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Spotlight On: Henry Gifford
In this series of articles, GCC interviews leading pioneers of the green community. New Yorker Henry Gifford is an engineer and building science authority.  Over the last few years, Gifford discovered information that led him to file a lawsuit against the USGBC and LEED In October 2010. The lawsuit has caused controversy within the green […]
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Investigations of an Energy Bandit
Whenever I’m driving down the road I’m always looking at roofs. When riding on elevated subway trains, I’m looking at roofs. Even when gazing from my window, I like looking down at my neighbors’ roofs, searching for signs of heat loss.
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Rain is a Renewable Resource
Here in New York City, the primary issue with stormwater runoff is the flow and volume of water generated, and our overloaded sewer systems are hardest hit during rain events. The natural way to correct this is to create more green space to soak up that water.
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LEED Certification
LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification.
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Working Green
How do you get to work? Does your office recycle paper or other materials? How healthy is the air you are breathing? Are the lights on even when there is plenty of natural daylight? Are the lights on in your building at night, when no one is there? If you work in an existing building […]
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