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Peter Turkow
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Keep it up Reese! I will put gonestraw.org on our site and encourage all to see what you are trying to accomplish. It will all work out, you have worked too damn hard for it not too, the place is amazing!
That video of the Exxon exec telling the crowd that the oil spill was an opportunity is down right scary and stuff like that still happens all the time. You're either a sheep and listen to garbage like that or do something about it.
Here is a great link I had forwarded to me on a Syracuse couple who built a beautiful off-grid, strawbale home....
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/03/madison_county_couple_lives_gr.html
Sounds like sustainable greenism for rich people. Better than nothing I guess.
I want to do the worm composter too...Lindsay did it as well and I think that will be a good weekend project. Your site is great...we will be posting a ton more contacts including yours to our new site. Keep up the great work and hope to see you n...
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- About Me:
- Co-Founder - Rochester Green Living
Building Experience
* Assisted in building a 40ft diameter, round cordwood home covered with geodesic dome www.daycreek.com/dc/HTML/Turkow.htm
* Designed and built 2 story cordwood workshop/garage approx 32x22 with 22x10ft deck
* Wonder Windows - Project Manager of Weatherization Team, Rochester (2004-2005)
o Managing timelines, budgets and blower doors test results to maximize energy efficiency of area homes.
Board member of Green Resource HUB Ithaca, NY -
“Expanding the regional marketplace for sustainable living.”
* Classes and workshops in consumer education, workforce training and professional development
* Online tutorials, experts on demand, product showrooms, case studies and information resources
* Head of fundraising operations and part of Green Building 'experts on demand' initiative
Creator of Green Building Meetup of Rochester - http://greenhome.meetup.com/73/
* Currently a network of over 30 members from WNY including; engineers, architects, contractors, green builders, business owners and the general public. Our knowledge sharing sessions have been documented by local filmmakers to produce a film on global warming and actions we are taking to combat it.
Co-creator of RochesterGreenLiving
* Designed to support local food and business, create cost efficient workshops in sustainability, promote local green events, be a free local resource in sustainable information, eco-contracting service of earth-friendly shelters and to untie other green businesses/groups throughout NY (directory, info sharing, more complete events calendar).
Future projects of Rochester Green Living http://greenhome.meetup.com/73/ Living
* Utilizing its current network of code officials, contractors, architects, and green-friendly bank/loan companies, RochesterGreenLiving will create, institute and run the entire revolutionary process behind developing the first sustainable home rehab/new construction system.
* Initiate collaboration between WNY companies (non and for-profit) that included sustainability in their core value system.
* Speaking presentations, exclusive hands-on workshops and educational tours of area businesses are currently being planned.
Areas of interest/experience
cordwood, cob, straw-bale, rammed earth, earthships, treehouses, geothermal heating and cooling, underground and adobe construction methods, green roofs, rain & greywater catchment systems, earth & bamboo flooring, earthships, permaculture, eco-villages, living/green machines, supporting local farmers & business, co-op housing, wind, solar, biodiesel and hydro power systems.
- My sustainable city would have:
- Not would have but WILL have and there is too much to mention, just have to wait and see
- Website:
- http://www.myspace.com/pet_tah
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An interesting article to start a discussion
This was an interesting article my brother sent to me. This could already be or start to have an effect on Rochester area business and residential complexes.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_20/b4131046570857.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_news+%2B+analysis
Cheers,
Peter
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_20/b4131046570857.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_news+%2B+analysis
Cheers,
Peter
Posted on May 11, 2009 at 2:10pm —
Scientists Find 'Baffling' Link between Autism and Vinyl Flooring: Scientific American
An interesting article that was just sent to me......bamboo, wood and earthen floors are looking better all the time.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=link-between-autism-and-vinyl
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=link-between-autism-and-vinyl
Posted on April 1, 2009 at 11:28am —
Is LEED certification helping or hurting the green movement?!
Me personally, I think LEED has good intentions but is far from what the desired outcome should be. I recently saw a documentary called, 'greening Southie' which shows the process a construction company goes through to achieve a LEED gold, luxury apartment complex in South Boston, MA. The movie showed all the green products going into the building (dual flush toilets, sustainably harvested lumber, non-formaldehyde glues, low VOC paint, ect) but they were shipped and trucked in from all over the… Continue
Posted on March 10, 2009 at 11:52pm — 3 Comments
Comment Wall (17 comments)
- At 9:55pm on March 19, 2009, Peter Turkow said…
- We have a meetup event on March 25th at the Brighton town .....direct them to :
http://www.meetup.com/RochesterGreenLiving/ Green drinks is the next day i think.
- At 9:05pm on March 19, 2009,
Sean McElveney said… - Hey Peter,
same here. How is the ankle?
Green Drinks was fun. Is there another one scheduled for the 26th of March? I can't make it. I will be in NYC, but I have some friends who are interested.
please let me know
Sean
- At 11:54pm on February 15, 2009,
Chris Maenza said… - Hi Peter
Thank you, I still have a ton of work to do on the site. I have 8 or 9 different barrels that can be used for so many things. I have a hard time keeping up with all of the postings and what to write about next. For the video, Rob Nelk and myself have been working on that, but are having video recording problems. We are working on that and should have it fixed very shortly. I think adding the video links would be great and I will add your site to mine as well. Please feel free to do the same. We are working on moving into a new building. Trying to bring the warehouse and office into one central location. With the new location I would like to have a monthly "How to" classes on rain barrels and composting ideas etc. Like me know if there is anything I can do.
Thanks again
Chris D. Maenza Sr.
1.585.797.4800
- At 10:43am on January 14, 2009,
Luis Pedro R. Brancana said… - Hi Peter, it's nice to be conected and to see how Green the World conscience is turning. I live in Sintra-Portugal, and there's too much work to do in here, in terms of GHG management systems under the Quioto Protocol, only heavy industrys are included, I'm increasing my training in this issue to propose the implementation of GHGmanag. Systems in small/medium size office companies...but it's a dificult market due to the non legal obligation of this matter in this kind of companies....
- At 9:14am on January 14, 2009,
Ron Friedman said… - Peter
Are you running a farm out in Batavia or just bringing harvest back into Rochester?
If anyone needs strawberry plants I will have plenty of extras from my bed this spring.
I hope to be able to make it to the next gathering.
Ron
- At 7:47pm on January 13, 2009, Rebecca Johnson said…
- Thanks for the welcome. I can't come to the meetup on Jan. 22, but i look forward to meeting you at another time soon.
Rebecca Johnson
- At 2:00pm on January 13, 2009, Ron Friedman said…
- Peter
If any other members are interested in joining the MudCreek Farm perhaps we can work out a situation where we take turns picking up shares and bringing them back to a local spot so everyone doesn't have to travel to Victor.
Ron
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- At 4:10pm on January 6, 2009,
Houseparts said… - Thank you, looking forward to learning more about how area businesses can become more "green".
- At 1:38pm on January 6, 2009,
Nick Testa said… - Thanks Peter. I look forward to attending.
- At 9:42am on October 17, 2008,
Dave Feasey said… - Hi Peter,
Wanted to introduce myself- AC called me a couple of weeks ago about the USC you are driving. Dave Vail mentioned RGL to me months ago but I haven't pursued. I've been busy getting Permaculture certification (June) and teaching in Hancock, NY. I will be at the Oct. 29 and introduce myself in person.
-Dave Feasey
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