Green Sustainability
Seal of Approval: Rose Cos relies on three green certification systems.
Jonathan Rose has created an informational PowerPoint presentation on just about everything relating to green building. He whips out his laptop to show one of his favorite slides highlighting an energy usage computer modeling program offered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program.
Green Guru: Jonathan Rose
SPEND JUST A FEW MINUTES WITH Jonathan Rose and you quickly forget you are talking to a high-powered executive on the 23rd floor of his firm’s swanky Fifth Avenue headquarters in the heart of Manhattan. The city’s frequent police sirens and blaring horns fade into the distance as Rose leads you on a spiritual quest of contemplation and reflection.
A Date With Destiny
Destiny is designed to appeal to families and businesses that value both the economic and environmental benefits of green living. The target resident is focused on living smarter in a green-built home and an eco-friendly community. “They want to live in a place that doesn’t use up our natural resources but is a solution to save those assets for our kids,” Johnson says.
Cash Guzzlers - Developers brace for rising costs as big oil commands
In late spring, the price of oil hit a new record at $135 per barrel—and the price at the gas pump quickly followed. As a high-demand commodity, gasoline has a price tag that fluctuates daily, but recent price increases have been astronomical. Since January 2001, the national average for a gallon of unleaded gas rose from $1.85 to about $4.08 in mid-June 2008—a 221 percent increase, according to reports published by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) at the U.S. Department of Energy.
Big Winner - Atlanta wins City of the Future Contest
Imagine you’re stuck in Atlanta traffic. A maze of cars, asphalt, powerlines, and skyscrapers is the vista du jour. Fast forward 100 years from now and a radically different view will include lush forests, green spaces, and pristine waterways. At least that’s the hope of some of the nation’s leading designers, architects, and engineers.
