Green Buildings

May 1st benchmarking scoring results - The canary in the basement

May 1st is the benchmarking filing deadline. Be sure to check the scores for your buildings. Low scores signal problems - sometimes costly p...

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...

Incentives are beginning to dim for lighting retrofit projects

There are many utility sponsored incentives offered to stimulate lighting energy efficiency projects throughout New York State. These incent...

CodeGreen assists George Comfort in achieving LEED status for two buildings

According to sustainability consulting firm CodeGreen Solutions, that under their guidance, George Comfort & Sons-owned and managed building...

GSH gains Energy Star label for Diamond Properties' 100 South Bedford Avenue

According to GSH Group, Inc., a multi-national facilities and energy management provider throughout the U.S. and Europe, 100 South Bedford A...

Russo joins Greenberg Traurig as chair of New York environmental practice

The deputy commissioner and general counsel to the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Steven Russo, will be joinin...

Alfa Development tops out Chelsea Green; Project targeted for LEED Gold certification

Alfa Development's newest condominium in its Green Collection of sustainable developments, Chelsea Green, has topped out and sold all availa...

NYSERDA awards $1.4 million to University at Buffalo for energy efficient projects

Energy-efficiency projects at the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB), made possible by NYSERDA, will save the university $513,000 ...

E-J Electric begins Central Energy Plant at Columbia University

E-J Electric Installation Co. (E-J) has been commissioned to perform a full scope of electrical services for the Central Energy Plant at Col...

Community Environmental Center EcoHouse hosts council member Van Bramer

Long Island City, NY The Community Environmental Center EcoHouse was the site of Queens council member Jimmy Van Bramer's recent press confe...