The ZEROprize.

recently [greened] Bank of America Tower, New York’s second tallest building and a possible contender for the ZEROprize.

What is the ZEROprize ? Awarded to the first re-skinned & retrofitted building of a certain size to achieve a net zero footprint while operating for a minimum of one year. The prize will go to the first registered project to maintain a triple zero for a year. US entries must be built between 1945 and 1990, must be made of steel-reinforced concrete and must house either 150 units or have a usable floorspace of at least 9,300 square feet.

Designer: Cook+Fox Architects and Gensler

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