Margaret O’Donoghue Castillo, AIA, LEED AP, 2011 AIANY President was recently interviewed by NY1 about the new benchmarking law requiring owners of buildings larger than 50,000 square feet to record energy and water use. Click “New Benchmarking Law Has City Buildings Track Energy, Water Use” for the full article and video… Castillo was also featured in The Architect’s Newspaper: “New Hand at the Helm in New York,” and the New York Times: “Square Feet: The 30 Minute Interview/ Margaret O’Donoghue Castillo.”

David Rockwell, AIA, is the honoree of the 2011 Lawrence Israel Prize by the Interior Design Department at FIT/SUNY…

“Smart Grid Athletic Light” by Andrew Burdick, AIA, in association with Ennead Lab was selected as one of eight finalists for the Philips Livable Cities Award…

Even though the U.S. Department of Energy has chosen to continue siting the Solar Decathlon on the National Mall, the team from the City College of New York has posted a blog voicing its disappointment with the new, less central location. Read more here: “Back on the National Mall…?”