Henry Gifford’s lawsuit against the USGBC may have been dismissed by the Southern District of New York last week but we’re still talking about it – and what could happen next – here at gbNYC.
Author Archive | David Roth
The Great NYC Heating Oil Changeover (Is Not Why You’re Sweating)
What, you weren’t thinking about your apartment building’s boiler? Well, why not?
The Big 1: Conde Nast Inks To Anchor LEED Gold 1 WTC
The biggest green real estate deal of the year is $2 billion, 1 million square feet, and one long-awaited break for One World Trade Center.
Are LEED-Certified Buildings Actually Bird-Killing Machines? (Spoiler: No)
Or, “Today in ridiculous things that have actually been written in major newspapers fairly recently.”
Taking The LEED: Empire State Building Gets Certified After All
By David Roth on April 25, 2011 in Empire State Building, LEED Commentary, LEED-EB, Manhattan, Market Analysis, Midtown, New York City
The Empire State Building doesn’t need a LEED plaque to be recognized. But, in an unexpected reversal, the newly retrofitted icon has decided to pursue one anyway.
Shine On: Is NYC Emerging As A Solar Hub?
By David Roth on April 13, 2011 in Alternative Energy, Intellectual Property & Technology, New York City
From our disposition to our weather, New York City is not necessarily the sunniest of places. But a spate of promising new solar projects suggests that solar’s outlook in NYC might be… brightening. (Sorry)
Sounds Good: Inside Carnegie Hall’s LEED Silver Overhaul
By David Roth on March 23, 2011 in Green Roofs, Historic Preservation, LEED-EB, Manhattan, Midtown, New York City
How does Carnegie Hall plan to reach LEED Silver status? Practice, practice, practice. (Well, that and an ambitious green retrofit)
Getting Loaded: Loadingdock5′s Passive Williamsburg Townhouse Back In Spotlight
WNYC is talking about it. Inhabitat is taking photos. Williamsburg’s aspiring chillwave stars have to be jealous of Passive House 1.
Can An Earthship Land Between Delancey and Rivington?
By David Roth on March 11, 2011 in Lower East Side, Manhattan, Net Zero, New York City, Rating Systems
See the space between those two ex-tenements on the Lower East Side? That’s where LES resident Ken Ruck wants to put the first-ever urban “earthship.”
Friday Reading: Floating Stadiums, Caracas’ 45-Story Walk-Up, The Ballad of Janette Sadik-Khan
The 34th Street Busway is a good idea with some snazzy renderings, but it isn’t happening. Friday Reading, on the other hand…
