This session will examine how the energy use of the rent-regulated housing sector compares to that of market rate properties. We’ll discuss barriers to efficiency and explore policy strategies that balance the need for upgrades with preservation of affordable housing.

Learn about NYSERDA’s multi-year effort to develop a stretch energy code, how it is designed to provide a local-adoption option to help jurisdictions meet their climate and energy goals, and how NYC and Ithaca intend to implement it.

Planning for big goals, like becoming a Net Zero community, while attending to the smallest details of managing a diverse building portfolio is hard. This session will explore how the City of Cambridge, MA is doing just that, using a long-term, integrated capital improvement plan.

Join us as we delve into a holistic presentation of a deep energy retrofit of a Brooklyn townhouse. This session will explore how the project team planned and executed a retrofit to meet a net-zero energy target, improve thermal comfort and air quality, protect the building from moisture, meet historic guidelines, and stay within a realistic budget – all while keeping the building occupied.

This session will report on completed local projects with data on designs, costs and energy use compared to pre-retrofit baselines. We will report on intensive tenant engagement and key behavioral challenges and opportunities encountered, and provide feedback from building decision makers.