Green Options » Empire State Building Goes Green http://greenoptions.com/tag/empire-state-building-goes-green Posts tagged 'Empire State Building Goes Green' Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:02:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en The Biggest Apple in the Big Apple Is Going Green http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/04/07/the-biggest-apple-in-the-big-apple-is-going-green/ http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/04/07/the-biggest-apple-in-the-big-apple-is-going-green/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:02:55 +0000 Jessop Petroski http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/04/07/the-biggest-apple-in-the-big-apple-is-going-green/ Empire State Biulding Goes GreenNew York city’s most iconic image, the Empire State Building, is about to undergo a ‘green’ makeover. Soon, one of the nation’s oldest buildings will be in the top 10 percent of the greenest buildings in America.

Who says only new buildings can be green?

Leading the way in this green revolution is former US President Bill Clinton. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Tony Malkin of the Empire State Building Company, and the energy and construction partners joined Mr. Clinton to bring this retrofitting project together.

 

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