Empire State Building Goes Green

Travel Blog  •  Joanna Kakissis  •  04.08.09 | 10:35 AM ET

The trendsters have spoken: Either you’re a greenvolutionary or you’re just another energy-sucking monument. So the Empire State Building, helped by $20 million from the Clinton Climate Initiative, aims to become the Art Deco landmark with a LEED rating, according to Reuters. The eco-makeover will include upgrading the building’s 6,500 windows and adding eco-friendly heating and air conditioning systems, insulation and energy-efficient lighting. The whole project is expected to cost about $100 million and is intended to cut energy consumption in the 102-story skyscraper by 38 percent.

Tags: Architecture, Eco Travel, North America, United States, New York, New York City, News and Briefs

Joanna Kakissis's writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe and The Washington Post, among other publications. A contributor to the World Hum blog, she's currently a Ted Scripps fellow in environmental journalism at the University of Colorado in Boulder.


1 Comment for Empire State Building Goes Green

Robert Reid 04.09.09 | 7:54 PM ET

Probably just in mourning for little Michigan State’s loss to North Carolina.

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