Category: New York City
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NYC Underground Park Scores Big On Kickstarter
The underground park envisioned for a former trolley terminal in New York City blasts past its Kickstarter goal of $100,000, so it’s on to building a prototype.
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Wind, Solar Sought For Epic NY Trash Heap
New York City solicits proposals for 20 megawatts of wind or solar power on the site of the massive Fresh Kills landfill, which was closed in 2001.
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Solar Roastery Claims The Greenest Beans In NY
Eldorado Coffee now claims the title of the greenest coffee roaster in New York City, thanks to its new 280,000 kilowatt-hour-rated solar power system.
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Making Benchmarking Mainstream
Matt Pearce Campaign Specialist U.S. Green Building Council In January, USGBC launched its second advocacy campaign of 2012, Mainstream Benchmarking. Through this campaign we will advocate for policies that will bring the benefits of energy be…
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The Largest LEED Platinum Renovation, Ever, Is Midtown’s 270 Park Avenue
270 Park Avenue – the headquarters of JPMorgan Chase, between East 47th and 48th Streets in Midtown – recently became the largest renovation project to date to earn a LEED Platinum rating from USGBC.