Inside New Orleans' plan to fix its energy-hogging buildings

Inside New Orleans' plan to fix its energy-hogging buildings

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and Verite News, a nonprofit news organization with a mission to produce in-depth journalism in underserved communities in the New Orleans area. As thousands of architects and planners flocked to New Orleans in 2014 for the world’s largest sustainable design conference, the city saw a chance to prove it belonged in the green building big leagues. City leaders announced at the Gre…

Inside New Orleans’ plan to fix its energy-hogging buildings

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and Verite News, a nonprofit news organization with a mission to produce in-depth journalism in underserved communities in the New Orleans area. As thousands of architects and planners flocked to New Orleans in 2014 for the world's largest sustainable design conference, the city saw a chance to prove it belonged in the green building big leagues. City leaders announced at the Gre…