Green Buildings

Project of the Month: SWBR completes SUNY Brockport's new 62,000 s/f LEED Gold Liberal Arts Building

SUNY Brockport's new Liberal Arts Building was designed to create a building that was an impetus for enhancing four core areas to obtain opt...

Five purely business reasons to focus on energy in 2015

Energy costs are among your fastest growing expenses, and will only grow more in upcoming years. Making your building portfolio more energy ...

Understanding the green movement

Today more than ever, people have a better understanding that what they do, buy, and consume affects the planet. From electric/hybrid cars, ...

New energy architecture for New York and beyond

Building-scale battery power, renewables, CHP, fuel cells, microgrids, LEDs, smart sensors, intelligent appliances, hyper-efficient windows,...

Who's ready for integrated project delivery (IPD)?

Integrated project delivery or IPD is a process where the project design team works closely together to have a more efficient effort, workin...

Diamond Properties ramps up their solar/green program

One of the rules I try to live by is to turn negatives into positives. Another is to do well by doing good. It's particularly rewarding when...

Fire stairs - Code compliant savings

Code compliant fire stairs and public corridors don't come cheap. Code requires fire stairs and public corridors be lit at all times, albeit...

Top new tools for environmental risk management

Environmental Risk Management (ERM), a subset of strategies living under the umbrella of Environmental Enterprise Resource Planning (EERP), ...

Crystal supplies 460 energy-efficient windows for Wagner College dorm

Crystal Window & Door Systems (www.crystalwindows.com) has supplied 460 energy-efficient heavy-duty commercial aluminum windows for a colleg...

Equity Residential launches leasing at Prism: 40-story hybrid rental/condo seeks LEED certification

On Park Ave. South, leasing is underway at Prism at Park Ave. South. Prism is being developed by Equity Residential, and is the rental porti...