1. What You Need to Know
About the New York City
Greener, Greater Buildings Plan
Cheryl Massie
WSP Flack + Kurtz
Volunteer Speaker
Urban Green Council

2. Why Existing Buildings?

3. FOUR LAWS
One for all buildings:
• NYC Energy Conservation Code – Local Law 85
Three for large buildings:
• Energy and Water Benchmarking – Local Law 84
• Energy Audits and Retro-commissioning – Local Law 87
• Lighting Upgrades and Sub-metering – Local Law 88

4. Timeline
12/2009 Four bills signed into law
5/2010 BENCHMARKING
City-owned buildings due
7/2010 NYC ENERGY CODE – LL 85
Effective Date for all construction
5/2011 BENCHMARKING – LL 84
Private buildings due
1/2013 AUDITS & RETRO-COMMISSIONING – LL 87
Early Compliance reports due
Commence staggered report deadlines
1/2025 LIGHTING & SUBMETERING – LL 88
Compliance reports due

5. New York City Energy Code – LL 85
SCHEDULE
• In effect July 1, 2010
APPLIES TO
• All buildings
• All work requiring DOB construction submission
EXEMPTIONS
• Designated National or State Historic Landmarks
• Buildings eligible for the the Historic Register
• NYC Landmarks or buildings in Landmark Districts
are not exempt

6. New York City Energy Code – LL 85
Department of Buildings SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
• Statement of Compliance
• Energy analysis
• Construction details
• Progress inspections

7. THREE LAWS FOR
LARGE BUILDINGS
Which buildings are covered?
1 building
more than 50,000 sq. feet
2+ buildings on same tax lot
more than 100,000 sq. feet
2+ buildings in condo ownership
more than 100,000 sq. feet

8. BENCHMARKING – LL 84
What is it?

9. AUDITS & RETRO-COMMISSIONING –
LL87
REQUIREMENTS
Energy Efficiency Report (EER), submit both:
• ASHRAE Level 2 Energy Audit
• Retro-commissioning Report
All “base” building energy systems covered:
• HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning)
• Electrical and Lighting
• Domestic Hot Water
• Building Envelope
• Conveying Systems

10. AUDITS & RETRO-COMMISSIONING –
LL87
SCHEDULE
Every 10 years starting in 2013 owners must complete an
Audit and Retro-commissioning and file an Energy
Efficiency Report
Staggered deadlines based on building’s tax block number
Last
digit of
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
tax
block
number
Year 2013 201 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 202 2021 202
first EER 4 0 2
due

11. LIGHTING & SUBMETERING – LL 88
REQUIREMENTS
• Upgrade Lighting Systems
All Space Types, except residential
• Install Sub-meters
All floors over 10,000 sq. feet
.
All tenants (except residential) over 10,000 sq. feet
• Submit Monthly Electrical Statements to
Tenants (except residential)
• File Report with Dept. of Buildings

12. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
NYSERDA: www.nyserda.org
ConEdison: www.conEd.com/energysavings
887.797-6347
For both NYSERDA and ConEd Programs one must
pay into the System Benefit Charge
National Grid: www.powerofaction.com/efficiency

13. TRAINING
BENCHMARKING
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
• Benchmarking Starter Kit
• Portfolio Manager Overview
• Live and self-guided training
Association for Energy Affordability (AEA):
• Portfolio Manager Training

14. TRAINING
ENERGY AUDITS, RETROCOMMISSIONING
and LIGHTING UPGRADES
Energy efficiency training:

15. www.urbangreencouncil.org/education/
ggbp-education
www.nyc.gov/ggbp
Questions?