Greetings from your E$C Coordinator, Diana Pangestu:
It's almost summer time, and Solar One has a ton of great summer events for the whole family this June. Look under "Events" for more details.
Also, if you are a prospective Multifamily Performance Program Partner contractor, don't forget to attend this month's Multifamily Partner Orientation. Find more information under the "Upcoming Trainings" tab.
And last, this month's newsletter features three major events I'm co-planning, and we need participants (speakers, vendors, volunteers, sponsors) to engage! The three events include a Cooperative Sustainability Fair in East Harlem targeting low-income coop communities, the Staten Island Economic Development Corp's Health and Environment Conference, and the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce's Greening Commercial Interiors Seminar.
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Energy $mart Communities Newsletter disseminates information on NYSERDA
programs and incentives, energy efficiency projects, contractor and
building owner trainings, and partner news and events. |
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| A Look at NYSERDA's Incentives: NYSERDA Energy $mart Programs Cheat Sheet |
Solar One has developed a NYSERDA Energy $mart Programs Cheat Sheet which details the unique incentive programs available for for
home owners, multifamily buildings, small businesses, existing commercial buildings, and new construction projects. The E$C Cheat Sheet gives the program, the program description, eligibility requirements, and the incentive amounts awarded. You can access the sheet here. Solar One is New York City's pre-eminent green energy, arts, and education not-for-profit. We offer a variety of unique programming to reach out to broad sections of the New York City population in order to connect people to the urban environment. Solar One holds the contract from NYSERDA to implement the Energy $mart Communities program for the Downstate South region - Manhattan and Staten Island. |
Energy Efficiency News: New Laws Proposed by Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn to Promote Green Buildings in New York City
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn today announced the world's most comprehensive package of legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing government, commercial, and residential buildings. The six-point plan consists of four pieces of new legislation and two PlaNYC programs that will achieve carbon reductions, train workers for the estimated 19,000 construction jobs that will be created, and help finance energy-saving improvements using $16 million available from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The reductions will be achieved through the six point green buildings plan unveiled on Earth Day: - Legislation that creates a New York City Energy Code that existing buildings will have to meet whenever they make renovations;
- Legislation that requires buildings of 50,000 square feet or more to conduct an energy audit once every ten years and make any improvements that pay for themselves within five years;
- Legislation that requires commercial buildings of 50,000 square feet or more to upgrade their lighting to more energy-efficient systems that pay for themselves through energy savings;
- Legislation that requires buildings of 50,000 square feet or more to make an annual benchmark analysis of energy consumption so building owners can better understand what steps they can take to increase efficiency;
- A jobs program that will work with the real estate and construction industries to train the workforce that will fill the estimated 19,000 construction jobs the legislation will create; and
- An innovative financing program that uses Federal stimulus money to provide loans for property owners to pay the upfront costs for the efficiency upgrades that eventually pay for themselves.
To read the complete press release, click here. The Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability will have a public comment session June 18. Details will be released as they become available. |
Spotlight on one of our partners: Staten Island Economic Development Corporation
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This September 24, 2009, the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation will host its first annual Health and Environmental Conference. The Staten Island Health and Environmental Conference 2009 will present the latest information on healthcare and environmental issues by industry experts and professionals, and is the first of its kind on Staten Island. The day long forum will consist of vending, seminars, panel discussions and keynote addresses and will include free on-site medical screenings. This event is free and open to the public. SPONSORSHIP AND VENDING OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE. To inquire further, contact: Paula
Coyle
Director of
Membership
SI Economic
Development Corp.
900 South Ave.,
Suite 402
Staten Island,
NY 10314
P: 718-477-1400,
ext. 12
F:
718-477-0681 -------------------------------------------------------------- This September 12, 2009, Energy $mart Communities in conjunction with Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB) and the Office of Recycling Outreach and Education (OROE) will host a Cooperative Sustainability Fair in East Harlem, the first of its kind. The
Cooperative Sustainability Fair will focus on the exchange of knowledge
regarding sustainable living, energy efficiency, toxicity reduction and health,
organic food, and other green products and services. HDFCs are an appropriate
target for this type of community initiative because they are at the forefront
of New York City's
low-income community organizing. Historically, low-income communities have had
the least access to and inclusion in the "Green Movement," and therefore have
the most to gain from this event. SPONSORSHIP AND VENDING OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE. To inquire further, contact: Chloe Mentar or Melanie Ralescu Urban
Homesteading Assistance Board
120 Wall St.,
20th Fl., New York, NY 10005 P: (212)-479-3300 F: 212-344-6457 -------------------------------------------------------------- The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Green Design and Construction (MCC D+C) Subcommittee is looking to create an October seminar that addresses corporate interiors
retrofit projects. The MCC D+C mainly looking to address the lowest of the hanging fruit with
the quickest return on investment. We seek participation in the planning of this function.
SPONSORSHIP AND VENDING OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE. To inquire further, contact: Andrew Daquesian, LEED AP
AKA Construction Consulting
PO Box 23
Norwalk, CT 06852
P: 646.761.4631
F: 203.847.8286
akaconstructionconsulting@yahoo.com
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Upcoming Low Cost No Cost Green Events
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CLICK ON LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Wed, June 3, 5 pm - Green Jobs Summit: What are they, where are they, and how do I get one? Fashion Institute of Technology, Katie Murphy
Amphitheatre, 7 Ave at 27th St, $15.
The Green Jobs Summit will feature a panel discussion with industry
professionals from a variety of sectors including government, university,
building industry, media, manufacturing, and human resources, followed by an
audience Q & A. This event is geared toward job seekers and people in a
career transition, employers, non-profits, recruiters, educators and
designers.
Fri, June 5, 8:30 am - Kilowatts to Ca$h: Capturing federal stimulus funds, state incentives, tax benefits and valuation gains. William and Anita Newman Conference Center, Room
750, 151 East 25th Street, Baruch College, CUNY. Free but
registration is encouraged: www.baruch.cuny.edu/realestate
. A workshop for NYC commercial property owners who want to cut energy
costs, get ahead of the compliance curve, and come out ahead. Presented by the Steven L Newman Real Estate
Institute.
Sun, June 7, 11 am - Green Block at 2nd Avenue Street Fair. 3rd Ave between 68th
and 88th Streets. The block will consist of vendors who sell
green products and services as well as non-profits and government organizations
that promote environmental programs and education. Diana Pangestu will be available to present
information on NYSERDA's energy efficiency programs.
Tue, June 9, 6pm - Green Drinks. Solar One Building - 2420 FDR Drive, Service Road East. New York City's monthly cocktail mixer for the green-minded comes to the tents at Solar One. Network, mingle, and make friends with other New Yorkers in the green community.
Tue, June 9, 5 pm - Tour: Bronx Library Center LEED NC Silver.
310 East Kingsbridge Road (at Briggs Ave), $20 for USGBC members, $30
for non-members. Tour the first publicly funded building in the five
boroughs to learn more about a public client's perspective on benefits and
challenges of sustainable design for public construction. Learn how sustainable
features are integrated in public buildings, how the building's energy costs
were reduced from those of a standard code compliant building by more than 20%,
and about the operational and regulatory issues specific to sustainable public
projects.
Thu, June 11, 8 am - MCC Green Business Committee Networking event.
974 Third Ave at 58th Street, free to members, $20 to non-members,
registration required. Geared toward
green business owners and sustainability professionals, this networking event
will showcase the MCC's Green Business Committee, educational and professional
opportunities, sub-committees in retail/hospitality, energy,
design/construction, social responsibility, events and membership in the MCC.
Sat, June 13, 12pm - Solar Love Music Festival. Solar One Building, 24-20 FDR Drive, Service Road East. Come on out to Solar Love Music Festival for a day of solar powered music! All the proceeds for the event will go towards Solar One's education and arts programs.
Wed, June 17, 6 pm - High Performance Design for Today and Tomorrow.
New York Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place. Syska Hennessy Group's High Performance
Design experts and engineers provide architects and owners design expertise to
support the implementation of sustainable strategies for both new and
renovation projects. The presentation will focus on the group's experience with
integrated design, the progression of the sustainable movement and lessons
learned from designing low and zero energy buildings.
Mon, June 22, 6 pm - Basic Bioclimatic Design: High Performance, Simplified. New York Center for
Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, free for AIA members, $20 for non-members.
The most basic green approaches to buildings are those designed to take
advantage of regional conditions and local micro-climates. Basic features of
bioclimatic design covered in this course show how to leverage natural systems
(wind, sun, water, earth, vegetation, etc.) to temper the indoor environment
and improve occupant quality of life, while simultaneously reducing overall
energy use.
Sat, June 27, 9am - 9pm - Solar One's Park Volunteer Day, Family Day, and Stuyvesant Cove Park Association Dance Event. Come to the Solar One building to take part in three different events, featuring environmental education and music for all ages!
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NYSERDA's Energy $mart
Communities program provides information and support to
individuals and businesses interested in energy efficiency and
alternative energy. Energy
$mart Communities encourages decision-makers and community members to adopt
energy efficiency as a means of economic and community growth. Contact your Downstate South (Manhattan and Staten Island) E$C
Coordinator, Diana Pangestu, by phone at 212-785-0734 or email at
diana@solar1.org if you are interested in:- Co-programming an event
- Receiving informational sessions on NYSERDA programs
- Creating an energy efficiency project for your building
- Becoming a contractor partner with NYSERDA
- Any other questions or comments
www.getenergysmart.org
www.nyserda.org
www.powernaturally.org
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Energy Tip!
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ENERGY STAR
If you have ENERGY STAR-labeled office equipment, remember to activate the sleep function. In a small office, ENERGY STAR equipment can save about $470 per year. |
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Get certified by BPI to do energy efficiency work! NYSERDA offers reimbursements for most trainings.To see a calendar of upcoming trainings click here.
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Some of NYSERDA's Programs
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