Green Home
Solar Thermal Grant Pilot Program
February 26, 2010 Posted by NYCEDC
New York City, NY - February 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced five businesses and institutions will receive grants to install solar thermal systems in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens. Solar thermal is an established clean energy technology that collects sunlight to produce thermal energy, or heat.
Gillibrand Introduces Solar Energy Legislation
February 8, 2010 Posted by Senator Gillibrand
Washington, DC - February 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced legislation this week to encourage the installation of 10 million solar systems on the rooftops of homes and businesses over the next decade.
NYSERDA Joins Businesses to Showcase Ways Homeowners Can Save Energy and Money with Alternative Energy and Home Improvements
January 28, 2010 Posted by New York RealEstateRama
Albany, NY - January 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — It’s never been easier to find out how to cut your energy costs and make your home more environmentally friendly than at this year’s Great Northeast Home Show.
Harlem Receives First ‘Green Retrofit’ Housing Stimulus Award
January 26, 2010 Posted by New York RealEstateRama
Congressman Rangel Hails Funding for Energy-Efficiency Renovations on 135th Street Multi-Family Housing Project.
Washington, DC - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Charles Rangel was pleased to learn recently that the Obama Administration’s first stimulus award for funding “green” apartment renovations will serve Northern Manhattan. The award– a $3.6 million federal housing loan to New-York […]
Governor Paterson Announces Funding To Continue Long Island Solar Energy Program
December 17, 2009 Posted by Governor David A. Paterson
Albany, NY - December 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor David A. Paterson today announced that the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will provide a $6 million grant to the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA).
Bronx Pro Real Estate Management Celebrated Opening of 1085 Washington Avenue Apartments Providing Green Homes for Low Income Residents
September 29, 2009 Posted by NYCHDC
New York, NY - September 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Bronx Pro Real Estate Management today celebrated the opening of 1085 Washington Avenue Apartments, a new 90-unit affordable housing development that features numerous elements that help the building and its residents contribute to a greener, more sustainable New York City.
41 Habitat-NYC Families Receive Keys to New, Affordable, Eco-Friendly Homes in Ocean Hill-Brownsville, Brooklyn as Historic Habitat-NYC Complex Is Completed
September 28, 2009 Posted by New York RealEstateRama
Brooklyn, NY - September 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — 41 low-income New York City families received the keys to their new Habitat for Humanity - New York City homes in a joyful celebration in Ocean Hill-Brownsville, Brooklyn.
Global Green USA Announces Conversion Of Largest Poultry Plant In Us To Recyclable And Compostable Boxes, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
September 25, 2009 Posted by New York RealEstateRama
New York, NY - September 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Global USA’s Coalition for Resource Recovery announced a key milestone today in its goal of achieving 100% recyclable wholesale packaging through Hunt’s Point Distribution Center, the largest food distribution center in the world.
First Affordable Housing Development in Brooklyn with Solar Panels
September 24, 2009 Posted by NYCHDC
NEW YORK, NY - September 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) President Marc Jahr, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Rafael E. Cestero and Alan Bell from Dumont Green LLC, celebrated the groundbreaking for a new eight-story 176 unit affordable apartment building at 1490 Dumont Avenue.
Turner Completes Largest Green Roof in New York City
August 25, 2009 Posted by Turner
Roof atop the United States Postal Service Morgan Mail Processing Facility is Part of the USPS’s Goal to Reduce Energy Usage by 30 Percent by 2015. New York, N.Y. - August 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Turner Construction Company, the nation’s largest green builder, has substantially completed New York City’s largest green roof for the United States Postal Service (USPS) atop the 2.2 million sq. ft. Morgan Mail Processing Facility on West 28th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues.
Mayor Bloomberg and NYCHA Chairman Rhea Unveil New Housing Authority Energy Efficiency Program to Reduce Electricity Usage, Decrease Carbon Emissions and Save Money at Castle Hill Houses
August 5, 2009 Posted by New York RealEstateRama
New York, NY - August 5, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Chairman John B. Rhea today unveiled NYCHA’s new energy efficiency demonstration project at the Castle Hill Houses in the Bronx. By 2011, it will lower energy usage by 2.25 million kilowatt hours of electricity a year, reduce carbon emissions by more than 4,900 tons annually, and save $1.2 million a year.
“Green” Forum Highlights 545 Madison Avenue as Showcase of Sustainability
July 27, 2009 Posted by New York RealEstateRama
NEW YORK, NY - July 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — 545 Madison Avenue, a 17-story, class-A building in the Plaza District that stands as one of New York City’s “greenest” new office towers, was highlighted as a model of sustainability at a recent “Retrofitting Commercial Buildings to be Green” conference sponsored by the Urban Land Institute in Washington, D.C.
Gillibrand Announces Key Senate Panel Approves $500,000 For LIPA Program to Help Long Island Homes and Businesses Install Panels
July 13, 2009 Posted by New York RealEstateRama
Riverhead, NY - July 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – Standing at the Riverhead Free Library on Long Island, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that that a key Senate panel approved $500,000 to provide rebates for homes and businesses that install solar panels to generate energy.
New York State Announces Energy Efficiency Upgrade At State Office Building
June 16, 2009 Posted by New York RealEstateRama
Smithtown, NY - June 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner John C. Egan, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) President and Chief Executive Officer Francis J. Murray Jr., New York Power Authority (NYPA) President and Chief Executive Officer Richard M. Kessel, Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin S. Law, and State Senator John Flanagan recently unveiled a new 200-kilowatt fuel cell.
EPA, New York Giants and New York Jets Team Up to Make New Meadowlands Stadium a Beacon of “Green”
June 1, 2009 Posted by EPA
New York, N.Y. - June 01, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — When the New York Jets and New York Giants kickoff their 2010 seasons, they won’t just have a new stadium to call home, they’ll be playing in one of the greenest venues in sports thanks to a partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA and the New Meadowlands Stadium Company, the stadium’s principal owner, today signed a memorandum of understanding that outlines plans to incorporate environmentally-friendly materials and practices into the construction and operation of New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
