YRG Structure and Services provides sustainability consulting and LEED certification services. It has experience with a variety of project types including commercial office buildings, hotels, museums, and schools. Its services include energy modeling, daylight analysis, site analysis, and evaluating the costs and benefits of green building strategies.

2. Design & Construction Communities Business & Operations
LEED Certification Coordination
Marketing and Media
Trainings and Education
YRG STRUCTURE AND SERVICES

3. SELECT PROJECTS AND CLIENTS

4. Project Samples

5. National Audubon Society Headquarters, New York

6. Citibank

7. 7
District 95/7, Norwalk, CT

8. 148 Lafayette Street, New York

9. EDAW Offices, New York

12. Stepping Stones Museum, Norwalk, CT

13. Viceroy - Snowmass

14. Harmony Hotel, Nosara, Costa Rica

15. Dorado Beach Resort, Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico

16. Starwood Global, Nationwide

17. SoHo Boutique Hotel

18. Snowmass Base Village

19. New Songdo, South Korea

20. New Songdo, Greenhouse Gas Analysis

21. Arabian Canal, Dubai UAE

22. La Alma / South Lincoln Park Denver

23. 23
LEED / Green Building Trainings

24. New York City Hall, New York

25. New York City Hall, New York

26. Kings County Courthouse, New York

27. 100 11th Avenue, New York

28. Lotte Jamsil Super Tower, Korea

29. Sun Path- East and West Façades
East
Solar Location- Low
Best practice- Vertical fins
West
Solar Location- High
Best practice- Horizontal Overhangs
Lotte Jamsil Super Tower, Korea

30. Denver School of Science and Technology, Denver, CO

31. Casey Middle School, Boulder, CO

33. Building Performance Modeling

34. ORIENTATION
AND
PLACEMENT
ENVELOPE
AND
DAYLIGHT
DEMAND
REDUCTION
HVAC
AND
CONTROLS
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
1 2 3 4 5
Optimization Pathway
CLIMATE AND
CONTEXT
RADIATION AND
DAYLIGHT
PARAMETRIC
ENERGY
USAGE
SYSTEM
SELECTION
ENERGY
COST
BUDGET
Model Outputs
Modeling Analyses for Integrated Design

35. Energy Modeling
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
Baseline
Design
Proposed
Design
LEED
Potential
Best
Practice
EnergyUse(MWh)
7% ≤ 55% ≤ 73%

36. Site Analysis
Summer Winds–
Permeable Envelope
 Operable panes
 Intake, Exhaust vents
Winter Winds–
Thermal Envelope
 Low U-value
 Low infiltration

37. Daylight Analysis

38. Costs and Benefits

39. Average Green Premium vs. Green Certification Level
0.66%
1.91%
2.23%
6.80%
0.00%
1.00%
2.00%
3.00%
4.00%
5.00%
6.00%
7.00%
8.00%
Level 1-Certified
(8 bldgs)
Level 2-Silver
(24 bldgs)
Level 3-Gold
(9 bldgs)
Level 4-Platinum
(2 bldgs)
GreenPremium(Percent)
0.66% - 2.23% premium
Source: Cost of Green Revisited, Davis Langdon, 2007

40. Source: Cost of Green in NYC, Urban Green Council, Fall 2009

41. Source: Cost of Green in NYC, Urban Green Council, Fall 2009

42. Source: Cost of Green in NYC, Urban
Green Council, Fall 2009

43. Josh Radoff
Principal and Co-Founder
jradoff@yrgsustainability.com
T 720-883-3153
www.yrgsustainability.com