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The Law Was Aimed at Deadly Machinery. It Hit Her Washer.

September 9, 2019 | New York Times

New York set out to protect against fatal building accidents. A decade later, thousands of homeowners have been saddled with snowballing fines.
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Climate-friendly buildings can improve your health

September 5, 2019 | Yale Climate Connections

Buildings consume more than a third of the energy used in the U.S., so designing energy-efficient homes and offices is important for the climate. It can also help make people healthier, happier, and more productive.
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Climate change, hurricanes make the affordable housing crisis even worse

September 1, 2019 | USA Today

Hurricane season is underway – and storms that make landfall might further exacerbate the nation’s shortage of affordable housing, housing experts say.
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To Meet Demand for Green Buildings, Developers Get a Leg Up

August 27, 2019 | New York Times

As demand grows and climate-change restrictions raise costs, developers are flocking to PACE financing for relief.
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Bills for More Energy Efficient Federal Buildings Pick Up Steam

August 20, 2019 | Bloomberg

Efforts to make federal buildings more energy efficient are starting to attract more support in Washington after years of coming up short.