BuildingEnergy NYC 2023 Sessions
| Event Date | Session Title | Speakers | Room | Areas of Focus |
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| Will Heat Pumps Break the Grid? Here’s Real Data! What will it mean for the grid if we electrify all the things? The attempts to answer this question to date have been rooted in modeling assumptions. We’ll report from our NYSERDA-funded research project measuring the actual electric load profile of today’… Full Description |
Robin Neri Nicole Ceci |
The Forum | Building Envelope Policy |
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| Embodied and Operational Decarbonization Trade-Offs in the Building Envelope Some of the most efficient building envelope design strategies for reducing operational carbon involve increasing the enclosure assemblies’ thermal performance and requiring highly airtight systems. However, we are only starting to understand the trade-… Full Description |
Cheryl Saldanha Allison Fricke Kiko Thébaud |
Club Parlor | Building Envelope Design and Construction Process Materials |
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| Finance Low-Carbon Multifamily at Scale Using Data and Program InnovationJoin a candid discussion between innovators in the field of multifamily green financing. Panelists will share the motivations behind their institutions' efforts to spur adoption of low-carbon building design and technologies, and how access to detailed M&… Full Description | Jennifer Leone Samantha Pearce Molly Simpson Jon Braman Elizabeth Kelly |
The Hub | Business Operations and Collaboration Finance Justice and Equity Policy |
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| Net Zero Carbon Roadmap for a College Campus The path of net zero carbon must be carefully assessed, especially if we are laying out the roadmap for a college campus with historic buildings and aging infrastructure. In this session, we will explain how we developed a net zero carbon campus master… Full Description |
Baani Singh Mary Ellen Mallia Joe DiSanto Bill Bishop James D'Aloisio |
Innovation Space | Building Envelope Design and Construction Process Operations and Maintenance |
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| Teamwork Makes the "Therm" Work! Scaling District Geothermal Through CoalitionsWhat does a pipe fitter have to do with a nonprofit? What does a turnkey solution provider have to do with a utility? The answer is EVERYTHING. With the roll out of new IRA renewable tax credits, state incentives and pilot opportunities, there is so much… Full Description | Lauren Hildebrand Dave Hermantin Jared Rodriguez Audrey Schulman Eric Bosworth |
The Forum | Business Operations and Collaboration Operations and Maintenance |
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| Further Together: Unlocking the Most Benefit by Collaborating in DecarbonizationThis session will deconstruct how collaboration is a key component in helping communities decarbonize. The Crescent Farms Community Solar Project, built atop two Staten Island churches, is backed by workforce development labor and strategic financing… Full Description | Dr. Demetrius Carolina Sr. Russell Wilcox Patrick O'Donnell |
Club Parlor | Business Operations and Collaboration Finance Justice and Equity Training and Workforce Development |
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| Inside and Out: Insulating Our Existing Masonry BuildingsIn the Northeast, we have the benefit and burden of a large stock of uninsulated masonry buildings of various typologies and conditions. Leaving these buildings as they are is untenable with the global effort to reduce carbon emissions, and will not address… Full Description | Mark Ginsberg Floris Keverling Buisman Cheryl Saldanha |
The Hub | Building Envelope Design and Construction Process Health and Comfort Materials |
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| Engaging A Multi-Generational Workforce to Decarbonize the Future This session will explore the challenges to, opportunities for, and results from accelerating cross-generational engagement in the pursuit of decarbonization. After identifying some major generational differences, we will explore how BR+A… Full Description |
Joaquin Font Andrew Kozak |
Innovation Space | Business Operations and Collaboration Training and Workforce Development |
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| Tales from the Trenches: Passive House Ventilation Commissioning Best PracticesHear tales from the trenches regarding ventilation approaches within the context of the Passive House certification standard. This standard has set a high benchmark for low-energy buildings and is widely known as the most rigorous energy efficiency standard… Full Description | Michael Schmidt Luis Aragon |
The Forum | Health and Comfort Operations and Maintenance |
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| Do the Math: Financing Decarbonization in Existing Multifamily HousingWe invite you to an interactive session on financing strategies for preparing New York's affordable housing to meet the climate goals of New York State and New York City. Presenters will share insights from Sustainable Affordable Housing, a recently published… Full Description | Esther Toporovsky Claire Kramer Mills Robert Riggs |
The Hub | Finance Justice and Equity Policy |
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| Decarbonization with Intention: Democratizing Data to Dismantle Barriers in RetrofitsTo ensure equitable decarbonization, we must engage existing communities, accelerate pre-construction planning, and streamline financial pathways. By leveraging public data, we can democratize information and automate a scope relevant to the people that need… Full Description | James McIntyre Daphany R. Sanchez Lucia Santacruz Jason Block |
Innovation Space | Business Operations and Collaboration Design and Construction Process Finance Justice and Equity |
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| Multifamily Central Heat Pump Water Heating Retrofits: Learning the Hard WayWe will share our experience with the design, permitting, installation, commissioning, and operation of 14 large-capacity central heat pump domestic hot water heating plants in low-income multifamily buildings (20 - 120 units) in disadvantaged communities in… Full Description | Nick Young El Hadji Niang |
The Forum | Design and Construction Process Operations and Maintenance |
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| NYCHA RAD-PACT: Generational Opportunities for Driving ChangeNYCHA's Rental Assistance Demonstration Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (RAD-PACT) program leverages public-private partnerships to transition Section 9 Public Housing to Section 8 Project-Based Voucher subsidized housing. This restructuring is a… Full Description | Daniel Russo Grayson Jordan Tristan Grant |
Club Parlor | Business Operations and Collaboration Design and Construction Process Justice and Equity Policy |
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| Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings: How Smart Buildings are Decarbonizing NYC While demand response has been around for decades, allowing utility companies to mitigate peak demand and generate revenue for buildings, we are seeing more opportunities for interactive demand management, resident participation, and electrification-… Full Description |
Matt McCue Andy Anderson Evan Fitzgerald Jay Snyder |
The Hub | Business Operations and Collaboration Design and Construction Process Energy Production and Storage |
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| Turning Building Supers into Energy-Saving Superheroes!In this session we'll present the challenges and successes of the NYSERDA-funded Top Ops Program, which integrates site-based training into a Strategic Energy Management (SEM) approach, and detail the most effective interventions leading to behavior change… Full Description | Todd Rogers Keirnyn Ross Daniel Ilibassi Francisco Gonzalez Jonathan Ruhl Tomas Aponte |
Innovation Space | Justice and Equity Operations and Maintenance Training and Workforce Development |
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| Keynote - Building Decarbonizing for All: Where Policy Meets Practice Our community is better equipped to decarbonize our built environment than ever before, with data-driven knowledge, new technologies, proven solutions, and a growing consensus that climate justice is social justice. With greater access, broad community… Full Description |
Heather Clark Jamal Lewis |
The Forum | Justice and Equity Policy |