On the other hand, there is none of the spurious historical depth asserted by the retro buildings at Battery Park City and Riverside South.
In this paper, we studied the special retro-reflecting property of the flower petals, which has been suggested as a possible contributor to this cooling effect, and modeled a bio-inspired retro-reflective building envelope.
We concluded that a bio-inspired retro-reflective building envelope can; (1) lessen the reflected heat of solar radiation in spatially proximal buildings leading to reduced UHI, and (2) reduce the energy required for cooling.
In 1992, Baltimores Camden Yards touched off a retro-ballpark building boom.
The 201,000-square-foot 201,000-square-foot 201,000-square-footesigned by Moshe Safdie is set on 120 acomplex fofest and gardens, and it bridges a pair of ponds fed by nearbuildingsl Spring.
Retro-fitting buildings to make them more energy efficient and cutting the impact of transport emissions represent some of the strategies for doing this.
Successful energy efficiency strategies included investments in new construction and renovation, upgrades in space lighting, building retro- and monitoring based-commissioning to optimize building performance, mechanical system upgrades, and utility distribution system insulation.
One-off projects such as energy efficient building retro-fitting or supply chain "greening", of course, may prove successful and meet and even exceed an internal return on investment.
The station would also be converted from its old subway tile to a newer retro look for the building, paid for by leasing the building.
There are other retro touches in the building, including midcentury modern chairs that reek of "Mad Men" cool and conference room walls that are painted the color of yellow No. 2 pencils.
