The new Bank of America building located at One Bryant park in Midtown Manhattan, NY is the first LEED Platinum certified Skyscraper. The 54-story high rise implements numerous strategies to achieve this level of certification.

A soaring facade composed of floor-to-ceiling high-performance glass that insulates the structure while saturating its interiors with daylight. An under-floor air delivery system efficiently provides for natural ventilation, while an on-site co-generation plant provides the structure with power and heat. The high rise is also able to capture and reuse rain and waste water to fulfill nearly all of its needs, which will allow it to save 10.3 million gallons of water each year. Finally, the skyscraper is constructed through and through with low VOC, reclaimed, and recycled materials sourced within 500 miles of New York City.

via inhabitat

Tags: LEED, skyscraper

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