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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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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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NYCHA nears completion of biggest solar project in its history

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is nearing completion of a of 1.8 megawatts rooftop solar array on 27 buildings across Queensbridge North and Queensbridge South Houses, the largest […]
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