Around Town

Fall Green Buildings Open

Saturday, Oct 5, 2013

Visit an array of buildings and green sites to learn about the energy efficiency, sustainable building methods, and centers of urban sustainability. Experience the inner workings and design details as well as the challenges and accomplishments faced by the professionals involved with these projects

This year's event will feature: Living Building design, passive homes, wind turbines, geo-thermal pumps, blackwater treatment systems, solar PV transport hubs, e-waste recycling plants, affordable housing retrofits, community gardens, LEED commercial interiors, and more!

Sponsor: GreenHomeNYC

Date: Saturday, October 5, 10 am and 3pm. Tours last one hour unless otherwise noted and cost varies per tour

Locations: Bright'N Green - A Net Zero Energy Multi-family Building Times: 10:00 AM & 2:00 PM Where: Brighton Beach, Brooklyn Stillwell Terminal Train Shed - Greening the City's Public Transit System Time:12:00 PM Where: Coney Island, Brooklyn Lower East Side Ecology Center - E-waste Recycling Center Time: 10:00 AM Where: Manhattan, Lower East Side Westbeth - A Sustainable Home to the Arts Time: 12:00 PM Where: Manhattan, West Side Natural Resource Defense Council's New York Office Building - A LEED
Platinum Commercial Interiors Build-out Time: 2:00 PM Where: Manhattan, Flatiron District MiMA Tower & Clinton Community Garden - A Very Green Westside Story Time: 9:00 - 12:00 PM Where: Manhattan, West Side The Solaire, Liberty Lux and Liberty Green - Luxury Meets Sustainability in
Battery Park City Time: 1:00 - 3:00 PM Location: Manhattan, Battery Park City

RSVP: GreenHomeNYC