One Year, One Thousand Green Buildings Kicks Off
in NYC
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by Ryan Jones
NEW
YORK CITY (October 30, 2009) -
In a recent quest to become a better beacon of sustainability, New York
City has launched "One Year, One Thousand Green Super's". Following a
successful pilot program, in which forty building super's completed a
40-hour certification program approved by the U.S. Green Building
Council, "One Year, One Thousand Green Supers" is now on a quest to
deliver on its name. And with three-hundred more superintendents expected to do the
same by the end of 2009, "one Year, One Thousand Green Supers" is
looking like it will do just that.
While the U.S. Green Building
Council is certainly supporting the NYC green building program, it's not
going so far as to turn building superintendents into LEED certified
contractors. However, the program does
introduce the super's to the latest state-of-the-art practices employed
in energy efficient applications. Super's are further armed with the
knowledge for conducting cost-benefit analysis after determining where
buildings can be more energy efficient and how to turn.
LEED, which stands
for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the highest green
building
certification
a structure
can receive.
According to
the 40 hour
course
curriculum,
superintendents
will be
primarily
taught in
the ways of
recognizing
inefficient
energy
practices
and how to
implement
upgrades
that will
ultimately
save money
for building
owners.
In a
September 25
ceremony
dedicated to
kicking off
"One Year,
One Thousand
Green
Supers"
Mayor
Bloomberg
expressed
great
confidence
in the
program, as
well as
heightened optimism
that New
York City is
well on its
way to
become one
of the
biggest
green cities
in the
world.
Although it
might not
look it at
times, New
York City
and its
surrounding Burroughs
already
implement
several
green
practices
helping to
curb the
massive
amounts of
greenhouse
gas and
pollution
generated by
transportation
and nyc buildings.
And with the
success and
expansion of
"One Year,
One Thousand
Green
Supers"
there may be
more green
buildings in
NYC than
actual
superintendents.
Let all us
New Yorkers
hope so!
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