Establish one designated waste hauler per city zone, which should incentivize private waste haulers and commercial businesses to sharply reduce the amount of waste they landfill.
A resource to help designers, building operators, and planners, encouraging the collaboration needed to dramatically reduce waste and work toward greater adoption of circular material flows.
NYC Local Laws 133, 33, and 87 establish benchmarking, auditing, and retrocommissioning requirements for city buildings.
Combines education and outreach, active marketing, and financial incentives to drive heat pump adoption.
Provides an updated review of state and local electrification programs, focusing on space heating, which is the largest use of fossil fuels in buildings.
Model code for towns and villages to fast-track permitting process for geothermal systems
Surveys national and international examples of current building performance standards and pending proposals, and discusses key policy and design decisions, including scope of coverage, standards, metrics, trading, and exemptions.
Requires all new buildings that require a Certificate of Occupancy must meet the appropriate Green Area Ratio (GAR) based on the zoning district.
Requires all new buildings to have 15% of the roof space as solar panels or 30% of the roof space as a Living (green) Roof. Requires new buildings in SOMA to have 15% of the roof space as solar panels and 50% of the roof space as a Living Roof.