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Creating Safer Urban Spaces for Migrating Birds
During this month’s high avian migration period, approximately 400 million birds are currently on the move in the US. As architects, we cannot think of the…
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Energy Benchmarking Deadline Extended
New York City’s energy benchmarking compliance deadline for the 2021 calendar year has been extended to May 31, 2022 per a service notice from the New York…
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Envisioning an Urban Farm at IKEA Paramus
Our transportation and distribution systems are continuing to evolve, and while the future is still uncertain, we are certainly recognizing the consequences of our model of…
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NYC Benchmarking: Law Now in Effect for Buildings 25,000 SF and Larger *UPDATE
NYC BENCHMARKING LAW Since 2011, New York City’s Local Law 84/09 has required owners of large buildings — single buildings larger than 50,000 SF, or groups of…
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Ask Our Experts: Oil-to-Gas Conversions
Even with the recent drop in oil prices, many co-op and condo boards are considering converting their building’s heating plant from an oil-burning system to one…
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Steel Away
Today is SteelDay, an annual event sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction to educate the public on how the structural steel industry contributes to…
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A Guide to Roofs Going Green
New York has more than 22,000 acres of tar and asphalt roofs, and during a summer like this, all that black acreage contributes to an already…
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Green Blooded
Rand recently received an award for Environmental Stewardship from the New York Association of Realty Managers, which has us basking in a warm, green glow. We’re…