July 28, 2014
GreenHomeNYC’s Summer Sustainable Businesses Tour included a visit of three
environmentally-responsible venues in Brooklyn:
Our first stop was
Build It Green!NYC (BIG) – New York City’s non-profit retail outlet for salvaged and surplus building materials and other household items, including refrigerators, doors, appliances, and even books! The tour of BIG NYC was lead by Harvey Jaswal, who provided a thorough outlook on the history of the venue, an overview of the store’s storage spaces and items available for purchase. Harvey also discussed the process by which businesses, home owners and developers can donate materials and appliances to BIG during building renovations. These materials can then be purchased by people looking for rare and vintage materials for thier own renovations. Architects and designers are oftentimes able to find unique items for a great price here!
From Build It Green, we headed over to our next stop
– Lower East Side Ecology Center E-Waste Recycling Center to explore a warehouse that allows residents to dispose of old or broken electronics in an environmentally-responsible way.
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September 30, 2009
Green building materials are an important part of any sustainable building project. These materials minimize the environmental impact from their production and use. The materials normally address important issues like energy use, resource management, health and end of life disposal. There are hundreds of products out there so do your research.
GreenHomeNYC is introducing its online green material resources with a handful of products that are currently available to give a sense of what is out there. Be on the look out as we add more information about green materials in the future.
Exterior
Vermont Slate. Exterior Tile
Finishes
American Clay. Wall Covering
Paperstone. Countertop
IceStone. Countertop
Ecocem. Flooring
Oceanside Glass. Countertop
Syndecrete. Flooring
Armstrong Linoleum. Flooring
Richlite. Countertop
Bioglass. Countertop
Terragreen. Tile
Expanko. Flooring
Insulation
Bonded Logic. Recycled Cotton Insulation
Woods and Plastics
Plyboo. Flooring
Trex. Plastic Lumber
Globus Cork. Flooring
Kirei Board. Furniture and decorative
From Build It Green, we headed over to our next stop – Lower East Side Ecology Center E-Waste Recycling Center to explore a warehouse that allows residents to dispose of old or broken electronics in an environmentally-responsible way. (more…)