It's been a fixture in Syracuse for more than ninety years, now its getting a face lift. The Jewish Synagogue that has sat abandoned on the Corner of Harrison Street and South Crouse Avenue is now a hum of construction activity as crews prepare for an April opening of the Hotel Skyler, Syracuse and New York's "Greenest " hotel.
according to the project engineer, "Using special recycled wood, energy efficient windows and a rainwater reclamation system that will save over a quarter of a million gallons of water a year." The owners of the hotel were attempting to achieve a"Gold" rating for energy efficiency. However, due to over engineering the group actually received the much more coveted"Platinum" certification. The big reason was for the over certification was a Geo thermal well system under the parking lot that harnesses the energy of the earth to heat all of the hotels water.
Norman Swanson, the owner, said "using green construction techniques made the construction cost about twenty percent more than it would otherwise have." Swanson expects to make the construction money back in energy savings over the course of about fifteen years.
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