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in the end one Bryant Park tower will

in the end one Bryant Park tower will stand tall 365 meters high

when it is fully operational the tower

when it is fully operational the tower will be one of the greenest in the world

will be one of the greenest in the world

will be one of the greenest in the world and it may be leading the way into our

and it may be leading the way into our

and it may be leading the way into our urban future

the building is expected to reduce both

the building is expected to reduce both energy and water consumption by 50% and

energy and water consumption by 50% and

energy and water consumption by 50% and its occupants will benefit as well they

its occupants will benefit as well they

its occupants will benefit as well they will have a healthier environment they

will have a healthier environment they

will have a healthier environment they will have clean air to breathe they will

will have clean air to breathe they will

will have clean air to breathe they will be in an environment that they can feel

be in an environment that they can feel

be in an environment that they can feel not only proud about but we will be

not only proud about but we will be

not only proud about but we will be giving them a better a physical

giving them a better a physical

giving them a better a physical environment to be in and this is a good

environment to be in and this is a good

environment to be in and this is a good blueprint for the future but with the

blueprint for the future but with the

blueprint for the future but with the high cost of building green and with

high cost of building green and with

high cost of building green and with global temperatures rising can one

global temperatures rising can one

global temperatures rising can one bryant park make an impact by itself

bryant park make an impact by itself

bryant park make an impact by itself usually one building won’t make a

usually one building won’t make a

usually one building won’t make a difference we’ve got to really get this

difference we’ve got to really get this

difference we’ve got to really get this widespread cause for manhunt on a small

widespread cause for manhunt on a small

widespread cause for manhunt on a small island but we really have to transform a

island but we really have to transform a

island but we really have to transform a huge numbers of surfaces and systems and

huge numbers of surfaces and systems and

huge numbers of surfaces and systems and technologies in order to make a dent in

technologies in order to make a dent in

technologies in order to make a dent in the climate

the climate

the climate some believe the momentum has already

some believe the momentum has already

some believe the momentum has already begun to shift and the trend may be

begun to shift and the trend may be

begun to shift and the trend may be contagious many of the ideas in one

contagious many of the ideas in one

contagious many of the ideas in one Bryant Park are finding their way into

Bryant Park are finding their way into

Bryant Park are finding their way into other buildings already and in another

other buildings already and in another

other buildings already and in another few years we’ll see lots and lots of

few years we’ll see lots and lots of

few years we’ll see lots and lots of things like it I don’t think there’s any

things like it I don’t think there’s any

things like it I don’t think there’s any question but that we’re at a tipping

question but that we’re at a tipping

question but that we’re at a tipping point maybe we’ve crossed it we’re

point maybe we’ve crossed it we’re

point maybe we’ve crossed it we’re already over the line the goal was to

already over the line the goal was to

already over the line the goal was to create the greenest building we possibly

create the greenest building we possibly

create the greenest building we possibly could so people are watching carefully

could so people are watching carefully

could so people are watching carefully like gee how did the Bank of America

like gee how did the Bank of America

like gee how did the Bank of America decide to spend the money to do a

decide to spend the money to do a

decide to spend the money to do a seriously green building and in that

seriously green building and in that

seriously green building and in that small way I hope that the building will

small way I hope that the building will

small way I hope that the building will be a trigger for lots of other projects

be a trigger for lots of other projects

be a trigger for lots of other projects around the country and around the world

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