Comments on: Solar Summit 2007 Report http://sustainableflatbush.org/2007/07/12/solar-summit-2007-report/ Promoting sustainable living in our Brooklyn neighborhood. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:09:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: anne http://sustainableflatbush.org/2007/07/12/solar-summit-2007-report/comment-page-1/#comment-1497 anne Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:16:28 +0000 http://sustainableflatbush.org/?p=139#comment-1497 bill, you could try getting in touch with the folks at <a href="http://greenhomenyc.org" target="blank" rel="nofollow">GreenHome NYC</a>. they are a great source of information and encouragement to help buildings go green. with energy prices only going up, it is safe to say that any building that incorporates energy efficiency will make financial sense. that should be your first step, and even if it's your only step this is the "greenest" thing any of us can do, in my opinion. "sexier" stuff like solar panels and green roofs are just icing on the cake, energy efficiency IS the cake. bill, you could try getting in touch with the folks at GreenHome NYC. they are a great source of information and encouragement to help buildings go green.

with energy prices only going up, it is safe to say that any building that incorporates energy efficiency will make financial sense. that should be your first step, and even if it’s your only step this is the “greenest” thing any of us can do, in my opinion. “sexier” stuff like solar panels and green roofs are just icing on the cake, energy efficiency IS the cake.

]]> By: bill http://sustainableflatbush.org/2007/07/12/solar-summit-2007-report/comment-page-1/#comment-1488 bill Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:22:00 +0000 http://sustainableflatbush.org/?p=139#comment-1488 I own a corner 6 story mixed use building downtown, below canal street in NYC. I am in the process of builing a penthouse and have to redo my entire rooftop. I would like to be green but i really need someone to advise me if it makes fianical sense and can be done with the new configuration. I own a corner 6 story mixed use building downtown, below canal street in NYC. I am in the process of builing a penthouse and have to redo my entire rooftop. I would like to be green but i really need someone to advise me if it makes fianical sense and can be done with the new configuration.

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