Category: New York City
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Court Finds Bush-Era Ozone Standards Violate Clean Air Act
The court’s judgment found that in 2008 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated the Clean Air Act when it refused to set protective standards and ignored the unanimous recommendation of its independent science advisors. However …
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Arbor House in the Bronx Provides a Green Community for Low-Income Residents
New York City’s new Arbor House, a green building located in the Morrisania neighborhood of the Bronx, is a $37.7 million project designed as part of Mayor Bloomberg’s New Housing Marketplace Plan, which has a goal of providing 165,000 affordable housing units in the city by 2014. Built by Blue Sea Development, the eight-story…
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AppleBee’s is NYC’s First LEED Gold Restaurant
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The EBies: Honoring Great Work in Buildings Gone Green
William Nutt Associate, Marketing and Communications U.S. Green Building Council Urban Green Council, the New York City chapter of USGBC, held the first-ever EBie Awards on June 28th at the Hard Rock Café Theater. Though this marks the first public s…
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The EBies: Honoring Great Work in Buildings Gone Green
William NuttAssociate, Marketing and CommunicationsU.S. Green Building CouncilUrban Green Council, the New York City chapter of USGBC, held the first-ever EBie Awards on June 28th at the Hard Rock Café Theater. Though this marks the first public showcase for the EBies, the project reflects concepts and ideas that have been discussed for years by NYC…