Even in the dicey economy, construction financing for the Nzinga Townhomes in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn is moving forward and developer Yolande Nicholson hopes to break ground on the modular green project early in 2009. Designed by Garrison Architects, each 2900-square-foot condominium townhouse includes 2000 square feet of living space for owners with an additional 900 square feet of separate rentable apartment space. In addition to offering heating and cooling benefits, an exterior living green wall is irrigated by a building-integrated graywater system.
November 12th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "graywater system"
Rochester Institute of Technology Earns LEED Gold for Applied Science Building
Designed by SWBR Architects, the Rochester Institute of Technology’s College for Applied Science and Technology Building was recently awarded LEED Gold certification from USGBC. SWBR’s design includes many of the standard LEED features, including recycled-content and locally-sourced building materials, lighting occupancy sensors and low-VOC paints and sealants. A graywater system that includes two 1500-gallon cisterns should conserve 75 percent of water over a conventional building, and energy efficient building systems are projected to save 21 percent on energy consumption annually. A “living wall” in the building’s lobby also includes a multimedia display to educate both students and visitors about the building’s green features, which earned the project team an additional point under LEED’s innovation credit category.
October 31st, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Location of HGTV’s Green Dream Home 2008 Revealed: Tradition Hilton Head, SC
Last week, HGTV revealed that the location of its Green Home Giveaway, which one lucky viewer will win in 2008, is Tradition Hilton Head, South Carolina, a 5,300-acre planned community that sits between Savannah, Georgia and Hilton Head Island. Designed as a traditional South Carolina Low Country cottage, the 2,000-square-foot, 3-bedroom and 2.5-bath Green Home [...]
December 28th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 12 comments | Continued
Bronx Zoo Eco Restroom Named 2007 Project of the Year
Perhaps we didn’t jump the gun here at gbNYC by presenting our top five New York City green buildings to you earlier this week- New York Construction’s December feature is the magazine’s Best of 2007 list, which offers a selection of top New York City projects across a number of industry sectors A number of [...]
December 7th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 2 comments | Continued