Friday, September 15, 2017
Mayor Targets 14,500 Buildings to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a mandate Thursday that would force some of the city's most inefficient buildings to curb their greenhouse gas emissions.
The initiative would require owners of buildings larger than 25,000 square feet to invest in improvements, including retrofitting heating and cooling systems, roofs and windows in order to reach energy-efficiency targets by 2030. If the City Council approves the requirements, they would apply to 14,500 private and municipal buildings, which the mayor's office says accounts for nearly a quarter of the city’s greenhouse emissions...