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By Andrew Pisani The world has changed dramatically since New York City passed the Climate Mobilization Act of 2019. While our attention has been focused elsewhere, compliance deadlines for Local Law 97 of 2019 (which governs building emissions) have steadily ...
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By Tynesha Goode While the passage of local laws is a common occurrence, some local laws have far greater impact than others. This article examines the most significant local laws for the construction and real estate industry, as well as ...
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By Andrew Pisani Do you remember when New York City passed the Climate Mobilization Act? It happened in May 2019, and it was a big deal in the pre-pandemic world. The biggest game-changer in that collection of legislation was Local ...
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By John Lashley From impending energy efficiency grades, courtesy of Local Law 33 of 2018, to the carbon-reducing requirements of Local Law 97 of 2019, pressure continues to mount for building owners, managers and developers to improve their benchmarking scores. ...
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By John Lashley New York City has long been recognized as a national leader in urban sustainability. Adoption of Local Law 84 of 2009 established benchmarking based on the energy use and conservation of buildings larger than 50,000 square feet. ...
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