Sept. 18, 2006: New World Trade Center Complex to Use Green Building Design
ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. George E. Pataki has announced a new package of energy and environmental measures that will be incorporated into the design of the World Trade Center redevelopment. Plans for the Freedom Tower and other facilities at the World Trade Center site will feature state-of-the-art energy technologies to better protect environmental resources, utilize renewable energy resources, and maximize energy efficiency.
The governor announced that the Freedom Tower, World Trade Center Office Towers 2, 3, and 4, as well as the World Trade Center Memorial and Memorial Museum will all be designed to achieve the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification requirements. In addition all of the facilities involved will be built to a design standard that is 20 percent more efficient than the New York Energy Conservation Construction Code.