We apologize for some technical issues on our back end over the weekend that interrupted our regular posting schedule, but we’re back up and running as of this evening. On Wednesday, the Municipal Art Society of New York is sponsoring a program called “A Second (and Green) Career for Industrial Buildings: Recycling New York’s Industrial Past, Inspiration From Home and Abroad.” The event will be held from 6:30 until 8:00PM with a reception to follow. A panel that includes Andrew Kimball of the Brooklyn Navy Yard (you’ll recall the extensive green efforts that continue to take place there along the waterfront) and Robert Powers, preservation consultant on the tax-certified rehabilitation of the Austin-Nichols Warehouse, among others, will investigate two ways of preserving industrial buildings: using them for new manufacturing ventures or adapting them for other uses- housing, schools, or as cultural venues.
October 20th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Brooklyn Navy Yard"
Navy Yard’s Perry Building to Feature Renewable Energy Pilot Program
The Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Perry Building will be home to art restoration firm SurroundArt once it opens up this summer. Interiors for the 89,000-square-foot space, which is aiming for a LEED Silver under USGBC’s Core and Shell program, were designed by Steven Kratchman Architect, while the exterior of the building is being executed by Stantec. Last week, Stantec announced some details on the project’s renewable energy features, which will include a photovoltaic and wind power pilot program. The firm is partnering with National Grid Energy Services in order to install a number of solar panels and wind turbines on the Perry Building’s roof.
May 29th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment’s New HQ Seeks Borough’s First LEED for Commercial Interiors Rating
One of the organizations tapped by the City to move some programming space into the redeveloped Brooklyn Navy Yard Historical Center is the Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment (”BCUE”). BCUE is already on the move, though. Last month, the organization relocated its headquarters from Prospect Park to new digs near the Gowanus Canal. BCUE recently revealed some details about its new office, including that its space will seek a Gold rating under LEED for Commercial Interiors (”LEED-CI”); it would be the first recipient of a LEED-CI rating for office space in Brooklyn.
February 20th, 2008 | Meredith Taylor | 0 comments | Continued
SurroundArt Selects Steven Kratchman Architect for Green Museum Resource Center at Brooklyn Navy Yard
Last fall, SurroundArt, which stores and restores works of art, as well as supplies back-end back-end support for high-end art exhibitions, signed a lease for 89,000 square feet of space at the Navy Yard’s LEED-CS Silver Perry Building, designed by Vollmer Associates, which is currently under construction. The project is touting itself as the first industrial building in the country to house multiple tenants and achieve a LEED Silver rating. Yesterday, SurroundArt announced that it has retained Steven Kratchman Architect for the design of its new space (the Perry Building is a core and shell project, so Kratchman will work with SurroundArt to fit out the interior).
February 20th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Media Campus at Brooklyn Navy Yard, LEED-EB Platinum in Buffalo, & Tough Green Real Estate Market
gbNYC selects green news items of note that were reported across the New York City area during the week of February 3, 2008, including a film and entertainment district at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York State’s first LEED-EB certification in Buffalo, and further details on criteria for development proposals at Hudson Yards. As always, descriptions and links are after the jump.
February 10th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Brooklyn Navy Yard Redevelopment to Include Green Historical Center
Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced plans for the Brooklyn Navy Yard Historical Center, a 25,000 square foot facility that will seek an unspecified LEED rating. The $15 million project contemplates the renovation and expansion of the Navy Yard’s Building 92, which was originally built in 1857 as the United States [...]
November 9th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued