The building's form ... on mechanical HVAC systems to cool these spaces. This raises the question: is passive ventilation strategy becoming obsolete in high-rise design, or can operable systems ...

The Riverie, a two-tower residential development at 1 Java St., is poised to use a vertical “closed-loop geoexchange system” – fueled by the Earth’s temperature – to heat and cool each ... any ...

“Ultimately, it behaves very similar to any well-built high rise apartment building,” Nicholson said of the set-up. “Residents will have their own thermostat and heat pump.” Greenpoint ...