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Hotel Renovation Video

YouTube - Hotel Renovation.

54,000 pictures were used to create this time lapse video of a Guest Room renovation at a hotel in New York. From www.UnitedConstructionGroup.com.

LEEDing Edge Residential High-Rise Unveiled in New York

Mairi Beautyman at Interior Design magazine describes Visionaire, a tower that includes solar panels, wind power, and an innovative water treatment system.

Link: "America's Greenest" Residential High-Rise Unveiled in New York - 12/17/2008 - Interior Design

Photo courtesy of Stedila Design

New York's skyline was recently graced by a new green residential tower, billed as "America’s Greenest High-Rise Condominium."

Expected to land LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, the 35-story Visionaire is designed by architect Rafael Pelli of Pelli Clark Pelli Architects and developed by the Albanese Organization, in partnership with Starwood Capital. Interiors of the 251 studio-to-three bedroom residences are designed by interior designer Tim Button of Stedila Design. Visionaire is located in Battery Park City.

Pelli's design focuses on green innovation. The tower will feature solar panels, wind power, a high-efficiency air filtration system, and programmable thermostats and kitchen exhaust systems. Combined, the green features are expected to slash energy consumption by 35 percent, compared to similar code-compliant buildings. A savvy water treatment system will recycle water throughout the building, using it for an HVAC system cooling tower, and rainwater will be collected to irrigate two rooftop gardens.