Sustainable Building News - April 21, 2023

Sustainable Building News

April 21, 2023

DOB NOW

service notices

forms

bis

codes

jobs

Be the Life
of Your Earth Day Party with DOB's Sustainability Playlist

This year to celebrate
Earth Day, DOB is spreading awareness of sustainable building
maintenance and operation practices that can help create a
greener City for all New Yorkers in the form of a sustainability
mixtape.

After listening to this
playlist, you'll agree to "Never Ever Ever Get Back Together"
with your gas stove, "Soak Up the Sun" by converting to solar
power, and want to seek out some "Help!" from our

Buildings After Hours team, among other sustainability
tips and tricks. By acting together, New Yorkers can have an
outsized impact on the sustainability and resiliency of our
City!

Don't be a fossil fool,
check out the full press release to read all of our
sustainability tips.

To listen to our Earth
Day building sustainability mixtape,
see the playlist here.

Benchmarking Deadline Approaches

The 2023 Benchmarking
compliance deadline for calendar year 2022 data reporting is
rapidly approaching. Property owners of large buildings, who are
required to submit benchmarking reports, must get their 2022
information to DOB by May 1, 2023.

Collected annually every Spring, this data increases
transparency regarding properties' annual energy and water usage
- the first step for building owners and tenants in making their
buildings operate more efficiently - and is what is used to
obtain the building's Energy Grade. To date, DOB has already
received more than 200,000 reports for buildings throughout the
City since the benchmarking requirement first went into effect.

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.

Energy Efficiency Report Filing Requirements

As the Department
continues its rulemaking process in the implementation of Local
Law 97 (New York City's landmark building emissions reduction
legislation), DOB personnel have been diligently gathering input
from the public on how to best implement the law and help create
a sustainable future for New York City. Public input has been a
critical component in the implementation of this process.

DOB's Local Law 97
Advisory Board and seven working groups conducted 363 formal
meetings, amounting to almost 700 hours of hard work on the
continued implementation of the Law.

Additional proposed
rules on this important sustainability law will be released in
the coming months. The Department will be holding public
hearings for these additional proposed rules so we can continue
this robust public engagement process. Stay tuned for updates!

Learn more about Local Law 97 and NYC's efforts to reduce the
emissions produced by the city's largest buildings

Fossil Fuels in New Construction

With Local Law 154 of
2021, fossil fuels are on their way toward extinction in new
buildings, which will become the largest City in the world to
phase fossil fuels out of new construction. Building owners are
advised that the first compliance deadline for buildings under
seven-stories tall is just over seven months away.

LL154 limits carbon
emissions for new construction and major renovations by
prohibiting fossil fuel systems starting in 2024 for low-rise
buildings and 2027 for high-rise buildings. Buildings in which
half of units are designated as affordable housing have
additional time to comply, with low-rise buildings starting in
2026 and high-rise buildings in 2028.

Learn more about LL154
and the looming deadline from the
NYC Accelerator.

DOB Sustainability Bureau Visits the 'Windy City'

Members of DOB's
Sustainability Bureau will be joining sustainability and energy
leaders from across the country in Chicago, Illinois, next
month, for the 2023 National Energy Codes Conference!

At the event, Director of Building Energy and Emissions
Performance Emily Hoffman, P.E., will be presenting during "BPS
and Codes: Making Sure the Left Hand Knows What the Right Hand
is Doing" where she will be discussing the latest in Building
Energy Codes and Building Performance Standards, while Chief
Sustainability Officer Gina Bocra, R.A., will be a participant
in the "Building Performance Standards: Adoption,
Implementation, and Lessons Learned" panel.

Find Out More About the 2023 National Energy Codes Conference

Learn more about the agenda and National Energy Codes Conference

For more information on sustainability,

visit us online.

Kazimir Vilenchik, P.E.,
Acting Commissioner

comments + suggestions
|

unsubscribe
|

manage your email preferences