Clean Energy Via Landfill Art To Power NYC

Windstalk -- LAGI 2010 2nd place winner

Freshkills Park has been selected as the site for the 2012 Land Art Generator competition, which challenges designers to create public art that produces power. Read more →

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Fuel Cell Powering New York Apartments

The Octagon Fuel Cell

A 500-unit LEED certified apartment development on Roosevelt Island produces its own power and heat via a fuel cell combined heat and power system. Read more →

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IKEA Flips On Solar In Brooklyn

After almost a year of delay, IKEA's Brooklyn location is now generating solar energy as its rooftop solar installation was given approval by Con Edison. Read more →

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RIT’s Green Institute Gets a Green Home

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The Rochester Institute of Technology's Golisano Institute for Sustainability will be housed in a new facility that will be a "living laboratory" of green tech. Read more →

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New York Schools Get Rooftop Solar

New York School Solar

Six schools in New York's South Country school district have received rooftop solar power that should provide 158,000 kwh of energy generated per school. Read more →

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New York Offers Solar Thermal Incentives

To support a newly adopted state renewable energy goal, a New York state agency has launched an incentive program for solar thermal installations. Read more →

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LEED Platinum Sought For Healthy Workspace

LandWorks Center

Dr. Kenneth Hansraj and architect Dermot J. Sweeny have teamed up to create the LandWorks Center in Fishkill, New York, as their vision of a sustainable workplace. Read more →

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HL23 Green Building Has Slim Design

HL23

Rising from a 38.5-foot-wide site at the railbed of Manhattan's High Line, HL23 shows that innovative architecture can have a small physical (and eco) impact. Read more →

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LEED Platinum Comes To State Parks Building

NY Parks LEED

The Taconic Regional Headquarters of New York State Parks has taken LEED Platinum for a $7.9 million renovation of an old school, complete with geothermal heat. Read more →

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Solar Boat Company Drifts Into New York

image via Tamarack Electric Boats

A company making solar powered water boats for casual use plans to move from Canada to New York, drawn in part by generous incentives. Read more →

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