Our goal is to help lower the environmental impact of the homes and lives of those living in the greater Rochester area. To reach that goal we provide workshops in sustainability, promote local green events, provide a free local resource in sustainable information, and create connections to other green organizations throughout New York. We hope we will be the first stop on your journey to a deeper understanding of sustainability.
Lindsay D'Ambrosia - Leed AP
Lindsay has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Pratt Institute and historic preservation is her passion. She believes that preservation of the existing built environment is the best form of sustainability. Sustainable design became an interest for Lindsay in college after taking a course simply named "sustainability" which developed into her thesis, "Hybrid Farm: A Critic of the Global Food Economy. Her thesis investigated the disconnection between consumers and their food sources", the end result being a theoretical vertical farm in Brooklyn. As an outlet for her interest for the "green" and a sincere desire to educate the public in sustainable building and living practices she co-founded Rochester Green Living with Peter Turkow. Lindsay believes that small changes to day to day living can make a large impact on our ecological footprint. She hopes that RochesterGreenLiving.com will provide the tools to make those changes.
Peter Turkow
Building Experience
- Assisted in building a 40ft diameter, round cordwood home covered with geodesic dome www.daycreek.com/dc/HTML/Turkow.htm
- Designed and built 2 story cordwood workshop/garage approx 32x22 with 22x10ft deck
- Wonder Windows - Project Manager of Weatherization Team, Rochester (2004-2005)
- Sustainablility coordinator at OACES Family Learning Center, Rochester (2008 - present)
- Organizer of hands-on natural building workshops.
- Currently building a 12' x 14' cordwood guest house.
Board member of Center for Sustainable Living - Rochester NY (2007-present) http://www.living-sustainably.org/
- “The Center for Sustainable Living recognizes the wisdom in natural systems that serve as models for ecological well-being. The Center provides a place for instructional programs and educational resources which integrate this knowledge into human ways of living."
- The Center for Sustainable Living facilities and programs primarily show how natural systems can be a model for human institutions in order to achieve sustainability.
Board member of Green Resource HUB Ithaca, NY (2007-2008)
“Expanding the regional marketplace for sustainable living.”
- Classes and workshops in consumer education, workforce training and professional development
- Online tutorials, experts on demand, product showrooms, case studies and information resources
- Head of fundraising operations and part of Green Building 'experts on demand' initiative
Board member of Rochester Roots, Rochester, NY (2009 - Present)
"Let's Dig In!"
- Community Food Security, Urban Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Community Development.
Founder of Rochester Green Living Meetup Group (2007- Present) - http://www.meetup.com/RochesterGreenLiving/
- Currently a network of over 200 members from WNY including; engineers, architects, contractors, green builders, business owners and the general public. We have hosted over 35 meetup events over the years with local businesses and community organizations. Most events are free but we also offer hands-on natural building workshops (cordwood, strawbale, cob, earthbags, green roofs, ect.).
Co-Founder of RochesterGreenLiving.com
- Designed to support local food and business, create cost efficient workshops in sustainability & green construction, promote local green events/happenings, a free local resource in sustainable information, eco-contracting service of earth-friendly shelters and to unite other green businesses/groups throughout NY (directory, info sharing, more complete events calendar).
- Initiate collaboration between WNY companies (non and for-profit) with sustainability included in their core value system.
- Speaking presentations, exclusive hands-on workshops and educational tours of area businesses. (We have held events at Harris Beach LLP, Golisano Institute of Sustainability at RIT, SUNY Brockport, City of Rochester, Town of Brighton, Southwedge Farmers Market, Freshwise Farms and many other local establishments)
Areas of interest/experience
cordwood, cob, straw-bale, rammed earth, earthships, treehouses, geothermal heating and cooling, underground and adobe construction methods, green & earth roofs, rain & greywater catchment systems, earth & bamboo flooring, earthships, permaculture, eco-villages, living/green machines, supporting local farmers & business, co-op housing, wind, solar, biodiesel and hydro power systems.
