Spotlights

CNY Builders tops out 43-story, 148,000 s/f Doubletree Hotel

Construction of 8 Stone St., a 43-story, 148,000 s/f Doubletree hotel with 399 rooms, has been topped out, according to Ken Colao, president...

Building owners: What is your EUI?

As a building owner, how would you evaluate your building? If you were a real estate investor, how does an annual operating cost of a specul...

Hydro Tech Environmental provides concise, timely and cost-effective Phase I ESAs

In 1993 and 1994, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) established investigative protocols (ASTM E1527) to ensure that "all...

Strategic facility consulting transforms management of built environment

The next generation in consulting services Today's economic uncertainty has forced many companies to work harder and smarter. Larger portfol...

Air-Blown fiber optics for the campus network provide financial and logistical benefits

Since the 1990s, optical fiber has been the preferred method for interconnecting data networks in the corporate or university campus setting...

BBS Architects & Engineers to complete 22,000 s/f cemetery facility

Among the region's leading sustainable design firms, Patchogue, NY-based BBS Architects & Engineers has gained prominence as a designer of g...

Builders Group completes green dynamometer installation for DSNY

Builders Group has completed the installation of a heavy-duty-vehicle emissions testing laboratory - including a 25-ton chassis dynamometer ...

Morgenthau to receive public service award

District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau was honored with the prestigious Franklin Delano Roosevelt Distinguished Public Service Award at a di...

Operational reviews save distressed companies by providing a roadmap for future success

With revenues decreasing, more companies are taking a closer look at overhead and operating costs. For these and many other reasons we will ...

The city addresses the woes of stalled projects by taking measures to ensure safety

In sharp contrast to the construction boom of only a few years ago, the current economic downturn has taken a toll on private construction i...