april forum: the hit list - the top tips to green nyc buildings part 3 of 3 green materials
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Are you a homeowner, commercial property owner or property manager concerned with increasing energy costs? Are you a contractor, architect, interior designer or real estate broker whose clients have asked about green buildings? Do you plan to renovate, buy or develop a building? Come hear The Top 10 Tips to make NYC Buildings Greener! Learn ways you could improve your building investments, prevent the loss of energy and money, and be environmentally conscious by constructing, renovating and maintaining green buildings! Our panel discusses their top 10 tips to: » reduce energy and water use; » improve occupant health, safety and comfort with non-toxic, reusable and recycled building materials; » prevent waste and pollution.TRANSCRIPT
The Hit List: The Top Tips to Green NYC BuildingsGreenHomeNYC April Forum
Part 3 of 3Green Building Materials
GREENING YOUR BUILDING
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Hudson Yards – LEED Gold Anticipated
The Time Warner Center
Charlotte MatthewsSustainability
RELATED
GREEN MATERIALS TOP TEN
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Tribeca Green – LEED Gold Superior Ink – LEED Silver The Century – LEED Silver
1. RECYCLING
4
recycleacrossamerica.org
2. GREEN CLEANING
5
Specify for contract cleaning
Off the shelf (home and office pantry)
3. LOW VOC PAINTS & ADHESIVES
6
5. CARPET
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VS
Carpet Hardwood
6. COOL ROOF
9
White is the new black
7. VETTED GREEN VALET
10
8. PAPER AND PURCHASING
11
“This piece was produced carbon-neutral on paper with 30% post-consumer waste using vegetable-based inks.”
Double-side printing on a multi-functional scanner/ printer/ copier.
9. WOOD
12
VS
UF-Free CARB Phase II
International woods
10. LET PEOPLE KNOW (and audit)
13
“We appreciate our collective dependence on the natural environment and the health and availability of its resources, and as such we are using our size, capability and influence to promote sustainable development, environmentally conscious corporate practices and green living.”
-Related, Sustainability Vision
This presentation was made for educational purposes.