Check out the NYSERDA (http://nyserda.org/). They have incentive programs for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy generation for home owners.

Posted by: robroz at September 3, 2008 3:20 PM in response to looking for info on all things green

An architects job is to build a building that meets the needs of its intended function and contributes something to the surrounding environment. That doesn't necessarily mean that is has to be "contextual", but you have to at least consider the context and how the building relates to it in the design. If it's not contextual there should be a good reason for it and some other way that the building can still work in its surrounding environment. Ghery is not very good at this. I am so bored with his stuff, it is the same old "look how weird and twisty I can be" thing. I hope the building doesn't get built as shown and am pretty sure it won't with budget cuts. Let's just hope we don't get something worse.

Posted by: robroz at August 28, 2008 11:42 AM in response to Modernism in the City/Gehry in Brooklyn

there is also a new store that may be of help to you called "green depot"

Posted by: dtrain at September 3, 2008 4:16 PM in response to looking for info on all things green

See US Green Building Council website: http://www.usgbc.org/
See also: Greenbuild Expo info (Boston, November 19-21, 2008) at: greenbuildexpo.org

Posted by: vinca at September 4, 2008 5:22 PM in response to looking for info on all things green

do not call green depot. i have had problems on multiple occassions, they failed to take any resposibility for their mistakes.

Posted by: matthew difrancesco at September 5, 2008 10:41 AM in response to looking for info on all things green