We attended City Tech’s Anatomy of a Brownstone, Part VI this past Saturday. It was a 4 hour lecture chock full of information which is going to sustain us with posts for the entire week.

There were booths set up outside of the lecture hall with samples of green building material such as flooring and denim insulation. Here, people could speak to the day’s presenters and ask specific questions about materials and programs.

Barbara Barran of Classic Rug did not speak, but she was on hand to answer questions about her custom rugs that are made of biodegradable and sustainable fibers, such as hemp, nettle, banana, wool, linen, and silk. They can provide one-of-a-kind area rugs and wall-to-wall carpeting. Classic Rug received an award from Domino Magazine, which listed them as one of the top 125 eco-friendly companies in the USA.

The lecture was organized by Debra Salomon of 408 Design Group.

The program included:

Murray Levi and Ellen Honigstock of The US Green Building Council

Sarah Beatty of Green Depot

Rolf Grimsted and Emily Fisher of R&E Brooklyn

Jennifer Napoli and Gerrard Owens of A&K Tile

Pietro Calabretta of All Renovation NY

Mark Wyman of Assoc. for Energy Affordability

Judy Torres of Keyspan Energy

Over the week, we’ll be posting full information on each speaker and their various companies and projects, presenting it in the order above which was order it was presented at the lecture.