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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | GREEN PLUMBER'S BLOG SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 Boiler Care in New York City Long before the statue of Liberty graced the skyline of New York Harbor, before the Brooklyn Bridge stretched across the East River, and before the New York skyline began to rise, there were utility companies already building the energy infrastructure that was needed to help sustain the city’s growth. Today, one of the largest steam systems in operation in the United States provides steam for hot water, home heating, and air conditioning to over 1,800 customers in Manhattan. Boiler Care in New York City Dwellings. | ARIBRA NOVEMBER 6, 2009 redesign the city: a look at urban permaculture :: aribra :: sustainable, development Home about services contributors contact 06 November 2009 ~ 21 Comments redesign the city: a look at urban permaculture Food Lifestyle Peak Oil Sustainability Urbanism Tweet Share Email Sharebar Tweet Share Email by Liz Neves David Holmgren's Permaculture Flower If we speak of a healthy community, we cannot be speaking of a community that is merely human. We are talking about a neighborhood of humans in a place, plus the place itself: its soil, its water, its air, and all the families and tribes of the nonhuman creatures that belong to it. | | | | | |
| GREEN GODDESS MAY 20, 2010 Another LEED View Today a great editoral in the New York Times brings the issue to light about what LEED's real purpose was and that in the zeal to be green we are not really seeing what it means and what the purpose of the certification is and should be. Bike racks merely encourage cycling to work, and operable windows merely offer the opportunity to use less air-conditioning. number of local, state and federal agencies require LEED certification for their new buildings — so why not have them institute follow-up requirements as well? | |
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