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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 […]READ MORE
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 […]READ MORE
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 […]READ MORE
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 […]READ MORE
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 […]READ MORE
Gov. Cuomo names Empire Building Challenge partnerships
Albany, NY Governor Andrew Cuomo named 10 real estate groups as partners in the state’s $50 million Empire Building Challenge, to establish public-private partnerships and usher in the next generation of […]READ MORE
Pay It Forward: “Get Out As Much As Possible To Get Hands-On Experience,” Says Carmel Pratt of Bright Power
Carmel Pratt is director of new construction at Bright Power, a New York City-based energy services management company. Pratt manages teams working on ground-up new construction, rehabilitation, and commissioning projects. What […]READ MORE
200 Ways (and Counting!) Biden-Harris Can Combat Climate Change and Create Jobs–The Clean Economy Employment Now (CLEEN) Project Builds Momentum and Will Accelerate Thematic Releases of Best Ideas
The CLEEN Project is our nation’s first co-operative database of actionable federal ideas to combat climate change, create jobs, and advance climate justice. It was created through a collective of […]READ MORE
Shared solar generates savings and jobs for New York City Housing Authority residents
Sunwealth Power, a Cambridge, Mass.-based impact investor that finances small-scale solar projects, is helping develop a 1.8-megawatt solar array at the New York City Housing Authority’s Queensbridge Houses. The project will generate […]READ MORE