Rapper Jay-Z surprised fans and straphangers alike when he took the R train to his own concert at the new Barclays Center on Saturday. The native Brooklynite made like a local and turned to green transportation to get to the show at the very PT-friendly arena. Although he caused quite a commotion as fans tried to snap photos and shake his hand, the train brought Hov and all of his fans safely to their destination.

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The iconic U.N. Headquarters is in the midst of a $1.8 billion renovation aptly named the “Capital Master Plan.” However, you won’t be seeing any construction on the Turtle Bay area buildings, as the overhaul is mainly focused on internal design. Not only are technology and security being updated with state of the art capabilities, but the Master Plan is also calling for a green cleaning, swapping out old interior designs and habits from the 1950s for new and sustainable features, with the aim of granting the building LEED Silver status.

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The Brooklyn Children’s Museum, New York City’s first ever LEED certified museum, just keeps getting better. The institution is expanding its space, and they recently unveiled plans for a new transparent rooftop canopy, made out of a heat-resistant ETFE skin covered in a dot matrix fused glass material designed by Toshiko Mori Architect. The canopy is made to resemble the dappled light shining through the trees, and it will be used as a rooftop space for lectures, concerts, and other summer events.

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Brooklyn’s budding cultural district will soon raise the curtain on a new classic theater. Just Last Friday, construction started on the Theater for a New Audience, a Hugh Hardy designed flexible theater created specifically for the performance of Shakespeare and classic drama. Cloaked in a dramatic black box exterior, the LEED Silver-seeking building will seat nearly 300 and be surrounded by a gorgeous public arts plaza, creating a complete cultural experience.

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Public service buildings in NYC are taking a more environmentally friendly turn. City officials gathered last week to announce the opening of a new green intake center for the homeless, the Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) building in The Bronx. Designed by Ennead Architects, the PATH project was commissioned for the Department of Homeless Services (DHS), as part of the Design and Construction Excellence program. The building is expect to receive a LEED silver rating.

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New York City based architecture firm Kiss + Cathcart’s has officially opened The Lee, a LEED Silver supportive housing tower in the Lower East Side. The opening of the building, attended by city officials, neighborhood representatives, and members of the design team, ushers in a new era of environmentally sustainable, socially responsible architecture in this city. The Lee features a green roof, recycled building materials, an energy-efficient heating and cooling system, and many more ecotastic elements. It is being hailed as the first building in the city to meet the USGBC’s green design and construction standards while providing shelter to New York’s under-served population.

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