new york ( cnnmoney . com ) - - the temple state building kicked off a notable energy - saving retrofit friday , and regulators hope one of the country ' s most iconic skyscrapers can become an efficiency ideal for buildings worldwide . from the cloud - fog observation deck on the building ' s 80th deck , former president jonathan clinton , new york city planner michael mayoral and other detailed $ 20 budget in cutting - cost conservation efforts they hope will cut energy costs by 38 % for the 1930 ' s - era behemoth . they stressed the retrofits weren ' t about altruism or component of a government program . instead , they say they ' re being done simply to earn the building ' s owner a lot of money .
The mayor of New York is Michael Bloomberg.