Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials will join representatives from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to unveil a plaque honoring the Fulton Center as the first New York City subway hub to receive a LEED® rating for sustainability and design.  Taking a nod from the design inspiration behind the Fulton Center’s iconic oculus, the main source of natural light (daylighting) to the transit hub, the event will take place at the height of the Summer Solstice. The Summer Solstice is the day on which the sun reaches its highest elevation and day-light lasts the longest.

WHAT:                 MTA and USGBC unveil Fulton Center plaque

WHO:                   Roger Platt, Senior Vice President for Strategic Planning, US Green Building Council

                             Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim, President, MTA New York City Transit

                             Michael Horodniceanu, President, MTA Capital Construction

WHEN:                 Tuesday, June 21 at 11:45 a.m.

WHERE:               Main floor of Fulton Center, 200 Broadway between John and Fulton Streets

                            (Near base of spiral staircase, one floor below street level)

                            ( train to Fulton St)

The MTA’s Fulton Center, situated in the heart of Lower Manhattan and a dynamic transportation hub streamlining connections between eleven subway lines for up to 300,000 daily passengers was designed as a demonstration of an environmentally responsible 21st century rail transit center. It achieved LEED® certification for implementing practical and measurable strategies in sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. The facility achieves more than 25 percent in energy savings compared to a baseline building of similar type. Half of the energy used at the Fulton Center comes from renewable sources. Additionally, daylighting from the iconic oculus reduces electricity use, while low flow plumbing fixtures reduce water consumption by 40 percent.

The LEED® rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the foremost program for buildings, homes and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained and operated for improved environmental and human health performance. Other MTA facilities achieving LEED® status include Mother Clara Hale Bus Depot in Harlem, the Corona Maintenance Shop in Queens and Metro-North Railroad’s office building at 525 North Broadway in North White Plains.