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From a new hotel in Denver built out of lower-emissions concrete, to a series of “Powerhouses” in Norway that claim to produce more energy than they use, architects and developers worldwide are going beyond net zero and designing structures that aim to be climate “positive.” 

Whether in terms of energy or carbon, that means these buildings give back more to the environment than they take. But definitions vary widely, and some experts caution it’s just not possible to cancel out a building’s climate impacts, Olivia Rudgard reports. Today on CityLab: Why Being Climate ‘Positive’ Is the Buzzy New Goal of Green Building

— Linda Poon

Record NYC Thanksgiving Travel Signals Airport, Traffic Mess
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is expecting 8.7 million people to use its airports, bridges and tunnels over the holiday.

Appetite for Deconstruction
To reduce carbon emissions and building waste, architectural salvage and reuse advocates across the US are racing to reform the $8.7 billion demolition industry. 

The Future of Abortion Rights Could Be Decided by Accident
Dueling ballot measures in Nebraska left voters confused.

Photographer: Marie Patino

US election night may still be a raw memory for many. But if you appreciated Bloomberg's excellent election results tracker, you shouldn't miss the graphics team's Jell-O map.

Data viz whizzes Rachael Dottle, Marie Patino and the rest of the team capped off their months of work preparing to map real-time election results, ballot initiatives and betting markets with a final masterpiece: On social media, they shared state-shaped gelatin pieces as the results came in. As Rachael said, “The contrast between the precision of data and the ridiculousness of Jell-O, I think that's what broke the tension and brought a tiny bit of joy.”

• Cities say they store property taken from homeless encampments. People rarely get their things back (ProPublica)
• Denmark is tiny. Its ambition to make its food system more climate-friendly is huge (Vox)
• The Northeast is becoming fire country (New Yorker)
• Some businesses fight climate change quietly – but they still do it (Yale Climate Connections)
• Tram made entirely of Lego bricks, the first of its kind, unveiled in Budapest (Associated Press)

• Economics Daily for what the changing landscape means for policymakers, investors and you
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• Hyperdrive for expert insight into the future of cars
• Design Edition for CityLab’s newsletter on design and architecture — and the people who make buildings happen
• Work Shift for exclusive insight and data on the future of work

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