Hello everyone! Today I’m making note of some activity in the City Council and the Mayor’s office from this past year (that have nothing to do with term limits!), as well as a few City-authored, green building related reports. Rumblings of green legislation supporting the implementation of PlaNYC are omnipresent at the city these days. Three pieces of legislation so far include a measure to require disclosure of energy and water performance to renters or buyers, a “NYC Climate Protection Act”, and setting additional green building standards for City capital projects. (more…)

“I use the double flush method all the time,” cackles a construction worker learning about dual flush toilets in the film, ‘The Greening of Southie’. Told from the point of view of the people responsible for designing, building, and selling the first LEED-Gold residential building in Boston, the film replaces regular folks for talking heads in this exploration of what it means to be green. (more…)

Today I’m looking at this past year’s notable green home related bills from the state legislature - all of which are financial incentive programs that New Yorkers should be aware of.  The legislature reconvenes in ‘09, and the possibility of a November transfer of power in the State Senate to Democratic control should be noted (Not as an endorsement of one political party over another, but rather as recognition that the only bills that pass in New York are sponsored by members of each house’s majority party).  A Democratic Legislature and Governor may ease the passage of more green legislation in ‘09. (more…)

Hello Everyone! My name is Adam Szlachetka. I’ll be blogging on regulatory and legislative issues that impact green building in New York City, interesting issues related to green home design in the City, and other related topics. Just to get started, there were a few notable items from this summer (more…)

Steven Winter Associates, Inc., a building energy firm with a huge presence in NYC (and a long-time supporter of GreenHomeNYC), is looking for an Administrative Assistant in their New York office to support 20+ building geeks and green consultants working on commercial/residential sustainable design consulting, LEED certification and residential/multifamily energy analysis. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree or at least five years of work experience. Contact SWA’s Human Resources department (hrnyc@swinter.com) and let them know GreenHomeNYC sent ya!

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