A green roof system is green both because it’s planted with all sorts of vegetation and because it harbors many environmental benefits. The soil or other growing medium insulates the roof, slowing the loss of conditioned air from inside the home to the outside. It also absorbs the sun’s heat, keeping the inside space underneath […]
Support for solar energy may be eclipsed in the District. In the last greenHILLhome update on solar energy in the District, I reported on the status of funding for residential solar projects and how the rebates were in jeopardy due to DC budget cuts and reapportioning of money. Thanks to the work of the Capitol […]
We all know our curbside recycling picks up aluminum cans, plastic bottle, newspapers, and glass jelly jars, but DC’s residential recycling program is far broader than these basic elements we started collecting years ago. Some conversations within our home and with neighbors made me think it was a good idea to check the Department of […]
We know of Ready, Willing, and Working—the program that provides job training and other support to recently homeless men trying to get their lives back on track. This program gives Capitol Hill the wonderful Men in Blue who help keep our neighborhood clean and direct visitors around the business areas. A new program was recently […]
Got clutter? As a follow up to a recent greenHILLhome column on recycling of household electronics I received an email from a Hill resident who has organized a “Drive of Drives” this coming Saturday, December 4 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Scott Christian and neighbors on the 1200 block of G Street SE will […]