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New York HOUSE Magazine — April 2007 > View the eMagazine—our digital edition FEATURE STORY: Home Spun BY JENNIFER MAY One Woodstock couple builds a Not So Big House from purchased house plans. FEATURE STORY: The Natives Are Friendly BY SUSANNE TURINO Promoting a new paradigm in American gardening: naturalized landscapes, four-season gardens, healthy ecosystems. BEST IN GREEN BUILDING COMPETITION Click here to learn more! FEATURE STORY: Urban Greenery with Veronica Hackett BY NANCY A. RUHLING Developer Veronica Hackett on how green is becoming an integral part of New York City's toniest residential projects, and how the future cityscape might look. FROM THE EDITOR: House Plans PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Something's Missing ENTRYWAY: April Opens Forth LIVE/WORK: Ergonomic Chairs, Organic Hardware, and Neoclassical Wallpapers The new Zody task chair. POTATO, MNG Designer Hardware's new collection of knobs and pulls. And the latest wallpapers from Farrow & Ball. AREA SPOTLIGHT: Pine Bush: Coming Into Its Own GREEN ARCHITECT: The Way We Live In this new column, architect Michael McDonough explores the implications of sustainable design. GREEN ADVOCATE: Greening Your Power How to convert your home to renewable energy...on the cheap. IN THE KITCHEN: Local Eats Finding fresh grass-fed meat at a farm near you. IN THE STUDIO: Vintage Collaboration At Barneche Design, Stephanie Barnes and David Seche make recycling an art. HOME STYLE: Getting Plastered New natural-earth plasters are beautiful, healthy, and ecofriendly. HOUSE HOROSCOPES: April Home Horoscopes Vesta, the Roman goddess of hearth and home, takes center stage this month. BACK PORCH: The Persistence of Apple Trees Where there once were orchards, plucky fruit trees bloom alone in spring.

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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.
> E-mail us to list your event here

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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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