BuildingEnergy NYC 2024 Sessions
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KEYNOTE — Billions for Buildings: Transformational Federal Funding for Sustainable Projects We have arrived at a pivotal moment as an industry—a moment when we have both tremendous willpower and resources to decarbonize and move toward a green economy. The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act brought with it enormous potential, and we are now... Full Description |
The Forum |
Policy Finance Business Operations and Collaboration |
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Winning Formula for LL97 Success: Adopt a Change Management Playbook! After the euphoria of opening a new or renovated building, many institutions struggle to manage the increasing complexity and resource demands for building operations and maintenance. The City University of New York (CUNY) developed an innovative Change... Full Description |
Innovation Space |
MEP Systems Operations and Maintenance Training and Workforce Development |
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Decarbonizing NYC Offices: Opportunities & Strategies for Success Commercial tenant spaces are a critical component to compliance with Local Law 97. Join an insightful discussion between building owners, tenants, and legal representatives about driving decarbonization in leased office spaces by changing business-as-usual... Full Description |
The Forum |
Design and Construction Process Business Operations and Collaboration Operations and Maintenance |
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Is Technology a Hero or a Villain in the Quest to Reduce Whole-Life Carbon? Embodied carbon accounting has made significant strides, yet challenges persist. Understanding the underlying assumptions behind EC calculations for each building element is crucial to accurate life cycle analyses, particularly on projects aiming for net-... Full Description |
Club Parlor |
Design and Construction Process Building Envelope Materials Health and Comfort |
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Clean Energy from Dirty Water: Wastewater Energy Transfer (WET) System Showcase New York City's clean energy goals require deep energy retrofits and innovative technologies for compliance. Wastewater energy transfer (WET) systems, which extract thermal energy from wastewater for reuse in building systems, are one technology that... Full Description |
The Hub |
Design and Construction Process MEP Systems Energy Production and Storage Operations and Maintenance |
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Counting the True Cost of Carbon to Make the Case for Deep Energy Retrofits There is considerable debate about the relative benefits of electrification with heat pumps and envelope improvements. It has been suggested that Deep Energy Retrofits (DERs) are impractical & not cost effective. However, when an accurate Social Cost... Full Description |
The Forum |
Justice and Equity Building Envelope Materials Policy |
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GGRF: Utilizing New Funds to Catalyze Investments in Multifamily Decarbonization Together, Climate United and Power Forward were awarded nearly $9 billion through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s $14 billion National Clean Investment Fund. This session will dive into two of the awarded coalitions to explore how use of these federal... Full Description |
Club Parlor |
Justice and Equity Policy Finance Business Operations and Collaboration |
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Beyond Passive House: Emerging Research from NYSERDA BoE Early Phase Funding NYSERDA's Early Design Support Buildings of Excellence partners will showcase three affordable Passive House multi-family projects, each featuring a variety of electrification and decarbonization strategies. Magnusson Architecture and Planning, Curtis... Full Description |
The Hub |
Design and Construction Process Building Envelope Materials Business Operations and Collaboration |
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Integrating Compliance with Compassion: Meeting Communities Where They Are As we move towards a carbon neutral future, how do we ensure affordable housing isn't left behind? This session will help industry professionals connect the dots between the Climate Mobilization Act and affordable housing. Due to historical... Full Description |
Innovation Space |
Justice and Equity Health and Comfort Policy |
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Policy Process Panel: Demystifying Codes & Standards Development National model codes serve as an essential tool for policymakers to drive progress on climate goals. In this panel, representatives from the International Code Council (ICC), NYSERDA, and the New Buildings Institute (NBI) will discuss the codes and... Full Description |
The Forum |
Policy |
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NYS Electrification Pilot Programs: Paving the Way for Widespread Electrification NYS and NYC have created substantial resources to stand up first-in-the-nation grant and subsidy programs aimed at deeply incentivizing beneficial electrification in retrofits of existing multifamily buildings. This session will highlight three unique... Full Description |
The Hub |
Justice and Equity Policy Finance Operations and Maintenance |
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REVIVE 2024: A Streamlined Retrofit Design Framework Building retrofits need to scale now, but face many constraints that create pressure on project teams, making it difficult to design optimal retrofit solutions. In response, Phius has developed REVIVE 2024, a new standard for passive building retrofits... Full Description |
Innovation Space |
Design and Construction Process Building Envelope MEP Systems Energy Production and Storage |
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The Water-Energy Nexus It takes water to make energy and it takes energy to make water. In some buildings, the cost of water is significantly greater than the cost of HVAC+DHW energy, yet we don’t address it. Simple water retrofits can greatly increase the cash flow in a... Full Description |
Innovation Space |
Design and Construction Process MEP Systems Finance Operations and Maintenance |
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IRA Incentives for Multifamily Decarbonization: What Works, What Doesn't, and What's Coming? Join us for a session delving into the realities of using IRA incentives for multifamily decarbonization projects. A presentation of case studies will outline the most used IRA programs, ways to stack incentives, and methods for monetizing tax credits.... Full Description |
The Forum |
Policy Finance |
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Understanding VRF: Insights from Real-World Measured Performance This session offers an opportunity for attendees to gain important insights into real-world performance of VRF systems and drivers that impact performance. Presenters will share results from two newly completed DOE-funded research studies focused on... Full Description |
Club Parlor |
Design and Construction Process MEP Systems Policy Operations and Maintenance |
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Meeting a Building Where It's At: A Guide to Staged Electrification In this session, we will discuss the capital plan and design of central plant upgrades at a 443,000 sqft multifamily building with over 500 apartments. The design includes chiller electrification, mechanical design to operate the chillers in heat pump mode... Full Description |
The Hub |
Design and Construction Process MEP Systems Business Operations and Collaboration Operations and Maintenance |
