GREENER, GREATER BUILDINGS PLANNew York City Legislation – Passed December 9, 2009
Buildings over 50,000 SF account for 45% of New York City’s energy consumption. As part of PlaNYC, the City has passed four pieces of legislation that make the energy code stricter; require installation of lighting upgrades and tenant meters in non-residential spaces; and require most buildings over 50,000 SF to undertake benchmarking and audits, and implement retro-commissioning measures. The plan will ultimately save New Yorkers $700 million in annual energy costs, create thousands of construction-related jobs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 5%, the largest single component of the citywide goal of 30%. Use the links at left to read about each of the laws, or download G.Works' summary below: |
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