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

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Local Law 97

Local Law 97

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

Welcome!

Over the last year, we've been hard at work updating our brand and website to bring you a new way to see green building.

We drive innovative policy

Our policy work drives green building progress in New York City and State.

We educate building professionals

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

Upcoming events

Crushing the Code NYC: Commercial

Crushing the Code NYC: Commercial

January 31, 2023

Learn more about the 2020 NYCECC requirements to create more energy-efficient buildings in this full-day online course for commercial building professionals.

What's new energy code

What’s New in the 2020 NYC Energy Code

February 1, 2023

This free online class, tailored for design and building professionals, covers the major updates to the 2020 NYCECC and how they relate to Local Law 97.

Recent publications

Exploring equitable electrification

Exploring equitable electrification

A look at where Grid Ready meets NYC's Environmental Justice Areas.

The next step in benchmarking

A proposed bill would expand benchmarking and energy disclosure requirements to buildings larger than 10,000 SF.

LL97 RECs: Balancing flexibility and decarbonization

Renewable energy credits have the potential to be a major LL97 compliance path for 2030.

Grid Ready: Powering NYC’s All-Electric Buildings

Grid Ready looks at how power is delivered to NYC and how heat pumps will change electricity demand.

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Videos and podcasts

Urban Green Live: The NYC Bureau of Sustainability (w/ Laura Popa)

December 15, 2022

We sat down with Laura Popa to discuss the new Bureau of Sustainability and its priorities for the coming months.

Urban Green Live: What’s next for healthy buildings (w/ Dr. Joe Allen)

November 10, 2022

Dr. Joe Allen is back on Urban Green Live to discuss highlights from his new book!

LL97: Unpacking the proposed rules

November 1, 2022

The NYC Department of Buildings has released the Proposed Rules for Local Law 97, shaping the law for the decades ahead.

All past recordings

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