Update! Appliance Research: Chest Freezers
March 9, 2010 – 9:48 am | Comments Off on Update! Appliance Research: Chest Freezers

The decision (and purchase) has been made! In an earlier post (“Appliance Upgrade Research: Chest Freezers”), I checked to see if the chest freezers listed on the EnergyStar site were still offered by each of the manufacturers

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Investigating Finished Concrete for Basement Floors
July 16, 2007 – 10:24 am | One Comment
Investigating Finished Concrete for Basement Floors

Just a link for now, but as I find out more this post will expand.
http://www.conceptsinconcrete.net/portfolio.htm

EPA.GOV: Making environmentally conscious purchasing easier
June 1, 2007 – 6:10 pm | Comments Off on EPA.GOV: Making environmentally conscious purchasing easier
EPA.GOV: Making environmentally conscious purchasing easier

The EPA maintains a searchable Database of Environmental Information for Products and Services designed to help you find locate environmentally friendly alternatives to non-eco-friendly products.

NYC Contractors: White Roof Heat Island Reduction (RoofMaster)
May 28, 2007 – 12:39 pm | Comments Off on NYC Contractors: White Roof Heat Island Reduction (RoofMaster)
NYC Contractors: White Roof Heat Island Reduction (RoofMaster)

Off and on for the past month, the New York metro area has had its share of rain/thunder storms. Visually, these storms can be impressive, however when heavy rain is combined with high wind, problems …

NYC Parking Garage Rates and Transit Trip Planner
April 19, 2007 – 3:01 pm | One Comment

NYC Parking Garage Rates – Compare All Daily and Monthly Prices for Garages and Lots in Manhattan, New York City (http://www.nycgarages.com/)
The MTA has an almost hopstop.com application online at http://travel.mtanyct.info/ that will recommend the best ways …

Equipment Problems: Enerjet Boiler
February 22, 2007 – 1:30 am | 6 Comments

What began as a minor inconvenience of having to re-light pilot lights and flush the heating system has TURNED into “well, how much could a new boiler be” scenario. The previous owner of the building …

Choosing a New Energy Supplier in NYC (2007 edition)
December 27, 2006 – 2:50 pm | 3 Comments

After almost a year since my initial inquiries (followup 1, part 2) to the PowerYourWay ESCOs, I’ve decided to look back into the Con Edison residential gas/energy supplier alternatives listed on PowerYourWay.com. A quick search of …

NYC Contractors: Christopher John Electric & Mr. Handyman
December 20, 2006 – 9:51 pm | 2 Comments
NYC Contractors: Christopher John Electric & Mr. Handyman

For roughly the past year, I’ve had a Whirlpool  over the range microwave (GH6177XP) sitting (still boxed) in a dining room corner waiting to be installed. In the past two weeks I’ve successfully found the two …

New Tenants – Thanks to Microsoft, The LPA and Craigslist
December 19, 2006 – 11:48 pm | One Comment
New Tenants – Thanks to Microsoft, The LPA and Craigslist

The following is a work in progress and will eventually be divided up into more detailed chunks, but for now here goes:
While not as easy as using a broker, taking a hands on approach to marketing …

FreeCycle.org
December 18, 2006 – 1:53 am | 5 Comments

Similar to NYC WasteMatch with one major difference (see if you can spot it):
 We are an innovative project that harnesses the power of e-mail to connect people with things they want to throw away with …

WordPress.com “It Takes Seconds and is Free!” (maybe)
December 15, 2006 – 11:02 pm | Comments Off on WordPress.com “It Takes Seconds and is Free!” (maybe)
WordPress.com “It Takes Seconds and is Free!” (maybe)

It took a while for me to notice, but recently I’ve noticed that some google ad-words have been popping up on this site without me having any control over whether they appear (or where they …

This Old House: Fall Inspection Checklist
December 13, 2006 – 9:17 pm | One Comment

Better late than never (never possibly resulting less than desirable repairs):
This Old House:  Fall Inspection Guide
Downloadable Fall Inspection Checklist (PDF)

NY HFA: Landlord One Loan Program
December 4, 2006 – 2:00 am | Comments Off on NY HFA: Landlord One Loan Program

Every once in a while I’ll search Windows Live or google.com with the search terms people are using to find Small Time Landlord (aka http://building.wordpress.com). In some cases, the searches come up with some pretty cool results.
The …

HPD Accepting Credit Card Payment For Housing Education Classes
December 1, 2006 – 10:37 am | Comments Off on HPD Accepting Credit Card Payment For Housing Education Classes

HPD press release:
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is now accepting online credit card payments for HPD’s housing education classes. HPD offers over one hundred different classes covering topics such …

Tenants: Utility Bill Cost Cutting
November 6, 2006 – 12:12 pm | One Comment

This past summer, electricity was a hot topic (cough) throughout New York’s Queens Borough. Eleven day power outages brought on by the failures of 10 of the 22 primary feeders that provide power to the …