Green Building 7 World Trade Center WTC in NYC ...
Update from Post article, by Amy Westfeldt, highlights 7 World Trade Center as the pacesetter for green-building in New York City. 7 WTC will support electricity costs 35 percent lower than an average Manhattan office building and 50 percent of the building's power requirements will be 
delivered through renewable energy. The glass windows in the 7 WTC building willl enable daylight dimmer controls to reduce energy consumption and the plumbing systems reduce water consumption by 30 percent. ...
... "It is the first commercial tower in New York City to be certified as green by the U.S. Green Building Council because it uses less electricity and has high-efficiency cooling and heating systems. " ...