Thornton Tomasetti launches first-of-its-kind carbon measuring tool
Thornton Tomasetti, has launched Beacon, an embodied carbon measurement tool poised to change the way structural engineers understand and manage embodied carbon optimization.
Category : Green Building
Real estate industry bulks up green team
The city’s new Climate Advisory Board is weighted with experts from the real estate industry. Empire State Realty trust boss Tony Malkin as well as architect Jill Lerner and engineer Fiona Cousins have been named to the group of 16 experts who will help guide New York towards carnon neutrality....
Appointees announced for City’s Climate Advisory Board
Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson have each appointed members to the New York City Climate Advisory Board; combining stakeholders from different walks of life who priortize a more climate friendly New York City.
Grass has big role at new concert hall
A unique green roof system is bringing peace to Brooklyn residents while providing a home for bees. With acoustic engineering from Arup, HLW designed the roof of the new Brooklyn Steel concert venue to mitigate sound transmission outside the building. Located between East Williamsburg and Greenpoint at 316 Frost Street,...
Cityʼs newest community puts focus on affordable green living
One of the largest mixed-use, mixed-income projects underway in New York City has topped out two more buildings. Located at 556 and 600 Bergen Avenue in the Melrose neighborhood, the two buildings will contain 496 affordable residential units, a new 50,000 s/f YMCA, a television studio for BronxNet, a GrowNYC...
ConEd commends its customers whoʼre getting their green on
Con Edison this week welcomed participants from around the world and around the corner for Climate Week NYC 2019, which runs through Sept. 29. This week and every week of the year, Con Edison promotes and encourages participation in programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase investments that can...
Funds available for building owners who conserve water
With a goal of reducing water consumption by 20 million gallons per day, the city is urging property owners to take advantage of funding for water conservation and reuse projects. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said the Water Conservation and Reuse Grant Pilot Program aims to conserve the City’s...
Fresh push to save a billion birds a year from killer glass
Ornithologists estimate that 330 million to one billion birds die annually in the United States due to glass collisions, fatalities that can be prevented by the adoption of several emerging building strategies. Dan Piselli, the Director of Sustainability for architecture firm FXCollaborative, recently joined an alliance of groups – including...
Natixis becomes first bank to manage the green impact of its balance sheet
Natixis’ Green Weighting Factor, a mechanism that allocates capital to financing deals based on their climate impact, is now up and running. It applies to Natixis’ financing across all business sectors worldwide, with the exception of the financial sector. Under the mechanism, analytical risk-weighted assets (RWA) are reduced by up...
REBNY offers its members energy efficiency education programs
The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) launch Creating & Capturing the Value of Real Estate Sustainability in NYC, an energy efficiency and sustainability continuing education program for New York real estate agents and salespersons. The program is run in collaboration with the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, the New...