-
Eco-Friendly Home Improvements That Make a Difference
The promise of green energy home improvements is long-term energy savings in exchange for one up-front cost. These eco-home renovations are designed to lower your carbon footprint and save you money, benefitting both your bank account and the environment. What’s not to like? What’s more, the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which offers funding designed to help Americans reduce energy costs and adopt clean energy, is making eco-friendly home improvements more affordable. The new law includes incentives — rebates and tax credits — to transition to green energy, helping owners save money both over the short term and the long term as well. Still, some eco-friendly home improvements are…
-
Hudson Square’s Walkable, Ecofriendly Upgrade
Photo: Courtesy of Claudia Mandlik/Pentagram, NYC OpenData, Courtesy of Caleb Ferris, Workman Publishing The objects, designers, news, and events worth knowing about. From left: Photo: Courtesy of Hudson Square BIDPhoto: Courtesy of Hudson Square BID From top: Photo: Courtesy of Hudson Square BIDPhoto: Courtesy of Hudson Square BID For the past ten years, the Hudson Square Business Improvement District has been turning an area of the city best known for being a congested on-ramp to the Holland Tunnel into a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood. The landscape-design firm MNLA developed a streetscape masterplan that includes protected bike lanes, 350 trees, additional bike racks and benches, bioswales (extra-large tree pits designed to divert runoff…
-
Eco-Friendly Gardening Ideas To Steal
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is one of the biggest events on the spring calendar, with the world-famous garden show representing the pinnacle of horticultural excellence. But lots has changed in this post-pandemic world in terms of how we value our outdoor spaces and care for them. More people have discovered the benefits and joys of gardening in spaces large and small, be it community gardens, windowsills or suburban backyards. So, has the greatest gardening show on earth risen to the challenge of changing the way we see our gardens and support and protect our environment? Here are some of the ways in which RHS Chelsea 2022 demonstrated its eco-friendly…
