New York Green Building Initiative

As is occurring in many states, New York is				elements. These buildings are extremely
trying to promote Green Building practices.				environmentally friendly, provide healthier
The state is doing it by offering tax credits				environments for workers and decrease the
as financial incentives.				heat and pollutant situations found in
				tightly packed structure and population areas
New York Green Building Initiative				such as New York City.

The concept of green building isn't				While green building is a nice idea, our
particularly old and has arisen as a result				country is based on capitalist methods. If
of a better understanding of the impact of				green building isn't cost efficient, no
buildings on people and the environment.				developer is going to pursue it because doing
Ideally, green buildings are designed to use				so will give their competition a price
non-polluting energy, recyclable resources				advantage. This is where the New York Green
and systems that avoid health impacting				Building Initiative comes in.

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