Pittsburgh Greenhouse

I've posted some introductory-level details about the Nine Mile Run Watershed and their Rainwater Barrel program. Rainwater barrels are a must for future projects, as they allow you to offset runoff incurred by residential development and provide for urban landscaping needs.

"The new NMRWA rain barrels are 51" tall with the lid attached, and 30" at the maximum diameter

I haven't had time to do a full workup, but a recent trip back to the Hill reminded me of a row of homes visible from the Blvd. of the Allies that looked promising (due to a large South-facing facade):

Initial links & photos: http://www.pghgreenhouse.org/?q=node/26

Details on the #2 pick on the 30xx Penn-Spring block in the Strip District:

http://www.pghgreenhouse.org/?q=node/24

It may be time to restart the games trying to contact the owners.

Linking to my agent's downtown Pittsburgh-centric blog (Primary Links).

MBS from Cozza Enterprises forwarded an article from 'Pro Remodeler' magazine. It was the results of a survey of renovation industry members on the topic of "Green". Chief among the interesting bullet points:

http://www.housingzone.com/proremodeler/index.asp?layout=articlePrint&articleID=CA6474451 ( PDF )

• Less than 50% of surveyed believed material durability was a relative
• 64% consider "green" factors important
• 91% currently make an effort to "green" projects

"for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change"

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2007/

Not such a bad year to start this project? ~BAS

I've posted some details about 176 Lodi, one of the first properties that I looked at:

Wiki: http://www.pghgreenhouse.org/?q=node/8

Where is my lover Chad Ziccardi when I need him for a little vhost action?