green buildings

Several properties that would likely face fines under the city’s “Green New Deal” are older apartment buildings throughout the city. The legislation imposes penalties...

The city has been slow to spend roughly $15 billion it’s received in Superstorm Sandy aid, according to Comptroller Scott Stringer. While New York...

All stick, no carrots. That’s how some in the real estate industry — or at least several building owners — are interpreting New York...

The mayor’s plans for using clean energy at city buildings doesn’t include public housing or hospitals. The de Blasio administration plans to supply buildings...

The City Council’s Committee on Environmental Protection has passed a sweeping package of bills to cut greenhouse gas emissions, paving the way for adoption...

As Washington debates the controversial Green New Deal, New York City is forging ahead with its own measures in a bid to curb climate...

Some developers are looking to cut down on their carbon footprint by finding alternatives to steel and mortar. Now, green-minded builders are constructing office...

A new City Council bill seeks to require some 50,000 buildings to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent in the next decade. Council...

Boston Properties is betting big on sustainability. The company, which owns and manages 20 million square feet of projects that have LEED Gold and...

If you make extensive energy-conservation and other green improvements to your home, will they earn you a premium price for the entire house when...

New York City is more than doubling its environmentally-friendly investments. The city will invest $4 billion of its pension funds into climate-change solutions including...

The City Council is crafting legislation that would mandate buildings reduce carbon emissions by 20 percent between 2020 and 2030. “I consider today a...

Some of New York’s most prominent developers are vowing to go green. Companies including SL Green Realty, Vornado Realty Trust and Related Companies have...

One57, 15 Central Park West, the Baccarat Hotel and Residences—they’re all known for their well-heeled residents and sweeping views. They may also now be...

From the July issue: When President Trump announced in June that the United States would pull out of the Paris climate accord, New York developer...

A smog-eating tower will soon go up in the Netherlands city of  Utrecht. On the outside, 10,000 trees and shrubs — nearly half the amount found...

Now that the light bulbs have been changed and the solar power panels have been harnessed, real estate firms in New York are gearing...

Thank God for Central Park, because everywhere else in the city is pretty damn polluted. According to a new study from MIT Senseable City...

The practice is called “greenwashing” and home shoppers need to be on guard: It means a house is being marketed as environmentally friendly and...

Here’s a house that took “reduce, reuse, recycle” very seriously. The architects of the concrete home in Mumbai, India, used old doors and windows...