Trade/Profession: Architecture & Interior Design
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Cost of Green in NYC
This analysis of high-rise residential and commercial projects shows green building doesn’t have to be a costly investment.
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Seduced by the View
Do tenants who live and work in all-glass buildings take advantage of the glass by keeping their blinds open?
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High Cholesterol Buildings
How can healthier choices in construction lead to healthier cities?
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Spending Through the Roof
$11 million is lost every year through roof leaks. What can building owners do?
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New York City’s Energy and Water Use 2013 Report
NYC’s 2013 benchmarking data reveal the systems, fuel types and materials used in thousands of NYC buildings.
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New York City’s Energy and Water Use 2014 and 2015 Report
We used the 2014 and 2015 New York City building benchmarking data to explore energy use in NYC buildings.
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The next frontier for energy-efficient products
Our 2018 report looks at the technologies the New York construction market can use today.
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Green Codes Task Force
Recommendations for greening the laws and regulations governing construction.
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Going Electric
Electrification will be a multi-decade process. Going Electric identifies nine next steps to jumpstart electrification in multifamily buildings.
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Building Resiliency Task Force
Convened following Superstorm Sandy, the 200-plus member task force made recommendations to improve building resiliency.
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Electri-fiction to electrification: Overcoming barriers
Our 2022 conference looked at how we can tackle the remaining obstacles to electrification.
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New York City’s Energy and Water Use 2020 Report
Now armed with a decade of data, how are NYC’s buildings doing in cutting emissions?
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Historic buildings case study: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest art museum in the US. It looks to reduce energy use while preserving its collection.
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Urban Green Live: Day one for the NYC energy code (w/ Gina Bocra)
NYC DOB Chief Sustainability Officer Gina Bocra talks NYC’s new Energy Conservation Code.
A nonprofit dedicated to decarbonizing buildings for healthy and resilient communities.
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