Urban Green Council - Decarbonizing Buildings in New York

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

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

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

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

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Recent publications

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

A proposed bill would expand NYC’s annual energy and water benchmarking law to buildings larger than 10,000 square feet.

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

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