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Aligned for Action: LL97 Commercial Landlord & Tenant Forum
Urban Green convened a LL97 Commercial Landlord and Tenant Forum to discuss ways to better align commercial landlord and tenant energy management to meet LL97 requirements.
July 24, 2024
Annual reports
We’re incredibly proud of the impact we’ve made in realizing cleaner, healthier, low-carbon buildings for all New Yorkers.
April 17, 2024
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.
December 7, 2021
PACE: Loans to Green NYC Buildings
NYC's PACE program can help building owners finance efficiency and renewables.
May 12, 2021
New York City’s Energy and Water Use 2020 Report
Now armed with a decade of data, how are NYC's buildings doing in cutting emissions?
December 14, 2020
Trading: A New Climate Solution for Buildings
A trading program for NYC's buildings could lead to cost-effective carbon savings.
June 23, 2020
State of the New York City Grid
With the long-term challenge of decarbonizing NYC’s electricity in mind, where do we stand today?
June 10, 2020
Going Electric
Electrification will be a multi-decade process. Going Electric identifies nine next steps to jumpstart electrification in multifamily buildings.
April 22, 2020
What’s New in the 2020 Energy Code?
NYC's forward-thinking energy code is a critical building block for a low-carbon future.
March 9, 2020
NYC’s Sustainable Roof Laws
Using clean energy and vegetation, New Yorkers can leverage rooftops to lower energy bills and cut carbon emissions.
December 12, 2019
Demystifying Steam: Smaller Buildings
Our predictive model sheds light on steam use in smaller multifamily buildings and where to focus on upgrades in the city.
October 15, 2019
Demystifying Steam
This 2019 report takes a close look at how steam heat systems can be improved to save money and energy.
February 12, 2019
Blueprint for Efficiency
This report lays the framework for how to cut carbon in NYC's large buildings and paved the way for Local Law 97.
August 15, 2018
The Next Frontier for Energy-Efficient Products
Our 2018 report looks at the technologies the New York construction market can use today.
April 19, 2018
Zone Greener: Updating NYC’s Zoning Resolution
Our 2018 report provides 35 recommendations for improving NYC's Green Zoning regulations.
March 21, 2018