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photo The brand-new Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg is not only hipster heaven (concert venue, food by the Blue Ribbon restaurants, and, of course, bowling!) it was built to LEED standards for sustainability.
As the NYT reports, the building’s systems make efficient use of energy and water and “scrupulous attention was paid to construction materials: the stage was made from recycled tires, for example, and the wood was certified to have come from well-managed forests.”
A few more green elements:

Motion sensors trigger lights in the bathrooms, where toilets and urinals use minimal amounts of water. In the main room, where bowling and music will be played side by side, pin-spotting machines for the bowling lanes use 75 percent less energy than conventional systems, and LED lighting onstage saves 90 percent, according to Caitlin Canty, a consultant at GreenOrder.

The brand-new Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg is not only hipster heaven (concert venue, food by the Blue Ribbon restaurants, and, of course, bowling!) it was built to LEED standards for sustainability.

As the NYT reports, the building’s systems make efficient use of energy and water and “scrupulous attention was paid to construction materials: the stage was made from recycled tires, for example, and the wood was certified to have come from well-managed forests.”

A few more green elements:

Motion sensors trigger lights in the bathrooms, where toilets and urinals use minimal amounts of water. In the main room, where bowling and music will be played side by side, pin-spotting machines for the bowling lanes use 75 percent less energy than conventional systems, and LED lighting onstage saves 90 percent, according to Caitlin Canty, a consultant at GreenOrder.

July 1, 2009

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