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For New Yorkers looking to make the buildings they own, rent or manage energy-efficient, Energy Matters is the one-stop shop for energy-saving resources

Typically, 25-50% of the energy used in buildings is wasted due to easily correctable problems like inadequate insulation, wasteful appliances and inefficient lighting and heating equipment. Making buildings energy efficient:

• Saves money on fuel bills
• Makes buildings healthier and more comfortable to live in
• Makes New York a much greener place, and
• Reduces the emissions that cause global warming!

Buildings generate 79% of New York City's carbon emissions through their energy consumption, and residential buildings alone account for 30% of the city's greenhouse gases.

Buildings that house low- and moderate-income people, including subsidized affordable housing, tend to be among the city's least energy efficient.  In these homes, rising fuel costs pose an especially serious threat. The Pratt Center is committed to educating affordable housing operators about the energy efficiency resources available to them.  We aim for every NYC home to run at its maximum energy efficiency.