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New York HOUSE Magazine — November 2005 > View the eMagazine—our digital edition FEATURE STORY: House in a Box BY CONSTANCE CARLSON Once clones from a basic design concept, kit homes today offer an increasing amount of variety, options, and services. The result is mass-customization and one-of-a-kind abodes. FEATURE STORY: Charmed BY FELICIA HODGES A stone house and its carriage house in New Windsor, home to painter Garin Baker, are imbued with history and blessed with good luck. BEST IN GREEN BUILDING COMPETITION Click here to learn more! FEATURE STORY: Art at Home BY CAROLINE MCDONALD Buying and collecting art for your home doesn?t require expertise. All you need is an adventurous spirit, a little know-how, and some cash. FROM THE EDITOR: A Quality Home ENTRYWAY: November Lore MY HUDSON VALLEY: Survivor A survivor of 9/11 praises the healing effects of her Hudson Valley home. SITE SPECIFIC: Green Makeover In a green renovation, one couple puts their money where their house is. AREA SPOTLIGHT: Middletown, Orange County Long a traditional city, Middletown is fast becoming a bedroom community. IN THE GARDEN: Gardening for the Soul How toil has led to profit, and a labor of love to a life of gardening riches. FARM NOTES: Summer in a Jar Canning tomatoes at harvest time, Thomas Christenfeld remembers a neighbor. GET IT DONE: Time to Winterize We're in for another doozy of a winter. Follow these steps to prepare. HOME STYLE: The Holiday Table There?s more to setting a table than getting out your best silver. HOUSE HOROSCOPES: November Home Horoscopes BACK PORCH: Scenic Design A scenic artist for stage and screen, Carol Field creates a line of art for the home. Metro Edition FEATURE STORY: The Right Space BY SUSAN HODARA The growing Berger family wanted an addition built in harmony with their 1928 Sears cottage. They got the space they needed?and no more. FEATURE STORY: Home in a Box BY CONSTANCE CARLSON Once clones from a basic design concept, kit homes today offer an increasing amount of variety, options, and services. The result is mass-customization and one-of-a-kind abodes. FEATURE STORY: Art at Home BY CAROLINE MCDONALD Buying and collecting art for your home doesn?t require expertise. All you need is an adventurous spirit, a little know-how, and some cash. FROM THE EDITOR: Blessings of Home ENTRYWAY: November Nuance METRO LIFE: Hurricane Hurricane Katrina brings a flood of memories from the past. AREA SPOTLIGHT: New City, Rockland County This busy hamlet offers an eclectic mix of businesses, lifestyles, and housing. IN THE GARDEN: Beyond Mums & Cabbages Susanne Turino Casal reflects on the autumn garden and visits Wave Hill. IN THE KITCHEN: Buone Feste Holiday recipes from chef Joseph Messina at Tuscan Oven Trattoria. HOME STYLE: Enlightened Rituals Celebrate the season with candles and gifts from nature. BACK PORCH: Family Traditions Ron Levy of Hudson River Woodworks follows in his father?s footsteps.

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GREEN EVENTS

> 9/16 – 9/17—East Coast Green – Meeting The Architecture 2030 Goals (Atlantic City). Sustainability is one of AIA's top priorities and climate change is everyone's concern, crossing state and regional boundaries. This conference will seek to benchmark how we are doing at meeting the Architecture 2030 goals and what still needs to be done. Bally's Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, NJ. All Day. More info here.
> Ongoing—WATER: H2O = LIFE (New York City). Examine the most vital liquid on Earth through a series of exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History.
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RESOURCES
> New Jersey & Company — Business & Green news
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> NY House Magazine — Green Real Estate
> The Daily Green — The consumer's guide to green
> Green Inc. Blog — NYTimes.com — Energy and Green Business

GREEN NEWS SOURCES
> Alternative Energy News
> Climate Biz
> Climate Change News Digest
> Environmental News Network
> Global Climate Change from BBC News
> Green Business News
> GreenBiz.com
> Green Tech from CNET
> Greener Choices from Consumer Reports
> Greentech Media
> Greenwire
> Point Carbon
> Renewable Energy World
> Yale Environment 360
> Washington Post: Green Science. Policy. Living

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