Haworth, Inc., which designs and manufactures workspaces and office furniture, recently opened its New York City showroom on the second floor of 125 Park Avenue, adjacent to Grand Central Station on 42nd Street. Since 2004, Haworth has designed its showrooms- in Dallas, Washington, and Santa Monica- pursuant to the LEED for Commercial Interiors (“LEED-CI”) rating [...]
December 12th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "green Manhattan"
Monday LEEDoff: 20 Times Square at Port Authority Bus Terminal- Gold Core and Shell
In a major turnaround from its seedy Fun City days, Eighth Avenue has made a major case that it’s Manhattan’s greenest thoroughfare. Though the strip has retained much of the gritty flavor that makes it a favorite among tourists and unwitting theatergoers, new green towers from the New York Times and Hearst, plus the speculative [...]
December 3rd, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 1 comment | Continued
Tishman Speyer Wraps Rockefeller Center in Green for Holidays
Just in time for the holidays, and as a nice complement to the efficient LED lights that will grace this year’s Christmas tree, Tishman Speyer has installed 363 solar panels on the roof of 45 Rockefeller Plaza. Last week, at the same press conference announcing both of these initiatives, Tishman, which has owned the complex [...]
November 27th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued