Real estate brokers in New York City may eventually describe its buildings as "pre-green" or "post-green". Rising awareness is reshaping the marketplace. Compiled by New York real estate agents, this is a list of the first wave of LEED certified apartment houses in Manhattan along with a simple poll that asks if readers feel property is worth more with green design features.
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Manhattan Green Buildings List and Poll
(via www.comitini.com)
Submitted by comitini on Sat, 2008-06-14 02:48. | Tags: architecture | business | design | manhattan | new york city | property | real estate | realtor | residential
Hydrogen Manhattan Project Rallying Cries Increase
(via www.hydrogencarsnow.com)
More people than ever are turning up the heat on having a nationwide Hydrogen Manhattan Project to build the needed infrastructure for fuel cell cars.
Submitted by hydrokevin on Fri, 2008-04-11 15:36. | Tags: transportation | fueling | gas | Hydrogen | infrastructure | manhattan | project | stations
The Ethicist on SUVs and other Urban Transport issues
(via www.streetfilms.org)
Randy Cohen, the man who sorts out readers' ethical dilemmas in his NY Times Magazine feature column The Ethicist , weighs in on the automobile's impact on urban life.
Submitted by Anne on Tue, 2007-11-27 22:36. | Tags: beauty | culture | health | politics | take action | transportation | alternative transportation | bicycle | bike | biking | car culture | carbon footprint | cycling | environmental policy | ethics | government | green living | Janette Sadik-Khan | manhattan | Mayor Bloomberg | new york city | pedestrian | policy | transportation | walking
