Archinect - News 2024-11-21T12:36:33-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/3597490/can-new-york-city-achieve-carbon-neutrality-in-buildings-by-2030 Can New York City Achieve Carbon Neutrality in Buildings by 2030? Paul Petrunia 2011-04-20T20:18:18-04:00 >2011-04-20T20:18:53-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c9/c93703b6824f8300a920e7a7ffe13928?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Most buildings in New York will undergo renovation over the next twenty years. A number will also get demolished. As well, many building enclosures will soon need replacement, particularly post-WW2 curtain wall buildings. Gut renovations of office spaces take place on a regular basis. There is great opportunity to re-imagine and reduce energy consumption in all these buildings.</p></em><br /><br /><p> Our friend Jacob Slevin talks to Ed Mazria, sustainable architecture activist and founder of Architecture 2030, about changes he envisions for NYC and beyond.</p>