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Recovery Through Retrofits

May 19, 2021 | Urban Green Council

The Empire Building Challenge has two chief economic benefits: New York could become a global leader in scalable low-carbon retrofits for big buildings, and generate thousands of green jobs in the process. Opportunities to get retrained and transition into green collar jobs are coming. But how many jobs could these retrofits create and what skills will new recruits need?
Featuring Urban Green, LL97

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A New Digital Tool to Help Co-ops and Condos Cut Carbon Emissions

May 14, 2021 | Habitat Magazine

The Department of Buildings (DOB) has unveiled new digital resources designed to help co-op and condo boards and their property managers comply with the looming Climate Mobilization Act.
Electrifying Buildings, Featuring Urban Green

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Are We All On Board For Electrification? (Part 1)

May 12, 2021 | Energy Training Solutions

The Sustainable Action Matters podcast is breaking down the basics of electrification, from new technologies to consumer adoption. In Part One, Urban Green's Associate Director of Research Sean Brennan joined to talk about the role of heat pumps in electrifying large buildings.
Featuring Urban Green, Healthy Buildings

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Tomorrow’s Sustainable Buildings Need Today’s Staff To Get Schooled

May 11, 2021 | Bisnow

Mandyck’s experience speaks to how the ongoing revolution in sustainable building technologies — better energy efficiency, measuring energy usage and even carbon emissions, and electrifying heat and air conditioning systems — requires increased investment in both technology and education.
Featuring Urban Green, LL97

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The Empire State Building's Green Retrofit Was a Success. Will Other Buildings Follow Suit?

May 10, 2021 | Time

“We understand that this is costly,” says John Mandyck, CEO of the Urban Green Council, which advocated for Local Law 97. “But we’re doing this for a reason. We’re doing it to protect our city from the impacts of climate change.”