[photo by Katie Sokoler/Gothamist]

Nowadays we've got green office buildings, green homes, and now, green nightclubs. As Gothamist reports,

Greenhouse [is] a new 6,000 square foot, bi-level club that opened last week in Soho in the former Club Shelter space. As the name suggests, they're working the eco-friendly angle here with (deep breath) high-efficiency heating, an LED lighting system, fabrics made from recycled materials, bamboo floor and wall coverings, and furniture made with FSC wood. Owner Jon Bakhshi, who is applying for LEED certification, tells the Times he spent at least 33 percent more on Greenhouse than he would have on a "non-eco friendly" (anti-eco?) club.

For hard partiers, this is a welcome ripple in the wave of eco-thinking slowly rolling across our planet; the last time I saw green at a nightclub, it involved not knowing how much Cuervo is too much Cuervo.