Closing Bell: BAM's Newest Awarded LEED
The U.S. Green Building Council has LEED certified the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s newest building, the Richard B. Fisher building, BAM announced. It’s the first newly constructed theater to receive the certification. Its environmentally friendly achievements include a 40 percent reduction in water use, energy efficiency to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 22 percent, cool…

The U.S. Green Building Council has LEED certified the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s newest building, the Richard B. Fisher building, BAM announced. It’s the first newly constructed theater to receive the certification. Its environmentally friendly achievements include a 40 percent reduction in water use, energy efficiency to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 22 percent, cool roofing materials, a green roof garden, and interior building finishes with low emissions. The theater is BAM’s only new building in more than a century, and it cost $50 million to build. It was designed by H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture. GMAP
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