BuildingEnergy NYC 2021 Conference Sessions
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KEYNOTE - Small But Mighty: The Untapped Potential of Mid-Size Buildings While regulations and policy discussions often focus on large buildings, much of New York City’s building stock is made up of mid-size commercial and residential buildings, both of which have a unique set of needs when it comes to electrification and... Full Description |
Operations and Maintenance Workforce Equity Occupant Behavior and Engagement |
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Collaborating for Community Decarbonization How can the residents of “Energy Town, USA” meet their carbon emissions reduction goal in a way that lifts up their entire community? Working interactively and collaboratively in small breakout groups, participants in this workshop will develop innovative... Full Description |
Operations and Maintenance Workforce Equity Health and Comfort Occupant Behavior and Engagement Policy and Codes Resilience |
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How NYC Buildings Can Profit While Complying with the CMA New York City’s Climate Mobilization Act (CMA) is viewed by many building owners as legislation thrust upon them, mandating unaffordable retrofits that benefit the environment at their expense. But for owners with the right strategy in place, these... Full Description |
Integrated Systems Technology Operations and Maintenance Energy Production and Storage Capital Planning Policy and Codes |
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Why We Must Build Back Circular Adopting circular economy approaches in a high-growth, high-waste sector like the built environment presents a tremendous opportunity for businesses, governments and cities to minimize structural waste and thus realize greater value from built environment... Full Description |
Design Process Materials and Embodied Carbon Standards in Action* |
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Climate Resilient Design for Passive House With climate change resulting in increased heat and precipitation, coastal flooding, and other hazardous events, the built environment is experiencing increased vulnerability and disruption. The goal of resilient design is not only to protect critical... Full Description |
Equity Health and Comfort Occupant Behavior and Engagement Energy Production and Storage Standards in Action* Resilience |
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Operational Best Practices for Multifamily Passive Houses Adjacent to each other in the flood-prone Rockaways in NYC and completed 2 years apart, Beach Green Dunes I and Beach Green Dunes II are two of the largest multifamily Passive House projects in the U.S. Although nearly identical in appearance, they are... Full Description |
Design Process Technology Operations and Maintenance Equity Health and Comfort Occupant Behavior and Engagement Resilience |
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Performance-Based Ventilation Design for Healthy & Efficient Buildings For decades, the drive for energy efficiency took priority over indoor air quality (IAQ). With COVID, the pendulum swung in the direction of IAQ, but as we emerge from the pandemic and prepare to meet ever more stringent building performance standards, we... Full Description |
Design Process Technology Operations and Maintenance Health and Comfort Policy and Codes Resilience |
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Voices for Change: Leveraging Various Certifications for Regenerative Design While certifications are crucial to pushing the limits of sustainable construction, validating investments, and providing quality assurance, they sometimes risk a narrowed viewpoint, shifting priorities towards meeting a prescribed matrix and away from big... Full Description |
Design Process Health and Comfort Materials and Embodied Carbon Standards in Action* Resilience |
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Overcoming Barriers to Electrification: A Collaborative Approach Electrifying existing buildings is easier said than done. There are numerous roadblocks to electrification, from first costs, to technical feasibility, to grid limitations, operating costs, and tenant education, just to name a few! Richard Gerbe will... Full Description |
Design Process Integrated Systems Technology Operations and Maintenance Equity Materials and Embodied Carbon Standards in Action* |
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Embodied Justice: Healthier Materials to Foster Social Justice and Wellness For too long, making buildings healthier has focused on occupant health, a narrow view neglecting manufacturing workers and communities around the factories. Truly healthier materials must be free from chemicals of concern throughout the supply chain.... Full Description |
Design Process Equity Health and Comfort Materials and Embodied Carbon Standards in Action* |
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Retro-Cx: Working through Conflict with Collaboration Even the most successful Retro-Commissioning projects encounter some level of conflict. Thoughtful collaboration with the building’s operating staff can help overcome these challenges and prove to be valuable to the entire project team. Using project... Full Description |
Operations and Maintenance Workforce Resilience |
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Delicate Balance: Weighing Embodied vs. Operational Carbon in High-Performance Design Embodied Carbon (EC) will account for nearly half the global carbon emissions from new construction in the next 30 years. The urgency with which industry professionals, real estate developers, product manufacturers, and property owners must work together... Full Description |
Design Process Equity Materials and Embodied Carbon Policy and Codes Standards in Action* |
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Decarbonizing Office Spaces: Case Studies and Interactive Discussion In commercial buildings, tenants account for more than 50% of energy use. With the recent enactment of Local Law 97, tenant energy contribution becomes even more critical, as commercial landlords will not be able to comply with emission caps if tenants are... Full Description |
Integrated Systems Operations and Maintenance Occupant Behavior and Engagement Capital Planning |
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Equitable Access to Cooling in New York City Under a Changing Climate Climate change will have significant impacts on indoor cooling needs in New York City, particularly for vulnerable communities who will see disproportionate health, economic, and other effects. This session will describe the key findings and... Full Description |
Technology Equity Health and Comfort Policy and Codes Resilience |
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Capital Planning and Electrification in the Time of Local Law 97 Capital planning has always been an integral part of a building owner’s strategy, but with NYC’s Local Law 97, state and city carbon reduction goals, gas moratoriums, and a shift towards electrification, it is more important than ever to have a long-term... Full Description |
Design Process Integrated Systems Technology Energy Production and Storage Capital Planning Policy and Codes Resilience |
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Rebuilding New York’s Schools through Partnerships The Reopen and Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2021 invests $130 billion to help reopen public schools, provide students and educators a safe place to learn and work, and identify strategies to rebuild our schools for the future. Creating the optimal... Full Description |
Equity Health and Comfort Materials and Embodied Carbon |
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Rolling Out an Enterprise-Wide Building Management System When looking to extend its success with its legacy control system, the New York City Housing Authority started with open BACnet communication as the center of its new BMS architecture, leveraging its fiber connectivity between campus buildings and... Full Description |
Integrated Systems Technology Operations and Maintenance |
