New York state buildings ordered to improve energy efficiency by 20 per cent

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Governor Andrew Cuomo dubs new programme to improve drafty buildings a "financial and environmental win-win"

New York state agencies have been ordered to increase the energy efficiency of their buildings by 20 per cent over the next seven years. Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a state order in the last week of...

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