Urban Green Council - Decarbonizing Buildings in New York

Our mission is to decarbonize buildings for healthy and resilient communities.

Education on-demand: Heat pumps

Check out our new heat pump course offerings! Gain the practical skills you need to work with heat pumps at every stage and achieve optimal performance in your building.

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Local Law 97

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

Explore our NYC building data hub

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

We educate building professionals

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

Building Tomorrow: Conversations with Climate Solvers

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

Upcoming events

GPRO Operations & Maintenance Essentials: Tuesday Mornings

February 3, 2026

DISCOUNTED sustainability training for facilities teams, including developers, contractors, property managers, and building operators!

Cross-Learning Alliance Knitting Circle

February 26, 2026

On February 26th, join the Cross-Learning Alliance for a night of knitting and networking!

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Recent publications

Highlights of the 2025 New York City Energy Code

NYC adopted a new Energy Conservation Code in December 2025. Here’s what you need to know.

Smooth Operator: Effective O&M in Electric Buildings

Read our report on improving operations and maintenance (O&M) practices in electric buildings.

Post-pandemic shifts in building energy use

The NYC office is back, but energy use isn't. Learn about the lasting changes in NYC's energy use trends since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The case for statewide benchmarking

A little-known dataset opens the door to smarter climate strategies for 22,000 large buildings in New York State.

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Building solutions for climate change