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Fill Your Tires With Nitrogen!
The nitrogen molecule is more stable and larger than that of oxygen; it takes 3 to 4 times longer for it to escape through porous rubber tires. Nitrogen fill increases safety, reduces tire wear, improves handling, minimizes blowouts and its environmentally friendly. Nitrogen-fill is not new. It’s been used by NASCAR, in airplane tires and NASA [...]
Rain is a Renewable Resource
Here in New York City, the primary issue with stormwater runoff is the flow and volume of water generated, and our overloaded sewer systems are hardest hit during rain events. The natural way to correct this is to create more green space to soak up that water. We’ve heard of floodplain restoration professionals and guerilla green roofers; these [...]
Natural Gas: The New Frontier
When it comes to choosing the energy sources that power our lifefstyles, there is a wealth of technical and economic information available to us. Solar, oil, wind, nuclear, natural gas, geothermal, coal; the list goes on. Experts have published mountains of information on what it is made of, how it is obtained, and, perhaps most importantly, [...]
5 Easy Tips to Work Green
With increased issues of global warming and environmental concerns, it’s obvious that we need to make changes in our lives to protect the environment. Taking eco-friendly steps at work to reduce our office’s effect can make huge strides to a greener environment, and better impact on our health. When working in your office, keep in mind the use [...]
LEED Certification
LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental [...]
Behind the Lights: a glimpse into NYC’s energy supply
Ever wonder where your electricity comes from? There are around 8.3 million people living in New York City and keeping up with the demand for so many people requires massive amounts of electricity. In 2007, New York City consumed 55,000 gigawatt hours of electricity, 32% of New York State’s total annual demand. That’s almost twice as much [...]
