New York City’s new $50 million Office of Emergency Management (“OEM”) headquarters in Brooklyn, which I wrote about back in December, earned its LEED Silver rating from USGBC on Wednesday. The four-story building was designed by Swanke Hayden Connell Architects and is located on Cadman Plaza East near the Brooklyn Bridge. The project was funded entirely by the federal government and is the first city agency headquarters to achieve any level of LEED certification.
I briefly mentioned the HQ’s green design features in my first post about the project, but want to point out a few more details, including its light-colored, recycled-content roof pavers that reflect sunlight, twenty percent of construction materials that were manufactured locally, and the thirty-three percent less water than convention that the building uses through waterless urinals and landscaping that doesn't require irrigation. The project also earned an Award of Merit from New York Construction for adaptive reuse by converting what was once the headquarters of the American Red Cross (dating from 1954) into the new facility. Bovis Lend Lease served as construction manager with general contractor Navillus and structural engineer Weidlinger Associates.
- OEM Achieves LEED (Bklyn. Daily Eagle)
- Award of Merit: NYC OEM (NY Constr.)
- OEM HQ (OEM)
- OEM HQ Opens (gbNYC)
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Great post! If the economics
Great post!
If the economics don't work, recycling efforts won't either.
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Seeing that this is the first
Seeing that this is the first LEED certified city building, I wonder what kind of internal 'kickbacks' the OEM will see as a result. Surely there must be some o/h discounts or budget leniencies - one would think. I understand that heading in this direction aligns itself more with this department's mission but realizing what the internal attractions are is intriguing none the less. Even more so given PlaNYC. Any idea?
Stephen, ...not sure if
Stephen,
...not sure if you're interested or not but Baruch College (I'm a current RE MBA @ Zicklin) is hosting a forum with Sen. Liz Krueger on waste management in NYC. A portion of the agenda looks to tackle green buildling. Read more about it here: http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/wastemgmtforum2007.htm
Hoping to attend.
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