Gregory Duncan
@duncanarchitect.bsky.social
Designing comfortable, healthy, energy-efficient buildings
Certified Passive House Designer
Registered Architect in NY and NJ
Certified Passive House Designer
Registered Architect in NY and NJ
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We might have FINALLY met our match…
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
November 19, 2024 at 7:47 PM
We might have FINALLY met our match…
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
See you there!
heading to NYC this month for two talks, hosted by AIA brooklyn:
1st talk: Future-Proofing Housing: East vs West Coast
where we'll be discussing passive resilience and future proofing against mold, wildfire smoke, heat domes, and cold snaps from climate change
aiabrooklyn.org/event/eastwe...
1st talk: Future-Proofing Housing: East vs West Coast
where we'll be discussing passive resilience and future proofing against mold, wildfire smoke, heat domes, and cold snaps from climate change
aiabrooklyn.org/event/eastwe...
Future-Proofing Housing: East vs West Coast | AIA Brooklyn
aiabrooklyn.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
See you there!
$3200 per range is pricey but about half the retail price.
As batteries get cheaper and better I expect to see a lot more appliances equipped with them.
As batteries get cheaper and better I expect to see a lot more appliances equipped with them.
One cool thing happening in NY climate world:
NYCHA and state partners have announced a $32 million deal with the company Copper to bring battery-equipped induction stoves to 10,000 public housing apartments. They plug into a regular outlet. www.nyserda.ny.gov/About/Newsro...
NYCHA and state partners have announced a $32 million deal with the company Copper to bring battery-equipped induction stoves to 10,000 public housing apartments. They plug into a regular outlet. www.nyserda.ny.gov/About/Newsro...
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
$3200 per range is pricey but about half the retail price.
As batteries get cheaper and better I expect to see a lot more appliances equipped with them.
As batteries get cheaper and better I expect to see a lot more appliances equipped with them.
Kipppunkte
I love that the neue deutsche Rechtschreibung allows triple consonants in compound words
I love that the neue deutsche Rechtschreibung allows triple consonants in compound words
You are full of surprises, @katharinehayhoe.com – pitch-perfect German… 😎
"The next decade will be marked by tipping points. And not just the looming tipping points in the climate system, but also social and technological tipping points that will help us."
"The next decade will be marked by tipping points. And not just the looming tipping points in the climate system, but also social and technological tipping points that will help us."
Delighted to speak with @republik.ch, in company with two dozen other climate experts, on what has happened in the last 10 years since the Paris Agreement.. and what we expect to happen in the next decade!
Read more: www.republik.ch/2025/11/08/w...
Read more: www.republik.ch/2025/11/08/w...
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Kipppunkte
I love that the neue deutsche Rechtschreibung allows triple consonants in compound words
I love that the neue deutsche Rechtschreibung allows triple consonants in compound words
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Single-Stair Sickos might like to learn that a lot of European cities used to produce detailed books on their built environment, including complete floor plans.
Here's a snippet from Hamburg und Seine Bauten (1914)
Here's a snippet from Hamburg und Seine Bauten (1914)
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Single-Stair Sickos might like to learn that a lot of European cities used to produce detailed books on their built environment, including complete floor plans.
Here's a snippet from Hamburg und Seine Bauten (1914)
Here's a snippet from Hamburg und Seine Bauten (1914)
“Could have” technically but not politically. The conservative Union parties decided to phase out nuclear much sooner than coal, to continue buying Russian gas, to reduce solar subsidies, and to not build enough wind turbines in Bavaria.
I often read on social media that Germany just replaced nuclear with coal.
That is evidently not the case.
Coal generation is down by more than 60% over last decade with nuclear now gone.
However, Germany could have phased out coal by now if it had kept nuclear generation going at 2011 levels.
That is evidently not the case.
Coal generation is down by more than 60% over last decade with nuclear now gone.
However, Germany could have phased out coal by now if it had kept nuclear generation going at 2011 levels.
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“Could have” technically but not politically. The conservative Union parties decided to phase out nuclear much sooner than coal, to continue buying Russian gas, to reduce solar subsidies, and to not build enough wind turbines in Bavaria.
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MY FELLOW AMERICANS: Watch how modular in-street recycling/trash collection works. Common across Europe, it is a great solution for urban areas.
November 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
MY FELLOW AMERICANS: Watch how modular in-street recycling/trash collection works. Common across Europe, it is a great solution for urban areas.
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The #PHopendays return Nov 7–9, 2025! 🌍 Plan your visits with the Passive House Building Database — explore global projects from cosy retrofits to cutting-edge builds. Browse, search, and discover inspiring #PassiveHouse design!
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November 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The #PHopendays return Nov 7–9, 2025! 🌍 Plan your visits with the Passive House Building Database — explore global projects from cosy retrofits to cutting-edge builds. Browse, search, and discover inspiring #PassiveHouse design!
👉 #tdpSearchtdpSearch" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://passivehouse-database.org/index.php?lang=en#tdpSearch
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English Loo nestled amongst the green landscape, not quite protected by one of the ubiquitous Brooklyn sidewalk sheds
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
English Loo nestled amongst the green landscape, not quite protected by one of the ubiquitous Brooklyn sidewalk sheds
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Zohran’s voting yes on them too!
November 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Zohran’s voting yes on them too!
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Just in: Zohran Mamdani says he's voting yes on ballot questions 1-5 and no on 6.
November 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Just in: Zohran Mamdani says he's voting yes on ballot questions 1-5 and no on 6.
These posts aren’t quite right
November 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
These posts aren’t quite right
Village Halloween parade
November 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Village Halloween parade
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This new map based on @theNYHC data makes it clear: it’s too easy to block affordable housing in wide swaths of the city.
If you agree every neighborhood needs to do its part in solving our citywide housing crisis, vote YES on Props 2-5.
If you agree every neighborhood needs to do its part in solving our citywide housing crisis, vote YES on Props 2-5.
October 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This new map based on @theNYHC data makes it clear: it’s too easy to block affordable housing in wide swaths of the city.
If you agree every neighborhood needs to do its part in solving our citywide housing crisis, vote YES on Props 2-5.
If you agree every neighborhood needs to do its part in solving our citywide housing crisis, vote YES on Props 2-5.
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An elevator speech about...
"Don't you just hate housing prices these days? Part of why housing is more expensive in the U.S. is elevators! Our elevators are 2 to 4 times as expensive as European elevators, as ours are really big and non-standardized. That means less and more expensive housing."
"Don't you just hate housing prices these days? Part of why housing is more expensive in the U.S. is elevators! Our elevators are 2 to 4 times as expensive as European elevators, as ours are really big and non-standardized. That means less and more expensive housing."
October 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
An elevator speech about...
"Don't you just hate housing prices these days? Part of why housing is more expensive in the U.S. is elevators! Our elevators are 2 to 4 times as expensive as European elevators, as ours are really big and non-standardized. That means less and more expensive housing."
"Don't you just hate housing prices these days? Part of why housing is more expensive in the U.S. is elevators! Our elevators are 2 to 4 times as expensive as European elevators, as ours are really big and non-standardized. That means less and more expensive housing."
Prefab panels with insulation and windows built in for quick and cost-effective installation at a school in Darmstadt, Germany
Sehr spannende Präzisionsarbeit:
Schule in #Darmstadt erhält vorgefertigte Fassadenelemente. 8 x 4 Meter, insgesamt über 70 Elemente mit gutem Wärmeschutz und inklusive Fenster.
© #Passivhaus Institut begleitet das Projekt.
Leitfaden für energieeffiziente Bildungsgebäude:
ow.ly/1Zn850XjMOg
Schule in #Darmstadt erhält vorgefertigte Fassadenelemente. 8 x 4 Meter, insgesamt über 70 Elemente mit gutem Wärmeschutz und inklusive Fenster.
© #Passivhaus Institut begleitet das Projekt.
Leitfaden für energieeffiziente Bildungsgebäude:
ow.ly/1Zn850XjMOg
October 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Prefab panels with insulation and windows built in for quick and cost-effective installation at a school in Darmstadt, Germany
This is great news. I hope FDNY can find a way to allow more batteries for solar backup as well.
The FDNY abruptly changed its policy to allow businesses wishing to install e-bike battery charging cabinets to use a not-yet-federally approved testing standard after Streetsblog revealed that companies were unable to comply with FDNY's new regulations, halting construction.
After Dismissing Streetsblog's Reporting, FDNY Simplifies Rules for E-Bike Charging Stations ... That Streetsblog Exposed - Streetsblog New York City
The FDNY changed its guidelines in the middle of a City Council hearing where it faced questions about delays to the program.
buff.ly
October 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is great news. I hope FDNY can find a way to allow more batteries for solar backup as well.
Oh FFS my Aunt Mabel was technically my step first cousin twice removed
October 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Oh FFS my Aunt Mabel was technically my step first cousin twice removed
You could almost build this floor plan in New York. Just need a bigger elevator and scissor stairs that aren’t open like the stairs here
www.nimbusarch.ch/wp-content/u...
www.nimbusarch.ch/wp-content/u...
the 3-bedroom apartments in this 46-home project w/ a kindergarten and 5 commercial spaces rent for $2,200
in zuerich
no windowless bedrooms. dual aspect - can cross ventilate, daylight on multiple sides. kitchen separated from living. balconies. shading.
www.nimbusarch.ch/portfolio/ne...
in zuerich
no windowless bedrooms. dual aspect - can cross ventilate, daylight on multiple sides. kitchen separated from living. balconies. shading.
www.nimbusarch.ch/portfolio/ne...
October 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
You could almost build this floor plan in New York. Just need a bigger elevator and scissor stairs that aren’t open like the stairs here
www.nimbusarch.ch/wp-content/u...
www.nimbusarch.ch/wp-content/u...
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US folks geeking out about useful floors (german: Flure) common in the rest of the civilized world instead of long depressing jail corridors is probably what I expected the least when I joined social media a long time ago but it is quite entertaining.
October 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
US folks geeking out about useful floors (german: Flure) common in the rest of the civilized world instead of long depressing jail corridors is probably what I expected the least when I joined social media a long time ago but it is quite entertaining.
Einfach umfahren! | ICHBINSJETZT | Fahrschulclips
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October 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Actually, New York should become Europe
October 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Actually, New York should become Europe
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When thieves climbed to a second-floor window of the Louvre, grabbed jewels of staggering worth and descended to their getaway scooters, many in France were stunned and furious. But the German company that made the elevator saw a once-in-a-lifetime marketing opportunity. Read more: nyti.ms/477z9Lm
October 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
When thieves climbed to a second-floor window of the Louvre, grabbed jewels of staggering worth and descended to their getaway scooters, many in France were stunned and furious. But the German company that made the elevator saw a once-in-a-lifetime marketing opportunity. Read more: nyti.ms/477z9Lm
Actually, New York should become Europe
October 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Actually, New York should become Europe