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The Real World: Energy Efficiency

Find out what happens when people stop trying to be green and start saving buildings for real. As someone who would like to believe she is relatively aware of what […]
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Building Beach Season

It’s time to start getting your buildings ready to look and feel good…for the rest of their lives. I don’t know about you but every January I tell myself things […]
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What Do You Mean Affordable Housing Isn’t Green Anymore?

We applaud the thrust of David Bench’s  November 10 article on ArchDaily.com “The Other ‘Green Way’: Why Can’t New York Build More Quality Affordable Housing?”, but take issue with some […]
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Multifamily Now Eligible for ENERGY STAR Bragging Rights

The ENERGY STAR label is synonymous with efficiency. New homes, commercial buildings, even refrigerators have been eligible for the EPA’s recognition for over twenty years, yet existing multifamily buildings have […]
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Ocean Village’s Stunning Transformation in the Rockaways [VIDEO]

Bright Power is extremely proud to have worked with L+M Development Partners on the Arverne View (previously Ocean Village) revitalization project. See the video below for an in depth look at the amazing […]
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13,466 Buildings, One Law: LL87 Has Impact

For those unfamiliar, New York City’s Local Law 87, authored in 2009, is an ambitions piece of legislation which requires all buildings over 50,000 square feet to have an energy audit and […]
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Buildings Matter: The Mayor Got It Right

We at Bright Power applaud Mayor de Blasio for his ambitious plan – One City: Built to Last – to cut greenhouse gas emissions. For years, we’ve argued that while any […]
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A Boost for a Boost: Essex Crossing Receives USGBC Grant for Neighborhood Make-Over

You know that vast patch of parking lots you see right before you get on the Williamsburg Bridge? Take a good mental picture because it won’t be there for long. […]
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Algorithms are Great and All, But How Do I Get Them to Solve My Energy Problems?

Our response to the recent announcement of WegoScore, as reported by Energy Manager Today. Flashy dashboards are just that and numbers don’t make decisions.  Our competitors seem to think that […]
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