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Think Global, Act Local: New York's Carbon Policy
May 1, 2020 | Architectural Record
Advocates of New York’s Local Law 97 refer to it as the most ambitious climate legislation for buildings enacted by any city in the world. The claim might sound like hyperbole, but John Mandyck, CEO of the Urban Green Council, a nonprofit that helped shape the regulation, points to its scope and scale.
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After Pandemic, New York’s Buildings Face Daunting Decarbonization Mandate
April 23, 2020 | Green Tech Media
Multimillion-dollar fines. Cap-and-trade for buildings. How will New York decarbonize its famous skyline?
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What New Energy-Efficiency Grades Mean For NYC Real Estate Investors
February 25, 2020 | Forbes
As of this January, all midsize and large buildings are required to post their energy efficiency grades near all entryways.
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How ConEd and National Grid are experimenting with energy storage
February 5, 2020 | Utility Dive
Consolidated Edison is in the middle of several major projects to advance the state's distributed grid, while working to add 300 MW of energy storage by 2023.
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Midsize Co-ops and condos are Outsize Energy Users
January 23, 2020 | Habitat Magazine
A new study by the nonprofit Urban Green Council reveals, surprisingly, that midsize multifamily buildings are using more energy and producing more carbon than larger buildings – which could result in major fines if co-op and condo boards don’t take steps to meet carbon targets under the Climate Mobilization Act.