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Archive | Intellectual Property & Technology
New York Academy of Sciences Examines Implications of Data-Driven Built Environment
By Matt Manoogian on June 19, 2012 in 7 World Trade Center, Building Performance, Intellectual Property & Technology, World Trade Center
Building performance data is changing tenant engagement and interaction with commercial office buildings as advanced technologies are allowing properties to behave more dynamically.
Digital Map of New York City’s Tech Industry Demonstrates, Aims to Continue, Sector’s Expansion
By Stephen Del Percio on May 19, 2012 in Flatiron, Intellectual Property & Technology, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, Silicon Alley, Software
The Made in New York City Digital Map not only demonstrates the explosive growth in Gotham’s technology sector but should also help the industry’s continued expansion. It also serves an important real estate-related purpose in highlighting Silicon Alley’s attraction to tech tenants.
In SoHo, Historic 568 Broadway Becomes Beacon for New York City Tech Start-Ups
By Stephen Del Percio on March 29, 2012 in 568 Broadway, Historic Preservation, Intellectual Property & Technology, Manhattan, New York City, SoHo
While observers have touted Midtown South’s emerging “Silicon Alley” as the place to be for technology tenants, four home-grown NYC start-ups have quietly collected 110,000 square feet at this historic, George Post-designed property at Prince Street.
Retro Broadway Lighting at High-Tech Flagship Starbucks in Times Square Powered by LEDs
By Stephen Del Percio on November 30, 2011 in Intellectual Property & Technology, LEED-CI, Manhattan, New York City, Retail, Times Square
Over 125 energy-efficient LED lamps illuminate Starbucks’ new NYC flagship in Times Square in order to evoke the nostalgia of an old Broadway theater stage set.
Pop-Up New Zealand Shipping Container Mall Facing Lawsuit from UK Developer
By Stephen Del Percio on November 30, 2011 in Australia & New Zealand, Intellectual Property & Technology
A pending lawsuit against a pop-up shopping mall in New Zealand has some commentators wondering about the future of container architecture but presents a good opportunity to reflect on certain key provisions in design and construction contracts.
Net Zero Shipping Container Energy Center Opens in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Designed by Gensler from used steel shipping containers, the New York Center for Sustainable Energy will fuse net zero design practices with education about the impact of clean energy choices on the natural environment.
2010 FTC Green Guides: Update & Green Building Marketing Primer (Presentation)
At the USGBC’s 2011 Greenbuild Legal Forum, one topic of conversation was the (still) pending 2010 updates to the FTC Green Guides and the implications those updates will have for environmental marketing generally, and green building marketing specifically.
New York City Buildings Opening Doors for Green Tech Startups
By Stephen Del Percio on May 24, 2011 in Intellectual Property & Technology, Market Analysis, New York City
Until June 30, New York City will be accepting applications from startup companies interested in testing innovative new green building products in city-owned buildings.
Only on Eighth: World’s Fifth Ugliest Building Set for LED Makeover
By Stephen Del Percio on May 16, 2011 in 20 Times Square, Intellectual Property & Technology, Manhattan, New York City, Times Square
Next month, the Port Authority Bus Terminal will receive New York City’s first large-scale application of an advanced LED imagery technology. Will the facelift improve its appearance in the eyes of the discerning commuter?
