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A New Frontier: Electrification in Multifamily Housing

There is a growing trend toward all-electrification of new and existing buildings in multifamily housing as a means to achieve significant cost savings, reduce carbon pollution, and improve indoor air […]
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Essex Crossing

Winner in the 2021 Regional & Urban Design Awards, Essex Crossing gets featured in Architect Magazine! Bright Power is the sustainability consultant for the multifamily sites. This includes bringing 31 […]
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Bright Employee: Zoe Grossman, Manager of New Construction

We’re proud of the intelligent, passionate, and hardworking people that make up the Bright Power team. Each month, you’ll get a chance to meet one of them, understand how they […]
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Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio & Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens Launch Energy Sustainability Initiative, Laudato Si Corporation

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens’ Laudato Si Corporation, named after Pope Francis’ 2015 Encyclical: On Care for Common Home Addressing Climate Change Will Generate Renewable Energy and Income to Continue […]
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The Lois: design duo’s new rental complex opens in NY

The $105m, 227,000 sq ft project was developed by The Hudson Companies and designed by CetraRuddy Architecture and NV5 Landscape Architecture, with Wells Fargo serving as the project’s construction lender […]
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Passive House standards proving their worth in multifamily sector

Energy performance beats conventionally built by 32% to 58%. A recent study from the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the Community Preservation Corp., Bright Power and […]
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Bright Employee: Alice Suh, Technical Director of Strategic Initiatives

We’re proud of the intelligent, passionate, and hardworking people that make up the Bright Power team. Each month, you’ll get a chance to meet one of them, understand how they […]
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Passive House Standards Gain Ground in Multifamily

A close look at a strategy that’s providing fresh answers to the demand for energy-efficient multifamily operations. Passive House is slowly gaining popularity in the U.S., serving as an uncompromising […]
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Mixed-use development tops out in Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood

Vital Brookdale, a new mixed-use residential development in Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood, has topped out. The project includes 160 affordable housing units and approximately 25,000-sf of health-focused community space. The project […]
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