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First Solar One Family Day- NYC Wildflower Week Interactive Plant Fair- Saturday May 12
May 7th, 2012| May 12, 2012 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 2:00 pm |
Come to Solar One for the first Family Day of 2012, presented in collaboration with NYC Wildflower Week. RSVP to daisy[at]solar1[dot]org.
Posted in Native Plants, New York City, Solar One Events | Permalink | posted by Dina
Green Design Lab RFP Deadline Extended 1 Week, AGAIN!
May 4th, 2012The deadline to apply for the Green Design Lab for next school year has been extended one week to Monday May 7th Friday May 11. Visit the Green Design Lab website for more details.
Posted in Green Design Lab, Green Design Lab, Solar One | Permalink | posted by Marc
Come See Solar One at GreenDay 2012 This Saturday
May 2nd, 2012
Come to the Lower East Side this Saturday to see Solar One at Green Day 2012, a FREE and exciting hands-on environmental education, advocacy and recycling event for the whole family.
Event attendees will be able to recycle old textiles and electronics; participate in the exciting Recycling Olympics; learn how to conserve energy and save money on utility bills; walk to the East River and test the water; build mini wind turbines and measure electricity; race solar cars; identify their local tress; learn about green jobs and volunteer opportunities; and discuss current, pressing area and global environmental issues.
At 2pm, Solar One’s Energy $mart Communities Coordinator will team up with GrowNYC and BeamNY for a special presentation covering recycling and lowering energy bills with information on consumer rights and a free program for moderate-income households to make energy-saving upgrades.
The event will be held at Smith Park and Recreation Center at 80 Catherine Street on Saturday, May 5. Solar One will be joined by a host of other great environmental organizations and initiatives, including P.S. 126/Manhattan Academy of Technology’s Dragon Garden GreenTeam, GrowNYC, Lower East Side Ecology Center, Tress NY, Good Old Lower East Side, and the Al Smith Parks Department Recreation Center.
If you are interested in volunteering at the event, please contact jeff@solar1.org with your availability.
Event Details:
WHEN: Saturday, May 5, 11:00am – 5:00pm
WHERE: Smith Park, 80 Catherine Street, New York, NY 10038
ADMISSION COST: Free
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit http://central.ly/greenday2012/
Posted in Energy $mart Communities, Energy Efficiency, New York City, NYSERDA, Solar One | Permalink | posted by Jeff
Greening NYC: One Block at at Time
April 30th, 2012
Sixteen residents of the Cooper Square Mutual Housing Association were delighted to receive free energy-efficient refrigerators last Friday. That’s right, we said “free”! A collaborative effort between community groups has emerged to revamp sustainability in the Lower East Side. The refrigerators are the first of many steps to weatherize CSMHA properties and provide upgrades that reduce energy costs while improving the quality of life for Cooper Square residents. Solar One and participating organizations are thrilled by the success of this project, which lays the foundation for similar grassroots action to be replicated in other communities throughout Manhattan – helping to green NYC one block at a time.
This latest advancement of the community greening program is a result of collaboration between Solar One, Cooper Square Committe, Fourth Arts Block (FAB), New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), Go Green Lower East Side, and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer. Solar One has played a very active role in this initiative from the beginning – from introducing the program to the Cooper Square MHA, assisting in the outreach to and sign-up of building residents, to working with NYSERDA and Honeywell to adapt the EmPower New York program for multifamily buildings.
In 2011, members of Go Green Lower East Side launched the “Model Block” initiative to comprehensively green a whole city block. Residents, businesses, city and state agencies, and community groups worked collaboratively to coordinate a bottom-up approach to local sustainability.
Through the efforts of Solar One as NYSERDA’s Energy $mart Communities Coordinator, residents of Cooper Square Mutual Housing Association were enrolled in NYSERDA’s EmPower New York program and will be receiving upgraded appliances, lighting, and other sustainability improvements. Queens-based nonprofit Community Environmental Center will be also providing upgraded appliances and lighting. Enrolled Model Block residents will receive weatherization treatment and a new boiler from the Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (NMIC), ensuring that the units are retrofitted head to toe.
The refrigerator is the most expensive appliance to operate in the kitchen and accounts for a significant portion of energy use and cost within the home. Depending on the model year of the old refrigerators, residents could save up to $200 each on their energy costs annually by replacing them with an ENERGY STAR® qualified model, according to NYSERDA. Due to a variety of advanced energy efficiency features, ENERGY STAR qualified refrigerators use 20% less energy than conventional models.
Other recent Go Green! Efforts on the “Model Block” include:
The painting of 35,000 sq feet of roof space white to increase energy efficiency
Trainings organized by GrowNYC Office of Recycling Outreach and Education (OROE) and the NYS Public Service Commission to with building managers and residents about increasing energy efficiency and proper recycling techniques
Drive to distribute compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) light bulbs to residents
“This initiative demonstrates how energy efficiency programs can be implemented in communities that need them the most, and it shows just how much can be accomplished when community groups join forces,” said Christopher Collins, Executive Director of Solar One. “As a long-time partner helping to make NYSERDA’s programs and incentives as accessible as possible in the region, it’s fulfilling to deliver resources that will bring long-term benefits to residents.”
To learn more about the NYSERDA programs mentioned above, please feel free to contact your Manhattan Energy $mart Communities Coordinators at 212-505-6050.
Read press coverage of this initiative in Multihousing News Online, NY Daily News, the Local East Village Times, and the Village Voice.
See the press release here.
From left to right: Betsy Imershein, FAB; Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer; Chris Collins, Solar One; Steve Herrick, Cooper Square Committee; Kelvin Keraga, NYSERDA
Delivering the new refrigerators to Cooper Square residents
Posted in Solar One | Permalink | posted by Ariana
DANCE YOUR VALUES Party for SHOP YOUR VALUES Week – Friday May 4
April 26th, 2012| May 4, 2012 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 11:00 pm |
Come to first outdoor dance party of the season! Solar One is host to the Dance Your Values Party, which is part of Shop Your Values Week. Dance Your Values is the only FREE, outdoor, solar-powered dance party where you can make a pledge to live your values AND have a beer AND dance by the East River!
Co-presented by Solar One and Fourth Arts Block 
Discount beer graciously provided by Brooklyn Brewery
With DJ Anton Bass of Sea To Sun; live music by Stega.
Posted in Dance, Solar One Events, Sustainability | Permalink | posted by Dina
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