Buildings are the biggest polluters in New York City. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the city’s biggest buildings cut their energy use by almost 10 percent and their overall emissions by nearly 14 percent from 2010 to 2015. Now for more bad news.  “The typical large co-op or condo building uses almost 60 percent more electricity than the typical large rental multifamily building in New York,” says Sean Brennan, associate director for research at Urban Green Council, a non-profit working to transform New York City buildings for a sustainable future.    Read the article……………..

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