Urbahn Architects brings Gold to SUNY’s green efforts
Urbahn Architects led the design team for this $13.5 million project.
Category : Green Building
USGBC adds pandemic planning to LEED credits
The Pandemic Planning credit will be awarded to cities or communities that develop a template for responding to a new health crisis.
City seeks developers to create solar roofs for schools
NYPA is asking developers to submit proposals to design, construct, and own solar PV systems at 50 city-owned sites.
DOB launches competition to find green building ideas
The Carbon Neutrality Innovation Challenge solicits ideas to increase energy efficiency among NYC’s buildings.
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 2030. Awards have been granted for 21 large-scale solar, wind, and energy storage projects across upstate New York, totaling 1,278 megawatts of new renewable capacity....
Engineers announce climate partnership
Buro Happold, an international engineering consultancy, has announced a two-year investment in supporting the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), a global network dedicated to creating a sustainable, healthy future for all. Buro Happold has committed to net-zero carbon business operations by next year and to all its new building projects...
Greystone provides $36M HUD loan for green development
Greystone provided a $36.4 million HUD-insured construction loan under the HUD 221(d)(4) program to Grubb Properties LLC for the development of Link Apartments 4th Street, a new 224-unit multifamily apartment community located at 501 W. 4th Street in Winston-Salem, NC. The transaction was originated by Paul Fried of Greystone Capital...
Green builder seeking new mega-factory sites
S2A, creators of the world’s first electrically self-sustaining, custom luxury homes and smart commercial buildings, has launched a nationwide search for locations to build eight MegaFactory facilities. “With two S2A MegaFactories already under construction, we’re immensely excited to begin the process of selecting eight additional sites to build our next...
Multifamily finance non-profit announces plan to go carbon neutral
The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC), a nonprofit affordable housing and community revitalization finance company, has committed to attaining carbon neutral operations during the 2020 calendar year. CPC is one of the first real estate nonprofits to set such an ambitious carbon reduction target and continues to push the real estate...
JLL helping Californians charge up electric plan
California’s largest workers comp fund has launched a major engery program designed by brokerage giant JLL and French multinational electric company, ENGIE. State Compensation Insurance Fund will build solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, energy storage systems, and electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across seven different State Fund locations throughout California. ENGIE...