NYHC 48th Annual Awards Program

Congratulations to This Year’s Honorees and Nominees We are proud to work with impactful organizations and leaders in affordable housing and sustainability. We congratulate this year’s NYHC Annual Award Program […]
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Do Smart Building Certifications Measure Up?

The advent of certifications brings new opportunity and new questions for operators. COVID has underscored the value of connected buildings. Lightning-quick Internet, top-notch cell phone reception and digitally enabled tools […]
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Gov. Cuomo names Empire Building Challenge partnerships

Albany, NY Governor Andrew Cuomo named 10 real estate groups as partners in the state’s $50 million Empire Building Challenge, to establish public-private partnerships and usher in the next generation of […]
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Omni New York LLC Partners with Bright Power in Their Commitment to the Empire Building Challenge Administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

Goal to Turn 195-Unit Affordable Housing Building Carbon Neutral Omni New York LLC announced today that they are an Empire Building Partner through the Empire Building Challenge, a $50 million […]
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Multifamily Passive House: Connecting Performance to Financing

The Building Energy Exchange, in collaboration with Bright Power, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (NYC HPD), The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC), and Steven Winter Associates (SWA) released a report and playbook that analyzes energy use, emissions, and operational cost data from six New York City multifamily Passive House buildings. Different from other resources, this playbook compares that data to data from peer buildings built to code.
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2050 Grand Concourse Tops Off, Bringing More Sustainable, Supportive Housing to the Bronx

New York, NY | On January 11, 2021, Unique People Services, Inc. (UPS) topped off 2050 Grand Concourse, a New York State Buildings of Excellence award winning development. The 13-story, […]
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Zeroing In on Net-Zero Energy Buildings

Commercial buildings using only as much energy as they produce from sustainable sources are growing in number, boosted by various financing and incentive mechanisms. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Any building can achieve zero […]
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HELP USA’s HELP ONE Receives NYSERDA’s Buildings of Excellence Program Award

$1,000,000 Awarded to Implement High-Performing Features with Bright Power, Inc.   Brooklyn, NY | HELP USA received a $1,000,000 award from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s […]
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Keeping Up With Energy Codes: NYStretch

As a tool to reduce energy and greenhouse gas emissions associated with new and existing buildings, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has launched NYStretch Energy Code. […]
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