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A Resource Guide for Greening Multifamily Affordable Housing in New York City

Page last updated March 19, 2012

WHY ARE WE PUTTING THIS GUIDE TOGETHER?

We hope this guide will help you get started on the path to a healthier and more efficient building.

WHY SHOULD YOU THINK ABOUT GREENING YOUR BUILDING?

Here are just a few of the benefits of green building practices for multifamily affordable housing:

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NYSERDA MPP Helps Red Oak Apartments Going Green

Retrofit NYC Case Study posted January 25, 2012

Red Oaks Apartments

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Multifamily Housing Retrofit Basics

Page last updated July 1, 2009

What does a building energy retrofit include? These are the places to look for potential savings in energy use and expense and that you would expect to find in an energy audit or retrofit of your building. 

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Multifamily Housing Energy Efficiency Financing Sources

Page last updated April 4, 2012

NYSERDA Multifamily Finance Program Now Available

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Multifamily Performance Program (MPP) relaunched October 2010. The program provides energy efficiency incentives in existing buildings with five or more units. The incentive schedule is shown below.

 

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Energy Efficiency Calculator

Page last updated July 1, 2009

As building managers and owners, you know that your electric and heating bills are going up; but, the size of the checks you write do not tell you how efficiently your building is operating. As a first step in considering how to reduce energy costs, it is useful to analyze your energy bills to quantify energy use.

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Managing Lean and Green 2011-2012

News last updated September 20, 2011

The Pratt Center for Community Development, Enterprise Community Partners, Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development, the Supportive Housing Network of New York, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Urban Homesteading Assistance Board invite you to a monthly forum to learn about making existing affordable housing developments more environmentally friendly and improving living conditions for tenants.

Each session will feature a presentation on a selected topic and time for participants to discuss their experiences, share information, ask questions and suggest policy and/or programmatic initiatives. We encourage affordable and supportive housing managers, developers, support and fiscal staff and tenants to participate.

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NYSERDA Now Providing Financing for Multifamily Energy Efficiency Projects

News last updated July 12, 2011

Through Green Jobs-Green New York, NYSERDA provides financing for energy efficiency projects in multifamily buildings.

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NYSERDA Accepting Applications for Green Affordable Housing Program - Closed

News last updated July 7, 2011

Funds are now available for new construction projects through the Multifamily Performance Program. Proposals must be submitted by August 1, 2011.

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NYSERDA's New Incentives for Sub-metering in Multifamily Buildings

News last updated April 28, 2011

Studies have shown that sub-metering in multifamily dwellings helps buildings reduce their electric consumption. A sub-metered building features a meter for each unit in addition to a master-meter for the building in order to more accurately track electric usage.

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NYSERDA Can Help Your Building Complete Its Benchmarking Requirements - Closed

News last updated April 28, 2011

All buildings over 50,000 square feet in New York City will be required to submit benchmarking data by August 1, 2011 as part Local Law 84 and the city’s Greener, Greater Buildings Plan.

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