World's Greenest Commercial High Rise Building - Certified LEED Platinum

1 Bryant Park: Project Showcase

New York City is going through with a green building transformation and leading the world in the greening of commercial buildings.  Recent announcements on the greening of the Empire State Building is a case in point.  Here would like to touch on the world's greenest commercial skyscraper the 54 storey 1 Bryant Park also known as the Bank of America Building costing over US$1 billion to construct which reduces its energy usage by over 30% and recycles its own water and wastes...  enjoy reading.

Under the growing pressure of the climate crisis, how we design, as well as what we design has become a critical issue.

The new office tower at Bryant Park, designed by Cook+Fox Architects and developed by the Durst Organization and Bank of America, is an example of how the design of tall buildings can be fundamentally rethought, serving the client and the planet with equal efficiency and respect.

This exhibition explores One Bryant Park as a living ecosystem composed of the elements Light, Air, Water, Fire and Earth.

These primary forces, when thoughtfully addressed as integrated and sustainable systems, contribute to a substantial reduction in the environmental impact of tall buildings, as well as to worker health and productivity.

Anticipating a LEED platinum rating (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the highest level of sustainable design recognized by the USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council), the crystalline faceted 54-story tower is at once both an iconic corporate presence and an emblem for the green design movement.

Project Showcase: One Bryant Park asks design professionals to look more deeply at how architecture can engage natural systems and infrastructure, how sustainable measures can be more user-friendly, and how we can raise awareness for the urgent need of comprehensive green building solutions.