Empire State Building Is Even More Green Than It Thought It'd Be
By Nick Zieminski NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - An upgrade of New York's Empire State Building has reduced the skyscraper's energy use b...
By Nick Zieminski NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - An upgrade of New York's Empire State Building has reduced the skyscraper's energy use b...
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Rick Fedrizzi | Posted 05.25.2011
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Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011
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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011
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Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011
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AP | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK (Associated Press) -- A California company has been hired to retrofit New York City's Empire State building with 6,500 energy saving windows....
Mother Nature Network | Posted 05.25.2011
The U.S. Green Building Council, home of the LEED green building rating systems, has announced its commitment to help rebuild Haiti after the country ...
Emma Stewart, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011
Congress is on the right track in setting higher standards for buildings' energy performance. With the right policy mechanisms, we can have far fewer leaks, and a lot more money in our pockets.
Peter Lehner | Posted 05.25.2011
While world leaders gather in Copenhagen to address climate change on a global scale, here at home, New York tackled the number one contributor to its own carbon footprint -- its buildings.
Paula Wallace | Posted 05.25.2011
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nydailynews.com | By Alana Casanova | Posted 05.25.2011
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Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 05.25.2011
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Marissa Bronfman | Posted 05.25.2011
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AP | CHRIS KAHN | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — When owners of the Empire State Building decided to blanket its towering facade this year with thousands of insulating windows, they ...
Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 05.25.2011
The owners of the Sears Tower have announced plans to upgrade the building for sustainability, which will make it the tallest building in the western hemisphere to undergo such an overhaul to date.
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Reuters | Posted 05.08.2012