Implemented to mitigate the impact of climate change, New York City Local Law 97 (LL97) intends to create a more sustainable and greener future for everyone in NYC. To achieve this, it requires owners of large buildings to meet specific emissions targets each year. The path to compliance with LL97 [...]
Many NYC builders are facing challenges with LL97 compliance. Among those are finding ways to pay for the numerous modifications necessary to reduce their buildings’ carbon footprint, improve energy efficiency and other improvements. For many older buildings, affording the major changes required can seem like an insurmountable obstacle. Latitude Compliance [...]
Renewable Energy Credits (RECS) are documented credits NYC building owners can use to show that at least some of their electric power was obtained from a renewable source. While you may not utilize any renewable energy systems in your actual building (like solar power), you can still get credit for [...]
The over one million buildings in New York City’s sprawling metropolis are estimated to account for almost 75% of the city’s total carbon emissions output. The Climate Mobilization Act of 2019 included Local Law 97 (LL97), which established caps on greenhouse gas emissions from many of the city’s buildings beginning [...]
Building Decarbonization Internship Program 2022 We are excited to announce our second internship program- this time with NYC Accelerator's Building Decarbonization Internship Program and NYSERDA's Clean Energy Internship Program. With Local Law 97 reaching its first deadline in less than two years, our clients, subcontractors and designers fumble with the complexities [...]
The Magic Fix Does Not Exist When it comes to building compliance for LL97, everyone is trying to find that magical solution for compliance. We're going to save you the hassle- there is no ONE magical fix, and here's why. Take this scenario where Harry, the building owner, is desperate to get out [...]
Carbon Capture Storage and Utilization Introducing Swara Desai who took part in our Building Sustainability Research Team Summer 2021 on the topic of Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilization. Swara D. recently received her masters in architecture from the Spitzer School of Architecture (CUNY) . She appreciates all forms of [...]
NYC Solar Introducing Sam Neiderberger who took part in our Building Sustainability Research Team Summer 2021 on the topic of New York City Solar. Sam N. is perusing his degree in Environmental Management and Protection in California Polytechnic State University. He is currently taking courses on sustainability implementation methods [...]
Geothermal Functionality Regulations + Economic Feasibility Introducing Luke Gillespie who took part in our Building Sustainability Research Team Summer 2021 on the topic of Geothermal Source Heat Pumps; Functionality, Regulations & Economic Feasibility. Luke G. is a physics major enrolled in Texas Christian University, pursuing a career in aerospace. [...]
Ground Source Heat Pumps NYC Introducing Himesh Patel who took part in our Building Sustainability Research Team Summer 2021 on the topic of Geothermal Source Heat Pumps. Himesh P. is an architecture graduate student from New York Institute of Technology and will continue his studies at Colombia University [...]
