Barton Group’s newly renovated eco-friendly headquarters wins green award
Old is gold they say, especially when it is worked upon and looked after with care and attention. The Barton Group recently got a new headquarters which was originally built in 1865. They moved in after renovating the building to suit a very eco-friendly atmosphere. This earned the building a LEED Platinum which makes it the seventh Platinum building in New York and the 105th in the country. The renovated 16,000 square foot building has a green roof, energy-efficient windows, a raised floor for air and electrical, a rainwater collection system, reused 97 per cent of existing building structure, geothermal heating and cooling, 100 per cent wind power source for electrical needs, office furniture from recycled materials, shower rooms for bicyclers and preferred parking for low-emissions vehicles.
