News related to Advance Sustainable Building Policy

Points of view

A New Way to Tackle Climate Change With Global Peer Cities

May 29, 2019 | John Mandyck

Today, Urban Green launched the Global Climate Efficiency Trading Initiative, a first-ever collaboration between New York City’s leading building and energy stakeholders, the trading community, and global peer cities—New York, Hong Kong, London, Singapore and Toronto.
In the News

Laws capping building emissions could be gold for proptech

May 7, 2019 | Crain's NY

Building owners and operators are going to need all the help they can get to comply with the law—and the legislation will spur investment and growth in the green-tech sector.
In the News

Ambitious 'Green New Deal' Will Have Huge Impact On New York City Real Estate

May 7, 2019 | Forbes

The New York City real estate market is expected to take a hit as the result of ambitious legislation designed to push back against climate change, which includes requiring the owners of residential and commercial buildings to cut energy usage and carbon emissions or face significant fines.
In the News

How an Evolving Movement Pushed NYC to Address the Climate Crisis

April 25, 2019 | US News & World Report

A week after the New York City Council approved a landmark set of bills aimed at mitigating global warming – including a requirement that the largest buildings in New York reduce their carbon emissions by 80 percent in the next 30 years – the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group is already getting calls from its member cities around the world asking what they can do to follow New York's lead.
In the News

Legislation to cut carbon emissions will cost property owners billions

April 22, 2019 | Crain's NY

The City Council passed an array of environmental regulations just in time for Earth Day—and major property owners are going to have to spend some serious green.

News related to Advance Sustainable Building Policy

A New Way to Tackle Climate Change With Global Peer Cities

Laws capping building emissions could be gold for proptech

Ambitious 'Green New Deal' Will Have Huge Impact On New York City Real Estate

How an Evolving Movement Pushed NYC to Address the Climate Crisis

Legislation to cut carbon emissions will cost property owners billions