gbNYC selects green news items of note that were reported across the New York City area during the week of August 31, 2008, including a new 6200-square-foot green arts venue in Gowanus called Littlefield, approval from Albany for Spanish energy giant Iberdrola to invest $2 billion in Upstate wind power, groundbreaking in White Plains on an affordable condo development that will feature geothermal power, and photos released of the lobby at Rafael Vinoly’s LEED Silver hopeful Brooklyn Children’s Museum.
September 6th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Yankee Stadium"
Baseball All-Stars Parade on Green Carpet from Bentley Along Sixth Avenue
As part of Major League Baseball’s efforts to green this year’s All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium (which the American League won last night in 15 innings), the red carpet that covered 95,000 square feet of Sixth Avenue yesterday from 40th through 58th Streets during the All-Star Red Carpet Parade was manufactured by Bentley Prince Street from 100 percent recycled fiber content. Bentley, whose California manufacturing facility holds a LEED-EB rating from USGBC, used 100 percent renewable electricity to manufacture the carpet through its on-site solar array, coupled with the purchase of Green-e-certified RECs. According to Bentley, its carpet manufacturing process avoids the use of 300 pounds of petroleum-based fiber and 162,000 gallons of water.
July 16th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Baseball’s All-Star Game to Bid Green Farewell to House That Ruth Built
While the New York Yankees have been mum on the green design features (if any, though the project is not seeking a LEED rating) at their new $1 billion stadium in the Bronx which will open up next April, Major League Baseball announced today that next month’s All-Star Game (July 15) at the current Yankee Stadium across the street will be “the greenest event in MLB’s history.” MLB has partnered with the Natural Resources Defense Council to promote environmental awareness at this year’s Midsummer Classic.
June 5th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued