On or around the first of every month, 2nd Green Revolution updates the green events calendar for the coming month. Last November we began including a post highlighting some of the intriguing events for that month. Unlike past months where many of the events on the calendar take place abroad, May showcases numerous conferences, workshops, [...]
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May 2010 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
May 3rd, 2010 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Eric Wilson, Local Energy/Food, Sustainability 
Tags: Calendar, Clean Energy, Lifecycle, New Urbanism, New York City, NYC Green Buildings 
No Comments »New York City’s Green Building Movement, Part 5: Henry Miller’s Theater
May 5th, 2009 Eric Wilson As a follow up to last month’s series on the green building movement in New York City, the first Broadway theater has been renovated with the goal of earning the US Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The New York Times reported yesterday that Henry Miller’s Theater “will be [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Building, Sustainable Development Tags: LEED, New York City, NYC Green Buildings, USGBC No Comments »New York City’s Green Building Movement Part 4: Hearst Tower
April 24th, 2009 Eric Wilson Arguably once the most formidable media empire in the world, The Hearst Corporation, founded by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, has a bold headquarters in New York City that leads by example. Designed by internationally renowned British architect Norman Foster, the tower rises out of a 6-story 1920s Art Deco era building on 57th Street [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Building, Recylcing Tags: LEED, Necessary Revolution, New York City, NYC Green Buildings No Comments »New York City’s Green Building Movement Part 3: One Bryant Park
April 14th, 2009 Eric Wilson One of the most striking additions to New York City’s skyline is The Tower at One Bryant Park. The glass clad structure, home to 2.1 million square feet of office space and Bank of America’s New York headquarters, represents the pinnacle in green building. Currently working on Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) platinum [...]
New York City’s Green Building Movement Part 2: The Solaire
April 10th, 2009 Eric Wilson The Solaire, located at 20 River Terrace, New York, NY 10282 (on the southern tip of Manhattan), soars above the inlet to the Hudson River. Built adjacent to Ground Zero and the site of the Twin Towers, the structure is replete with history despite its brief existence. Designed in part by famed architect César Pelli [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Building Tags: Energy, Energy Star, New York City, NYC Green Buildings, Photovoltaic, Solar Energy, Water, Water Conservation No Comments »New York City’s Green Building Movement Part 1: The Empire State Building
April 8th, 2009 Eric Wilson Over the past several years, new construction in Manhattan has featured a decidedly green hue. The city’s tallest skyscraper, the Empire State Building, is now joining the parade. Starting this summer, the structure will undergo a retrofitting designed to conserve energy. The New York Times reports that the “renovation [is] expected to reduce the skyscraper’s [...]
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