Green buildings and planning.

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™

http://www.usgbc.org/displaypage.aspx?cmspageid=222

http://nymag.com/realestate/features/31519/

The Visionare seems like an interesting building. And apparently it is quite green. Also see the Solaire by the same developer:

http://www.batteryparkcity.org/page/page2.html

http://www.thesolaire.com/

I did a google search on "leed white plains": Your search - "leed white plains" - did not match any documents.

I wonder if any of the new buildings in White Plains are green. I wonder if White Plains planners ever thought about it. Planning in White Plains seems to consist of plopping structures down regardless of whether they belong there evaluated by size, style or function.

Consider Battery Park City in Manhattan for an example of comprehensive urban planning on a scale that could apply to White Plains:

http://www.batteryparkcity.org/