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What's Your Building's Eco-Value?
Find out on June 4 at UHC’s next lecture by Mike Jackson of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.
April 24, 2008
Spring into UHC!
Spring 2008 general ad
UHC has opportunities this spring for volunteers on several urban agriculture projects, and hopefully some other interesting projects (stay tuned).
Contact us to let us know you’re interested.
If you’re looking for continuing education, be sure to check out our lecture series.
As always, we welcome your financial support to help us keep doing what we do.
April 23, 2008
Earth Week events
UHC will appear at the following Earth Month events:
- North Lake Shore Earth Day 2008
- Northside College Preparatory High School Green Scene
Saturday, April 19 from 12-5pm - Kankakee Community College Sustainability Week, April 21-26
Thursday, April 24 at 5:30pm, “Deconstruction Opportunities in Kankakee.”
Remember, Earth Week 2008 is April 20-27!
April 16, 2008
Rooftop Victory Garden Spring 2008 planting
Today we planted future crops including broccoli, fava beans, green peas, kholrabi, and lettuces.
The digging was tough because we’ve established such a tough, living mat of roots and plant matter over the last year, but it will help keep the growing media in place and present a thriving ecosystem to support the new plants.
Learn more about this project.
April 14, 2008
Hope Springs Eternal
Clover peeks out - soon to take over - amid a mulch of dead plant matter.
After one of the most difficult of recent Midwest winters, the Rooftop Victory Gardens is mostly dormant but slowly coming to life.
Stay tuned for progress as growing season begins again in spring 2008.
April 2, 2008
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True Nature Foods
Better than a green roof... a food-producing roof for this Edgewater business.
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Deconstruction advocacy
Deconstruction is the right thing to do at the end of a building's life.
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Recent Blog Posts
Why Cloth Diapers?
April 3, 2008 Post a Comment
Why parents should chose cloth vs. disposable diapers We as parents or parents-to-be need to look to our past for answers to today’s problems. How did we get here? What has happened in our lifetime that has made the... Continued…
Introducing Lisa Joy Rosing
March 3, 2008 1 Comment
I am going to be writing a guest blog series for Urban Habitat Chicago. My environmental focus is on reducing trash, returning to the methods used before disposable products were invented, “reusables” and diet.... Continued…
Building-integrated food production FAQ
January 30, 2008 Post a Comment
Thanks to all of you for your questions on rooftop agriculture, or, more specifically, our building-integrated food production at the Rooftop Victory Garden at True Nature Foods. Here are some frequently asked questions and our responses. We hope you... Continued…
Household Chemicals and Electronics Recycling Center
January 4, 2008 Post a Comment
Image source: Greenworks Studio The City of Chicago Household Chemical and Electronics Recycling Center gives people in Chicagoland a place to take hard-to-dispose-of items and know they’ve done the right thing. NOTE: While Urban Habitat Chicago appears to be... Continued…
Reusing building materials and appliances
December 4, 2007 Post a Comment
Many of you in Chicagoland are wanting to find new uses for your building materials, appliances, and equipment. Here’s where to start.... Continued…
