Despite its green design features, JetBlue’s new $743 million Terminal 5 at Kennedy Airport will not be seeking a LEED rating. The project’s planning and design management firm Arup has deemed certification “not possible because of the airport’s existing energy infrastructure.” Architect Gensler’s design for T5 includes extensive daylighting and windows, and given JetBlue’s commitment at the corporate level to sustainability, it’s a bit curious that the project will not pursue certification from USGBC, though precise details about how JFK’s electrical grid precludes a LEED application are not available . T5 will give travelers the option of walking through Eero Saarinen’s TWA Terminal, a modernist landmark that has been incorporated into the T5 design program.
August 7th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Turner Construction"
Requiem for Beer Belly Building, ReBuilders Source in Bronx, & LEED Projects in Philly & New Canaan
gbNYC selects green news items of note that were reported across the New York City area during the week of May 11, 2008, including the likely end of plans for JPMorgan Chase’s new LEED Platinum headquarters at Ground Zero, a profile of Bronx-based recycled materials supplier ReBuilders Source, and new LEED projects for Donald Trump in Philadelphia and the New Canaan Country School in Connecticut.
May 18th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Haworth’s Sustainable New York City Showroom: LEED-CI Gold at 125 Park Avenue
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 | Continued