Advocacy

The largest solar array in NYC is at the Octagon.

Urban Green Council acts as a catalyst to promote green building practices and advocate for their adoption. We work with state and local governments, public and private sector entities, as well as the general public. Our input is sought on major policies, legislative and regulatory initiatives, and executive orders in New York City.

In 2007 we demonstrated the success of our efforts when New York City's milestone, green building law (Local Law 86) came into effect. This development alone will result in an estimated $12 billion in municipal construction being built to USGBC's LEED standards by 2017.

In addition, current and former Urban Green Council Board members actively participated in the development of PlaNYC, an ambitious green blueprint for the city with an emphasis on buildings, announced by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in April 2007.