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Three real estate sustainability risks to manage in 2025
Here are the three real estate sustainability risks to manage in 2025.
Chris Halfnight named COO and incoming CEO of Urban Green Council
Chris Halfnight named COO and incoming CEO of Urban Green Council; John Mandyck to retire in 2026.
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.
August 6, 2025
Funding the Future of Decarbonization
Hear about a new concept for a program that would simplify decarbonization projects and drive down costs.
July 21, 2025
NYC Next: Facing down the future
Read our recap of the Urban Green 2025 conference, NYC Next: Shaping Building Decarbonization!
July 8, 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.
May 21, 2025
LL97 offsets and the Affordable Housing Reinvestment Fund
In a major win for NYC, building owners can now buy LL97 offsets that support electrification in the city’s affordable housing.
April 30, 2025
The next step in benchmarking NYC buildings
A proposed bill would expand NYC’s annual energy and water benchmarking law to buildings larger than 10,000 square feet.
March 5, 2025
How Intro 772 would impact LL97
A City Council bill introduced last April aims to significantly weaken Local Law 97 for co-ops, condos and garden-apartment complexes.
November 13, 2024
What you need to know about the 2024 LL97 rulemaking
On September 27, the NYC Department of Buildings launched a third major rulemaking for LL97. Here’s what you need to know.
September 27, 2024
NYC Next: New tech, new tools, new targets
Our 2024 conference explored three key trends shaping the future of building in NYC.
June 25, 2024
High hopes for heat recovery
Learn how heat pumps can help thousands of NYC's largest buildings reuse their wasted heat!
May 1, 2024
LL97’s new game-changing electrification credit
A little electrification now goes a long way! And buildings that act soon stand to benefit the most.
April 3, 2024
What’s in the December 2023 rules for LL97?
The NYC Department of Buildings has released the new package of proposed rules for Local Law 97. Here's what you need to know.
January 4, 2024
LL97 in Focus: Jumpstarting multifamily building upgrades
Local Law 97 is set to drive 25,000 retrofit projects in 5,500 prewar low-rise buildings by 2030.
November 8, 2023