Times Square is about to receive New York City’s first green-powered electronic billboard. Tokyo-based Ricoh Company, Ltd. will install a 47 by 126 foot sign on the Reuters Building (3 Times Square, at the northwestern corner of 42nd Street and 7th Avenue) that will draw power from 45 solar panels and 4 wind turbines. In what should be an interesting twist, if the photovoltaics do not receive sufficient sunlight or winds are not strong enough to drive the turbines, the sign will simply not illuminate. According to Ricoh, the installation should account for a reduction of 18 tons in carbon dioxide per year.
July 3rd, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "4 Times Square"
LEED-ND in Newburgh, TOD in Garden State, & Alternative Energy Overview for Developers
gbNYC selects green news items of note that were reported across the New York City area during the week of March 2, 2008, including green efforts on the waterfront in Newburgh, New York, thoughts on alternative energy in the context of real estate development at PLI’s Green Real Estate Summit in Midtown, and New Jersey’s Transit Oriented Development programs as a potential model for similar initiatives in New York and Connecticut.
March 7th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 2 comments | Continued