Who’s Hogging the Energy? Map Shows New York’s Biggest Energy Users

Columbia University just released the results from a citywide mapping project which was undertaken to get a visual indication of how much energy is being used on individual blocks, informing citizens about how much energy each building is actually using. With such a map it becomes easier to see which buildings are good choices for …

Retrofitting Conference Explores the Future

Last Tuesday the Building Trades Employers’ Association hosted a conference entitled, “New York 2030: The Rise of the Retrofit and Repositioning New York’s Buildings.” The conference was held at the First American Title Insurance Company on Third Avenue, and in attendance were Frank Martino, the vice president of Operations for Columbia University, and the director …