Maybe I am just a cynic and see shadows in corners that don't exist but this mornings Style section of the New York Times set my blood to boil. There was a profile of Graham Hill the founder of Treehugger who has a new product/project to sell. This new venture strikes me as equally suspect but perhaps this is the Facebook effect, where I see a young male selling out for great personal wealth while professing to be "different." Later this month, Mr. Hsieh will try it out for himself, when he comes to New York to stay in the LifeEdited apartment.

US Cities: Greater New York City Area 37,569. So you’re country or city isn’t listed? Architecture in Bermuda 1939 – before LinkedIn existed Architects and Planners have been busy creating profiles on LinkedIn. The latest statistics (as of May 16, 2012) show there are 1,128,581 LinkedIn profiles in the Architecture and Planning Industry. For those readers interested in knowing just where all these profiles are in the world, here’s a breakdown: United States 337,376. India 69,140. Italy 63,357. United Kingdom 59,815. Brazil 50,974.

Earth Day in 1970 gained itself a rare political alignment when it received support from Democrats and Republicans, rich and poor, farmers and city folks and people from every walk of life who agreed that more attention than was being given was owed to our earth and its environments. If you’re going to be in the New York City area this weekend, consider joining volunteers for the 5th Annual One Thing That’s Green tree planting event, organized by MillionTreesNYC and JetBlue Airways. Once again, Earth Day is here. Earth Day 2012.

And I read yesterday about a significant project in New York slated for destruction - The Orange County Government Center in Goshen, NY. This building seems to not suffer from a blight on a city scape but from construction defects that may or may not be the result of design issues. In New Haven, the 1972 Veterans Memorial Coliseum was demolished in 2007 despite a campaign to rescue it. headquarters in Washington and Boston City Hall. have reprinted the article below for your perusal. am a great advocate about Preservation for the sake of realism. Edward A.

But how about New York City taxi drivers? Come 2014, the Nissan NV200, a van we’ve written about extensively  and that field service techs have started flocking to, will replace those iconic Crown Vics as the official taxicab make of New York City. It was picked by the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) to replace the city’s current fleet of Ford Crown Victoria taxis starting next year. One interesting note is that NYC hasn’t gone green with its new taxis — the Nissan NV200 has a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder gasoline engine.

Over the weekend a good friend living in New York City , sent me a link to a Wall Street Journal article which outlines what all of us here in New Orleans have been seeing over the past few years, new exciting business growth. The most telling aspect of McCollam’s piece is how he sees, and how it is apparent to New Orleans residents, that the attitude and culture of business has changed. Other positive organizations that are helping to aid in business growth and entrepreneurial spirit is the New Orleans Startup Fund. Wolfe, Jr.

Thanks for the post from Sylvester Campbell I just moved to New York City. If you are going to live in New York, you have to be creative about saving money, that’s for sure got a great internship at Conde Naste and I am hoping that one day soon it will turn into a higher paying job. have a great little apartment with my college roommate. She is going to the Parsons Fashion School ( yes the one on Project Runway), but studying fashion marketing. She isn’t a designer, although I wish that she were! We hook up our macbooks to the television and can watch movies.

Starting in 2013, the NV200 will be thrown into another kind of service: New York’s taxi system. In May, the New York City announced that the NV200 would be the “Taxi of Tomorrow,” replacing the iconic Crown Victoria’s that ply the streets of Manhattan and the outer boroughs. The $1 billion deal would make the NV200 the exclusive taxi on New York streets for at least 10 years. Check out our new Job Board! Nissan rolled out its NV200 last year and has been testing electric prototypes with companies around the world.

Starting in 2013, the NV200 will be thrown into another kind of service: New York’s taxi system. In May, the New York City announced that the NV200 would be the “Taxi of Tomorrow,” replacing the iconic Crown Victoria’s that ply the streets of Manhattan and the outer boroughs. The $1 billion deal would make the NV200 the exclusive taxi on New York streets for at least 10 years. Check out our new Job Board! Nissan rolled out its NV200 last year and has been testing electric prototypes with companies around the world.

Tomorrow I am off to New York City to spend Christmas with family, so today I say goodbye to the blog for a week. Personally, I have enlarged my practice, published a book, started a new business and had a my first child. Season's Greetings! excuse the 2010 photo. Well, its that time of the year. This year has been an incredible journey for me and I hope to reflect at length during my trip. What a year for better building, right? This year has been phenomenal. have been busy. So, its time to take a rest. This year, the green building industry got better.

Engineer Sam Schwartz, former New York City traffic commissioner, did a nice blog post today titled A Traffic Engineer’s Lament. He bemoans the fact that engineers no longer run transportation departments in most cities and states in America. Here’s an excerpt: An example I’ve used time and time again in New York City is that the Brooklyn Bridge, when it was largely a rail and walking bridge, handled 430,000 people daily.  He further laments that the traffic engineering of the last century focused so strongly on cars. It pays.

Five workers were involved in a building collapse in New York City yesterday. It sounds like they were pouring the concrete on the forth floor when the collapse happened. Four were injured, one of them seriously, and one was treated … Continue reading → Product

In my tour of New York Open Houses in between Occupying Wall Street I toured the High Line Park. The new Tribeca. The New York Times today had an article discussing the most recent generous donation to the park's fundraising efforts to finish what is perhaps an elegant statement about the challenges and successes of public and private partnerships when done right. The gift, which will help build up the park’s endowment and pay for the design of the last section, is the single largest donation ever made to a New York City park, according to city officials.

On Friday I happened to be in a little place called New York City.  On Thursday, on my way to New York, I was listing to some conservative talk radio.  While there, I happened to stroll through a particular street you may have heard of once or twice before – Wall Street. .  . This time however, there was no sign of Kurt Douglass charging along the sidwalk in an Italian suit with a $1500 briefcase.  Instead there were thousdand of people in pretty clear protest of the shenanigans that have taken place on Wall Street.  It was quite a site. .  . million? 

From Austin Real Estate to New York City, everyone seems to be raving about a new trend in horticulture: rooftop gardening. These gardens are adding life and color to dim cities and dark roofs. For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome James Kim.  James writes for Austin Real Estate service Homecity.com. HomeCity HomeCity combines powerful online Austin MLS search technology and other online tools with personalized real estate services to provide clients with the knowledge they need to make the right buying and selling decisions.

Apparently Alec Hoag was a celebrated pimp, thief and confidence man in New York City in the 1840s. He developed a new method of stealing from johns as described below in The Straight Dope. The construction business employees a high percentage of funny folks willing to say what pops into their heads. It makes for fun job sites. The wide open nature of construction work tends to attract more colorful characters. So I love when I hear a perfect Smart Alec comment…and I read one this morning. By the way, do you know where the phrase Smart Alec comes from?

Long before the statue of Liberty graced the skyline of New York Harbor, before the Brooklyn Bridge stretched across the East River, and before the New York skyline began to rise, there were utility companies already building the energy infrastructure that was needed to help sustain the city’s growth. Boiler Care in New York City Dwellings. Most particularly important is in the case of new boilers. New boilers should be monitored until the proper intervals between needed cleanings can be established through experience.

But some interesting uses have been popping up: New York City starting putting them on all building permits , so New Yorkers can scan them and see what’s being built. Also, Nissan has started to put QR codes on the windows of all its new cars , so potential buyers can instantly get more information about the car they’re looking at. Joe Pulizzi, a writer at Contracting Business, wrote an interesting post this morning, looking at possible uses that contractors might have for QR codes. Not sure what QR codes are ? Chances are you’ve seen one.

It’s been a year since my trip to New York and a first hand look how those companies that obviously understood branding and how to “work it&#. — Last month my wife & I spent a long weekend in New York City for our anniversary. If you’re in NYC, check out these two stores and the new Pop Tart World. think was a little too old for Pop Tart World’s impact, but I’m glad we found it (new means not on maps.). One thing was obvious to me – come companies get branding and others do not. You get the point hopefully.)

Already, New York City cabbies are considering adoption and the Canada Post has added a few of these electric vans to their fleet. The long awaited Ford Transit Connect Electric is making waves as it begins hitting North American markets. Metro Edmonton reporter Jil McIntosh took one of these compact and environmentally friendly little vans for a spin on a closed course at Toronto’s Exhibition Place and concluded that “the truck has more than enough pep to handle daily traffic.&# But the cost of gasoline’s not exactly on the decline either.

New York crane company owner and one of his employees are each facing a second-degree  manslaughter charge for the death of two construction workers. The charges stem from the collapse of a crane in New York City. Another example was the 2010 trial of another New York crane operator who was charged with manslaughter. According to the report, New York City is not the only jurisdiction that has been pushing a number of prosecutions for construction safety. Think safety - always.

The last few weeks the New York Times is "reviewing" current Architecture in the Chinese provinces. Well given Asia's immense growth in wealth the past decade I assume their own Oligarchs will establish new centers of business and opportunity in a nation still finding a blend of what it means to be both Capitalist and Communist in nature. The Vanke Center, a vast office, hotel and exhibition complex on the edge of this bustling city of nine million in the Pearl River Delta. The next is the new Guangzhou Opera House designed by Zaha Hadidis.

New York City's Mayor Bloomberg announced today that he is opposed to closing the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant for 4-5 years. Indian Point is a very old nuclear power plant that sits just 35 miles from New York City on an active earthquake fault line. Given the risks that this nuclear power plant represents to the surrounding population, New York's governor Andrew Cuomo is hell bent on closing the plant when its license expires in two years. read more

Two plumbers in New York City show why they are ‘real good ’

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Today's New York Times has a great article on a Pre-fab project used for student housing. Squeezing Costs, Builders Take New Look at Prefab By RONDA KAYSEN New York Times, June 15, 2011 PHILADELPHIA — A package arrived on a shabby north Philadelphia block in January 2010, wrapped in Tyvek and measuring 55 feet long and 16 feet wide. Yes,” said Christopher Sharples, a principal at SHoP Architects, which is designing a possible 34-story prefab tower for the developer Forest City Ratner at Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn. And that is Fab-tastic! Is the desire?

The farmer's markets that populate a city during the season are expanding but the vendors are not. Our suburban sprawl thanks to the unreal costs of housing in urban centers and the building boom has removed much farm able land that once was adjacent to our cities. But ironically what no one wants to do is look at these cities that are so badly decayed - such as Detroit, Cleveland or St Louis and turn them into growing space. The sustainable city will have to address that and re-think what kinds of work and jobs will be needed to maintain the population. farmland.

DALLAS – In 1902 a young man in New York City named Henry C. Turner had a vision. He wanted to build a company based on integrity, teamwork and commitment to his clients whom he referred to as “respected friends.”. Construction News

We’re on a brief visit to the New York City area.  We are generally familiar with New York (though not the Bronx) so could validate recommendations with our own perspectives and experience. Brooklyn Bridge -- Wikipedia image. Actually, we’re in the Bronx.  Our travels took us on a three hour drive through the U.S./Canada Canada border at the Thousand Islands and to Syracuse Airport, for a Jet Blue flight to JFK.  Travel invites decisions based on relationships, price, experience, and lots of marketing.  Advertising and marketing values

I found an interesting article via Reuters about a new concept in Business called a "B Corp." They say a new kind of corporate legal structure is needed to require companies to operate for the good of society, not just for their shareholders. These new corporations -- they're called B Corporations -- are growing in number, and their structure has been enshrined into law in four states -- Vermont, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia. We can't have a new economy unless we have a new type of corporation," Jay told me. Few would argue that it's working well.

And guess where it happened – that’s right, New York City. That’s right folks a contractor has been indicted for fraud for stealing over $30 million from clients over ten years. Construction News

And guess where it happened – that’s right, New York City. . That’s right folks a contractor has been indicted for fraud for stealing over $30 million from clients over ten years.  The company was Lehr Construction Corp. and they had a nifty little scheme set up with about six subcontractors with whom they were “in bed&#.  There are really a couple ways to do construction projects.  One of which is hiring a CM firm who “manages&# the job but the subcontractors bill the client directly and the CM firm is paid a fee directly.  Brilliant right? 

“Sadly, greed and corruption impose a hidden, billion-dollar-a-year tax on New York City’s construction industry,&# said New York District Attorney Cyrus R. Lehr Construction Corp renovated office buildings in NYC and ran a scheme that reportedly cheated $30M from their customers. Working for marquis clients like Fidelity Investments and The Economist magazine, Lehr ran an over-invoicing scam. The management colluded with selected sub-contractors to inflate their invoices on the CM projects, then to low ball the GC projects. Or just the stupidity?

New Boards and new Municipalities and new Government plans that change every few years also add to the mix. Imagine,” said a public school teacher in New York City, who asked that I not use his name, “going to work each day knowing a great deal of what you are doing is fraudulent, knowing in no way are you preparing your students for life in an ever more brutal world, knowing that if you don’t continue along your scripted test prep course and indeed get better at it you will be out of a job. left Education years ago for many reasons. And its why I left.

What is interesting as I study the current Census and align it with the "mythology" that Americans are a mobile lot and relocate in order to find work and establish urban areas often centered on certain industries - the Automotive industry - Detroit, Software/Technology - the Bay Area and so on, in reality the new economy is less about migratory patterns and about actual productivity and wealth building. Much of this is of course racial with Detroit being America's most segregated city. Between 2000 and 2009, six of them lost population – led, not surprisingly, by New Orleans.

New York City (including the outer boroughs)gained only 127,000 in residents since the last Census. If there is ever a city that demonstrates the current two tier economy its this one. If you cannot afford to sustain your family on what is middle class wages in a major urban city the long term consequences it means for our cities are more Detroit's, bigger unwieldy suburbs and decline in City Schools and services. Below is an article from today's New York Times discussing the further decline of wages and the affect it has on family life.

in Century City; an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association in Los Angeles, California; and, a negotiation consultant and trainer world-wide.  Our spouse, on the other hand, will assume just the opposite – that his lateness has nothing to do with bad faith or ill intentions, but to external factors beyond his control – the traffic in Los Angeles, the hurricane warning in  Biloxi or the blizzard in New York City. Construction Law Musings- Richmond, VA Thoughts on the construction landscape from Christopher G. Frustrated about the e-discovery. 

The only prospect for reducing air and car travel between American cities is rail. Chris Christie in New Jersey canceled plans for a much needed rail tunnel across the Hudson River. Fair enough, but that proves not that we shouldnt invest in high-speed inter-city rail but rather that we must pair it with improved mass transit within cities. more local manifestation of the reactionary worldview can be found in the opposition to New York Citys expansion of bicycle lanes. Being New York, the right wing is represented by the center-left (Sen.

Friday, March 11, 2011 We Built This City on Rock N Roll I read an interesting review in Slate regarding a book by Edward Glaeser, Triumph of the City. have not yet read the book but from the review the author makes some interesting points which on cursory note I agree and some ideas on how to rebuild cities in this new millennial. And Glaeser seems to address these issues - affordability and accessibility - are key to a Citys survival. do think if he mentions Silicon Valley as an example of a City then on that mark he would be wrong. What Can You Do?

From DC up to New York, & even here in Alabama many contractors and others found out that a dry heat can quite simply kick. For many that means plenty of hiking, kayaking, cycling, tubing down the river, going to the beach, visiting new places, and lots of travel. « Happy Holidays to all and to all a little festive cheer… Safety Sunday: A New Year and Safety Third » Safety Sunday: Ahhh, bye-bye Christmas By SLS | Published: December 26, 2010 First, we hope that everyone had a great Christmas and was able to enjoy a nice & safe day with family.

Tommy Manuel is an architect, planner, writer, and artist working in South Carolina and New York City. :: aribra :: sustainable, development Home about services contributors contact 02 December 2010 ~ 3 Comments Maybe Smart Growth Isn’t Global Population Sustainability Tweet Share Email Sharebar Tweet Share Email If you haven’t seen Professor Albert Bartlett’s lecture &# Arithmetic, Population and Energy: Sustainability 101,” then you should. Seriously, here’s the  link , go watch it. It’ll take a while, but you can come back. OK, got the picture? We simply can not.

About the Constructors Our Work Constructor News Testimonials Contact Us Our Blog WEB SERVICES BRAND SERVICES GET STARTED Want to jump start your brand or get a new website with the Brand Constructors, give us a ring at 1-888-Dig-Your-Brand. » Branding in Times Square Last month my wife & I spent a long weekend in New York City for our anniversary. If you’re in NYC, check out these two stores and the new Pop Tart World. think was a little too old for Pop Tart World’s impact, but I’m glad we found it (new means not on maps.)

And when I got home, the [New York City] Dept. He was rigging the 300′ tower crane that collapsed on 51st Street in 2008, killing seven and injuring another two dozen. The accident outraged the community and Bill was charged with manslaughter. He was found not guilty on all charges this summer. We work in a dangerous business. We all make decisions every day that have a degree of risk. found the following interview with Bill Rapetti in ENR this week to be sobering. I’ve just re-printed a few questions below: “How did you prepare for the trial? 5 [2009].

More recently, conservatives have panned President Obama's new START treaty, which would further reduce nuclear arsenals, and even questioned the importance of nuclear reductions in the first place. On the August 5 edition of Fox & Friends, co-host Gretchen Carlson asserted that the cost of living in New York City, California, and Honolulu is "so expensive" "because of union pensions; because of raising costs for other things; for raising taxes along the way for schools." For some reason the "politics as usual" just isn't cutting it here. Another trap. You know what?

showed her an article I read in this mornings New York Times about the current state of our college bound students. But the New York City Department of Education acknowledges that despite rising graduation rates, many graduates lack basic skills, and it is trying to do something about it. This year, for the first time, it has sent detailed reports to all of its high schools, telling them just how many of their students who arrived at the city’s public colleges needed remedial courses, as well as how many stayed enrolled after their first semester.

About the Constructors Our Work Constructor News Testimonials Contact Us Our Blog WEB SERVICES BRAND SERVICES GET STARTED Want to jump start your brand or get a new website with the Brand Constructors, give us a ring at 1-888-Dig-Your-Brand. An Amazing Feat – You’ve Got to See It to Believe It » A Glimpse Into the Future I recently found a great article on USA Today’s app about the future of city life and it is thanks to visionaries and green construction practices. Read More » Logo Design Web Design Brand Marketing Resources « Who Cares?

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Today a great editoral in the New York Times brings the issue to light about what LEED's real purpose was and that in the zeal to be green we are not really seeing what it means and what the purpose of the certification is and should be. number of local, state and federal agencies require LEED certification for their new buildings — so why not have them institute follow-up requirements as well? It would also mean unleashing innovations in building management, as landlords seek out new ways to lower taxes through environmentally friendly measures.

:: aribra :: sustainable, development Home about services contributors contact 02 April 2010 ~ 4 Comments Americans Rebuild for the ‘New Urban Century’ Green Building Infrastructure Urbanism Tweet Share Email Sharebar Tweet Share Email Many point to Charlotte has an example of good urbanism and city vision. Charlotte’s leadership understood decades ago that the city could not sustain it’s suburban growth and made proactive steps to create the economic engine it is today. Those snapshots from cities across America offer a glimpse of the future.

This mobile translucent recycling container will begin the “Get Off The (h20) Bottle” tour in Los Angeles with an empty cabin that will be filled with the public’s empty water bottles by the time the team ends up in New York City on Earth Day (April 22nd, 2010). We wanted to show people just how much waste is generated by bottled water - so if that means we have to drive city to city to get the point across than that’s what we’ll do!” Today (March 22) is World Water Day and on that note I am advising you on this documentary.

It was an especially bad year for the owner of New York Crane and Equipment Company Jimmy Lomma.  Incidentally, a city crane inspector was found to have falsified inspection reports of the crane when in reality they never even visited the site.  Greed in manufacturing of cars and other items can probably turn into some risk of safety, but a faulty car will most likely leave you stranded on the side of the road and not flattened on a New York City sidewalk. Home » Uncategorized What Ever Happened With Those Crane Accidents in 2008? 91st st.

The Atlantic Avenue project may represent a new direction for Habitat. From NY Times | Making History In a Brooklyn Neighborhood When  Habitat for Humanity New York City consulted an architecture firm on its new site in the Ocean Hill section of Brownsville,  Brooklyn , it received a response that switched on a light bulb. The result, nearly three years and one entirely new development model later, is the largest creation in Habitat’s history, an $11.6 And the city’s branch of Habitat just learned last week that it will receive about $10.5

That could translate into multi-million savings for the owners and tenants of buildings like the retrofitted Empire State Building, the Condé Nast Building at Times Square, and the newly constructed Bank of America Tower on Bryant Park, all located in New York City. For some Insurers the push for green building is now. found this article today regarding Firemans Fund belief that retrofitting or building green allows for better long term rewards and in turn will offer discounts to those willing to go green. commercial insurer. How significant? Note where I bolded.

If I got on my roof, I’d view slivers of the East River, bits of New York Harbor, a slice of the Verrazano Narrows. New York City is surrounded by water, but you’d be hard-pressed to see it unless you crossed a bridge, made your way to the outermost edges of each borough, took a ride on the Staten Island Ferry or a water taxi. So, how can the rest of us enjoy the sparkly flow of the East River, the majesty of New York Harbor? can see sea gulls pausing in church towers. cannot see the sea. miles from the Bay as the crow flies. Maybe.

We are not the only city that suffers and currently our biggest problems are with again infrastructures that cannot handle the population, the change in climate and the simple fact they are OLD. Will they make a contribution to our City Light and Water Department for the increase in capacities that building will lead to? Are they taking measures to incorporate grey water and renewable energy sources as to not further deplete our cities municipal grids? Likely no and the City does not require such investment. Reducing such overflows is a priority, city officials say.

:: aribra :: sustainable, development Home about services contributors contact 06 November 2009 ~ 21 Comments redesign the city: a look at urban permaculture Food Lifestyle Peak Oil Sustainability Urbanism Tweet Share Email Sharebar Tweet Share Email by Liz Neves David Holmgren's Permaculture Flower If we speak of a healthy community, we cannot be speaking of a community that is merely human. city is both an organism and an ecosystem. Yet, most cities are dysfunctional in terms of operating like a healthy ecosystem or closed-loop system. Why are we throwing them away?

found two articles in the New York Times today - one about the aging workforce another an editorial about the role of women in the workplace. As a freshman, I had an interview for a magazine internship in New York City. And when I moved on to create Portfolio for Condé Nast — the magazine company best known for titles like Vanity Fair, Vogue and The New Yorker — half of our top editors were female. My career was recently summed up in a New York magazine article as leggy. that is not the real test. showing up and doing the job. But 6.7

I went to New York City this past week to tour some green buildings, hear a lecture and celebrate my milestone birthday. learned quite a bit and will post about the buildings of note that I saw and some reflections on conversations I had about where New York goes there goes the rest of the nation which is what this post is truly about. walked to the Park at Madison Square to their Kid's Green Festival and saw amazing green products and artisans showing that even in that city of cities there is a commitment to sustainable design and life.

I read this article today and thought "oh here we go the newest trend, green walls are the new black" (using that eponymous fashion term semingly appropriate). Like Green Roofs I like them aesthetically and principally in Cities and Urban areas where anything green is at a premium. And given our state of Education no wonder change is the new socialism. So enjoy this year's new black in the green fashioned world. Next week I am sure something new will come along. Buildings can be attractive, practical and efficient. Wow assigning levels of recognition.

broker based in New York City who says that he doesn't like open houses, preferring to match clients with appropriate buyers. piece of property on a marshland," recalls New York City-based architect Mary Langan. If a broker is selling a house, you figure he knows the place pretty intimately — after all, he talks a good game about the new kitchen, the big closets, the heated garage. That credit barely pays closing costs on most sales so think again before you run out to buy a property. Your open house is really just a networking party for me."

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This morning on the way to a gig I was listening to BBC America's discussion on New York City and the next phase of where it was going as a city. When America was its infancy the growth of this city was largely fueled by the need to build a better hub and city of "greatness" for the future, one with a mix of financial services and small industry. The city grew and is truly symbiotic as a one of the greatest cities in the world. But its time for a new act for this great city. This is a prescription that is for any city.

Last week, in his first extended visit to New York in eight years, he said the $741 in his pocket was all the money he had in the world. He is one of the 10 most important people in the history of the Internet,” said Jason Calacanis, an entrepreneur of digital media who once chronicled New York’s tech scene in his publication, The Silicon Alley Reporter. His bunker, stocked with guns, was raided by city authorities on Jan. Since his return, Mr. Harris has been trying to start a venture called The Wired City. Part of me has almost become immune. 1, 2000.

The council’s own research suggests that a quarter of the new buildings that have been certified do not save as much energy as their designs predicted and that most do not track energy consumption once in use. The plaque should be installed with removable screws,” said Henry Gifford, an energy consultant in New York City. The LEED label, developed by the council in 1998 to have a third-party verification of a building’s environmental soundness, certifies new homes, schools and other buildings, as well as existing ones. And that is not the intent. study noted.

Today the New York Times found that this is just the case with many projects going unfunded and others simply not making any sense in relation to dollars and jobs in many states. Not shocking given our Mayor's disengagement from the larger picture outside the City of Seattle. Cities have been relying on property taxes booming during the last few years but with declining values, foreclosures and people simply losing work or wages who will request re-evaluation of their property assessments. said his city “did pretty terrible” when it came to getting money.

But I have said this before that being "green" should not need a label or distinguished from doing good business in a modern and new fashion. Reading this story made me realize that new dogs, new tricks, old dogs are just well lazy and cheap. __ No Grit and No Noxious Fumes in This Foundry By KEN BELSON - The New York Times Published: April 29, 2009 FOUNDRIES have earned a gritty image — of super-hot furnaces, molten lead and other metals, and noxious fumes and dust. I read this today in the NY Times special "Green Business" section. Scott A.