Green Buildings

Three SWBR Architects employees earn LEED Accreditation

According to SWBR Architects, three of its executives have earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accreditation. Jay Ju...

NY-Sun Initiative to provide $13.5 million to reduce solar installation costs/training

According to governor Andrew Cuomo, $13.5 million is available through the NY-Sun initiative for projects aimed at reducing the overall cost...

N.Y.-Presbyterian Hospital earns two EPA Energy Star awards

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized New York-Presbyterian Hospital with a 2013 Energy Star Combined Heat and Power...

Community Environmental Center to receive Environmental Quality Award

Long Island City, NY The Community Environmental Center (CEC) will receive the 2013 Environmental Quality Award, along with the American Lit...

Tutor Perini awarded construction contract for LEED Hudson Yards South Tower

Tutor Perini Building Corp., was awarded a construction contract by Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group to build the South Tower a...

CCES-managed project reducing apartment boiler plant's energy costs

Climate Change & Environmental Services (CCES) managed the construction management and environmental permitting for a major boiler moderniza...

Superstorm Sandy relief summary regarding federal funding from HUD

In March, President Obama signed congressional legislation entitled H.R. 152, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013. The act author...

Green Project of the Month: Design AIDD honored by ICF Building Magazine for 15-unit Wakefield Apartments

Design AIDD Architects has won ICF Building Magazine's highest honors for the Wakefield Apartments at 812 East 231st St., a three-story 15-u...

Unintended consequences: No water/no energy

Energy is essentially ubiquitous and is an essential resource of economic growth, and businesses have grown accustomed to competing for ener...

Master plans for energy efficiency: Planning for success

The energy systems supporting real estate complexes can be numerous and multifaceted. This intricacy is only magnified when you consider how...