Governors Island herding up new workers
The Trust for Governors Island has officially introduced its five newest employees to New York City—a family of five sheep. Flour, Sam, Evening, Chad, and
Category : Green Building
REBNY calls out city’s backward approach to green goal
The Real Estate Board of New York is calling out the city for getting its environmental goals backwards after the industry lost a key vote
NYCHA resident workers begin installing solar roofs
Con Edison has begun installing solar panels across New York City Housing Authority developments with a program that creates jobs for residents and saves them
Electric vehicle startup to open charging superhub in Brooklyn
Electric transportation company Revel announced today that it is building a DC fast charging Superhub for electric vehicles (EVs) at the historic former Pfizer building
ESRT becomes nation’s biggest green power office landlord
Empire State Realty Trust has closed on a deal to power its entire commercial portfolio with renewable wind electricity . The REIT signed a new
Landlords rail over plan to push fuel conversion plan forward
Landlords are calling on the City Council to delay a plan to force them to convert their building’s fuel as they continue to struggle through
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
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