Green Buildings

LL87 - Maximize your benefits

It's year three in the Local Law 87 (LL 87) cycle and "covered buildings" on blocks ending in a "5" need to review their LL 87 compliance re...

The benefits of installing a green roof

Green roofs take on different forms, from a simple shallow layer of soil and ground cover, to a complex system intended to look like a more ...

Forget cheap oil and gas: Dig in on smart data and incentives

Headlines are buzzing with energy news in 2015. Solar penetration is on the rise - the industry saw 40% growth in 2014 alone. Electric cars ...

NYSERDA appoints Sandbank as the director of NY-Sun

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has named David Sandbank, most recently president of OnForce Solar, t...

Mc Gowan to renovate Nightingale-Bamford: Aimed for LEED Silver

Mc Gowan has been awarded a $25 million construction project to renovate the existing 90,000 s/f education facility and add 20,000 s/f of ex...

Professional Profiles: Ricardo Nabholz, 2014

Name: Ricardo Nabholz Title: Senior Designer Company: Mancini Duffy Location: New York, N.Y. Birthplace: Albuquerque, N.M. Educat...

Professional Profiles: Amelia Bahr, 2014

Name: Amelia Bahr Title: Program Associate Company: AGRION Location: New York, N.Y. Birthplace: Verona, N.J. Education: Univ. of Southern...

Professional Profiles: Bill Diamond, 2014

Name: Bill Diamond Title: Managing Member Company: Diamond Properties, LLC Location: Mount Kisco, N.Y. Birthplace: Washington, D.C. ...

Professional Profiles: John Frustaci, 2014

Name: John Frustaci Title: Applications Engineer Company: Premier Compaction Systems Location: 264 Lackawanna Ave., Woodland Park, N.J. Bir...

Property of the Month: RKTB's sustainable East Clarke Place Court project is now 100% occupied

RKTB Architects, P.C.'s most recently completed affordable housing project, East Clarke Place Court, is now 100% occupied. The NYC Housing P...