Green Buildings

Whole Foods adaptation: Whole facility/whole employee

Yesterday I met the brilliant co-founder of Whole Foods, John Mackey, and he shared with our group the simple premise on which he started: w...

Timeline Alert - Local Law 87 mandated 2013 energy audits

"Covered" buildings located on a block that ends in a "3" must comply in 2013 with Local Law 87 Energy Audit and Retro-Commissioning require...

Upgrade your data center and reduce energy costs

Data centers - from small server closets to whole-building colocation facilities - represent a huge opportunity for businesses to capitalize...

Rudin's 130 West 12th Street receives 2012 Sustainable Design Award and LEED Gold

The Rudin family has been awarded the 2012 Sustainable Design Award by Global Green USA for the design and sustainable redevelopment of 130 ...

Grand Prix New York installs rooftop solar panels and interior LED lights

Grand Prix New York has seen the light. To reduce its energy use, the indoor racing, social entertainment and corporate event venue installe...

BRP Cos.' Acacia aims for LEED Silver

Acacia, located at 1560 Fulton St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant, is raising the bar for green living. The rental building is striving for Leadershi...

Professional Profile: Robert Fornataro 2012

Name: Robert Fornataro Title: Senior Designer Company: SWBR Architects Location: 387 East Main St., Rochester, N.Y. Place of birth: Rocheste...

Professional Profile: Rudy Frank 2012

Name: Rudy Frank Title: Partner Company: AKF Group, LLC Location: Princeton, N.J. Place of birth: New Jersey Family: Married, two kids Col...

Professional Profile: Theodore Hammer 2012

Name: Theodore Hammer, FAIA Title: Principal, Director of Architecture Company: Mancini Duffy /TSC Location: New York, N.Y. Place of b...

Professional Profile: James Case 2012

Name: James Case    Title: Principal  Company: Swanke Hayden Connell Architects  Location: 295 Lafayette St., New York, N.Y. 10012   P...