Category Archives: Sustainable Practice

New Electric Vehicle Charging Station at Town of Clarkstown

New Electric Vehicle Charging Station at Town of Clarkstown
2/5/20: Clean, green and sustainable energy has been one of the biggest growing needs and focus in all forms of modern society. Green buildings using LEED standards and sustainable practices from LED/high performance lighting to energy performance projects to modular buildings are some of the few methods that Michael Shilale Architects have used and developed…
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Michael Shilale Cuts the Ribbon at New Tesla Station

Michael Shilale Cuts the Ribbon at New Tesla Station
07/31/19: “Beauty - High Performance – Sustainability. That’s what good architecture aspires to be. It is what anyone who drives a Tesla experiences every day,” says Michael Shilale, AIA, LEED, CPHC. On July 31st, 2019 the Palisades Center Mall opened their new Tesla Super Charging Station, an amazing spot that lets up to 20 Tesla…
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Greenbuild 2018

Greenbuild 2018
11/20/18: Greenbuild Chicago seemed to this New Yorker to be a tale of two cities.  The ‘Second City’ hosted this year’s international conference that is the largest grouping of individuals and committed to sustainability in the world.  While the number of attendees and expo seemed smaller than previous years, there was no reduction in the number…
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GreenBuild 2017

GreenBuild 2017
12/12/2017 by Michael Shilale, AIA, LEED, CPHC AP In Boston, battling a cold, this writer attended Greenbuild last month.  Each year I attend what is the largest conference on sustainability in the world.   Architects, engineers, contractors,  building owners, educators and many others converge at this conference to share ideas and best practices in the world…
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GreenBuild 2015

GreenBuild 2015
11/23/2015: Monumental Green was the theme of this year’s Greenbuild conference in Washington, D.C.   Monumental is how many describe our nation's capital - the history, power and emotion of DC is evident everywhere. The Lincoln memorial at night was my highlight. I was joined by what seems like overdressed high school kids after a junior…
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