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Suffolk Community College gold LEED certified

Suffolk County Community College has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certification for its Workforce Development and Technology Center. The school on Thursday was set to...

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Viana Hotel in Westbury gets Energy Star label

The Viana Hotel and Spa in Westbury has received the Energy Star label from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy, a designation that recognizes top-performing...

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Axis, NS-LIJ get platinum rating for Katz Women’s Hospital

Hauppauge-based Axis Construction has earned a platinum LEED certification for its work on the Katz Women’s Hospital, part of a recently completed $50 million project inside the 5-story building at...

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GBC-LI delivers green training for builders

As awareness and demand for sustainable building and remodeling grows in the region, construction companies and others are taking steps to ensure their staffs have the knowledge and skills to keep...

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Cenacle Sisters convent earns LEED Gold rating

The Cenacle Sisters recently earned LEED Gold certification for its new 45,920-square-foot retreat center and convent in Ronkonkoma. The two-story building replaced the former retreat house that was...

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Q&A: Russell Albanese, Albanese Organization

At the helm of his family’s 64-year-old real estate development business, Russell Albanese has more than 30 years experience in planning, designing and constructing office and residential buildings,...

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NY B Corps look past profit on the bottom line

The benefit corporation status is meant to give firms legal protection from shareholders who might claim executives operating under motives other than profit are shirking their fiduciary responsibility.

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Hampton Bays Middle School a green leader

The East End of Long Island is known as one of the birthplaces of the environmental movement, when suburban sprawl in the 1970s bumped up against a near pristine region of clean water and healthy...

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It’s easier being green

While costs have come down, and no one disagrees with the importance of using finite resources like energy and water efficiently, the commercial real estate industry nonetheless continues to adjust to...

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Active design aids office worker health

Medical researchers say the modern office worker pattern – drive to work, ride elevators to offices, sit all day – contributes to the epidemics of obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

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New York ranked 5th for green building

The U.S. Green Building Council has ranked New York State fifth for green building on its list of top 10 states for 2013.

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Canon USA headquarters certified LEED Gold

Canon U.S.A.’s Melville headquarters has been awarded LEED Gold certification – the largest commercial property on Long Island to achieve that designation.

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How wired is your building?

New system for rating wiring comes to Long Island

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GBC-LI delivers green training for builders

As awareness and demand for sustainable building and remodeling grows in the region, construction companies and others are taking steps to ensure their staffs have the knowledge and skills to keep...

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Cenacle Sisters convent earns LEED Gold rating

The Cenacle Sisters recently earned LEED Gold certification for its new 45,920-square-foot retreat center and convent in Ronkonkoma. The two-story building replaced the former retreat house that was...

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Q&A: Russell Albanese, Albanese Organization

At the helm of his family’s 64-year-old real estate development business, Russell Albanese has more than 30 years experience in planning, designing and constructing office and residential buildings,...

View Article

NY B Corps look past profit on the bottom line

The benefit corporation status is meant to give firms legal protection from shareholders who might claim executives operating under motives other than profit are shirking their fiduciary responsibility.

View Article


Hampton Bays Middle School a green leader

The East End of Long Island is known as one of the birthplaces of the environmental movement, when suburban sprawl in the 1970s bumped up against a near pristine region of clean water and healthy...

View Article

It’s easier being green

While costs have come down, and no one disagrees with the importance of using finite resources like energy and water efficiently, the commercial real estate industry nonetheless continues to adjust to...

View Article

Active design aids office worker health

Medical researchers say the modern office worker pattern – drive to work, ride elevators to offices, sit all day – contributes to the epidemics of obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

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