Green Buildings

Creating sustainable properties: Quick-start tips

As a property owner or manager, it's important to recognize that every demographic appreciates the concept of sustainability. Providing tena...

Life without Con Ed funding

Con Ed's funding for LED retro-fits will soon be winding down. While the economics of replacing fluorescent and incandescent lamps with LED ...

Setting sustainability goals is the key to success

Sustainable design works best when it is integrated with all other project goals from the start. Whether you are looking for a development s...

Phase II of the Cleaner, Greener Communities (CGC) Program

Frequently, NYSERDA funds incent sustainable building projects and improve the ROI to building owners for any number of given initiatives. ...

MAP named to project team of HPD's sustainable phase II of Livonia Avenue

The NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development unveiled the development team for phase II of the Livonia Ave. Initiative. The team co...

NAI Platform completes sale of 62-unit energy-efficient apartment complex

NAI Platform (www.naiplatform.com) was the exclusive representative involved in the purchase and sale of the Tilley Ladder facility. Built i...

MCEnergy: Utilities impose increase in transmission charges for 2015

Starting this year, customers within PJM's territory, 15 states spanning from N.J. to Illinois, will most likely see an increase in their ov...

Cousins of Arup named chair-elect of USGBC board of director

According to Arup, Fiona Cousins, PE, CEng, LEED Fellow has been named chair-elect by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) board of direc...

NYSERDA: $14.5 million available for new technology at power plants

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is making available $14.5 million for replicable projects that demons...

Professional Profile: Brian McGuire, 2015

Name: Brian McGuire Title: Director of BIM Services Company: Edwards and Zuck Location: 315 Park Ave. South New York, N.Y. 10010 Bir...