Toxic Astoria hotspot to be reborn as state’s biggest battery charger
Con Edison and business partner 174 Power Global have an agreement that will place the largest battery storage project in New York State on an
Category : Green Building
Con Ed tries pumping up with grid with electric school buses
Con Edison has kicked off its effort to juice up its power grid with electric school buses. The tri-state utility giant is using the batteries
Bronx school goes green on a budget
The Bronx Charter School for Excellence, also known as Bronx 1, has earned a coveted LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
Pols push for Green Roof tax abatement plan to get going
New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer joined with State Senator John Liu and Assemblymember Nily Rozic to send a letter to Mayor de Blasio
Battery Park City wants to become model for green neighborhoods
Battery Park City could become one of the nation’s biggest sustainable neighborhoods under a new plan to go green. The Battery Park City Authority today
Urbahn Architects brings Gold to SUNY’s green efforts
The new Engineering Innovation Hub (EIH) building at the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz has earned a coveted LEED Gold Certification
USGBC adds pandemic planning to LEED credits
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has added two new credits to its coveted LEED accreditation. The Pandemic Planning credit will be awarded to cities
City seeks developers to create solar roofs for schools
NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Commissioner Lisette Camilo and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced the planned installation of up to 16
DOB launches competition to find green building ideas
Commissioner Melanie E. La Rocca today announced the launch of the Carbon Neutrality Innovation Challenge, DOB’s first-ever competition to solicit ideas to increase energy efficiency
Governor blows $1B into wind, solar energy development
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has unveiled new details of the state’s efforts to obtain 70 percent of the New York’s electricity from renewable sources by