Green Buildings

Project of the Month: FXFOWLE/SWBR-designed Golisano Institute for Sustainability at RIT breaks ground - a $38 million project; LeChase is design-build team leader

A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Golisano Institute for Sustainability on the campus of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), a...

Forham University obtains LEED Gold for Rose Hill, assisted by the NYSERDA

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) commended Fordham University for obtaining LEED Gold designation from...

Neil Gordon - How window coverings assist energy reduction

Energy reduction through window coverings is achieved in two ways. One through the reduction of solar energy entering a space and thereby re...

Courtney Capshaw - Con Edison Energy Efficiency Summit

Managing energy use and costs is one of the many challenges of operating a commercial or industrial property. Volatility of energy prices an...

Tom Barone - Benchmarking is the first step to reduce your energy costs

With continued volatility in energy markets, commercial and multifamily building owners are uncertain on how to save money and need more inf...

Chris Cayten - Above and beyond Local Law 84: Gearing up for Local Law 87

By now most N.Y.C. building owners have completed the Energy Benchmarking process and submitted their buildings' scores to the city to compl...

Timothy Angerame - Trust but verify: MBCx enhances sustainability

The application of LEED certification in property development has taken off dramatically in recent years, driven by the desire to create a d...

Mark Bourbeau - The era of T12 lighting is over

T12s have been used for over 40 years and have become the most familiar lighting product. On July 1, a mainstay of the lighting industry, th...

Paul Alders - Local Law 84: Greener, Greater Buildings Plan

N.Y.C.'s building energy efficiency program, the Greener, Greater Buildings Plan, is a major part of the effort to meet N.Y.C.'s greenhouse-...

BMW to renovate two dealerships into LEED sustainable facilities; Bovis Lend Lease is construction manager of $60 million project

BMW North America will renovate two structures for BMW and MINI of Manhattan dealerships; introduce the new BMW ActiveE full-electric vehicl...