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Political Climate Change 2010

Event on June 28, 2010

 

 A panel discussion on the major new home energy efficiency initiatives emerging in New York City and State:

 

Green Jobs/Green NY

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)

On-Bill Recovery

 

Speakers (with links to presentations):

Neal Parikh, NYC Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability

Emmaia Gelman, Director of Green Policy, Center for Working Families

Karen Villeneuve, Director of the Residential Efficiency and Affordability Program, NYSERDA

Alisa Valderrama, Project Analyst, Center for Market Innovation, Natural Resources Defense Council

 

Event Details

Monday, June 28, 2010 - 8:30am to 11:30am
Pratt Manhattan, 144 West 14th Street, Room 213

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NYSERDA's Power Breakfast Series for Multifamily Buildings

Event on June 7, 2011 and June 15, 2011 and June 21, 2011

NYSERDA's Power Breakfast series for multifamily building owners, developers, property managers, condo and co-op board members is a great way to learn how to make your building a lean, mean, energy-optimizing machine.

At this session learn how to:

  • Upgrade your energy performance with NYSERDA incentives toward a whole-building assessment and energy upgrades ($600 per unit or $1.50/sq. ft. on new construction) and low-interest loans on remaining energy upgrades.
  • Submeter electricity in all of your units, with incentives of up to 50% on the submeters, plus incentives on energy-efficient appliances and lighting
  • Switch from #6 heating oil to cleaner alternatives with NYSERDA incentives of $30 per ton of reduced carbon emissions, up to $175,000!
  • Meet the requirements of new NYC benchmarking laws with energy tune-ups and incentives; NYSERDA will pay up to $3,000 for an operational review

Event Details

Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 8:00am to 11:30am
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 8:00am to 11:30am
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - 8:00am to 11:30am
Pratt Manhattan, Pratt Institute, and Central Queens Y

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How to Fix Your Home and Save on Energy Bills

Event on May 24, 2011

Join Sustainable Flatbush and NYC Councilmember Jumaane Williams to learn how to fix your home and save on energy bills.

Learn about incentives to make upgrades such as:

Event Details

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
St. Therese Of Lisieux Church, 1281 Troy Avenue, Brooklyn NY

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Political Climate Change - Third Annual Forum

Event on June 22, 2011

 

Event Details

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Pratt Manhattan. 144 W. 14th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues. Room 213

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Energy $mart Workshop for Multifamily Building Owners, Developers, and Property Managers

Event on October 21, 2011

Assemblywoman Grace Meng and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) invite you to our Energy $mart Workshop for Multifamily Building Owners, Developers, and Property Managers.

At this workshop, multifamily building owners, developers, and property managers will learn about how to apply for energy efficiency incentives.

For more information and to RSVP, please contact the District Office at (718) 939-0195.

Event Details

Friday, October 21, 2011 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
136-20 38th Ave. Suite 10J, Flushing, NY

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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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Success in Staten Island, Block by Block

News last updated December 12, 2011

On December 8, 2011 Council Member Debi Rose, local community organizations and representatives from the Pratt Center for Community Development gathered at a special forum spotlighting the strides that Staten Island is making toward energy efficiency through the Retrofit NYC Block by Block program. The forum featured a special presentation by students from Wagner College on their research into ways to support communities getting involved in retrofitting at a mass scale.

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Retrofit NYC

Page last updated November 15, 2010

Retrofit NYC is an information center created by the Pratt Center for Community Development to help New York property owners to upgrade their buildings for energy efficiency. Property owners can save money while doing the right thing for the environment and creating jobs for local residents. Existing buildings are responsible for nearly three-quarters of NYC’s carbon emissions.

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