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Toward a Hip Solar Historic Landmark

Green Blog: Toward a Hip Solar Historic Landmark: New York City posts an online guide on ways of greening a hist...

Terrapin Green Rowhouses on Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene Historic District. Solar panels on an 1850’s building? In New York City, where most buildings were built before the Second World War, owners of historic rowhouses and brownstones have special considerations to deal with when it comes to installing solar panels or green roofs or undertaking efficiency retrofits that have the potential to interfere with some distinctive architectural feature. But preservation officials said there’s no reason why historic buildings can’t be part of the city’s efforts to rein in fossil fuel consumption to adapt to climate change. On Friday, the Municipal Art Society of New York and the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission released a free online manual to guide property owners on such matters. “Greening New York City’s Historic Buildings: Green Rowhouse Manual,” by the f...

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