2008 News Archive
Selected news about the green building movement, especially in New York City. See a listing of recent articles in our Newsroom, in this archive of earlier articles from 2008, or in our 2007 News Archive.
December
Back at Junk Value, Recyclables Are Piling Up, New York Times
Architect Finds Beauty in the Asphalt Jungle, Boston Globe
Preserving Buildings Helps Preserve the Planet, Planetizen.com
Can Cities Save the Planet?, Slate.com
Building Stimulus on Capitol Hill, Grist.org
EPA Sponsors Green Building Competition, BizJournals.com
ULI Launches Global City Index Report: London, New York Still Rank As World Leaders, ULI.org
Renovating the U.N. with Hints of Green, New York Times
A Park to be Built on the Fresh Kills Landfill, New York Magazine
New York Construction's Best of 2008, ENR.com
The Energy Challenge: No Furnace but Heat Aplenty in 'Passive Houses', NYTimes.com
Hope Over US Climate Deal, News.BBC.co.uk
November
Coming Clean: More and More Green Buildings are on the Way, New York Post
From Debris Pile to New Homes, New York Times
Debate on plan for greenest West Coast building, the San Francisco Chronicle
What Recession? Green firms see bright future in dark times, The Architect's Newspaper
Once a multistory car park, the fabulously designed Mama Shelter hotel shows how cities can recycle their old buildings, The Guardian
A Building with an Energy All Its Own, Globe and Mail
NYC Proposes Bike Parking Rules in New Buildings, Associated Press
Economic Downturn Contributes to Major Deficit at M.T.A., Treehugger
Bristol labelled Britain's most sustainable city, Building.co.uk
Fiona Cousins named one of Real Estate New York Magazine's Women of Influence
New Report Measures the Actual Impacts of Green Buildings for the First Time, GreenBiz.com
Less is More: Matroshka Compact Living, Treehugger
9 "Green" Monsters: Can a 15,000 SF Mcmansion be Green?, Treehugger
Town centers are a new catalyst for small cities, Seattle Daily Journal
How did Italy get so ugly?, The Art Newspaper
Green Plans in Blueprints of Retailers, New York Times
Obama: the Post-Environmental President, Terrapass.com
Efficiency’s Mark: City Glitters a Little Less, New York Times
California Efficiency Laws Saved State Big Bucks, GreenBiz
All of a sudden... algae is everywhere, BBC
Transportation Alternatives Announces Complete Streets Competition Winners, The Architects Newspaper
U.S. Mayors, USGBC Join Forces to Green Schools, GreenerBuildings.com
October
Arctic Ice Thickness 'Plummets', BBC
Solar Two Wins Holcim, Treehugger
A Brooklyn Brownfield Goes Green, Residential Architect
Zero Carbon Building is the New Standard in England, Environmental News Network
South Africa Joins World Green Building Council, Greener Buildings
Green vs. Greed: An Open Letter to Green Building Professionals, GreenerBuildings.com
The McCain-Obama Mismatch on Urban Policy, Gotham Gazette
Building a Sustainable Design Community, Fast Company
Black is the New Green, Environmental News Network
11 Buildings Wrapped in Gorgeous Green and Living Walls, Marcelino 2.0
Chicago Out-Greens New York, LA, Growing Lawns in the Clouds, Bloomberg LP
Seniors Embrace Green Ways, USA Today
Apocalypse Now, via Diorama, New York Times
William McDonough: The Wisdom of Designing Cradle to Cradle, TED.com
15 Inspiring Glimpses into the Future of Green Housing, EcoSalon
Naturhus Wraps A House In Its Own Private Greenhouse, Treehugger
William Kankwamba: How I Built My Family A Windmill,TED.com
Nature’s Loss Dwarfs Bank Crisis, BBC
Academic Road to Green, The Columbus Dispatch
Binary Design's Study of Desert Plants and Ancient Dwellings Leads to New Green Building Technologies, Archinect
Save Paper, Save Money with Software Downloads, Treehugger
Now for a Green Bailout: Twice the Bang, Half the Bucks, The Huffington Post
Green Architecture Opportunity in Financial Woes, Reuters
Buildings Inspired by Nature, CNN
Yassky, Transportation Alternatives Rally for `Bikes in Buildings' Bill The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
From Lions to Lemurs, Architect Magazine
Kohl's to Open 47 New Stores, 45 of which Conform to LEED Standards<, Just Style
Movie Studio an Imaginative, Environmental 'Leeder': Plymouth Rock Studios registers with the USGBC, Market Watch
No Driveway Carwashes, Washington State Says, USA Today
New Paris Building Casts No Shadows, Generates Electricity, Gizmodo
Interview with Serge Appel on One Bryant Park, Inhabitat
Cities Rethinking '50s-Era Parking Standards, MSNBC
Broadway Broadens Pedestrian Access, USA Today
Don't Blame Cities for Climate Change, Environmental News Network
Beyer Blinder Belle's Princeton Master Plan has Strong Sustainability Focus, Architectural Record
September
U.S. Senate Extends Renewable Energy Tax Credits, Reuter
Global Sustainability Centers: The 20 Cities of 2020, Ethisphere
Power From the Restless Sea Stirs the Imagination, New York Times
California Moves on Bill to Curb Sprawl and Emissions, New York Times
Green Architecture's Grand Experiment, Metropolis Magazine
Green, Greener, Greenest, New York Times
In Support of a New (Green) Deal, New York Times
Fordham Students Find Environmental Inspiration Right in Their Backyard, Fordham University
Songdo: A Mega City Redefining 'Green': LEED for Neighborhood Development, The Korea Times
Top 30 Design Blogs & Resources For Architects, Shea Blog
Green Housing Sector Still Going Strong, Treehugger
The Bronx Goes Green, Architecture News
New York Fashion Week's Green Designs, All Day Buffet
The Mets Go Green, Bronx Council for Environmental Quality
Cooper Union Call for Responses, Archinect.com
A Call for Action, for Earth and Profit, New York Times
Democrats Want Obama to Grow a Green, Clean Energy Economy, Environment News Service
Green Roofs Offer More Than Color for the Skyline, New York Times
US Government Giving Green Buildings a Boost, CNET News
Bright Lights, Big (Green) City, Just Means
System Sizing Versus Energy Modeling - The Future is Now, Architecture Record
The Plenty 20 Awards 2008, Plenty: The World in Green
Incredible Sahara Forest Project to Generate Fresh Water, Solar Power and Crops in African Desert, Treehugger
Creative Recycling: 747 Turned into Hostel, Treehugger
Green Path, Green Builder Event at The Wild Center, Adirondack Almanack
Pioneering Online Green Design Program Grows, GreenerBuildings
Paolo Soleri is Hot Again, Treehugger
Becoming a LEED Accredited Professional, Treehugger
A Green Home Renovator's Guide, Plenty: The World in Green
August
Serving Architects, Consultants in Everything Green Become Mainstays, New York Times
The Costs of Not Building Green, Environmental News Network
Showing the Green Building Process, Environmental News Network
India: Design Like You Give a Damn, PBS Frontline World
A Blueprint for Good, Boston Globe
A Call to Preserve Admiral's Row at the Navy Yard's Edge, New York Times
20 Eco-Structures that Defy Conventions, EcoFriend.org
Why New York City's Third Try with Tidal Power is Good News for the U.S., Business Week
Green Depot Opens Showroom on Long Island, Market Watch
Toyota Greens Retail Outlets, Green Builder Press
Permanent Camping: Less is More, Treehugger.com
Challenging a College to Redesign a Building, New York Times
New York Expands Renewable Net Metering and Green Roof Incentives, Media Newswire
Transportation Alternatives Releases Smart Streets Report, TransAlt.org
Can New York Infrastructure Handle Floods, Intense Heat?, New York Times/Associated Press
What is the Future of Suburbia?, Freakonomics Blog, NY Times
The Greening of New York City: Treehugger Interviews Ariella Maron, Treehugger.com
Free Green Turns House Design Business on its Head, Treehugger.com
Victorians Can Have a Green Makeover Too, The Guardian
NYC Plans 30% Cut in Carbon Emissions by 2030, NYC.gov
McKinsey Study: Huge CO2 Reductions Avalable at Low Cost, McKinsey & Company
EPA Provides $500,000 to Green Brownfields, Greenerbuildings.com
The Meaning of Green, York Daily Record
Affordable Housing Goes Green, Washington Independant
Johnson Controls Helps Green Olympic Venues, GreenBiz.com
Newsom Signs Strict Green Building Codes Into Law, San Francisco Chronicle
July
USGBC Lists Certification Lineup for LEED 2009, GreenerBuildings.com
Behavior Modification - Submetering at Georgetown Mews: reducing energy, changing behavior, The Green Report
Home Buyers Increasingly Thinking and Buying Green, Press Release by USGBC and McGraw Hill Construction (PDF)
Cities of the Future, the Coming End of the Car Age and Suburbia's Demise: James Kunstler Talks, Treehugger
Aspen to Mandate Green Building for Commercial, Aspen Daily News
California Adopts Green Building Code for All New Construction, GreenBiz.com
The Greener Good, Builder
The Renovation of LEED-EB, Greener Buildings
Governor David Paterson' First 100 Days: A Green Governor? The New York Observer
The Coney Island of Gregory Kiss's Mind, In The Fray
Albany Makes Small, Meaningful Strides for Environment, Newsday
Lincoln Property Sheds 700 Broadway for $70M, GlobeSt.com
Red Hook Industrial Company To Have First Green Roof Under New Initiative, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Canon's New HQ to be LI's Largest Green Project, Newsday
June
BeGreen Launches Calculator for Green Buildings, BeGreen
Going Green Is Good for Your Wallet, BusinessWeek
Good Housekeeping Set To Unveil First LEED Home In Manhattan, ecorazzi
Intervale Green Complex Lowers Costs With Energy Efficient Appliances, NY Daily News
Harvard, Sidwell Embrace Green Design in Labs, Roof, Bloomberg.com
Region Has Shot at Green Success, Watertown Daily Times
The New Trophy Home, Small and Ecological, The New York Times
Green Rooftops in New York City Now Rewarded with Tax Credits, E-Wire
Gov. Paterson Announces Agreement With Legislature to Provide Incentives to Build Green, ny.gov
Plants Insulate Pioneering Russian Green Building, Green Building Press
Getting Green Products Right, Architecture Week
Higher Learning Adapts To a Greening Attitude, The Washington Post
For an Old Cape Cod, a Modern, Green Redo, The New York Times
Today, CFLs. Tomorrow, LEDs? The Washington Post
Kimball Office NYC Showroom Earns LEED-CI, Contract Magazine
Adding Yellow and 'Green' to the Brooklyn Children's Museum, The New York Sun
Conservation Body Breaks Ground for Greenest Building in Europe, AFP
The Greening of America, Business Facilities
Green Standards Adapt, GlobeSt.
Green Demolition, Forbes
Green Building News - USGBC to Accredit LEED Certifiers, Huffington Post
Panel: LEED Is Future of Industrial Building, GlobeSt.
Playing Lead Role in the Ruins of a Tornado, The New York Times
Keeping the Wrecking Ball at Bay, The Wall Street Journal
State Develops Online Database of Green Buildings, Los Angeles Business
The Geology of Cool, The New York Times
The Greenest Cities, Newsweek
As LEED Grows, So Does U.S. Green Building Council, CoStar Group
New Report: Millions of US Workers Stand to Gain from Green Industries, NRDC; also, download the study
Current Green Coatings Do Little to Protect the Environment, PCI
AIA and USGBC Agree to Strategic Alliance in Advocacy, Education, & Research, Jetson Green
May
Critics Say New Green Rating Hurts Affordable Housing, Washington Business Journal
Greening the U.S. Capitol, iNSnet
What Is a Green-Collar Job, Exactly? TIME
How Green Is the College? Time the Showers, The New York Times
Going 'Green' Has Willets Point Seeing Red, The Christian Science Monitor
The Eco-Kitchen Challenge, The Wall Street Journal
With Tishman Out, MTA Hands Rail Yards to Related Cos., CoStar Group
Perkins & Will to Design New $1B NYPD Academy, CPN
The Promise of Green Paint, The New York Times
The Goal Is to Do the Right Thing, The New York Times
How Green Hysteria Will Hit Home, AEI
Study: Builders Slow To Embrace Green, Environmental Leader
Not So Green Building, CleanTech
The Class Isn't Always Greener (But It Could Be), The New York Times
Baruch Leads the Green Revolution, The Ticker
Building Proposal by Greenwich Village Hospital is Rejected, The New York Times
The New Green Leaders, Newsweek
EPA and Partners Kick Off Green Building Design Challenge, U.S. EPA
Starwood Is Going Green With a New Hotel Chain, The New York Times
AIA Names Top 10 Green Building Projects, GreenerBuildings
LEED Certification Could Benefit from Booming Industry in Coming Years: Report, GreenerBuildings
New York's First Lady Picks Up "Greening" Of Governor's Mansion, LoHud
Green's Gold Standard, Albany Times Union
April
Forget the Teardown, The 'Unbuild' Is Eco-Friendly But More Costly, The Wall Street Journal
Green(er) Power Plant Coming to Queens, Crain's New York Business
A Truly "Green" Building Technology, Reuters
Real Estate Slump Hits New York, Gotham Gazette
When to Shout 'Eco-Friendly', The New York Times
Time Warner Center Named The Office Building of the Year, BusinessWire
Region Could Be Green Hub, Times-Herald Record
Earth-Friendly Mini-Mansions Designed to Be Ego-Efficient, Too, Pocono Record
New Hotel Chains Follow Green Building Path, GlobeSt.
NYC Offers an Array of Green Places, San Jose Mercury News
Building a 'Green' City, Metro NY
City Picks Hudson Companies' 'Gowanus Green' for Public Place, Curbed
The Green Issue, The New York Times
The House That Green Built, The New York Times
Polluted Willets Point Divides New York City Government, Environment News Service
Casting a Greener Shadow, The New York Times
Guidelines Protect Environment in Campus Construction, B.U. Pipe Dream,
Stop & Shop: First Company in U.S. Awarded LEED Portfolio Volume Certification, The Earth Times
More Money for Green Properties, Affordable Housing Finance
Queens Buildings Are Going Green, Queens Chronicle
M.T.A. to Tap Solar Power for Electricity, The New York Times
A New Model in Low-Income Housing, Daily Herald
Green Roofs Popping Up in Big Cities, msnbc
Green Buildings and Smart Grids, World Changing
Dallas Adopts Green Building Ordinance, Environmental Leader
It's True: Green Buildings Do Boost Sales, Rental and Occupancy Rates, BusinessWeek
Audubon’s New Home Brings the Outdoors In, The New York Times
Sustainable Solutions: The Impact of the Green Building Movement, Greener Buildings
How 'Green' Can a Huge House Be?, The New York Times
Trees Block Solar Panels, and a Feud Ends in Court, The New York Times
Parking Structure Serves as Unexpected Spot for Green Building Practices, Greener Buildings
Not Just Greener Grass, Newsweek
Cost and Red Tape Hamper Colleges' Efforts to Go Green, The Chronicle of Higher Education
'National Green Jobs for America' Campaign, FOX Business
Sun Is Part of the Plan for Greener Hempstead, The New York Times
March
Tishman Lands Hudson Yards Assignment with $1 Billion Bid, CoStar Group
First 100% Affordable Green Housing in Harlem, PRNewswire
Partly Off the Grid, With a Mini-Utility in the Cellar, The New York Times
Southampton Town Happily Sees Green In Its Immediate Future, Hamptons.com
The Price of Going Green, The Wall Street Journal
The Quad's Not the Only Green Sport on Campus, BusinessWeek
The Showhouse That Sustainability Built, The New York Times
Mets' New Ballpark Covers the Green Bases, Environment News Servic
How BIM and Green Tech Will Change the Construction Industry, GreenerBuildings
Not Just for Tree Huggers, Newsweek
High Line 23 Brings New Green Tower to Chelsea Skyline, inhabitat
BMCC to Green Up, readMedia
Millions of Jobs of a Different Collar, The New York Times
Past is Prologue, Business Week
San Francisco Officials Move Green Building Codes Forward, GreenerBuildings
Home Depot Pledges $30M For Habitat Green Building Program, Environmental Leader
Installation of City's First Microturbines Under New Code Completed in Battery Park City, greenbuildingsNYC
In Chicago, Tinted Green, The New York Times
Philadelphia Proposes Record-Breaking New Green Skyscraper, the daily green
It Takes Patience to Green a Village, CityLimits
Building the First Carbon-Negative Airport, the daily green
The Sky's the Limit, Newsweek
Designing Light and Air, Newsweek
Sustainable Living: Builders Go Green With Energy Star Ratings, Times Herald-Record
Fedrizzi: Syracuse Can Prosper in Green Revolution, The Post-Standard
Summit Boasts Green Real Estate Opportunities, Greener Buildings
Hotels Find It Is Time to Go Green, GlobeSt.
Green Building Must Protect Birds, Too, San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Home Builders Go 'Green' To Seek New Selling Point, The Wall Street Journal
Sustainable Facility Management is the Next Wave, GreenerBuildings
'Green' Building Windows Can Block Cell Signals, Computerworld
Construction to Begin on Green Residence, GlobeSt.
Insurance Company Adds Eco-Friendly Coverage for Commercial Buildings, GreenerBuildings
Once Polluted, Now Profitable for New Jersey Builders, The New York Times
Eco-Terrorists Burn Luxury Homes, TIME
Abu Dhabi Building a Green Oasis in a Desert, Detroit Free Press
San Francisco's Green Building Nightmare, BeyondChron
NAHB Lays Out Details for Green Building Program, Green Products and Technology
February
Photovoltaic Cells Are Still Very Green, Comparative Test Shows, The New York Times
Long Island Builders Are Going Green, Newsday
A Serious Building, Tailor Made for Fun, The New York Times
Mayor Bloomberg Gets on Board With Plan to Manage Storm Water Runoff, NY Daily News
The Middle East Green Building Challenge, Building
Brookhaven Town Building 'Green' Industrial Park, Newsday
NY's Enviro-Pork, New York Post
The Green Lending Debate, National Real Estate Investor
DUMBO: Green nabe branches out, The Brooklyn Paper
Teaching homes to 'learn' from their inhabitants, Globe and Mail
ASHRAE Considering Setting Up New Green Building Labelling System, Canadian Consulting Engineer
Governor Spitzer Breaks Ground on Charleston Bus Annex on Staten Island, Media Newswire
USGBC Doubles Green Building Research Funding, Interior Design
Building Green is More Than Efficient, Boston Herald
Jones Lang LaSalle Manhattan Office Towers Get Green Commendation, Commercial Property News
Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You, The New York Times
'The Wild Center' is First New York Museum to Achieve Benchmark Green Building Certification, PRWeb
Telling a Green Ballpark's Story, Washington Post
Lack of Life Cycle Assessment Continues to Plague Green Building Rating Systems, greenbuildingsNYC
New York to Clean Up Waterways by Greening Roadways and Roofs, All American Patriots
RIG Unveils Insurance Plans for Green Elements of Properties, Multi-Housing News
New York's Net-Metering Policy Receives "D" Grade, Environmental Advocates of NY Press Release
Planting New LEED Seeds, Affordable Housing Finance
Car-Free, Solar City in Gulf Could Set a New Standard for Green Design, The New York Times
'Green Collar' Jobs Seen as Prosperous, Washington Post
January
'Green' Buildings Don't Have to Be New, The New York Times
(Solar) Power to the People Is Not So Easily Achieved, The New York Times
Green Still Not On Display in Many Retail Properties, Washington Business Journal
A Shelter Is Built Green, to Heal Inside and Out, The New York Times
Architects Who Add Sex Appeal To Sustainable Designs, The Wall Street Journal
Green With Style: Bringing Elegance To Sustainable Design, The Wall Street Journal
New York Town Chooses LEED for New Standards, GreenerBuildings
Built for the Earth and the Pocketbook, The New York Times
High Perceived Cost of Green Persists, Says Survey, Environmental Building News
New Model for Green Design, BusinessWeek
A New Blueprint for Levittown, TIME
The Golden Age: High-Rise Residential Construction Keeps Going, New York Construction
Mother Nature, Design Guru, The Wall Street Journal
Several NYC Zoos, Aquarium Set to Get Green Makeover, Newsday
Abu Dhabi Unveils Plans for Sustainable City, ENN
N.Y. Leads Country in Green Construction, NY Daily News
Cutting-edge Green Building Technology Available Online, Interior Design
Creating Sustainable Cities: San Francisco and New York Are Leading the Way, AlterNet
Insurers Launch 'Green' Policies, Houston Chronicle
Form Follows Feathers: Bird-Friendly Architecture, Architectural Record
Libraries Digging Deep for Geothermal Savings, The New York Times
Setting Standards for Green Neighborhoods, Gotham Gazette
Tall Order, The Boston Globe
Environmental Benefits Boost New State Laws, PressConnects.com
UK Builds Recyclable Hotel, ENN
Human Body Heat to Heat Green Building in Sweden, Inhabitat
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