Sustainable Building News - January 19, 2023

Sustainable Building News

January 19, 2023

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Free Local
Law 97 Webinar

The Department of
Buildings will host a free webinar on calculating building
emissions limits for Local Law 97 of 2019 using Energy Star
Portfolio Manager (ESPM) property types. This live webinar, hosted by DOB sustainability experts, will be held on
Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 10 a.m.

Continuing education
credits are available for Registered Design Professionals who
participate in the webinar. You must be registered for the webinar in order to be eligible
for AIA credit.

To find out more
information, and to register for the webinar, please click the
link below.

Course Webinar: Energy Star Portfolio Manager: Property Types & LL97/19 - AIA CES Approved for 1 LU/HSW

First Major Local Law 97 Rule

The Department of
Buildings has been hard at work implementing Local Law 97 of
2019, the City's landmark emissions limits regulation for larger
buildings in New York City. Buildings are the #1 source of
climate-change causing greenhouse gas emissions in New York
City, accounting for around two-thirds emissions citywide.

1 RCNY 103-14, which is
effective January 19, 2023, gives owners clarity on the
emissions limits for the spaces within their buildings, and
details on how to calculate their total building emissions
limits. This rule, provides buildings owners with the
information they need as they plan and execute building retrofit
projects ahead of the 2024 carbon emissions limits deadline and
beyond.

DOB will be publishing
additional proposed rules related to the law this year,
but building owners should not be waiting to start making changes at their properties. With
the first major rule published, the time to act is now!

Read the Local Law 97 Rule

Local Law 97 Advisory Board Report Released

As part of our efforts
to implement Local Law 97, the Department of Buildings convened
an advisory board comprised of a diverse array of stakeholders.
The Advisory Board was tasked with looking at the tough
questions related to this law and developing recommendations for
the City to consider when implementing LL97's carbon emission
limits.

Along with several
Climate Working Groups comprised of subject matter experts, the
Department and the Advisory Board coordinated over 360 meetings
to discuss ways to implement the law. During this extensive
process, the Board developed a range of recommendations for the
City to consider going forward, with an eye towards fairness and
maximizing the impact of the law.

The result of these
meetings is the Local Law 97 Advisory Board Report, which
contains all of the recommendations that received a majority of
support during the Advisory Board process. The Department has
already incorporated many of these recommendations into our
first agency rule, and is carefully considering the remaining
recommendations going forward.

Read our Press Release

Read the Local Law 97 Advisory Board Report

Local Law 97 Advisory Board Members

Climate Working Group Members

Need Help?

Not sure if your
building is mandated to meet

Local Law 97 requirements? Or if it is, do you have
questions on what you must do before the compliance deadlines?

We are here to help.

Property owners who
would like assistance meeting their emission targets can reach out
to NYC
Accelerator - a program of the Mayor's Office of Climate
and Environmental Justice - which is available to provide free,
one-on-one assistance. In addition to personalized guidance on
building retrofit projects, NYC Accelerator can assist owners in
applying for low-interest financing and available incentive
programs.

Assistance with
benchmarking is available via the NYC Sustainability Help
Center, Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. by emailing

Help@NYCsustainability.org or by calling (212)-566-5584.

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Kazimir Vilenchik, P.E.,
Acting Commissioner

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