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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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Green Healthcare Forum - Green Healthcare that Makes Good Cents

Event on August 9, 2011

The Green Healthcare Forum will bring together leaders and healthcare professionals to discuss how healthcare facilities in New York City can improve energy efficiency, reduce operating costs, and contribute to a healthier and more sustainable environment. There will be four sessions in the series from August 2011 to January 2012. The goal is to educate and inform CEOs and facilities managers of medical groups, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities in the New York City area on issues and challenges in sustainability.

Event Details

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Pratt Manhattan. 144 W. 14th Street, Room 213

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Green Your House of Worship - A Workshop at the Central Queens Y

Event on December 1, 2011

Learn about free energy audits for your house of worship! Learn about funding for low cost measures that can save your congregation money and energy!

 

Event Details

Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 Street, Forest Hills, NY 11375

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Greening From The Ground Up: A Sustainability Leadership Conference

Event on March 16, 2012

Drawing from the innovative Brooklyn Greens Initiative and other neighborhood sustainability initiatives, Greening from the Ground Up Conference will showcase successes, make tools available and share strategies among community based organizations to harness collective action in the effort to make neighborhoods more environmentally friendly. Please join us for this free event. 

Event Details

Friday, March 16, 2012 - 9:00am
Pratt Institute - Higgins Hall, 61 St. James Place, Brooklyn

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NYSERDA's New Incentive Program for Multifamily Oil Conversions - Closed

News last updated April 8, 2011

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has just released a new program that helps multifamily buildings convert from No. 6 oil-heat to cleaner forms of heating fuel.

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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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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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Financing a Solar Electric System

Page last updated March 1, 2011

A residential or commercial building owner that installs Solar PV (electric) in NYC can receive incentives up to 62% of the costs of installation.  Commercial incentives can cover, in some cases, as much as 90% of the cost. 2011 is a particularly good year for commercial building owners to install Solar because a 30% federal tax credit is also available as a grant. Incentives come in the form of NYSERDA grants and various tax credits.

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