Cook + Fox Architects’ 12,000 square foot office space at the former Simpson Crawford Simpson department store in Chelsea is one of four New York City office spaces that have been certified to date under the LEED for Commercial Interiors (“LEED-CI”) rating system (the other three belong to Herman Miller, Dagher Engineering, and Gensler). The [...]
November 2nd, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedLEED-CI
Thoreau Center for Sustainability New York, 55 Exchange Place
The Thoreau Center for Sustainability New York opened at the end of September and is now home to twelve non-profit organizations and programs. The Center is located at 55 Exchange Place, across the street from the NYSE, in the old JP Morgan Building, and is one of the first office spaces in New [...]
November 1st, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
2211 Michelson Drive: LEED-CS Tenant Cites Green Design as Basis for HQ Relocation
2211 Michelson Drive, the first LEED for Core and Shell (”LEED-CS”) building Precertified in California by USGBC, recently added a new tenant to its roster which commented that green design played a strong role in its decision to relocate its corporate headquarters to the Irvine office tower.
Developed jointly by Hines and Crescent Real Estate Equities, [...]
China’s First LEED-CI Certification in Shanghai
The first-ever LEED for Commercial Interiors certification in China has been awarded to an InterfaceFLOR facility in Shanghai. The company, which produces modular floor coverings, received LEED-CI Gold for its 4,500 square foot space in Shanghai’s historic district, successfully incorporating a variety of low-flow water fixtures and reclaimed materials, including antique timbers reclaimed from nearby [...]
December 4th, 2006 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
More on GreenOrder, LEED-CI, Green Roofs
Couple of quick links below to follow up on some recent posts.
GreenOrder, Inc. (link to its website in the sidebar) has been named to Inc. Magazine’s “Green 50.” I posted about GreenOrder not that long ago after reading an interview that its CEO, Andrew Shapiro, had given to the New York Times. The way Shapiro [...]