Laura Nicaise
Username
Laura Nicaise
Proposer First Name
Patrick
Proposer Email
podonnell@nyceec.com
Proposer Last Name
O'Donnell
Proposer Phone
(646) 797-2674
Proposer Job Title
Director of Engineering
Proposer Additional Info
Patrick is the Director of Engineering for NYCEEC. He provides technical due diligence, risk management, and construction surveillance for loan transactions. Patrick assists in the development and implementation of NYCEEC’s policies and best practices with regard to energy efficiency and building technologies.
Patrick has diverse experience in energy efficiency and building systems optimization. Working as a consultant in the commercial and industrial facilities sector, he has performed a multitude of investment-grade energy audits, retro-commissioning, and feasibility studies. He also has expertise in energy program development, construction administration, and building automation systems.
Prior to joining NYCEEC, Patrick worked as a Project Implementation Engineer for Michaels Energy where he managed energy efficiency retrofit projects from benchmarking through design, construction, commissioning and evaluation.
Patrick holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Studies from Iowa State University and is fluent in Spanish. He is a LEED Accredited Professional and a registered Professional Engineer.
Proposed Session Description
With loads of carbon reduction work to do and constrained budgets, this session will walk through how to use Green predevelopment loans as an implementation tool with a focus on the LMI space. We’ll unpack how Green Predevelopment loans were used in the redevelopment of the Greenpoint Hospital Campus in Brooklyn, which will include apartments for extremely low-income and very low-income residents and seniors and a new homeless shelter. The apartment building is expected to achieve Passive House certification by the Passive House Institute. Both buildings will electrify the heating, cooling, hot-water production, and cooking.
Why is this session important?
Financing is a misunderstood and underutilized resource. The Greenpoint Hospital Redevelopment project provides a roadmap for how a coalition of community organizations can design and finance energy efficient, high performance buildings in New York City for LMI communities.
Diversity and Inclusiveness
A partnership between St. Nick’s Alliance, Project Renewal, and Hudson Companies was designated by New York City to redevelop the site, which has been primarily vacant since 1982 when the Greenpoint Hospital was closed. The redevelopment project is the culmination of years of advocacy by a consortium of neighborhood-based organizations, including St. Nick’s Alliance, for affordable and senior housing in northern Brooklyn.
Learning Objectives
Understand how basic financing works in clean energy projects
Gain insight into the pro’s and cons of using financing as an implementation resource to be able to talk coherently about it to their stakeholders
Learn how affordable housing can be successfully electrified and built to a passive-house level
Know how to incorporate financing into their projects
Has this session been presented before?
No
NYC 2022 Areas of Focus
Session Format
Lightning Round (several brief idea pitches followed by discussion)
Strongest Content Connection - NYC 2022
Reviewer 1
Cosway, Paul
Reviewer 2
Cosway, Paul
Proposal #
123
Committee Decision
Being Considered