The Climate Mobilization Act will impose strict rules on the city’s larger buildings. Mayor Bill de Blasio, who calls the package of bills a Green New Deal for New York, may have even bigger plans in store.
The general public is woefully unaware of the role green building can play in mitigating climate change, according to new research from the U.S. Green Building Council.
The cathedral’s dense “forest” of heavy timber beams may have exacerbated the flames, raising questions about how to rebuild the structure and what protections to include.