Category: New York City

To Cut Demand for Electricity, Some Customers Agree to Unplug

By CostBenefit on Aug 14, 2010 | In General, Energy, New York City, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Savings, Costs and Benefits

According to Matthew L. Wald writing in the August 12, 2010 New York Times Electricity use is up sharply this summer, but ... controllers have noticed that something else is not rising: peak load. Peak load is the single hour of highest use in the… more »

Green Roof Helps Postal Service Deliver Energy Savings

By CostBenefit on Jul 31, 2010 | In Energy, Green Buildings, U.S., New York City, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Green Roofs, Savings, Costs and Benefits, Wastewater

One year after officially opening its first green roof in midtown Manhattan, the Postal Service announced it continues to exceed its energy savings targets, placing the agency more than two thirds of the way to achieving its goal to reduce energy use by… more »

Domestic Detox: Extreme Home Cleaning

By CostBenefit on Jun 7, 2010 | In Air, Water, Green Buildings, New York City, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story, Costs and Benefits

According to Penelope Green writing in the May 26, 2010 New York Times:WHEN Matthew Waletzke appeared at the door of my East Village apartment to evaluate my home for what he calls “toxic exposure” — the alternative world’s catch-all phrase for potenti… more »

Adding Fuel to the Fire(house)

By CostBenefit on May 26, 2010 | In Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Government Report, New York City, Savings, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry

Solar thermal for hot‐water (SHW) systems are relatively straightforward to retrofit into buildings, can store heat for use at night, and even produce energy on cloudy days. With minimal maintenance and reasonable paybacks, it is effective way to… more »

The Center for Urban Forest Research (CUFR) of the U.S. Forest Service "Tree Guides" and i-Tree Streets Software Calculating Benefits from Trees Throughout the World

By CostBenefit on May 25, 2010 | In Government Report, U.S., New York City, Preservation & Open Space, Endangered Species, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Indiana, California, Ecosystem Valuation, Computer Software/Database/Model, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Costs and Benefits, Invasive Species, Free Report at Time of Entry

The Center for Urban Forest Research (CUFR) of the U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station publishes "Tree Guides" which are used by communities to calculate future benefits from proposed and existing tree planting projects. They also pre… more »
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