October 31, 2019
Monthly Forum: Sustainable Fashion Panel
GreenHomeNYC and the NYC Fair Trade Coalition bring you a curated panel discussion on sustainable fashion. While the fashion industry and its practices have been shifting more into public awareness, the challenges to better the industry are great. Through the lens of design, community organizing, and science, our panelists will touch on their own work,. Read more…
September 30, 2019
Monthly Forum: The Heart of the NYC Green New Deal – LL97
New York City recently enacted one of the most revolutionary initiatives in its history, aimed at reducing the city’s greenhouse gas emissions. The Climate Mobilization Act (nicknamed by some as “a Green New Deal for New York City”) significantly limits carbon emissions for most buildings larger than 25,000 square feet. The centerpiece, known as Local. Read more…
September 12, 2019
Talking Trash
Forums Recap: Recycling Today, How It Works and What You Can Do To Improve It By Pamela Berns If you’re a New Yorker who actively recycles, you probably know that when it comes to recycling in New York City, tissues count as garbage, not paper, ice cream containers can’t be recycled, and film. Read more…
September 10, 2019
Monthly Forum: Diversity in Green PechaKucha
On Wednesday, September 18th, GreenHomeNYC will hold it’s monthly forum on Diversity in Green. This is a special “PechaKucha” style forum in which all presentations will be 20 slides at 20 seconds each to tell a story about that speaker. At this month’s forum we will look at and hear from the people working. Read more…
July 31, 2019
Monthly Forum: Recycling Today: How It works and What You Can Do To Improve It
The NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) picks up over 10,000 tons of garbage and recycling each day! There’s a lot of things that you throw out each day that can be recycled– about 77% of your waste – that you are not aware of. On top of that, some of the recycling in New York. Read more…
July 25, 2019
Monthly Forum Recap: Water Energy Nexus
June Forum Recap: Water Energy Nexus: Opportunities in our Water and Wastewaster Infrastructure By Evan Mason, LEED GA On June 19, 2019, GreenHomeNYC hosted a forum on the Water/Energy Nexus. We are used to thinking about energy and water conservation, but we often overlook the fact that conveying water to us uses electricity. Our. Read more…
June 28, 2019
July Forum: Transporting the City Sustainably
NYC is often regarded as one of the best American cities for public transportation due to its extensive and complex network of subways, buses, and ferries that move over 5 million people per day. But there is an enormous need to increase the safety, energy efficiency, and resiliency of this system. In order. Read more…
June 18, 2019
Monthly 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 questions this forum will attempt to answer in order to help participants understand their true water and energy usage.. Read more…
June 17, 2019
Monthly Forum April Recap: Policy Action on Climate Change
by Theresa Baker & Jessica Bartolini On April 17th, GreenHomeNYC presented its Annual Patty Noonan Memorial Policy Forum at the Hafele Showroom. This year’s focus for the Forum was Policy Action on Climate Change, which also centered around the Green New Deal legislation recently introduced by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The three presenters shared personal. Read more…
May 9, 2019
Monthly Forum: Building a Resilient Future
Enormous problems of the future are making their way into the present-day at an accelerating rate. From aging infrastructure failures to climate-related catastrophes, from significant human population shifts to energy supply interruptions and more, we collectively face the daunting task of keeping up with the myriad changes happening all around us. Adaptability will. Read more…