Becky Bicks

Becky Bicks is a freelance writer and photographer living in Brooklyn, N.Y. She graduated from Yale University in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in writing, and she has extensive experience writing Web copy.

Articles by Becky Bicks

• Porsche sets US sales record, with eye on further growth in 2014

  Thursday, February 27, 2014

  Porsche sales are one thing that hasn't suffering in today's cloudy economic environment. The company ​set a new record with 43,323 vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2013, a jump of 21 percent.

• 5 LEED tips for existing buildings

  Monday, December 09, 2013

  ​Over the past several years, the world has seen a shift toward green thinking. One change that has come with this new sense of environmental friendliness is the creation of structures that use fewer resources and dispel fewer emissions than previously constructed buildings. If you have an existing building that you’d like to see earn a LEED score, then check out this list of five important tips to help make your building more energy efficient and better for the Earth.

• 3 important steps for a running sustainable restaurant

  Friday, November 08, 2013

  There is a growing emphasis on running sustainable businesses in a way that does not excessively deplete environmental, economic or societal resources. Sustainable businesses have little or minimal impact on local (or global) economies and environments. They are, in a sense, self-sustaining enterprises that operate by both taking from the world and giving back to it equally. One industry that has seen a particularly large increase in the focus on sustainability is the restaurant industry.

• When to send your patient to urgent care

  Friday, October 18, 2013

  Patients suffering from serious health conditions that need quick treatment during off-hours often find themselves in a predicament. How do they get the most effective care for their condition in the shortest amount of time?

• Apps that could help with ER wait times

  Wednesday, September 18, 2013

  There’s a new development in the mobile world that could end up helping with that ever-present problem of the interminable emergency room wait time. Hospitals and developers across the country have started releasing emergency room wait time apps, which broadcast the average time a patient will have to wait in a specific hospital’s emergency room or in the emergency rooms of hospitals in a specific area.