About 400,000 people live within a 10-mile radius of this 15-acre property in suburban Marlboro, N.J., that has had industrial tenants from as early as 1912.
While the idea of a net-zero energy building—one that generates at least as much energy as it consumes—may be laudable, large-scale examples are few and far between. But this Massachusetts school, which combined two campuses into a new single structure, has surpassed its green goals and is the commonwealth's first state-owned net-zero building.
As part of an effort to make Boston's Logan International Airport safer, greener and more secure, workers upgraded a major parking garage from the 1970s and the supporting roadway system.
Resorts World in Queens, New York City's first and only casino, is a 763,000-sq-ft redevelopment of the historic Aqueduct Raceway that was built in 1894 and where such champions as Secretariat and Man O' War raced.
Continuing a long-term expansion project, the Jay Peak ski resort in northern Vermont near the Canadian border has added a hotel and water park to become more of a four-season destination.
To modernize New York's world famous trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange, the project team took what worked there for decades and improved on it.
The federal government designated 30 islands near downtown Boston as Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area in 1996, a type of national park. But, despite this stature, few people were aware of its existence.
The bridge that spanned the southern end of Lake Champlain between Vermont and New York served as a critical transportation link for the region; many people who live on one side of the lake work on the other.
What's the best way to keep 200,000 drivers from getting road rage while regularly disrupting their commutes? Related Links: ENR New York ENR New York's Best Overall Project 2011 If you're the Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation with a goal of building 14 bridges in less than three months, you join the social media bandwagon and tweet about it:Traffic Alert: 14 bridges to be completed in 10 weekends in Medford, Mass.It was frequent tweets like that, combined with other social media techniques, that helped the agency keep drivers in the loop.In fact, the agency did such a good job of publicizing
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