Enery Efficiency in New York City Buildings
2020 | with Geon Woo Lee | Tools: Python, InDesign
Improving energy efficiency in buildings plays a pivotal role in reducing carbon emissions in cities. In New York City, buildings account for 66% of the city’s greenhouse gas emissions, emitting at least 50 million metric tons of carbon dioxide to the air.
This project investigates the trends in energy efficiency in New York City buildings guided by the following research questions:
This project investigates the trends in energy efficiency in New York City buildings guided by the following research questions:
[Building Scale]
What physical characteristics of buildings affect energy efficiency?
[Neighborhood Scale]
What are the relationships between energy efficiency and sociodemographic characteristics of neighborhoods?
[Temporal Scale]
Have large buildings in NYC become more energy efficient since the adoption of the NYC Benchmarking Law?
What physical characteristics of buildings affect energy efficiency?
[Neighborhood Scale]
What are the relationships between energy efficiency and sociodemographic characteristics of neighborhoods?
[Temporal Scale]
Have large buildings in NYC become more energy efficient since the adoption of the NYC Benchmarking Law?
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