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New Year’s in Times Square goes Green!

New Year’s in Times Square is going green this year by using energy stored up from bicycle pedaling to power the 2-0-0-9 sign that lights up as the New Years Ball drops at midnight.

Six bicycles with generators connected to batteries are available for the public to pedal at the “Duracell Power Lodge” located at 1540 [...]

LEED Leads to Buildings that Burn More Energy

I keep hearing that many LEED certified buildings actually burn more energy than those that claim no “green” status. While studying for the LEED AP exam, I came across at least one obvious reason for the energy glut of buildings prizing a LEED certification and thought I would share it here. 

For those of you who [...]

Film: “HOMEGROWN”

 
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I recently saw a film called “Homegrown”, part of the Green Screen series at Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater. Directed by Robert McFalls, the film is a humbling documentary about the Dervaes family farm. But here’s the clincher- the family farm, which harvests over 6000 lbs of produce annually, is actually located [...]

Make 3D Texture Maps with the Acme Brick Masonry Designer

The Acme Brick Company has a handy tool that architects and designers can use to see how various brick patterns, designs and colors may look.  They call this tool the “Acme Brick Masonry Designer” and it is downloadable for free at http://www.brick.com/md/index.htm . Although not originally meant for this purpose, I have been using this tool for [...]

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