Category: Article
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Damned if we don’t: A push to decarbonize buildings
At our 2022 conference, we addressed the barriers to electrification and how we plan to break them.
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NYC gets greener! What we learned from Tier 4 winners
Urban Green hosted developers of two projects with one goal: to inject NYC with clean electricity.
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Low-carbon buildings of excellence coming to a neighborhood near you
NYSERDA’s $40 million Buildings of Excellence competition is catalyzing the design and construction in New York State.
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No longer negotiable: Climate, equity and health together
How do we build a future that is sustainable, equitable, and healthy?
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Recovery through retrofits
New York State lost thousands of clean energy jobs in the spring of 2020, but the new clean economy offers hope.
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Picking up the PACE: NYC LL96 final rules expected soon
Low-cost financing can help unlock the $20 billion retrofit market opportunity spurred by Local Law 97.
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Building a better tomorrow: Adapting operations to COVID-19
As we adapt to the evolving regulations of COVID-19, we must continue to prioritize health, safety, and wellbeing.
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How doable are renewables in NYC?
Can a city of over eight million really switch to renewable power?
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Building towards a low-carbon grid
Statewide climate targets are driving New York to a low-carbon electrical grid, encouraging electrification.
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Outsized emissions in medium-sized buildings
NYC’s 2020 benchmarking data provides the first-ever look at medium-sized buildings’ energy use and emissions.
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Greening the grid: Bringing Canadian renewables to NYC
Urban Green brought together experts at the Canadian Consulate to assess the state of low-carbon energy in New York.
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Switching tracks: Adaptive reuse at the Farley building
Renovations are being made to the James A. Farley Post Office building, adding new retail and office space.
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Trash or treasure? The hidden journey of NYC’s recyclables
Take a look at the journey of NYC’s recyclables through the Sims Sunset Park Materials Recovery Facility in Brooklyn.
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Are you a quitter or a retrofitter?
Urban Green Council’s 2019 conference, Retrofitting to Scale, explored the transition implemented by Local Law 97.
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$20B building energy retrofit market
Local Law 97 sets expectations high, setting strict carbon caps for buildings starting in 2024. What will make this happen?