FEATURES Outdoor Living Cooling The Market Sponsored Section: Affordable Housing Personal Space INSIDE From the Editor Publisher's Note Entryway Live/Work Sustainable NY Area Spotlight In the Kitchen Second-Home Advisor House Horoscopes Back Porch RESOURCES Real Estate Listings Business Directory

New York HOUSE Magazine — May 2008 > View the eMagazine—our digital edition FEATURE STORY: Finding Their Niche BY CONSTANCE CARLSON Smitten with an early stone house, an architect and designer take a respectful yet creative approach to restoring it. FEATURE STORY: Aiming High BY NANCY A. RUHLING Louise Phillips Forbes, Executive V.P. of Halstead Property, LLC, sees possibility. BEST IN GREEN BUILDING COMPETITION Click here to learn more! FEATURE STORY: Keeping Your Cool BY LORRIE KLOSTERMAN Use natural cooling techniques and the best and most efficient systems to keep the heat at bay this summer. FEATURE STORY: Greening The Pool BY RACHEL X. WEISSMAN Better technology and greater attention to personal and environmental health are changing the way pools are being designed, built, and maintained. FROM THE EDITOR: In Full Bloom PUBLISHER'S NOTE: In the Big Apple, the Lights Stayed On ENTRYWAY: May Blushes LIVE/WORK: Live/Work Foldable bicycles, Internet-controlled sprinklers, and new ecofriendly cleaners. SUSTAINABLE NY: May Calendar of Events FEATURE STORY: Affordable Housing BY ANNE PYBURN A report on the efforts of local municipalities, nonprofits, banks, and builders to ensure housing for the Hudson Valley. FEATURE STORY: Q&A: Pattern for Progress's Jonathan Drapkin BY ANNE PYBURN An interview with Pattern for Progress president and CEO Jonathan Drapkin. AREA SPOTLIGHT: Battery Park City: Green Thumb IN THE KITCHEN: The Purist At Chef Marco Guilano’s Aroma Thyme Bistro, the food is wholesome, the preparations varied, and the taste...delicious. SECOND-HOME ADVISOR: Your Gal or Guy Friday A caretaker can provide critical services, convenience, and peace of mind. HOUSE HOROSCOPES: May Home Horoscopes Eric Francis Coppolino brings you news from the stars. BACK PORCH: A Home of My Own Nina Shengold asks, What would happen if I got the house of my dreams?

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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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CONTESTS/COMPETITIONS

Best in Green Building Competition 08
See the innovative & inspiring homes submitted!

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