Green Buildings

Property of the Month: UNFCU's Court Sq. Place earns EPA's Energy Star certification; Managed by Cushman & Wakefield

Long Island City, NY Court Sq. Place, owned by the United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) and managed by Cushman and Wakefield, has ear...

One Brooklyn Bridge Park adds second eco-friendly amenity: Enviowash

One Brooklyn Bridge Park has added another amenity to its roster. This is the second eco-friendly offering for residents of this building. T...

Neil Gordon: Daylighting: The good, the bad and the remedy

Daylighting works through redirecting natural light to reduce artificial lighting. A common strategy for harvesting this daylight is to redi...

Matina Karagiannis: Developing funding for a greener future

We like to tell our children that "necessity is the mother of invention" and, in fact, it is necessity that is fueling many of today's innov...

Robert Callender: Why go green in commercial R.E. today?

Going green sounds noble, but how much sense does it make in the current economic environment? Forward-thinking commercial real estate devel...

Courtney Capshaw: Earn cash for energy efficiency upgrades from Con Edison

Office buildings consume more energy than any other building type, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. These buildings ...

Michael Shor: Deadline for Local Law 84 extended

New York City's building owners were given a reprieve late last month as the mayor's office announced that the deadline for this year's Loca...

Mitch Frumkin: What does energy deregulation mean?

The Deregulation of Energy Did you know that you can remain with your current utility company for billing/service and save money on energy e...

Barbara Parker and Michael Roach: Learning from the disaster in Japan

From the recent news, regarding the unbelievable tragedies that have happened in Japan, we have all been able to witness the terrible compli...

Broad Street Development's 61 Broadway awarded Energy Star label; Effort spearheaded by Ward, Budgell and Smith

Broad Street Development (BSD), an investor, owner and management firm led by Raymond Chalmé and Daniel Blanco, was awarded the Energy St...