Comments on: Cornell and Israel’s Technion Unveil Net-Zero Energy Tech Hub Plans

By: Jeremy Z

Jeremy Z — Tue, 06 May 2014 12:26:44 +0000

In reply to Gilad. My guess is they are including other surfaces of green space such as the different levels including the roof tops, etc?

By: CAPA Software

CAPA Software — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:34:30 +0000

Four acres of geothermal wells and a solar array three times bigger than the current largest system in NYC? Now, that is amazing! Turning the entire island into a super-green net-zero energy oasis is a great step towards a safe and sustainable future.

By: Gilad

Gilad — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:30:09 +0000

Thanks for the fast reply. Appreciated..

By: Tafline Laylin

Tafline Laylin — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:48:26 +0000

Thanks for being so astute Gilad. I admit that I wrote out the details without performing these calculations. Probably the green space will be in the surrounding parts of the campus on Roosevelt Island, but I’ll double check with all the necessary people.

By: Gilad

Gilad — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:26:55 +0000

I don’t understand something:
“The ten acre campus has been designed to maximize the benefits of solar energy and will include 500,000 square feet of green space that will be open to the public”
So I Googled “how many square feet in an acre” and found out that 1 acre = 43,560 sf.
500,000/43,460 = 11.48 acres of the green space alone, not to mention the non-green parts.
How can a 10 acre campus contain 500,000 sf of green space?
Thank you