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These are the world's top vegan cities

If traveling is a top priority for you in 2019 and you follow a vegan diet, there are some cities that are more...

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New York City bans polystyrene foam starting January 1

New York City has officially become the largest jurisdiction in the United States to ban polystyrene foam food...

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BIG and WeWork design a nature-inspired school for kids in NYC

Creative co-working giant WeWork and acclaimed architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group have teamed up to reimagine...

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Cities around the world lay the groundwork for a zero-waste future

Cities around the world are pledging to reduce waste over the next 12 years in an effort to curb global warming...

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LEED Gold hub for artists and activists takes over an abandoned NYC firehouse

An abandoned firehouse has been reborn as the newly certified LEED Gold home for the Caribbean Cultural Center...

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UN Environment and Yale present a sustainable tiny home in NYC

U.N. Environment and Yale University’s School of Architecture has unveiled an innovative tiny home that explores...

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Go glamping with views of the Statue of Liberty on NYC’s Governors Island

A new glamping destination has popped up in an unlikely location — a 172-acre island just across the river from...

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Renzo Piano-designed condo to become first high-end residential Zero Waste Building in NYC

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano’s first residential building at 565 Broome Soho is nearing completion...

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The LEED Gold-seeking Edible Academy teaches urban farming in NYC

New York-based architecture firm Cooper Robertson and Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects (MNLA) recently completed...

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New resilient waterfront park helps protect NYC from storm surges

Waterfront parks have been springing up all over New York City, including in Long Island City, where Hunter’s...

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Bronx community garden transformed with sustainable improvements

A newly renovated community garden has officially opened in the Bronx. Fannie's Garden at Paradise on Earth, a...

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Brooklyn's new Domino Park features relics from the old sugar factory

Prolific landscape architecture firm James Corner Field Operations has managed to transform many desolate areas...

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Brooklyn SolarWorks can turn almost any rooftop into a sun-powered oasis

Brooklyn SolarWorks wants to help bring solar power to New Yorkers. Stunning new renderings of the company's...

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Studio Gang’s 40 Tenth Avenue "Solar Carve" tower tops out near NYC’s High Line

New images reveal 40 Tenth Avenue — formerly called the Solar Carve Tower — has officially topped out near...

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The United States' first Passive Plus House generates nearly all the energy it needs

This beautiful brownstone in Brooklyn has been refurbished into the first Passive Plus House in the United States....

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