About Us
Lindsay D'Ambrosia
Co-FounderLindsay has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Pratt Institute. Historic preservation is her main interest which she believes to be the best form of sustainable design. Sustainable design became an interest for Lindsay in college after taking a course 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, images can be seen here (coming soon). 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
Co-FounderBuilding 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)
- Managing timelines, budgets and blower doors test results to maximize energy efficiency of area homes.
“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
- Currently a network of over 30 members from WNY including; engineers, architects, contractors, green builders, business owners and the general public. Our knowledge sharing sessions have been documented by local filmmakers to produce a film on global warming and actions we are taking to combat it.
Co-creator of RochesterGreenLiving
- Designed to support local food and business, create cost efficient workshops in sustainability, promote local green events, be a free local resource in sustainable information, eco-contracting service of earth-friendly shelters and to untie other green businesses/groups throughout NY (directory, info sharing, more complete events calendar).
- Utilizing its current network of code officials, contractors, architects, and green-friendly bank/loan companies, RochesterGreenLiving will create, institute and run the entire revolutionary process behind developing the first sustainable home rehab/new construction system.
- Initiate collaboration between WNY companies (non and for-profit) that included sustainability in their core value system.
- Speaking
presentations, exclusive hands-on workshops and educational tours of
area businesses are currently being planned.
cordwood, cob, straw-bale, rammed earth, earthships, treehouses, geothermal heating and cooling, underground and adobe construction methods, green 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.
