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    City Council Committee Searches for Green Roof Standards and Impetus

    Green Roofs  •  Citywide
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    Image Credit: Inhabitat.com

    City Council’s good faith attempt to provide standards for green roofs falls short. On October 28, 2016, the City Council’s Committee on Environmental Protection held a hearing regarding Introduction 0835-2015, which would amend the building code to establish standards for the selection, installation and maintenance of plants for green roof systems. The proposed legislation would incorporate into the building code a manual by the American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM E 2400, which offers fluid guidelines and non-distinct recommendations on green roof planting and maintenance.

    New York City is a prime example of the urban heat island effect which is defined as a metropolitan area that is significantly warmer than surrounding rural areas due to human activities. The primary cause of this effect is the accumulation of infrastructure. Dark surfaces, like asphalt, absorb significantly more solar radiation, and concrete and other building materials used in the construction of buildings and roofs commonly have significantly higher thermal bulk capacity. The heat effect is only secondarily a result from heat generation by a City’s inhabitants. (read more…)

    Tags : Committee on Environmental Protection, Council Member Costa Constantinides, green roofs, Mayor's Office
    Date:11/03/2016
    Category : City Council
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    CityLaw Profile – City Council Zoning Chair Donovan Richards on Improving Sustainability

    Donovan Richards
    Councilmember Donovan Richards. Image credit: William Alatriste/NYC Council

    Councilmember Donovan Richards. Image credit: William Alatriste/NYC Council

    Donovan Richards was elected to the City Council from the 31st District in February 2013.  When you speak with City Council member Donovan Richards, two things become readily apparent:  an encyclopedic knowledge of the needs of his Southeast Queens Council district and the drive to pursue solutions for each of those needs simultaneously.

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    Tags : City Council, Committee on Environmental Protection, Council District 31, Council Member Donovan Richards, FRESH, Hurricane Sandy, mandatory inclusionary zoning, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises
    Date:09/21/2015
    Category : CityLand Profiles
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    Council Hears Testimony on Amendment to Noise Control Code

    Legislation  •  Citywide
    Council member Mark Levine. Image credit: William Alatriste/NYC Council

    Council member Mark Levine. Image credit: William Alatriste/NYC Council

    Proposed law would restrict activities conducted on construction sites located in close proximity to a school while classes are being held.  On June 25, 2015, the City Council Committee on Environmental Protection held a public hearing on Intro 420, which would restrict the level of permissible noise emitted from construction sites located within 75 feet of either a public or private school.  The proposed law would prohibit construction noise above 45 decibels during normal prekindergarten, middle school, and high school operating hours, and provides for the continuous monitoring of such noise levels while school is in session.  Intro 420 was introduced in July 2014 by its prime sponsors, Council members Mark Levine and Helen Rosenthal.

     

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    Tags : Building Trades Employers’ Association, Committee on Environmental Protection, Council Member Donovan Richards, Council Member Helen Rosenthal, Council Member Mark Levine, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Intro 420, Mount Sinai Hospital, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, School Construction Authority
    Date:09/03/2015
    Category : City Council
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    Council Member Donovan Richards Takes Over as Zoning Subcommittee Chair

    Committee Chair  •  Citywide
    Councilmember Donovan Richards. Image credit: William Alatriste/NYC Council

    Councilmember Donovan Richards. Image credit: William Alatriste/NYC Council

    The Council member previously chaired the Committee on Environmental Protection.  On July 20, 2015 the City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises was held for the first time with new committee chair Council member Donovan Richards.  Council member Richards was elected to the Council in 2013 from the 31st Council District, representing southeast Queens and the Rockaways.  He was voted in as chair on June 26 to replace Council member Mark Weprin after Weprin resigned his seat to take a position with Governor Andrew Cuomo.

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    Tags : Committee on Environmental Protection, Councilmember Donovan Richards, Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises
    Date:07/24/2015
    Category : City Council
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