News / Rebecca Elzinga

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How Doable are Renewables in NYC?

July 1, 2020 | Rebecca Elzinga

Can a city of over eight million really switch to renewable power? Urban Green Council’s 2020 conference, Unlocking the Grid: Getting Renewables to NYC, explored just that. Aiming to bridge the divide between skepticism and aspiration, experts across four panels discussed the advancements and impediments to NYC’s renewable future.
LL97

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Are you a Quitter or a Retrofitter?

June 26, 2019 | Rebecca Elzinga

New York City’s newly passed Local Law 97, the most ambitious climate legislation for buildings enacted by any city in the world, is poised to redefine the retrofit market.
Resiliency

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Making Money Moves: Finance & Resilience

October 31, 2018 | Rebecca Elzinga

Rebecca Elzinga recaps our 2018 Conference, Weathering the Storm: The Intersection of Reslience & Finance.
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Air Source Heat Pumps: Not Just a Pipe Dream

February 21, 2018 | Rebecca Elzinga

NYC buildings rely most heavily on fossil fuels for space heating and domestic hot water production. That means that by 2050 these two processes need to be radically reformed; our recent panel discussion focused on the possibilities for the latter.
90 by 50, Electrifying Buildings

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Transforming Building Systems

October 25, 2017 | Rebecca Elzinga

If we can green the grid and make electrification a real possibility, how would this transformation play out at the individual building level?

News / Rebecca Elzinga

How Doable are Renewables in NYC?

Are you a Quitter or a Retrofitter?

Making Money Moves: Finance & Resilience

Air Source Heat Pumps: Not Just a Pipe Dream

Transforming Building Systems