The historic West Point Military Academy has a long history of teaching the sciences, which are required courses for all graduating cadets. But while the study of biology, chemistry and physics has evolved since 1802, when the West Point, N.Y.-based school was built, the school's neo-Gothic structures that house those disciplines have not—at least, not enough to support the advanced research occurring within these disciplines. The structures are, as one science professor describes them, "cramped and old." Related Links: ENR New York More ENR New York Projects The school has set out to change that with a two-phase, seven-year, interior-only
Besides the many residences and businesses damaged or destroyed in Superstorm Sandy's wake, several projects that ENR New York covered earlier this year were also affected. These include projects in or near the hardest-hit regions, including Long Beach, N.Y.; New York City; and the New Jersey coast. Related Links: ENR New York More ENR New York Projects The Oct. 29th storm dealt a devastating blow to Long Island's barrier island of Long Beach, where severe flooding and high winds took out power and severely damaged or destroyed homes and infrastructure. The island is also home to Long Beach High School,
Now that Superstorm Sandy's floodwaters have receded and power is restored to most of the millions it affected, industry executives in the tristate region are warily eyeing the sudden surge in construction activity and spending. The storm's boost to industry may last till around mid-2013, they say. But, unlike Sandy, that boost is not powerful enough to affect the industry's long-term economic outlook dramatically. Related Links: ENR New York: Bright Spots in an Otherwise Hazy Outlook More ENR New York Features That is in part because the storm slowed or stopped projects in the last quarter of 2012; whether and
For the first time, New Jersey nabbed the top spot this year in terms of installing photovoltaic (PV) capacity, surpassing California, the country's longtime solar energy leader. Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G), New Jersey's largest utility, has already built a hefty portion of that capacity and, by early 2013, will wrap up a four-year program to install 40 megawatts of power via telephone pole-mounted solar units. The distributed solar program, which will provide enough energy to power 6,500 homes, is the largest of its type worldwide. Image Courtesy of Petra Solar Sunnyside Up: Smart grid technology is at
The judges said the team on the PSEG New Haven Peaking Project—the winner of ENR New York's first-ever Safety Award—put many proactive safety measures in place and involved everyone from management to craft workers in the process.
This $136-million project is part of an ongoing $2-billion project to build an extradosed cable-stay bridge across New Haven Harbor to replace the aging "Q Bridge" there today.
The Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center, which offers long-term care to children with complex clinical conditions and disabilities, had been based on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan for a century. But an expiring lease forced the center to relocate to Yonkers, N.Y., where it built a 137-bed, 165,000-sq-ft facility on the top of a hill.
Leaking roofs in the former stable complex that served as the police station in 2002 for Manhattan's Central Park forced the precinct to relocate to a temporary structure next door until the complex was repaired.
Since being completed in 1915, Waterbury, Conn.’s 90,000-sq-ft government center has suffered a great deal of wear and tear—and in early 2000, vandalism—which ultimately led to the building being closed for multiple code violations.
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