All Posts Tagged With: "Energy Star"
GP*: Will Your Office Pass the Green Test?
The world we live in is changing all the time; from the way we live our personal lives to the way we do business. New ideas and technology have enhanced and paved the way for more efficient ways to meet with clients and conduct business. One of the most recent and largest changes being made is a way to continue doing business while conserving the world’s natural resources. Everything is going “green” these days. Will your office pass the green test? Having an office that will pass the green test does not necessarily mean remodeling the office space to make it more energy efficient. There are simple, small things you can do to help improve your office efficiency. A green office may help you save money and help you do your part to help the environment.
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11Aug2008 | Yevgeniy Gutsalo | 0 comments | Continued
Century-Old 14 Wall Street Earns 2008 Energy Star Designation from EPA
Regardless of your perspective, it’s critical to keep in mind that the most sustainable of buildings is the existing building, particularly when retrofitted for energy efficiency improvements and other green enhancements. Capstone Equities and The Carlyle Group’s 14 Wall Street- which dates from 1912- recently earned a 2008 Energy Star award. The 37-story tower, which stands along Nassau Street between Wall and Pine, across from the New York Stock Exchange, was designed by Trowbridge & Livingston and was designated as a New York City landmark in 1997. There are now twenty commercial buildings in New York City that have received the Energy Star designation from EPA, including Cass Gilbert’s New York Life Insurance Building at 51 Madison Avenue.
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6Aug2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Sales Tax Exemption Proposed for Garden State Green Building Products
New Jersey may soon be the first state in the U.S. to offer a sales tax exemption for certain green building products. Bill S-1778, introduced by state senator Bill Baroni (R- Mercer/Middlesex) would provide consumers with an exemption from New Jersey’s seven (7) percent sales tax for EnergyStar-rated residential appliances, including refrigerators, ceiling fans, and fluorescent light bulbs. Although other states- including Vermont- have offered similar temporary green product sales tax exemptions, the New Jersey legislation would be the first to go permanently on a state’s books. The program would be called “Buy Green, Save Green,” and the bill is also being sponsored by Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt, a Democrat from Camden.
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1Aug2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 1 comment | Continued
Alterations to Times Tower, More Bike Shares, & Southampton Green Building Code
gbNYC selects green news items of note that were reported across the New York City area during the week of July 6, 2008, including alterations to the Times Tower in light of yet another climber, with which Renzo Piano is “okay,” the potential for an increased number of local, European-style bike share programs, groundbreaking at Serviam Gardens in the Bronx, and a push towards green building codes in Southampton on Long Island.
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13Jul2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Head of Green Building Finance Consortium Offers Critique of Recent CoStar Study
Back in March, CoStar released a well-disseminated study purporting to evaluate the financial performance of EnergyStar- and LEED-certified commercial office buildings. The results of the study were highly touted with respect to LEED as CoStar found that such buildings sold at a 64 percent ($171 per square foot) premium and rented at a 36 percent ($11.33 per square foot) premium over non-certified buildings. Last week, Scott Muldavin, Executive Director of the Green Building Finance Consortium, released a report critiquing the CoStar study. Mr. Muldavin suggested a number of reasons why euphoria over the staggering green premiums ought to be tempered.
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9Jun2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Saatchi & Saatchi Reups with Tishman Speyer at 375 Hudson Street
Advertising firm Saatchi & Saatchi recently renewed an 819,000-square-foot lease at Tishman Speyer’s 375 Hudson Street, which earned a 2007 Energy Star Award from EPA earlier this year. The 1.2 million-square-foot, 19-story building, which stands at the corner of West Houston Street, has been home to Saatchi since 1985, when rents in the Hudson Square submarket were approximately $20 per square foot. The firm was the first ad agency to relocate from Midtown down to Hudson Square, where according to Jones Lang LaSalle rents are currently averaging $59 per square foot. CB Richard Ellis represented Saatchi in the lease negotiations; asking rent details are not available. The New York Post’s Steve Cuozzo called the deal “welcome news in a market increasingly jittery over subprime fallout and the likelihood of space being dumped after inevitable layoffs.”
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16Apr2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
David & Joyce Dinkins Gardens: First Green Exclusively Affordable Housing Development in Harlem
On Monday, Jonathan Rose Companies and the Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement (“HCCI”), co-developers of David & Joyce Dinkins Gardens, opened the $19.5 million, 85-unit green building at 263 West 153rd Street, just across the Harlem River from Yankee Stadium between Frederick Douglass Boulevard and Macomb Place. The project is named for former New York City Mayor David Dinkins and his wife- Mr. Dinkins is the only African-American to serve as mayor in Gotham’s history- and the development is part of Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to build 165,000 units of affordable housing for 500,000 New Yorkers over the next ten years.
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1Apr2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 4 comments | Continued
Green Design Features Announced for Mets’ Citi Field
Newsday and MLB.com reported yesterday that the Mets are planning to incorporate a variety of sustainable features into the new Citi Field, set to open in April 2009. The $800 million stadium is being built using 95 percent recycled steel, and will be lit for night games using energy-efficient field lighting. The bathrooms will feature low-flow plumbing elements like hands-free faucets and waterless urinals that the EPA estimates will save 4 million gallons of water a year. The Mets also plan to install a 15,000 square foot green roof on the administration building in order to cut down on heating and cooling costs and are working with the MTA to continue to encourage people to take public transportation to games. The club has also partnered with EPA’s Energy Star program and will implement a recycling program with its concessions vendor, ARAMARK.
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14Mar2008 | Meredith Taylor | 0 comments | Continued
gbNYC Audiocast, Episode 4: The Argonaut & Existing Buildings
Episode 4 of the gbNYC Audiocast takes a look back at gbNYC’s recent post about the pending green renovations at the historic Argonaut Building on 57th Street and Broadway. As you’ll recall, and as we describe in greater detail in the episode, the Argonaut was initially built in 1909 and served as the headquarters for General Motors; the building’s name actually comes from that of GM’s holding real estate holding company. The neo-Gothic, terra cotta tower was landmarked by the city back in 2000. We also discuss sustainable design in the context of existing buildings, including the often misunderstood interplay between LEED for Existing Buildings and Energy Star.
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12Mar2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Modular Homes’ LEED-Certified Model Home to Debut in Robbinsville, NJ
Modular Homes, Inc. (“MHI”) is an Edison, New Jersey-based custom modular home builder that will break ground in April on what it hopes will be a LEED-certified model home in Robbinsville, New Jersey. MHI homes are built from wood and individual modules are delivered with maximum dimensions of 16’ wide x 75’ long x 14’ high. Homes arrive on site with all finishes, as well as doors, cabinets, appliances, and lights, installed. Modular construction is obviously much more environment-friendly than traditional construction, as individual components are prefabricated off-site.
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12Mar2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 2 comments | Continued
Security Concerns at WTC, LEED & Energy Star in Jersey, & More Financing for 510 Madison
gbNYC selects green news items of note that were reported across the New York City area during the week of February 24, 2008, including new construction financing for Macklowe Properties at LEED Gold hopeful 510 Madison Avenue, security concerns over the proximity to the street of Towers 2, 3, and 4 at the World Trade Center site, and LEED and Energy Star news out of the Garden State.
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2Mar2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 1 comment | Continued
Green Commercial Office Space in New York City Currently Ranks Third in U.S.
According to a report that was released last month by the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego, Los Angeles is first among U.S. cities when it comes to LEED- or Energy Star-certified commercial office space. The CoStar Group provided the data upon which the report was based and ranked cities by the total amount of their square footage that has earned either the LEED or Energy Star designation; no breakdown appears to be readily available that segregates the figures according to individual rating system. Los Angeles topped the list with 100 buildings and 26.2 million square feet while Houston checked in at #2 with 46 buildings and 21.1 million square feet; New York City was third with 11 buildings and 12.3 million square feet.
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26Feb2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Green Restaurants, NYC Office Space a Bargain, & Green Depot at the Stock Exchange
gbNYC selects green news items of note that were reported across the New York City area during the week of February 10, 2008, including thoughts on green restaurants in New York City, a new development from Toll Brothers along the Gowanus Canal, the relative bargain that Gotham commercial office space remains, and Green Depot ringing the opening bell of the NYSE next Tuesday. As always, descriptions and links are after the jump.
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16Feb2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 2 comments | Continued-
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