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Green Roofs: Are They Worth the Expense?
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 5/24/2009
Green Roofs: Are They Worth the Expense?
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Chicago is pushing green roofs, but New York City worries that they are too costly.
thehighline.org - 5/30/2009
Friends of the High Line
— thehighline.org — Friends of the High Line works to build and maintain an extraordinary public park on the High Line. We seek to preserve the entire historic structure, transforming an essential piece of New York’s industrial past. We provide over 70 percent of the ... (more) Friends of the High Line

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nypa.gov - 5/18/2009
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTER
— nypa.gov — REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (RFEI) TO SUPPORT THE PREPARATION OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR A 100 MW SOLAR POWER INITIATIVE IN NEW YORK STATE 1 INTRODUCTION T he New York Power Authority ("NYPA" or the “Authority”) is the nation's ... (more) REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTER

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NYC Restoration Project Veggie Seed Giveaway
green-talk.com - 5/29/2009
NYC Restoration Project Veggie Seed Giveaway
— green-talk.com — Remember Eat the View , the campaign asking the Obamas to create a White House vegetable garden to feed the staff? Well, the campaign worked and Michelle Obama is busily creating an amazing organic garden at the White House. Feel like a little dirt under your fingernails or eating ... (more) NYC Restoration Project Veggie Seed Giveaway

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Green Building : Jetson Green:  Solar Payback, Using Greywater, LEED Overhaul, + Green Roof Costs

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Solar Payback, Using Greywater, LEED Overhaul, + Green Roof Costs
Green Building : Jetson Green — A smaller world. Solar carbon payback. Shades of using greywater. LEED's latest overhaul: itself. Requirements, choices, and carrots. Are green roofs worth the expense? Boulder County eases green building rules. Rewards make green building worth effort. Durability = top green product attribute. Green buildings to save $500B by 2030? Congratulations to OJ for ...

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