Battery Park City Authority recognized for green building.In a ceremony recognizing the environmentally safe design of 20 River Terrace, a residential building under construction in Battery Park City, Green Cross International, an organization for the protection of the environment, formed a partnership with Battery Park City Authority The Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority is a New York State public benefit corporation whose mission is to plan, create, co-ordinate and maintain a balanced community of commercial, residential, retail, and park space within its designated 92-acre site on the lower west side to develop "green" guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. for building construction. The Authority will share its experience in the design of "green" buildings with developers all over the world. On Nov. 19th Battery Park City Authority chairman James James, person in the Bible James, in the Gospel of St. Luke, kinsman of St. Jude. The original does not specify the relationship. James, rivers, United States James. F. Gill gill, in weights and measures gill, in weights and measures: see English units of measurement. promised to bring the long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. benefits of environmentally safe design to the attention of New York's own building industry. "New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of has many notable buildings and 20 River Terrace is the first of its kind," he said. "In about six months, it will welcome its new residents into a world of healthy living. We are right now looking at the building that proved it was possible to clean and re-generate water onsite, that clean filters could humidify air, that you can use rainwater from your roof. This is a building that will set new standards. Some people will wonder why we waited so long to embrace green design. I will tell you honestly--because it costs too much to build 'green.' But we know today that putting green in your building will put green in your pocket for years to come." Touted as the "first environmentally responsible residential tower in U.s.," 20 River Terrace will be a 27-story apartment building on the edge of the Hudson River Hudson River River, New York, U.S. Originating in the Adirondack Mountains and flowing for about 315 mi (507 km) to New York City, it was named for Henry Hudson, who explored it in 1609. Dutch settlement of the Hudson valley began in 1629. . Developed by Albanese Development Corporation, the building is slated for completion by the summer of 2003. In recognition of both the developer's and Battery Park City Authority's efforts to improve building design, Mikhail Gorbachev, president of Green Cross International, expressed hope that the same guidelines used in the construction of 20 River Terrace will be used worldwide. "The environment is our life," he noted. "And while many great things start with risk and only a small following, they soon grow into mass movements. This building is probably like the first TV sets--the screen is small, it's black and white, there are only a few channels, but with time, everyone will have an improved version. In 2000, Batter Park City Authority recieved the Green Cross Inter national award for Design. |
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