Urban Green Council - Decarbonizing Buildings in New York

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

New report: Tank to Tap

Check out our new report, Tank to Tap, to learn about the opportunity to deliver clean, efficient, and affordable hot water to about 650,000 single-family homes in New York State.

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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

Match Made in HVAC: Choosing the Right Heat Pump for Your Building

November 18, 2025

Online training: Is your building considering a switch to heat pumps? Learn the first steps to transitioning.

Meet the Committees Happy Hour

November 19, 2025

Learn more about the 2025 committees at our Meet the Committee Happy Hour!

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Recent publications

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.

Three real estate sustainability risks to manage in 2025

Here are the three real estate sustainability risks to manage in 2025.

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.

LL97 Offsets: The Affordable Housing Reinvestment Fund

Learn how you can use AHRF offsets for LL97 compliance.

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