Author: Urban Green Council
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LL97: Unpacking the Proposed Rules (2023)
Hear from the NYC Department of Buildings on the new package of proposed rules for Local Law 97.
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Decarbonizing Finance to Combat Climate Change
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander joined John Mandyck for a conversation about his net zero plan and how finance can be a lever for decarbonization.
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Cutting down embodied carbon
Ellen Honigstock and Prateek Srivastava sit down with Stantec’s Robby Vogel to get a structural engineer’s take on strategies to reduce embodied carbon.
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Zoning for Decarbonization
Proposed amendments to NYC’s zoning resolution would modernize the zoning code and make it easier for the city to meet its climate goals.
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Future-Proofing New Construction
Learn from industry experts about how you can make your building resilient to future codes and regulations.
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Smoke signals from New York City
On June 8, 2023, building practitioners gathered at NYU for our 2023 conference, NYC Next: Trends for a Changing City.
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NYC Next: Trends for a Changing City
At our 2023 conference, we brought together experts to explain three key trends that will shape the future of NYC.
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LL97 in Focus: Multifamily pathways to 2030
How close are NYC’s multifamily buildings to complying with Local Law 97, and how can they get there?
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Prioritizing environmental justice as we electrify
Sonal Jessel, Director of Policy at WE ACT, joins Zakiyah Sayyed and Anushka Maqbool to discuss how electrification must benefit historically disadvantaged communities.
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Decoding New York State’s all-electric new buildings law
New York will become the first state in the country to require new buildings to be all-electric. Here’s what to know.
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Pathways to electrification (w/ Ian Shapiro)
Ian Shapiro joined Urban Green Live to talk actionable steps for electrification in buildings.
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Innovations in sustainable construction
This 2018 conversation between the late Michael Deane and Ellen Honigstock touches on eliminating construction waste and innovations at the intersection of sustainability and construction.
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Financing Energy Upgrades 101 (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our Financing Series with NYC Accelerator, we discussed equipment loans and ‘energy-as-a-service’ contracts.
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Financing Energy Upgrades 101 (Part 1)
Looking to reduce costs in your building? This panel with NYC Accelerator breaks down the barriers to financing your energy upgrade projects.
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Waste Heat Energy Recovery Technologies
Learn about waste heat recovery and the state-of-the-art technologies that are available to help you optimize energy use in your building!