OPERATIONS & PERFORMANCE: 300-level
SESSION 35
DATE // START TIME // ROOM NUMBER:
Thursday, September 30, 2010 – 2:00pm – Altman Gallery
ABSTRACT:
Exploring energy efficiency within New York City Co-ops.
MODERATOR:
Loren Blackford, Chair, Sierra Club Foundation
SPEAKERS:
Diane Nardone, The Brevoort
Mitch Levine, Schwab House
Chris McNally, 25 West 54th St
Valerie Corbett, President, IntelliGreen Partners, LLC
DESCRIPTION:
New York City co-ops are increasingly exploring new energy efficiency and greening initiatives for a variety of reasons–lower energy bills, new financing options, new city building efficiency requirements, increased comfort, and concerns about climate change.
This panel features representatives from buildings that have undertaken steps ranging from building envelope, window and lighting improvements to co-generation and metering changes. The panelists will use case studies to discuss what they achieved; the challenges they encountered and how they overcame them; how they prioritized among options; where financing came from; who was key to bring on board to move forward and how they did so; as well as what advice they would give other boards considering similar undertakings.
