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NYC District Decarbonization Explorer
An exploratory tool using NYC Local Law 84 building energy data to identify clusters of buildings that may be suitable for district-scale energy systems, including areas with high energy demand and favorable thermal load characteristics.
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Notes from running harness-based AI on my own machine — what works, what breaks, and why it changes how I think about tooling.
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No Cloud Required
Notes from running harness-based AI on my own machine — what works, what breaks, and why it changes how I think about tooling.
Smart Growth, Smart Transit, Smart Communities
Smart growth is not a density policy. It is an activation policy — and the station area is where you can see whether it is working.
NYC District Decarbonization Explorer
An exploratory tool using NYC Local Law 84 building energy data to identify clusters of buildings that may be suitable for district-scale energy systems, including areas with high energy demand and favorable thermal load characteristics.
Areas of research
AI_OS
How do we imagine digital and physical operating systems based on the emergence of AI technologies?
Neighborhood Scale Solutions
Creating adaptive communities that are both sustainable and resilient to an increasingly uncertain future.
Building Places and Practice
How do planners and placemakers take the highlights of their traditions and adapt it to the changes in the future?
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Urban Systems
How the different layers of infrastructure, built environment, and people intertwine to make the places we live.
Climate Adaptation & Resiliency
How we adapt our communities and places to be resilient to climate change and a rapidly changing future.
Decarbonization & Energy
Changing our social, economic, and built systems to cut emissions and reach net-zero greenhouse gases.
Planning and Design
Engaging both people and practice to build sustainable, equitable, and prosperous communities and places.
Digital Solutions
Developing and leveraging technological solutions that accelerate practice and implementation.
Community Building
Exploring the interrelationships and partnerships between communities and governments to create a more civil and civic society.
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