Sustainability - New York
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Manhattan Office Tower Joins LEED League
The Cushman & Wakefield-managed Heron Tower aimed for LEED Silver certification, but achieved LEED Gold status due to upgraded plumbing and air conditioning fixtures, as well as a brand new building management system.
10 January 2018 18:40 -
NYC’s 10 Hudson Yards Achieves LEED Platinum Status
The 1.8 million-square-foot office tower at Related Cos. and Oxford Properties Group’s $20 billion Hudson Yards mixed-use development becomes the first commercial office building in New York to achieve the coveted Platinum rating since USGBC’s launch of the LEED v2009 rating system.
03 January 2018 12:40 -
Two Timber Buildings Break Ground in Brooklyn
Flank is building New York’s first timber buildings in more than one hundred years, following a new trend of mass timber office construction.
23 November 2017 13:38 -
Scarborough Manor Equipped With New Solar System
The solar installation is projected to cover 25 percent of the cooperative’s electrical needs and is now one of the largest residential solar energy systems in New York's Westchester County.
21 August 2017 20:19 -
Natixis Facilitates First “Green Bond” CMBS Deal
The firm issued the first green-specific tranche in a CMBS to refinance part of Ivanhoé Cambridge and Callahan Capital Properties’ $358.6 million acquisition loan for New York City’s 85 Broad St.
07 July 2017 10:22 -
NYC Benchmarking Law Tracks Energy Efficiency
Starting with 2018, owners of buildings measuring 25,000 square feet and larger need to submit reports to EPA’s Energy Star Portfolio Manager.
04 July 2017 08:56 -
530 Seventh Ave. to Be Awarded WiredScore Platinum
The Midtown Manhattan asset traded its Wire Certified Gold status for Platinum certification by upgrading its wireless connection to meet premium standards.
20 April 2017 10:58 -
1 Hotels Debuts in Brooklyn
The 194-key, sustainability conscious property chose Earth Day for its grand opening. This is the flag's first ground-up build, flagship property in the area.
19 April 2017 11:09 -
NYC Wins First WELL Certified Project
Structure Tone’s new home has been rated Silver under the performance-based system that measures the built environment’s impact on human health.
15 March 2017 10:38 -
Work Begins on American Water’s New HQ at $1B Camden Waterfront
The development will pursue LEED Platinum Core and Shell certification.
02 March 2017 13:00 -
Delos, Glumac Create Building Wellness Bond
The partnership centers on the WELL Building Standard, the first performance-based system for the measuring and certification of the built environment’s impact on human health.
21 February 2017 10:50 -
Bell Works to Receive US’s Largest PV Glass Skylight
The installation will naturally illuminate the historic complex while generating free, clean solar energy.
14 February 2017 22:48 -
NYC Carbon Challenge Expansion Heralds a Greener Big Apple
No fewer than 22 additional participants have committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their buildings by 30 percent or more over the next 10 years.
30 January 2017 11:41 -
Do Retrofitting Rules Spark Enough Action?
New York City's latest ordinances highlight the benefits and limitations of relying on largely voluntary codes.
15 December 2016 16:16 -
First of NYC-Funded Industrial Projects Gets the Go Ahead
Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center will be the first to use a NYC Industrial Development fund grant to renovate a former factory in Queens into modern industrial workspace.
14 December 2016 08:55