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A plan to upgrade a cluster of nine unremarkable apartment buildings in Brooklyn typically would not merit a second look. But this isn’t a quick fix; the project, called Casa Pasiva, aims to be a new model for the sustainable transformation of the city’s housing stock.
Sleek new skyscrapers that incorporate the latest energy-efficient building materials like mass timber may look impressive, but when it comes to solving the climate crisis in New York, the real challenge lies in the city’s decades-old structures.
More than 90% of the buildings in New York today will still be standing in 2050, and nearly 70% of the city’s total carbon emissions come from buildings. Taken together, these facts suggest that the fate of those nine nondescript Brooklyn buildings, and others like them, is essential to cutting emissions.
New Yorkâs Real Climate Challenge: Fixing Its Aging Buildings
Nearly 70 percent of the cityâs total carbon emissions come from buildings. A project to retrofit nine buildings with green technology is pioneering a new solution.
The Casa Pasiva retrofit project is the first of its kind in New York. The city and New York State have zeroed in on buildings in pursuit of meaningful cuts to carbon.Credit.John Muggenborg for The New York Times
By Patrick Sisson
Dec. 29, 2020
A plan to upgrade a cluster of nine unremarkable apartment buildings in Brooklyn typically would not merit a second look. But this isnât a quick fix; the project, called Casa Pasiva, aims to be a new model for the sustainable transformation of the cityâs housing stock.
GENEVA â Decades ago, hundreds of oil and gas wells were drilled in upstate, including Ontario, Wayne, Seneca and Yates counties.
Virtually all of them â drilled before regulations were put in place â have been abandoned, or âorphanedâ as the state Department off Environmental Conservation and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) calls them.
While many have been located and capped, many more remain undetected and may be emitting harmful methane gas into the air.
To help locate those wells, the DEC and NYSERDA are beginning to use specially-equipped Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or drones for locating orphaned wells in Ontario, Seneca, Wayne and Yates counties.
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National Grid Supports New York s Energy Efficiency Leadership
State is among nation’s top 5 in 2020 energy efficiency rankings for second consecutive year
Dec 21, 2020 1:25 PM ET
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WALTHAM, Mass., December 21, 2020 /3BL Media/ - The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has released its annual
State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, and the three states that comprise National Grid’s service area Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island have once again ranked among the top five in energy efficiency.
“With an unprecedented number of people working from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, energy efficiency programs that give businesses and households the ability to save money and reduce their emissions are more important than ever,” said Badar Khan, National Grid’s U.S. President. “We’re proud to have spearheaded innovative energy efficiency initiatives during this challenging time to ensure our customers continue to