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Building the Green Workforce Ecosystem in NYC
New York City’s Local Law 97 will create the largest demand for new and retrofitted high-performance buildings in the nation. But who will build, retrofit, and operate these buildings to achieve their full potential?
In this webinar, Urban Green and the U.S. Green Building Council are joined by speakers from training organizations across the NYC workforce development ecosystem as they discuss barriers and solutions to grow the inclusive, diverse workforce that will achieve the city’s carbon reduction goals.
Speakers
Michaela Boren-Kapadia | Manager, Green Programs, 32BJ Training Fund
Michiko Grasso | Vice President of External Affairs, Nontraditional Employment for Women
Shakira Hart | Senior Director of Community Engagement, Solar One
Rhiannon Jacobsen | Managing Director of U.S. Market Transformation & Development, U.S. Green Building Council
Ellen Honigstock (Moderator) | Senior Director, Education, Urban Green Council
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LL97: Unpacking the Proposed Rules (2024)
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On September 27, 2024, the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) released a new set of proposed rules for Local Law 97. If adopted, the proposed rules will create new support for affordable housing retrofits and fill in important details required by law. On October 9, 2024, we hosted a special webinar with DOB to unpack the details of the proposed rules and what they mean for complying with Local L...
Urban Green Live Episode 22: A climate conversation with Gina McCarthy
มุมมอง 1402 หลายเดือนก่อน
At the 2024 Urban Green Gala, we were proud to honor one of the nation’s most respected voices on climate change, Gina McCarthy. Gina was appointed by President Biden to serve as the first White House National Climate Advisor from 2021 to 2022. Her leadership led to the most aggressive climate action in U.S. history, creating new jobs and unprecedented clean energy innovation and investments ac...
2024 Urban Green Conference: NYC Next (Session 3 • Embodied Carbon is Here to Stay)
มุมมอง 1066 หลายเดือนก่อน
As governments begin to regulate the climate impact of building materials, embodied carbon is set to take on a tangible, central role in the sustainability conversation. In this session, leading experts will provide solutions for cutting embodied carbon in buildings, as well as resources and tools to help practitioners take action in their own projects. Speakers Amanda Kaminsky • Lendlease (Mod...
2024 Urban Green Conference: NYC Next (Session 2 • Turning Up the Heat (Pumps) on Hot Water)
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Heat pump water heaters are critical for decarbonization, and momentum is building as an early-mover electrification opportunity. This session examines the state of the market for efficient electric water heating, from product innovation to real-world implementation. Speakers Bomee Jung • Cadence OneFive (Moderator) Sara Bayer • Magnusson Architecture and Planning Nicole Ceci • Steven Winter As...
2024 Urban Green Conference: NYC Next (Session 1 • AI in Construction: Disruption or Dud?)
มุมมอง 1056 หลายเดือนก่อน
Artificial intelligence has the potential to completely reshape the way we design and construct buildings. In this session, we discussed how the industry can use AI to its advantage. Speakers Nora Swanson • JB&B (Moderator) Shane Burger • Woods Bagot Denis Leff • Suffolk Construction Robert Otani • Thornton Tomasetti www.urbangreencouncil.org/event/nyc-next-2024/
2024 Urban Green Conference: NYC Next (Keynote Conversation)
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Elijah Hutchinson, Executive Director of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, kicked off our 2024 Conference with a discussion the city's climate policy and initiatives to protect communities that are most vulnerable to pollution and extreme weather events. Speakers Elijah Hutchinson • NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice John Mandyck • Urban Green Cou...
Urban Green Live Episode 21: The Green Economy Action Plan (w/ Nse Esema)
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The Green Economy Action Plan is a first-of-its-kind roadmap to growing NYC’s green economy. The plan identifies the jobs and sectors that will help the city combat climate change. And its recommendations will help put New Yorkers-particularly those from environmentally disadvantaged communities-in a position to benefit from the nearly 400,000 ‘green-collar’ jobs expected in New York City by 20...
Unlocking Incentives: Multifamily Upgrades
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Are you responsible for the energy performance of your multifamily building? In this special webinar with the NYC Accelerator and Con Edison, we unpack the utility incentives that are available to buildings like yours. Learn how to access and apply for these incentives so that you can bring this important information to your management team! www.urbangreencouncil.org/event/unlocking-incentives-...
Urban Green Live Episode 20: Office to residential conversions: The carbon story
มุมมอง 127ปีที่แล้ว
Arup is a global firm dedicated to sustainable development, and they recently answered a simple question: how much carbon could be saved by 2050 if New York City expanded the range of buildings eligible for office to residential conversions? On this episode of Urban Green Live, John Mandyck talked to David Farnsworth and Tess McNamara about Arup’s research and the impetus, from a sustainability...
Workforce Solutions for Decarbonizing Buildings
มุมมอง 157ปีที่แล้ว
With the first compliance period for Local Law 97 around the corner, energy upgrades in NYC’s existing buildings will need to pick up. But what kind of upgrades are needed, and who will do the work? This event at 32BJ looked at the role building operators will play in helping New York’s buildings meet their carbon reduction goals. This event featured a new analysis that gives context to what th...
Decarbonizing Finance, Part 2 (w/Sam Chandan, Emily Kreps & Sadie McKeown)
มุมมอง 88ปีที่แล้ว
In Part 2 of Urban Green Council and NYU's Decarbonizing Finance event, a panel of experts zoomed in to address the city’s largest source of carbon, buildings, which account for 70% of emissions. While new legislation requires owners of the largest buildings to decarbonize or face penalties, the banks and lenders that hold mortgages on those buildings have a unique opportunity to accelerate cli...
LL97: Unpacking the Proposed Rules (2023)
มุมมอง 1.7Kปีที่แล้ว
On September 12, 2023, the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) released a new package of proposed rules to guide the implementation of Local Law 97. These rules give detailed criteria for covered buildings that must carry out prescriptive path upgrades, add a credit for beneficial electrification for covered buildings that electrify heat or hot water before 2030, and define criteria for “good fai...
Decarbonizing Finance, Part 1 (w/NYC Comptroller Brad Lander)
มุมมอง 107ปีที่แล้ว
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is responsible for the management of over $240 billion in pension funds and is leveraging this role to drive carbon disclosure, including Scope 3 emissions, from the companies in which pension funds are invested. In Part 1 of Urban Green Council and NYU's Decarbonizing Finance event, Comptroller Lander joined Urban Green CEO John Mandyck for a conversation ...
2023 Conference: Highlight Reel | NYC Next
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New York City is at the forefront of building electrification. Hear our 2023 speakers talk about how this indicates what's next for New York City.
Zoning for Decarbonization
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Zoning for Decarbonization
Future-Proofing New Construction
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Future-Proofing New Construction
2023 Conference | NYC Next (Session 3)
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2023 Conference | NYC Next (Session 3)
2023 Conference | NYC Next (Session 2)
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2023 Conference | NYC Next (Session 2)
2023 Conference | NYC Next (Session 1)
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2023 Conference | NYC Next (Session 1)
2023 Conference | NYC Next (Keynote Address)
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2023 Conference | NYC Next (Keynote Address)
Urban Green Live Episode 19: Pathways to electrification (w/ Ian Shapiro)
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Urban Green Live Episode 19: Pathways to electrification (w/ Ian Shapiro)
Financing Energy Upgrades 101 (Part 2)
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Financing Energy Upgrades 101 (Part 2)
Financing Energy Upgrades 101 (Part 1)
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Financing Energy Upgrades 101 (Part 1)
Waste Heat Energy Recovery Technologies
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Waste Heat Energy Recovery Technologies
Urban Green Live Episode 18: Achieving science-based net zero (w/ Karl Downey)
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Urban Green Live Episode 18: Achieving science-based net zero (w/ Karl Downey)
Urban Green Live Episode 17: The new NYC Bureau of Sustainability (w/ Laura Popa)
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Urban Green Live Episode 17: The new NYC Bureau of Sustainability (w/ Laura Popa)
Urban Green Live Episode 16: What's next for healthy buildings (w/Joe Allen)
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Urban Green Live Episode 16: What's next for healthy buildings (w/Joe Allen)
LL97: Unpacking the Proposed Rules (2022)
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LL97: Unpacking the Proposed Rules (2022)
Ten Years After Sandy: How Far Have We Come?
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Ten Years After Sandy: How Far Have We Come?