Environment
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Which green products are most important to buyers and homeowners?
Last week, the National Association of Home Builders highlighted the key green products and systems that consumers are looking for in a home. The 2020 Green Single Family and Multifamily Homes SmartMarket Brief surveyed builders and remodelers regarding their consumers’ most requested green products...
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A 60 Year Old Upper East Side Co-Op Going Green with Energy Efficient System
Energy efficient co-ops are part of the solution to reduce energy consumption and reduce carbon footprint. One of those is located in the Upper East Side at 201 E. 79th Street that has undergone installed a new building management system that management says is the first step on an energy efficient push over the next few years...
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Residents Fight to Stop Elizabeth St Garden From Turning into Affordable Housing for Elderly
Elizabeth Street Garden is a place that has helped New Yorkers find a sense of peace among the chaos of the city but is not looking like that will continue. The city just won an appeals court decision on June 27 that will knock down the garden and build affordable housing for senior citizens...
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Theodore Roosevelt Park, part of $430M Project, Reopens by Museum’s Richard Gilder Center
A newly designed grassy land of trees and greenery was constructed in front of the Richard Gilder Center for Science and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History located at 200 Central Park W. on Thursday, July 13...
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Nearing the End? Boosters of Elizabeth Street Garden Clash with Advocates of Affordable Housing
A civil court judge ruled in the city’s favor on an eviction case to force the Elizabeth Street Garden out by Sept. 10. The city says it needs the city-owned plot to build affordable senior housing. Residents say they’d rather have a garden and relaxing green space...