energy efficiency
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Transcript: An Animated Energy Primer With Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson
The Climate School dean shares her tips on how to reduce both your energy bills and carbon footprint.
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Animated Infographic: Cool Tips for Hot Days (And Lower Bills)
Columbia Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson offers smart ways to lower your energy bills and carbon footprint.
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Energy Efficiency Begins at Home: A Conversation with Alexis Abramson
The Climate School dean discusses how she first became interested in energy efficiency, how heat pumps work, and how homeowners can minimize their carbon footprint and energy bills.
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Home Builders Fighting Energy Efficiency
The long-term importance of energy efficiency is clear, but short-term competing interests can make it difficult to pursue energy efficiency and decarbonization goals.
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New York City’s Gradual Transition to a Sustainable City
New Yorkers know that a sustainable city is attractive, exciting, and capable of winning the global competition for talent and business. New York City can become that sustainable city while creating new businesses, flourishing economically, and being a model for the transition to cities all over the world.
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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from NYC’s Buildings
It is a massive effort to build the organizational capacity needed to make NYC’s buildings compliant with Local Law 97. Federal climate and infrastructure funds should be sought to subsidize the costs of this effort.
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It May Be Time to Reconsider Energy Efficiency Exemptions for Historic Buildings
Despite long-standing rhetoric, older buildings are not always greener, according to a recent study.
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Energy Expert Rory Christian Joins Sustainability Management Faculty
Christian brings to the program a wealth of experience from across the energy industry. He will begin teaching the Analysis for Energy Efficiency course in Spring 2021.
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‘Building’ Sustainability for Buildings
As part of the Spring 2020 Speaker Series, the CEO of Urban Green Council spoke to students about policy solutions to improve energy efficiency in buildings.
