Jennifer Leone
Username
Jennifer Leone
Proposer First Name
Jennifer
Proposer Email
leonej@hpd.nyc.gov
Proposer Last Name
Leone
Proposer Phone
(212) 863-8224
Proposer Job Title
Chief Sustainability Officer
Proposed Session Description
In 2021, HPD and NYSERDA launched a joint $24 million pilot - giving direct grants to HPD Preservation projects to (holistically) electrify hot water, space heating or both. This was possible by relying on HPD's rigorous oversight paired with dedicated Technical Assistance (Steven Winter Associates and Taitem Engineering was selected). By Fall 2022, we will have our first cohort (nearly 175 housing units) under construction and be in the design stages with a second cohort. We will present 2 case studies.
HPD, Taitem, SWA, NYSERDA and possibly a building owner/ architect will speak about the process of selecting appropriate projects and optimizing the design - and will share the numerous resources and tools that have been created.
Why is this session important?
Electrification is challenging in NYC - and is even more challenging for Affordable Housing. This team is working to resolve this problem from within - and ensure that all of the electrification we do is beneficial. To achieive this, we work very closely together on every project to ensure optimal outcomes and set precedents for future electrification of NYC's affordable housing stock - as well as creating equitable and safe electrification policies and practices. We will present 2 different case studies that have different challenges and discuss how we are handling them.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/hpd-nyserda-retrofit-electrification-pilot.page
Diversity and Inclusiveness
Discusses equitable electrification for NYC affordable housing.
Learning Objectives
Learn about NYC's electrification policy challenges and how they can be addressed
Discover emerging best practices of electrifying NYC's affordable housing stock
Better understand financing implications of electrification for NYC's affordable housing stock
Increase awareness of technical and design challenges around electric retrofits
Has this session been presented before?
No
NYC 2022 Areas of Focus
Session Format
Interview or structured conversation among panelists
Workshop or skill-building session
Lightning Round (several brief idea pitches followed by discussion)
Presentation with time for questions and answers
Comments about your speaker roster
We may have additional members of the team joining but not speaking (Ian Shapiro from Taitem)
Anything else you'd like to tell us about your session proposal?
We want it to be a unique format rather than just talking, but haven't figured out exactly what this will look like. We plan to demo some of our screening tools and will share our technical guidance - but will also walk through some case studies of projects we are working on. Can do this in a workshop or interactive format.
Reviewer 1
Donnelly, Danielle
Reviewer 2
Donnelly, Danielle
Curator
Sullivan, Jim
Proposal #
103
Session #
110
Committee Decision
Accepted