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New York City Pursues Net-Zero in the Borough of Queens
Cities are being challenged to tackle climate change through net-zero strategies that include passive homes, geothermal heating, and more. New York City is the latest to jump on this bandwagon with a more than $1 billion investment in new housing and commercial development on the Rockaway Peninsula in the Borough of Queens.
New York City Pursues Net-Zero in the Borough of Queens
Cities are being challenged to tackle climate change through net-zero strategies that include passive homes, geothermal heating, and more. New York City has embraced net-zero with a new project on the Rockaway Peninsula, an area devastated by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. There the city is working with private developers on climate adaptation and mitigation strategies, and a community being heated and cooled using geothermal, solar, green roofs, porous sidewalks, water retention features, a dune forest and lots of green spaces.
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