BuildingEnergy NYC 2024 Sessions

Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 9:00am
Session Title Speakers Room Areas of Focus
KEYNOTE — Billions for Buildings: Transformational Federal Funding for Sustainable Projects

We have arrived at a pivotal moment as an industry—a moment when we have both tremendous willpower and resources to decarbonize and move toward a green economy. The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act brought with it enormous potential, and we are now... Full Description

The Forum

Policy

Finance

Business Operations and Collaboration

Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 10:30am
Session Title Speakers Room Areas of Focus
Decarbonizing NYC Offices: Opportunities & Strategies for Success

Commercial tenant spaces are a critical component to compliance with Local Law 97. Join an insightful discussion between building owners, tenants, and legal representatives about driving decarbonization in leased office spaces by changing business-as-usual... Full Description

The Forum

Design and Construction Process

Business Operations and Collaboration

Operations and Maintenance

Is Technology a Hero or a Villain in the Quest to Reduce Whole-Life Carbon?

Embodied carbon accounting has made significant strides, yet challenges persist. Understanding the underlying assumptions behind EC calculations for each building element is crucial to accurate life cycle analyses, particularly on projects aiming for net-... Full Description

Club Parlor

Design and Construction Process

Building Envelope

Materials

Health and Comfort

Clean Energy from Dirty Water: Wastewater Energy Transfer (WET) System Showcase

New York City's clean energy goals require deep energy retrofits and innovative technologies for compliance. Wastewater energy transfer (WET) systems, which extract thermal energy from wastewater for reuse in building systems, are one technology that... Full Description

The Hub

Design and Construction Process

MEP Systems

Energy Production and Storage

Operations and Maintenance

Winning Formula for LL97 Success: Adopt a Change Management Playbook!

After the euphoria of opening a new or renovated building, many institutions struggle to manage the increasing complexity and resource demands for building operations and maintenance. The City University of New York (CUNY) developed an innovative Change... Full Description

Innovation Space

MEP Systems

Operations and Maintenance

Training and Workforce Development

Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 12:00pm
Session Title Speakers Room Areas of Focus
Counting the True Cost of Carbon to Make the Case for Deep Energy Retrofits

There is considerable debate about the relative benefits of electrification with heat pumps and envelope improvements. It has been suggested that Deep Energy Retrofits (DERs) are impractical & not cost effective. However, when an accurate Social Cost... Full Description

The Forum

Justice and Equity

Building Envelope

Materials

Policy

GGRF: Utilizing New Funds to Catalyze Investments in Multifamily Decarbonization

Together, Climate United and Power Forward were awarded nearly $9 billion through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s $14 billion National Clean Investment Fund. This session will dive into two of the awarded coalitions to explore how use of these federal... Full Description

Club Parlor

Justice and Equity

Policy

Finance

Business Operations and Collaboration

Beyond Passive House: Emerging Research from NYSERDA BoE Early Phase Funding

NYSERDA's Early Design Support Buildings of Excellence partners will showcase three affordable Passive House multi-family projects, each featuring a variety of electrification and decarbonization strategies. Magnusson Architecture and Planning, Curtis... Full Description

The Hub

Design and Construction Process

Building Envelope

Materials

Business Operations and Collaboration

Integrating Compliance with Compassion: Meeting Communities Where They Are

As we move towards a carbon neutral future, how do we ensure affordable housing isn't left behind? This session will help industry professionals connect the dots between the Climate Mobilization Act and affordable housing. Due to historical... Full Description

Innovation Space

Justice and Equity

Health and Comfort

Policy

Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 1:45pm
Session Title Speakers Room Areas of Focus
Policy Process Panel: Demystifying Codes & Standards Development

National model codes serve as an essential tool for policymakers to drive progress on climate goals. In this panel, representatives from the International Code Council (ICC), NYSERDA, and the New Buildings Institute (NBI) will discuss the codes and... Full Description

The Forum

Policy

NYS Electrification Pilot Programs: Paving the Way for Widespread Electrification

NYS and NYC have created substantial resources to stand up first-in-the-nation grant and subsidy programs aimed at deeply incentivizing beneficial electrification in retrofits of existing multifamily buildings. This session will highlight three unique... Full Description

The Hub

Justice and Equity

Policy

Finance

Operations and Maintenance

REVIVE 2024: A Streamlined Retrofit Design Framework

Building retrofits need to scale now, but face many constraints that create pressure on project teams, making it difficult to design optimal retrofit solutions. In response, Phius has developed REVIVE 2024, a new standard for passive building retrofits... Full Description

Innovation Space

Design and Construction Process

Building Envelope

MEP Systems

Energy Production and Storage

Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 3:15pm
Session Title Speakers Room Areas of Focus
IRA Incentives for Multifamily Decarbonization: What Works, What Doesn't, and What's Coming?

Join us for a session delving into the realities of using IRA incentives for multifamily decarbonization projects. A presentation of case studies will outline the most used IRA programs, ways to stack incentives, and methods for monetizing tax credits.... Full Description

The Forum

Policy

Finance

Understanding VRF: Insights from Real-World Measured Performance

This session offers an opportunity for attendees to gain important insights into real-world performance of VRF systems and drivers that impact performance. Presenters will share results from two newly completed DOE-funded research studies focused on... Full Description

Club Parlor

Design and Construction Process

MEP Systems

Policy

Operations and Maintenance

Meeting a Building Where It's At: A Guide to Staged Electrification

In this session, we will discuss the capital plan and design of central plant upgrades at a 443,000 sqft multifamily building with over 500 apartments. The design includes chiller electrification, mechanical design to operate the chillers in heat pump mode... Full Description

The Hub

Design and Construction Process

MEP Systems

Business Operations and Collaboration

Operations and Maintenance

The Water-Energy Nexus

It takes water to make energy and it takes energy to make water. In some buildings, the cost of water is significantly greater than the cost of HVAC+DHW energy, yet we don’t address it. Simple water retrofits can greatly increase the cash flow in a... Full Description

Innovation Space

Design and Construction Process

MEP Systems

Finance

Operations and Maintenance