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Article: World's greenest office high-rise: this corporate office and trading facility isn't just world-class--it's the first tower in the world designed and built with LEED Platinum in mind.(2009 PROJECT INNOVATIONS)
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- October 1, 2009
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GRAND PRIZE
One Bryant Park, New York City
CATEGORY: GREEN FACILITIES
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With LEED Platinum certification as a major design goal for One Bryant Park, the building is constructed mostly of recycled and recyclable materials. It features environmental technologies, such as filtered underfloor displacement air ventilation, advanced double-wall technology, and translucent insulating glass that permits maximum daylight. It also has a state-of-the-art, 5.1-megawatt low-emission cogeneration plant that provides a clean, efficient power source for a portion of the building's energy requirements.
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