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duncanarchitect.bsky.social

Designing comfortable, healthy, energy-efficient buildings Certified Passive House Designer Registered Architect in NY and NJ

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Working on another Ditmas Park, Brooklyn renovation. A lot of the original woodwork is still in good shape.

submitted 15 hours ago • 2 comments

Maybe time for an appliance upgrade. Ditmas Park, Brooklyn

submitted 17 hours ago • 1 comment

NYSERDA pilot will target 2-19 unit multifamily buildings, to launch Q3/Q4 2025.

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A heat pump pilot in public housing delivers happy residents and massive savings.

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Passive House has established itself as the building electrification standard. Learn about the why and what of PHI’s PER assessment and how you can optimize your building’s performance in our latest blog post: passivehousenetwork.org/featured/the...

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The letter can say whatever it wants. The federal government doesn't have the authority to do this. We'll see what the courts say.

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I think in most other cities this would be a safer tower crane mounted in the street

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Have there been any studies of how fire escapes are used in New York? I know the theory: they’re second means of egress to the street. But how often do people actually use them that way?

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The Passive House Institute is hosting tours of two PH schools built with wood, one new construction and one retrofit.

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Walked around the city a lot this weekend. Took this picture looking south on Broadway near the Flatiron building.

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I love a glass sidewalk

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Gotham

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I like it! Mass timber would be better, though. 🪵

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Passive House skyscraper and public schools planned for Brooklyn block near Williamsburg Savings Bank tower

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Has anyone done a Trombe wall analysis measuring actual heating and cooling to determine $/kWh and life cycle carbon accounting?

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

This is @misernyc.bsky.social's rally on Saturday ... and it's on the Streetsblog calendar (are you checking it regularly): nyc.streetsblog.org/calendar

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Passive House skyscraper and public schools planned for Brooklyn block near Williamsburg Savings Bank tower

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Low Carbon Construction Breakthrough Act Draft bill to incentivize low carbon construction materials in New York State thru PACE financing and sales tax abatement

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

CLT mass timber without adhesives! PuraWood CLT uses Lignoloc wood nails. www.leidorf.com/purawood-clt...

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Congregations have plenty of vacant land but the process to turn that into housing can take years. The Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act will cut through the red tape, and allow faith communities to help directly address our housing crisis. @agounardes.bsky.social @nyamcunningham.bsky.social

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Working on another Ditmas Park, Brooklyn renovation. A lot of the original woodwork is still in good shape.

Maybe time for an appliance upgrade. Ditmas Park, Brooklyn

NYSERDA pilot will target 2-19 unit multifamily buildings, to launch Q3/Q4 2025.

A heat pump pilot in public housing delivers happy residents and massive savings.

Passive House has established itself as the building electrification standard. Learn about the why and what of PHI’s PER assessment and how you can optimize your building’s performance in our latest blog post: passivehousenetwork.org/featured/the...

The letter can say whatever it wants. The federal government doesn't have the authority to do this. We'll see what the courts say.

I think in most other cities this would be a safer tower crane mounted in the street

Have there been any studies of how fire escapes are used in New York? I know the theory: they’re second means of egress to the street. But how often do people actually use them that way?

The Passive House Institute is hosting tours of two PH schools built with wood, one new construction and one retrofit.

Walked around the city a lot this weekend. Took this picture looking south on Broadway near the Flatiron building.

I love a glass sidewalk

Gotham

I like it! Mass timber would be better, though. 🪵

Passive House skyscraper and public schools planned for Brooklyn block near Williamsburg Savings Bank tower

Has anyone done a Trombe wall analysis measuring actual heating and cooling to determine $/kWh and life cycle carbon accounting?

This is @misernyc.bsky.social's rally on Saturday ... and it's on the Streetsblog calendar (are you checking it regularly): nyc.streetsblog.org/calendar

Passive House skyscraper and public schools planned for Brooklyn block near Williamsburg Savings Bank tower

Low Carbon Construction Breakthrough Act Draft bill to incentivize low carbon construction materials in New York State thru PACE financing and sales tax abatement

CLT mass timber without adhesives! PuraWood CLT uses Lignoloc wood nails. www.leidorf.com/purawood-clt...

Congregations have plenty of vacant land but the process to turn that into housing can take years. The Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act will cut through the red tape, and allow faith communities to help directly address our housing crisis. @agounardes.bsky.social @nyamcunningham.bsky.social

I still think they should build a mass timber and straw version of Karl Marx Hof all along the south side of the park with a U/S-Bahn station.

New issue of Der Speigel (German News magazine)

Paris is planting hundreds of trees including 90 in front of l'Hôtel de Ville