Checking in at #8 on the CoStar Group’s list of the top ten green real estate stories of 2007 was the commitment that a number of banks demonstrated to sustainable building and operations during the course of last year. When we presented the list to you earlier this month, gbNYC noted the green efforts of a number of banks here in the New York City area, including JPMorganChase, PNC Bank, and Bank of America. Not to be outdone, HSBC Bank announced last week that its Headquarters Tower on the Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City has earned the first LEED Gold rating in Latin America.
January 28th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "PNC Bank"
Call for Green Building Legislation in the Garden State, Future for Green Apartment Buildings, and Eco-Friendly Concrete
gbNYC selects green news items of note that were reported across the New York City area during the week of January 15, 2008; descriptions and links are after the jump.
January 20th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Green Business Law: Brooklyn Moving Company Trademarks “GothamBoxes”
According to this week’s edition of Crain’s, Brooklyn-based moving company Movers Not Shakers recently received a trademark for the term “GothamBoxes.” The firm distributes these reusable plastic crates to clients rather than cardboard boxes, which it will drop off one week prior to a client’s move and then pick up again one week afterwards. Dubbed [...]
December 4th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Green Business Law: PNC Registers “Green Branch” with Trademark Office
“Green Branch” is now a registered trademark of PNC Bank. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (”USPTO”) recently granted the mark to PNC, which is actively participating in USGBC’s LEED Portfolio Pilot Program. PNC currently manages forty LEED-certified branch banks in six states, with more on the way. Fifteen of these branches have been certified [...]
November 21st, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Stop & Shop Selected as Sole Supermarket Participant in LEED Portfolio Pilot Program
Stop & Shop Supermarket Company (Quincy, MA) announced last week that it is the first and only supermarket chain in the country that’s been accepted into USGBC’s LEED Portfolio Pilot Program, which is now closed and should launch officially sometime in early 2008. Along with its sister company Giant Food (Landover, MD), Stop & Shop [...]
November 13th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued