New York City's recent LL86 Amendments are Game Changers for the City's Capital Projects.
Late March 2016, the New York City Council approved two (2) important amendments to Local Law 86, a solid step towards Mayor de Blasio’s ardent quest for New York City to emerge as the global leader in sustainability and resiliency - keeping the promises outlined in One City, Built to Last Plan developed by the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability. The Amendments, Int. Nos. 701A and Int. 721A, were drafted by committees chaired and guided through by Speaker
THE MOST EXCITING NEW TOWER IN THE WORLD
The most exciting new tower in the world as the Financial Times calls it. This building is a vertical forest tower approximately 10,000 square ft. Located in Milan Italy, one of the most polluted cities in the world, the tower uses trees and plants to help filter the cities polluted air by converting carbon dioxide into oxygen. The building structure also has unique features such as insulating the building and filtering dusts to help reduce the building energy consumption. #b
TAIPEI 101 ARTICLE
The Taipei 101 is classified as the largest green building in the world. Currently located in Xinyi District Taipei, Taiwan, Taipei 101 is known for its features that allow the building to operate on a reduced amount of energy consumption. The building also has the ability to recycle its water supply. Compare to another building design with the same size, the Taipei 101 is estimated to use around 30% less energy. #building
655 MORRIS AVENUE, BRONX, NEW YORK- SUSTAINABLE BUILDING IN THE BOROUGHS
Three months after New York Housing Development Corporation announced $372.56 million in bonds and $88.7 million insubordination financing to fund affordable housing in Bronx, New York, Omni New York started the construction of 655 Morris Will. The 15-story building a total of $63.8 million and $11.4 million comes from subordinate debt. 655 Morris Will is designed to provide home for formerly homeless and low-income people. Besides apartments, it also has 8,500 square feet of
THE LEWIS CENTER ARTICLE
The Lewis Center is considered as one of the most important green building in the last decade. Constructed in 1999, the Lewis Center is one of the first buildings to produce its own energy. The famous sustainability architect William McDonough designed this center. The buildings infrastructure has unique features ahead of times. Such features include producing its own energy such as natural resources and geothermal heating, and having daylighting and light sensors, mainlined
