Schenectady-based Price Chopper Supermarkets has broken ground in Colonie on what’s set to become New York’s first LEED-certified supermarket, just north of Albany. The 69,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to open up sometime in early 2009, and Price Chopper hopes to use the project as a template for future green supermarkets across the Northeast. A fuel cell from UTC Power will supply 60 percent of the supermarket’s electricity requirements, as well as 400 kilowatts of standby power in the event of a grid outage. The supermarket will recover heat from its refrigeration equipment and use it as space heating. Other green design features are LEED-standard, including locally-sourced construction materials and energy-efficient lighting.
September 4th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Upstate"
Chautauqua Wind Energy to Capture Green Power Upstate
Calling itself in the “small wind” business as opposed to large-scale, utility-grade wind farms, Chautauqua Wind Energy plans to move into the fledgling market for smaller scale, residential wind turbines beginning this fall. Based in Chautauqua County, New York, the green energy company will focus on installing and servicing 5 to 10 kilowatt wind turbines. The company will act as a dealer and carry turbines from different manufacturers, including Bergey, Windterra, and Helix Wind. Chautauqua will also act as a consultant to determine the optimal installation for each of its customers. Chautauqua County is apparently a prime spot for wind energy. Boasting nearly constant Class 3 winds (15 miles per hour), the area is home to some of the windiest areas in New York State, which is actually the 15th windiest state in the union.
August 12th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Evertson Hill: A “Third Generation” Green Home
Petrides Homes is a New York City-based designer and developer of residential projects that, last week, announced the completion of Evertson Hill in Millbrook, New York. The 4400-square-foot home sits on 22 acres in Smithfield Valley, just shy of 90 miles north of Manhattan, and offers 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, 4 wood-burning fireplaces, and an attached barn with a 500-square-foot loft and two-car garage. Putting aside the debate over whether such a large house should be deemed sustainable, the project incorporated a number of significant green design features even though it is not pursuing any formal third-party certification.
April 4th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Monday LEEDoff: Enable, Inc. HQ is First Certified Building in Syracuse
Enable, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides assessment, training, and therapy to over 2,000 disabled children and adults and their families each year. Last week, Enable officially received a LEED Certified rating for its new 30,000-square-foot headquarters building at 1603 Court Street in Syracuse, New York- the first project of any kind in the city to formally receive a LEED rating from USGBC. The $5 million facility was designed by Syracuse-based Schopfer Architects LLP, built by Northeast Construction Services, Inc., and opened up in February of 2006.
February 25th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued