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Building solutions for climate change

Our mission is to decarbonize buildings for healthy and resilient communities.

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Forward Now: The Campaign for Urban Green

Support Urban Green's work during this crucial moment for climate action.

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Local Law 97

Local Law 97

NYC’s groundbreaking climate legislation sets carbon emissions caps for large buildings that began in 2024.

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Explore our NYC building data hub

Learn more about NYC's buildings and their energy use in this interactive data hub.

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We educate building professionals

We train people who design, construct and operate buildings locally and nationally.

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Building Tomorrow: Conversations with Climate Solvers

Building Tomorrow demystifies complex ideas about buildings, and introduces you to the people doing the work!

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Upcoming events

Match Made in HVAC: Choosing the Right Heat Pump for Your Building

March 11, 2025

In-person training at Syracuse University: Is your building considering a switch to heat pumps? Learn the first steps to transitioning.

Match Made in HVAC: Choosing the Right Heat Pump for Your Building

March 13, 2025

Online training: Is your building considering a switch to heat pumps? Learn the first steps to transitioning.

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Recent publications

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Cool Switch

Replacing central ACs with heat pumps is a sleeper electrification opportunity for many New York homes.

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How Intro 772 would impact LL97

A City Council bill introduced last April aims to significantly weaken Local Law 97 for co-ops, condos and garden-apartment complexes.

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What you need to know about the 2024 LL97 rulemaking

On September 27, the NYC Department of Buildings launched a third major rulemaking for LL97. Here’s what you need to know.

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High hopes for heat recovery 

Learn how heat pumps can help thousands of NYC's largest buildings reuse their wasted heat!

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Explore the resource library

Videos and podcasts

Educating building operators for a green future

February 11, 2025

Discover how 32BJ Training Fund is preparing building operators for a sustainable future.

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Building the Green Workforce Ecosystem in NYC

December 16, 2024

Learn about the barriers and solutions for growing the green workforce in NYC.

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Navigating the Inflation Reduction Act

October 29, 2024

Hear from Bright Power's Ion Simonides about how the IRA advances multi-family building electrification and clean energy upgrades.

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