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Since December 2006, I have been posting to my blog, Living Well in Westchester and its been a great success. Dedicated to residential architecture and design, Living Well is a great place for me to share thoughts and information on general topics that interest me most. I have received many requests for information on green architecture and design. So here you go, Westchester Green is dedicated to just that.

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Westchester Green · 2Y ago

Top Secret News from Crown Point Cabientry

My “secret source” at Crown Point Cabinetry sent me an e-mail this week regarding a top-secret paint finish they’re now offering. I thought that you would like to know that Crown Point Cabinetry is now offering a hand-applied paint with Farrow & Ball Estate Eggshell Eco-Finish. We are adding this to

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Westchester Green · 2Y ago

Integrated PV Solar Panels

If architects have any say in the matter, this is where photovoltaic panels are going; fully integrated into the building materials. A standing seam metal roof that pays for itself; does it get any better than that? From EnergyPeak.com: EnergyPeak is a true Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) pr

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Westchester Green · 2Y ago

Richard Meier: Green Architect

From GreenBuildingsNYC.com: Designed by Richard Meier and Partners Architects, the $65 million Weill Hall at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York recently earned just the sixth LEED Gold certification for a university laboratory building in the country. Energy consumption is obviously a huge consi

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Westchester Green · 2Y ago

Where Luxury Meets Sustainable Design

Annmarie and I visited Block Island on our “first” honeymoon (we went to Italy for an architectural tour a few months later). Unfortunately, it rained the entire time we were there, so we experienced most of the island through the foggy window of a rented GEO Tracker (remember those?). The following

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Westchester Green · 2Y ago

Progression of a Green House

The Hays Hill project is just about complete. Paul (our client) shared a great slide presentation that he created using 7 months of progression photos. The transformation from little red cape to “green” shingle style cottage is simply amazing. Helen and Paul… thank you.

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Westchester Green · 2Y ago

Michelle Kaufmann Designs Closes Shop

Apparently, the economy has taken out the ambassador of prefab green design. From Residential Architect Magazine: Tuesday night I got a call from Michelle Kaufmann, AIA, LEED AP, with the “sad news,” as she called it, that her company was closing up shop. Sad news, indeed. Michelle Kaufmann Designs

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Westchester Green · 3Y ago

Green Planet Paints

We’ve been a Benjamin Moore firm for years (no other company compares to Ben Moore’s durability and infinite color selection), but in a search for “greener” finishes, I found Green Planet. We haven’t specified Green Planet yet, so this is not an endorsement. I just thought I would share what I found

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Westchester Green · 3Y ago

Clayton i-house

From Yahoo News: From its bamboo floors to its rooftop deck, Clayton Homes’ new industrial-chic “i-house” is about as far removed from a mobile home as an iPod from a record player. Architects at the country’s largest manufactured home company embraced the basic rectangular form of what began as hou

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Westchester Green · 3Y ago

Affordable Photovoltaics??

My friend Michael, a solar power expert, was sharing some of his knowledge with me last week. I told him that most of my clients are VERY interested in photovoltaic (PV) panels, but the prohibitive cost has always cut them from our projects. Apparently, things are changing. Here’s a very interesting

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Westchester Green · 3Y ago

Icynene Video

I have received many requests for more information on foam insulation. Icynene produced this very informative video for the California Energy Commission. It provides a basic introduction to Icynene insulation and shows how it is properly applied during construction.

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