Empire State Building

The Empire State Building is perhaps best remembered as the site of King Kong's last stand, but in real life, the monkey on the building's back wasn't a giant gorilla -- it was a giant electricity bill. But that was before one of the most remarkable green renovations ever undertaken.

Serious Materials is a green construction materials company that has raised more than $60 million in venture capital, thanks to innovative products like its EcoRock sheetrock, which is made with less than one-fifth the energy used to create standard drywall.

Utilizing a bit of humorous slight-of-hand, the Daily News has successfully conducted a heist of one of our nation's most iconic buildings. The Daily News, by easily passing a few forged documents, liberated the Empire State Building from its rightful owners. This "theft" was done in an exercise...