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Green XL

Green XL

Refining the next generation of green skyscrapers: From 4 Times Square to One Bryant Park, The Durst Organization has profited from a growing awareness of the virtues of green design, along with great strides in energy-efficient technology. Aaron Seward talks to the major players.

 


 

Sedum City

Green roofs are easy to love but their urban-scale benefits can be difficult to quantify. Alan G. Brake looks into the current state of vegetated roofs and finds that while city and state incentives have made them more and more common, more precise tools need to be developed to assess their large-scale impacts.

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