Spotlights

Green, energy-efficient office space on the rise in Manhattan

As the local green building movement closes in on the first quarter of 2008, New York City's commercial real estate market continues to more...

Urban Green Builders LLC and Riverton Lofts LLC develop 75,000 s/f "green" luxury condominium

Urban Green Builders LLC and Riverton Lofts LLC are proud to introduce the first multifamily condominium development in Downtown Hastings-On...

To LEED, or not to LEED? That is the question

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED as it is increasingly known in the marketplace, is a rating system and design tool de...

Why you should go through the time and expense to receive a LEED certification

Not very long ago, if someone had mentioned the word "LEED" to you, you may have thought they were talking about running a project team. To...

National Maintenance Supplies Inc. plans for first annual Customer Appreciation Day & "Green Expo"

According to National Maintenance and its subsidiary divisions, their 1st annual Customer Appreciation Day & "Green Expo" will be held on We...

Gary Silver Architects designs and develops first eco-friendly condo.

East Harlem's first eco-friendly green luxury condominium "Observatory Place" at 104th and First Ave. is featured in "Greenopia": The Urban ...

What works there, can work here: "Green" lessons from around the world

Architects and engineers have figured out how to use photovoltaic slates in a Northamptonshire, UK development; save 94% on potable water de...

ABO to host first GreenBuildingsNY trade show and conference June 17-18

Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York (ABO) will launch the first GreenBuildingsNY exhibition in conjunction with the 28th annu...

Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. Commonwealth of Penn.

In Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 2008 WL 223274 (Supreme Court of New York, New York Cty. 2008), the Defen...

NBBJ transforms 15,917 s/f office into "model of sustainability"

NBBJ, an international architecture and design firm whose New York office has been serving a diverse, global portfolio of healthcare, commer...