Category Archives: Going Green

A Green Future in Pittsburgh

May 20, 2011 | Comments (0)

Mother Nature Network put together a nice piece outlining a number of different environmentally friendly features of our city. Take a look at the article and then take a look at how Newbury is doing it’s part in continuing this effort.

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Three Rivers Arts Festival Continuing Around Pittsburgh

June 8, 2010 | Comments (0)

Founded in 1960, the Three Rivers Arts Festival has become a staple of Summer in the Pittsburgh area. With a mission to connect the community to arts and culture, as a division on the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, the festival provides a variety of exhibits and shows for all ages. The free event boasts a line-up [...]

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Pittsburgh Currently Hosting World Environment Day 2010

May 13, 2010 | Comments (0)

You may have seen the green signs hanging around the city or you may have heard Pittsburgh is currently representing North America as part of World Environment Day, but what does this distinction entail? In the Fall of 2009, on the heels of the G-20 Summit, Pittsburgh was selected by the UNEP (U.N. Environment Programme, [...]

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The Benefits of a Green Home

July 6, 2009 | Comments (0)

We at Newbury are currently in the process of finalizing our agreements with four builders: one custom builder, one zero-energy builder, one product builder and one specialty builder. We look forward to announcing our builders in the next few weeks. In addition, we’ll be starting model construction this fall and winter with a model open [...]

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100 Ways to Save the Environment

June 29, 2009 | Comments (0)

What a great idea!  100 ways to save the environment.  A few of our favorites also seem to be the easiest: 9.  Clean the lint filter in your dryer after every load so that it uses less energy 10.  Unplug seldom used appliances (think about lamps or CD players) 19.   Consider your Summer Vacation:  [...]

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