Green Buildings

Mohegan Sun: Perfect balance of energy savings and superior indoor environment for guests

There are a million ways to shine at Mohegan Sun with fine dining, premier hotel accommodations, live entertainment, shopping and three worl...

Project of the Month: MKDA-designed 50,000 s/f HEINEKEN USA headquarters achieves LEED-CI Gold; CodeGreen was LEED consultant

Interiors firm MKDA has designed a corporate headquarters for HEINEKEN USA at 360 Hamilton Ave. that has earned USGBC LEED-CI Gold Certifica...

Con Edison offers a cure for energy costs in hospitals, medical offices

The healthcare industry spends $8.8 billion a year on energy, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.1 But hospitals and ot...

Consolidated Carpet supports sustainable practices of reuse

Consolidated Carpet, a Manhattan-based flooring contractor, has been committed to environmentally-responsible practices for decades. Since t...

Your boiler is guilty until proven innocent

If your building has an older boiler, it may well be guilty of being the below ground equivalent of an oversized 1950s gas guzzler. To add t...

New Year's resolution: Sustainable performance and green bldg. operation

Another year is almost over, and the Superstorm Sandy experience we all shared will have made it all the more memorable. As a community, we ...

HMV unveils Yonkers rooftop solar power generation plant at i.Park Hudson

Half Moon Ventures, LLC (HMV), a Chicago-based developer of solar and wind energy projects, unveiled its first solar electric power generati...

Maintaining green spaces in your building

While green spaces have become essential for any building, the question remains: How to keep the greenery looking as fresh and lush as the d...

Choosing the right energy partner

Deregulation of the energy markets introduced competition where none existed before. By the separation of supply (actual supplier) and distr...

New York's economic incentive menu

N.Y.C. and the state have some of the most robust economic incentives in the nation. Who knew? These programs—many of which have been...