Mayor Proposes New Building Guidelines to Combat Climate Change

Carlo A. Scissura, president, CEO of the New York Building Congress

NEW YORK CITY–To address the predicted impacts of climate change, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has issued a new set of “climate resiliency design guidelines” for new construction and renovations to existing city buildings and infrastructure.

The new guidelines, released on Friday, have been well received by environmental groups as well as from the building industry. The guidelines, advanced by the Mayor’s Office Of Recovery And Resiliency, provide architects, engineers, planners instructions on how to incorporate anticipated changes in temperature, precipitation, and sea levels into the design of city facilities.