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New York HOUSE Magazine — April 2005 > View the eMagazine—our digital edition FEATURE STORY: Growth Solutions BY LYNN WOODS Developers and planners join forces to contribute to a vision of sustainability. FEATURE STORY: Midlife Hot Tub BY TED OLINGER (STORY AND PHOTO) How one man?s midlife crisis led him to build a kit spa in the backyard. BEST IN GREEN BUILDING COMPETITION Click here to learn more! FROM THE EDITOR: Describing Space GARDENING: Salad Days Tips for turning a simple salad garden into a veritable vegetable feast. PERSONAL SPACE: Farmhouse Redux The home of two architects is informed by the past and designed for the future. ENTRYWAY: April Change Spring weather is like a child?s face, changing three times a day. ?Chinese proverb MY HUDSON VALLEY: Farm / Art Artful moments are in the eye of the beholder. SITE SPECIFIC: Just a Little Pine House An innovative kit house goes up in Marbletown. AREA SPOTLIGHT: Beekman, Dutchess County A fast-growing town with a rural past and a suburban present plans for a new center. IN THE GARDEN: Spring Fever Waiting for the season to change is an exercise in patience and faith. FARM NOTES: Seasonal Offer Cultivating a taste for something that?s worth the wait: produce in season. GET IT DONE: The Usual Suspect To solve the mystery of a wet basement, you have to know where to look. HOME STYLE: Surface Tension Venetian plaster, ragging, color washing?textured walls remain at the height of fashion. HOUSE HOROSCOPES: April Home Horoscopes Prepare for a season of eclipses. BACK PORCH: Being and Furniture Michael Gregorio took a circuitous path to finding the core of his art.

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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
> NYInc — Business & Green news
> 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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