Green Buildings

Professional Profile: Lee Wasserman, 2013

Name: Lee Wasserman Title: President/CEO Company: LEW Corporation Location: Mountainside, N.J. Birthplace: Passaic, N.J. Education: Livingst...

Dunn Development, L+M and PACC celebrate opening of Navy Green

NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) commissioner/CEO Darryl Towns, N.Y.C. Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) commiss...

Schuyler named a partner at FXFOWLE

John Schuyler, AIA, LEED, has been promoted as a partner at FXFOWLE. Since joining the firm in 2006, he has focused on integrating a sustain...

Elkowitz appointed the regional environmental managing director at VHB

According to VHB, a planning, transportation, land development, and environmental services firm with five offices in N.Y. and N.J., Terri El...

Bright 'n Green developer Scarano speaks at Living Building Challenge

Developer and architect Robert Scarano, Jr., AIA, FARA, ALA, was congratulated by AIA Brooklyn vice president Ida Galea, founder of Ida Gale...

SL Green recycles 164,000 s/f of carpet at 100 Church Street

SL Green Realty Corp. has recycled 164,000 s/f of carpet as part of recent tenant office construction at 100 Church St. This achievement pla...

How can I know my building is operating properly when I'm not there?

Buildings, just like cars, are complex systems. When we turn the key or press the start button an electrical signal starts a series of elect...

The Javits Convention Center - Miracle on 34th Street

"Recycling" - plastic blue bags filled with empty bottles - has moved to a new level with the "Recycling" of the Javits Center. How many mil...

Tenants and landlords can join forces to get incentives from Con Ed

Tenant spaces in commercial properties in New York City offer a significant, and largely untapped, opportunity for energy savings. While com...

LED lighting becomes game changer in commercial buildings

The question of what lighting to use to achieve optimum energy efficiency has become more challenging as LEDs (light-emitting diodes) move t...