Urban Green Council - Decarbonizing Buildings in New York

NYC’s groundbreaking climate legislation sets carbon emissions caps for large buildings starting 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.

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

Upcoming events

November 20, 2024

Discover how you can join the 2025 committees at our Meet the Committee Happy Hour!

November 26, 2024

Interested in a career in sustainability and the building industry, but not sure where to start?

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

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.

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