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| The Tree Won't Be the Only Green Thing at Rock Center Lighting |
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This year marks the 75th anniversary of the annual tree-lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center (which takes place on Wednesday), and for 2007, Tishman Speyer has added several green initiatives to the event. The real-estate company has also launched energy-conserving efforts for other areas of the Midtown property, including desert plantings for Radio City Music Hall's roof.
The 3,000 lights on the tree—this year, an 84-foot-tall Norway spruce—are energy-efficient LEDs, which reduce power consumption by more than 60 percent. And to help power these lights, there are 363 solar panels on the roof of 45 Rockefeller Plaza. Other efforts include cutting the tree with a handheld saw and recycling materials used during the cutting event. In addition, when the tree is taken down, it will be milled, treated, and donated to Habitat for Humanity.
—Anna Sekula
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