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#208 September 2026/Farming/Featured/Food/gardening/Green Building

Urban farm installers help Philly-area office parks tap unused green space

Surrounding nearly every suburban business center and office park are swaths of manicured grass, occasionally interrupted by ornamental landscaping. Unlike green space at schools or residential complexes, it’s rare to see this outdoor space used for recreation or sunbathing. In fact, it isn’t really used for anything. Up Top Acres, an agricultural startup based in

September 1, 2026

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#018 September 2010/Design/Energy/Green Building/GridPhilly

Grid’s Do-It-Yourself Home Weatherizing Guide

As part of Grid’s continuing effort to prepare you for the expiration of the PECO rate caps (see August’s cover story), we’re offering you this handy guide to weatherizing your home. The materials you’ll need for these projects, which cost between $5 and $20, are available at your local, independent hardware store. Implement these quick,

August 20, 2010

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#015 June 2010/Design/Energy/Green Building/Guides

Energy: Cooler Heads

For energy savings, cool roofs are a no-brainer by Samantha WittchenThe roof is no longer on fire. First there was the Mayor’s “Coolest Block” Contest, offering Philadelphians the chance to win an energy-saving cool roof and other energy efficiency upgrades from the city for every house on their block. Then there was City Council’s Earth

May 11, 2010

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#015 June 2010/Design/Green Building/GridPhilly

News: Collaborative Effort

Infill Philadelphia Receives Community Action Grant from the ULIInfill Philadelphia has more than one reason to celebrate. The five-year urban revitalization initiative will complete phase three of the program this fall, and they’ve also been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Community Action Grants program.

May 11, 2010

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#014 May 2010/Design/Green Building

Cover Story: House Rules

A Philly startup is out to prove that eco-friendly architecture can be affordablestory by Natalie Hope McDonald / photo by Shawn Corrigan
It happened over beers. Childhood friends Chad Ludeman and Nic Darling were in the process of making a huge change—leaving their jobs to launch a development company. Neither one had any work experience in

April 8, 2010

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#014 May 2010/Design/Energy/Green Building/Guides

Energy: In Hot Water

A guide to upgrading your hot water heaterby Samantha WittchenAccording to Energy Star (energystar.gov), in 2009, 14 percent of a household’s annual average energy costs went to heating water. If you have an old, inefficient water heater, that number is probably higher.

April 7, 2010

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#014 May 2010/Design/Green Building/GridPhilly

News: Thin Flats Recognized by the ULI

Seventeen developments from throughout the Americas have been announced as finalists in this year’s Urban Land Institute (ULI) Awards for Excellence.

April 7, 2010

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#013 April 2010/Design/Green Building

Media: A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams

Did you think we could get through an entire issue of Grid without mentioning Michael Pollan in our media section? Maybe next month. Best-known for his work on food politics, Michael Pollan’s second book, A Place of My Own (1998, reissued in 2008), focuses on architecture and building, documenting his efforts to construct the titular

March 10, 2010

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#013 April 2010/Design/Energy/Green Building

News: Isle of White

RetroFit Philly gives Philadelphians a chance to win free energy upgrades
It seems impossible that, in a few short months, Philadelphians will be sweating through their shirts, but it’s true. Energy costs are sure to be a concern this summer, and small changes make a huge difference.
This is the thrust behind RetroFit Philly’s Coolest Block Contest, an

March 9, 2010

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#012 March 2010/Circular Economy/Cooking/Farming/Food/Green Building/Recycling

From the Editor: Philly to Farm

"There are so many opportunities. We wish we were 20 years younger,” Paul Crivellaro mused, sitting across the kitchen table from his wife Ember in their Berks County home. It was a cold, gray December day and the Crivellaros had invited me in for coffee and cookies after a short meet-and-greet with their herd of

February 20, 2010

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#012 March 2010/Circular Economy/Design/Green Building/Recycling

Cover Story: Second Life

A recently-renovated Glenside home showcases salvage's potentialWhen her family moved from Paoli to Glenside, Fran Crotty knew she wanted to do a green remodel using as much salvaged material as possible. It was also essential that the renovation blend in with the historic character of the home.

February 20, 2010

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