{"id":893,"date":"2019-03-24T13:24:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T13:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp2.creanncy.com\/davenport\/davenport-4\/?p=893"},"modified":"2024-08-08T20:51:12","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T13:24:36","slug":"big-buildings-hurt-the-climate-new-york-city-hopes-to-change-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/articlethirteen.com\/big-buildings-hurt-the-climate-new-york-city-hopes-to-change-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Buildings Hurt the Climate New York City Hopes to Change That"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>New York City Hopes to Change That. To fight climate change, the city is forcing the buildings, like the Empire State Building and Trump Tower. To&nbsp;<strong>reduce greenhouse gas emissions<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>New York City is about to embark on an ambitious plan to fight climate change that would force thousands of large buildings, like the Empire State Building and Trump Tower. To sharply reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/articlethirteen.com\/big-buildings-hurt-the-climate-new-york-city-hopes-to-change-that\/#Legislation_expected_40_percent_reduction_of_emission\" title=\"Legislation expected 40 percent reduction of emission\">Legislation expected 40 percent reduction of emission<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/articlethirteen.com\/big-buildings-hurt-the-climate-new-york-city-hopes-to-change-that\/#The_Problem_Of_Climate_Change\" title=\"The Problem Of Climate Change\">The Problem Of Climate Change<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/articlethirteen.com\/big-buildings-hurt-the-climate-new-york-city-hopes-to-change-that\/#Mr_Mandyck_addressed_the_issue\" title=\"Mr. Mandyck addressed the issue\">Mr. Mandyck addressed the issue<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/articlethirteen.com\/big-buildings-hurt-the-climate-new-york-city-hopes-to-change-that\/#Mayor_Bill_de_Blasio_in_action\" title=\"Mayor Bill de Blasio in action\">Mayor Bill de Blasio in action<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/articlethirteen.com\/big-buildings-hurt-the-climate-new-york-city-hopes-to-change-that\/#Read_more\" title=\"Read more\">Read more<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legislation_expected_40_percent_reduction_of_emission\"><\/span>Legislation expected 40 percent reduction of emission <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The legislation, expected to be passed by the City Council on Thursday, would set emission caps for many different types of buildings, with the goal of achieving a 40 percent overall reduction of emissions by 2030. Buildings that do not meet the caps could face steep fines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legislation, expected to be passed by the City Council on Thursday. Itwould set emission caps for many different types of buildings, with the goal of achieving a 40 percent overall reduction of emissions by 2030. Buildings that do not meet the caps could face steep fines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/articlethirteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/merlin_152306976_1ccb2386-279e-4d89-9d74-770d5dd5e513-superJumbo.jpg-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articlethirteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/merlin_152306976_1ccb2386-279e-4d89-9d74-770d5dd5e513-superJumbo.jpg-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/articlethirteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/merlin_152306976_1ccb2386-279e-4d89-9d74-770d5dd5e513-superJumbo.jpg-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/articlethirteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/merlin_152306976_1ccb2386-279e-4d89-9d74-770d5dd5e513-superJumbo.jpg-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/articlethirteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/merlin_152306976_1ccb2386-279e-4d89-9d74-770d5dd5e513-superJumbo.jpg-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/articlethirteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/merlin_152306976_1ccb2386-279e-4d89-9d74-770d5dd5e513-superJumbo.jpg-360x240.webp 360w, https:\/\/articlethirteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/merlin_152306976_1ccb2386-279e-4d89-9d74-770d5dd5e513-superJumbo.jpg.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Problem_Of_Climate_Change\"><\/span>The Problem Of Climate Change <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The effort comes as the nation debates the merits and necessity of the Green New Deal, the congressional proposal to combat climate change and create new high-paying jobs in clean energy industries. New York, among other states, has launched a number of initiatives to reduce carbon emissions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/john-mandyck-6704a074\/\">John Mandyck<\/a>, the chief executive of the Urban Green Council, an organisation that includes real estate developers and environmental groups among others. New York City&#8217;s move may be unprecedented. This is despite the fact that executives in the real estate industry oppose it, in part due to the costs involved in meeting the new targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mr_Mandyck_addressed_the_issue\"><\/span>Mr. Mandyck addressed the issue<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is huge,\u201d Mr. Mandyck said. \u201cI haven\u2019t seen a city that has tackled climate change head-on in a way like this, setting specific targets for buildings and providing a path forward for how they can comply through innovative policy tools.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buildings are one of the main contributors to greenhouse gas emissions because they require a lot of energy for lighting, heating, and cooling and are frequently inefficient, allowing heat to escape in the winter and cool air to enter in the summer through outdated windows or insufficient insulation. According to a 2017 greenhouse gas emissions inventory, buildings were responsible for 67 percent of the city&#8217;s emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legislation, which is a component of the Climate Mobilization Act, was introduced after years of unsuccessful attempts to persuade, bribe, or incentivize building owners to make voluntary reductions in energy use.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mayor_Bill_de_Blasio_in_action\"><\/span>Mayor Bill de Blasio in action <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayor Bill de Blasio has declared that he will sign the legislation and that his administration closely collaborated with the Council during the bill&#8217;s drafting. Last week, de Blasio described the legislation as &#8220;very aggressive&#8221; during a separate news conference. The mayor has considered running for president and has looked for ways to establish himself as a national leader in the advancement of progressive causes, such as the fight against climate change.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to revolutionize our ability to reduce emissions through our buildings which are really our No. 1 problem here in New York City,\u201d the mayor said.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building owners will incur significant costs. The cumulative cost to building owners to make the upgrades required to meet the caps, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/growacity\">Mark Chambers<\/a>, director of the Mayor&#8217;s Office of Sustainability, would exceed $4 billion. Eventually, he continued, building owners would recover those costs through lower operating costs.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The caps did not apply to a wide range of structures, including places of worship, apartment buildings with rent-controlled units, and other forms of affordable housing. These buildings must implement a number of energy-saving measures, such as insulating pipes, but these actions fall far short of the expensive steps necessary to meet the caps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While real estate industry executives support reducing emissions, they feel that too many building types received exemptions, which places an unfair burden on the remaining structures to reduce the city&#8217;s greenhouse gas output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Jackson Heights, Queens, there are four co-op apartment buildings with a total of 437 units. Ed Ermler is the board president of those buildings. The target that the city&nbsp;<br>has set is still &#8220;totally unattainable,&#8221; he claimed, despite having spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in recent years to install computerised boiler controls and other systems to make the Roosevelt Terrace buildings, built in the 1950s, more energy efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u201cTo get down to even 20 percent from where I am today, with the technology that exists, there\u2019s nothing more that I can do,\u201d Mr. Ermler said. \u201cIt\u2019s not like there\u2019s this magic wand.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that the majority of apartment owners in the complex are over 65 years old. \u201cMost are on a fixed income and I have to be very cognizant about anything that I do because I don\u2019t want to put an undue burden on people that can\u2019t afford it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Read_more\"><\/span>Read more<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/articlethirteen.com\/how-to-make-any-space-look-expensive-without-breaking-the-bank\/\">How to Make Any Space Look Expensive Without Breaking the Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/articlethirteen.com\/are-cats-living-longer-than-ever-the-surprising-truth-about-feline-longevity\/\">Are Cats Living Longer Than Ever? 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