BD+C

MARCH 20, 2020

On March 11, Edge, the Western Hemisphere’s highest outdoor skydeck, officially opened at 30 Hudson Yards in New York City. The 7,500-sf outdoor viewing area features a glass floor, angled glass walls (comprising 79 glass panels in total), and outdoor skyline steps from the building’s 100th to 101st floors.

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BD+C

JUNE 12, 2020

In response to legislation in New York City, California, Washington, D.C., and other areas, the commercial real estate industry has implemented innovations to boost sustainability. Among the trends embraced by the industry are mass timber, augmented reality, and modular construction.

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Commercial Innovation New York City New York 59

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Trish Donnally MFPRO+ Blog Higher Education University Buildings Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Student Housing Designers Architects Projects Sustainable Development To say the United States is facing an affordable housing crisis is a major understatement.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

UrbanTech NYC Will Support Building Smart And Sustainable Cities originally appeared on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. We are honored to provide a space for today’s visionaries to turn their great ideas into tangible solutions for New York City.”.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

RELATED ARTICLE: New York City launches Mass Timber Studio to spur more wood construction What are the materials that contribute to embodied carbon emissions and what strategies do we have available to us to reduce these emissions? So how does harvesting trees protect forest ecosystems? Know where your wood products come from.

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Concrete Environment New York City Accounting 111

BD+C

APRIL 13, 2017

With security and sustainability becoming critical factors in nonresidential construction, design sometimes takes a back seat on projects. Case in point: New York City's second Public Safety Answering Center, known as PSAC II, which opened last June in the Bronx. The 450,000-sf facility, sitting on 8.75

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

A new study released by the Mayor’s office shows that New York City is making great strides in identifying energy wasted from its largest source of climate change pollution: its buildings.

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BD+C

JANUARY 2, 2024

Laboratories Designers Codes and Standards Mass Timber Building Materials Building Technology With mass timber’s growing popularity in the built environment, its intersection with the life sciences market offers an untapped potential for sustainable innovation. Here are five reasons why. Rendering courtesy SGA.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 23, 2021

One notable takeaway from the findings is that many larger cities are often more eco-friendly than smaller urban areas. New York City, for example, ranks at 14, says Realtor.com. Here’s a rundown of the least sustainable cities surveyed for this list. Sustainability. Read More. . Environmental.

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Metro San Francisco New York City Florida 52

BD+C

APRIL 5, 2013

Expected to open this fall, the facility will supply produce to nine Whole Foods stores in metro New York City. Architects Sustainable Design and Construction Contractors Designers Engineers Retail Centers'

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New York City Retail Commercial New York 95

ENR Construction

MARCH 26, 2020

New York City-based practitioner, 71, was a distinctive voice for social justice and sustainability in design of the urban environment.

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Contractor Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2014

At The Mechanical Town Hall today, during the AHR Expo, in New York City, attendees asked panelists Eric Aune, Bob ''Hot Rod'' Rohr, John Barba, Dave Yates and Brian Nelson about a variety of issues affecting the plumbing, hydronics and HVAC industries. Sustainably Speaking. Best Practices'

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New York City New York Contractors Sustainability 79

ENR Construction

APRIL 26, 2017

Even as design firms struggle to balance backlogs and employee resources, chief financial officers’ projections of revenue growth and profit increases in the coming year may be too rosy, according to statistics and comments offered at a gathering of about 110 CFOs in New York City on April 21.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 5, 2021

in a state where the majority of rain in cities and towns flows into storm drains dumping into the Pacific Ocean), including a draft emergency regulation that among other things makes washing a car without a shut-off nozzle punishable by a fine. New York City only began installing water meters in the 1980s.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 6, 2013

Bernard Project, Architecture for Humanity and Dow Building Solutions recently concluded “Designing Recovery,” an ideas competition created to aid in the rebuilding of sustainable and resilient communities. Body Image: read more. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Multifamily Housing Construction'

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Contractor Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2014

Ever since leaving New York City yesterday, Mr. Frank Sinatra’s New York, New York song has been on repeat in my head. Sustainably Speaking. This being my first NYC AHR Expo, I can’t help but think that this was the biggest and best AHR Expo that I have been to.

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New York City New York News Sustainability 63

BD+C

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Sasaki is designing for cities to not only be more socially and environmentally just, but more human. Stillness in the City Between Second and Third Avenue in New York City is a hidden oasis called Greenacre Park. As beautiful as it is functional, Greenacre belongs to everyone in New York City.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 19, 2021

Many who fled the city have embraced their new lifestyles, finding a deeper connection to the surrounding nature, and questioning whether a life back in New York City can be sustained. Now, her days are filled with fishing for her dinners and exploring the surrounding wilderness.

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South Carolina New York City Raleigh Idaho 52

Contractor Magazine

MARCH 10, 2015

Lehman College’s Science Facility is being hailed as ‘CUNY’s Decade of the Sciences’ and the first CUNY project to be designated USGBC LEED Platinum, while incorporating a number of sustainable strategies. The $70 million, 69,000-sq.ft. Science Hall facility at Lehman College’s Bronx, N.Y. read more.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 6, 2015

The NYC M-PIRE product is only available in New York City and the Green Preservation Plus program provides extra proceeds for green improvements and repairs only to affordable properties, resulting in both of those very good incentives only being available for an extremely limited number of properties.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

The New York City Housing Authority has opened Arbor House, a 124-unit complex in the Morrisania neighborhood of the Bronx. The LEED Platinum building includes energy-efficient HVAC, a "green wall" lobby feature, and a 10,000-sf hydroponic farm on the roof. read more.

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New York City Housing New York Green 70

Construction Specifier

JUNE 9, 2022

For example, in 2019 New York City passed the Climate Mobilization Act, including a series of bills setting specific retrofit requirements and emissions limits (Bill 1253, Local Law 97 of 2019) and additional financing for sustainable retrofits (Bill 12520).

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Renovating New York City Commercial New York 57

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The International Green Construction Code (IGCC) is a model code for cities seeking to promote sustainable building practices through their building codes. New York City is not alone in its problem of disappearing constellations.

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New York City Green New York Certification 120

BD+C

MARCH 6, 2013

With the construction of Hunters Point South , New York City will get its first large new housing development for middle-class families in more than 30 years. Related Companies is partnering with the nonprofit Phipps Houses in the project, designed by SHoP Architects with Ismael Leyva Architects. read more.

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New York City Housing Design New York 56

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 8, 2016

The New York City Water System (NYCWS) is one of the greatest engineering feats of all time. The last time we visited this subject in the BF Blog, New York’s governor was mulling a decision of critical importance to the sustainability of the NYCWS.

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New York City New York Sewer Permits 40

Natural Building

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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Architecture Sustainability Green Permits 56

Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Architects and specifiers increasingly seek options for architectural metal coatings combining sustainability, durability, and a wide variety of colors. trillion sf) of new floor area by 2060, doubling global stock. Green building benchmark programs. The world is expected to add 230,400 km 2 (2.48 In the U.S.,

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Green Architecture New York City Estimating 52

Stok

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Entries are judged on the key ingredients of innovation: functionality, originality, beauty, sustainability, user insight, cultural impact, and business impact. Founded in 2008, we provide sustainability consulting, energy and performance engineering, and real estate and workplace solutions. ABOUT STOK.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

At the International Advanced Building Skins (ABS) Conference & Expo in Bern, Switzerland, I spoke about quality assurance in home building and learned about a variety of new materials and applications that address production, quality, and sustainability. The sustainable construction world has become a data-driven marketplace.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 8, 2017

The City of Vancouver Zero Emissions Building Plan calls for a 90% reduction in emissions from new buildings by 2025 and while it does not explicitly require Passive House design or certification, it will move that market.

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Housing Green America New York City 120

Business Facilities

AUGUST 25, 2021

To shift to a sustainable trajectory, we need to massively step up investment in clean energy technologies—especially renewables and energy efficiency.”. Being clean and sustainable is not only the right thing to do, it’s just good business,” said Silagy. So, sustainability is a huge part of what makes Florida successful.”.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 20, 2013

Utilizing a new research metric called the Normalized Deficit Cumulated (NDC) index in the America’s Water Risk: Water Stress and Climate Variability study, Columbia identifies top ten U.S. and New York City. areas facing the highest climate-related risk of water shortages, including Washington, D.C ” The U.S.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 13, 2016

COVER STORY – Global Biotech Report | The global life sciences industry is cautiously optimistic that it is achieving sustainable growth, but no one expects a return to the pre-Recession boom. Snapshots | 60 Seconds … with Dennis Davin, Secretary, Pennsylvania Dept. of Community & Economic Development.

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New Mexico New Jersey New York City Nebraska 40

Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 23, 2007

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

Architecture 81

Architecture Green Sustainability IDEA 81

Construction Specifier

JANUARY 31, 2022

While cities occupy just three percent of global land area, by 2050 they will be home to two-thirds of the world’s inhabitants according to Gensler’s, 75 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, according to Gensler’s Aleksander Sasha Zeljic in a June 2018 interview with Architectural Products magazine.

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Fabrication Environment Architecture Zoning 72

PSMJ Resources

APRIL 6, 2011

With offices in New York City, Seattle, and Greensboro, North Carolina, PWGC focuses its practice on planning, design, and redevelopment. In the mid-size category, PSMJ named engineering firm P.W. Grosser Consulting (PWGC) the winner.

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Employment Los Angeles San Francisco New York 43

Building Information Management

JULY 23, 2012

A recent Audit Report by the New York City Comptroller on a non-RSMeans based system, highlights some critical aspects of any JOC – Job Order Contracting – program. Report Beginning).

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