Building envelope

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Plumbing
What are the main structures and systems in co-op and condo buildings?
By Tina Larsson |October 10, 2023 - 12:30AM
Buildings systems
Ventilation
What’s the useful life of our building’s equipment?
By Tina Larsson |October 10, 2023 - 12:30AM
The roof garden at Via 57 West.
Live
Secret gardens: The plants and insects that inhabit NYC's green roofs

… Partridge the director of conservation and science at NYC Audubon But then you install these green spaces and they … up providing this habitat that would otherwise not be there NYC Audubon monitors a handful of green roofs on commercial … of more than 60 researchers including The New School Columbia University and The Durst Organization a developer …

By Celia Young |August 21, 2023 - 3:52PM
A roof garden on a Bronx apartment building
Design + Architecture
How to get a tax abatement to create an energy-saving green roof for your brownstone or apartment building
By Celia Young |July 26, 2023 - 3:30PM
A drone flies toward a building for a facade inspection.
Improve
NYC changes course on drone use, a potential bonus for building facade inspections
By Ellen Yan |June 8, 2023 - 1:30PM