What was once a Jewish Synagogue will soon be Syracuse's first LEEDs certified hotel. LEEDs stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is a rating scheme to evaluate the environmental performance of a building. The buildings owner believes they will receive the LEEDs Platinum rating for the changes they plan on making.
There are a lot of changes being made to transform this building to be more "green". Some of the major changes are the use of a Geothermal Well system which will provide all the heat for the building, and a feature that cuts power to guest's rooms when they aren't in them. These and many more upgrades make the owner, Norman Swanson, hopeful to receive platinum, and if he does it will be a first in Syracuse.
This building has been around since 1922 as the Temple Adath Yeshurun,but has pretty much been empty since all of the members moved to a different location. Norman Swanson decided to buy the building, and is now changing it into the Skyler Hotel. Though he can make changes to the inside, it is a historical building so he has to leave the skin of the building intact. Construction has begun and is expected to be finished by April. Mr. Swanson is very excited about the hotel, and he believes that with all the "green" technology he will be using he can save a lot of money.
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