Ellen Honigstock, Architect PC, RA, LEED AP

Ellen Honigstock is an architect in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn who specializes in sustainable architecture and interior design. She is also the LEED for Homes Advocate for the NYC chapter of the USGBC (US Green Building Council)

 

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    6 reasons to weatherize your home. Dec 19, 2008

    Persuaded yet?

    Several of my friends and neighbors commented that after reading the previous post about the cost of weatherizing my house, they considered proceeding with the improvements but then wrote it off as too expensive or couldn't convince their Co-Op partners... more
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    Greenest house in America Nov 21, 2008

    (so far)

    As the LEED for Homes Advocate for the USGBC-New York Chapter, I receive a LOT of mail and press releases about LEED certified projects. This one is particularly exciting - The Gottfried Home, which received the highest score ever received since... more
  • What happens at a Home Energy Audit? Nov 7, 2008

    and how you can increase the health and efficiency of your home.

    Jimmy and John from ASK Construction came over to do a Home Performance Energy Audit (a comprehensive energy and safety inspection) of my home. First they did a fairly quick survey inside and out to determine the overall volume of the... more
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    Is zero waste possible in this consumer culture? Oct 29, 2008

    A review of Garbage Land by Elizabeth Royte

    I'm reading Garbage Land by Elizabeth Royte. It's an amazing book although it's now a bit outdated (it was written during the period of time in the early 2000's when the Bloomberg Administration stopped the recycling programs for a while.) I... more
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    Teen Green Oct 24, 2008

    what are young folks thinking about when they think green?

     We asked our 16-year-old Summer Intern Izzie to post about what she thought was important in the world of sustainability.  Her posts were thoughtful, interesting and informative.   They were so great that we asked her to continue posting throughout... more
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    We used wind power for 1 year Oct 14, 2008

    Let's see how much it cost?

    We received this certificate from Con Ed the other day certifying that we purchased wind power for the year January - December 2007 (I can't imagine why we are receiving this in October but I digress). The first thing I did... more
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    Remote Energy Monitors Oct 9, 2008

    Now there are choices

    I have posted about remote energy monitors before (click here and here).  Several studies have shown that average energy users can reduce their consumption by at least 15% if they can be made aware of their usage in real time. In... more
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    How Green is Green? Sep 20, 2008

    ...and how can we tell?

    Recently David Pogue of the New York Times wrote a great column called The Bottom Line of the Eco Balance Sheet, in which he talks about how difficult it is to accurately calculate the environmental impact of a product.  As... more
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    Portland Gym Uses Human-Powered Electricity Sep 17, 2008

    Gives a whole new meaning to "workin' it!"

    Portland, OR, one of our nation's greenest cities has recently opened a new workout gym. This gym isn't your ordinary New York City Sports Clubs though - it partly uses human power generated from members' workouts (in addition to solar... more
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    Free Energy Audit Sep 10, 2008

    Another installment of our Insulation Project

    At our request, an experienced and knowledgeable auditor from National Grid (formerly Keyspan) came over to do a free energy audit.   We walked through my entire house and reviewed all the potential for saving money through weatherization.  I learned a... more

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  • The nice thing about being | Aug 04, 2009 04:00

    The nice thing about being on the grid is not heat; it's electricity for lights, computers, dishwasher, washing machine, that sort of thing. It takes a big lifestyle commitment to be off the electrical grid.

    This is so true... i could imagine a house without a heating system, but i could never imagine a house with no electricity. I would day without my computer, my fridge... without light etc. My old washing machine needs repair... and it will last a while for me to get the right appliance parts that need to be replaced. It's all a nightmare!

  • If you really want to fix | Jul 13, 2009 22:53

    If you really want to fix the problem with expensive bills, insulation is necessary. Me and my husband decided we need to invest in a proper Chicago Insulation. We will start working on it next week.

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  • NYSERDA audit | Sep 12, 2008 18:28

    I was just catching up on my RSS feeds and read your NYSERDA audit. My building had one a while ago and we were approved for and are awaiting the loan. They have been relatively easy to deal with but not particularly expedient. We’ve held up replacing the boiler/heating system for at least 6 months. We had already received proposals for the work before we found out about NYSERDA and NYSERDA asked for them and basically rubberstamped it in addition to giving us suggestions about lighting changes, which we also planned on undertaking. I was sort of hoping for additional suggestions from them but at least they will help pay for the work we need to do.

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