Green Professionals
Chautauqua Wind Energy to Capture Green Power Upstate
Calling itself in the “small wind” business as opposed to large-scale, utility-grade wind farms, Chautauqua Wind Energy plans to move into the fledgling market for smaller scale, residential wind turbines beginning this fall. Based in Chautauqua County, New York, the green energy company will focus on installing and servicing 5 to 10 kilowatt wind turbines. The company will act as a dealer and carry turbines from different manufacturers, including Bergey, Windterra, and Helix Wind. Chautauqua will also act as a consultant to determine the optimal installation for each of its customers. Chautauqua County is apparently a prime spot for wind energy. Boasting nearly constant Class 3 winds (15 miles per hour), the area is home to some of the windiest areas in New York State, which is actually the 15th windiest state in the union.
Popularity: 18% [?]
12Aug2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Vivavi Teams With Sheldrake to Open Green Furniture Store at Riverhouse
Josh Dorfman and our friends at Vivavi have teamed with The Sheldrake Organization to open an Eco Pop-Up Store at the developer’s Riverhouse condo in Battery Park City. As you’ll recall, the project is aiming for a LEED Platinum rating and recently earned significant green press after Leonardo Di Caprio purchased an apartment in the 32-story, 264-unit tower. The store, which is a fully-furnished Unit 8D, adjacent to the Riverhouse sales center, is open to the public 7 days a week, and features pieces from 18 different green-minded designers, including Brave Space, Modern Bamboo, and Animavi, as well as a Team 7 dining room and office furnishings from Knu Furniture. Vivavi is calling the Pop-Up Store the first of its kind within a residential building in New York City, and it’s certainly the first to exclusively feature green living products.
Popularity: 20% [?]
23Jul2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
The Liability of Building Green: GBI & ED+C to Sponsor Summer-Long Webinar Series
On Tuesday, June 24, the Green Building Initiative and ED+C magazine are sponsoring the first in a series of three webinars examining the various liability issues that construction industry stakeholders may confront in connection with green projects. I will be presenting on next Tuesday’s panel- titled “Risk and Liability in the Construction Industry”- and providing an overview of potential causes of action that could be asserted against (or brought by) green project participants.
Popularity: 32% [?]
19Jun2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Feeling Greener Already: The Healing Industry Takes on Sustainability*
Hospitals and clinics are among the most conspicuous energy consumers on the planet. The need for infection control introduces a fog of harsh chemicals that are rough on lungs as well as the wastewater stream. Air quality has to be monitored and changed frequently. And because hospitals never sleep, neither do expensive, sensitive respirators and scanning machines. Add to that an interminable flow of disposable needles, gloves and blood bags, and you can understand why so many hospitals have a Godzilla-sized carbon footprint. At the same time, as healing spaces, hospitals are striving to gain ground within the green movement. Healthcare administrators recognize that green buildings are healthy buildings, promoting speedier recovery rates and improving staff performance, while simultaneously saving energy and reducing operations costs.
Popularity: 9% [?]
20May2008 | Daniel Fenyn | 0 comments | Continued
Learning from the Germans: What Is Green Architecture?
The Goethe-Institut New York, a branch of Germany’s global cultural institute, is hosting a series of lectures on green design featuring prominent German architects. The next lecture, by Düsseldorf-based Christoph Ingenhoven, is tonight, Monday, May 19th. Ingenhoven Architects’ design for the new zero-energy Main Station in Stuttgart, to be built from 2010 - 2016, was awarded the Europe Holcim Award Silver 2005 and the Global Holcim Award Gold 2006. Goethe-Institut New York is holding a two-year lecture series called “What Is Green Architecture?” which started in February, to transform its landmark Beaux-Arts townhouse on Fifth Avenue “into a showcase of sustainable design.”
Popularity: 5% [?]
19May2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 1 comment | Continued
The Top 5 Green A/E/C Firms (by Number, Percentage of LEED-APs)
Coordination. Integration. Beyond the bells and whistles of sexy, but expensive, green design features such as green roofs or geothermal heating and cooling systems, sustainable construction is about a truly collaborative effort between owners, designers, and contractors. While the former are certainly more likely to earn a project on the local paper’s front page, educated […]
Popularity: 17% [?]
18Dec2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
AIA’s DesignDC ‘07: Leading Design*
*Architects, designers, engineers, contractors and other Washington-area professionals with an eye for design headed to DesignDC 2007 on the 18th of July to discuss the theory, trends, tools, and technology needed to ensure and maintain industry leadership. This three-day, peer-to-peer, interactive conference and exhibit offered unparalleled access to cutting-edge information—delivered by some of design’s most […]
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31Jul2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Green Business Law: Need for Green Counsel Becoming Increasingly Salient as Green Claims are Brought Against Design Professionals
I’ve written before about the potential for design professionals to unwittingly expose themselves to unanticipated risks on green construction projects. In a presentation at last month’s 2007 AIA National Convention in San Antonio, Frank Musica, an attorney with a Maryland-based insurance company, provided an overview of twenty-one actual “green claims” brought against engineers and architects. […]
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19Jun2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 2 comments | Continued
Integrated Green Design: Sasaki Associates’ Urban District for Beijing Games
The June 2007 issue of Dwell profiles the master urban plan of Sasaki Associates for the 2008 Beijing Olympics (image via Boston Sociey of Landscape Architects). Dennis Pieprz, a principal at Boston-based Sasaki, whose design was chosen as the winner during an international competition, told Dwell that “[t]he most important aspect of the urban planning […]
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12Jun2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 1 comment | Continued
DRI Announces Subsidiary Offering Turnkey Solar Roofing Services
Earlier this week, I received a press release describing the launch of a new solar roofing company called DRI Energy (announced yesterday). A subsidiary of one of the larger roofing contractors out West (the DRI Companies), the new venture will assist clients in each step of solar installation, from concept through engineering and financing, as […]
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23May2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Congress Hears Industry Testimony on Green Building
On Tuesday, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing entitled “Green Buildings: Benefits to Health, the Environment, and the Bottom Line.” You should be able to access an archived webcast of the hearing here, as well as hard copies of the testimony provided by each witness.
The Committee heard testimony from Robert Fox […]
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17May2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
May Upstate New York Green Real Estate Report*
The Village of Rosendale is a funky little creek side hamlet nestled between New Paltz and Kingston in Ulster County. Founded in 1844, Rosendale used to be known for its cement mines- Rosendale Cement helped build many a New York building. Main Street Rosendale is lined with an eclectic mix of old buildings, many painted […]
Popularity: 7% [?]
15May2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Green Retail, Building Now Weekly Staples in Crain’s
Over the past month or so, I’ve noticed that Crain’s New York Business has included an increasing number of articles on a variety of green building- and green business- issues. This week, Elisabeth Butler notes the proliferation of eco-friendly New York City retailers, from the Lower East Side’s MooShoes, which sells vegan shoes and accessories […]
Popularity: 8% [?]
17Apr2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 1 comment | Continued-
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