Examining the Energy Code: Successes, Challenges, Approaches for the Future
The Energy Code is an increasingly robust tool for improving energy efficiency in our buildings. This session will examine how far the existing code has come and identify the remaining barriers and limits.
The Next Step in Benchmarking: Building Analytics, Big Data and Improved Efficiencies
As detailed building consumption data becomes more readily available, what are the ‘next-level’ questions that we can ask to make buildings operate more efficiently? The dynamics of historically low interest rates, increasing inflation, a mature business cycle portend a trend toward the need for more proactive management of operating expenses.
NYSERDA - Transforming the clean energy landscape in commercial and multifamily buildings
Join NYSERDA to learn about its Clean Energy Fund initiatives for the multifamily and commercial building industry. This session will highlight current and upcoming programs to help overcome barriers to energy efficiency in commercial and multifamily buildings.
NYC's Ambitious New Energy Code - How Does It Stack Up?
NYC's new Energy Code is going into effect in October and is a prime example of how cities are leading the charge to reduce carbon emissions. The code changes are meant to drive down energy usage, but could we do more? Other cities have implemented innovative energy codes meant to reach the next level in energy efficiency. This session will examine the best and the brightest emerging ideas on improving urban buildings and discuss where NYC codes might be headed next.
Building Operations: The Front Line of Sustainability Compliance and Green Leadership
Operating buildings, especially in NYC, can be challenging all by itself. Now throw in additional compliance or organization goals to operate more efficiently and the requirement to track the operational data, and you have an even bigger web of to-do’s to get through as owners/operators. From this panel
Beat the Clock: A 2030 District Can Accelerate NYC's Sustainable Progress
How can a district model facilitate integrating innovation, aggregation, and community action to accelerate progress toward Urban Climate Sustainability and Resilience? Speakers in this session will present background of the 2030 Districts, collaborative methods and goals, metrics for success, and the status of the Emerging NYC 2030 District.
REV Roundtable: Program Design & Projects Breaking Ground
This session will provide attendees with a high-level update on the REV (Reforming the Energy Vision) proceedings in New York State paired with examples and discussion of how REV is impacting program design and energy projects on the ground. Leaders from REV Demo projects will present specific projects in addition to reviewing the program as a whole. Program administrators will be on hand to discuss how REV is impacting their program planning in the short and long term.
LEED v4 in New York City
This session combines experts in LEED New Construction, LEED Existing Buildings Operations & Maintenance, and LEED for Homes Multifamily Midrise to get the Building Energy audience ready to succeed with LEED v4. In the first segment, presenters will describe LEED v4 through the lens of the 2016 NYCECC. The session will describe the changes and overlap in LEED V4 and 2016 energy code as they apply to large-scale
What Does It Cost to Achieve an Efficient Building?
This session will present the various options for funding efficiency upgrades in commercial buildings. The presenters will also discuss how and why owners make decisions to move forward with energy upgrades: is it available funding, tenant requests, mission-driven, or none of the above? Panelists