New York City
-
New York Developer Adapts a European Template for Deep Energy Retrofits
New York City project will retrofit 146 apartments to Passive House standards while pilots also are underway in California and Boston
-
Bill to Cut New York City Carbon Emissions: $20 Billion
The plan to reduce emissions from city buildings also will create an estimated 141,000 new jobs
-
New York City Gets Its Own Green New Deal
Emissions from the city's largest buildings will have to drop or owners will face hefty fines
-
New York City Bans Foam Food and Beverage Containers
The new policy, which took effect this month, will mean less litter on city streets and cleaner rivers and bays
-
New York City is Painting its Rooftops
The heat-reflective acrylic coating lowers summer temperatures inside the buildings and cuts cooling costs
-
NESEA Will Hold a Conference in New York City
The BuildingEnergy NYC conference will focus in part on ways to reduce carbon emissions by buildings
-
NYC Mayor Wants a Smaller Carbon Footprint
The mayor proposes sharp reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, saying the shift will bring a variety of improvements to city life
-
Cornell-Technion Green Campus Gets NYC Nod
A planned applied-sciences complex on Roosevelt Island is expected to include one of the largest net-zero-energy buildings in the eastern U.S.
-
Bringing Passivhaus to Harlem
Using salvaged materials, a New York City construction team aims to bring a gutted brownstone up to the Passivhaus standard
-
Hard Data on Urban Energy Efficiency Retrofits
A New York City study shows how energy efficiency upgrades can cut operating costs in apartment buildings