Spotlights

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...

Important techniques proven to increase resident retention

Providing creative ways to show your tenants that you appreciate their loyalty will prove to be a wise investment that will help increase re...

Succession planning in closely held const. businesses

Leadership Plan: The leadership plan involves more than just the existing leader and successor, but all the other key constituents the CEO ...