PUBLISHER'S WATCH
From Tallest to Most Efficient
The owners of the Sears Tower have announced plans to upgrade the building for sustainability, which will make it the tallest building in the western hemisphere to undergo such an overhaul to date. Of course, the Sears Tower is the tallest building in the western hemisphere and won't have any competition for this status. However, considering the size of the project...
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Q&A: Richard D. Purtell Chair and Chief Elected Officer, BOMA International Portfolio Manager for Grubb & Ellis Management Services, Inc
The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International has been in existence for over a century- as chief elected officer Richard D. Purtell points out, back when skyscrapers were a newfangled concept. Today, BOMA's 16,500-plus members own or manage more than nine billion square feet of commercial properties...
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GREEN EVENTS
> 9-22 & 9-23— Urban Green Expo (New York City). USGBC New York is proud to announce the first annual Urban Green Expo, the Northeast region’s premier educational green building conference and trade Expo. Designed to meet the unique needs of the densely developed urban environment at a challenging economic moment, Urban Green Expo will bring together building professionals for two days of top–level educational sessions, acclaimed speakers and green building tours.> Ongoing—WATER: H2O = LIFE (New York City). Examine the most vital liquid on Earth through a series of exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History.
> Ongoing—The New York Botanical Garden offers Gardening and Landscape Design Courses (Annandale-on-Hudson). Popular gardening and landscape design classes at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
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