I’ve had an extremely difficult time locating information about the sustainable design features out at Citi Field- the Mets’ new $600 million ballpark that’s rapidly rising in a former parking lot beyond the centerfield fence out at Shea- but in an article that was posted at green-links earlier this week, Lew Blaustein set forth the [...]
July 18th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 1 comment | ContinuedQueens
gbNYC Previews BKSK’s Platinum Visitor Center at Queens Botanical Garden
A few weeks ago, I had the unique opportunity to tour the Queens Botanical Garden’s new Visitor & Administration Center, which hopes to earn New York City’s first LEED Platinum rating from USGBC. (It’s currently on track for 53 of the 69 possible LEED points; 52 are required for a Platinum rating). I’d written about [...]
July 17th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
LEED Lands on UWS: More Details on Harsen House
I’d briefly mentioned Harsen House (image to the left) on the Upper West Side in a previous post, but I came across an article describing the project in a bit more detail and thought I’d point you to it.
The 16-story, 22-unit project broke ground last winter, and developer Anbau Enterprises expects a spring 2008 occupancy. [...]
gbNYC Editorial: Going Green? New York State Should Repeal the Wicks Law
Last month’s (February 2007) edition of New York Construction magazine focuses largely on green building in the metropolitan area. There’s an extensive overview of the Queens Botanical Garden project, which I recently discussed in a post about green efforts in the borough of Queens. I mention it again here because the article makes an excellent [...]
March 13th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 1 comment | Continued
From the Botanical Garden to Silvercup Studios: Going Green in the Borough of Queens
While (some of us anxiously) wait and see if the Mets’ CitiField will join the new ballpark in Washington for the Nationals in seeking LEED certification, a variety of other ambitious green projects are either underway or in the works over in Queens.
The Queens Botanical Garden
The first, the Queens Botantical Garden’s Sustainable Landscapes and [...]