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The new issue of GOOD magazine features an interview of Greensulate's Amy Norquist by author Malcolm Gladwell (www.malcolmgladwell.com).
Gladwell sat down with Norquist to discuss green roofs. Gladwell is the author of the best selling books, The Tipping Point, Outliers and Blink.
Read the full interview.
One of the great unsung facts about energy conservation is how easy and straightforward it can be. In Europe, quiet and clean diesel engines cruise for 40 or 50 miles on one gallon of gas. Geo-thermal heating and cooling systems cost about as much as a new furnace, and can be installed by anyone with a backyard. Many drought-prone communities, fretting about water supplies, could be replacing wasteful bathroom shower heads and toilets, which—of course—cost just about the same and work just about the same as water-efficient shower heads and toilets. So why the endless rhetoric from economists and industry analysts that “we aren’t quite there yet”? I recently sat down with Amy Norquist, founder of the green-roofing startup Greensulate, to discuss one of the most accessible examples of conservation out there. Turns out that in many ways we actually are there; in fact, we’ve been there for years.
- Great article in the New York Times by Allison Arieff
Linking green roofs to the discussion about water as a resource
Blue is the New Green
- "Up on the Roof"-WSJ
Read more here.
- Greensulate's Amy Norquist is featured in the October issue of Domino magazine.
The article traces the process of Norquist's own roof, which needed replacement, and how it was turned green in the process.
- Green roofs can help conserve energy and save money in the summer!
Consolidated Edison expects to charge residential customers in New York City and Westchester County 22 percent more for electricity this summer than last, its officials said.
Read more about it here.
- New York State Legislature Passes Green Roof Tax Credit Incentive
Recognizing the importance and effectiveness of green roofs in improving air quality, reducing storm water runoff, and cooling urban temperatures, lawmakers in Albany have passed a measure to encourage NYC building owners to install green roofs.
You can read more about this important step here.
- September 30, 2007, The New York Times, Amy Norquist, Op-Ed Contributor Farmer on the Roof
In the wake of the flooding that closed city subway lines for several hours last month, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has unveiled plans to make significant and costly changes to subway stations intended to keep water out...
Read more here.
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