Green Apple: NYC Celebrates Earth Day

There are plenty of events being organized throughout the city in celebration of Earth Day, including nature walks, lectures, crafts, and concerts. For a full list of activities, go to the New York City Park's Department website, http://www.nycgovparks.org/.

If you're thinking about easy ways to be green, here are some simple ideas that can actually save you money and help save the environment.

GreenHomeNYC.org suggests the following:

1. Recycle according to your building's guidelines.
2. Unplug "ghost appliances such as VCR or a coffee maker when you're not using them.
3. Believe it or not, left plugged, these appliances take up energy. You'll actually save on your electric bill. And when buying appliances, look for the "Energy Star" label.
   Most notably, Con Ed offers green power to find out more, go to: www.conedsolutions.com/Residential/greenPowerMain.htm They are offering a $25 rebate to sign up with this eco-friendly alternative.
4. And finally, take mass transit whenever possible.

For the ultra "green" enthusiastic, http://www.greenapplemap.org/ has a downloadable map with information about organic dining, where to buy recycled or organic items such as linens and transportation choices around New York.

For instance, it mentions OZOcar which calls itself NYC's 1st eco-friendly car service with hybrid cars. (877-OZO-5966) or OZOcar.com ...when mass transit isn't possible.

For home renovations, go to http://www.environmentalhomecenter.com/, where you can purchase green building materials such as paint, countertops, flooring, cleaning supplies, etc.

The http://www.thegreenguide.com/ has useful, practical everyday living information.

More green tips from : greeNYC

previous green posts:

Green Buildings in Manhattan
Green Up NYC streets Plant a Tree
The Visionaire - Green Luxury Condos
Yellow Taxis Green by 2012
NYC's First Green School in BPC
The Lucida Upper East Side's First Green Condo

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Green Condo Buildings in Manhattan

The Future is Now!

Green technology and space age designs are currently under construction throughout Manhattan.

High Line 23 or HL23 (shown above) is a new green building from Neil M. Denari Architects that is currently under construction in the West Chelsea art gallery district at West 23rd Street and 10th Avenue.

The structure is a 14 floor mixed use of gallery space and condominiums with amazing views of the new High Line elevated park preservation and green space reuse project.

The condo will include nine floor-through apartments ranging in size from about 1,850 square feet to 2,600 square feet. Prices range from $2,750,000 to $10,500,000 for the 3700 square foot penthouse duplex unit with a terrace.

LEED certified homes combine systems that together create a holistically green building that is much more than energy savings. Energy, indoor air quality, water consumption, sustainable sites, landscaped roofs all create an envornmentally friendly building.

To receive LEED certificate a building has to earn 26 of 69 points on a scale created by the (LEED) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, the country's most popular green benchmark. Certification of silver, gold or platunum can happen up to a year after the building is completed. Green buildings are required to be 14 per cent more efficient than regular building codes dictate.

GreenHomeNYC.org can provide more information about what to look for in a green home.

Green buildings in Manhattan:

The Visionaire: 70 Little Street, Battery Park City *(LEED Platinum)

Riverhouse: One Rockefeller Park, Battery Park City *(LEED Gold)

The Brompton: 205 East 85th Street, Upper East Side *(LEED Silver)

The Harrison: West 76th Street, Upper West Side *(LEED Silver)

HL23: 515-717 West 23rd Street, Chelsea (LEED Gold)

The Kalahari: 40 West 116th Street, Harlem *(LEED Silver)

1400 on 5th: 1400 Fifth Avenue, Harlem *(LEED level pending)

Millenium Tower Residences: 30 West St. BPC (LEED Gold rating )

The Lucida: 151 East 85th Street, Upper East Side *(LEED Silver)

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