Construction & Design
Grass has big role at new concert hall
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The roof muffles noise and provides a home for bees. A unique green roof system is bringing peace to Brooklyn residents while providing a home for bees.
Construction & Design
Cityʼs newest community puts focus on affordable green living
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More than 250,000 watts of power will be generated from rooftop solar panels. One of the largest mixed-use, mixed-income projects underway in New York
Green Building
ConEd commends its customers whoʼre getting their green on
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Con Edison this week welcomed participants from around the world and around the corner for Climate Week NYC 2019, which runs through Sept.
Deals & Dealmakers
Funds available for building owners who conserve water
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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
Construction & Design
Citigroup pumps $250M into affordable housing
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By Orlando Lee Rodriguez RAFAEL CESTERO The Community Preservation Corporation has secured $250 million in financing from Citigroup, the New York based
Deals & Dealmakers
ConEd marks megawatt milestone in solar energy
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Con Edison is marking a 250-megawatt (MW) milestone in solar energy production thanks to more than 26,000 New York City and Westchester County homeowners
Deals & Dealmakers
Oxford Properties to create 1M s/f of solar rooftops by year 2022
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Oxford Properties Grouptoday announced plans to develop a minimum of one million square feet of rooftop solar projects across North America by 2022.
Green Building
Flawed metric that rewards inefficiency shouldn’t guide green policy
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REBNY is committed to energy-efficient policies that make our city greener, stronger and more sustainable. We recently continued that commitment by testifying
Green Building
Tax day has come and gone – now it’s benchmark day
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By  Andrew Padian, vice president for Energy Initiatives, The Community Preservation Corporation  Just as April 15 is synonymous with Americans as Tax
Construction & Design
Mayor de Blasio greenlights massive energy retrofit program
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Mayor Bill de Blasio this week announced the official launch of the NYC Retrofit Accelerator, which will provide free technical assistance and advisory
Green Building
City building 5,000 curbside rainwater collection gardens
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Rainwater collection gardens are designed to prevent flooding and sewer overflow. Mayor de Blasio has announced a major expansion of New York City’s Green
Green Building
Alternative ratings get boost from builder survey
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Turner Construction 2014 Green Building Market Barometer shows that interest in Green Globes and other alternative building rating systems is up 250 percent in two years.