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Building Owners Fear COVID's Impact on Climate Law
August 17, 2020 | The Real Deal
As office landlords install hospital-grade air filters to lure tenants back, some worry they are putting the city’s emissions targets out of reach. The building emission reductions required under Local Law 97 — the centerpiece of a May 2019 legislative package known as the Climate Mobilization Act — could conflict with owners’ efforts to keep their buildings virus-free.
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Your Old Radiator is a Pandemic-Fighting Weapon
August 6, 2020 | Bloomberg CityLab
Turn-of-the-century faith in ventilation to combat disease pushed engineers to design steam heating systems that still overheat apartments today.
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New York is spending $1B to help residents conserve energy—and save on bills
August 4, 2020 | Grist
As summer heat waves converge with a surging pandemic and an impending economic collapse, energy-efficient homes are becoming particularly critical to Americans’ well-being. New York’s state government, for its part, is eyeing a long-term solution to this conundrum.
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How Doable are Renewables in NYC?
July 1, 2020 | Rebecca Elzinga
Can a city of over eight million really switch to renewable power? Urban Green Council’s 2020 conference, Unlocking the Grid: Getting Renewables to NYC, explored just that. Aiming to bridge the divide between skepticism and aspiration, experts across four panels discussed the advancements and impediments to NYC’s renewable future.
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Black Lives Matter
June 4, 2020 | Urban Green Council
We are devastated by the murder of George Floyd and his death serves as a wake-up call for all of us to do more to dismantle systemic racism.

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Building Owners Fear COVID's Impact on Climate Law

Your Old Radiator is a Pandemic-Fighting Weapon

New York is spending $1B to help residents conserve energy—and save on bills

How Doable are Renewables in NYC?

Black Lives Matter