-- William McDonough and Michael Braungart, “Cradle to Cradle” (2002)
The green-colored building on the left isn’t “green”. It was bought and renovated by Equity Properties from Verizon. Word has it that Equity (now owned by Blackstone Group) is having problems filling the building with tenants. The reason cited is that its was renovated at a time of recession. The building on its right, the Bank of America Tower, however, doesn’t seem to share that problem. Savings passed on by the building’s “green” design to its tenants may well be one of the reasons. If so, then being “green” also makes economical sense. That can only be good for New York City -- and the world. (source: greenbuildingsnyc.com)
