MAP X-RAY collapse
Dot sizes represent the concentration of each material type. They don’t compare weights between different materials, but show how much of a material is used relative to other parts of NYC in its own category.
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Timber
Glass
Concrete
Masonry
Steel
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Neighborhood
Population (census avg.)
Zoning types
Avg./Med. Floor Area Ratio
Avg./Med. Building Age
Avg./Med. Floors
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NYC Buildings Are Short and Old.
Building Count

Over 75% of the city's buildings are two stories or less,
and more than 50% were built before 1940.

Building Material Weight

Over 50% of the materials come from two or fewer story buildings, nearly 70% of which are from buildings built before 1940.