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Building Towards a Low-Carbon Grid
May 20, 2020 | Morgan Dempsey
Statewide climate targets are driving New York to a low-carbon electrical grid, which will encourage widespread electrification of building systems.
Benchmarking, LL97, Multifamily Housing
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Outsized Emissions in Medium-Sized Buildings
January 22, 2020 | Adam Schiabor
The city’s latest benchmarking data set provides the first-ever look at medium buildings’ energy use and emissions, and reveals that medium multifamily properties are more energy and carbon intensive than larger ones.
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Stemming the Flood: East River Park Redesign Approved
December 9, 2019 | Lydia Vieth
The City recently passed the $1.4 billion East Side Coastal Resiliency Project.
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Greening the Grid: Bringing Canadian Renewables to NYC Recap
November 12, 2019 | Sage Lincoln, Aidan Thornbury
On October 23, Urban Green brought together leading experts at the Canadian Consulate to assess the state of low carbon energy in New York and explore how the proposed Champlain Hudson Power Express project could help building owners comply with NYC’s building emissions law.
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Switching Tracks: Adaptive Reuse at the Farley Building
October 23, 2019 | Paula Hernandez Garaycoa
Many of us have experienced the daily chaos and overcrowding at New York’s Penn Station. But finally, an end is in sight. The James A.