Green Buildings

How can sustainability affect climate change?

By now, we should all be aware of the 2030 Challenge. If not, it is an initiative setup by Architecture 2030, a non-profit firm, to accompli...

Mayor de Blasio's "One City, Built to Last" benefits us all

New York mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced his intent to reduce the city's greenhouse gas emissions by 80% over 2005 levels by 2050. A...

Navigating utility, energy and environmental risk in a transformational time

If you were in New York City in August for the Northeast blackout of 2003, you were either terrified or had one of the best days of your lif...

LL 84 and LL 87 - Expanding requirements

New York City has just published two reports - "PlaNew York City LL 84" and "One City Build to Last" - covering progress to date with regard...

Do you want a mold law to go in effect?

Do you want another environmental law? An environmental law that regulates that pesty and sometimes dangerous natural living fungi - MOLD? A...

Big data meets resiliency

Big data is quickly establishing itself as the "new analytics" in terms of capturing data, calculating metrics and creating new tools for th...

WSP Commissioning Practice wins USGBC's Best of Buildings' Award

WSP has been named Best Commissioning Provider in the United States Green Building Council's (USGBC) first annual Best of Buildings awards, ...

Diamond Properties honored by WGBC as one of Westchester's first certified green businesses

Diamond Properties has celebrated its designation as Westchester Green Business-Certified as part of the Westchester Green Business Challeng...

WegoScore: Efficiency rating for apartment buildings

WegoWise, a building intelligence provider, launched a new rating for apartment building performance: WegoScore. This simple numerical asses...

Professional Profile: Robert Frustaci

Name: Robert Frustaci Title: President Company: Premier Compaction Systems, LLC Location: 264 Lackawanna Ave, Woodland Park, NJ 07424 Birthp...