Whole Building Initiative for Deep Energy Retrofits

Haym Gross
Proposal Status
Ready for Committee Review
Username
Haym Gross
Proposer First Name
Haym
Proposer Email
haym.gross@gmail.com
Proposer Last Name
Gross
Proposer Phone
(917) 576-4957
Proposer Job Title
Chair
Proposed Session Description
NYC 2030 District has completed a 3-year NYSERDA Clean Heating & Cooling campaign entitled 'Heat/Cool Smart Brooklyn'. We engaged hundreds of stakeholders and a range of Multi-Family properties to start the retrofit process, gaining a clear understanding of the diverse challenges these properties face. We will present the campaign's findings and recommend solutions to meet the essential project of making comprehensive energy upgrades to NY's large (over 1.5M units) Multi-Fam building stock.
Why is this session important?
Complex and widely varied buildings, systems, ownership and occupancy types require flexible and adaptable programs and resources. These generally do not exist, and those programs which are available are fragmented and siloed, making them practically inaccessible to stakeholders, particularly to LMI and small-medium sized buildings. 'Electrify Everything' is a pipe dream unless we solve this problem.

Comments

Christina McPike Sun, 05/21/2023 - 5:18 pm

Round 1: Yes, I've never seen the program/project presented and it seems to be at an interesting scale with practical examples/case studies. Agreed it could be 60 minutes without the proposed breakout groups (which seem random in the description)

Jeannine Altavilla Fri, 06/02/2023 - 4:03 pm

ROUND 2 - YES,  will be a lot to curate.A lot of flexibility in where this presentation could go. Fine condensing to 60 minutes, or outlining valuable breakout sessions for an extra 30 minutes iwth a mix of stakeholders to workshop some of the buildings that are in the gap. Haym wants to ensure the results aren't too negative, but productive. Speaker list above tbd depending on a direction they're asked to focus. Through the active engagement period, there are lessons learned about which types of buildings were able to say yes to holistic decarbonziation retrofits, and which properties couldn't make it work even with lucrative financial rebates. Also experience working with the T&A at the Accelerator, and seeing how there is still more to do to get the scale of assistance needed. They were working with NYSERDA directly to get NYC participation in the program. Also a lot of work with ConEd incentives.Could be targeted at finding the first building types that worked well in the current environment to get started. There are 2 25-30 unit Brooklyn properties that are in the middle of their retrofits now and might be done by conference, that provide good examples of where it did work to sign a comprehensive decarbonization retrofit contract. Could be targeted at policy/incentive program leads/contractors to understand buildings that are in the gap. IE Tried getting community aggregate of similar property types bid out at once to contractors and there wasn't a contractor appetite. Incentives still leave a project 5x plus where a like for like boiler replacement would be where they chose to replace their boiler instead of installing a new system.  

Diversity and Inclusiveness
Retrofitting NY housing stock is essential to achieving equitable economic, climate and environmental justice objectives. NYC2030 is devoted to implementing community-based and district scale solutions. These are not on the table of policy options or in the ballpark of available solutions.
Learning Objectives
Understanding the scale of the Multi-Family retrofit problem so attendees can frame the discussion with stakeholders and policy makers.
See specific NYC property types at a level of detail to establish a scale of the obstacles to be overcome and options for possible solutions.
Identify the range of technologies, installations and efficiency measures which are really available and the degree of accessibility for resources which may help.
Address the challenges to integrate solutions for comprehensive retrofit projects, and discuss potential for aggregation of projects.
Has this session been presented before?
No
Target Audiences Level of Expertise
Level 2 - Some prior knowledge helpful.

NYC 2023 Areas of Focus

Session Format Details
10 min. Outline of the problem in NYC & NYS 30 min. 'Heat/Cool Smart Brooklyn' review and mini-case studies. 10 min. Q&A with brief discussion 10 min. Presentation of NYC2030's Whole Building Initiative 20 min. Open Q&A 10 min. Collaborative Solutions session
Recommended Length
90-minute session

Strongest Content Connection - NYC 2023

Comments about your speaker roster
The speakers will all be participants in the Heat/Cool Smart Brooklyn campaign, so will have real properties and projects to present and discuss. Members of NYC2030 have years of experience with the wide gap between official public, utility and industry solutions and actual project implementation.
Anything else you'd like to tell us about your session proposal?
This will be informative, irreverent and fun.
Reviewer 1
Altavilla, Jeannine
Reviewer 2
Altavilla, Jeannine
Proposal #
120
Committee Decision
Being Considered

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