticizing LEED, which seems to have an army of PR people to keep their image peachy cleam.\r\n\r\nThe truth is that Henry\'s research clearly shows LEED buildings are a joke in terms of energy efficiency. And the reaction by LEED officials has been to completely deny his claims, a dubius act at best.', 'Northeast Sun Magazine', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1134-revision-2', '', '', '2009-05-04 13:14:26', '2009-05-04 19:14:26', '', 1134, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1134-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1145, 1, '2009-05-04 18:20:40', '2009-05-05 00:20:40', 'Here is a great clip. The message I got from it is that you can influence your environment through what emanates from within you. And it can be incredibly fun. We\'re seeing this a lot with the work we are doing in green building here in Brooklyn. Green building is like laughter. \r\n\r\nLaughter has been scientifically proven to change your body chemistry. And green building does the same in similar ways.\r\n\r\nIt may seem like a strange comparison but we\'ve seen how a green building can actually change the chemistry of the people in it. The building revitalizes instead of drains: Better light, less chemical stressors, more soothing materials, better air quality - all this drastically improves people\'s mind and body.\r\n\r\nAnd this has a ripple effect. The people leave the building in a better state and interact with others in the community in a better way. \r\n\r\nThis understanding of how the physical properties of a green building directly improves the interactions of the community is so incredibly important. The clip below shows the same ripple effect but with laughter. It is also an inspiring example of how our being can effect others in a positive way.\r\n\r\n', 'We Can Influence the World', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1143-revision-2', '', '', '2009-05-04 18:20:40', '2009-05-05 00:20:40', '', 1143, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1143-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1148, 1, '2009-05-06 08:40:34', '2009-05-06 14:40:34', 'FYI Sign Up Now.\r\n\r\nGreen Buildings Open House on May 9th\r\n\r\nGreetings!\r\n\r\nHello NESEA members! Bring a friend and join us for our Spring Open House Tour.\r\n\r\nGreenHomeNYC has moved our Open House from October to May. For the next 8 hours buy one registration at full price ($25) and get up to four registrations for the same tour at a discount ($15) Sign up here! and enter coupon code: Recession Special\r\n\r\nGet inside hard to see buildings and talk to the people who created and maintain them. Join bus tours of Brooklyn or the Bronx Bus or ride along on the Brooklyn Bike Tour. All tours include a delicious lunch and the Bronx bus tour has a convenient pick up and drop off location in Manhattan this year!\r\n\r\nRegister for a tour:\r\nTour #1: Brooklyn Bicycle Tour\r\nEco Brooklyn Show House - 22 2nd Street, Brooklyn\r\nPoly Prep Lower School - 50 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn\r\nGreen on Dean - 357 Dean Street, Brooklyn\r\n3rd and Bond - 111 3rd Street, Brooklyn\r\n\r\nTour #2: Brooklyn Bus Tour\r\nAtlantic Terrace - 669 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn\r\n439 Metropolitan Ave - 429 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn\r\nQueen\'s Botanical Gardens Visitor Center - 43-50 Main Street, Queens\r\nSterling Green - 580 Sterling Place, Brooklyn\r\n\r\nTour #3: Bronx Bus Tour\r\nEl Jardin - 754 Melrose Ave, The Bronx\r\nRebuilder\'s Source - 461 Timpson Place, The Bronx\r\nGlobus Cork - 741 E. 136th Street, The Bronx\r\nGreen Decatur - 2668 Decatur Ave, The Bronx\r\nBronx Library Center - 310 East Kingsbridge Road, The Bronx\r\n\r\nGreenHomeNYC continues to pursue its mission of facilitating the adoption of sustainable building methods and materials with three tours of Green buildings on May 9th. You\'ll learn valuable ways to go green by observing examples of: energy-saving solutions photovoltaic and solar hot water technology and integration water-saving fixtures and appliances green roofs solar heating ("passive solar") techniques allergy/asthma-sensitive building materials various of green materials including paints, insulation, carpeting, renewably- harvested wood products, reclaimed and recycled materials Tours are only $25 per person, register here and enter the code Recession Special if you bring a friend.\r\n\r\nContact Information\r\nemail: info@greenhomenyc.org\r\nweb: http://www.greenhomenyc.org\r\n\r\n', 'upcoming Green House Tour in Brooklyn', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'upcoming-green-house-tour-brooklyn', '', '', '2009-05-06 08:40:34', '2009-05-06 14:40:34', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1148', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1150, 1, '2009-05-06 18:58:51', '2009-05-07 00:58:51', 'Your Green Home, A Guide to Planning a Healthy Envrironmentally Friendly New Home, by Alex Wilson, is a great intro to green building. \r\n\r\nI 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.\r\n\r\nAlex Wilson is a long time green writer and has been involved in many green organizations over the years. He is currently the Executive Editor of BuildingGreen.com, one of the best green building web sites out there. \r\n\r\nHis combination of good writing skills and extensive green building experience makes for a great green building writer. \r\n\r\nThe book is very well laid out from green building history and philosophy to the details of how to build a green home. The book won\'t show you how to actually build the home but it will explain the many considerations you need to think about during the construction of a green home.\r\n\r\nThe chapters in the book cover the following:\r\n\r\n * Finding the right designer and builder\r\n * Deciding where to build\r\n * Understanding building systems\r\n * Energy-efficient building design\r\n * Renewable energy systems\r\n * Selection of products and materials\r\n * Indoor environmental quality\r\n * Water efficiency\r\n * Reducing construction waste\r\n * Environmental landscaping and plantings\r\n * Costs of green building\r\n * Living in a green home\r\n\r\nThe book is mostly for detached homes, which he correctly points out isn\'t as green as an attached one, but his target audience is mainstream beginner greenies.\r\n\r\nThis isn\'t to say the book is boring for green professionals. Alex is very good at explaining things simply while keeping it meaty. After reading this book a green pro will have a much better holistic idea of green. Alex basically fills in all the gaps of basic green construction and because we all evolve differently we all have gaps.\r\n\r\nAnother good thing about the book for green pros is that you\'ll get good tools for explaining green to others. Lets face it, who hasn\'t drawn a blank when somebody puts you on the spot and says, "So what is green building?"\r\n\r\nIs it a laundry list of things like solar, gray water, recycled materials, insulation? Is it a social philosophy of making the world better? Is it the opposite of non-green building? Is it anti-consumerism? Is it buying only green products? Is is LEED certification (no)? Is it all of the above equally or are some more important?\r\n\r\nAlex gives a good framework for all this stuff and helps organize it.\r\n\r\nThe tenets in the book can easily be applied to Brooklyn brownstones. It could even be applied to a New York apartment. This is one of the great aspects of the book: it is holistic and inclusive while still staying focused. That is the real genius of green building after all.\r\n\r\n', 'Your Green Home Book, By Alex Wilson', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'green-home-book-alex-wilson', '', '', '2009-05-06 18:58:51', '2009-05-07 00:58:51', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1150', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1151, 1, '2009-05-06 18:57:51', '2009-05-07 00:57:51', 'Your Green Home, A Guide to Planning a Healthy Envrironmentally Friendly New Home, by Alex Wilson, is a great intro to green building. \n\nI 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.\n\nAlex Wilson is a long time green writer and has been involved in many green organizations over the years. He is currently the Executive Editor of BuildingGreen.com, one of the best green building web sites out there. \n\nHis combination of good writing skills and extensive green building experience makes for a great green building writer. \n\nThe book is very well laid out from green building history and philosophy to the details of how to build a green home. The book won\'t show you how to actually build the home but it will explain the many considerations you need to think about during the construction of a green home.\n\nThe chapters in the book cover the following:\n\n * Finding the right designer and builder\n * Deciding where to build\n * Understanding building systems\n * Energy-efficient building design\n * Renewable energy systems\n * Selection of products and materials\n * Indoor environmental quality\n * Water efficiency\n * Reducing construction waste\n * Environmental landscaping and plantings\n * Costs of green building\n * Living in a green home\n\nThe book is mostly for detached homes, which he correctly points out isn\'t as green as an attached one, but his target audience is mainstream beginner greenies.\n\nThis isn\'t to say the book is boring for green professionals. Alex is very good at explaining things simply while keeping it meaty. After reading this book a green pro will have a much better holistic idea of green. Alex basically fills in all the gaps of basic green construction and because we all evolve differently we all have gaps.\n\nAnother good thing about the book for green pros is that you\'ll get good tools for explaining green to others. Lets face it, who hasn\'t drawn a blank when somebody puts you on the spot and says, "So what is green building?"\n\nIs it a laundry list of things like solar, gray water, recycled materials, insulation? Is it a social philosophy of making the world better? Is it the opposite of non-green building? Is it anti-consumerism? Is it buying only green products? Is is LEED certification (no)? Is it all of the above equally or are some more important?\n\nAlex gives a good framework for all this stuff and helps organize it.\n\nThe tenets in the book can easily be applied to Brooklyn brownstones. It could even be applied to a New York apartment. This is one of the great aspects of the book: it is holi\n\n', 'Your Green Home Book, By Alex Wilson', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1150-revision', '', '', '2009-05-06 18:57:51', '2009-05-07 00:57:51', '', 1150, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1150-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1152, 1, '2009-05-06 18:58:51', '2009-05-07 00:58:51', 'Your Green Home, A Guide to Planning a Healthy Envrironmentally Friendly New Home, by Alex Wilson, is a great intro to green building. \n\nI 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.\n\nAlex Wilson is a long time green writer and has been involved in many green organizations over the years. He is currently the Executive Editor of BuildingGreen.com, one of the best green building web sites out there. \n\nHis combination of good writing skills and extensive green building experience makes for a great green building writer. \n\nThe book is very well laid out from green building history and philosophy to the details of how to build a green home. The book won\'t show you how to actually build the home but it will explain the many considerations you need to think about during the construction of a green home.\n\nThe chapters in the book cover the following:\n\n * Finding the right designer and builder\n * Deciding where to build\n * Understanding building systems\n * Energy-efficient building design\n * Renewable energy systems\n * Selection of products and materials\n * Indoor environmental quality\n * Water efficiency\n * Reducing construction waste\n * Environmental landscaping and plantings\n * Costs of green building\n * Living in a green home\n\nThe book is mostly for detached homes, which he correctly points out isn\'t as green as an attached one, but his target audience is mainstream beginner greenies.\n\nThis isn\'t to say the book is boring for green professionals. Alex is very good at explaining things simply while keeping it meaty. After reading this book a green pro will have a much better holistic idea of green. Alex basically fills in all the gaps of basic green construction and because we all evolve differently we all have gaps.\n\nAnother good thing about the book for green pros is that you\'ll get good tools for explaining green to others. Lets face it, who hasn\'t drawn a blank when somebody puts you on the spot and says, "So what is green building?"\n\nIs it a laundry list of things like solar, gray water, recycled materials, insulation? Is it a social philosophy of making the world better? Is it the opposite of non-green building? Is it anti-consumerism? Is it buying only green products? Is is LEED certification (no)? Is it all of the above equally or are some more important?\n\nAlex gives a good framework for all this stuff and helps organize it.\n\nThe tenets in the book can easily be applied to Brooklyn brownstones. It could even be applied to a New York apartment. This is one of the great aspects of the book: it is holistic and inclusive while still staying focused. That is the real genius of green building after all.\n\n', 'Your Green Home Book, By Alex Wilson', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1150-autosave', '', '', '2009-05-06 18:58:51', '2009-05-07 00:58:51', '', 1150, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1150-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1154, 1, '2009-05-04 17:22:44', '2009-05-04 23:22:44', 'As well as being a Brooklyn green contractor, Eco Brooklyn has an educational outreach program offering the New York community internships and certification in the best green building practices for brownstones and townhouses in the Brooklyn and NY area. \r\n\r\nInstitutional Training\r\nWe ally ourselves with local schools to help increase students\' exposure to green building techniques. We welcome any interested institution to contact us.\r\n\r\nOne current program is with the International Center for the Disabled. Students train with us in real world green building environments to gain experience. Graduating students receive an Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate.\r\n\r\nIndividual Training\r\nWe welcome individuals looking to increase their green building experience.\r\n\r\nOur training program for individuals is a 40 hour internship in our green show house. The time investment can be over one week or spread out once a week over a month. Trainees get a crash course intro to hands on green building and an Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate upon completion. \r\n\r\nDon\'t expect to stand around because us green builders like to sweat while we learn. Recommended reading is "Your Green Home". There is no fee for the training. We simply ask you help where you can. Building experience is a plus and a passion for green building is a must. \r\n\r\nEnglish Classes\r\nWe offer English classes to our employees who don\'t have it as a primary language. It is part of our commitment to education and our desire to integrate green building with the rest of our lives.\r\n\r\n\r\nAbove: Giving instructions on how a high efficiency boiler works in the Brooklyn Green Show House.\r\n', 'Outreach', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '936-revision-7', '', '', '2009-05-04 17:22:44', '2009-05-04 23:22:44', '', 936, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/936-revision-7/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1155, 1, '2009-05-07 07:37:19', '2009-05-07 13:37:19', 'As well as being a Brooklyn green contractor, Eco Brooklyn has an educational outreach program offering the New York community internships and certification in the best green building practices for brownstones and townhouses in the Brooklyn and NY area. \r\n\r\nInstitutional Training\r\nWe ally ourselves with local schools to help increase students\' exposure to green building techniques. We welcome any interested institution to contact us.\r\n\r\nOne current program is with the International Center for the Disabled. Students train with us in real world green building environments to gain experience. Graduating students receive an Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate.\r\n\r\nIndividual Training\r\nWe welcome individuals looking to increase their green building experience.\r\n\r\nOur training program for individuals is a 40 hour internship in our green show house. The time investment can be over one week or spread out once a week over a month. Trainees get a crash course intro to hands on green building and an Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate upon completion. \r\n\r\nDon\'t expect to stand around because us green builders like to sweat while we learn. Recommended reading is "Your Green Home". There is no fee for the training. We simply ask you help where you can. Building experience is a plus and a passion for green building is a must. \r\n\r\nWhat is the Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate?\r\nGreen building is not about certificates. Some of the best green builders can barely read. Green building is an attitude and work ethic. But people need some way of quantifying your "level" of green building experience, for example during a job interview. \r\n\r\nSo we gave our internship program a name: The Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate. The real value is what you make out of it. For example there are tens of thousands of people who are LEED Accredited Proffessionals. They did the course to get the accreditation, not because they are green in any true way.\r\n\r\nWe suggest you take the internship if you really want to learn about green building. If you throw yourself in and become passionate about green building that is all the certification you will need. People can see that passion in a second. What\'s on your resume gets you in the door, whats your passion gets you the job.\r\n\r\n\r\nEnglish Classes\r\nWe offer English classes to our employees who don\'t have it as a primary language. It is part of our commitment to education and our desire to integrate green building with the rest of our lives.\r\n\r\n\r\nAbove: Giving instructions on how a high efficiency boiler works in the Brooklyn Green Show House.\r\n', 'Outreach', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '936-revision-8', '', '', '2009-05-07 07:37:19', '2009-05-07 13:37:19', '', 936, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/936-revision-8/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1156, 1, '2009-05-07 07:44:37', '2009-05-07 13:44:37', 'As well as being a Brooklyn green contractor, Eco Brooklyn has an educational outreach program offering the New York community internships and certification in the best green building practices for brownstones and townhouses in the Brooklyn and NY area. \r\n\r\nInstitutional Training\r\nWe ally ourselves with local schools to help increase students\' exposure to green building techniques. We welcome any interested institution to contact us.\r\n\r\nOne current program is with the International Center for the Disabled. Students train with us in real world green building environments to gain experience. Graduating students receive an Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate.\r\n\r\nIndividual Training\r\nWe welcome individuals looking to increase their green building experience.\r\n\r\nOur training program for individuals is a 40 hour internship in our green show house. The time investment can be over one week or spread out once a week over a month. Trainees get a crash course intro to hands on green building and an Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate upon completion. \r\n\r\nDon\'t expect to stand around because us green builders like to sweat while we learn. Recommended reading is "Your Green Home". There is no fee for the training. We simply ask you help where you can. Building experience is a plus and a passion for green building is a must. \r\n\r\nWhat is the Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate?\r\nGreen building is not about certificates. Green building is an attitude and work ethic. But people need some way of quantifying your "level" of green building experience, for example during a job interview. \r\n\r\nSo we gave our internship program a name: The Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate. The real value is what you make out of it. For example there are tens of thousands of people who are LEED Accredited Professionals who don\'t do anything with it. They did the course to beef up their resume, not because they are green in any true way.\r\n\r\nWe suggest you take the internship if you really want to learn about green building. If you throw yourself in and become passionate about green building that is all the certification you will need. People can see that passion in a second. What\'s on your resume gets you in the door but nothing else. Your passion gets you the job. And that can\'t be faked.\r\n\r\n\r\nEnglish Classes\r\nWe offer English classes to our employees who don\'t have it as a primary language. It is part of our commitment to education and our desire to integrate green building with the rest of our lives.\r\n\r\n\r\nAbove: Giving instructions on how a high efficiency boiler works in the Brooklyn Green Show House.\r\n', 'Outreach', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '936-revision-9', '', '', '2009-05-07 07:44:37', '2009-05-07 13:44:37', '', 936, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/936-revision-9/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1157, 1, '2009-05-10 10:45:24', '2009-05-10 16:45:24', 'Quote of the day:\r\n\r\nThe optimist thinks, "The glass is half full."\r\nThe pessimist thinks, "The glass is half empty."\r\nThe green builder thinks, "That glass is twice as big as it needs to be."', 'Glass With Water', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'glass-water', '', '', '2009-05-10 10:45:24', '2009-05-10 16:45:24', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1157', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1158, 1, '2009-05-10 10:45:14', '2009-05-10 16:45:14', 'Quote of the day:\n\nThe optimist thinks, "The glass is half full."\nThe pessimist thinks, "The glass is half empty."\nThe green builder thinks, "That glass is twice as big as it needs to be."', 'Glass With Water', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1157-revision', '', '', '2009-05-10 10:45:14', '2009-05-10 16:45:14', '', 1157, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1157-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1159, 1, '2009-05-10 13:15:42', '2009-05-10 19:15:42', 'When I coined the concept of Built It Forward I knew what it meant but that didn\'t mean I knew how to accurately describe it to others. Today I was describing it and came across a good way:\r\n\r\nWhen you build it forward you are giving more to the world than what you are taking from it.\r\n\r\nThis would mean that it creates more resources than depletes resources from the world. It creates more community. It facilitates more nature. It gives a better living space for people.\r\n\r\nA normal builder might be able to do one or two of these things. For example they might be able to build a great home but at the expense of what resources? The builder almost always depletes more in terms of materials, nature etc than what they give back with the building.\r\n\r\nA green builder can build it forward and add to the world on all levels. This is not a small feat but it can be done. The holistic vision of a green builder can see the house from many levels and make sure that the building is giving back on all of them.\r\n\r\nThe green builder manages resources so that "old" and "wasted" materials are reused. This does two things: it means no new resources are used AND it means the world is a cleaner place since less goes to the landfill. This is a classic example of building it forward.\r\n\r\nAnother key point of Built It Forward is that the building is built with the future tenants in mind, no mater how many hundreds of years that is in the future. This means a green builder is investing more (on many levels) than what a normal builder would deem necessary.\r\n\r\nThe green builder can justify this because they understand that this investment will benefit them too. A normal builder does not have that kind of vision.', 'Build It Forward Further Defined', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'build-defined-3', '', '', '2009-05-10 13:15:42', '2009-05-10 19:15:42', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1159', 0, 'post', '', 1) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1160, 1, '2009-05-10 13:15:12', '2009-05-10 19:15:12', 'When I coined the concept of Built It Forward I knew what it meant but that didn\'t mean I knew how to accurately describe it to others. Today I was describing it and came across a good way:\n\nWhen you build it forward you are giving more to the world than what you are taking from it.\n\nThis would mean that it creates more resources than depletes resources from the world. It creates more community. It facilitates more nature. It gives a better living space for people.\n\nA normal builder might be able to do one or two of these things. For example they might be able to build a great home but at the expense of what resources? The builder almost always depletes more in terms of materials, nature etc than what they give back with the building.\n\nA green builder can build it forward and add to the world on all levels. This is not a small feat but it can be done. The holistic vision of a green builder can see the house from many levels and make sure that the building is giving back on all of them.\n\nThe green builder manages resources so that "old" and "wasted" materials are reused. This does two things: it means no new resources are used AND it means the world is a cleaner place since less goes to the landfill. This is a classic example of building it forward.\n\nAnother key point of Built It Forward is that the building is built with the future tenants in mind, no mater how many hundreds of years that is in the future. This means a green builder is investing more (on many levels) than what a normal builder would deem necessary.\n\nThe green builder can justify this because they understand that this investment ', 'Build It Forward Further Defined', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1159-revision', '', '', '2009-05-10 13:15:12', '2009-05-10 19:15:12', '', 1159, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1159-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1161, 1, '2009-05-11 13:00:55', '2009-05-11 19:00:55', 'The concept of "Conservation and Efficiency Before Renewables" is an important green building practice.\r\n\r\nLets break it down.\r\n\r\nConservation\r\nThe greenest building is to NOT build in the first place. In any green building it is important to constantly ask, "Is this building step necessary? Do we really need to buy this product? Does it really require is to do that? Can we not do it? What previous step make it so that we had to do this next step and can we eliminate both steps...?"\r\n\r\nIn terms of Brooklyn brownstones, the first green question is, does the brownstone need to be gutted or simply spruced up? There is not right answer but gutting always consumes more.\r\n\r\nAnd if you have to build then the next question is, "How can we use as little materials as possible? How can we build for maximum building life so we don\'t have to build again for a very long time (100 years min for a Brooklyn Brownstone)..."\r\n\r\nEfficiency \r\nThis applies to energy efficiency. How can you make the existing structure are efficient as possible? Fill holes, file holes and then fill holes. Use spray foam, tape, insulation, caulk, molding, splashing, paint, goop, bubble gum and spit to fill absolutely every hole in the building envelope.\r\n\r\nInsulate the hell out of the house. Insulate like you are obsessive compulsive. Insulation is cheap. A couple years of energy bills are not.\r\n\r\nMake sure all your toilets and faucets are water smart and low flow.\r\n\r\nThen attack the larger things: get energy efficient appliances and heating. Get low E triple pane gas filled windows. Become more intelligent with how you use water, heat, cooling and electricity.\r\n\r\nRenewables\r\nOnce you have done all the above THEN, and only then, can you start thinking about renewables, i.e. solar PV, solar hot water, wind, water turbnines etc. \r\n\r\n===========\r\n\r\nThe basic idea is LOWER YOUR ENERGY USAGE THEN MAKE YOUR ENERGY SUPPLY GREEN. NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.', 'Conservation and Efficiency Before Renewables', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'conservation-efficiency-renewables', '', '', '2009-05-11 13:00:55', '2009-05-11 19:00:55', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1161', 0, 'post', '', 1) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1162, 1, '2009-05-11 13:00:52', '2009-05-11 19:00:52', 'The concept of "Conservation and Efficiency Before Renewables" is an important green building practice.\n\nLets break it down.\n\nConservation\nThe greenest building is to NOT build in the first place. In any green building it is important to constantly ask, "Is this building step necessary? Do we really need to buy this product? Does it really require is to do that? Can we not do it? What previous step make it so that we had to do this next step and can we eliminate both steps...?"\n\nIn terms of Brooklyn brownstones, the first green question is, does the brownstone need to be gutted or simply spruced up? There is not right answer but gutting always consumes more.\n\nAnd if you have to build then the next question is, "How can we use as little materials as possible? How can we build for maximum building life so we don\'t have to build again for a very long time (100 years min for a Brooklyn Brownstone)..."\n\nEfficiency \nThis applies to energy efficiency. How can you make the existing structure are efficient as possible? Fill holes, file holes and then fill holes. Use spray foam, tape, insulation, caulk, molding, splashing, paint, goop, bubble gum and spit to fill absolutely every hole in the building envelope.\n\nInsulate the hell out of the house. Insulate like you are obsessive compulsive. Insulation is cheap. A couple years of energy bills are not.\n\nMake sure all your toilets and faucets are water smart and low flow.\n\nThen attack the larger things: get energy efficient appliances and heating. Get low E triple pane gas filled windows. Become more intelligent with how you use water, heat, cooling and electricity.\n\nRenewables\nOnce you have done all the above THEN, and only then, can you start thinking about renewables, i.e. solar PV, solar hot water, wind, water turbnines etc. \n\n===========\n\nThe basic idea is LOWER YOUR ENERGY USAGE THEN MAKE YOUR ENERGY SUPPLY GREEN. NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.', 'Conservation and Efficiency Before Renewables', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1161-revision', '', '', '2009-05-11 13:00:52', '2009-05-11 19:00:52', '', 1161, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1161-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1163, 1, '2009-05-12 14:04:30', '2009-05-12 20:04:30', 'Natural Home Magazine is tailored to natural minded home kind of people. It\'s a mix of DIY advice and decorating hints.\r\n\r\nGeared 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 on the best green counters.\r\n\r\nAlthough it is a lot glossier and mainstream than say Mother Earth Journal, it is a relatively good magazine in terms of green integrity and I think it gets that from it\'s midwest values of being "close to the land".\r\n\r\nIt is published by a medium sized publishing company called Ogden Publications in the media capital of the world: Topeka, Kansas. Well, maybe the media capital of the Midwest.\r\n\r\nOther magazines they publish:\r\nMother Earth News, Utne Reader, Herb Companion, Grit Magazine, Capper\'s Magazine, Motorcycle Classics Magazine, Farm Collector, Gas Engine Magazine, Good Things to Eat.\r\n\r\nThe mix of publications reads something like this:\r\n"I have an American right to my farm, healthy food, and my Harley."\r\n\r\nYou can also buy insurance and financial advice from them :). Maybe it\'s a Midwest thing but I find that funny.\r\n\r\nI enjoy the mag because it is light reading and gives me a break from the other more technical green reading I do. I can flip through the pages, skim the text, look at the pictures and feel I spent a relaxing couple minutes talking about healthy green living with a friend.', 'Natural Home Magazine', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'natural-home-magazine', '', '', '2009-05-12 14:09:28', '2009-05-12 20:09:28', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1163', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1164, 1, '2009-05-12 14:04:22', '2009-05-12 20:04:22', 'Natural Home Magazine is tailored to natural minded home kind of people. It\'s a mix of DIY advice and decorating hints.\n\nGeared 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 on the best green counters.\n\nAlthough it is a lot glossier and mainstream than say Mother Earth Journal, it is a relatively good magazine in terms of green integrity and I think it gets that from it\'s midwest values of being "close to the land".\n\nIt is published by a medium sized publishing company called Ogden Publications in the media capital of the world: Topeka, Kansas. Well, maybe the media capital of the Midwest.\n\nOther magazines they publish:\nMother Earth News, Utne Reader, Herb Companion, Grit Magazine, Capper\'s Magazine, Motorcycle Classics Magazine, Farm Collector, Gas Engine Magazine, Good Things to Eat.\n\nYou can also buy insurance and financial advice from them :). Maybe it\'s a Midwest thing but I find that funny.\n\nI enjoy the mag because it is light reading and gives me a break from the other more technical green reading I do. I can flip through the pages, skim the text, look at the pictures and feel I spent a relaxing couple minutes talking about healthy green living with a friend.\n\n', 'Natural Home Magazine', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1163-revision', '', '', '2009-05-12 14:04:22', '2009-05-12 20:04:22', '', 1163, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1163-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1165, 1, '2009-05-12 14:09:26', '2009-05-12 20:09:26', 'Natural Home Magazine is tailored to natural minded home kind of people. It\'s a mix of DIY advice and decorating hints.\n\nGeared 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 on the best green counters.\n\nAlthough it is a lot glossier and mainstream than say Mother Earth Journal, it is a relatively good magazine in terms of green integrity and I think it gets that from it\'s midwest values of being "close to the land".\n\nIt is published by a medium sized publishing company called Ogden Publications in the media capital of the world: Topeka, Kansas. Well, maybe the media capital of the Midwest.\n\nOther magazines they publish:\nMother Earth News, Utne Reader, Herb Companion, Grit Magazine, Capper\'s Magazine, Motorcycle Classics Magazine, Farm Collector, Gas Engine Magazine, Good Things to Eat.\n\nThe mix of publications reads something like this:\n"I have an American right to my farm, healthy food, and my Harley."\n\nYou can also buy insurance and financial advice from them :). Maybe it\'s a Midwest thing but I find that funny.\n\nI enjoy the mag because it is light reading and gives me a break from the other more technical green reading I do. I can flip through the pages, skim the text, look at the pictures and feel I spent a relaxing couple minutes talking about healthy green living with a friend.', 'Natural Home Magazine', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1163-autosave', '', '', '2009-05-12 14:09:26', '2009-05-12 20:09:26', '', 1163, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1163-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1166, 1, '2009-05-12 14:04:30', '2009-05-12 20:04:30', 'Natural Home Magazine is tailored to natural minded home kind of people. It\'s a mix of DIY advice and decorating hints.\r\n\r\nGeared 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 on the best green counters.\r\n\r\nAlthough it is a lot glossier and mainstream than say Mother Earth Journal, it is a relatively good magazine in terms of green integrity and I think it gets that from it\'s midwest values of being "close to the land".\r\n\r\nIt is published by a medium sized publishing company called Ogden Publications in the media capital of the world: Topeka, Kansas. Well, maybe the media capital of the Midwest.\r\n\r\nOther magazines they publish:\r\nMother Earth News, Utne Reader, Herb Companion, Grit Magazine, Capper\'s Magazine, Motorcycle Classics Magazine, Farm Collector, Gas Engine Magazine, Good Things to Eat.\r\n\r\nYou can also buy insurance and financial advice from them :). Maybe it\'s a Midwest thing but I find that funny.\r\n\r\nI enjoy the mag because it is light reading and gives me a break from the other more technical green reading I do. I can flip through the pages, skim the text, look at the pictures and feel I spent a relaxing couple minutes talking about healthy green living with a friend.', 'Natural Home Magazine', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1163-revision-2', '', '', '2009-05-12 14:04:30', '2009-05-12 20:04:30', '', 1163, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1163-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1168, 1, '2009-05-14 09:45:27', '2009-05-14 15:45:27', 'Here are two banks who supposedly offer financing for green homes in New York. I haven\'t used them (yet).\r\n Bank of America 800-900-9000 2007 Special Financing\r\nPulaski Bank Home Lending 913-338-4300 2008 Special Financing', 'Green Home Lenders', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'green-home-lenders', '', '', '2009-05-14 09:45:27', '2009-05-14 15:45:27', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1168', 0, 'post', '', 1) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1170, 1, '2009-05-16 09:51:18', '2009-05-16 15:51:18', 'Here is something I found on the MIT site. It had some bad links so I reproduced it here. The reason I find it useful is that it was done by a student without any financial interest in the canal. It was also done before the whole Superfund issue, so it is not polarized yet.\r\n\r\nI am trying to figure out where I stand on this Superfund thing. It seems there are roughly two lines here. The land owners for the most part don\'t want it because it will effect their land value in the short term. They claim they would rather clean it themselves.\r\n\r\nThen you have others (not sure who they are) who do want the Superfund. I am still leaning to wanting it.\r\n\r\nI am not convinced that the city will clean it up any faster than the EPA will nor that they will do as good a job. I also don\'t think the city will be able to raise the money needed, and if they do it will be out of our pockets.\r\n\r\nEither way I am ok with paying for the clean up, it is a matter of how much. I own two properties near the Gowanus, both a block away. I realize that the Superfind site might lessen their value but the long term gains are well worth it.\r\n\r\nCivil society strategies on the Gowanus Canal \r\nBy: Lindsay Campbell, MIT student\r\nIntro\r\n
\r\nThis website explores the factors shaping the strategies and tactics used and the outcomes achieved by a civil society organization that is involved in the revitalization and reuse of the Gowanus Canal. It represents one of three cases (the others being the Bronx River and Newtown Creek) that I am researching as a part of my Masters of City Planning thesis at MIT. The website was produced for a class project in Fall 2005, while the thesis research is ongoing through Spring 2006. I welcome your feedback to 
\r\n Depending on a broad swath of factors internal to the organization and external/situational factors, civil society groups select strategies rooted in conflict, collaboration, or independent action. These organizations select from “insider” strategies that cooperate with government and private firms; “outsider” strategies that depend upon advocacy and pressure tactics; and “low profile” strategies like stewardship, education, and environmental monitoring that engage with the resource, regardless of the political and policy context. Using a case study from New York City —the Gowanus Canal— this project explores the strategies and tactics used and outcomes achieved by civil society (nonprofit) organizations that are involved in the restoration, re-visioning, and reuse of industrial waterways.\r\n\r\nThough the redevelopment of the Gowanus has been in the public consciousness to some extent for 35 years, a single, coherent coalition of citizens interested in revitalization has not emerged. A number of different civil society organizations including the Gowanus Dredgers and the Gowanus Canal CDC as well as private development interests have differing visions of what the future of the Canal should be. The direct action approach of the Dredgers, which is a water recreation and stewardship group, is serving the role of the “early responder” to a waterway planning challenge by using the resource as it is today and changing public opinion about the resource without requiring a great deal of financial support or organizational bureaucracy. Both the explicit organizational philosophy and the current level of capacity of the group prevent it from becoming the leader of a coalition and advocating for broader change in land use. Their intent is to affect the hearts and minds of individual people be exposing them in a meaningful way to the resource; in effect, building a constituency for the canal. Whether the Dredgers\' view of the canal will be incorporated into its future reuse, and whether stewardship can play a lasting role in planning are open questions. \r\n\r\nGeographic Context\r\nGeographic context is critical to understanding the physical dimensions of the canal and the uses immediate surrounding it. A brief overview is provided here. More information on neighborhood characteristics can be found at the Community Board Six website or by downloading the Community District profile created by the NYC Department of City Planning.\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe Gowanus Canal is located in South Brooklyn, NY. West of the canal is the changing neighborhood of Carroll Gardens. Historically, this was a primarily Italian American neighborhood, though there are a number of newcomers. It has been through a gradual but accelerating process of gentrification, particularly along the Smith Street corridor (now Brooklyn\'s upscale restaurant row) and also along Court Street. East of the canal, Park Slope is primarily more affluent, white, a mix of gay/lesbian/straight households, families, a lot of kids, and also newcomers. But the area immediately around the Gowanus, in Red Hook, and in a number of housing projects including the Gowanus Houses in Boerum Hill became increasingly more African American and Latino populated in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. But that “Gowanus” neighborhood and its residents seem to be disappearing \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n \r\nThe land use map and aerial photo show the mix of industrial and residential uses in close proximity with a narrow, two block industrial corridor. The canal truly penetrates into the heart of several Brooklyn neighborhoods. These views also shows the lack of open space in the area, except for in Red Hook. The playing fields in Red Hook are cut off from the other neighborhoods by the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, which is elevated here as the Gowanus Expressway. The 9th Street F train is also elevated over the canal. A number of other small removable bridges cross the canal at Union St., Carroll St., and 3rd St. The Gowanus flushing tunnel pump house is located at Butler Street and the tunnel goes underground to Buttermilk Channel in the East River to circulate water and keep this dead end canal relatively fresh. \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nClick here to take a photographic tour of the Gowanus Canal.\r\n\r\nClick here to download an account of current water quality and conditions in the Gowanus Canal from the New York Department of Environmental Protection\'s Use and Standards Attainment project. \r\n\r\nHistorical Context\r\n\r\nBelow is a chronology I developed based in April 2005 off of information contained in the last 10 years of articles in the New York Times that referenced "Gowanus Canal." While my project is not primarily historical in nature, I created this chronology to help ground my understanding of recent civil society action in a timeline of events. For a narrative account of the Gowanus Canal history, with greater detail on pre-1993 history, click here to download a PDF of an account written by the Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment. \r\n\r\n\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1176, 1, '2009-05-16 09:50:21', '2009-05-16 15:50:21', 'Here is something I found on the MIT site. It had some bad links so I reproduced it here. The reason I find it useful is that it was done by a student without any financial interest in the canal. It was also done before the whole Superfund issue, so it is not polarized yet.\n\nI am trying to figure out where I stand on this Superfund thing. It seems there are roughly two lines here. The land owners for the most part don\'t want it because it will effect their land value in the short term. They claim they would rather clean it themselves.\n\nThen you have others (not sure who they are) who do want the Superfund. I am still leaning to wanting it.\n\nI am not convinced that the city will clean it up any faster than the EPA will nor that they will do as good a job. I also don\'t think the city will be able to raise the money needed, and if they do it will be out of our pockets.\n\nEither way I am ok with paying for the clean up, it is a matter of how much. I own two properties near the Gowanus, both a block away. I realize that the Superfind site might lessen their value but the long term gains are well worth it.\n\nCivil society strategies on the Gowanus Canal \nBy: Lindsay Campbell, MIT student\nIntro\n\r\n \r\n Colonial times \r\n Marshy inlet with game, fish, oysters; Gowanus oysters exported to Europe. \r\n \r\n \r\n 1860 \r\n Marsh filled in; canal is created by deepening, widening and walling a natural creek to make it navigable; it is “a passage to nowhere” ending 1.5 miles from the bay; first industry related to the building boom in Brooklyn, lots of bars, roominghouses, and sailors \r\n \r\n \r\n 1888 \r\n \r\n \r\n 1906 \r\n \r\n \r\n 1911 \r\n Flushing tunnel built to Buttermilk Channel that refreshes canal with sea water \r\n \r\n \r\n 1940 \r\n \r\n \r\n 1960 \r\n \r\n \r\n 1962 \r\n \r\n \r\n 1986 \r\n New Red Hook Sewage Treatment Plant in Brooklyn Navy Yard improves water quality on the canal \r\n \r\n \r\n Dec 1993 \r\n City meets with prospective bidders on $5 million project to reactivate canal\'s flushing tunnel; city planning official thinks there is merit to Scotto\'s proposals \r\n \r\n \r\n July 1996 \r\n Barge traffic is very light especially in summer; just one remaining company at the north end: Bayside Fuel Oil and only 10 total industries on the whole thing \r\n \r\n \r\n June 1997 \r\n Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment offers first boat cruise on the canal (executive director John Muir); found dissolved oxygen at just 2.8 ppm (need 5ppm for fish life) and light can penetrate only 2 feet (need 6 for plant life) \r\n \r\n \r\n 1998 \r\n \r\n \r\n July 1998 \r\n Mayor Giuliani supports Brooklyn Commons plan, 500,000 square foot multiplex and sports center ($65 million) on the canal on 9.4 acre former post office site; Park Slope neighbors wary of traffic; Rep. Nydia Velazquez wants traffic study; site leased for $500,000/year + environmental cleanup costs; plans to use “suburban design in the middle of the city” \r\n \r\n \r\n Aug 1998 \r\n \r\n \r\n March 1999 \r\n \r\n \r\n May 1999 \r\n \r\n \r\n Sept 1999 \r\n \r\n \r\n Oct 1999 \r\n Fifth annual Gowanus Canal CDC dinner attended by 300 community residents and interested supporters; director of the Riverwalk in San Antonio invited to speak (which receives 7 million visitors/year) \r\n \r\n \r\n Summer 2000 \r\n Oyster company plants seedlings \r\n \r\n \r\n July 2000 \r\n Manhattan High School for Environmental Studies studies biodiversity on the canal, cultivated a bed of mollusks, did water quality testing, collected neighborhood oral histories; found crabs, sea robins, flounder, sea bass; monitoring information shared with the NY Department of Environmental Conservation for a study on the waterways \r\n \r\n \r\n Nov 2000 \r\n Head of the Army Corps of Engineers and the NYC Department of Environmental Protection reps tour the canal by boat, announces a $3 million study to evaluate cleanup options on the canal; Rep Nydia Velazquez was the driving force behind getting the federal government involved via their Hudson-Raritan estuary study; cost shared by COE and DEP \r\n \r\n \r\n Mar 2001 \r\n \r\n \r\n April 2001 \r\n Governor Pataki announces $270,000 grant for the Gowanus, part of $1mil for 7 sites in Brooklyn and Queen \r\n \r\n \r\n June 2001 \r\n \r\n \r\n Dec 2001 \r\n \r\n \r\n Jan 2002 \r\n Mayor Bloomberg calls for new life on New York\'s shoreline, citing “the underused waterfront of Brooklyn\'s Gowanus Canal” \r\n \r\n \r\n Mar 2002 \r\n \r\n \r\n June 2002 \r\n \r\n \r\n July 2002 \r\n \r\n \r\n Sept 2002 \r\n \r\n \r\n Dec 2002 \r\n Lowes makes progress with community negotiations, makes concession to provide waterfront walkway; planning to open Spring 2003 \r\n \r\n \r\n Mar 2003 \r\n \r\n \r\n May 2003 \r\n \r\n \r\n Oct 2003 \r\n Gowanus Artists Open Studio Tour VI features more than 70 artists \r\n \r\n \r\n Feb 2004 \r\n \r\n \r\n June 2004 \r\n \r\n \r\n Sept 2004 \r\n \r\n \r\n Nov 2004 \r\n \r\n \r\n March 2005 \r\n \r\n \r\n April 2005 \r\n \n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1179, 1, '2009-05-16 10:55:29', '2009-05-16 16:55:29', 'Here is an interesting competition and an indication of how all buildings will be built (or better, renovated) in the future. This way of thinking is a large part of Building It Forward. A lot of this thinking is due to the great book "Cradle to Cradle".\r\n\r\n====== \r\n Design competition for professionals and students.\r\n\r\n The Lifecycle Building Challenge is sponsored by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, the American Institute of Architects, and West Coast Green.\r\n\r\n www.lifecyclebuilding.org\r\n There is a new product category this year!\r\n\r\n The competition is focused on design for adaptability, material reuse, and minimizing lifecycle impacts from products. Please contact us if you have any questions! info@lifecyclebuilding.org\r\n\r\nA bit more info from the website\r\nhttp://www.lifecyclebuilding.org/entry-info.php\r\n\r\nRegistration and participation is free. Submission deadline is August 30 2009.\r\n\r\nLifecycle building is designing buildings to facilitate disassembly and material reuse to minimize waste, energy consumption, and associated greenhouse gas emissions. Also known as design for disassembly and design for deconstruction, lifecycle building describes the idea of creating high-performance buildings today that are stocks of resources for the future.\r\n\r\n* Create designs that facilitate local building materials reuse\r\n* Consider the full lifecycle of buildings and materialsfrom resource extraction through occupancy and, finally, deconstruction and reuse\r\n* Focus on quality and creativity of designs and concepts\r\n* Develop strategies that maximize materials recovery\r\n* Reduce the overall embodied energy and greenhouse gas emissions of building materials through reuse\r\n* Decrease environmental and economic costs\r\n* Address real world issues\r\n\r\nEnter the third year of the Lifecycle Building Challenge competition, to shape the future of green building and facilitate local building materials reuse. Submit your innovative project, design, or idea for reducing to conserve construction and demolition materials and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by designing buildings for adaptability and disassembly.\r\n\r\nCategories:\r\n\r\nBuilding - a whole building designed for disassembly and material reuse\r\nIn addition, building entries can highlight any of the following focus areas:\r\n* existing buildings\r\n* local material sourcing\r\n\r\nProduct - a building product that facilitates design for disassembly and material reuse\r\nIn addition, product entries can highlight any of the following focus areas:\r\n* Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy\r\n* Carbon Management\r\n* Water Efficiency & Quality\r\n* Material Optimization\r\n* Public and Ecosystem Health Protection\r\n\r\nProfessionals may submit both built and design work.\r\nStudents may submit only design work.\r\nIn addition, entrants may also register for Outstanding Achievement Awards:\r\n* Best Greenhouse Gas Reduction\r\n* Best Green Job Creation\r\n* Best School Design\r\n\r\nThe award is primarily - but not solely - recognition (which, of course, can pay off in spades)...\r\nhttp://www.lifecyclebuilding.org/awards.php\r\n', 'Lifecycle Building Challenge', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lifecycle-building-challenge', '', '', '2009-05-16 10:55:29', '2009-05-16 16:55:29', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1179', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1177, 1, '2009-05-16 09:53:43', '2009-05-16 15:53:43', 'Here is something I found on the MIT site. It had some bad links so I reproduced it here. The reason I find it useful is that it was done by a student without any financial interest in the canal. It was also done before the whole Superfund issue, so it is not polarized yet.\n\nI am trying to figure out where I stand on this Superfund thing. It seems there are roughly two lines here. The land owners for the most part don\'t want it because it will effect their land value in the short term. They claim they would rather clean it themselves.\n\nThen you have others (not sure who they are) who do want the Superfund. I am still leaning to wanting it.\n\nI am not convinced that the city will clean it up any faster than the EPA will nor that they will do as good a job. I also don\'t think the city will be able to raise the money needed, and if they do it will be out of our pockets.\n\nEither way I am ok with paying for the clean up, it is a matter of how much. I own two properties near the Gowanus, both a block away. I realize that the Superfind site might lessen their value but the long term gains are well worth it.\n\nCivil society strategies on the Gowanus Canal \nBy: Lindsay Campbell, MIT student\nIntro\n\n \n Colonial times \n Marshy inlet with game, fish, oysters; Gowanus oysters exported to Europe. -IMAGE- \n \n \n 1860 \n Marsh filled in; canal is created by deepening, widening and walling a natural creek to make it navigable; it is “a passage to nowhere” ending 1.5 miles from the bay; first industry related to the building boom in Brooklyn, lots of bars, roominghouses, and sailors \n \n \n 1888 \n \n \n 1906 \n \n \n 1911 \n Flushing tunnel built to Buttermilk Channel that refreshes canal with sea water \n \n \n 1940 \n \n \n 1960 \n \n \n 1962 \n \n \n 1986 \n New Red Hook Sewage Treatment Plant in Brooklyn Navy Yard improves water quality on the canal \n \n \n Dec 1993 \n City meets with prospective bidders on $5 million project to reactivate canal\'s flushing tunnel; city planning official thinks there is merit to Scotto\'s proposals \n \n \n July 1996 \n Barge traffic is very light especially in summer; just one remaining company at the north end: Bayside Fuel Oil and only 10 total industries on the whole thing -IMAGE- \n \n \n June 1997 \n Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment offers first boat cruise on the canal (executive director John Muir); found dissolved oxygen at just 2.8 ppm (need 5ppm for fish life) and light can penetrate only 2 feet (need 6 for plant life) \n \n \n 1998 \n \n \n July 1998 \n Mayor Giuliani supports Brooklyn Commons plan, 500,000 square foot multiplex and sports center ($65 million) on the canal on 9.4 acre former post office site; Park Slope neighbors wary of traffic; Rep. Nydia Velazquez wants traffic study; site leased for $500,000/year + environmental cleanup costs; plans to use “suburban design in the middle of the city” \n \n \n Aug 1998 \n \n \n March 1999 \n \n \n May 1999 \n \n \n Sept 1999 \n \n \n Oct 1999 \n Fifth annual Gowanus Canal CDC dinner attended by 300 community residents and interested supporters; director of the Riverwalk in San Antonio invited to speak (which receives 7 million visitors/year) \n \n \n Summer 2000 \n Oyster company plants seedlings \n \n \n July 2000 \n Manhattan High School for Environmental Studies studies biodiversity on the canal, cultivated a bed of mollusks, did water quality testing, collected neighborhood oral histories; found crabs, sea robins, flounder, sea bass; monitoring information shared with the NY Department of Environmental Conservation for a study on the waterways \n \n \n Nov 2000 \n Head of the Army Corps of Engineers and the NYC Department of Environmental Protection reps tour the canal by boat, announces a $3 million study to evaluate cleanup options on the canal; Rep Nydia Velazquez was the driving force behind getting the federal government involved via their Hudson-Raritan estuary study; cost shared by COE and DEP \n \n \n Mar 2001 \n \n \n April 2001 \n Governor Pataki announces $270,000 grant for the Gowanus, part of $1mil for 7 sites in Brooklyn and Queen \n \n \n June 2001 \n \n \n Dec 2001 \n \n \n Jan 2002 \n Mayor Bloomberg calls for new life on New York\'s shoreline, citing “the underused waterfront of Brooklyn\'s Gowanus Canal” \n \n \n Mar 2002 \n \n \n June 2002 \n \n \n July 2002 \n \n \n Sept 2002 \n \n \n Dec 2002 \n Lowes makes progress with community negotiations, makes concession to provide waterfront walkway; planning to open Spring 2003 \n \n \n Mar 2003 \n \n \n May 2003 \n \n \n Oct 2003 \n Gowanus Artists Open Studio Tour VI features more than 70 artists \n \n \n Feb 2004 \n \n \n June 2004 \n \n \n Sept 2004 \n \n \n Nov 2004 \n \n \n March 2005 \n \n \n April 2005 \n \n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1178, 1, '2009-05-16 09:51:18', '2009-05-16 15:51:18', 'Here is something I found on the MIT site. It had some bad links so I reproduced it here. The reason I find it useful is that it was done by a student without any financial interest in the canal. It was also done before the whole Superfund issue, so it is not polarized yet.\r\n\r\nI am trying to figure out where I stand on this Superfund thing. It seems there are roughly two lines here. The land owners for the most part don\'t want it because it will effect their land value in the short term. They claim they would rather clean it themselves.\r\n\r\nThen you have others (not sure who they are) who do want the Superfund. I am still leaning to wanting it.\r\n\r\nI am not convinced that the city will clean it up any faster than the EPA will nor that they will do as good a job. I also don\'t think the city will be able to raise the money needed, and if they do it will be out of our pockets.\r\n\r\nEither way I am ok with paying for the clean up, it is a matter of how much. I own two properties near the Gowanus, both a block away. I realize that the Superfind site might lessen their value but the long term gains are well worth it.\r\n\r\nCivil society strategies on the Gowanus Canal \r\nBy: Lindsay Campbell, MIT student\r\nIntro\r\n\n \n Colonial times \n Marshy inlet with game, fish, oysters; Gowanus oysters exported to Europe. \n \n \n 1860 \n Marsh filled in; canal is created by deepening, widening and walling a natural creek to make it navigable; it is “a passage to nowhere” ending 1.5 miles from the bay; first industry related to the building boom in Brooklyn, lots of bars, roominghouses, and sailors \n \n \n 1888 \n \n \n 1906 \n \n \n 1911 \n Flushing tunnel built to Buttermilk Channel that refreshes canal with sea water \n \n \n 1940 \n \n \n 1960 \n \n \n 1962 \n \n \n 1986 \n New Red Hook Sewage Treatment Plant in Brooklyn Navy Yard improves water quality on the canal \n \n \n Dec 1993 \n City meets with prospective bidders on $5 million project to reactivate canal\'s flushing tunnel; city planning official thinks there is merit to Scotto\'s proposals \n \n \n July 1996 \n Barge traffic is very light especially in summer; just one remaining company at the north end: Bayside Fuel Oil and only 10 total industries on the whole thing -IMAGE- \n \n \n June 1997 \n Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment offers first boat cruise on the canal (executive director John Muir); found dissolved oxygen at just 2.8 ppm (need 5ppm for fish life) and light can penetrate only 2 feet (need 6 for plant life) \n \n \n 1998 \n \n \n July 1998 \n Mayor Giuliani supports Brooklyn Commons plan, 500,000 square foot multiplex and sports center ($65 million) on the canal on 9.4 acre former post office site; Park Slope neighbors wary of traffic; Rep. Nydia Velazquez wants traffic study; site leased for $500,000/year + environmental cleanup costs; plans to use “suburban design in the middle of the city” \n \n \n Aug 1998 \n \n \n March 1999 \n \n \n May 1999 \n \n \n Sept 1999 \n \n \n Oct 1999 \n Fifth annual Gowanus Canal CDC dinner attended by 300 community residents and interested supporters; director of the Riverwalk in San Antonio invited to speak (which receives 7 million visitors/year) \n \n \n Summer 2000 \n Oyster company plants seedlings \n \n \n July 2000 \n Manhattan High School for Environmental Studies studies biodiversity on the canal, cultivated a bed of mollusks, did water quality testing, collected neighborhood oral histories; found crabs, sea robins, flounder, sea bass; monitoring information shared with the NY Department of Environmental Conservation for a study on the waterways \n \n \n Nov 2000 \n Head of the Army Corps of Engineers and the NYC Department of Environmental Protection reps tour the canal by boat, announces a $3 million study to evaluate cleanup options on the canal; Rep Nydia Velazquez was the driving force behind getting the federal government involved via their Hudson-Raritan estuary study; cost shared by COE and DEP \n \n \n Mar 2001 \n \n \n April 2001 \n Governor Pataki announces $270,000 grant for the Gowanus, part of $1mil for 7 sites in Brooklyn and Queen \n \n \n June 2001 \n \n \n Dec 2001 \n \n \n Jan 2002 \n Mayor Bloomberg calls for new life on New York\'s shoreline, citing “the underused waterfront of Brooklyn\'s Gowanus Canal” \n \n \n Mar 2002 \n \n \n June 2002 \n \n \n July 2002 \n \n \n Sept 2002 \n \n \n Dec 2002 \n Lowes makes progress with community negotiations, makes concession to provide waterfront walkway; planning to open Spring 2003 \n \n \n Mar 2003 \n \n \n May 2003 \n \n \n Oct 2003 \n Gowanus Artists Open Studio Tour VI features more than 70 artists \n \n \n Feb 2004 \n \n \n June 2004 \n \n \n Sept 2004 \n \n \n Nov 2004 \n \n \n March 2005 \n \n \n April 2005 \n \r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1180, 1, '2009-05-16 10:55:09', '2009-05-16 16:55:09', 'Here is an interesting competition and an indication of how all buildings will be built (or better, renovated) in the future. This way of thinking is a large part of Building It Forward. A lot of this is due to the great book "Cradle to Cradle".\n====== \n Design competition for professionals and students.\n\n The Lifecycle Building Challenge is sponsored by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, the American Institute of Architects, and West Coast Green.\n\n www.lifecyclebuilding.org\n There is a new product category this year!\n\n The competition is focused on design for adaptability, material reuse, and minimizing lifecycle impacts from products. Please contact us if you have any questions! info@lifecyclebuilding.org\n\nA bit more info from the website\nhttp://www.lifecyclebuilding.org/entry-info.php\n\nRegistration and participation is free. Submission deadline is August 30 2009.\n\nLifecycle building is designing buildings to facilitate disassembly and material reuse to minimize waste, energy consumption, and associated greenhouse gas emissions. Also known as design for disassembly and design for deconstruction, lifecycle building describes the idea of creating high-performance buildings today that are stocks of resources for the future.\n\n* Create designs that facilitate local building materials reuse\n* Consider the full lifecycle of buildings and materialsfrom resource extraction through occupancy and, finally, deconstruction and reuse\n* Focus on quality and creativity of designs and concepts\n* Develop strategies that maximize materials recovery\n* Reduce the overall embodied energy and greenhouse gas emissions of building materials through reuse\n* Decrease environmental and economic costs\n* Address real world issues\n\nEnter the third year of the Lifecycle Building Challenge competition, to shape the future of green building and facilitate local building materials reuse. Submit your innovative project, design, or idea for reducing to conserve construction and demolition materials and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by designing buildings for adaptability and disassembly.\n\nCategories:\n\nBuilding - a whole building designed for disassembly and material reuse\nIn addition, building entries can highlight any of the following focus areas:\n* existing buildings\n* local material sourcing\n\nProduct - a building product that facilitates design for disassembly and material reuse\nIn addition, product entries can highlight any of the following focus areas:\n* Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy\n* Carbon Management\n* Water Efficiency & Quality\n* Material Optimization\n* Public and Ecosystem Health Protection\n\nProfessionals may submit both built and design work.\nStudents may submit only design work.\nIn addition, entrants may also register for Outstanding Achievement Awards:\n* Best Greenhouse Gas Reduction\n* Best Green Job Creation\n* Best School Design\n\nThe award is primarily - but not solely - recognition (which, of course, can pay off in spades)...\nhttp://www.lifecyclebuilding.org/awards.php\n', 'Lifecycle Building Challenge', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1179-revision', '', '', '2009-05-16 10:55:09', '2009-05-16 16:55:09', '', 1179, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1179-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1181, 1, '2009-05-07 07:48:53', '2009-05-07 13:48:53', 'As well as being a Brooklyn green contractor, Eco Brooklyn has an educational outreach program offering the New York community internships and certification in the best green building practices for brownstones and townhouses in the Brooklyn and NY area. \r\n\r\nInstitutional Training\r\nWe ally ourselves with local schools to help increase students\' exposure to green building techniques. We welcome any interested institution to contact us.\r\n\r\nOne current program is with the International Center for the Disabled. Students train with us in real world green building environments to gain experience. Graduating students receive an Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate.\r\n\r\nIndividual Training\r\nWe welcome individuals looking to increase their green building experience.\r\n\r\nOur training program for individuals is a 40 hour internship in our green show house. The time investment can be over one week or spread out once a week over a month. Trainees get a crash course intro to hands on green building and an Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate upon completion. \r\n\r\nDon\'t expect to stand around because us green builders like to sweat while we learn. Recommended reading is "Your Green Home". There is no fee for the training. We simply ask you help where you can. Building experience is a plus and a passion for green building is a must. \r\n\r\nWhat is the Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate?\r\nGreen building is not about certificates. Green building is an attitude and work ethic. But people need some way of quantifying your "level" of green building experience, for example during a job interview. \r\n\r\nSo we gave our internship program a name: The Eco Brooklyn Green Building Certificate. The real value is what you make out of it. For example there are tens of thousands of people who are LEED Accredited Professionals who don\'t do anything with it. They did the course to beef up their resume, not because they are green in any true way.\r\n\r\nWe suggest you take the internship if you really want to learn about green building. If you throw yourself in and become passionate about green building that is all the certification you will need. People can see that passion in a second. What\'s on your resume gets you in the door but nothing else. Your passion gets you the job. And that can\'t be faked.\r\n\r\nAlso keep in mind that one week is a short time. The internship is a great way to expose yourself to Brooklyn\'s innovative green building community.\r\n\r\nEnglish Classes\r\nWe offer English classes to our employees who don\'t have it as a primary language. It is part of our commitment to education and our desire to integrate green building with the rest of our lives.\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n Colonial times \r\n Marshy inlet with game, fish, oysters; Gowanus oysters exported to Europe. -IMAGE- \r\n \r\n \r\n 1860 \r\n Marsh filled in; canal is created by deepening, widening and walling a natural creek to make it navigable; it is “a passage to nowhere” ending 1.5 miles from the bay; first industry related to the building boom in Brooklyn, lots of bars, roominghouses, and sailors \r\n \r\n \r\n 1888 \r\n \r\n \r\n 1906 \r\n \r\n \r\n 1911 \r\n Flushing tunnel built to Buttermilk Channel that refreshes canal with sea water \r\n \r\n \r\n 1940 \r\n \r\n \r\n 1960 \r\n \r\n \r\n 1962 \r\n \r\n \r\n 1986 \r\n New Red Hook Sewage Treatment Plant in Brooklyn Navy Yard improves water quality on the canal \r\n \r\n \r\n Dec 1993 \r\n City meets with prospective bidders on $5 million project to reactivate canal\'s flushing tunnel; city planning official thinks there is merit to Scotto\'s proposals \r\n \r\n \r\n July 1996 \r\n Barge traffic is very light especially in summer; just one remaining company at the north end: Bayside Fuel Oil and only 10 total industries on the whole thing -IMAGE- \r\n \r\n \r\n June 1997 \r\n Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment offers first boat cruise on the canal (executive director John Muir); found dissolved oxygen at just 2.8 ppm (need 5ppm for fish life) and light can penetrate only 2 feet (need 6 for plant life) \r\n \r\n \r\n 1998 \r\n \r\n \r\n July 1998 \r\n Mayor Giuliani supports Brooklyn Commons plan, 500,000 square foot multiplex and sports center ($65 million) on the canal on 9.4 acre former post office site; Park Slope neighbors wary of traffic; Rep. Nydia Velazquez wants traffic study; site leased for $500,000/year + environmental cleanup costs; plans to use “suburban design in the middle of the city” \r\n \r\n \r\n Aug 1998 \r\n \r\n \r\n March 1999 \r\n \r\n \r\n May 1999 \r\n \r\n \r\n Sept 1999 \r\n \r\n \r\n Oct 1999 \r\n Fifth annual Gowanus Canal CDC dinner attended by 300 community residents and interested supporters; director of the Riverwalk in San Antonio invited to speak (which receives 7 million visitors/year) \r\n \r\n \r\n Summer 2000 \r\n Oyster company plants seedlings \r\n \r\n \r\n July 2000 \r\n Manhattan High School for Environmental Studies studies biodiversity on the canal, cultivated a bed of mollusks, did water quality testing, collected neighborhood oral histories; found crabs, sea robins, flounder, sea bass; monitoring information shared with the NY Department of Environmental Conservation for a study on the waterways \r\n \r\n \r\n Nov 2000 \r\n Head of the Army Corps of Engineers and the NYC Department of Environmental Protection reps tour the canal by boat, announces a $3 million study to evaluate cleanup options on the canal; Rep Nydia Velazquez was the driving force behind getting the federal government involved via their Hudson-Raritan estuary study; cost shared by COE and DEP \r\n \r\n \r\n Mar 2001 \r\n \r\n \r\n April 2001 \r\n Governor Pataki announces $270,000 grant for the Gowanus, part of $1mil for 7 sites in Brooklyn and Queen \r\n \r\n \r\n June 2001 \r\n \r\n \r\n Dec 2001 \r\n \r\n \r\n Jan 2002 \r\n Mayor Bloomberg calls for new life on New York\'s shoreline, citing “the underused waterfront of Brooklyn\'s Gowanus Canal” \r\n \r\n \r\n Mar 2002 \r\n \r\n \r\n June 2002 \r\n \r\n \r\n July 2002 \r\n \r\n \r\n Sept 2002 \r\n \r\n \r\n Dec 2002 \r\n Lowes makes progress with community negotiations, makes concession to provide waterfront walkway; planning to open Spring 2003 \r\n \r\n \r\n Mar 2003 \r\n \r\n \r\n May 2003 \r\n \r\n \r\n Oct 2003 \r\n Gowanus Artists Open Studio Tour VI features more than 70 artists \r\n \r\n \r\n Feb 2004 \r\n \r\n \r\n June 2004 \r\n \r\n \r\n Sept 2004 \r\n \r\n \r\n Nov 2004 \r\n \r\n \r\n March 2005 \r\n \r\n \r\n April 2005 \r\n 
\r\n\r\nThis image is actually to show the benefits of fiberglass over other materials for windows (it conducts very little heat). But the image also shows that aluminium conducts three times more than metal. \r\n\r\nThus the usefulness of it in conducting heat from the pex tubes. It is also light, which is good in old brownstones with rickety old joists.', 'Why do we use aluminium for radiant floor heating?', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'aluminium-radiant-floor-heating', '', '', '2009-05-17 10:11:23', '2009-05-17 16:11:23', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1188', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1191, 1, '2009-05-17 10:10:32', '2009-05-17 16:10:32', 'If you have ever wondered why we use aluminium for fins in radiant floor heating here is a simple visual example:\n\n\n\nThis image is actually to show the benefits of fiberglass over other materials for windows (it conducts very little heat). But the image also shows that aluminium conducts three times more than metal. \n\n', 'Why do we use aluminium for radiant floor heating?', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1188-revision', '', '', '2009-05-17 10:10:32', '2009-05-17 16:10:32', '', 1188, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1188-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1192, 1, '2009-05-27 09:11:28', '2009-05-27 15:11:28', 'A lot of numbers are being thrown around for the cost of green roofs. If you buy a modular grown off site system it can be $45 per square foot. I\'ve even heard of systems costing $200/sq.ft.\r\n\r\nIf you install it yourself with the bare minimum of materials off the shelf it can be $5 per square foot.\r\n\r\nThe real price for most people is of course somewhere in between.\r\n\r\nConsideration number one is what kind of roof exists to start with.\r\n\r\nLets say you need to put a roof system on what is there. Lets say you want insulation (you\'d be really stupid not to). Lets say your roof can handle 6 inches of soil. Lets say you want to grow in place (much cheaper).\r\n\r\nHere is the layering you\'d need and the price per square foot for each item:\r\n\r\n1.5" PolyISO insulation - $0.80\r\n65 mil EPDM rubber - $0.50\r\nEPDM tape, glue - $0.20\r\n3" XEPS insulation - $2.00\r\nDrainage mat - $0.73\r\nRoot Barrier - $0.12\r\n6" growing medium - $0.33\r\nSedum and small plants - $1.00\r\n\r\nTotal: $5.68\r\n\r\nNow this is bare bones pricing not including shipping, taxes or waste. But you get the idea: if you are an experience green roof installer in New York and Brooklyn you can get the material costs down this low.\r\n\r\nThe next question is, why NOT to install a green roof at these prices!\r\n', 'Cost of a Green Roof', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'cost-green-roof', '', '', '2009-05-27 09:11:28', '2009-05-27 15:11:28', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1192', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1193, 1, '2009-05-22 17:56:39', '2009-05-22 23:56:39', 'We are designing and building a green roof in Manhattan. As one of the few green roof companies in Manhattan it is a very exciting time. \r\n\r\nBuilding a green roof in Manhattan is a totally different feeling than doing a green roof on a Brooklyn brownstone. Putting green roofs on brownstones is great, you feel like you are taking the Brooklyn community to the roof. \r\n\r\nWhen you do a green roof on a large building in Manhattan you feel like you are turning the concrete jungle into a, well, a real jungle. The contrast between the endless concrete and the green vegetation is beautiful. It is such a breath of fresh air.\r\n\r\nWe hope to do a lot more green roofs in Manhattan because it is such a perfect place. There are millions of empty spaces with nothing on them but dust. You\'ve literally go a whole city of space for the green roofs. The island of Manhattan is six square miles and almost all of it is roof, and very expensive roof space at that. 90% of it is not used. Being a green roof installer in NY is like exploring a new frontier where no green roofer has gone before.\r\n\r\nAnd Manhattan is such a fantastical place anyway that covering it\'s head with foliage is a perfect addition to it\'s eccentricity. It is a jungle in so many ways already, lets add some real jungle to Manhattan.\r\n\r\nWhen installing a green roof on a Manhattan building you literally are creating a new world full of life where previously there was nothing but uninhabited concrete and tar. You would get that feeling when installing a green roof anywhere in the New York area since most buildings in the Try State area have unused roofs, but because of the sheer mass of anti-green that Manhattan buildings emanate, you really get a feeling that you are bringing back paradise when installing a green roof in Manhattan.\r\n\r\nThe Manhattan building we are installing a green roof on right now is a 10,000 square foot roof that currently is your basic heat pad in the city - hot cooling towers and black scorching tar.\r\n\r\nOur installation will cover that with a mix of low laying sedum and more extensive areas with larger plants. The objective is to reduce the cooling loads in the summer and reduce the heating loads in the winter (by applying insulation under the green roof). \r\n\r\nThey also want to incorporate a green house for growing of vegetables and herbs. \r\n\r\nThe roof will have an educational element so we will leave one area free of green roof so that students can make and unmake the green roof themselves.\r\n\r\nWe have just done the engineer inspection and the roof is built like a fortress so that gives us more construction leeway in terms of weight.\r\n\r\nHere is an idea of what it looks like. \r\n\r\n
\r\nComputer rendition by Nic Liberis\r\n\r\n', 'Green Roof in Manhattan', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'green-roof-manhattan', '', '', '2009-05-22 18:08:23', '2009-05-23 00:08:23', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1193', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1194, 1, '2009-05-22 17:46:27', '2009-05-22 23:46:27', 'this job is done by eco brooklyn, a green roof company in brooklyn and ny', 'manhattan-green-roof-company', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', 'manhattan-green-roof-company', '', '', '2009-05-22 17:46:27', '2009-05-22 23:46:27', '', 1193, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/manhattan-green-roof-company.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1195, 1, '2009-05-22 17:55:53', '2009-05-22 23:55:53', 'We are designing and building a green roof in Manhattan. As one of the few green roof companies in Manhattan it is a very exciting time. Doing a green roof on a Brooklyn brownstone is great, you feel like you are taking the brooklyn community to the roof.\n\nBuilding a green roof in Manhattan is a totally different feeling. You feel like you are turning the concrete jungle into a, well, a jungle. The contract between all the concrete and the green vegetation is beautiful. We hope to do a lot more green roofs in Manhattan because it is such a perfect place. There are millions of empty spaces with nothing on them but dust. \n\nYou\'ve literally go a whole city of space for the green roofs. Manhattan is six square miles of roof, and very expensive roof space at that. 90% of it is not used. Being a green roof installer in NY is like exploring a new frontier. \n\nYou literally are creating a new world full of life where previously there was nothing but uninhabited concrete and tar. You would get that feeling when installing a green roof anywhere in the new york area since most buildings in the try stat area have unused roofs, but because of the sheer mass of anti-green that Manhattan buildings emanate, you really\n\nThis job is a 10,000 square foot roof with a mix of low laying sedum and more extensive areas with larger plants. The objective is to reduce the cooling loads in the summer and reduce the heating loads in the winter (by applying insulation under the green roof).\n\nThey also want to incorporate a green house for growing of vegetables and herbs. \n\nThe roof will have an educational element so we will leave one area free of green roof so that students can make and unmake the green roof themselves.\n\nWe have just done the engineer inspection and the roof is built like a fortress so that gives us more construction leeway in terms of weight.\n\nHere are some original plans drawn up for what it looks like. \n\n\n\n', 'Green Roof in Manhattan', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1193-revision', '', '', '2009-05-22 17:55:53', '2009-05-22 23:55:53', '', 1193, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1193-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1196, 1, '2009-05-22 17:56:39', '2009-05-22 23:56:39', 'We are designing and building a green roof in Manhattan. As one of the few green roof companies in Manhattan it is a very exciting time. Doing a green roof on a Brooklyn brownstone is great, you feel like you are taking the brooklyn community to the roof.\r\n\r\nBuilding a green roof in Manhattan is a totally different feeling. You feel like you are turning the concrete jungle into a, well, a jungle. The contract between all the concrete and the green vegetation is beautiful. We hope to do a lot more green roofs in Manhattan because it is such a perfect place. There are millions of empty spaces with nothing on them but dust. \r\n\r\nYou\'ve literally go a whole city of space for the green roofs. Manhattan is six square miles of roof, and very expensive roof space at that. 90% of it is not used. Being a green roof installer in NY is like exploring a new frontier. \r\n\r\nYou literally are creating a new world full of life where previously there was nothing but uninhabited concrete and tar. You would get that feeling when installing a green roof anywhere in the new york area since most buildings in the try stat area have unused roofs, but because of the sheer mass of anti-green that Manhattan buildings emanate, you really get a feeling that you are bringing back parasise when installing a green roof in Manhattan.\r\n\r\nThis job is a 10,000 square foot roof with a mix of low laying sedum and more extensive areas with larger plants. The objective is to reduce the cooling loads in the summer and reduce the heating loads in the winter (by applying insulation under the green roof).\r\n\r\nThey also want to incorporate a green house for growing of vegetables and herbs. \r\n\r\nThe roof will have an educational element so we will leave one area free of green roof so that students can make and unmake the green roof themselves.\r\n\r\nWe have just done the engineer inspection and the roof is built like a fortress so that gives us more construction leeway in terms of weight.\r\n\r\nHere are some original plans drawn up for what it looks like. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n', 'Green Roof in Manhattan', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1193-revision-2', '', '', '2009-05-22 17:56:39', '2009-05-22 23:56:39', '', 1193, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1193-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1197, 1, '2009-05-22 18:08:02', '2009-05-23 00:08:02', 'We are designing and building a green roof in Manhattan. As one of the few green roof companies in Manhattan it is a very exciting time. \n\nBuilding a green roof in Manhattan is a totally different feeling than doing a green roof on a Brooklyn brownstone. Putting green roofs on brownstones is great, you feel like you are taking the Brooklyn community to the roof. \n\nWhen you do a green roof on a large building in Manhattan you feel like you are turning the concrete jungle into a, well, a real jungle. The contrast between the endless concrete and the green vegetation is beautiful. It is such a breath of fresh air.\n\nWe hope to do a lot more green roofs in Manhattan because it is such a perfect place. There are millions of empty spaces with nothing on them but dust. You\'ve literally go a whole city of space for the green roofs. The island of Manhattan is six square miles and almost all of it is roof, and very expensive roof space at that. 90% of it is not used. Being a green roof installer in NY is like exploring a new frontier where no green roofer has gone before.\n\nAnd Manhattan is such a fantastical place anyway that covering it\'s head with foliage is a perfect addition to it\'s eccentricity. It is a jungle in so many ways already, lets add some real jungle to Manhattan.\n\nWhen installing a green roof on a Manhattan building you literally are creating a new world full of life where previously there was nothing but uninhabited concrete and tar. You would get that feeling when installing a green roof anywhere in the New York area since most buildings in the Try State area have unused roofs, but because of the sheer mass of anti-green that Manhattan buildings emanate, you really get a feeling that you are bringing back paradise when installing a green roof in Manhattan.\n\nThe Manhattan building we are installing a green roof on right now is a 10,000 square foot roof that currently is your basic heat pad in the city - hot cooling towers and black scorching tar.\n\nOur installation will cover that with a mix of low laying sedum and more extensive areas with larger plants. The objective is to reduce the cooling loads in the summer and reduce the heating loads in the winter (by applying insulation under the green roof). \n\nThey also want to incorporate a green house for growing of vegetables and herbs. \n\nThe roof will have an educational element so we will leave one area free of green roof so that students can make and unmake the green roof themselves.\n\nWe have just done the engineer inspection and the roof is built like a fortress so that gives us more construction leeway in terms of weight.\n\nHere are some original plans drawn up for what it looks like. \n\n\nComputer rendition by Nic Liberis\n\n', 'Green Roof in Manhattan', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1193-autosave', '', '', '2009-05-22 18:08:02', '2009-05-23 00:08:02', '', 1193, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1193-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1198, 1, '2009-05-22 17:57:05', '2009-05-22 23:57:05', 'We are designing and building a green roof in Manhattan. As one of the few green roof companies in Manhattan it is a very exciting time. Doing a green roof on a Brooklyn brownstone is great, you feel like you are taking the brooklyn community to the roof.\r\n\r\nBuilding a green roof in Manhattan is a totally different feeling. You feel like you are turning the concrete jungle into a, well, a jungle. The contract between all the concrete and the green vegetation is beautiful. We hope to do a lot more green roofs in Manhattan because it is such a perfect place. There are millions of empty spaces with nothing on them but dust. \r\n\r\nYou\'ve literally go a whole city of space for the green roofs. Manhattan is six square miles of roof, and very expensive roof space at that. 90% of it is not used. Being a green roof installer in NY is like exploring a new frontier. \r\n\r\nYou literally are creating a new world full of life where previously there was nothing but uninhabited concrete and tar. You would get that feeling when installing a green roof anywhere in the new york area since most buildings in the try stat area have unused roofs, but because of the sheer mass of anti-green that Manhattan buildings emanate, you really get a feeling that you are bringing back parasise when installing a green roof in Manhattan.\r\n\r\nThis job is a 10,000 square foot roof with a mix of low laying sedum and more extensive areas with larger plants. The objective is to reduce the cooling loads in the summer and reduce the heating loads in the winter (by applying insulation under the green roof).\r\n\r\nThey also want to incorporate a green house for growing of vegetables and herbs. \r\n\r\nThe roof will have an educational element so we will leave one area free of green roof so that students can make and unmake the green roof themselves.\r\n\r\nWe have just done the engineer inspection and the roof is built like a fortress so that gives us more construction leeway in terms of weight.\r\n\r\nHere are some original plans drawn up for what it looks like. \r\n\r\n\r\nComputer rendition by Nic Liberis\r\n\r\n', 'Green Roof in Manhattan', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1193-revision-3', '', '', '2009-05-22 17:57:05', '2009-05-22 23:57:05', '', 1193, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1193-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1199, 1, '2009-05-22 18:01:33', '2009-05-23 00:01:33', 'We are designing and building a green roof in Manhattan. As one of the few green roof companies in Manhattan it is a very exciting time. \r\n\r\nBuilding a green roof in Manhattan is a totally different feeling than doing a green roof on a Brooklyn. Putting green roofs on brownstones is great, you feel like you are taking the Brooklyn community to the roof. \r\n\r\nWhen you do a green roof on a large building in Manhattan you feel like you are turning the concrete jungle into a, well, a real jungle. The contrast between the endless concrete and the green vegetation is beautiful. It is such a breath of fresh air.\r\n\r\nWe hope to do a lot more green roofs in Manhattan because it is such a perfect place. There are millions of empty spaces with nothing on them but dust. You\'ve literally go a whole city of space for the green roofs. Manhattan is six square miles of roof, and very expensive roof space at that. 90% of it is not used. Being a green roof installer in NY is like exploring a new frontier. \r\n\r\nAnd Manhattan is such a fantastical place anyway that covering it\'s head with foliage is a perfect addition to it\'s eccentricity. It is a jungle in so many ways already, lets add some real jungle to Manhattan.\r\n\r\nYou literally are creating a new world full of life where previously there was nothing but uninhabited concrete and tar. You would get that feeling when installing a green roof anywhere in the new york area since most buildings in the try stat area have unused roofs, but because of the sheer mass of anti-green that Manhattan buildings emanate, you really get a feeling that you are bringing back parasise when installing a green roof in Manhattan.\r\n\r\nThis job is a 10,000 square foot roof with a mix of low laying sedum and more extensive areas with larger plants. The objective is to reduce the cooling loads in the summer and reduce the heating loads in the winter (by applying insulation under the green roof).\r\n\r\nThey also want to incorporate a green house for growing of vegetables and herbs. \r\n\r\nThe roof will have an educational element so we will leave one area free of green roof so that students can make and unmake the green roof themselves.\r\n\r\nWe have just done the engineer inspection and the roof is built like a fortress so that gives us more construction leeway in terms of weight.\r\n\r\nHere are some original plans drawn up for what it looks like. \r\n\r\n\r\nComputer rendition by Nic Liberis\r\n\r\n', 'Green Roof in Manhattan', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1193-revision-4', '', '', '2009-05-22 18:01:33', '2009-05-23 00:01:33', '', 1193, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1193-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1208, 1, '2009-05-22 19:16:20', '2009-05-23 01:16:20', 'The book "Cradle To Cradle, Remaking the Way We Make Things" is co-written by a chemist and an architect. \n\nThe book lays out how our current industrial revolution has ', 'Cradle To Cradle Book', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1206-revision-2', '', '', '2009-05-22 19:16:20', '2009-05-23 01:16:20', '', 1206, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1206-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1207, 1, '2009-05-22 19:13:18', '2009-05-23 01:13:18', 'The book "Cradle To Cradle, Remaking the Way We Make Things"', 'Cradle To Cradle Book', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1206-revision', '', '', '2009-05-22 19:13:18', '2009-05-23 01:13:18', '', 1206, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1206-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1206, 1, '2009-05-23 08:00:09', '2009-05-23 14:00:09', 'The book "Cradle To Cradle, Remaking the Way We Make Things" is co-written by a chemist and an architect. \r\n\r\nTheir 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 be designed to be useful once their primary use has expired.\r\n\r\nFor example, shoes that currently are monster hybrids of various synthetic and natural materials that cannot be separated and thus end up in the garbage, they argue that the shoes should be made so that the materials can be seperated. \r\n\r\nThat way when the shoes are worn out you separate the leather from the plastic and reuse the materials for more shoes.\r\n\r\nThis concept of designing for beyond the primary use is key to the book, thus the title "Cradle to Cradle", meaning you make it to have many births. This is a play on the concept of "Cradle to Grave" where you take into consideration the environmental impact that the products entire life cycle creates.\r\n\r\nIn "cradle to cradle" you do that too but you never design for obsolescence. You essentially design for reincarnation.\r\n\r\nAnd they don\'t mean turning newspapers into cellulose for insulation. That crude kind of recycling is an attempt to reuse something that was not designed to be reused and that has all sorts of problems. The printers didn\'t think that their news papers were going to end up in residential homes, so they weren\'t considering what kinds of inks to use (toxic or not).\r\n\r\nThe book is essentially a variation on our concept of Built It Forward. To design correctly is to Build It Forward because you are creating products that will give more to the future than take.\r\n\r\nThey finish the book by pointing out that municipal bonds give the current people money that become debt for future generations. That is not a gift to the future. Likewise they say design should be the same way. Why design a product that will become a disposal health hazard for people in the future.\r\n\r\nAll our design, from homes to cars, should give back to the world in abundance. They use the cherry tree as an example. The cherry tree gives off way more cherry blossoms than necessary for it to survive. But in doing so it gives to the world more than it takes. The blossoms are food for animals and earth.\r\n\r\nLikewise a car could produce clean water with its engine and clean the roads of toxins with electrostatic wheels. Or shoes could be biodegradable so that when they wear out you throw them into the back yard and they make your flowers grow better.\r\n\r\nThere is a sense of abundance in their views that contradicts the current trend to "be less bad": reduce carbon emissions, reduce VOCs, consume less, cut less forests.\r\n\r\nThey say that if the products are designed correctly, like the cherry tree, you could consume as much as you want. If you buy more intelligently designed shoes it just means your flowers will grow bigger and more beautiful.\r\n\r\nIt is the design that is bad, not the consumption. \r\n\r\nAnd the design needs to encompass the entire cradle to cradle cycle. So not only do the shoes need to be designed correctly, but so does the shoe factory and the process of getting the shoe materials. \r\n\r\nFor example a car factory could create more nutrients and clear water than it consumes, becoming an ecosystem that actually improves the environment.\r\n\r\nThe authors are really into working with large companies, like Nike and Ford, and they have no criticism of these huge companies that have created such destruction. They are more interested in pointing out how great their redesign of the Ford motor plant is and how visionary the current Ford CEO is. \r\n\r\nThere is no mention that Ford unleashed hell onto the world and did it for many many years without a damn for the environment. The world has been hacked to pieces by roads and the cars that use them.\r\n\r\nPerhaps the authors are more into focusing on future possibilities than past ignorance. Or perhaps criticizing their clients in a book is bad business....\r\n\r\nAlong the same lines there is no feeling that large companies themselves might be a problem.\r\n\r\nThe closest they get to that is to point out the need for more diversity. For example why make a soap that tries to fit all climates (and thus maximize your market). That just means you need to add all sorts of chemicals to it. If you design locally you can have one soap for hard water and another soap for soft water. You save money on chemicals and you save the environment.\r\n\r\nBut they don\'t say there should be local companies. There is still the implication that the large international soap company should do the designing.', 'Cradle To Cradle Book', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'cradle-cradle-book', '', '', '2009-05-23 08:00:09', '2009-05-23 14:00:09', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1206', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1209, 1, '2009-05-23 07:59:39', '2009-05-23 13:59:39', 'The book "Cradle To Cradle, Remaking the Way We Make Things" is co-written by a chemist and an architect. \n\nTheir 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 be designed to be useful once their primary use has expired.\n\nFor example, shoes that currently are monster hybrids of various synthetic and natural materials that cannot be separated and thus end up in the garbage, they argue that the shoes should be made so that the materials can be seperated. \n\nThat way when the shoes are worn out you separate the leather from the plastic and reuse the materials for more shoes.\n\nThis concept of designing for beyond the primary use is key to the book, thus the title "Cradle to Cradle", meaning you make it to have many births. This is a play on the concept of "Cradle to Grave" where you take into consideration the environmental impact that the products entire life cycle creates.\n\nIn "cradle to cradle" you do that too but you never design for obsolescence. You essentially design for reincarnation.\n\nAnd they don\'t mean turning newspapers into cellulose for insulation. That crude kind of recycling is an attempt to reuse something that was not designed to be reused and that has all sorts of problems. The printers didn\'t think that their news papers were going to end up in residential homes, so they weren\'t considering what kinds of inks to use (toxic or not).\n\nThe book is essentially a variation on our concept of Built It Forward. To design correctly is to Build It Forward because you are creating products that will give more to the future than take.\n\nThey finish the book by pointing out that municipal bonds give the current people money that become debt for future generations. That is not a gift to the future. Likewise they say design should be the same way. Why design a product that will become a disposal health hazard for people in the future.\n\nAll our design, from homes to cars, should give back to the world in abundance. They use the cherry tree as an example. The cherry tree gives off way more cherry blossoms than necessary for it to survive. But in doing so it gives to the world more than it takes. The blossoms are food for animals and earth.\n\nLikewise a car could produce clean water with its engine and clean the roads of toxins with electrostatic wheels. Or shoes could be biodegradable so that when they wear out you throw them into the back yard and they make your flowers grow better.\n\nThere is a sense of abundance in their views that contradicts the current trend to "be less bad": reduce carbon emissions, reduce VOCs, consume less, cut less forests.\n\nThey say that if the products are designed correctly, like the cherry tree, you could consume as much as you want. If you buy more intelligently designed shoes it just means your flowers will grow bigger and more beautiful.\n\nIt is the design that is bad, not the consumption. \n\nAnd the design needs to encompass the entire cradle to cradle cycle. So not only do the shoes need to be designed correctly, but so does the shoe factory and the process of getting the shoe materials. \n\nFor example a car factory could create more nutrients and clear water than it consumes, becoming an ecosystem that actually improves the environment.\n\nThe authors are really into working with large companies, like Nike and Ford, and they have no criticism of these huge companies that have created such destruction. They are more interested in pointing out how great their redesign of the Ford motor plant is and how visionary the current Ford CEO is. \n\nThere is no mention that Ford unleashed hell onto the world and did it for many many years without a damn for the environment. The world has been hacked to pieces by roads and the cars that use them.\n\nPerhaps the authors are more into focusing on future possibilities than past ignorance. Or perhaps criticizing their clients in a book is bad business....\n\nAlong the same lines there is no feeling that large companies themselves might be a problem.\n\nThe closest they get to that is to point out the need for more diversity. For example why make a soap that tries to fit all climates (and thus maximize your market). That just means you need to add all sorts of chemicals to it. If you design locally you can have one soap for hard water and another soap for soft water. You save money on chemicals and you save the environment.\n\nBut they don\'t say there should be local companies. There is still the implication that the large international soap company should do the designing.\n\nOverall the book is amazing.\n', 'Cradle To Cradle Book', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1206-revision-3', '', '', '2009-05-23 07:59:39', '2009-05-23 13:59:39', '', 1206, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1206-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1210, 1, '2009-05-23 20:27:31', '2009-05-24 02:27:31', 'Here is a great collection of words organized in a powerful way. If you are doing something green then you need to realize you are part of the largest single movement the world has ever seen. This is BIG.\r\n\r\nThe quote that caught my attention the most was:\r\n"We can either create assets for the future or take the assets of the future."\r\n\r\nI see the whole world in terms of Build It Forward and so this struck a chord. \r\n\r\nBottom line ladies and gents, you either Build It Forward or don\'t build at all because any other way is taking milk from your child.\r\n\r\nThe Unforgettable Commencement Address to the Class of 2009, University of Portland, May 3rd, 2009 By Paul Hawken:\r\n\r\nWhen I was invited to give this speech, I was asked if I could give a simple short talk that was "direct, naked, taut, honest, passionate, lean, shivering, startling, and graceful". Boy, no pressure there. But let\'s begin with the startling part. Hey, Class of 2009: you are going to have to figure out what it means to be a human being on earth at a time when every living system is declining, and the rate of decline is accelerating. Kind of a mind-boggling situation - but not one peer-reviewed paper published in the last thirty years can refute that statement.\r\n\r\nBasically, the earth needs a new operating system, you are the programmers, and we need it within a few decades. This planet came with a set of operating instructions, but we seem to have misplaced them. Important rules like don\'t poison the water, soil, or air, and don\'t let the earth get overcrowded, and don\'t touch the thermostat have been broken.\r\n\r\nBuckminster Fuller said that spaceship earth was so ingeniously designed that no one has a clue that we are on one, flying through the universe at a million miles per hour, with no need for seatbelts, lots of room in coach, and really good food - but all that is changing.\r\n\r\nThere is invisible writing on the back of the diploma you will receive, and in case you didn\'t bring lemon juice to decode it, I can tell you what it says: YOU ARE BRILLIANT, AND THE EARTH IS HIRING. The earth couldn\'t afford to send any recruiters or limos to your school. It sent you rain, sunsets, ripe cherries, night blooming jasmine, and that unbelievably cute person you are dating. Take the hint.\r\n\r\nAnd here\'s the deal: Forget that this task of planet-saving is not possible in the time required. Don\'t be put off by people who know what is not possible. Do what needs to be done, and check to see if it was impossible only after you are done.\r\n\r\nWhen asked if I am pessimistic or optimistic about the future, my answer is always the same: If you look at the science about what is happening on earth and aren\'t pessimistic, you don\'t understand data. But if you meet the people who are working to restore this earth and the lives of the poor, and you aren\'t optimistic, you haven\'t got a pulse. What I see everywhere in the world are ordinary people willing to confront despair, power, and incalculable odds in order to restore some semblance of grace, justice, and beauty to this world.\r\n\r\nThe poet Adrienne Rich wrote, "So much has been destroyed I have cast my lot with those who, age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary power, reconstitute the world. " There could be no better description.\r\n\r\nHumanity is coalescing. It is reconstituting the world, and the action is taking place in schoolrooms, farms, jungles, villages, campuses, companies, refuge camps, deserts, fisheries, and slums. You join a multitude of caring people. No one knows how many groups and organizations are working on the most salient issues of our day: climate change, poverty, deforestation, peace, water, hunger, conservation, human rights, and more.\r\n\r\nThis is the largest movement the world has ever seen. Rather than control, it seeks connection. Rather than dominance, it strives to disperse concentrations of power. Like Mercy Corps, it works behind the scenes and gets the job done. Large as it is, no one knows the true size of this movement. It provides hope, support, and meaning to billions of people in the world. Its clout resides in idea, not in force. It is made up of teachers, children, peasants, businesspeople, rappers, organic farmers, nuns, artists, government workers, fisherfolk, engineers, students, incorrigible writers, weeping Muslims, concerned mothers, poets, doctors without borders, grieving Christians, street musicians, the President of the United States of America, and as the writer David James Duncan would say, the Creator, the One who loves us all in such a huge way.\r\n\r\nThere is a rabbinical teaching that says if the world is ending and the Messiah arrives, first plant a tree, and then see if the story is true. Inspiration is not garnered from the litanies of what may befall us; it resides in humanity\'s willingness to restore, redress, reform, rebuild, recover, reimagine, and reconsider. "One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice," is Mary Oliver\'s description of moving away from the profane toward a deep sense of connectedness to the living world.\r\n\r\nMillions of people are working on behalf of strangers, even if the evening news is usually about the death of strangers. This kindness of strangers has religious, even mythic origins, and very specific eighteenth-century roots. Abolitionists were the first people to create a national and global movement to defend the rights of those they did not know. Until that time, no group had filed a grievance except on behalf of itself.\r\n\r\nThe founders of this movement were largely unknown - Granville Clark, Thomas Clarkson, Josiah Wedgwood - and their goal was ridiculous on the face of it: at that time three out of four people in the world were enslaved. Enslaving each other was what human beings had done for ages. And the abolitionist movement was greeted with incredulity. Conservative spokesmen ridiculed the abolitionists as liberals, progressives, do-gooders, meddlers, and activists. They were told they would ruin the economy and drive England into poverty.\r\n\r\nBut for the first time in history a group of people organized themselves to help people they would never know, from whom they would never receive direct or indirect benefit. . And today tens of millions of people do this every day. It is called the world of non-profits, civil society, schools, social entrepreneurship, and non-governmental organizations, of companies who place social and environmental justice at the top of their strategic goals. The scope and scale of this effort is unparalleled in history. The living world is not "out there" somewhere, but in your heart.\r\n\r\nWhat do we know about life? In the words of biologist Janine Benyus, life creates the conditions that are conducive to life. I can think of no better motto for a future economy. We have tens of thousands of abandoned homes without people and tens of thousands of abandoned people without homes. We have failed bankers advising failed regulators on how to save failed assets. Think about this: we are the only species on this planet without full employment. Brilliant. We have an economy that tells us that it is cheaper to destroy earth in real time than to renew, restore, and sustain it. You can print money to bail out a bank but you can\'t print life to bail out a planet. At present we are stealing the future, selling it in the present, and calling it gross domestic product.\r\n\r\nWe can just as easily have an economy that is based on healing the future instead of stealing it. We can either create assets for the future or take the assets of the future. One is called restoration and the other exploitation. And whenever we exploit the earth we exploit people and cause untold suffering. Working for the earth is not a way to get rich, it is a way to be rich.\r\n\r\nThe first living cell came into being nearly 40 million centuries ago, and its direct descendants are in all of our bloodstreams. Literally you are breathing molecules this very second that were inhaled by Moses, Mother Teresa, and Bono. We are vastly interconnected. Our fates are inseparable.\r\n\r\nWe are here because the dream of every cell is to become two cells. In each of you are one quadrillion cells, 90 percent of which are not human cells. Your body is a community, and without those other microorganisms you would perish in hours. Each human cell has 400 billion molecules conducting millions of processes between trillions of atoms. The total cellular activity in one human body is staggering: one septillion actions at any one moment, a one with twenty-four zeros after it. In a millisecond, our body has undergone ten times more processes than there are stars in the universe - exactly what Charles Darwin foretold when he said science would discover that each living creature was a "little universe, formed of a host of self-propagating organisms, inconceivably minute and as numerous as the stars of heaven. " So I have two questions for you all: First, can you feel your body? Stop for a moment. Feel your body. One septillion activities going on simultaneously, and your body does this so well you are free to ignore it, and wonder instead when this speech will end.\r\n\r\nSecond question: who is in charge of your body? Who is managing those molecules? Hopefully not a political party. Life is creating the conditions that are conducive to life inside you, just as in all of nature.\r\n\r\nWhat I want you to imagine is that collectively humanity is evincing a deep innate wisdom in coming together to heal the wounds and insults of the past. Ralph Waldo Emerson once asked what we would do if the stars only came out once every thousand years. No one would sleep that night, of course. The world would become religious overnight. We would be ecstatic, delirious, made rapturous by the glory of God. Instead the stars come out every night, and we watch television.\r\n\r\nThis extraordinary time when we are globally aware of each other and the multiple dangers that threaten civilization has never happened, not in a thousand years, not in ten thousand years. Each of us is as complex and beautiful as all the stars in the universe. We have done great things and we have gone way off course in terms of honoring creation.\r\n\r\nYou are graduating to the most amazing, challenging, stupefying challenge ever bequested to any generation. The generations before you failed. They didn\'t stay up all night. They got distracted and lost sight of the fact that life is a miracle every moment of your existence.\r\n\r\nNature beckons you to be on her side. You couldn\'t ask for a better boss.\r\n\r\nThe most unrealistic person in the world is the cynic, not the dreamer. Hopefulness only makes sense when it doesn\'t make sense to be hopeful.\r\n\r\nThis is your century. Take it and run as if your life depends on it.\r\n\r\nPaul Hawken is a renowned entrepreneur, visionary environmental activist, and author of many books, most recently Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming. He was presented with an honorary doctorate of humane letters by University president Father Bill Beauchamp, C. S.C., in May, when he delivered this superb speech.', 'Build It Forward or don\'t build at all ', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'build-dont-build', '', '', '2009-05-23 20:27:31', '2009-05-24 02:27:31', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1210', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1211, 1, '2009-05-23 20:27:15', '2009-05-24 02:27:15', 'Here is a great collection of words organized in a powerful way. If you are doing something green then you need to realize you are part of the largest single movement the world has ever seen. This is BIG.\n\nThe quote that caught my attention the most was:\n"We can either create assets for the future or take the assets of the future."\n\nI see the whole world in terms of Build It Forward and so this struck a chord. \n\nBottom line ladies and gents, you either Build It Forward or don\'t build at all because any other way is taking milk from your child.\n\nThe Unforgettable Commencement Address to the Class of 2009, University of Portland, May 3rd, 2009 By Paul Hawken:\n\nWhen I was invited to give this speech, I was asked if I could give a simple short talk that was "direct, naked, taut, honest, passionate, lean, shivering, startling, and graceful". Boy, no pressure there. But let\'s begin with the startling part. Hey, Class of 2009: you are going to have to figure out what it means to be a human being on earth at a time when every living system is declining, and the rate of decline is accelerating. Kind of a mind-boggling situation - but not one peer-reviewed paper published in the last thirty years can refute that statement.\n\nBasically, the earth needs a new operating system, you are the programmers, and we need it within a few decades. This planet came with a set of operating instructions, but we seem to have misplaced them. Important rules like don\'t poison the water, soil, or air, and don\'t let the earth get overcrowded, and don\'t touch the thermostat have been broken.\n\nBuckminster Fuller said that spaceship earth was so ingeniously designed that no one has a clue that we are on one, flying through the universe at a million miles per hour, with no need for seatbelts, lots of room in coach, and really good food - but all that is changing.\n\nThere is invisible writing on the back of the diploma you will receive, and in case you didn\'t bring lemon juice to decode it, I can tell you what it says: YOU ARE BRILLIANT, AND THE EARTH IS HIRING. The earth couldn\'t afford to send any recruiters or limos to your school. It sent you rain, sunsets, ripe cherries, night blooming jasmine, and that unbelievably cute person you are dating. Take the hint.\n\nAnd here\'s the deal: Forget that this task of planet-saving is not possible in the time required. Don\'t be put off by people who know what is not possible. Do what needs to be done, and check to see if it was impossible only after you are done.\n\nWhen asked if I am pessimistic or optimistic about the future, my answer is always the same: If you look at the science about what is happening on earth and aren\'t pessimistic, you don\'t understand data. But if you meet the people who are working to restore this earth and the lives of the poor, and you aren\'t optimistic, you haven\'t got a pulse. What I see everywhere in the world are ordinary people willing to confront despair, power, and incalculable odds in order to restore some semblance of grace, justice, and beauty to this world.\n\nThe poet Adrienne Rich wrote, "So much has been destroyed I have cast my lot with those who, age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary power, reconstitute the world. " There could be no better description.\n\nHumanity is coalescing. It is reconstituting the world, and the action is taking place in schoolrooms, farms, jungles, villages, campuses, companies, refuge camps, deserts, fisheries, and slums. You join a multitude of caring people. No one knows how many groups and organizations are working on the most salient issues of our day: climate change, poverty, deforestation, peace, water, hunger, conservation, human rights, and more.\n\nThis is the largest movement the world has ever seen. Rather than control, it seeks connection. Rather than dominance, it strives to disperse concentrations of power. Like Mercy Corps, it works behind the scenes and gets the job done. Large as it is, no one knows the true size of this movement. It provides hope, support, and meaning to billions of people in the world. Its clout resides in idea, not in force. It is made up of teachers, children, peasants, businesspeople, rappers, organic farmers, nuns, artists, government workers, fisherfolk, engineers, students, incorrigible writers, weeping Muslims, concerned mothers, poets, doctors without borders, grieving Christians, street musicians, the President of the United States of America, and as the writer David James Duncan would say, the Creator, the One who loves us all in such a huge way.\n\nThere is a rabbinical teaching that says if the world is ending and the Messiah arrives, first plant a tree, and then see if the story is true. Inspiration is not garnered from the litanies of what may befall us; it resides in humanity\'s willingness to restore, redress, reform, rebuild, recover, reimagine, and reconsider. "One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice," is Mary Oliver\'s description of moving away from the profane toward a deep sense of connectedness to the living world.\n\nMillions of people are working on behalf of strangers, even if the evening news is usually about the death of strangers. This kindness of strangers has religious, even mythic origins, and very specific eighteenth-century roots. Abolitionists were the first people to create a national and global movement to defend the rights of those they did not know. Until that time, no group had filed a grievance except on behalf of itself.\n\nThe founders of this movement were largely unknown - Granville Clark, Thomas Clarkson, Josiah Wedgwood - and their goal was ridiculous on the face of it: at that time three out of four people in the world were enslaved. Enslaving each other was what human beings had done for ages. And the abolitionist movement was greeted with incredulity. Conservative spokesmen ridiculed the abolitionists as liberals, progressives, do-gooders, meddlers, and activists. They were told they would ruin the economy and drive England into poverty.\n\nBut for the first time in history a group of people organized themselves to help people they would never know, from whom they would never receive direct or indirect benefit. . And today tens of millions of people do this every day. It is called the world of non-profits, civil society, schools, social entrepreneurship, and non-governmental organizations, of companies who place social and environmental justice at the top of their strategic goals. The scope and scale of this effort is unparalleled in history. The living world is not "out there" somewhere, but in your heart.\n\nWhat do we know about life? In the words of biologist Janine Benyus, life creates the conditions that are conducive to life. I can think of no better motto for a future economy. We have tens of thousands of abandoned homes without people and tens of thousands of abandoned people without homes. We have failed bankers advising failed regulators on how to save failed assets. Think about this: we are the only species on this planet without full employment. Brilliant. We have an economy that tells us that it is cheaper to destroy earth in real time than to renew, restore, and sustain it. You can print money to bail out a bank but you can\'t print life to bail out a planet. At present we are stealing the future, selling it in the present, and calling it gross domestic product.\n\nWe can just as easily have an economy that is based on healing the future instead of stealing it. We can either create assets for the future or take the assets of the future. One is called restoration and the other exploitation. And whenever we exploit the earth we exploit people and cause untold suffering. Working for the earth is not a way to get rich, it is a way to be rich.\n\nThe first living cell came into being nearly 40 million centuries ago, and its direct descendants are in all of our bloodstreams. Literally you are breathing molecules this very second that were inhaled by Moses, Mother Teresa, and Bono. We are vastly interconnected. Our fates are inseparable.\n\nWe are here because the dream of every cell is to become two cells. In each of you are one quadrillion cells, 90 percent of which are not human cells. Your body is a community, and without those other microorganisms you would perish in hours. Each human cell has 400 billion molecules conducting millions of processes between trillions of atoms. The total cellular activity in one human body is staggering: one septillion actions at any one moment, a one with twenty-four zeros after it. In a millisecond, our body has undergone ten times more processes than there are stars in the universe - exactly what Charles Darwin foretold when he said science would discover that each living creature was a "little universe, formed of a host of self-propagating organisms, inconceivably minute and as numerous as the stars of heaven. " So I have two questions for you all: First, can you feel your body? Stop for a moment. Feel your body. One septillion activities going on simultaneously, and your body does this so well you are free to ignore it, and wonder instead when this speech will end.\n\nSecond question: who is in charge of your body? Who is managing those molecules? Hopefully not a political party. Life is creating the conditions that are conducive to life inside you, just as in all of nature.\n\nWhat I want you to imagine is that collectively humanity is evincing a deep innate wisdom in coming together to heal the wounds and insults of the past. Ralph Waldo Emerson once asked what we would do if the stars only came out once every thousand years. No one would sleep that night, of course. The world would become religious overnight. We would be ecstatic, delirious, made rapturous by the glory of God. Instead the stars come out every night, and we watch television.\n\nThis extraordinary time when we are globally aware of each other and the multiple dangers that threaten civilization has never happened, not in a thousand years, not in ten thousand years. Each of us is as complex and beautiful as all the stars in the universe. We have done great things and we have gone way off course in terms of honoring creation.\n\nYou are graduating to the most amazing, challenging, stupefying challenge ever bequested to any generation. The generations before you failed. They didn\'t stay up all night. They got distracted and lost sight of the fact that life is a miracle every moment of your existence.\n\nNature beckons you to be on her side. You couldn\'t ask for a better boss.\n\nThe most unrealistic person in the world is the cynic, not the dreamer. Hopefulness only makes sense when it doesn\'t make sense to be hopeful.\n\nThis is your century. Take it and run as if your life depends on it.\n\nPaul Hawken is a renowned entrepreneur, visionary environmental activist, and author of many books, most recently Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming. He was presented with an honorary doctorate of humane letters by University president Father Bill Beauchamp, C. S.C., in May, when he delivered this superb speech.', 'Build It Forward or don\'t build at all ', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1210-revision', '', '', '2009-05-23 20:27:15', '2009-05-24 02:27:15', '', 1210, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1210-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1212, 1, '2009-05-24 10:27:40', '2009-05-24 16:27:40', 'Ever wondered who coined the definition of sustainable building? Many people had a good idea what it was but it really became official with the publication of the Brundtland Report.\r\n\r\nThe Report by the Brundtland Commission, titled "Our Common Future", was published by Oxford University Press in 1987 and laid the definition for sustainable development and the change of politics needed for achieving that.\r\n\r\nThe sustainable movement uses this definition as the common reference. One sentence in the Brundtland Report is most commonly cited:\r\n\r\n"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."\r\n\r\nAnd thus most green builders define green building as building that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.\r\n\r\nIf your current motto is, "Use what you need without any consideration for the future." then the Brundtland definition is a great improvement. It is saying, "Build what you gotta build but make sure it doesn\'t screw people in the future."\r\n\r\nBut truth be told it is a transitional solution. It is a little like saying, "I try to keep the house clean." It is a weak statement at best. It is based on the concept of doing LESS damage. But if you have ever seen a graph with a line that become less and less you know you can never reach zero.\r\n\r\nYou can half the damage you do. Then you can half it again. And again and again. But you will never be able to completely reduce the damage to zero because your basis is flawed. You are trying to do LESS damage. Until you remove the concept of damage from the equation you are fighting a loosing battle.\r\n\r\nThe next step in our building evolution is to Built It Forward. This is where you aren\'t trying to lessen the damage but actively increasing the benefit of future generations. It is not about being less bad. Bad is not part of the equation. It is about being more good.\r\n\r\nYou are essentially going beyond just "putting money in the bank for your own savings without depleting other peoples\' savings" (which is the current definition of sustainability).\r\n\r\nWhen you Build It Forward you actively plan on putting money in your own account AND IN OTHER PEOPLES\' ACCOUNTS. You become the Robin Hood of building.\r\n\r\nIn a land lacking abundance this may seem impossible. But with smart design, pro-active planning, future thinking and skill it can be done.\r\n\r\nTruth be told nature does it all the time. Look at the cherry tree. It gives off many more blossoms than it needs for its own survival. It creates an abundance of food and housing for the ecosystem around it without any personal sacrifice.\r\n\r\nWe can build that way too. We can build houses that deplete the landfills, produce clean water, energy and nutrients, and provide an abundance of food and housing for the ecosystem around it without any sacrifice.\r\n\r\nBuild It Forward or don\'t build at all.\r\n\r\nSo what does this mean if you are a green builder in Brooklyn? When doing a green renovation on a Brooklyn brownstone you want to embody the concept of Building It Forward:\r\n\r\nSalvage materials - dumpsters and other jobs\r\n\r\nGray water system\r\n\r\nSolar PV and Thermal\r\n\r\nRain Water Collection\r\n\r\nGreen Roof\r\n\r\nBuild so that it can be disassembled and reused\r\n\r\nCompost\r\n\r\nEdible Garden\r\n\r\nSolar Heating\r\n\r\nEfficient Boiler\r\n\r\nDesign for Cooling and Heating\r\n\r\nThe list goes on but it is possible. We are doing a lot of it on the Brooklyn Green Show House. If all brownstones were built this way we would save money and live in a thriving natural habitat.', 'Sustainable Building', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sustainable-building', '', '', '2009-05-24 10:34:58', '2009-05-24 16:34:58', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1212', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1213, 1, '2009-05-24 10:27:32', '2009-05-24 16:27:32', 'Ever wondered who coined the definition of sustainable building? Many people had a good idea what it was but it really became official with the publication of the Brundtland Report.\n\nThe Report by the Brundtland Commission, titled "Our Common Future", was published by Oxford University Press in 1987 and laid the definition for sustainable development and the change of politics needed for achieving that.\n\nThe sustainable movement uses this definition as the common reference. One sentence in the Brundtland Report is most commonly cited:\n\n"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."\n\nAnd thus most green builders define green building as building that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.\n\nIf your current moto is, "Use what you need without any consideration for the future." then the Brundtland definition is a great improvement. It is saying, "Build what you gotta build but make sure it doesn\'t screw people in the future."\n\nBut truth be told it is a transitional solution. It is a little like saying, "I try to keep the house clean." It is a weak statement at best. It is based on the concept of doing LESS damage. But if you have ever seen a graph with a line that become less and less you know you can never reach zero.\n\nYou can half the damage you do. Then you can half it again. And again and again. But you will never be able to completely reduce the damage to zero because your basis is flawed. You are trying to do LESS damage. Until you remove the concept of damage from the equation you are fighting a loosing battle.\n\nThe next step in our building evolution is to Built It Forward. This is where you aren\'t trying to lessen the damage but actively increasing the benefit of future generations. It is not about being less bad. Bad is not part of the equation. It is about being more good.\n\nYou are essencially going beyond just "putting money in the bank for your own savings without depleting other peoples\' savings" (which is the current definition of sustainability).\n\nWhen you Build It Forward you actively plan on putting money in your own account AND IN OTHER PEOPLES\' ACCOUNTS. You become the Robin Hood of building.\n\nIn a land lacking abundance this may seem impossible. But with smart design, pro-active planning, future thinking and skill it can be done.\n\nTruth be told nature does it all the time. Look at the cherry tree. It gives off many more blossoms than it needs for its own survival. It creates an abundance of food and housing for the ecosystem around it without any personal sacrifice.\n\nWe can build that way too. We can build houses that deplete the landfills, produce clean water, energy and nutrients, and provide an abundance of food and housing for the ecosystem around it without any sacrifice.\n\nBuild It Forward or don\'t build at all.', 'Sustainable Building', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1212-revision', '', '', '2009-05-24 10:27:32', '2009-05-24 16:27:32', '', 1212, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1212-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1214, 1, '2009-05-24 10:34:45', '2009-05-24 16:34:45', 'Ever wondered who coined the definition of sustainable building? Many people had a good idea what it was but it really became official with the publication of the Brundtland Report.\n\nThe Report by the Brundtland Commission, titled "Our Common Future", was published by Oxford University Press in 1987 and laid the definition for sustainable development and the change of politics needed for achieving that.\n\nThe sustainable movement uses this definition as the common reference. One sentence in the Brundtland Report is most commonly cited:\n\n"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."\n\nAnd thus most green builders define green building as building that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.\n\nIf your current motto is, "Use what you need without any consideration for the future." then the Brundtland definition is a great improvement. It is saying, "Build what you gotta build but make sure it doesn\'t screw people in the future."\n\nBut truth be told it is a transitional solution. It is a little like saying, "I try to keep the house clean." It is a weak statement at best. It is based on the concept of doing LESS damage. But if you have ever seen a graph with a line that become less and less you know you can never reach zero.\n\nYou can half the damage you do. Then you can half it again. And again and again. But you will never be able to completely reduce the damage to zero because your basis is flawed. You are trying to do LESS damage. Until you remove the concept of damage from the equation you are fighting a loosing battle.\n\nThe next step in our building evolution is to Built It Forward. This is where you aren\'t trying to lessen the damage but actively increasing the benefit of future generations. It is not about being less bad. Bad is not part of the equation. It is about being more good.\n\nYou are essentially going beyond just "putting money in the bank for your own savings without depleting other peoples\' savings" (which is the current definition of sustainability).\n\nWhen you Build It Forward you actively plan on putting money in your own account AND IN OTHER PEOPLES\' ACCOUNTS. You become the Robin Hood of building.\n\nIn a land lacking abundance this may seem impossible. But with smart design, pro-active planning, future thinking and skill it can be done.\n\nTruth be told nature does it all the time. Look at the cherry tree. It gives off many more blossoms than it needs for its own survival. It creates an abundance of food and housing for the ecosystem around it without any personal sacrifice.\n\nWe can build that way too. We can build houses that deplete the landfills, produce clean water, energy and nutrients, and provide an abundance of food and housing for the ecosystem around it without any sacrifice.\n\nBuild It Forward or don\'t build at all.\n\nSo what does this mean if you are a green builder in Brooklyn? When doing a green renovation on a Brooklyn brownstone you want to embody the concept of Building It Forward:\n\nSalvage materials - dumpsters and other jobs\n\nGray water system\n\nSolar PV and Thermal\n\nRain Water Collection\n\nGreen Roof\n\nBuild so that it can be disassembled and reused\n\nCompost\n\nEdible Garden\n\nSolar Heating\n\nEfficient Boiler\n\nDesign for Cooling and Heating\n\nThe list goes on but it is possible. We are doing a lot of it on the Brooklyn Green Show House. If all brownstones were built this way we would save money and live', 'Sustainable Building', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1212-autosave', '', '', '2009-05-24 10:34:45', '2009-05-24 16:34:45', '', 1212, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1212-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1215, 1, '2009-05-24 10:27:40', '2009-05-24 16:27:40', 'Ever wondered who coined the definition of sustainable building? Many people had a good idea what it was but it really became official with the publication of the Brundtland Report.\r\n\r\nThe Report by the Brundtland Commission, titled "Our Common Future", was published by Oxford University Press in 1987 and laid the definition for sustainable development and the change of politics needed for achieving that.\r\n\r\nThe sustainable movement uses this definition as the common reference. One sentence in the Brundtland Report is most commonly cited:\r\n\r\n"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."\r\n\r\nAnd thus most green builders define green building as building that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.\r\n\r\nIf your current moto is, "Use what you need without any consideration for the future." then the Brundtland definition is a great improvement. It is saying, "Build what you gotta build but make sure it doesn\'t screw people in the future."\r\n\r\nBut truth be told it is a transitional solution. It is a little like saying, "I try to keep the house clean." It is a weak statement at best. It is based on the concept of doing LESS damage. But if you have ever seen a graph with a line that become less and less you know you can never reach zero.\r\n\r\nYou can half the damage you do. Then you can half it again. And again and again. But you will never be able to completely reduce the damage to zero because your basis is flawed. You are trying to do LESS damage. Until you remove the concept of damage from the equation you are fighting a loosing battle.\r\n\r\nThe next step in our building evolution is to Built It Forward. This is where you aren\'t trying to lessen the damage but actively increasing the benefit of future generations. It is not about being less bad. Bad is not part of the equation. It is about being more good.\r\n\r\nYou are essencially going beyond just "putting money in the bank for your own savings without depleting other peoples\' savings" (which is the current definition of sustainability).\r\n\r\nWhen you Build It Forward you actively plan on putting money in your own account AND IN OTHER PEOPLES\' ACCOUNTS. You become the Robin Hood of building.\r\n\r\nIn a land lacking abundance this may seem impossible. But with smart design, pro-active planning, future thinking and skill it can be done.\r\n\r\nTruth be told nature does it all the time. Look at the cherry tree. It gives off many more blossoms than it needs for its own survival. It creates an abundance of food and housing for the ecosystem around it without any personal sacrifice.\r\n\r\nWe can build that way too. We can build houses that deplete the landfills, produce clean water, energy and nutrients, and provide an abundance of food and housing for the ecosystem around it without any sacrifice.\r\n\r\nBuild It Forward or don\'t build at all.', 'Sustainable Building', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1212-revision-2', '', '', '2009-05-24 10:27:40', '2009-05-24 16:27:40', '', 1212, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1212-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1216, 1, '2009-05-24 11:55:36', '2009-05-24 17:55:36', '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.\r\n\r\nIt 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. The common 2x4 exterior wall? They show in scientific terms how it is crap.\r\n\r\nWorth checking out if you want to green your Brooklyn brownstone but aren\'t sure of the best way to insulate your joist spaces. Or the best way to make your bricks water tight.', 'BuildingScience.com', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'buildingsciencecom', '', '', '2009-05-24 11:55:36', '2009-05-24 17:55:36', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1216', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1217, 1, '2009-05-24 11:54:38', '2009-05-24 17:54:38', '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.\n\nIt 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. The common 2x4 exterior wall? They show in scientific terms how it is crap.\n\nWorth checking out.', 'BuildingScience.com', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1216-revision', '', '', '2009-05-24 11:54:38', '2009-05-24 17:54:38', '', 1216, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1216-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1218, 1, '2009-05-25 14:38:43', '2009-05-25 20:38:43', 'Here is a useful page showing the various sound tests on interior walls. The whole web site actually has a lot of great info. It is by the Green Glue Company, supplier of the best soundproofing materials IMO.\r\n\r\nConclusion: Doubling up drywall doesn\'t do much for stopping sound. \r\nResilient channels are pretty cheap but it is really hard to get them to work well.\r\nSound clips that fit into a hat channel work well with equal results to green glue but are slightly more expensive.\r\nGreen glue offers good sound proofing.\r\nSteel studs are better than wood studs.\r\n\r\nBottom line: If you want to stop sound then stagger steel studs and use double sheet rock/green glue on at least one side. If you are totally nuts use sheet rock, green glue AND sound clips with hat channels.\r\n\r\nAs a green contractor in Brooklyn where houses are small and you have neighbors all around you, it is important to incorporate advanced soundproofing techniques as a matter of course. \r\n\r\nAnd if you are going to do that for all green Brooklyn brownstone renovations, not just the high end ones, then you need to find affordable soundproofing options.\r\n\r\nI find that staggered studs, good insulation, and sheet rock doubled up with green glue has great results. This also means you can reuse all the salvaged sheet rock that looks nasty but who cares since it is hidden.\r\n\r\nThis kind of thinking is really part of Building It Forward. Your normal client isn\'t going to ask for this and won\'t miss it if you don\'t do it. Just throw in some sound board and tell them it is sound proofed and they will be happy. \r\n\r\nBut as a green builder you have to be thinking for them with these kinds of things and sound board isn\'t worth a damn for sound proofing. The tests show this. To really Build It Forward and give a gift to future inhabitants of the house who will never know what you did behind the walls you need to build in good and affordable sound proofing techniques. \r\n\r\nNobody will notice if you do this, and that is sort of the point. They won\'t hear their neighbors and won\'t think why. They will just take it for granted. But you will know the gift you have given.\r\n\r\nEven if you built normal and they did hear the neighbors you could just shrug, say that\'s life in the city and they probably would agree. They don\'t know any better. \r\n\r\nBut a green builder knows better. A green builder build\'s "high end", not in price but in quality, integrity and knowledge. That is Building It Forward.', 'Sound Transmission Tests', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sound-transmission-tests', '', '', '2009-05-27 11:01:18', '2009-05-27 17:01:18', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1218', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1219, 1, '2009-05-25 14:38:08', '2009-05-25 20:38:08', 'Here is a useful page showing the various sound tests on interior walls.\n\nConclusion: Doubling up drywall doesn\'t do much for stopping sound. \nResilient channels are as good as green glue but three times more expensive.\nGreen glue offers good sound proofing.\n\nBottom line: If you want to stop sound stagger the studs and use double sheet rock with glue on at least one side. If you are totally nuts use sheet rock, green glue AND resilient channels.\n\nAs a green contractor in Brooklyn where houses are small and you have neighbors all around you, it is important to incorporate advanced soundproofing techniques as a matter of course. \n\nAnd if you are going to do that for all green Brooklyn brownstone renovations, not just the high end ones, then you need to find affordable soundproofing options.\n\nI find that staggered studs, good insulation, and sheet rock doubled up with green glue has great results. This also means you can reuse all the salvaged sheet rock that looks nasty but who cares since it is hidden.\n\nThis kind of thinking is really part of Building It Forward. Your normal client isn\'t going to ask for this and won\'t miss it if you don\'t do it. Just throw in some sound board and tell them it is sound proofed and they will be happy. \n\nBut as a green builder you have to be thinking for them in these kinds of things and sound board isn\'t worth a damn for sound proofing. The tests show this. To really Build It Forward and give a gift to future inhabitants of the house who will never know what you did behind the walls', 'Sound Transmission Tests', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1218-revision', '', '', '2009-05-25 14:38:08', '2009-05-25 20:38:08', '', 1218, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1218-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1220, 1, '2009-05-27 11:00:34', '2009-05-27 17:00:34', 'Here is a useful page showing the various sound tests on interior walls. The whole web site actually has a lot of great info. It is by the Green Glue Company, supplier of the best soundproofing materials IMO.\n\nConclusion: Doubling up drywall doesn\'t do much for stopping sound. \nResilient channels are pretty cheap but it is really hard to get them to work well.\nSound clips that fit into a hat channel work well with equal results to green glue but are slightly more expensive.\nGreen glue offers good sound proofing.\nSteel studs are better than wood studs.\n\nBottom line: If you want to stop sound then stagger steel studs and use double sheet rock/green glue on at least one side. If you are totally nuts use sheet rock, green glue AND resilient channels.\n\nAs a green contractor in Brooklyn where houses are small and you have neighbors all around you, it is important to incorporate advanced soundproofing techniques as a matter of course. \n\nAnd if you are going to do that for all green Brooklyn brownstone renovations, not just the high end ones, then you need to find affordable soundproofing options.\n\nI find that staggered studs, good insulation, and sheet rock doubled up with green glue has great results. This also means you can reuse all the salvaged sheet rock that looks nasty but who cares since it is hidden.\n\nThis kind of thinking is really part of Building It Forward. Your normal client isn\'t going to ask for this and won\'t miss it if you don\'t do it. Just throw in some sound board and tell them it is sound proofed and they will be happy. \n\nBut as a green builder you have to be thinking for them with these kinds of things and sound board isn\'t worth a damn for sound proofing. The tests show this. To really Build It Forward and give a gift to future inhabitants of the house who will never know what you did behind the walls you need to build in good and affordable sound proofing techniques. \n\nNobody will notice if you do this, and that is sort of the point. They won\'t hear their neighbors and won\'t think why. They will just take it for granted. But you will know the gift you have given.\n\nEven if you built normal and they did hear the neighbors you could just shrug, say that\'s life in the city and they probably would agree. They don\'t know any better. \n\nBut a green builder knows better. A green builder build\'s "high end", not in price but in quality, integrity and knowledge. That is Building It Forward.', 'Sound Transmission Tests', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1218-autosave', '', '', '2009-05-27 11:00:34', '2009-05-27 17:00:34', '', 1218, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1218-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1221, 1, '2009-05-25 14:38:43', '2009-05-25 20:38:43', 'Here is a useful page showing the various sound tests on interior walls.\r\n\r\nConclusion: Doubling up drywall doesn\'t do much for stopping sound. \r\nResilient channels are as good as green glue but three times more expensive.\r\nGreen glue offers good sound proofing.\r\n\r\nBottom line: If you want to stop sound stagger the studs and use double sheet rock with glue on at least one side. If you are totally nuts use sheet rock, green glue AND resilient channels.\r\n\r\nAs a green contractor in Brooklyn where houses are small and you have neighbors all around you, it is important to incorporate advanced soundproofing techniques as a matter of course. \r\n\r\nAnd if you are going to do that for all green Brooklyn brownstone renovations, not just the high end ones, then you need to find affordable soundproofing options.\r\n\r\nI find that staggered studs, good insulation, and sheet rock doubled up with green glue has great results. This also means you can reuse all the salvaged sheet rock that looks nasty but who cares since it is hidden.\r\n\r\nThis kind of thinking is really part of Building It Forward. Your normal client isn\'t going to ask for this and won\'t miss it if you don\'t do it. Just throw in some sound board and tell them it is sound proofed and they will be happy. \r\n\r\nBut as a green builder you have to be thinking for them in these kinds of things and sound board isn\'t worth a damn for sound proofing. The tests show this. To really Build It Forward and give a gift to future inhabitants of the house who will never know what you did behind the walls you need to build in good and affordable sound proofing techniques.', 'Sound Transmission Tests', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1218-revision-2', '', '', '2009-05-25 14:38:43', '2009-05-25 20:38:43', '', 1218, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1218-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1222, 1, '2009-05-25 18:41:22', '2009-05-26 00:41:22', 'Architectural Record Magazine is another publication of the publishing mammoth McGraw Hill Construction.\r\n\r\nThe 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.\r\n\r\nThe magazine, like "Le Architect" (think round glasses, a goatee, and an ego larger than the Eiffel tower), prefers new construction because it is the purest expression of the inner creative genius that resides in all architects (irony).\r\n\r\nLost on the architect if renovation as a much greener way to build.\r\n\r\nTo renovate another persons building is like being offered sloppy seconds to the drunk girl at the frat party. \r\n\r\nThey must create fresh so that their masterful expression is not tainted by any other mortals attempt at "building".\r\n\r\nTrue architects do not build. They create. They bring into form something that never existed before. They are unique, above the crass lineage of the past. They invent the future (totally oblivious that we live in a postmodern world and that 99% of "new" design was done before).\r\n\r\nBottom line, the vast majority of architects are more concerned about their own self important self expression to give a damn about the well being of the world.\r\n\r\nYea, maybe I\'m being a little harsh. But that is the impression I got after reading Architectural Record Magazine.', 'Architectural Record Magazine', 0, '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'architectural-record-magazine', '', '', '2009-05-25 18:44:41', '2009-05-26 00:44:41', '', 0, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/?p=1222', 0, 'post', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1223, 1, '2009-05-25 18:40:47', '2009-05-26 00:40:47', 'Architectural Record Magazine is another publication of the publishing mammoth McGraw Hill Construction.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe magazine, like "Le Architect" (think round glasses, a goatee, and an ego larger than the Eiffel tower), prefers new construction because it is the purest expression of the inner creative genius that resides in all architects (irony).\n\nTo renovate another persons building is like being offered sloppy seconds to the drunk girl at the frat party - it is below the pure architect. \n\nThey must create fresh so that their masterful expression is not tainted by any other mortals attempt at "building".\n\nTrue architects do not build. They create. They bring into form something that never existed before. They are unique, above the crass lineage of the past. They invent the future (totally oblivious that we live in a postmodern world and that 99% of new design was done before).\n\nBottom line, the vast majority of architects are more concerned about their own self important self expression to give a damn about the well being of the world.\n\nYea, maybe I\'m being a little harsh. But that is the impression I got after reading Architectural Record Magazine.', 'Architectural Record Magazine', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1222-revision', '', '', '2009-05-25 18:40:47', '2009-05-26 00:40:47', '', 1222, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1222-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1224, 1, '2009-05-25 18:43:51', '2009-05-26 00:43:51', 'Architectural Record Magazine is another publication of the publishing mammoth McGraw Hill Construction.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe magazine, like "Le Architect" (think round glasses, a goatee, and an ego larger than the Eiffel tower), prefers new construction because it is the purest expression of the inner creative genius that resides in all architects (irony).\n\nLost on the architect if renovation as a much greener way to build.\n\nTo renovate another persons building is like being offered sloppy seconds to the drunk girl at the frat party - it is below the pure architect. \n\nThey must create fresh so that their masterful expression is not tainted by any other mortals attempt at "building".\n\nTrue architects do not build. They create. They bring into form something that never existed before. They are unique, above the crass lineage of the past. They invent the future (totally oblivious that we live in a postmodern world and that 99% of "new" design was done before).\n\nBottom line, the vast majority of architects are more concerned about their own self important self expression to give a damn about the well being of the world.\n\nYea, maybe I\'m being a little harsh. But that is the impression I got after reading Architectural Record Magazine.', 'Architectural Record Magazine', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1222-autosave', '', '', '2009-05-25 18:43:51', '2009-05-26 00:43:51', '', 1222, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1222-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1225, 1, '2009-05-25 18:41:22', '2009-05-26 00:41:22', 'Architectural Record Magazine is another publication of the publishing mammoth McGraw Hill Construction.\r\n\r\nThe 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.\r\n\r\nThe magazine, like "Le Architect" (think round glasses, a goatee, and an ego larger than the Eiffel tower), prefers new construction because it is the purest expression of the inner creative genius that resides in all architects (irony).\r\n\r\nTo renovate another persons building is like being offered sloppy seconds to the drunk girl at the frat party - it is below the pure architect. \r\n\r\nThey must create fresh so that their masterful expression is not tainted by any other mortals attempt at "building".\r\n\r\nTrue architects do not build. They create. They bring into form something that never existed before. They are unique, above the crass lineage of the past. They invent the future (totally oblivious that we live in a postmodern world and that 99% of "new" design was done before).\r\n\r\nBottom line, the vast majority of architects are more concerned about their own self important self expression to give a damn about the well being of the world.\r\n\r\nYea, maybe I\'m being a little harsh. But that is the impression I got after reading Architectural Record Magazine.', 'Architectural Record Magazine', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1222-revision-2', '', '', '2009-05-25 18:41:22', '2009-05-26 00:41:22', '', 1222, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1222-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1226, 1, '2009-05-27 09:11:25', '2009-05-27 15:11:25', 'A lot of numbers are being thrown around for the cost of green roofs. If you buy a modular grown off site system it can be $45 per square foot. I\'ve even heard of systems costing $200/sq.ft.\n\nIf you install it yourself with the bare minimum of materials off the shelf it can be $5 per square foot.\n\nThe real price for most people is of course somewhere in between.\n\nConsideration number one is what kind of roof exists to start with.\n\nLets say you need to put a roof system on what is there. Lets say you want insulation (you\'d be really stupid not to). Lets say your roof can handle 6 inches of soil. Lets say you want to grow in place (much cheaper).\n\nHere is the layering you\'d need and the price per square foot for each item:\n\n1.5" PolyISO insulation - $0.80\n65 mil EPDM rubber - $0.50\nEPDM tape, glue - $0.20\n3" XEPS insulation - $2.00\nDrainage mat - $0.73\nRoot Barrier - $0.12\n6" growing medium - $0.33\nSedum and small plants - $1.00\n\nTotal: $5.68\n\nNow this is bare bones pricing not including shipping, taxes or waste. But you get the idea: if you are an experience green roof installer in New York and Brooklyn you can get the material costs down this low.\n\nThe next question is, why NOT to install a green roof at these prices!\n', 'Cost of a Green Roof', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1192-revision', '', '', '2009-05-27 09:11:25', '2009-05-27 15:11:25', '', 1192, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1192-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1227, 1, '2009-05-27 09:34:39', '2009-05-27 15:34:39', 'A lot of numbers are being thrown around for the cost of green roofs. If you buy a modular grown off site system it can be $45 per square foot. I\'ve even heard of systems costing $200/sq.ft.\n\nIf you install it yourself with the bare minimum of materials off the shelf it can be $5 per square foot.\n\nThe real price for most people is of course somewhere in between.\n\nConsideration number one is what kind of roof exists to start with.\n\nLets say you need to put a roof system on what is there. Lets say you want insulation (you\'d be really stupid not to). Lets say your roof can handle 6 inches of soil. Lets say you want to grow in place (much cheaper).\n\nHere is the layering you\'d need and the price per square foot for each item:\n\n1.5" PolyISO insulation - $0.80\n65 mil EPDM rubber - $0.50\nEPDM tape, glue - $0.20\n3" XEPS insulation - $2.00\nDrainage mat - $0.73\nRoot Barrier - $0.12\n6" growing medium - $0.33\nSedum and small plants - $1.00\n\nTotal: $5.68\n\nNow this is bare bones pricing not including shipping, taxes or waste. But you get the idea: if you are an experience green roof installer in New York and Brooklyn you can get the material costs down this low.\n\nThe next question is, why NOT to install a green roof at these prices!\n\nFor areas where you will be walking and don\'t want to damage the existing roof you can buy what is called Protection Board. 1/4 inch stuff goes for about $0.75/sq.ft. Under that you might as well put XEPS insulation at $2.00. THat is a total of $2.75/sq.ft\n', 'Cost of a Green Roof', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1192-autosave', '', '', '2009-05-27 09:34:39', '2009-05-27 15:34:39', '', 1192, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1192-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1228, 1, '2009-05-25 16:02:58', '2009-05-25 22:02:58', 'Here is a useful page showing the various sound tests on interior walls. The whole web site actually has a lot of great info. It is by the Green Glue Company, supplier of the best soundproofing materials IMO.\r\n\r\nConclusion: Doubling up drywall doesn\'t do much for stopping sound. \r\nResilient channels are as good as green glue but more expensive and easier to screw up during installation.\r\nGreen glue offers good sound proofing.\r\nSteel studs are better than wood studs.\r\n\r\nBottom line: If you want to stop sound then stagger steel studs and use double sheet rock/green glue on at least one side. If you are totally nuts use sheet rock, green glue AND resilient channels.\r\n\r\nAs a green contractor in Brooklyn where houses are small and you have neighbors all around you, it is important to incorporate advanced soundproofing techniques as a matter of course. \r\n\r\nAnd if you are going to do that for all green Brooklyn brownstone renovations, not just the high end ones, then you need to find affordable soundproofing options.\r\n\r\nI find that staggered studs, good insulation, and sheet rock doubled up with green glue has great results. This also means you can reuse all the salvaged sheet rock that looks nasty but who cares since it is hidden.\r\n\r\nThis kind of thinking is really part of Building It Forward. Your normal client isn\'t going to ask for this and won\'t miss it if you don\'t do it. Just throw in some sound board and tell them it is sound proofed and they will be happy. \r\n\r\nBut as a green builder you have to be thinking for them with these kinds of things and sound board isn\'t worth a damn for sound proofing. The tests show this. To really Build It Forward and give a gift to future inhabitants of the house who will never know what you did behind the walls you need to build in good and affordable sound proofing techniques. \r\n\r\nNobody will notice if you do this, and that is sort of the point. They won\'t hear their neighbors and won\'t think why. They will just take it for granted. But you will know the gift you have given.\r\n\r\nEven if you built normal and they did hear the neighbors you could just shrug, say that\'s life in the city and they probably would agree. They don\'t know any better. \r\n\r\nBut a green builder knows better. A green builder build\'s "high end", not in price but in quality, integrity and knowledge. That is Building It Forward.', 'Sound Transmission Tests', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1218-revision-3', '', '', '2009-05-25 16:02:58', '2009-05-25 22:02:58', '', 1218, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1218-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1229, 1, '2009-05-27 11:00:40', '2009-05-27 17:00:40', 'Here is a useful page showing the various sound tests on interior walls. The whole web site actually has a lot of great info. It is by the Green Glue Company, supplier of the best soundproofing materials IMO.\r\n\r\nConclusion: Doubling up drywall doesn\'t do much for stopping sound. \r\nResilient channels are pretty cheap but it is really hard to get them to work well.\r\nSound clips that fit into a hat channel work well with equal results to green glue but are slightly more expensive.\r\nGreen glue offers good sound proofing.\r\nSteel studs are better than wood studs.\r\n\r\nBottom line: If you want to stop sound then stagger steel studs and use double sheet rock/green glue on at least one side. If you are totally nuts use sheet rock, green glue AND resilient channels.\r\n\r\nAs a green contractor in Brooklyn where houses are small and you have neighbors all around you, it is important to incorporate advanced soundproofing techniques as a matter of course. \r\n\r\nAnd if you are going to do that for all green Brooklyn brownstone renovations, not just the high end ones, then you need to find affordable soundproofing options.\r\n\r\nI find that staggered studs, good insulation, and sheet rock doubled up with green glue has great results. This also means you can reuse all the salvaged sheet rock that looks nasty but who cares since it is hidden.\r\n\r\nThis kind of thinking is really part of Building It Forward. Your normal client isn\'t going to ask for this and won\'t miss it if you don\'t do it. Just throw in some sound board and tell them it is sound proofed and they will be happy. \r\n\r\nBut as a green builder you have to be thinking for them with these kinds of things and sound board isn\'t worth a damn for sound proofing. The tests show this. To really Build It Forward and give a gift to future inhabitants of the house who will never know what you did behind the walls you need to build in good and affordable sound proofing techniques. \r\n\r\nNobody will notice if you do this, and that is sort of the point. They won\'t hear their neighbors and won\'t think why. They will just take it for granted. But you will know the gift you have given.\r\n\r\nEven if you built normal and they did hear the neighbors you could just shrug, say that\'s life in the city and they probably would agree. They don\'t know any better. \r\n\r\nBut a green builder knows better. A green builder build\'s "high end", not in price but in quality, integrity and knowledge. That is Building It Forward.', 'Sound Transmission Tests', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1218-revision-4', '', '', '2009-05-27 11:00:40', '2009-05-27 17:00:40', '', 1218, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1218-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1230, 3, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'Lighting can account for 15-20% of your monthly electric bill. With recent advances in LED technology we are able to reproduce the same level of brightness for 1/5- 1/10th the power. This is a huge savings. If we all work together we can reduce this country\'s electrical draw by 10%! That equates to a lot of CO2!\r\n\r\nHere is some helpful information from the USgov Department of Energy.\r\n\r\nhttp://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ssl/using_leds.html\r\n\r\n
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1231, 3, '2009-05-28 11:03:27', '2009-05-28 17:03:27', 'Lighting can account for 15-20% of your monthly electric bill. With recent advances in LED technology we are able to reproduce the same level of brightness for 1/5- 1/10th the power. This is a huge savings. If we all work together we can reduce this country\'s electrical draw by 10%! That equates to a lot of CO2!\n\nHere is some helpful information from the USgov Department of Energy.\n\nhttp://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ssl/using_leds.html\n\n', 'Lighting with LED 1', 0, '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1230-revision', '', '', '2009-05-28 11:03:27', '2009-05-28 17:03:27', '', 1230, 'http://ecobrooklyn.com/1230-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ;
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