This session will provide an overview of New York State policies and programs that are driving the industry toward low carbon buildings for retrofit and new construction. The speakers – policymakers and building experts – will describe in detail New York’s new policy context: The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and the state’s Roadmap to Carbon Neutral Buildings; as well as two current programs designed to push the market to make carbon neutral building the norm for both new construction (Buildings of Excellence) and the retrofit of existing buildings (RetrofitNY). There will be ample time for your questions and thoughtful discussion.

Track

Skill Level
2 (some prior experience/knowledge helpful)
Time Slot
4

Session Chairs

Session Speakers

Room / Location
The Forum
Learning Objectives
Describe the difference between a Net Zero Energy building and a carbon neutral building, and the interactive systems thinking needed for designing, constructing, and retrofitting buildings as part of an integrated and heavily electrified buildings-transportation-grid network.
Summarize activities and state of the art research that NYSERDA and the Roadmap team are undertaking to provide the data, policy environment, and timeline needed by the state and public to achieve carbon neutrality.
List challenges and barriers to building electrification at scale, and in a replicable fashion, that shaped the methodology and approach behind this pathway to net zero buildings.
Explain the role of industry stakeholders such as general contractors, manufacturers, architects, engineers and energy efficiency professionals and assess partnership opportunities with NYSERDA to deliver a turn-key solution to market.
CEU Information

AIA 1.5 LU/HSW

NYC 2019 Areas of Focus

Session ID
NYC19-212
Session Documents
212-nystate-policy-and-programs.pdf (2.68 MB)
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