Green Buildings

Hurricane Sandy restates the need for cogeneration

With the recent destruction of Hurricane Sandy still fresh in the mind of many building managers, the need for energy security is now a very...

Energy audits/ retro-commissioning - Local Law 87

Most buildings - young or old - consume between 20 - 35% more energy than is required. With the mandatory Local Law 87 energy audits, that w...

Give your business the gift of energy savings at your year-end shutdown

Many businesses schedule a full or partial shutdown at the end of the year to perform equipment maintenance. The shutdown is an ideal time t...

Evaluating your climate change physical risks

Superstorm Sandy has certainly put climate change effects in people's minds. The consensus of scientific opinion is that the added heat in t...

The least energy efficient buildings in N.Y.C.: No property owner wants to be on this list

No later than May 1, 2011 all New York City buildings that exceed 50,000 s/f, or multiple buildings on the same lot that exceed 100,000 s/f,...

Professional Profile: Peter DeBraal 2012

Name: Peter DeBraal Title: Senior Associate/Senior Project Manager Company: SWBR Architects Location: Rochester, NY Place of birth: Rocheste...

Tishman Speyer's Chrysler Building awarded LEED Gold from the USGBC

According to Tishman Speyer, one of the world's leading real estate developers and owners, the Chrysler Building has been awarded the LEED G...

New York City names Urban Green to lead Building Resiliency Task Force

At the request of city council speaker Christine Quinn and mayor Michael Bloomberg, the Urban Green Council will convene a Building Resilien...

Helios Energy Systems completes solar installation project for supermarket chain

Helios Energy Systems (www.helioses.com) has completed a solar energy system installation project for a leading ethnic supermarket chain's d...

William Teichman 2012

Name: William Teichman Title: Director of Sustainability Company: Kimco Realty Corp. Location: Charlotte, N.C. Place of birth: Potsdam, N.Y....