May Forum Recap: Next Stage Solar
by Samantha Padreddii Courtesy: Brooklyn SolarWorks As business evolves and the solar industry changes, local business owners in New York City face their own set of challenges. In a recent...
View ArticleOctober Forum Recap: Women of Green
by Claire Brown During GreenHomeNYC’s October Forum, eight women of green led us on a tour of their green building career paths. Through the Pecha Kucha style of presentation, the speakers used...
View ArticleSeptember Forum Recap: Spotlight on Hudson Yards
by Jennifer Urrutia Photo source: ny.curbed.com Residents of the New York City “concrete jungle” are no strangers to construction and development. And while development is booming in New York City,...
View ArticleJanuary Forum Recap: The Green Catwalk
by Jenny Nicolas At the annual GreenHomeNYC Green Catwalk, seven speakers presented the latest information on everything from ventilation to greening the moving industry to O&M to-do lists within...
View ArticleFebruary Forum Recap: How to be Cool and Efficient
by Yiran Song Air conditioning is increasingly considered to be a required amenity in both residential and commercial settings. But concerns about global warming and greenhouse gas emissions gives us...
View ArticleMarch Forum Recap: Sustainable Policy 201
by Miaoru Guan The Sustainable Policy 201 Forum featured four speakers working towards sustainable, affordable housing through diverse but connected roles. Michelle Andry works at New York State...
View ArticleOctober Forum Recap: Passive House High Rise
By Jessica Bartolini; Photos by Olha Peralta High-rise Passive House buildings were the subject of GreenHomeNYC’s monthly forum in October. The three presentations provided attendees with an overview...
View ArticleMonthly Forum: Water Energy Nexus
Most people wonder how much energy it takes to heat up water. However, people rarely consider how much water it takes to produce energy or to produce our food and other manufactured goods. These are...
View ArticleCommunity Solar Generates Economic and Social Power
By Ansh Sandhu Conventional power plants produce energy by burning fossil fuel to run turbines that produce electricity, which is then distributed via an extensive transmission system into our homes...
View ArticleMonthly Forum: Dirty Energy Around the World
With the international emphasis on electrification, we must focus on the amount of electricity that is being generated by renewables rather than carbon based fuels. In all but one state in the US (and...
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