Comments on: DWELL HARLEM HOUSE – A Green Home Renovation http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:00:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Jill Fehrenbacherhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/comment-page-1/#comment-115932 Jill Fehrenbacher Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:29:37 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/#comment-115932 Leifhackman-What is wrong with you? You think 1000 sf for a family of three is 'luxury'? Perhaps you think we should all live in one room tin shacks? I'm not sure if you are aware of how much 1000 sf is - but it is not very much space. The average suburban family SROs is 2300 sf: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=55252831000 sf is hardly 'spacious' - even for a New York City brownstone. I'd be interested in finding out how large your apartment is...-Jill Leifhackman-

What is wrong with you? You think 1000 sf for a family of three is ‘luxury’? Perhaps you think we should all live in one room tin shacks? I’m not sure if you are aware of how much 1000 sf is – but it is not very much space. The average suburban family SROs is 2300 sf: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5525283

1000 sf is hardly ’spacious’ – even for a New York City brownstone. I’d be interested in finding out how large your apartment is…

-Jill

]]> By: Leifhackmanhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/comment-page-1/#comment-115922 Leifhackman Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:22:32 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/#comment-115922 Absolutely beautiful home, nice that it was built in a building that always was there and all that. But... if you label yourself a green person (which I think Alysia mentioned in the TV show for a few times) how can you justify all that space (was it about 1000 sqft?) used for home of just two persons??? I would imagine in NYC homes also require some sort of heating in the cold season. My impression was that this "green" is just for the fashion... or... just something to be able to make a tv show out of it. Did I also see some decorative lamps in the ceiling? Not really to bring light in but... just make things look nice. Also it would have been essential to compare total energy consumption and compare it with other equal sized homes and in this case so called "green homes". Yet the biggest issue for me was that REALLY green people would never ever want to use so much housing space for just 2 people. It´s almost like... how to be not green in a bit more green way... or something like that. Absolutely beautiful home, nice that it was built in a building that always was there and all that. But… if you label yourself a green person (which I think Alysia mentioned in the TV show for a few times) how can you justify all that space (was it about 1000 sqft?) used for home of just two persons??? I would imagine in NYC homes also require some sort of heating in the cold season. My impression was that this “green” is just for the fashion… or… just something to be able to make a tv show out of it. Did I also see some decorative lamps in the ceiling? Not really to bring light in but… just make things look nice. Also it would have been essential to compare total energy consumption and compare it with other equal sized homes and in this case so called “green homes”. Yet the biggest issue for me was that REALLY green people would never ever want to use so much housing space for just 2 people. It´s almost like… how to be not green in a bit more green way… or something like that.

]]> By: GShttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/comment-page-1/#comment-68121 GS Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:58 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/#comment-68121 Didn't love the master bathroom's color scheme (of the materials), but everything else was pretty phenomenally done...we'll see where I am when I need that much space, but I don't think there's any substitute to living in Manhattan (ex Harlem)...there'll probably never be...if you can afford it, it's either the country or the city in my opinion. Didn’t love the master bathroom’s color scheme (of the materials), but everything else was pretty phenomenally done…we’ll see where I am when I need that much space, but I don’t think there’s any substitute to living in Manhattan (ex Harlem)…there’ll probably never be…if you can afford it, it’s either the country or the city in my opinion.

]]> By: nganhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/comment-page-1/#comment-48964 ngan Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:37:07 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/#comment-48964 Looks pretty nice. One thing though, the bamboo floor might be thought of as "green", however, it isn't as green as one would expect if we consider the transporting of that material to NYC since I doubt that bamboo is indigenous to NY. Using local materials are always better. But it's the thought that counts... Looks pretty nice. One thing though, the bamboo floor might be thought of as “green”, however, it isn’t as green as one would expect if we consider the transporting of that material to NYC since I doubt that bamboo is indigenous to NY. Using local materials are always better. But it’s the thought that counts…

]]> By: Lhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/comment-page-1/#comment-46463 L Mon, 28 May 2007 16:51:03 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/#comment-46463 Because rents in Harlem aren't high enough, right? Because rents in Harlem aren’t high enough, right?

]]> By: markhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/comment-page-1/#comment-46405 mark Sat, 26 May 2007 12:09:15 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/#comment-46405 I like the modular garden I like the modular garden

]]> By: Michael McKenziehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/comment-page-1/#comment-45976 Michael McKenzie Sat, 19 May 2007 00:00:35 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/#comment-45976 HMMMMMMMMMM.....Nice but GREEN?........And that brick interior wall will absolutely gaurantee that they and their neibours will share every burp, groan, moan, gutteral movement and musical note. HMMMMMMMMMM…..Nice but GREEN?……..And that brick interior wall will absolutely gaurantee that they and their neibours will share every burp, groan, moan, gutteral movement and musical note.

]]> By: Danahttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/comment-page-1/#comment-45953 Dana Fri, 18 May 2007 14:27:38 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/#comment-45953 awesome! awesome!

]]> By: Richiehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/comment-page-1/#comment-45950 Richie Fri, 18 May 2007 12:57:11 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/#comment-45950 Yes, a nice job... but I hope they add some kind of physical deterrents on the windows and doors to prevent break-ins. Crime is down in New York City... but there's still plenty of it. Yes, a nice job… but I hope they add some kind of physical deterrents on the windows and doors to prevent break-ins. Crime is down in New York City… but there’s still plenty of it.

]]> By: Justinhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/comment-page-1/#comment-45910 Justin Thu, 17 May 2007 19:21:52 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/#comment-45910 This is so great, I can hardly stand it. Makes me want to move back home!!!!! This is so great, I can hardly stand it. Makes me want to move back home!!!!!

]]> By: Osi Okonkwohttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/comment-page-1/#comment-45903 Osi Okonkwo Thu, 17 May 2007 17:42:24 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/17/dwell-harlem-house-a-green-renovation/#comment-45903 NIce work. Looks very good NIce work. Looks very good

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