NYC Green Building Field Notes

Begin with first impressions

Use this field notes page to give more detail to your Padlet post of a green building, or one you want to make green.
But don't get too detailed yet, just general impressions.

Choose a LEED area to start

Pick the area that best fits what caught your attention.
This is a starting point, not a score or certification.

What do you notice?

Was there a lot of energy waste, and how could it be reduced? For example: heat escaping through old windows, inefficient lights, or a hot, dark roof. How could renewable technologies be used here, and what resource use could be reduced? Consider solar energy, greywater, rain gardens or swales, green roofs, and reducing food miles or food-desert impacts. Why might this building or its surroundings be an example of green construction? Think about efficient windows and lighting, shade and heat islands, nearby green spaces such as the High Line, and travel by transit, bus, bike, or car.

Imagine a trade retrofit

What could a construction crew (that you would like to be part of) build, repair, or replace to improve this building?

Which trade might do the work? What is your retrofit idea? What would you want to find out for a future, more detailed audit?

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