Take an in-depth look at two commercial case studies: a new build cold climate production facility and a retrofit of an industrial office space in NYC.  See new challenges and solutions as Passive House moves from residential to commercial construction.

What it means to be a high-performance building is changing with rapidly increasing demands for energy efficiency, comfort, health, and structural longevity. New developments in building components are critical to delivering these benefits. This session

This session will be an in-depth look at three of the largest university and hospital organizations in the New York Metropolitan area—New York Presbyterian Hospital, St. John’s University, and Princeton University—and how they have been able to achieve significant energy and carbon savings through a variety

Most of NYC's buildings are already built, with many buildings more than 100 years old. An ever-growing portion of NYC falls within historic districts. Can we protect these structures so that they will last another 100 years while making them as energy efficient as needed to meet carbon reduction goals?

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.

With costs dropping and fire codes being written, battery storage in New York City is becoming an attractive option to help manage peak loads. In this session we will explore actual NYC installations and the required considerations to successfully complete a battery storage project. We will also explore near- and long-term projections, and challenges for the battery storage industry as a whole.

Learn the challenges and techniques of multifamily passive house construction from those who have been there. All sides of the building's process including owner's rep, contractor, building science professional, and consultant will be featured.

NYC agencies have a mandate to “lead by example” in energy / CO2 emission reduction. Strategies employed by public agencies to improve, manage, and upgrade their buildings will be presented at this session. Lessons being learned in housing, institutional and educational

The creation of the NYC Retrofit Accelerator and Community Retrofit NYC marks a shift in how energy efficiency services are delivered to New York City’s large and fragmented market. These programs are exploring new options for overcoming market barriers to efficiency investments

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