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Building Resiliency for New York

By Sean McMahon on 31 Jul 2013 • 2 minute read

Earlier this month the NYC Building Resilience Task Force, led by Urban Green (USGBC's local chapter in New York), released its full report detailing more than 30 practical proposals to increase the resiliency of the city's buildings to extreme weather events. The task …

Flooded streets in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

Enforcing Building Code Compliance Means Big Savings

By Afroz Algiers on 24 Jun 2013 • 2 minute read

Recently, Sarah Stellberg of the Institute for Market transformation, came across evidence that suggested almost a 100% non-compliance with building codes in certain U.S jurisdictions. To respond to this shocking figure, she developed a measure of the potential savings …