Category : Green Building

Green building sector outpacing overall construction growth

REW September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015

by REWSeptember 30, 2015September 30, 20151219

The green building sector is outpacing overall construction growth in the U.S. and will account for more than 2.3 million American jobs this year, according to a new U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) study from Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH). The 2015 Green Building Economic Impact Study, released today by USGBC...

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Mayor de Blasio greenlights massive energy retrofit program

REW September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015

by REWSeptember 30, 2015September 30, 20151031

Mayor Bill de Blasio this week announced the official launch of the NYC Retrofit Accelerator, which will provide free technical assistance and advisory services for building owners to go green through critical energy efficiency, water conservation, and clean energy upgrades. The program is anticipated to reduce citywide greenhouse gas emissions...

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How Superstorm Sandy turned the tide on sustainability in NYC

REW September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015

by REWSeptember 30, 2015September 30, 20152403

Nowadays, it pays to be green in real estate. New York City, a few years removed from being battered by the deadliest storm to ever hit the northeastern United States, is now the epicenter for addressing climate change, with green buildings continuing to rise for reasons both benevolent and profitable....

Green Building

How many lightbulbs does it take to save a bundle?

REW September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015

by REWSeptember 30, 2015September 30, 20151204

It takes a lot of bulbs to light the stairwells and hallways in 171 buildings that are home to tens of thousands of New Yorkers. But the owner of the Parkchester apartments in the Bronx took advantage of Con Edison energy efficiency incentives to replace lighting in common areas throughout...

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Going the extra green mile

REW September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015

by REWSeptember 30, 2015September 30, 20151060

By David Glickman, P.E., LEED AP, Principal, and, Michael Jordan, LEED AP, Director of Sustainability, GEA All professionals involved in the construction industry are planning to get on (it’s never too late!) the energy and sustainability train. It is important to realize that energy and sustainability have already become their...

Green Building Property Managers

Cooling tower maintenance not just for good health, itʼs good business

REW September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015

by REWSeptember 30, 2015September 30, 20151632

By Robert J. M. Occhiogrossi, R.A., NCARB, LEED AP, Managing Director IVI Assessment Services, a CBRE Company In response to the largest outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in recent history, the New York City Council just passed legislation that requires building owners to conduct quarterly inspections of cooling towers, which have...

Green Building Property Managers

LED lights put residents in driverʼs seat

REW September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015

by REWSeptember 30, 2015September 30, 20152015

Value Companies, a developer, owner and manager of apartment buildings in New Jersey and New York, teamed up with PSE&G to complete an energy efficient renovation to the parking facility at 140 Mayhill, a 158-home rental community in Bergen County’s Saddle Brook. Participating in PSE&G’s Energy Efficiency Extension Program for...

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Reference testing is the gold standard of meter reading

REW September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015

by REWSeptember 30, 2015September 30, 20151009

By Tim Angerame, Chief Operating Officer, utiliVisor A major high-rise commercial building in New York was losing approximately $25,000 per month in cost recovery from tenants due to the possible faulty operation of electric submeters. Reference testing — a fast, cost-effective analysis that is used to verify the operation and...

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Boston Properties launches bike valet program across midtown properties

REW September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015

by REWSeptember 30, 2015September 30, 20151269

Boston Properties, Inc. is taking a positive step to reduce the carbon footprint in Midtown Manhattan. One of the country’s largest owners, managers and developers of Class A office properties, Boston Properties has introduced an innovative Bike Valet program for tenants in five of its premier Midtown office towers. A...

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Architects take a shine to LEDs

REW August 26, 2015 August 26, 2015

by REWAugust 26, 2015August 26, 20152737

By David Cyr, director, Lilker Lighting Group Architects and designers live with trade-offs every day, often faced with difficult choices between clients’ needs and artistic conception, value and aesthetics, savings and durability. Until recently, LED lighting, a technology employing little red, green and blue light-emitting diodes, was one of those...