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Post tags: 3-Pocket Billfold, Amanda Coen, card wallet, eco design, eco-friendly, First World Trash, green design, hand made, inhabitat, inhabitat nyc, Javitz Center, Jetsam, Laura Skelton, new york city, new york international gift fair, ny... weiterlesen...
Erin Brockovich, the famed environmental activist, is researching a new, rather disturbing Tourette-like illness affecting more than a dozen teens in Leroy, New York. What started as a seemingly isolated case with one teenage girl several months ago has spread to affect 17 students, 15 of whom attend LeRoy High School in Genesee County. The two students not attending the school ... weiterlesen...
As one of the greenest citites in the nation, New York City is known as being a sustainable urban trail blazer, whether it’s through turning aging infrastructure into world class parks or passing groundbreaking green building legislation. So it’s no surprise that the Big Apple is filled with sustainable architecture, but you may not realize that many of the cityR... weiterlesen...
If you’re trying to amp up your wardrobe with a unique flair, we might have just the thing. Made in Forest Hills, founded by recycling connoisseur Nicholas Ruiz, is a collection of some of the most interesting bow ties we’ve ever seen! This “Bow Tie Collection,” is a series of 11 ties inspired by different exhibits at MoMA over the course of 2011 and made from... weiterlesen...
Grimshaw Architects recently announced that construction is set to resume on Manhattan’s dazzling daylit Fulton Street Transit Center after a lengthy delay due to budget cuts. The shining four-story structure is topped with a gigantic oculus that floods the interior with daylight, reducing the amount of energy consumed by artificial lighting. The center, which is set to be... weiterlesen...
Can you believe that 2012 is just a few days away? We’re gearing up to ring in the New Year with style and what better way to do that than with green technology? The Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration in New York City will once again feature a brilliantly green ball that will dazzle with more than 32,000 LED lights. Lighting expert Philips will illuminate the ic... weiterlesen...
If you’re in New York City over the next ten days, you should head to the World Financial Center to see the 26 amazing sculptures crafted entirely from canned goods for the 19th annual Canstruction. The incredible structures, which range from an actual suspension model of the Brooklyn Bridge to an upside down town, were created by teams of designers, architects, and engine... weiterlesen...
Honeybee decline may be a serious problem, but there is some great bee news coming out of New York City this week: a whole new bee species has been discovered in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden! Officially — and appropriately! — named “Lasioglossum gotham,” the new insect is just one of four new bee species discovered in the greater New York area. Given the s... weiterlesen...
New York City’s 1 Bryant Park building (also known as the Bank of America building) is the greenest skyscraper in the world and Inhabitat was fortunate enough to have the chance to speak with lead architect on the project Serge Appel of Cook+Fox Architects, who helped it reach that illustrious distinction. The glossy glass structure towering over Midtown Manhattan rack... weiterlesen...
It’s snowing in New York City right now! The whole Atlantic seaboard is expecting to get hit with a major snow storm from midday Saturday until Sunday morning, which could drop up to 8 inches of snow in some regions. This is the first time that it has snowed more than an inch in New York City in October since the Civil War. Anyone who is still denying climate change nee... weiterlesen...
Think you make a mean jack-o-lantern? You’ve got nothing on professional carver Ray Villafane who transforms pumpkins of all shapes and sizes into intricate masterpieces. This weekend, Villafane took on the world’s largest pumpkin, a behemoth clocking in at 1818.5 pounds, at the New York Botanical Garden. We were on the scene as the carving master sliced and diced th... weiterlesen...
From Smart cars to micro wind turbines, we are firm believers in the idea that bigger isn’t always better, especially when it comes to living spaces. Whether its a prefab cabin on an open lot of land or a studio apartment in a city center, smaller spaces mean smaller carbon footprints. Plus, there’s no need for a sprawling pad when you can transform any space into a ... weiterlesen...
After nearly a decade of planning, arguments, and heated discussions, the National 9/11 Memorial has officially opened to the public in New York City. Designed by architect Michael Arad, the memorial is a sensitive, respectful complex in the heart of the new World Trade Center site. Two vast reflecting pools, located in the exact footprints of the Twin Towers, are the focus of t... weiterlesen...
Flooding in Schenectady, north of Albany. Photo: Doug Kerr under a Creative Commons license.
In the last few years, New Yorkers have developed quite a taste for locally farmed fruits and vegetables. Much of the thanks go to the efforts of GrowNYC, the non-profit whose Greenmarket weiterlesen...
Rendering visualization by Squared Design Lab. Images courtesy of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum.
From a green roof to locally harvested trees, the National September 11 Memorial and Museum opens on the 10th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center with a dedication and much media coverage of every angle, including Steven Spielberg's The Rising: Rebui... weiterlesen...
Photo: bennie719 under a Creative Commons license.
Last year, New York City broke ground on a new project to move Penn Station into a building to match the one that was demolished in 1963. There are high hopes that it will match its brother transportation hub Grand Central Terminal in grandeur, design, and efficiency in moving tens of thousands of people around...Read the full ... weiterlesen...