Category : Green Building

Developers complete giant green roof
Construction & DesignGreen Building

Developers complete giant green roof

REW
by REW1676
Queens is getting greener with a new 55,000 s/f green roof atop a Flushing luxury condo. Onex Real Estate Partners  teamed up with Blondie’s Treehouse to create one of Queens’ largest green roofs at the 448-unit  Grand at SkyView Parc at 40-28 College Point Boulevard . The roof, made of sedum plants, was...
Green status more than a value play
Deals & DealmakersGreen Building

Green status more than a value play

REW
by REW2532
In choosing from the wide offering of environmental certifications, sustainability experts are saying those designations should firstly reflect a company’s values. During a recent CoreNet Global sustainability gathering, leaders in the field of sustainability discussed the growing trend of environmental certifications. With more and more certifications popping up, the panelists...
Blackstone to install nationʼs largest multifamily solar array in StuyTown
Green Building

Blackstone to install nationʼs largest multifamily solar array in StuyTown

REW
by REW4445
Blackstone and partner Ivanhoe Campbridge announced they will implement the largest private multi-family residential rooftop solar project in the United States at Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village. The project will be run by StuyTown Property Services (SPS), the property management company of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village. The...
Green Building

Report: Carbon emissions drop from New York’s largest buildings

REW
by REW1818
Carbon emissions from some of the city’s largest buildings has dropped dramatically, according to a new report. Mayor Bill de Blasio, in partnership with Urban Green Council and NYU’s Center for Urban Science and Progress, released the Energy and Water Use 2014 & 2015 Report which shows that, between 2010...
City launches first large-grade solar program at NYCHA
Green BuildingResidential

City launches first large-grade solar program at NYCHA

REW
by REW1674
The de Blasio Administration this week launched its first large-scale solar program at NYCHA,. The program will provide low to moderate-income New Yorkers, including public housing residents, access to clean, low-cost energy throughout the city and jobs in the growing solar industry. The Authority has issued its first Request for...
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NYC real estate lobby meets with United Nations agency over sustainability

REW
by REW1703
The New York City real estate industry’s biggest lobbyist recently met with members of a group that is part of the world’s biggest intergovernmental organization with one big topic in mind: sustainability. In construction and real estate nationwide, sustainability has become a high priority, especially in the wake of a...
Con Ed crews join hurricane response effort
Green Building

Con Ed crews join hurricane response effort

REW
by REW1238
A second battalion of electric power line restoration workers and support personnel from Con Edison and Orange & Rockland Utilities departed New York this morning to join the massive power restoration efforts underway in Florida. Approximately 54 electric line workers and other support personnel left New York this morning, and...
Architects reach into WELL program to bring healthy design to masses
Green Building

Architects reach into WELL program to bring healthy design to masses

REW
by REW1483
As a curious undergraduate studying interior design at Cornell University, Elaine Tripoulas became fascinated with how indoor spaces impact human life. Her alma mater was one of the early supporters of the WELL Building Standard, a certification program for built environments rooted in scientific principles and data that support its...
Lessons from Hurricane Sandy has NY on firm footing against storms
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Lessons from Hurricane Sandy has NY on firm footing against storms

REW
by REW1600
Fresh of Hurricane Harvey, days away from Irma and five years after New York was battered by its own Hurricane Sandy,  the real estate community is more resilient and prepared for a severe weather event. Many developers and architects were forced to re-think design plans after Hurricane Sandy flooded waterfront...