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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 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.
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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.