News / Rena Lee

Infrastructure, Urban Planning

Points of view

Instant Landscape: The Lowline

July 27, 2016 | Rena Lee

Depending on your vision, creating a park can be as easy as bringing in the greenery. Creating that same park underground—requires a whole lot of problem solving.
Green Schools, Net Zero, Renewable Energy

Points of view

Behind the Solar Array of NYC's First Net-Zero Public School

April 13, 2016 | Rena Lee

The School Construction Authority and IBEW Local 3 electrical foreman explain how the NYC's first net-zero school and its photovoltaic system came to be.
Passive House

Points of view

Façade Lift: 19th Century Passive House

February 17, 2016 | Rena Lee

After 113 years of wind, rain, heat, and humidity, a look at the challenge to turn an 1899 rowhouse into an energy-efficient Passive House.
Building Envelope, Design, HVAC

Points of view

Preview: Tower at PNC Plaza

February 3, 2016 | Rena Lee

What does it take to build the one of the greenest office towers in the world?
Points of view

99 Bottles of Beer in the Wall: Recycled Glass in Concrete

January 13, 2016 | Rena Lee

Ahead of our upcoming panel, Amanda Kaminsky of Building Product Ecosystems details why using recycled glass in concrete makes sense and how it could transform supply chains.

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