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For nearly 60 years, the commercial and residential properties developed by the Albanese Organization have enhanced the quality of life for the Long Island and New York City communities where our buildings reside. Today, we are recognized among the handful of pioneers who have led the way towards green real estate development.
We were the first to develop an environmentally advanced high-rise residential tower in North America and are currently developing our third. We share our experiences about ways to integrate environmentally enhanced features into the design, development and building processes used through real estate industry and environmental forums. We hope our advocacy and leadership in green building expertise will help accelerate the pace at which green building practices are adopted as standard practice by our industry. The Albanese Organization also has a tradition of giving generously through contributions of time and support to not-for-profit organizations that help protect and preserve the environment, support health and human services, advance education initiatives, and promote arts and culture programs that enrich community life where people live and work. Highlights of some of the organizations we have supported in 2007 appear below: Abilities! (formerly National Center for Disability Services)To support programs that help this nonprofit organization create a world where people with disabilities receive the same treatment as all other people and have equal access to the benefits society offers. With a staff of more than 400, including experts in education, human resources and technology, Abilities! has grown to become a global leader in the full integration of people with disabilities into everyday life. Adelphi University To support Long Island’s first institution of higher education for liberal arts and sciences. Adelphi has a mission of service to Long Island, the New York metropolitan region and the nation, and is located in Garden City. CEC Stuyvesant Cove To support this community environmental center’s development of Solar 2, a high-performance building model with the goal of becoming a hub of environmental activity in New York City. Solar 2 will be designed to achieve a LEED Platinum rating and “net-zero” energy use. Solar 2 will minimize its impact on the environment both locally and globally while generating more energy than it consumes. Energy efficient and sustainable technologies will be used including: geothermal wells, building-integrated photovoltaic panels, solar hot water, daylighting strategies, a Living Machine ™, recycled building materials, rainwater collection and more. Solar 2 will be built on the site of Solar 1, within Stuyvesant Cove Park, a narrow, 2-acre swath of land along the East River between 23rd and 18th Streets. Lustgarten Foundation To support the Foundation’s mission to advance the scientific and medical research related to the diagnosis, treatment, cure and prevention of pancreatic cancer by funding and supporting research and clinical strategies, enhance dialog among members of the medical and scientific communities, advocate an increase in the annual budget of the National Cancer Institute designated for pancreatic cancer research and heighten public awareness and informational support. Nassau County Museum of Art To support the museum’s ability to bring to Nassau County a range of visual experiences and quality art education programs previously unavailable in this suburban area, including internationally acclaimed artists in the main Museum building, a permanent collection of miniature rooms in the Tee Ridder Miniatures Museum, educational programs for all ages and special exhibitions for local talented artists. Mentoring Partnership of Long Island To support programs that have helped connect more than 1,600 Long Island youth with caring adult mentors in a quality, structured program that make mentoring work. Project GRAD To support Project GRAD’s comprehensive, cost-effective program with a record of improving the academic achievement of students grades K-12 from low-income backgrounds. Pace Energy Project To support this program’s efforts to promote sustainable energy as a means of reducing the global burden of pollution from electrical energy production. The Pace Energy Project (an integral part of the Pace Law School’s top-ranked environmental program, The Center for Environmental Legal Studies) has been successful in getting regulatory innovations adopted in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania and is a leader in promoting energy efficiency and renewable resources throughout the world. Queens Botanical Garden To support the energy portion of the Queens Botanical Garden’s new curriculum that will help educate hundreds of elementary school children on environmentally advanced energy sources. Part of the program educates children about how plants use photosynthesis to transform the sun’s energy into food and compares this process to ways that photovoltaic panels transform the sun’s energy into “food” for green buildings. St. Francis Hospital To support this Long Island-based hospital’s mission to provide the highest quality health care, with an emphasis on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart disease and coronary artery disease. St. Francis Hospital is a nationally recognized leader in cardiovascular care and surgery, and is committed to serving and educating its community regardless of race, creed or national origin. The Nature Conservancy (Long Island Chapter) To support TNC’s programs that protect and preserve Long Island’s natural landscapes and seascapes for future generations. To achieve this, TNC has implemented a comprehensive framework known as Long Island’s Last Stand initiative with the goals of preserving 25,000 acres of open space, save an additional 10,000 acres of farmland, and restore and manage hundreds of thousands of acres of critical wildlife habitat on the land and in the water. Thomas Hartman Foundation for Parkinsons To support this foundation’s single purpose of finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease by funding scientists and research institutions that offer the best hope for development of a cure. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts To support the center’s ability to attract world-renowned artists to Long Island and present over 70 music, dance and theater performances each year. |
| 07/31/2007 | |