NEW YORK, NY--Lisa Sharkey and Paul Gleicher's passion for sustainable living led them to fully gut and renovate a five-floor Manhattan brownstone. While creating this home for their family, they sourced stylish and sophisticated options for green, eco-friendly living.
ASBURY PARK/FAIRLESS HILLS, PA-- Members of The Northern New Jersey District Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI-NNJ) recently toured two successful area redevelopments that offer models for the future: the Asbury Park Boardwalk in Asbury Park and the Keystone Industrial Port Complex in Fairless Hills, PA, just across the Delaware River from Trenton.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.-- NAIOP New Jersey, a chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, recently presented Adam Mengon, an Eagle Scout with Troop 96 in Newton, N.J., with the 2008 Frank D. Visceglia Memorial Scholarship.
NEW YORK, NY--ScheinMedia, publisher of New York House magazine, New Jersey & Company, www.MetroGreenBusiness.com and producer of ScheinMediaConferences announces the launch of NYinc and www.NYinc.co--a magazine, website, and conference medium for the New York market.
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.--On Thursday, November 20, the Bard Center for Environmental Policy (BCEP) and Bard Urban Studies in New Orleans Program (NOI) will host a panel discussion exploring the redevelopment of New Orleans and viable options for urban planning and environmental policy post–Katrina.
WASHINGTON, D.C.- – As President-Elect Barack Obama prepares to address energy as one of the top issues on the U.S. agenda, his administration will face long-held U.S. consumer denial about personal responsibility in driving energy demand and resulting prices – as well as consumers’ “tailpipe-driven” understanding of energy use and environmental impact.
NEW YORK -- Despite the concerns about the availability of credit, 75% of the commercial real estate executives surveyed said they would not be any less likely to construct "green" buildings.
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Dow Chemical Co has called on the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and Congress to implement a comprehensive national energy policy.
BOSTON-- At the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Boston, Mass., Owens Corning announced it has increased the certified recycled content in its flagship PINK Fiberglas(TM) insulation to a minimum of 40 percent.
NEW YORK--TIAA-CREF Global Real Estate announced today that One Boston Place in Boston is the first building to earn the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold designation from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance.
NEW YORK -- New findings from this year's goodpurpose(TM) global study of consumer attitudes reveal that nearly seven in 10 (68%) consumers would remain loyal to a brand during a recession if it supports a good cause, and 71% say that when they think about the economic downturn, they have either given the same or more time and money to good causes.
NEW YORK--Sandi Franklin, Executive Director of the Center for the Urban Environment, was awarded Citizen of the Year by the Executive Council at its sixth annual “New York Ten Awards.”
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration and the Johnson Graduate School of Management have joined forces with HEI Hotels & Resorts to create a course in which students will work with hospitality industry leaders to devise innovative and more cost-effective solutions to social and environmental issues.
CRANBURY, N.J.--Sweetwater Construction Corp., a recognized leader in New Jersey construction, management and general contracting, recently received a 2008 New Jersey Historic Preservation Award for its American Metro Center project in Hamilton, N.J.
MONTVALE, N.J.-- BioHitech's high-volume organic waste decomposition technology, launched earlier this year, received recognition at the 2008 International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant show at the Jacob K. Javits Center in NYC, receiving the award for Innovation in Green Technology for their GOHBio 1001 Series.
BUFFALO, N.Y.-- When the Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College opens to the public Nov. 22, it is expected to be the first art museum in New York State to be certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program of the U.S. Green Building Council.
ARMONK, NY-- IBM issued its 2007-2008 Corporate Responsibility Report, detailing the company's performance results and strategies in the areas of governance, supply chain, environmental performance, employment policies and practices, client solutions and community engagements.
NEW YORK-- RecycleBank recycling rewards program has announced plans to strategically expand operations.
NEW YORK CITY - E+Co has announced that The Goldman Sachs Group has agreed to purchase the majority of its carbon offset portfolio.
HOBOKEN, N.J.-- Garden Street Lofts, which will become Hoboken’s first and only green/LEED-certified residential building, will feature a "green roof."
