
Exemplary performance.
LEED® Gold Building Awards—The Epic and The Helena
LEED® Gold Certification, the second highest level of certification achievable, is given to properties that excel in environmentally sustainable construction.
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Green Building Design Award
2006 Green Building Design Award, City of New York / US Environmental Protection Agency for The Helena Apartment Tower, New York, NY
The Green Building Design competition showcases how green building principles can be incorporated into existing and new building stock. The competition seeks ideas on how to utilize distributed power generation, solar and wind energy, brown field developments, and water and energy conservation in new building designs.
American Council of Engineering Companies
American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of New York Empire Award presented to The Durst Organization for Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park, New York, NY, 4 April 2009
The 2009 Empire Award honors the top-ranked project in the Engineering Excellence Program that was designed and built in New York State.
Natural Resources Defense Council
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) "Forces for Nature" Award presented to Douglas and Jody Durst for 4 Times Square, New York, NY, 23 April 2001
"The prestigious Forces for Nature award honors remarkable personal leadership in safeguarding the environment. These individuals are exemplary, demonstrating their dedication to the environment through their words and actions and in their own lives," said John H. Adams, NRDC president.
Society of American Registered Architects
2006 Society of American Registered Architects (SARA) Design Award to FX Fowle Architects for The Helena, New York, NY
The SARA Design Award recognizes and encourages client participation in achieving excellence in design.
ConEdison/Community Energy
2004 Green Power Pioneer Award to The Durst Organization, presented by ConEdison and Community Energy
Green Power Pioneer Award commemorates the Durst Organization as the largest commercial new wind energy purchaser in New York State.
Concrete Industry Board
2006 Concrete Industry Board Roger H. Corbetta Awards Program, Award of Merit to The Epic, New York, NY
The CIB honors completed structures that represent excellence in concrete in their architectural and engineering design, general construction and workmanship.
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