"Appearing Monday on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city’s own Green New Deal will “ban the classic glass and steel skyscrapers,” warning property owners will face massive fines unless buildings are retrofitted to reduce emissions."
(But it is OK to tear down the 52-story JP Morgan Chase building.)
I don't necessarily support the GND in entirety, but you missed the second half of his statement where he stated that IF someone wants to build a glass building, then the design must be proven to be energy efficient. I think we can all point to projects that were advertised as 'sustainable' but missed the mark. The BOA tower in NY comes to mind. Making a statement like, 'banning glass skyscrapers' is hyperbole and politically foolish . . . but it's also not wrong to point to the typology as a place for improvement.
I don't necessarily support the GND in entirety, but you missed the second half of his statement where he stated that IF someone wants to build a glass building, then the design must be proven to be energy efficient. I think we can all point to projects that were advertised as 'sustainable' but missed the mark. The BOA tower in NY comes to mind. Making a statement like, 'banning glass skyscrapers' is hyperbole and politically foolish . . . but it's also not wrong to point to the typology as a place for improvement.
De Blasio scores again.
"Appearing Monday on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city’s own Green New Deal will “ban the classic glass and steel skyscrapers,” warning property owners will face massive fines unless buildings are retrofitted to reduce emissions."
(But it is OK to tear down the 52-story JP Morgan Chase building.)
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I don't necessarily support the GND in entirety, but you missed the second half of his statement where he stated that IF someone wants to build a glass building, then the design must be proven to be energy efficient. I think we can all point to projects that were advertised as 'sustainable' but missed the mark. The BOA tower in NY comes to mind. Making a statement like, 'banning glass skyscrapers' is hyperbole and politically foolish . . . but it's also not wrong to point to the typology as a place for improvement.
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So they'll be made of, what, hemp and sticks instead?
Plastic straws
Reminds me a little of our mayor (aka, the man who would be president) and his substance-empty but prattle-rich state-of-the-city speech last week.
Between him and AOC... not sure how New Yorkers voted for these morons
City council just passed some new legislation last week that will likely affect all buildings in the city. This is probably what he was talking about.
https://archpaper.com/2019/04/new-york-city-climate-mobilization-act/
https://council.nyc.gov/press/2019/04/18/1730/
I don't necessarily support the GND in entirety, but you missed the second half of his statement where he stated that IF someone wants to build a glass building, then the design must be proven to be energy efficient. I think we can all point to projects that were advertised as 'sustainable' but missed the mark. The BOA tower in NY comes to mind. Making a statement like, 'banning glass skyscrapers' is hyperbole and politically foolish . . . but it's also not wrong to point to the typology as a place for improvement.
Curtain wall is ugly anyways
When a lefty politician is virtue signalling, the best thing to do is jump out of the way and watch/laugh from a safe distance.
Newark?
I don’t know a single NYer who doesn’t a) hate Deblasio and b) hate NY
wow. what a genius. maybe he can ban asphalt and concrete next.
No wonder NY is the #1 state in the nation in regards to people moving out of state. High Taxes and High Insanity by it's so called leaders.
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