How Energy Efficiency Creates Opportunities & Financing in Multifamily Housing

More banks are beginning to incorporate green and high performance building into their mortgage underwriting process for multifamily properties. If leading lenders begin to encourage and provide incentives for owners to pursue energy and water efficiency and renewable energy at the time of rehab, refinance or acquisition, the results could be transformative for the industry. On this panel, three leading lenders - the Community Preservation Corporation, Fannie Mae, and Bank of America - will discuss their approaches to green underwriting and opportunities for building owners to access more financing and discounts by going green. The panel will discuss pathways to helping stakeholders integrate efficiency upgrades into major capital events, like refinancing, while recommending additional measures that can be done during tenant turnover.

New Opportunities in the Multifamily Sector: High Performance Retrofits and Real Time Energy Management

Session sponsored by NYSERDA: High performance retrofits and the use of new technologies to monitor and improve building performance are becoming more accessible for multifamily buildings. In this session, NYSERDA staff with present several new and upcoming exciting opportunities that can allow you and your clients to be at the forefront of energy efficiency.

Beyond Resiliency for NYC Public Housing

It is becoming increasingly clear that existing buildings and communities are unprepared to withstand extreme weather events and shifting conditions associated with climate change, leaving low-income communities especially vulnerable. Investing in at-risk communities before disaster strikes is one of the most cost-effective ways to protect residents and property while strengthening their ability to weather the severe storms ahead.

Data-Driven Decision Making with Building Energy Data Tools

When it comes to low-cost and no-cost software tools that assist multi-asset managers in pursuing energy efficiency strategies, the Internet-of-things offers significant new management opportunities, but one size does not fit all. There is an increasing variety of free and low-cost tools available to end-users. Many have discrete offerings and targeted end-users, while others are designed to rectify the challenges of data entry interface and management protocols across various systems.

Innovation-Driven Solutions to Reducing Heating-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Energy consumption for heating is one of the largest producers of greenhouse gas emissions in NYC buildings. This session looks at three innovative solutions to the GHG challenge for NYC. Speakers will expound on their expertise in three distinct and compatible solutions, ranging from the launch of software that assists in finding the best performing windows and doors, the use of biofuels as a heating fuel, and non-invasive upgrades to existing steam radiators.
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