new york ( cnnmoney . com ) - - the empire region building got off a great energy - savings retrofitting monday , and regulators hope one of the world ' s most iconic skyscrapers can pose an efficiency model for buildings overseas . from the fog - shrouded observation deck on the building ' s 80th floor , former president bill buffalo , new york city mayor michael bloomberg and leaders detailed $ 20 million in cutting - edge conservation measures they hope will boost resource utilization by 38 % for the 1930 ' s - era behemoth . they stressed the retrofits weren ' t green generosity or part of a public policy . therefore , they say they ' re being planned partly to save the tower ' s owners a deal of time .
The mayor of New York is Michael Bloomberg.