Green Buildings

Mostafa El Sehamy, Principal & CEO of Hydro Tech Environment Corp.

Name: Mostafa El Sehamy Title: Principal and CEO Company: Hydro Tech Environment Corp. Location: L.I. and Brooklyn, N.Y. Birthplace: Cairo, ...

Jack Hidary, Chairman of Samba Energy

Name: Jack Hidary Title: Chairman Company: Samba Energy Location: New York, N.Y. Birthplace: New York, N.Y. College: Columbia University, Ne...

Gwen Sheinfeld, Director, Corporate Sustainability, Healthy Buildings

Name: Gwen Sheinfeld Title: Director, Corporate Sustainability Company: Healthy Buildings Location: New York, N.Y. Birthplace: New York, N.Y...

Creating an energy effective lighting system

When creating energy effective systems you have to look into many variables, such as billing, maintenance costs and environmental. Those var...

International treaties and climate change takes backseat

In response to the U.S.' reluctance to sign on to international or federal climate change legislation, cities across the country are taking ...

Saving energy is now the law!

Running your buildings efficiently always made sense - save money, help the environment and keep residents comfortable. Now there is one add...

NYSERDA helps developers decrease operating costs

Incentives and technical expertise from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) are driving down the cost of ...

Acadia and PA Associates develop Fordham Place; A mixed-use LEED CS project; Sustainable design/LEED efforts led by Croxton Collaborative

Fordham Place, a 276,000 s/f, mixed-use retail and office complex at the intersection of East Fordham Rd. and Webster Ave., has achieved LEE...

AKF Group and In Posse retained as engineer and sustainable services for Net Zero school

AKF Group and In Posse have been retained as engineer and sustainable services consultant for the N.Y.C. Department of Education's first "Ne...

Daylighting the workplace

Working in a poorly lit space has long been considered depressing and unproductive. To improve this condition, Architects employ the concept...