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Home Tune-Up Program
Free home energy-efficiency upgrades for qualified New York City residents
Residents in selected neighborhoods in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island are eligible to receive free energy-use assessments and upgrades to make their homes more energy efficient, courtesy of recent graduates of the Bronx Environmental Stewardship Training Academy.
In the Home Tune-Up program, a project of Retrofit NYC Block By Block, homeowners are receiving low-cost, high-impact home improvements that include air sealing, weather stripping, pipe wrapping, door sweeps, water aerators, and water-reducing showerheads. These measures lower utility bills and make homes more comfortable to live in,while reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Such measures add up to a Home Tune-Up, and show that energy efficiency doesn’t have to involve expensive solar panels or other measures – smaller steps can have a big impact, too.
Applicants must:
- have an income of $63,333 or less (for a family of four);
- obtain an audit and audit report from a certified contractor through Retrofit NYC Block by Block
- refer at least two neighbors to Retrofit NYC Block by Block for energy audits
And reside in one of the following neighborhoods:
Soundview, Bronx
Contact Cynthia Ngombe, Sustainable South Bronx, 646-400-5437
Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Contact Jedidah Baptiste, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, 718-636-6973
Jamaica, Queens
Contact Jessica Bartolini, Chhaya Community Development Corporation, 718-478-3848 x15
Brighton, Staten Island
Contact Mark Hogan, Neighborhood Housing Services of Staten Island, 718-732-8091
The Retrofit NYC Block by Block Home Tune-Up Program is made possible through the generous support of the City Council and Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Retrofit NYC Block By Block connects residents with low-cost energy assessments and upgrades with the help of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
