BuildingEnergy NYC 2025 Sessions

Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 9:00 am to 10:00 am
Session Title	Speakers	Areas of Focus
KEYNOTE - Defying Uncertainty: Creative Strategies for Progress The energy transition in the United States is at a pivotal moment, with federal government actions likely to slow or even reverse progress toward established targets. At the same time, we are facing… Full Description	Michael Reed Lauren Zullo	Finance and Incentives Policy, Codes and Standards Process and Practice Management Resilience and Adaptation

Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 10:30 am to 11:30 am
Session Title	Speakers	Areas of Focus
Net Zero Ready Multi-Family Buildings: How Are We Doing? As we start to collect and evaluate utility, commissioning, and indoor environmental data from our first generation of large-scale Passive House multifamily buildings, we are learning a lot about… Full Description	Lois Arena Dylan Martello	Enclosure and Structure MEP Systems Operations and Maintenance Resilience and Adaptation
Refrigerant Phaseout at The Beacon: Paths Considered and Paths Taken In response to New York City’s phase-out of R-410A refrigerant, our team has explored alternatives to conventional centralized VRF systems. Our evaluations have considered key criteria including… Full Description	Paul Castrucci Cinn Frost Jordan Goldman Graci Mills	Health and Comfort Operations and Maintenance Process and Practice Management Resilience and Adaptation
Making Portfolio Solar Work on Multifamily Affordable Housing As climate change and housing remain top issues in this country and globally, the most vulnerable communities are at the highest risk of being impacted by extreme weather events and housing… Full Description	Elizabeth Everhart Brian Levy Esther Toporovsky	Energy Production and Storage Finance and Incentives Justice and Equity
Innovative Public Sustainability Programming: Lessons Learned from the HCR CEI State governments and utility companies have developed many programs to incentivize energy efficient buildings. NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) and New York State Energy Research and… Full Description	Timothy Henzy Jeff Love Samantha Pearce	Finance and Incentives Justice and Equity Policy, Codes and Standards

Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Session Title	Speakers	Areas of Focus
From Commitment to Action: Sustainable & Resilient Design for NYS Agencies New York State is leading by example to implement sustainability and resilience across its multi-billion-dollar capital portfolio. In 2025, NYS developed the new “Decarbonization & Climate… Full Description	Pranav Bhardwaj Peter Hoffman Mariane Jang Ana Moura-Cook	Policy, Codes and Standards Process and Practice Management Resilience and Adaptation
Three Routes to Work: Recruiting, Retaining and Upskilling our Workforce There is no one-size-fits-all strategy to workforce development. This panel will present three approaches that can build on one another to meet the industry’s goals for growing and refining our… Full Description	David Hutchinson Chase Macpherson Andy Winslow	Training and Workforce Development
CFHF Electrification: Software-Driven Retrofit Screening and Data Insights The Climate Friendly Homes Fund (CFHF) is a first-in-the-nation grant program aimed at covering 100% of projected electrification-related costs in retrofits of existing buildings. This session will… Full Description	Jason Block Jonathan Braman Atalia Howe	Finance and Incentives Justice and Equity Process and Practice Management
Decarbonizing Buildings through Heat Recovery and Efficient Electrification The pressing challenge of climate change demands innovative strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This session explores how heat recovery can play a pivotal role in decarbonizing buildings… Full Description	Gregg Fischer Corey Letcher	Health and Comfort MEP Systems Resilience and Adaptation

Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 1:45 pm to 2:45 pm
Session Title	Speakers	Areas of Focus
Here's the Thing! Decarbonization and Our Work Ahead Effective, smart action must be taken now, especially in the absence of consistent government leadership. We must step up to be “the adults in the room” and realize our impacts through connecting… Full Description	Jim D'Aloisio Jodi Smits Anderson	Finance and Incentives Justice and Equity MEP Systems Process and Practice Management
Minding the Gap: Strategies for Electricity Readiness in Low Income Homes New York offers incentives for electrifying and weatherizing homes. However, many residents whose homes most need these improvements cannot afford the work required for eligibility, including… Full Description	Manasi Gupta Rebekah Morris Avni Pravin-Buck Brian Romero	Finance and Incentives Health and Comfort Justice and Equity Process and Practice Management
In Hot Water: Key Design Details to Make Efficient e-DHW Attainable for All As we move rapidly towards an electrified future, we must re-evaluate design guidelines that have served us through the last century of abundant fossil fuels. Domestic hot water (DHW) production is a… Full Description	George Aiken Brendan Mangino	MEP Systems Resilience and Adaptation
Climate Resilient Codes for Affordable Housing This session will explore the development process, goals, and draft Climate Resilient Energy (CRE) Code developed through a IIJA / DOE Funded RECI project. The goal of the CRE code is to advance the… Full Description	Tristan Grant Claire Lee Seth Mullendore	Health and Comfort Justice and Equity Policy, Codes and Standards Resilience and Adaptation

Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm
Session Title	Speakers	Areas of Focus
Future Housing: A New Paradigm for Building Performance Tracking Buildings are for people. The lack of performance data on low-carbon multifamily remains a significant barrier to achieving equitable decarbonization. Future Housing redefines “building performance”… Full Description	Yangchen Dolma Khaleah Edwards Laura Humphrey Jennifer Leone Katie Schwamb	Health and Comfort MEP Systems Operations and Maintenance Resilience and Adaptation
Engineered Natural Ventilation for Climate Resilient Buildings and Occupants This session explores how mixed-mode ventilation and cooling can enhance resilience and livability in dense urban environments like New York. We'll examine how buildings can be designed to manage… Full Description	Thomas Bamber Jonathon Brearley	Health and Comfort MEP Systems Resilience and Adaptation
Circular Design and Energy: Reducing Carbon in Buildings This session presents a unified strategy for reducing embodied and operational carbon in NYC buildings through circular design and localized energy systems. We’ll explore how effective policies,… Full Description	Ifeanyi Isigwe Ibubeleye Somiari Abbott Price	Embodied Carbon and Circularity Energy Production and Storage Policy, Codes and Standards Resilience and Adaptation