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New York is a dense city of buildings: There are almost a million of them in an area of little more than 300 square miles. So it makes sense that if New York City wants to tackle its environmental issues, it will have to concentrate on the buildings. In New York City, buildings are an important part of our environment, and their design and operation affect our environment too.

Llega a la comunidad de financiación Kickstarter la segunda fase de Family & Playlab's + Pool', decididos a construir una plataforma flotante en el East River de Nueva York, con una piscina pública de agua del mismo río depurada. Con ello quieren conseguir que los habitantes de la ciudad puedan bañarse en agua de río limpia por primera vez despuésde 100 años.

The blue rectangle in the midst of all those oranges and reds is New York City's first certified Passivhaus project, a retrofit of a 1899 townhouse in the Park Slope area of Brooklyn. Blue is cold, meaning the exterior surfaces of the house aren't shedding energy. Around it are houses glowing with wasted energy.