PHOTOS: 1 Bryant Park Tower Gets LEED Platinum Certification!
Read the rest of PHOTOS: 1 Bryant Park Tower Gets LEED Platinum Certification! http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bank of america tower , Cook and Fox Architects , energy cogeneration plant , energy efficient building systems , First LEED Platinum Skyscraper , Green Building , green construction , greywater recycling , high performance glass , Largest LEED skyscraper , Largest LEED tower , LEED Platinum building , manhattan , minimal solar heat gain and loss , new york city , New York. , NY , one bryant park , rainwater catchement and reuse , recyclable materials , Recycled Materials , slag , Sustainable Building
More:
PHOTOS: 1 Bryant Park Tower Gets LEED Platinum Certification!
UNICEF’s “Dirty Water” Vending Machine Has 8 Flavors of Disease
July 23, 2010 by
Filed under Green
As far as stunt activism goes, dropping a dirty-water vending machine in the middle of Manhattan during World Water Week is one helluva attention-grabber. For UNICEF’s Tap Project , however, it also distilled the global water crisis in a way New Yorkers could not sidestep: by bottling and selling “Dirty Water” for a dollar a pop.
Read more from the original source:
UNICEF’s “Dirty Water” Vending Machine Has 8 Flavors of Disease
Solar Powered Shipping Container is a Pop-Up Prefab Party
July 23, 2010 by
Filed under Green
Planning a party? You might want to check out Boxman Studio’s solar-powered party venue, which comes conveniently packed into a pop-up shipping container . The innovative system that takes just 20 minutes to set up but creates a classy place to enjoy a party.
See original here:
Solar Powered Shipping Container is a Pop-Up Prefab Party
Go Green and Recycle Your Old Stuff at The Hester Street Fair THIS WEEKEND!
HEY NEW YORKERS! Go green this weekend with Inhabita t, The Lower East Side Ecology Center , and the Hester Street Fair ! If you’ve been trying to go green and clean out your closets of old clothes and electronics — now is the weekend to do it! Head on over to the Hester Street Fair , where awesome green community organization The Lower East Side Ecology Center will be collecting and recycling anything and everything you want to get rid of: compostables, clothing, old electronics, toys and books, etc. And if that weren’t enticing enough, the Inhabiat crew will be at the Hester Street Fair with seed bombs , vegan cupcakes and awesome eco inhabiwear . Come join us this weekend to mix, mingle and talk green in the LES this weekend
Original post:
Go Green and Recycle Your Old Stuff at The Hester Street Fair THIS WEEKEND!
A Home Fit For Elephants at the Cophenhagen Zoo
Read the rest of A Home Fit For Elephants at the Cophenhagen Zoo http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: copenhagen zoo , Daylighting , eco design , elephant house , Foster and Partners , green design , solar passive design , solar thermal design , Sustainable Building , zoo
Originally posted here:
A Home Fit For Elephants at the Cophenhagen Zoo
In New York, the Hester Street Fair Lures Locals with Fresh Produce, Cupcakes, Vintage Prada, and More (Event)
June 26, 2010 by
Filed under Green
A vibrant flea market in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
Go here to see the original:
In New York, the Hester Street Fair Lures Locals with Fresh Produce, Cupcakes, Vintage Prada, and More (Event)
NYC’s $220 Million Governors Island Park Unveiled!
This week New York City officially unveiled it’s finalized plan for a $220 million renovation of Governors Island ! Starting in 2012, construction will begin on what could become one of the coolest urban parks in the world. The finalized design is by Dutch firm West 8 in partnership with Rogers Marvel Architects , Diller, Scofidio + Renfro , SMWM and Urban Design+ and comes complete with flowering terraces, boardwalks, marshland, a hammock grove, mountainscapes and newly-found stunning views of the Manhattan skyline. The city bought Governor’s Island from the US government for $1.00 in 2003, and up until 1997 the island was home to the oldest US military base
Read more here:
NYC’s $220 Million Governors Island Park Unveiled!
Clean Energy Push Rivals Manhattan Project: WSJ
December 3, 2009 by
Filed under Green
A once-in-a-generation shift in U.S. science is being spurred by the Obama administration’s push to solve the nation’s energy problems, in a massive federal program that rivals the Manhattan Project. This summary comes, not from just another renewable energy blogger like myself, overwhelmed by the gushing hose of news out of Steven Chu’s newly invigorated Department of Energy, but from a surprising source.
See the original post:
Clean Energy Push Rivals Manhattan Project: WSJ
Chicago’s Bloomingdale Rail Could Become Giant, Hydrogen-Producing Greenhouse
October 30, 2009 by
Filed under Green
Image: Bustler When I was in college, a graffiti-writing friend took me to one of his favorite secret spots, a neglected section of elevated train track in Manhattan’s meat packing district.
Originally posted here:
Chicago’s Bloomingdale Rail Could Become Giant, Hydrogen-Producing Greenhouse