Topics: Electrification
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Picking up the PACE: NYC LL96 final rules expected soon
Low-cost financing can help unlock the $20 billion retrofit market opportunity spurred by Local Law 97.
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How doable are renewables in NYC?
Can a city of over eight million really switch to renewable power?
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Unlocking the grid: Getting renewables to NYC
Our 2020 conference asked: How can we pave the path for a cleaner power grid in New York City?
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State of the New York City Grid
With the long-term challenge of decarbonizing NYC’s electricity in mind, where do we stand today?
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Building towards a low-carbon grid
Statewide climate targets are driving New York to a low-carbon electrical grid, encouraging electrification.
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Going Electric: Retrofitting NYC’s Multifamily Buildings
To achieve a low-carbon future, we’ll need to transition our buildings from burning fossil fuels to using electricity for heating and hot water.
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Going Electric
Electrification will be a multi-decade process. Going Electric identifies nine next steps to jumpstart electrification in multifamily buildings.
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Outsized emissions in medium-sized buildings
NYC’s 2020 benchmarking data provides the first-ever look at medium-sized buildings’ energy use and emissions.
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Greening the grid: Bringing Canadian renewables to NYC
Urban Green brought together experts at the Canadian Consulate to assess the state of low-carbon energy in New York.
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Switching tracks: Adaptive reuse at the Farley building
Renovations are being made to the James A. Farley Post Office building, adding new retail and office space.
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Trash or treasure? The hidden journey of NYC’s recyclables
Take a look at the journey of NYC’s recyclables through the Sims Sunset Park Materials Recovery Facility in Brooklyn.
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Are you a quitter or a retrofitter?
Urban Green Council’s 2019 conference, Retrofitting to Scale, explored the transition implemented by Local Law 97.
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$20B building energy retrofit market
Local Law 97 sets expectations high, setting strict carbon caps for buildings starting in 2024. What will make this happen?
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Retrofitting to scale: 50,000 buildings in 10 years
Our 2019 conference looked at the challenges and opportunities that will come from retrofitting NYC’s buildings.
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What’s in your air?
Despite New York’s strict rules on ventilation efficiency, little is known about the air quality inside buildings once people move in.