On August 19, join the young professionals of the Cross-Learning Alliance for a bike tour of some of NYC’s newest and most intriguing projects. The tour will start at the Manhattan West Courtyard and will end at the Bean Sculpture in Tribeca. Along the way, we’ll hear from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill about the new Moynihan Connector on the High Line, from Dattner Architects about the Spring Street Salt Shed, and from…
Zoning for Decarbonization
This April, the New York City Department of City Planning proposed amendments to the city’s zoning resolution that would modernize the zoning code to make it easier to meet our climate goals. The proposed changes—referred to as City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality—will cover energy, buildings, transportation, waste and stormwater, and they include recommendations from Urban Green’s 2018 Zone Greener report. If enacted, these changes will remove some existing barriers to decarbonization projects in the…
Future-Proofing New Construction
What does it mean to future-proof your construction project? Developers, designers and builders are constantly tasked with designing our built environment amid new regulations and a changing climate. On June 29th Director of Sustainability Crystal Ng will be speaking at the Urban Green Council’s and NYC Accelerator’s Future-Proofing New Construction. Crystal and other industry experts will discuss resources to help with current and future compliance requirements, codes, and regulations to contribute…