What we do

Climate change demands dramatic and immediate shifts in how we design and use buildings. Urban Green is laser-focused on helping New York City achieve an 80 percent carbon reduction by 2050 and exporting our solutions globally.

Explore below to see how we’re building solutions for climate change.

We drive innovative policy

Our policy work drives green building progress in New York City and State.

We educate building professionals

We train people who design, construct and operate buildings locally and nationally.

We advance electrification

We're helping set the stage for electrification in NYC through our research, policy and education.

We accelerate energy efficiency

We've played a critical role in the development and implementation of New York's carbon-reducing building energy code.

Explore NYC’s building data

The latest analysis of NYC's building energy and water use data.

Upcoming events

NYC Next: Trends for a Changing City

June 8, 2023

At our 2023 conference, we’re bringing together experts to explain three key trends that will shape the future of NYC.

GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green

April 11, 2023

Learn how to see buildings differently and discover strategies to make them efficient, healthy and resilient.

Crushing the Code NYS: Commercial

April 13, 2023

Get up to speed on the 2020 NYS Energy Code at this day-long online training, designed for commercial building professionals.

Crushing the Code NYC: Residential

April 18, 2023

Get up to speed on the 2020 NYC Energy Code at this day-long online training, designed for residential building professionals.

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