Events
Pelham Green Expo at Pelham Street Fair: June 7th
On Saturday, June 7th, The 1st Annual Pelham Green Expo will be held at The Daronco Town House. This is the same day as The Pelham Street Fair. The Expo will feature businesses that provide products and services for improved energy efficiencies, green living and eco-renovations. Listed below is a partial list of vendors that will be exhibiting:
Grassroots Environmental Education - Its mission is to educate the public
about the link between environmental exposures and human health problems.
Community Markets - supporting local agriculture, strengthening local
communities, and making fresh produce available to neighborhoods with
limited access. http://www.communitymarkets.biz/index.php
DJH Mechanical - providing HVAC and general construction services. Certified
by NYSERDA http://www.djhmechanical.com
New York Energy Conservation Co., Inc. – specializing in blown in insulation for existing and new construction, and fiberglass batt insulation
Westchester County - The Veggie Van http://www.westchestergov.com/6616.htm
Christian Privat - consulting services for eco-renovations and Feng Shui
ATD Contracting - Construction with focus on re-use, recycling and low envirnomental impact from tear down to touch ups
Caruso Paint and Hardware -Eco-Spec Green Products/Aura. Info on VOC Laws.
Mercury Solar Systems - provides solar electric power systems for commercial
and select residential clients in the New York area. We engineer, design and
install Photovoltaic (PV) Systems to produce clean electricity and reduce
energy costs. http://www.mercurysolarsystems.com
Wise Hardware - CFL's, recycling bins, and more http://www.wisehardware.com
NYSERDA - facilitates change through the widespread development and use of
innovative technologies to improve the State's energy, economic, and
environmental wellbeing. http://www.nyserda.com
Greener By Design, Inc. - Eco-friendly landscape design, installation and
maintenance services. Pioneered greenroofing in New York City.
Pelham Lumber - Serving Pelham and Westchester for more that 45 years. Will be featuring Trex products at the fair. www.pelhamlumber.com
Pelham Girl Scouts - Several troops of all age groups have developed
projects relating to the challenge of stopping global warming. Pelham Green
thanks you girls and your leaders for your partnership in this effort.If you are interested in finding out more about The Pelham Green Expo, contact either Emily Freidberg emilyfre@optonline.net or Barbara Neufeld barbaraneufeld@gmail.com. The Pelham Green Task Force (formerly known as The Pelham Global Warming Task Force) is hosting this event www.pelhamgreen.org.
Past Events 2008
Eco-Efficiency Solutions for New Yorkers / Public Forum on Wednesday, April 30th
Wednesday, April 30th, 7:30 pm, Daronco Town House 20 Fifth Avenue, Pelham
Robert Gardella and Elizabeth Weiner, Conservation Services Group www.csgrp.com NY State incentives for efficiency retrofits. Homeowners, home buyers and contractors can benefit from important incentives through the energy efficiency programs sponsored by NYSERDA
Richard Heller, Greener by Design www.greendesigns.com Eco-friendly garden design principles, sustainable landscaping and lawn care
Richard Ellenbogen, Engineer/Energy Efficiencies for the home, He will help to show how everyone can reduce their electric bills between 3% and 4%, while helping to reduce Carbon Dioxide emissions in the New York Metropolitan area.
Chris Neidl, Solar One www.solar1.org Solar One, the City’s first solar-powered “Green Energy, Arts, and Education Center,” inspires New Yorkers to become environmentally responsible city dwellers. Solar1 has a pending Solar Bill in front of NY State legislature at this time.
Global Warming: Global View, Big Solutions / Public Forum on Tuesday, May 6th
Tuesday, May 6th, 7:30 pm, Daronco Town House 20 Fifth Avenue, Pelham
Fen Montaigne, Journalist and author for National Geographic and other publications- “The Intensifying Pace of Global Warming”
Kevin Healy, Author and environmental lawyer – “The Relevance of Local Action to Greenhouse Emissions
Carl Stein, FAIA, Principal, Elemental Architecture www.elementalnyc.com Nationally recognized architect and researcher "The Role of Design and Planning"
Hugh Osborn, VP, Innovation/Beehive Media – “A Sustainable Cities Model” based on a web 2.0+ Google Earth-Flash mashup that addresses the creation of environmentally and culturally sustainable habitats of the future.
